Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, August 2007


Table 1A.  Monthly Consumer Price Index for All Income Households in the National Capital Region (NCR)
           by Commodity Group, August 2006 - August 2007
           (2000 = 100)

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Commodity Group                Jan    Feb    Mar    Apr    May    Jun    Jul    Aug    Sep    Oct    Nov    Dec    Ave
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All items                    142.8  142.2  142.1  142.3  142.7  143.8  146.0  146.0

Food, beverages and tobacco  130.8  129.6  129.2  129.2  129.5  130.1  131.4  132.5
Clothing                     129.4  129.7  130.0  130.0  130.0  130.1  130.2  130.2
Housing and repairs          132.9  133.0  133.0  133.1  133.3  133.5  133.5  133.5
Fuel, light and water        210.3  210.0  210.3  210.0  210.6  211.6  230.0  223.5
Services                     164.7  164.0  164.2  165.2  166.2  169.6  171.7  172.1
Miscellaneous                121.3  121.4  121.5  121.5  121.6  121.6  121.6  121.7

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Commodity Group                Jan    Feb    Mar    Apr    May    Jun    Jul    Aug    Sep    Oct    Nov    Dec    Ave
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All items                    137.3r 138.9  139.2  139.4  139.7  141.1  142.2  142.3  141.7  142.1  142.4r 142.5  140.7

Food, beverages and tobacco  124.7  125.9  125.5  125.7  126.0  126.8  127.8  129.3  128.5  130.4  130.2  130.7  127.6
Clothing                     124.4  125.1  125.8  126.1  126.4  126.6  126.8  126.8  127.7  128.0  128.2  128.9  126.7
Housing and repairs          129.6  130.9  131.7  131.8  131.8  131.8  131.8  132.0  132.0  132.2  132.5  132.6  131.7
Fuel, light and water        199.3  206.3  207.7  206.5  203.6  207.5  214.1  204.0  203.3  202.3  208.5  208.5  206.0
Services                     158.5r 160.0  160.6  161.3  163.2  167.3r 168.6  169.5r 167.9  166.2  165.5r 164.6  164.4
Miscellaneous                118.6  119.2  119.8  119.9  120.0  120.0  120.3  120.3  120.4  120.4  120.7  121.1  120.1

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r - revised

Source:  National Statistics Office
         
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