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

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

All items                       3.9   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 

Food, beverages, and tobacco    3.1   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 
Clothing                        1.9   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 
Housing and repairs             1.6   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 
Fuel, light, and water         15.8  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 
Services                        3.9   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
Miscellaneous                   1.3   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 

National Capital Region

All items                       4.1   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

Food, beverages and tobacco     2.2   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 
Clothing                        1.4   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 
Housing and repairs             1.5   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 
Fuel, light and water          20.2  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 
Services                        4.4   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
Miscellaneous                   0.8   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 

Areas Outside NCR

All items                       3.8   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 
						   
Food, beverages, and tobacco    3.4   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 
Clothing                        2.2   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 
Housing and repairs             1.7   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 
Fuel, light, and water         13.4  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 
Services                        3.6   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
Miscellaneous                   1.5   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 

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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:  July 6, 2010

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