Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, March 2008


Table 12. Month-on-Month Changes of the Food and FBT, in Percent, by Area, March 2007 - March 2008
          (2000 = 100)
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                                      2 0 0 8     |                          2 0 0 7                      
Area / Commodity Group           Mar    Feb   Jan | Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun   May   Apr   Mar 
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Philippines

  Food, beverages, and tobacco   1.2    0.6   1.4   0.9   0.7   0.5   0.7   0.4   0.5   0.4   0.2   0.2  -0.2  
  Food                           1.2    0.6   1.5   1.0   0.7   0.6   0.7   0.4   0.5   0.4   0.3   0.2  -0.2  

National Capital Region (NCR)

   Food, beverages, and tobacco  2.0   -0.4   0.7   1.6   0.4   0.6   0.7   0.8   1.0   0.5   0.2   0.0  -0.3  
   Food                          2.0   -0.5   0.7   1.6   0.5   0.6   0.8   0.9   1.0   0.5   0.2   0.0  -0.3  

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

   Food, beverages, and tobacco  0.9    0.8   1.7   0.8   0.8   0.5   0.7   0.3   0.4   0.4   0.2   0.3  -0.1  
   Food                          0.9    0.9   1.7   0.9   0.8   0.6   0.7   0.3   0.4   0.4   0.3   0.2  -0.1  

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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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