Table 5. Month-on-Month Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
         September 2005 - September 2006
         (2000 = 100)

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                                                      2 0 0 6                       |        2 0 0 5    
 Area/Commodity Group          Sep    Aug   Jul   Jun   May   Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan | Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep
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Philippines

All items                     -0.1    0.4   0.5   0.7   0.2   0.1   0.4   1.0   0.7   0.4r  0.8   0.5   0.4  
																									
Food, beverages, and tobacco  -0.2    0.8   0.3   0.4   0.4   0.2   0.2   1.0   0.7   0.3   0.5   0.3   0.5	 
Clothing                       0.3    0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.4   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3	 
Housing and repairs            0.0    0.3   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.8   0.7   0.9   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.2	 
Fuel, light, and water         0.0   -1.1   2.1   1.1  -1.2  -0.9   0.4   2.9   1.4   2.1   4.0r  1.5   0.1	 
Services                      -0.5    0.4   0.7   1.9   0.8   0.3   0.3   1.0   0.6r -0.2r  1.3r  0.9   0.7	 
Miscellaneous                  0.1    0.2   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.3   0.3   0.4   0.3   0.2   0.3   0.2   0.3	

National Capital Region

All items                     -0.4    0.1   0.8   1.0   0.2   0.1   0.2   1.2   1.0r  0.6r  0.7   0.6   0.2
						            
Food, beverages and tobacco   -0.6    1.2   0.8   0.6   0.2   0.2  -0.3   1.0   0.3   0.8   0.4   0.7   0.4
Clothing                       0.7    0.0   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.6   0.6   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1
Housing and repairs            0.0    0.2   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.1   0.6   1.0   2.0   0.2   0.0   0.0   0.1
Fuel, light and water         -0.3   -4.7   3.2   1.9  -1.5  -0.5   0.7   3.5   1.0   3.2   3.5   2.2  -1.4
Services                      -0.9    0.5   0.8   2.5   1.2   0.4   0.4   0.9   1.5r -0.5r  0.8r  0.7   0.7
Miscellaneous                  0.1    0.0   0.3   0.0   0.1   0.1   0.5   0.5   0.5   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.3

Areas Outside NCR																			 	

All items                      0.0    0.5   0.4   0.6   0.2   0.1   0.4   1.0   0.7r  0.2   0.9   0.5   0.5
						            
Food, beverages, and tobacco  -0.1    0.6   0.2   0.4   0.4   0.2   0.3   1.0   0.9   0.2   0.5   0.2   0.5
Clothing                       0.2    0.2   0.2   0.3   0.2   0.3   0.2   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.4
Housing and repairs            0.0    0.4   0.4   0.2   0.2   0.1   1.1   0.5   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2
Fuel, light, and water         0.2    1.2   1.4   0.7  -1.1  -1.1   0.2   2.6r  1.7   1.4   4.4r  1.0   0.9
Services                      -0.2    0.3   0.5   1.6   0.6   0.3   0.2   1.0   0.2r -0.1   1.6   1.0   0.7
Miscellaneous                  0.2    0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.3   0.3   0.4   0.3   0.2   0.3   0.3   0.3

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r - revised

Source:  Economic Indices and Indicators Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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