Table 6. Year-on-Year Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
August 2009 - August 2010
(2000 = 100)
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2 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 9
Area/Commodity Group Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan | Ave Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug
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Philippines
All items 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.3 3.2 4.3r 2.8 1.6 0.6r 0.1
Food, beverages, and tobacco 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.8 4.3 5.8 5.2 4.8 3.7 2.2r 1.8
Clothing 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.2
Housing and repairs 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.9 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2r
Fuel, light, and water 15.3 14.4 16.4r 16.8r 18.0r 14.6 11.0 9.2 -2.6 7.7 -1.1 -3.6 -3.4 -5.4
Services 3.4 4.0 3.9 5.8 5.8 6.6r 5.4r 5.0r -0.3r 3.4r 0.0r -2.4r -3.3r -4.5r
Miscellaneous 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.7 2.6 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2
National Capital Region
All items 4.5 4.1 4.1 4.6 5.3 5.0 4.0r 3.5r 1.6 3.8r 1.9r 1.0r -0.3 -1.1
Food, beverages and tobacco 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.0 3.5 5.1 5.6 5.8 6.1 2.9 2.2
Clothing 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2
Housing and repairs 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.4 2.8 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.0
Fuel, light and water 25.0 19.7 20.2 19.1 25.5 19.9 11.8 5.7 -1.4 4.7 -3.7 -4.8 -2.4 -2.9
Services 3.8 4.8 4.4 6.6 6.8 8.1r 5.9r 5.1r -4.2r 2.9r -2.0r -5.9r -7.3r -9.1r
Miscellaneous 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.6 1.5 2.2 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.8
Areas Outside NCR
All items 3.8 3.8 3.9r 4.3r 4.1 4.1 4.2r 4.6 3.9 4.5 3.1 1.9 1.1 0.6
Food, beverages, and tobacco 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.9 4.5 6.1 5.1 4.6 3.1 1.9 1.6
Clothing 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 3.0 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.6
Housing and repairs 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.9 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.4
Fuel, light, and water 10.4 11.6 14.4r 15.6r 13.8r 11.8 10.5 11.1 -3.2 9.3r 0.3 -3.0 -3.9 -6.6
Services 3.2 3.7 3.6 5.3 5.2 5.9r 5.1r 4.9r 2.0 3.6r 1.2r -0.2r -0.9r -1.6r
Miscellaneous 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.7 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.3 2.4
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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: September 7, 2010
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