Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, December 2008


Table 12. Month-on-Month Changes of the Food and FBT, in Percent, by Area, December 2007 - December 2008
          (2000 = 100)
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                                                                      2 0 0 8                                    |2007 
Area / Commodity Group           Dec    Nov    Oct    Sep    Aug    Jul    Jun    May    Apr    Mar    Feb   Jan | Dec  
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Philippines

  Food, beverages, and tobacco   0.0   -0.3   -0.4   -0.3r   0.0    1.6    3.0    2.2r   3.2    1.2    0.6   1.4   0.9   
  Food                           0.0   -0.3   -0.6   -0.3r   0.0    1.6    3.1    2.3    3.5    1.2    0.6   1.5   1.0   

National Capital Region (NCR)

   Food, beverages, and tobacco  0.5   -0.2   -0.5    0.1   -0.2    0.1    1.7    1.7    2.5    2.0   -0.4   0.7   1.6   
   Food                          0.5   -0.3   -0.5    0.1   -0.3    0.1    1.8    1.7    2.7    2.0   -0.5   0.7   1.6   

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

   Food, beverages, and tobacco -0.1   -0.3   -0.5   -0.3r   0.1    2.0    3.3    2.3r   3.5    0.9    0.8   1.7   0.8   
   Food                         -0.1   -0.3   -0.6   -0.4r   0.1    2.1    3.6    2.5r   3.7    0.9    0.9   1.7   0.9   

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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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