Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, September 2008


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

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  16.2  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  
  Food                          17.0  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  

National Capital Region (NCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  11.2  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  
  Food                          11.6  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  

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  17.8  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  
  Food                          18.7  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  

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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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