Table 6. Year-on-Year Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
         July 2007 - July 2008
         (2000 = 100)

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                                                   2 0 0 8                 |                 2 0 0 7           
Area/Commodity Group            Jul    Jun    May    Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan | Ave   Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul 
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Philippines

All items                      12.2   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 

Food, beverages, and tobacco   17.8   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 
Clothing                        4.5    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 
Housing and repairs             4.6    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 
Fuel, light, and water          5.5    7.6    8.2    8.0   6.2   4.6   5.5   3.2   5.3   2.3r  1.0   2.2r  5.1   5.3r
Services                       12.4    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 
Miscellaneous                   3.0    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 

National Capital Region

All items                       8.6    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 

Food, beverages and tobacco    13.1   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 
Clothing                        5.3    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 
Housing and repairs             2.9    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 
Fuel, light and water          -4.5    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 
Services                       15.6   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 
Miscellaneous                   1.9    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 

Areas Outside NCR

All items                      13.9   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

Food, beverages, and tobacco   19.2   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 
Clothing                        4.1    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 
Housing and repairs             6.0    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 
Fuel, light, and water         11.3    9.9    9.0r   8.8   8.9   7.4   8.1   3.3   7.8   4.6r  1.3r  1.0r  2.8   4.2r
Services                       10.6    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 
Miscellaneous                   3.4    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 

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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:  August 5, 2008

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