Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, May 2009


Table 1B.  Monthly Consumer Price Index for All Income Households in Areas Outside NCR by Commodity Group,
           January 2008 - May 2009
           (2000 = 100)

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                                                                    2 0 0 9
Commodity Group                Jan    Feb    Mar    Apr    May    Jun    Jul    Aug    Sep    Oct    Nov    Dec    Ave
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All items                    158.2  159.3  159.6  159.9  160.0

Food, beverages and tobacco  160.8  162.2  162.9  163.0  163.2
Clothing                     130.2  130.5  130.8  131.0  131.1
Housing and repairs          144.5  144.8  145.1  145.1  145.7
Fuel, light and water        170.1  173.6  173.4  173.6  172.2
Services                     177.3  177.4  176.9  178.3  178.3
Miscellaneous                129.1r 129.5  129.7  129.9r 130.1

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Commodity Group                Jan    Feb    Mar    Apr    May    Jun    Jul    Aug    Sep    Oct    Nov    Dec    Ave
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All items                    146.1  147.0  148.1  151.1  153.5r 157.5  160.4  161.1  160.6r 159.9  159.1  157.9  155.2

Food, beverages and tobacco  142.2  143.4  144.7  149.7  153.2r 158.3  161.5  161.5r 161.1r 160.3  159.8  159.6  154.6
Clothing                     124.7  125.7  126.2  126.8  127.2  127.7  128.2  128.6  129.1  129.4  129.7  129.9  127.8
Housing and repairs          138.2  139.4  140.2  140.4  141.0  141.9  142.8  143.4  143.8  144.1  144.2  144.3  142.0
Fuel, light and water        179.2r 177.9  180.3  180.7  182.4r 185.7  189.6  191.5r 188.4  187.4  182.9  172.7  183.2
Services                     168.7  169.3  169.9  171.1  172.8  178.8r 183.7r 186.6  185.7  184.1  181.9  178.7  177.6
Miscellaneous                124.3  125.1  125.7  126.0r 126.3  126.7  127.1  127.5  127.9r 128.2  128.6  128.9  126.9

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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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