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

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                                                                  2 0 0 6                                |2005
 Area/Commodity Group          Dec    Nov    Oct    Sep    Aug   Jul   Jun   May   Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan | Dec
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Philippines

All items                      0.1    0.1    0.1   -0.1    0.4   0.5   0.7   0.2   0.1   0.4   1.0   0.7   0.4r

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

National Capital Region

All items                      0.1    0.2    0.3   -0.4    0.1   0.8   1.0   0.2   0.1   0.2   1.2   1.0r  0.6r

Food, beverages and tobacco    0.4   -0.2    1.5   -0.6    1.2   0.8   0.6   0.2   0.2  -0.3   1.0   0.3   0.8
Clothing                       0.5    0.2    0.2    0.7    0.0   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.6   0.6   0.2   0.1
Housing and repairs            0.1    0.2    0.2    0.0    0.2   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.1   0.6   1.0   2.0   0.2
Fuel, light and water          0.0    3.1   -0.5   -0.3   -4.7   3.2   1.9  -1.5  -0.5   0.7   3.5   1.0   3.2
Services                      -0.5   -0.4   -1.0   -0.9    0.5   0.8   2.5   1.2   0.4   0.4   0.9   1.5r -0.5r
Miscellaneous                  0.3    0.2    0.0    0.1    0.0   0.3   0.0   0.1   0.1   0.5   0.5   0.5   0.2

Areas Outside NCR

All items                      0.0    0.1    0.0    0.1r   0.5   0.4   0.6   0.2   0.1   0.4   1.0   0.7r  0.2

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

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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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