Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, June 2006


Table 13. Year-on-Year Changes of the Food and FBT, in Percent, by Area
          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

  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
  Food                          5.6   5.9   6.1   6.5   6.4   5.6    6.5   5.6   6.4   5.8   5.6   5.8   5.9   6.5

National Capital Region (NCR)

  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
  Food                          5.3   5.5   5.7   5.8   6.3   4.7    4.8   3.9   6.0   5.0   4.5   4.1   4.4   4.2

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

  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
  Food                          5.7   5.9   6.2   6.7   6.6   5.9    7.0   6.1   6.5   6.0   5.9   6.3   6.3   7.2

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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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