Table 1.  Consumer Price Index of Food, Beverages and Tobacco in the National Capital Region,
          August 2005 to August 2006

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              |          CPI         |         Components          | Month-on-Month Change
Year   Month  | Original  Seasonally | Seasonal   Trend            | Original   Seasonally
              |             Adjusted |  Factors   Cycle  Irregular |              Adjusted
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2005

         Aug       121.4       121.2      100.2   121.5       99.7        0.0          0.1
         Sep       121.9       122.2       99.8   122.2       99.9        0.4          0.8
         Oct       122.8       123.2       99.7   123.0      100.2        0.7          0.8
         Nov       123.3       123.8       99.6   123.6      100.2        0.4          0.5
         Dec       124.3       123.8      100.4   124.1       99.8        0.8          0.0

 
2006
 
         Jan       124.7       123.9      100.7   124.6       99.4        0.3          0.1
         Feb       125.9       125.8      100.1   125.1      100.6        1.0          1.5
         Mar       125.5       125.7       99.8   125.6      100.1       -0.3         -0.1
         Apr       125.7       126.1       99.7   126.0      100.1        0.2          0.3
         May       126.0       126.2       99.8   126.3       99.9        0.2          0.1
         Jun       126.8       126.8      100.0   126.9       99.9        0.6          0.5
         Jul       127.8       127.5      100.2   127.7       99.8        0.8          0.6
         Aug       129.3       129.0      100.2   128.6      100.3        1.2          1.2

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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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