Table 6. Year-on-Year Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
June 2005 - June 2006
(2000 = 100)
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2 0 0 6 | 2 0 0 5
Area/Commodity Group Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan | Ave Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun
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Philippines
All items 6.7 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
Food, beverages, and tobacco 5.6 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
Clothing 3.0 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
Housing and repairs 4.0 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
Fuel, light, and water 13.2 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
Services 11.0 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
Miscellaneous 3.0 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
National Capital Region
All items 7.4 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
Food, beverages and tobacco 5.3 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
Clothing 2.7 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
Housing and repairs 5.1 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
Fuel, light and water 13.1 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
Services 12.4 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
Miscellaneous 2.8 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
Areas Outside NCR
All items 6.4 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
Food, beverages, and tobacco 5.7 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
Clothing 3.3 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
Housing and repairs 3.2 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
Fuel, light, and water 13.2 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
Services 10.2 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
Miscellaneous 3.1 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
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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: July 5, 2006
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