Table 6. Year-on-Year Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
June 2007 - June 2008
(2000 = 100)
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2 0 0 8 | 2 0 0 7
Area/Commodity Group Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan | Ave Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun
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Philippines
All items 11.4 9.5r 8.3 6.4 5.4 4.9 2.8 3.9 3.2 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.3
Food, beverages, and tobacco 16.5 13.6r 11.4 8.2 6.8 5.9 3.3 4.8 3.9 3.5 3.5 2.5 2.8 2.6
Clothing 4.2 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
Housing and repairs 4.3 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
Fuel, light, and water 7.6 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
Services 9.9 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
Miscellaneous 2.9 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
National Capital Region
All items 9.2 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
Food, beverages and tobacco 14.1 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
Clothing 5.2 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
Housing and repairs 2.6 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
Fuel, light and water 3.4 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
Services 12.8 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
Miscellaneous 1.9 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
Areas Outside NCR
All items 12.3 10.1r 8.7 6.8 6.0 5.3 2.8 4.2 3.5r 2.8r 2.5 2.2 2.5r 2.6
Food, beverages, and tobacco 17.3 13.9r 11.5 8.1 7.1 6.2 3.2 4.9 4.0 3.6 3.3 2.5 2.8 2.6
Clothing 3.8 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
Housing and repairs 5.7 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
Fuel, light, and water 9.9 9.0r 8.8 8.9 7.4 8.1r 3.3 7.8 4.6r 1.3r 1.0r 2.8 4.2r 4.7
Services 8.2 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
Miscellaneous 3.3 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
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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: July 4, 2008
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