Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, October 2006


Table 1A.  Monthly Consumer Price Index for All Income Households in the National Capital Region (NCR)
           by Commodity Group, October 2005 - October 2006
           (2000 = 100)

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                                                                       2 0 0 6
Commodity Group                Jan    Feb    Mar    Apr    May    Jun    Jul    Aug    Sep    Oct    Nov    Dec    Ave
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All items                    137.3r 138.9  139.2  139.4  139.7  141.1  142.2  142.3  141.7  142.1
																			 
Food, beverages and tobacco  124.7  125.9  125.5  125.7  126.0  126.8  127.8  129.3  128.5  130.4
Clothing                     124.4  125.1  125.8  126.1  126.4  126.6  126.8  126.8  127.7  128.0
Housing and repairs          129.6  130.9  131.7  131.8  131.8  131.8  131.8  132.0  132.0  132.2
Fuel, light and water        199.3  206.3  207.7  206.6  203.6  207.5  214.1  204.0  203.3  202.3
Services                     158.5r 160.0  160.6  161.3  163.2  167.2  168.6  169.4  167.9  166.2
Miscellaneous                118.6  119.2  119.8  119.9  120.0  120.0  120.3  120.3  120.4  120.4

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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                    127.8  128.0  128.1  129.1  129.5  131.4  132.8  133.1  133.4  134.2  135.1  135.9r 131.5

Food, beverages and tobacco  119.0  118.5  118.7  119.0  119.4  120.4  121.4  121.4  121.9  122.8  123.3  124.3  120.8
Clothing                     122.4  122.6  122.8  123.1  123.2  123.3  123.5  123.7  123.8  123.9  124.0  124.1  123.4
Housing and repairs          121.8  123.3  124.1  125.0  125.3  125.4  126.4  126.8  126.9  126.9  126.9  127.1  125.5
Fuel, light and water        179.6  178.4  172.6  177.1  178.5  183.4  182.7  183.5  180.9  184.8  191.2  197.4  182.5
Services                     139.6  139.9  141.4  142.9  143.2  148.7  152.7  153.6  154.7  155.8  157.0r 156.2r 148.8
Miscellaneous                115.4  115.8  115.9  116.3  116.7  116.7  116.9  117.1  117.4  117.6  117.8  118.0  116.8

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Source:  National Statistics Office
         
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