Table 6. Year-on-Year Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
         May 2009 - May 2010
         (2000 = 100)

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                                         2 0 1 0            |                       2 0 0 9                
Area/Commodity Group            May   Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan | Ave   Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun   May 
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Philippines

All items                       4.3   4.4   4.4   4.2   4.3   3.2   4.3r  2.8   1.6   0.6r  0.1   0.2   1.5   3.3

Food, beverages, and tobacco    3.1   3.1   3.1   3.8   4.3   5.8   5.2   4.8   3.7   2.2r  1.8   1.6   3.1   5.9
Clothing                        2.1   2.0   2.1   2.0   2.0   2.5   2.0   2.1   2.0   2.1   2.2   2.3   2.5   2.6
Housing and repairs             1.7   1.7   1.7   1.8   2.0   2.9   2.1   2.1   2.1   2.1   2.2r  2.4   2.8   3.1
Fuel, light, and water         16.2  18.0r 14.6  11.0   9.2  -2.6   7.7  -1.1  -3.6  -3.4  -5.4  -4.8  -5.4  -4.9
Services                        5.8   5.8   6.6r  5.4r  5.0r -0.3r  3.4r  0.0r -2.4r -3.3r -4.5r -4.0r -1.4r  0.4
Miscellaneous                   1.5   1.4   1.5   1.7   1.7   2.6   1.8   1.9   2.0   2.1   2.2   2.6   2.8   2.9

National Capital Region

All items                       4.6   5.3   5.0   4.0r  3.5r  1.6   3.8r  1.9r  1.0r -0.3  -1.1  -1.1r -0.2r  0.8

Food, beverages and tobacco     2.2   2.3   2.4   3.0   3.5   5.1   5.6   5.8   6.1   2.9   2.2   2.2   2.4   3.7
Clothing                        1.4   1.4   1.6   1.7   1.5   1.5   1.2   1.2   1.1   1.1   1.2   1.2   1.3   1.4
Housing and repairs             1.4   1.3   1.4   1.1   1.4   2.8   2.1   2.1   2.1   1.9   2.0   2.2   2.5   2.9
Fuel, light and water          19.1  25.5  19.9  11.8   5.7  -1.4   4.7  -3.7  -4.8  -2.4  -2.9  -1.7  -2.9  -3.7
Services                        6.6   6.8   8.1r  5.9r  5.1r -4.2r  2.9r -2.0r -5.9r -7.3r -9.1r -9.7r -6.4r -4.3
Miscellaneous                   0.8   0.9   0.9   1.6   1.5   2.2   1.4   1.6   1.7   1.8   1.8   2.3   2.3   2.4

Areas Outside NCR

All items                       4.2   4.1   4.1   4.2r  4.6   3.9   4.5   3.1   1.9   1.1   0.6   0.7   2.2   4.2
						   
Food, beverages, and tobacco    3.3   3.3   3.3   3.9   4.5   6.1   5.1   4.6   3.1   1.9   1.6   1.5   3.3   6.5
Clothing                        2.4   2.3   2.3   2.2   2.2   3.0   2.4   2.3   2.3   2.4   2.6   2.7   3.0   3.1
Housing and repairs             1.9   2.1   2.1   2.2   2.4   2.9   2.1   2.1   2.1   2.2   2.4   2.5   3.0   3.3
Fuel, light, and water         14.6  13.8r 11.8  10.5  11.1  -3.2   9.3r  0.3  -3.0  -3.9  -6.6  -6.4  -6.6  -5.6
Services                        5.3   5.2   5.9r  5.1r  4.9r  2.0   3.6r  1.2r -0.2r -0.9r -1.6r -0.5r  1.8r  3.2
Miscellaneous                   1.6   1.6   1.7   1.7   1.8   2.7   1.9   1.9   2.2   2.3   2.4   2.7   2.9   3.0

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r - revised

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

Page last updated:  June 4, 2010

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