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           Nov    Oct    Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun   May   Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan |  Ave   Dec   Nov 
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Philippines

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  13.8   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  
  Food                          14.5   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  

National Capital Region (NCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco   9.3   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  
  Food                           9.5   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  

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  15.2   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  
  Food                          16.0   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  

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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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