Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, August 2008


Table 13. Year-on-Year Changes of the Food and FBT, in Percent, by Area
          August 2007 - August 2008
          (2000 = 100)
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                                                    2 0 0 8                    |               2 0 0 7          
Area / Commodity Group           Aug   Jul   Jun   May   Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan |  Ave   Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug 
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Philippines

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  17.2  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  
  Food                          18.1  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  

National Capital Region (NCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  11.9  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  
  Food                          12.4  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  

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  18.9  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  
  Food                          19.9  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  

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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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