Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, October 2008


Table 13. Year-on-Year Changes of the Food and FBT, in Percent, by Area
          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 |  Ave   Dec   Nov   Oct 
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Philippines

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  15.0   16.1r 17.2  17.8  16.5  13.6r 11.4   8.2   6.8   5.9   3.3    4.8   3.9   3.5  
  Food                          15.6   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  

National Capital Region (NCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  10.1   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  
  Food                          10.4   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  

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  16.5   17.7r 18.9  19.2  17.3  13.9r 11.5   8.1   7.1   6.2   3.2    4.9   4.0   3.6  
  Food                          17.3   18.6r 19.9  20.2  18.2  14.6r 12.1   8.4   7.3   6.3   3.2    5.0   4.0   3.7  

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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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