Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, January 2010


Table 13. Year-on-Year Changes of the Food and FBT, in Percent, by Area
          January 2009 - January 2010
          (2000 = 100)
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                               2010 |                             2 0 0 9                      
Area / Commodity Group          Jan |  Ave   Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun   May   Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan 
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Philippines

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  4.3    5.9   5.2   4.8   3.7   2.2   1.8   1.6   3.1   5.9   8.0  11.4  12.3  12.2  
  Food                          4.5    6.0   5.3   4.9   3.8   2.1   1.7   1.5   3.0   6.0   8.2  11.9  12.8  12.7  

National Capital Region (NCR)  
						   
  Food, beverages, and tobacco  3.5    5.1   5.6   5.8   6.1   2.9   2.2   2.2   2.4   3.7   5.2  7.5   9.5   9.1
  Food                          3.6    5.2   5.8   6.1   6.3   2.9   2.2   2.1   2.3   3.7   5.2  7.8   9.9   9.4  
							     
Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)	   
						   
  Food, beverages, and tobacco  4.5    6.1   5.1   4.6   3.1   1.9   1.6   1.5   3.3   6.5   8.9  12.6  13.1  13.1  
  Food                          4.7    6.2   5.2   4.7   3.0   1.8   1.5   1.3   3.3   6.7   9.2  13.2  13.7  13.7  

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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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