Table 6. Year-on-Year Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
August 2005 - August 2006
(2000 = 100)
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2 0 0 6 | 2 0 0 5
Area/Commodity Group Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan | Ave Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug
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Philippines
All items 6.3 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
Food, beverages, and tobacco 5.6 5.2 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.4 6.4 5.6 6.4 5.6 6.3 5.9 5.7 5.8
Clothing 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.5 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.5
Housing and repairs 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.5 4.2 4.2 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.4 4.8 4.8
Fuel, light, and water 13.0 14.5 13.2 13.4 15.9 18.5 17.2r 13.5 18.1 14.8 14.4r 17.6 17.3 18.7
Services 9.0 9.4 11.0 11.1 10.6 11.2 11.7 11.0r 11.8 10.3r 10.9 10.4 10.0 10.0
Miscellaneous 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.3
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All items 6.9 7.1 7.4 7.9 8.0 8.7 8.5 7.4r 8.6 7.5r 8.0 8.9 8.8 9.0
Food, beverages and tobacco 6.5 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.7 6.2 4.8 4.8 4.1 6.0 5.1 4.6 4.2
Clothing 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.0 1.6 2.9 1.6 2.0 2.3 2.9 3.2
Housing and repairs 4.1 4.3 5.1 5.2 5.4 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.6 7.2 7.4
Fuel, light and water 11.2 17.2 13.1 14.1 16.7 20.3 15.6 11.0 28.4 19.1 15.4 29.8 27.6 32.2
Services 10.3 10.4 12.4 14.0 12.9 13.6 14.4 13.5r 12.6 11.5r 12.5r 13.0 13.0 12.9
Miscellaneous 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.8 3.1 3.4 2.9 2.8 3.0 2.6 2.7 3.1 3.3 3.3
Areas Outside NCR
All items 6.0 6.0 6.4 6.4 6.8 7.2 7.1 6.5r 7.2 6.4 6.8 6.2 6.2 6.4
Food, beverages, and tobacco 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.9 6.2 6.6 6.6 5.9 7.0 6.1 6.4 6.1 6.0 6.2
Clothing 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.6
Housing and repairs 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.4 2.6 2.5 3.2 2.6 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.0
Fuel, light, and water 14.0 13.0 13.2 13.0 15.5 17.6 18.1r 15.0 13.0 12.6 13.9r 11.8 12.4 12.4
Services 8.2 8.8 10.2 9.6 9.4 9.8 10.2 9.5r 11.4r 9.6r 10.1r 9.0 8.4 8.5
Miscellaneous 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.3
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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: September 5, 2006
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