Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, August 2006


Table 1.  Monthly Consumer Price Index for All Income Households in the Philippines by Commodity Group,
          August 2005 - August 2006
          (2000 = 100)

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Commodity Group                Jan    Feb    Mar    Apr    May    Jun    Jul    Aug    Sep    Oct    Nov    Dec    Ave
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All items                    134.8r 136.2  136.7  136.8  137.1	138.1  138.8  139.3

Food, beverages and tobacco  127.7  129.0  129.2  129.4  129.9  130.4  130.8  131.8
Clothing                     120.3  120.8  121.1  121.4  121.7  121.9  122.2  122.4
Housing and repairs          129.5  130.4  131.5  131.6  131.7  131.9  132.2  132.6
Fuel,light and water         171.4  176.4r 177.1  175.5  173.4  175.3  178.9  177.2
Services                     156.8r 158.3  158.7  159.2  160.5  163.6  164.7  165.3
Miscellaneous                119.0  119.5  119.9  120.2  120.4  120.5  120.8  121.0

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Commodity  Group               Jan    Feb    Mar    Apr    May    Jun    Jul    Aug    Sep    Oct    Nov    Dec    Ave
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All items                    126.3  126.6  127.0  127.7  128.3  129.4  130.5  131.1  131.6  132.2  133.3  133.8r 129.8

Food, beverages and tobacco  120.9  121.2  121.4  122.0  122.7  123.5  124.3  124.8  125.4  125.8  126.4  126.8  123.8
Clothing                     116.8  117.0  117.4  117.7  117.9  118.3  118.5  118.7  119.1  119.4  119.7  120.0  118.4
Housing and repairs          124.3  125.2  125.8  126.3  126.6  126.8  127.4  127.7  127.9  128.0  128.1  128.3  126.9
Fuel,light and water         151.0  150.5  149.4  151.4  152.9  154.9  156.2  156.8  156.9  159.2  165.6r 169.0  156.2
Services                     141.3  141.7r 142.7  143.9r 144.4  147.4  150.5  151.6  152.7  154.1  156.1r 155.8r 148.5
Miscellaneous                115.4  115.8  116.0  116.4  116.8  117.0  117.2  117.5  117.8  118.0  118.4  118.6  117.1

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r - revised

Source:  National Statistics Office
         
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