Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, September 2006


Table 12. Month-on-Month Changes of the Food and FBT, in Percent, by Area, 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

  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  
  Food                          -0.2   0.8   0.3   0.4   0.4   0.1   0.2   0.9   0.8   0.2   0.6   0.3   0.4  
																											
National Capital Region (NCR)																				
																										
   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  
   Food                         -0.6   1.3   0.8   0.6   0.2   0.2  -0.3   1.0   0.3   0.8   0.4   0.8   0.3  

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

   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  
   Food                         -0.1   0.6   0.2   0.4   0.4   0.1   0.4   0.9   0.9   0.1   0.6   0.2   0.4  

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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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