Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, July 2008


Table 13. Year-on-Year 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 |  Ave   Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul 
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Philippines

  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  
  Food                          18.6  17.4  14.2r 12.0   8.4   7.0   6.2   3.3    5.0   4.0   3.5   3.4   2.5   2.8  

National Capital Region (NCR)

  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  
  Food                          13.7  14.7  13.2  11.5   8.6   6.1   5.6   3.3    4.9   3.7   2.9   3.9   2.5   2.8  

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

  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  
  Food                          20.2  18.2  14.6r 12.1   8.4   7.3   6.3   3.2    5.0   4.0   3.7   3.3   2.5   2.8  

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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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