Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Table, July 2008


Table 15. Headline and Core Inflation Rates in the Philippines
          July 2007 - July 2008
          (2000 = 100)

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                                        2 0 0 8              |                    2 0 0 7             
                     Jul   Jun   May   Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan | Ave   Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul 
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Headline Inflation   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


Core Inflation        6.3   6.6  6.2   5.9   4.8   4.0   3.4   2.8   2.6   2.3   2.4   2.7   2.9   3.0

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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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