Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, April 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           Apr    Mar    Feb   Jan | Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun   May   Apr 
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Philippines

  Food, beverages, and tobacco   3.2    1.2    0.6   1.4   0.9   0.7   0.5   0.7   0.4   0.5   0.4   0.2   0.2  
  Food                           3.5    1.2    0.6   1.5   1.0   0.7   0.6   0.7   0.4   0.5   0.4   0.3   0.2  

National Capital Region (NCR)

   Food, beverages, and tobacco  2.5    2.0   -0.4   0.7   1.6   0.4   0.6   0.7   0.8   1.0   0.5   0.2   0.0  
   Food                          2.7    2.0   -0.5   0.7   1.6   0.5   0.6   0.8   0.9   1.0   0.5   0.2   0.0  

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

   Food, beverages, and tobacco  3.5    0.9    0.8   1.7   0.8   0.8   0.5   0.7   0.3   0.4   0.4   0.2   0.3  
   Food                          3.7    0.9    0.9   1.7   0.9   0.8   0.6   0.7   0.3   0.4   0.4   0.3   0.2  

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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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