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

          Oct       122.8       123.0       99.8   122.9      100.1        0.7          0.6
          Nov       123.3       123.7       99.6   123.5      100.2        0.4          0.6
          Dec       124.3       123.8      100.4   124.0       99.8        0.8          0.1

2006

          Jan       124.7       123.9      100.6   124.5       99.5        0.3          0.1
          Feb       125.9       125.8      100.1   125.0      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       126.3       99.8   126.4       99.9        0.2          0.2
          Jun       126.8       126.8      100.0   126.9       99.9        0.6          0.4
          Jul       127.8       127.5      100.2   127.6       99.9        0.8          0.6
          Aug       129.3       129.2      100.1   128.5      100.5        1.2          1.3
          Sep       128.5       129.0       99.6   129.4       99.6       -0.6         -0.2
          Oct       130.4       130.5       99.9   130.3      100.2        1.5          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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