Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, April 2008


Table 13. Year-on-Year Changes of the Food and FBT, in Percent, by Area
          April 2007 - April 2008
          (2000 = 100)
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                                         2 0 0 8       |                             2 0 0 7                      
Area / Commodity Group           Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan |  Ave   Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun   May   Apr 
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Philippines

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  11.4   8.2   6.8   5.9   3.3    4.8   3.9   3.5   3.5   2.5   2.8   2.6   2.6   2.8  
  Food                          12.0   8.4   7.0   6.2   3.3    5.0   4.0   3.5   3.4   2.5   2.8   2.6   2.6   2.7  

National Capital Region (NCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  11.1   8.4   5.9   5.4   3.3    4.7   3.5   2.9   3.8   2.5   2.8   2.6   2.8   2.8  
  Food                          11.5   8.6   6.1   5.6   3.3    4.9   3.7   2.9   3.9   2.5   2.8   2.6   2.8   2.7  

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  11.5   8.1   7.1   6.2   3.2    4.9   4.0   3.6   3.3   2.5   2.8   2.6   2.6   2.8  
  Food                          12.1   8.4   7.3   6.3   3.2    5.0   4.0   3.7   3.3   2.5   2.8   2.6   2.6   2.7  

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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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