Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, March 2009


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

  Food, beverages, and tobacco 11.4  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  
  Food                         11.9  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  

National Capital Region (NCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  7.5   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  
  Food                          7.8   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  

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco 12.6  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  
  Food                         13.2  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  

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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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