Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, February 2008


Table 11.  Monthly Consumer Price Index for Food and Food, Beverages and Tobacco (FBT)
           for All Income Households, by Area, February 2007 - February 2008
           (2000 = 100)

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Area                      2008    |                                       2 0 0 7                                 
  Commodity Group     Feb    Jan  |  Ave    Dec    Nov    Oct    Sep    Aug    Jul    Jun    May    Apr    Mar    Feb
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Philippines

  Food, beverages,
    and tobacco     141.9  141.1   134.9  139.1  137.8  136.8  136.1  135.1  134.5  133.8  133.3  133.0  132.7  132.9
  Food              142.3  141.5   135.0  139.4  138.0  137.0  136.2  135.2  134.6  133.9  133.4  133.0  132.8  133.0 

National Capital
  Region (NCR)

  Food, beverages,
    and tobacco     137.3  137.8   131.8  136.9  134.8  134.2  133.4  132.5  131.4  130.1  129.5  129.2  129.2  129.6	
  Food              137.6  138.3   132.0  137.3  135.2  134.5  133.7  132.7  131.5  130.2  129.6  129.3  129.3  129.7

Areas Outside NCR
  (AONCR)

  Food, beverages,
    and tobacco     143.4  142.2   135.8  139.8  138.7  137.6  136.9  135.9  135.5  135.0  134.5  134.2  133.8  133.9 	
  Food              143.8  142.5   135.9  140.1  138.9  137.8  137.0  136.0  135.6  135.1  134.6  134.2  133.9  134.0 	

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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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