Table 5. Month-on-Month Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
         October 2007 - October 2008
         (2000 = 100)

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                                                                2 0 0 8                             |     2 0 0 7
 Area/Commodity Group          Oct    Sep     Aug     Jul     Jun    May    Apr    Mar    Feb   Jan | Dec   Nov   Oct
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Philippines

All items                     -0.4   -0.4     0.3     1.6r    2.3    1.5    2.0    0.9    0.3   1.2   0.8   0.6   0.2

Food, beverages, and tobacco  -0.4   -0.2    -0.1r    1.6     3.0    2.2r   3.2    1.2    0.6   1.4   0.9   0.7   0.5
Clothing                       0.2    0.3     0.2     0.3     0.3    0.2    0.4    0.5    1.3   0.9   0.1   0.2   0.1
Housing and repairs            0.1    0.2     0.4     0.5     0.5    0.3    0.7    0.4    0.6   1.3   0.1   0.1   0.1
Fuel, light, and water         0.5   -1.3     0.7r    1.5     0.3    0.7    1.8    1.6   -1.0   0.9   2.8   1.9r -1.6r
Services                      -1.2   -1.2     1.0     3.1     4.0    1.3    0.9    0.5    0.1   0.5   0.4   0.5   0.5
Miscellaneous                  0.2    0.2     0.4     0.2     0.3    0.2    0.3    0.5    0.5   0.5   0.2   0.1   0.1

National Capital Region

All items                     -0.3   -0.6     0.1     1.0     1.6    1.1    2.1    1.2   -0.3   0.6   1.0   0.4  -0.1

Food, beverages and tobacco   -0.5    0.1    -0.2     0.1     1.7    1.7    2.5    2.0   -0.4   0.7   1.6   0.4   0.6
Clothing                       0.1    0.1     0.1     0.1     0.1    0.1    0.1    0.4    2.6   1.6   0.1   0.0   0.1
Housing and repairs            0.1    0.1     0.2     0.3     0.4    0.0    1.5    0.1    0.2   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.0
Fuel, light and water          2.4   -0.8     0.0    -0.3    -2.5    0.3    5.0    2.1   -1.6   1.1   2.5   0.9  -4.6
Services                      -1.9   -2.3     0.2     3.7     4.7    2.0    1.2    0.8   -0.3   0.6   0.5   0.6   0.6
Miscellaneous                  0.2    0.0     0.6     0.0     0.2    0.2    0.6    0.2    0.2   0.2   0.1   0.0   0.0

Areas Outside NCR

All items                     -0.4   -0.3r    0.4     1.8     2.6    1.6r   2.0    0.7    0.6   1.4   0.7   0.8r  0.4

Food, beverages, and tobacco  -0.5   -0.2     0.0r    2.0     3.3    2.3r   3.5    0.9    0.8   1.7   0.8   0.8   0.5
Clothing                       0.2    0.4     0.3     0.4     0.4    0.3    0.5    0.4    0.8   0.6   0.1   0.2   0.1
Housing and repairs            0.2    0.3     0.4     0.6     0.6    0.4    0.1    0.6    0.9   2.2   0.1   0.1   0.1
Fuel, light, and water        -0.5   -1.6     1.0r    2.1     1.8    0.9r   0.2    1.3   -0.7   0.8   2.9   2.4r  0.0r
Services                      -0.9   -0.5     1.6     2.7     3.5    1.0    0.7    0.4    0.4   0.4   0.4   0.4   0.4
Miscellaneous                  0.2    0.3     0.3     0.3     0.3    0.2    0.2r   0.5    0.6   0.5   0.2   0.1   0.2

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r - revised

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

Page last updated:  November 5, 2008

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