Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Table, December 2008


Table 15. Headline and Core Inflation Rates in the Philippines
          December 2007 - December 2008
          (2000 = 100)

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                                                        2 0 0 8                                  |  2 0 0 7 
                      Ave   Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun  May   Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan | Ave   Dec 
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Headline Inflation    9.3   8.0   9.9  11.2  11.8r 12.5  12.3r 11.4  9.5r  8.3   6.4   5.4   4.9   2.8   3.9


Core Inflation        6.2   7.3   7.9   7.8   7.5   7.0   6.3   6.6  6.2   5.9   4.8   4.0   3.4   2.8   2.6

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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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