Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Table, August 2006


Table 14. Monthly Headline and Core Consumer Price Index for All Income Households in the Philippines,
          August 2005 - August 2006
          (2000 = 100)

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                                                2 0 0 6                            |                 2 0 0 5            
                      Aug     Jul     Jun     May     Apr     Mar     Feb     Jan  |  Ave    Dec    Nov    Oct    Sep    Aug
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Headline Inflation  139.3   138.8   138.1   137.1   136.8   136.7   136.2   134.8r  129.8  133.8r 133.3  132.2  131.6  131.1


Core Inflation      138.1   138.0   137.5   136.7   136.5   136.3   135.6   134.3r  130.1  133.2r 132.7  131.8  131.5  131.2	

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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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