Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, December 2008


Table 13. Year-on-Year Changes of the Food and FBT, in Percent, by Area
          December 2007 - December 2008
          (2000 = 100)
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                                                                       2 0 0 8                                   |   2 0 0 7 
Area / Commodity Group           Ave    Dec    Nov    Oct    Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun   May   Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan |  Ave   Dec 
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Philippines

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  12.9   12.7   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  
  Food                          13.6   13.3   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  

National Capital Region (NCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  10.1    8.2    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  
  Food                          10.5    8.4    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  

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  13.8   14.2   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  
  Food                          14.6   14.8   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  

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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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