Table 5. Month-on-Month Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
         April 2006 - April 2007
         (2000 = 100)

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                                        2 0 0 7        |                        2 0 0 6                   
 Area/Commodity Group          Feb    Feb    Feb   Jan |  Dec    Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun   May   Apr  
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Philippines

All items                      0.2   -0.1   -0.1   0.3    0.1    0.1   0.1  -0.1   0.4   0.5   0.7   0.2   0.1  

Food, beverages, and tobacco   0.2   -0.2   -0.2   0.4    0.1    0.3   0.5  -0.2   0.8   0.3   0.4   0.4   0.2 
Clothing                       0.1    0.2    0.2   0.2    0.3    0.2   0.2   0.3   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2  
Housing and repairs            0.1    0.0    0.2   0.2    0.1    0.2   0.1   0.0   0.3   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.1 
Fuel, light, and water         0.1    0.1   -0.1   0.7r  -0.1    0.6  -0.4   0.5r -1.0   2.1   1.1  -1.3  -0.8  
Services                       0.4    0.1   -0.3   0.0   -0.2   -0.4  -0.6  -0.5   0.4   0.6r  2.0   0.8   0.3  
Miscellaneous                  0.1    0.2    0.1   0.2    0.2    0.2   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.3 

National Capital Region

All items                      0.1   -0.1   -0.4   0.2    0.1    0.2   0.3  -0.4   0.1   0.8   1.0   0.2   0.1 
						  
Food, beverages and tobacco    0.0   -0.3   -0.9   0.1    0.4   -0.2   1.5  -0.6   1.2   0.8   0.6   0.2   0.2  
Clothing                       0.0    0.2    0.2   0.4    0.5    0.2   0.2   0.7   0.0   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2  
Housing and repairs            0.1    0.0    0.1   0.2    0.1    0.2   0.2   0.0   0.2   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.1  
Fuel, light and water         -0.1    0.1   -0.1   0.9    0.0    3.1  -0.5  -0.3  -4.7   3.2   1.9  -1.4  -0.6   
Services                       0.6    0.1   -0.4   0.1   -0.5   -0.4  -1.0  -0.9   0.5   0.8   2.5   1.2   0.4 
Miscellaneous                  0.0    0.1    0.1   0.2    0.3    0.2   0.0   0.1   0.0   0.3   0.0   0.1   0.1 

Areas Outside NCR	 		  		

All items                      0.2    0.0    0.0   0.3    0.0    0.1   0.0   0.1r  0.5   0.4   0.6   0.2   0.1 
						  
Food, beverages, and tobacco   0.3   -0.1    0.0   0.5   -0.1    0.5   0.2  -0.1   0.6   0.2   0.4   0.4   0.2 
Clothing                       0.1    0.2    0.2   0.2    0.2    0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.3   0.2   0.3 
Housing and repairs            0.1    0.0    0.2   0.1    0.1    0.1   0.1   0.0   0.4   0.4   0.2   0.2   0.1 
Fuel, light, and water         0.2    0.0   -0.1   0.6r  -0.2   -0.8r -0.4   0.9r  1.2   1.4   0.7  -1.2  -1.0 
Services                       0.3    0.1   -0.2   0.0    0.0   -0.3  -0.4  -0.2   0.3   0.4r  1.7   0.6   0.3
Miscellaneous                  0.1    0.2    0.1   0.2    0.1    0.2   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.3 

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Source:  Economic Indices and Indicators Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

Page last updated:  May 4, 2007

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