Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Table, July 2006


Table 15. Headline and Core Inflation Rates in the Philippines
          July 2005 - July 2006
          (2000 = 100)

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                                      2 0 0 6                |                 2 0 0 5             
                     Jul   Jun   May   Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan | Ave   Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul
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Headline Inflation   6.4   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


Core Inflation       5.4   5.8   6.1   6.3   6.5   6.3   5.7r  7.0   5.9r  6.1   6.3   6.5   6.6   6.8

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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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