Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, October 2006


Table 12. Month-on-Month Changes of the Food and FBT, in Percent, by Area, October 2005 - October 2006
          (2000 = 100)
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                                                           2 0 0 6                          |     2 0 0 5 
Area / Commodity Group           Oct    Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun   May   Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan | Dec   Nov   Oct
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Philippines

  Food, beverages, and tobacco   0.5   -0.2   0.8   0.3   0.4   0.4   0.2   0.2   1.0   0.7   0.3   0.5   0.3  
  Food                           0.5   -0.2   0.8   0.3   0.4   0.4   0.1   0.2   0.9   0.8   0.2   0.6   0.3  
																												
National Capital Region (NCR)																					
																											
   Food, beverages, and tobacco  1.5   -0.6   1.2   0.8   0.6   0.2   0.2  -0.3   1.0   0.3   0.8   0.4   0.7  
   Food                          1.6   -0.6   1.3   0.8   0.6   0.2   0.2  -0.3   1.0   0.3   0.8   0.4   0.8  

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

   Food, beverages, and tobacco  0.2   -0.1   0.6   0.2   0.4   0.4   0.2   0.3   1.0   0.9   0.2   0.5   0.2  
   Food                          0.2   -0.1   0.6   0.2   0.4   0.4   0.1   0.4   0.9   0.9   0.1   0.6   0.2  

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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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