Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, May 2007


Table 12. Month-on-Month Changes of the Food and FBT, in Percent, by Area, May 2006 - May 2007
          (2000 = 100)
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                                             2 0 0 7            |                    2 0 0 6
Area / Commodity Group           May    Apr    Mar    Feb   Jan | Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun   May
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Philippines

  Food, beverages, and tobacco   0.2    0.2   -0.2   -0.2   0.4   0.1   0.3   0.5  -0.2   0.8   0.3   0.4   0.4
  Food                           0.3    0.2   -0.2   -0.2   0.4   0.1   0.2   0.5  -0.2   0.8   0.3   0.4   0.4

National Capital Region (NCR)

   Food, beverages, and tobacco  0.2    0.0   -0.3   -0.9   0.1   0.4  -0.2   1.5  -0.6   1.2   0.8   0.6   0.2
   Food                          0.2    0.0   -0.3   -1.0   0.1   0.4  -0.2   1.6  -0.6   1.3   0.8   0.6   0.2

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

   Food, beverages, and tobacco  0.2    0.3   -0.1    0.0   0.5  -0.1r  0.5   0.2  -0.1   0.6   0.2   0.4   0.4
   Food                          0.3    0.2   -0.1    0.0   0.4  -0.1   0.5   0.2  -0.1   0.6   0.2   0.4   0.4

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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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