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

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

All items                      0.8    0.6    0.3    0.2   -0.1   -0.1   0.3    0.1    0.1   0.1  -0.1   0.4   0.5   

Food, beverages, and tobacco   0.5    0.4    0.2    0.2   -0.2   -0.2   0.4    0.1    0.3   0.5  -0.2   0.8   0.3  
Clothing                       0.2    0.1    0.2    0.1    0.2    0.2   0.2    0.3    0.2   0.2   0.3   0.2   0.2   
Housing and repairs            0.2    0.2    0.1    0.1    0.0    0.2   0.2    0.1    0.2   0.1   0.0   0.3   0.2  
Fuel, light, and water         3.7    0.8    0.6    0.1    0.1   -0.1   0.7r  -0.1    0.6  -0.4   0.5r -1.0   2.1   
Services                       0.7    2.0    0.4    0.4    0.1   -0.3   0.0   -0.2   -0.4  -0.6  -0.5   0.4   0.6r  
Miscellaneous                  0.2    0.1    0.1    0.1    0.2    0.1   0.2    0.2    0.2   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.2  

National Capital Region

All items                      1.5    0.8    0.3    0.1   -0.1   -0.4   0.2    0.1    0.2   0.3  -0.4   0.1   0.8  
						  
Food, beverages and tobacco    1.0    0.5    0.2    0.0   -0.3   -0.9   0.1    0.4   -0.2   1.5  -0.6   1.2   0.8   
Clothing                       0.1    0.1    0.0    0.0    0.2    0.2   0.4    0.5    0.2   0.2   0.7   0.0   0.2   
Housing and repairs            0.0    0.2    0.2    0.1    0.0    0.1   0.2    0.1    0.2   0.2   0.0   0.2   0.0   
Fuel, light and water          8.7   -0.5   -0.3   -0.1    0.1   -0.1   0.9    0.0    3.1  -0.5  -0.3  -4.7   3.2    
Services                       1.2    2.0    0.6    0.6    0.1   -0.4   0.1   -0.5   -0.4  -1.0  -0.9   0.5   0.8  
Miscellaneous                  0.0    0.0    0.1    0.0    0.1    0.1   0.2    0.3    0.2   0.0   0.1   0.0   0.3  

Areas Outside NCR	 			 			 		 		  		

All items                      0.4    0.6    0.3    0.2    0.0    0.0   0.3    0.0    0.1   0.0   0.1r  0.5   0.4  
						  
Food, beverages, and tobacco   0.4    0.4    0.2    0.3   -0.1    0.0   0.5   -0.1    0.5   0.2  -0.1   0.6   0.2  
Clothing                       0.2    0.2    0.2    0.1    0.2    0.2   0.2    0.2    0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2  
Housing and repairs            0.3    0.3    0.1    0.1    0.0    0.2   0.1    0.1    0.1   0.1   0.0   0.4   0.4  
Fuel, light, and water         1.1    1.0    0.7    0.3r   0.0   -0.1   0.6r  -0.2   -0.8r -0.4   0.9r  1.2   1.4  
Services                       0.4    2.0    0.3    0.3    0.1   -0.2   0.0    0.0   -0.3  -0.4  -0.2   0.3   0.4r
Miscellaneous                  0.2    0.1    0.2    0.1    0.2    0.1   0.2    0.1    0.2   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.2  

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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:  August 7, 2007

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