Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, February 2009


Table 13. Year-on-Year Changes of the Food and FBT, in Percent, by Area
          February 2008 - February 2009
          (2000 = 100)
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                                   2009   |                             2 0 0 8                      
Area / Commodity Group          Feb   Jan |  Ave   Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun   May   Apr   Mar   Feb 
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Philippines

  Food, beverages, and tobacco 12.3  12.2   12.9  12.7  13.8  15.0  16.1  17.2  17.8  16.5  13.6  11.4   8.2   6.8  
  Food                         12.8  12.7   13.6  13.3  14.5  15.6  17.0  18.1  18.6  17.4  14.2  12.0   8.4   7.0  

National Capital Region (NCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  9.5   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  
  Food                          9.9   9.4   10.5   8.4   9.5  10.4  11.6  12.4  13.7  14.7  13.2  11.5   8.6   6.1  

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco 13.1  13.1   13.8  14.2  15.2  16.5  17.7  18.9  19.2  17.3  13.9  11.5   8.1   7.1  
  Food                         13.7  13.7   14.6  14.8  16.0  17.3  18.6  19.9  20.2  18.2  14.6  12.1   8.4   7.3  

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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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