Table 6. Year-on-Year Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
May 2005 - May 2006
(2000 = 100)
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2 0 0 6 | 2 0 0 5
Area/Commodity Group May Apr Mar Feb Jan | Ave Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May
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Philippines
All items 6.9 7.1 7.6 7.6 6.7 7.6 6.7r 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.2 7.1 7.6 8.5
Food, beverages, and tobacco 5.9 6.1 6.4 6.4 5.6 6.4 5.6 6.3 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.9 6.5 6.9
Clothing 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.5 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.7
Housing and repairs 4.0 4.2 4.5 4.2 4.2 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.4 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.8
Fuel, light, and water 13.4 15.9 18.5 17.2r 13.5 18.1 14.8 14.4r 17.6 17.3 18.7 18.9 19.1 20.1
Services 11.1 10.6 11.2 11.7 11.0r 11.8 10.3r 10.9 10.4 10.0 10.0 9.9 11.2 14.3
Miscellaneous 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.5
National Capital Region
All items 7.9 8.0 8.7 8.5 7.4r 8.6 7.5r 8.0 8.9 8.8 9.0 8.9 8.4 8.6
Food, beverages and tobacco 5.5 5.6 5.7 6.2 4.8 4.8 4.1 6.0 5.1 4.6 4.2 4.4 4.2 3.9
Clothing 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.0 1.6 2.9 1.6 2.0 2.3 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.3
Housing and repairs 5.2 5.4 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.6 7.2 7.4 7.1 6.3 6.3
Fuel, light and water 14.1 16.7 20.3 15.6 11.0 28.4 19.1 15.4 29.8 27.6 32.2 31.9 32.6 32.5
Services 14.0 12.9 13.6 14.4 13.5r 12.6 11.5r 12.5r 13.0 13.0 12.9 12.8 11.3 13.5
Miscellaneous 2.8 3.1 3.4 2.9 2.8 3.0 2.6 2.7 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.2
Areas Outside NCR
All items 6.4 6.8 7.2 7.1 6.5r 7.2 6.4 6.8 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.3 7.3 8.3
Food, beverages, and tobacco 5.9 6.2 6.6 6.6 5.9 7.0 6.1 6.4 6.1 6.0 6.2 6.4 7.2 7.8
Clothing 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.8
Housing and repairs 3.2 3.2 3.4 2.6 2.5 3.2 2.6 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.7
Fuel, light, and water 13.0 15.5 17.6 18.1r 15.0 13.0 12.6 13.9r 11.8 12.4 12.4 12.8 12.6 14.3
Services 9.6 9.4 9.8 10.2 9.5r 11.4r 9.6r 10.1r 9.0 8.4 8.5 8.4 11.2 14.8
Miscellaneous 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.5
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r - revised
Source: Economic Indices and Indicators Division
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Page last updated: June 6, 2006
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