Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, July 2008


Table 12. Month-on-Month Changes of the Food and FBT, in Percent, by Area, 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 | Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul 
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Philippines

  Food, beverages, and tobacco   1.6    3.0    2.2r   3.2    1.2    0.6   1.4   0.9   0.7   0.5   0.7   0.4   0.5  
  Food                           1.6    3.1    2.3    3.5    1.2    0.6   1.5   1.0   0.7   0.6   0.7   0.4   0.5  

National Capital Region (NCR)

   Food, beverages, and tobacco  0.1    1.7    1.7    2.5    2.0   -0.4   0.7   1.6   0.4   0.6   0.7   0.8   1.0  
   Food                          0.1    1.8    1.7    2.7    2.0   -0.5   0.7   1.6   0.5   0.6   0.8   0.9   1.0  

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

   Food, beverages, and tobacco  2.0    3.3    2.3r   3.5    0.9    0.8   1.7   0.8   0.8   0.5   0.7   0.3   0.4  
   Food                          2.1    3.6    2.5r   3.7    0.9    0.9   1.7   0.9   0.8   0.6   0.7   0.3   0.4  

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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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