Table 6. Year-on-Year Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
May 2007 - May 2008
(2000 = 100)
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2 0 0 8 | 2 0 0 7
Area/Commodity Group May Apr Mar Feb Jan | Ave Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May
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Philippines
All items 9.6 8.3 6.4 5.4 4.9 2.8 3.9 3.2 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.3 2.4
Food, beverages, and tobacco 13.7 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
Clothing 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.4 2.3 2.3 1.6 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.5
Housing and repairs 4.0 3.8 3.1 2.8 2.3 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.4
Fuel, light, and water 8.2 8.0 6.2 4.6 5.4 3.2 5.3 2.3r 1.0 2.2r 5.1 5.3r 3.8 4.0
Services 7.8 6.9 6.4 5.9 5.4 2.8 4.9 4.4 3.5 2.4 1.8 2.1 2.0 1.9
Miscellaneous 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.1 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6
National Capital Region
All items 8.3 7.4 5.4 4.1 3.9 2.6 3.5 2.6 2.4 2.8 2.6 2.7 1.9 2.1
Food, beverages and tobacco 12.7 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
Clothing 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.8 2.4 2.7 1.2 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8
Housing and repairs 2.3 2.5 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.1
Fuel, light and water 6.6 6.6 1.4 0.6 1.0 3.0 0.7 -1.8 0.2 4.5 9.6 7.4 2.0 3.4
Services 9.9 8.5 7.9 7.1 7.0 3.0 6.4 5.3 4.3 2.6 1.5 1.8 1.4 1.8
Miscellaneous 1.7 1.6 1.1 0.9 0.7 1.2 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.3
Areas Outside NCR
All items 10.2 8.7 6.8 6.0 5.3 2.8 4.2 3.5r 2.8r 2.5 2.2 2.5r 2.6 2.5
Food, beverages, and tobacco 14.1 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
Clothing 3.6 3.4 3.0 2.9 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.3
Housing and repairs 5.3 4.9 4.9 4.3 3.6 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.7
Fuel, light, and water 9.1 8.8 8.9 7.4 8.1r 3.3 7.8 4.6r 1.3r 1.0r 2.8 4.2r 4.7 4.4
Services 6.6 5.9 5.5 5.2 4.5 2.6 4.2 3.8 3.0 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.2 1.9
Miscellaneous 3.0 2.9r 2.8 2.5 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.7
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r - revised
Source: Economic Indices and Indicators Division
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Page last updated: June 5, 2008
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