Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, October 2008


Table 1B.  Monthly Consumer Price Index for All Income Households in Areas Outside NCR 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                    146.1  147.0  148.1  151.1  153.5r 157.5  160.4  161.1  160.6r 159.9

Food, beverages and tobacco  142.2  143.4  144.7  149.7  153.2r 158.3  161.5  161.5r 161.1r 160.3
Clothing                     124.7  125.7  126.2  126.8  127.2  127.7  128.2  128.6  129.1  129.4
Housing and repairs          138.2  139.4  140.2  140.4  141.0  141.9  142.8  143.4  143.8  144.1
Fuel, light and water        179.2r 177.9  180.3  180.7  182.4r 185.7  189.6  191.5r 188.4  187.4
Services                     168.7  169.3  169.9  171.1  172.8  178.8r 183.7r 186.6  185.7  184.1
Miscellaneous                124.3  125.1  125.7  126.0r 126.3  126.7  127.1  127.5  127.9r 128.2

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                                                                    2 0 0 7
Commodity Group                Jan    Feb    Mar    Apr    May    Jun    Jul    Aug    Sep    Oct    Nov    Dec    Ave
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All items                    138.7  138.7  138.7  139.0  139.4  140.3  140.8r 141.1  141.5r 142.0r 143.1r 144.1  140.6

Food, beverages and tobacco  133.9  133.9  133.8  134.2  134.5  135.0  135.5  135.9  136.9  137.6  138.7  139.8  135.8
Clothing                     122.0  122.2  122.5  122.6  122.8  123.0  123.1r 123.3  123.4  123.5  123.8  123.9  123.0
Housing and repairs          133.4  133.7  133.7  133.8  133.9  134.3  134.7  134.8  134.8  135.0  135.1  135.2  134.4
Fuel, light and water        165.8r 165.6  165.6  166.1r 167.3  168.9  170.3r 170.1  168.6r 168.6r 172.7r 177.7  168.9
Services                     161.4  161.0  161.1  161.6  162.1  165.3  166.0  166.2  166.2  166.8  167.5  168.1  164.4
Miscellaneous                122.0  122.1  122.3  122.4  122.6  122.7  122.9  123.0  123.1  123.3  123.4  123.7  122.8

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r - revised

Source:  Economic Indices and Indicators Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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