Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, October 2008


Table 1.  Monthly Consumer Price Index for All Income Households in the Philippines by Commodity Group,
          October 2007 - October 2008
          (2000 = 100)

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                                                                     2 0 0 8
Commodity Group                Jan    Feb    Mar    Apr    May    Jun    Jul    Aug    Sep    Oct    Nov    Dec    Ave
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All items                    146.8  147.3  148.6  151.6  153.8r 157.4  159.9r 160.3r 159.7r 159.1

Food, beverages and tobacco  141.1  141.9  143.6  148.2  151.4r 155.9  158.4  158.3r 158.0r 157.3
Clothing                     126.7  128.3  128.9  129.4  129.7  130.1  130.5  130.8  131.2  131.5
Housing and repairs          136.3  137.1  137.6  138.6  139.0  139.7  140.4  140.9  141.2  141.4
Fuel,light and water         189.2  187.3  190.3  193.8  195.2  195.8  198.7  200.0r 197.3  198.2
Services                     171.4  171.6  172.5  174.1  176.4  183.4  189.1r 191.0  188.8  186.5
Miscellaneous                123.8  124.4  125.0  125.4  125.6  126.0  126.3  126.8  127.1  127.4

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Commodity  Group               Jan    Feb    Mar    Apr    May    Jun    Jul    Aug    Sep    Oct    Nov    Dec    Ave
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All items                    140.0  139.8  139.7  140.0  140.4  141.3  142.4  142.6  142.8  143.1  144.0  145.1  141.8

Food, beverages and tobacco  133.2  132.9  132.7  133.0  133.3  133.8  134.5  135.1  136.1  136.8  137.8  139.1  134.9
Clothing                     123.9  124.1  124.4  124.5  124.7  124.8  124.9r 125.1  125.2  125.3  125.5  125.6  124.8
Housing and repairs          133.2  133.4  133.4  133.5  133.6  133.9  134.2  134.2  134.2  134.3  134.4  134.5  133.9
Fuel,light and water         179.3r 179.1  179.2  179.4  180.4  181.9  188.4r 186.3  181.9r 179.0r 182.4r 187.5  182.1
Services                     162.6  162.1  162.2  162.9  163.6  166.9  168.1  168.3  168.4  169.2  170.0  170.6  166.2
Miscellaneous                121.8  121.9  122.1  122.2  122.3  122.4  122.6  122.7  122.8  122.9  123.0  123.2  122.5

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r - revised

Source:  National Statistics Office
         
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