Table 1.  CPI of FBT in the National Capital Region (NCR), August 2006 to August 2007	
          (2000=100)

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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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2006
	
          Aug       129.3       128.9      100.3   128.6      100.3        1.2          1.0
          Sep       128.5       128.7       99.8   129.3       99.6       -0.6         -0.2
          Oct       130.4       130.3      100.1   129.8      100.4        1.5          1.2
          Nov       130.2       130.2      100.0   130.0      100.1       -0.2         -0.1
          Dec       130.7       130.0      100.5   130.0      100.0        0.4         -0.2

2007

          Jan       130.8       129.9      100.7   129.9      100.0        0.1         -0.1
          Feb       129.6       129.7      100.0   129.7       99.9       -0.9         -0.2
          Mar       129.2       129.7       99.7   129.7      100.0       -0.3          0.0
          Apr       129.2       129.8       99.5   129.8      100.0        0.0          0.1
          May       129.5       130.2       99.5   130.1      100.0        0.2          0.3
          Jun       130.1       130.5       99.7   130.6       99.9        0.5          0.2
          Jul       131.4       131.2      100.1   131.2      100.0        1.0          0.5
          Aug       132.5       132.0      100.4   131.9      100.1        0.8          0.6

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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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