Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, August 2010


Table 1B.  Monthly Consumer Price Index for All Income Households in Areas Outside NCR by Commodity Group,
           January 2009 - August 2010
           (2000 = 100)

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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                    165.4  166.0r 166.1  166.5  166.8r 167.2r 167.7  168.1

Food, beverages and tobacco  168.1  168.6  168.2  168.4  168.6  169.1  169.6  170.4
Clothing                     133.1  133.4  133.8  134.0  134.2  134.4  134.5  134.8
Housing and repairs          147.9  148.0  148.1  148.1  148.5  148.6  149.1  149.1
Fuel, light and water        189.0r 191.9  193.9  197.6r 199.0r 198.4r 197.9  197.2
Services                     186.0r 186.5r 187.3r 187.5  187.8  188.6  189.5  189.4
Miscellaneous                131.4  131.7  131.9  132.0  132.2  132.3  132.4  132.6

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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                    158.2  159.3  159.6  159.9  160.0  161.0  161.6  162.0  162.3  162.9  164.1  165.0  161.3

Food, beverages and tobacco  160.8  162.2  162.9  163.0  163.2  163.6  163.9  164.1  164.2  165.2  167.1  167.7  164.0
Clothing                     130.2  130.5  130.8  131.0  131.1  131.5  131.7  131.9  132.2  132.4  132.7  133.0  131.6
Housing and repairs          144.5  144.8  145.1  145.1  145.7  146.1  146.3  146.8r 147.0  147.1  147.3  147.4  146.1
Fuel, light and water        170.1  173.6  173.4  173.6  172.2  173.4  177.4  178.8  181.0  181.7  183.5  188.8r 177.3
Services                     177.3  177.4  176.9  178.3  178.3  182.0r 182.8r 183.6r 184.0r 183.7r 184.0r 185.1r 181.1
Miscellaneous                129.1r 129.5  129.7  129.9r 130.1  130.4  130.5  130.6  130.8  131.0  131.1  131.3  130.3

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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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