Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Table, May 2006


Table 14. Monthly Headline and Core Consumer Price Index for All Income Households in the Philippines,
          May 2005 - May 2006
          (2000 = 100)

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                                    2 0 0 6                |                          2 0 0 5                   
                      May     Apr     Mar     Feb     Jan  |  Ave    Dec    Nov    Oct    Sep    Aug    Jul    Jun    May
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Headline Inflation  137.1   136.8   136.7   136.2   134.8r  129.8  133.8r 133.3  132.2  131.6  131.1  130.5  129.4  128.3


Core Inflation      136.7   136.5   136.3   135.6   134.3r  130.1  133.2r 132.7  131.8  131.5  131.2  130.9  130.0  128.8	

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Source:  Economic Indices and Indicators Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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