Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, October 2008


Table 11.  Monthly Consumer Price Index for Food and Food, Beverages and Tobacco (FBT)
           for All Income Households, by Area, October 2007 - October 2008
           (2000 = 100)

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

  Food, beverages,
    and tobacco     157.3  158.0r 158.4  158.4  155.9  151.4r 148.2  143.6  141.9  141.1   134.9  139.1  137.8  136.8
  Food              158.4  159.3r 159.7  159.7  157.2  152.4r 149.0  144.0  142.3  141.5   135.0  139.4  138.0  137.0

National Capital
  Region (NCR)

  Food, beverages,
    and tobacco     147.7  148.4  148.3  148.6  148.4  145.9  143.5  140.0  137.3  137.8   131.8  136.9  134.8  134.2
  Food              148.5  149.2  149.1  149.5  149.3  146.7  144.2  140.4  137.6  138.3   132.0  137.3  135.2  134.5

Areas Outside NCR
  (AONCR)

  Food, beverages,
    and tobacco     160.3  161.1r 161.6  161.5  158.3  153.2r 149.7  144.7  143.4  142.2   135.8  139.8  138.7  137.6
  Food              161.6  162.5r 163.1  163.0  159.7  154.2r 150.5  145.1  143.8  142.5   135.9  140.1  138.9  137.8

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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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