Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, July 2008


Table 1A.  Monthly Consumer Price Index for All Income Households in the National Capital Region (NCR)
           by Commodity Group, July 2007 - July 2008
           (2000 = 100)

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Commodity Group                Jan    Feb    Mar    Apr    May    Jun    Jul    Aug    Sep    Oct    Nov    Dec    Ave
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All items                    148.4  148.0  149.8  152.9  154.6  157.0  158.6   
						
Food, beverages and tobacco  137.8  137.3  140.0  143.5	 145.9	148.4  148.6
Clothing                     132.5  135.9  136.5  136.7	 136.8	136.9  137.1
Housing and repairs          133.9  134.2  134.4  136.4	 136.4	137.0  137.4
Fuel, light and water        212.3  208.8  213.2  223.8	 224.5	218.9  219.6
Services                     176.2  175.7  177.1  179.2	 182.7	191.3  198.4
Miscellaneous                122.2  122.5  122.8  123.5	 123.7	123.9  123.9

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Commodity Group                Jan    Feb    Mar    Apr    May    Jun    Jul    Aug    Sep    Oct    Nov    Dec    Ave
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All items                    142.8  142.2  142.1  142.3  142.7  143.8  146.0  146.0  145.7  145.5  146.1  147.5  144.4

Food, beverages and tobacco  130.8  129.6  129.2  129.2  129.5  130.1  131.4  132.5  133.4  134.2  134.8  136.9  131.8
Clothing                     129.4  129.7  130.0  130.0  130.0  130.1  130.2  130.2  130.2  130.3  130.3  130.4  130.1
Housing and repairs          132.9  133.0  133.0  133.1  133.3  133.5  133.5  133.5  133.5  133.5  133.6  133.7  133.3
Fuel, light and water        210.3  210.0  210.3  210.0  210.6  211.6  230.0  223.5  212.5  202.8  204.7  209.9  212.2
Services                     164.7  164.0  164.2  165.2  166.2  169.6  171.7  172.1  172.2  173.3  174.3  175.1  169.4
Miscellaneous                121.3  121.4  121.5  121.5  121.6  121.6  121.6  121.7  121.8  121.8  121.8  121.9  121.6

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Source:  National Statistics Office
         
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