Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, January 2009


Table 6. Year-on-Year Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
         January 2008 - January 2009
         (2000 = 100)

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                               2009 |                                   2 0 0 8                                   
Area/Commodity Group            Jan | Ave   Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun   May   Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan 
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Philippines

All items                       7.1   9.3   8.0   9.9  11.2  11.8r 12.4r 12.3r 11.4   9.5r  8.3   6.4   5.4   4.9

Food, beverages, and tobacco   12.2  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
Clothing                        4.3   4.2   5.0   4.9   4.9   4.8   4.6   4.5   4.2   4.0   3.9   3.6   3.4   2.3
Housing and repairs             4.3   4.3   5.3   5.3   5.3   5.2   5.0   4.6   4.3   4.0   3.8   3.1   2.8   2.3
Fuel, light, and water         -3.8   6.5  -1.7   7.5  10.7   8.5   7.4   5.5   7.6   8.2   8.0   6.2   4.6   5.5
Services                        3.2   8.6   4.6   7.5  10.2  12.1  13.5  12.5r  9.9   7.8   6.9   6.4   5.9   5.4
Miscellaneous                   3.6   2.9   3.9   3.8   3.7   3.5   3.3   3.0   2.9   2.7   2.6   2.4   2.1   1.6

National Capital Region

All items                       4.3   6.9   4.5   6.8   8.0   8.2   8.7   8.6   9.2   8.3   7.4   5.4   4.1   3.9

Food, beverages and tobacco     9.1  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
Clothing                        3.9   5.1   5.5   5.6   5.6   5.5   5.5   5.3   5.2   5.2   5.2   5.0   4.8   2.4
Housing and repairs             4.0   2.5   3.3   3.3   3.4   3.2   3.1   2.9   2.6   2.3   2.5   1.1   0.9   0.8
Fuel, light and water          -1.3   2.8   0.6  10.5  10.0   2.5  -1.7  -4.5   3.4   6.6   6.6   1.4  -0.6   1.0
Services                       -0.2   9.5   1.6   5.6  10.0  12.8  15.5  15.6  12.8   9.9   8.5   7.9   7.1   7.0
Miscellaneous                   2.7   1.9   2.9   2.8   2.5   2.3   2.4   1.9   1.9   1.7   1.6   1.1   0.9   0.7

Areas Outside NCR

All items                       8.3  10.4   9.6  11.2  12.6  13.5r 14.2  13.9  12.3  10.1r  8.7   6.8   6.0   5.3

Food, beverages, and tobacco   13.1  13.8  14.2  15.2  16.5  17.7r 18.8r 19.2  17.3  13.9r 11.5   8.1   7.1   6.2
Clothing                        4.4   3.9   4.8   4.8   4.8   4.6   4.3   4.1   3.8   3.6   3.4   3.0   2.9   2.2
Housing and repairs             4.6   5.7   6.7   6.7   6.7   6.7   6.4   6.0   5.7   5.3   4.9   4.9   4.3   3.6
Fuel, light, and water         -5.1   8.5  -2.8   5.9  11.2  11.7  12.6  11.3   9.9   9.0r  8.8   8.9   7.4   8.1
Services                        5.1   8.0   6.3   8.6  10.4  11.7  12.3  10.7r  8.2   6.6   5.9   5.5   5.2   4.5
Miscellaneous                   3.9   3.3   4.2   4.2   4.0   3.9r  3.7   3.4   3.3   3.0   2.9r  2.8   2.5   1.9

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r - revised

Source:  Economic Indices and Indicators Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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