Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, August 2010


Table 12. Month-on-Month Changes of the Food and FBT, in Percent, by Area, 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 | Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug 
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Philippines

  Food, beverages, and tobacco   0.4    0.2   0.4   0.1   0.1  -0.3   0.1   0.1   0.4   0.8   1.1   0.2   0.1
  Food                           0.4    0.2   0.3   0.2   0.1  -0.3   0.1   0.1   0.4   0.9   1.1   0.2   0.1

National Capital Region (NCR)

   Food, beverages, and tobacco  0.1   -0.3   0.5   0.2   0.1  -0.5  -0.6  -0.4   0.3   -0. 4 2.6   0.7   -0.
   Food                          0.1   -0.3   0.5   0.3   0.1  -0.5  -0.6  -0.5   0.3   -0. 5 2.9   0.7   -0.

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

   Food, beverages, and tobacco  0.5    0.3   0.3   0.1   0.1  -0.2   0.3   0.2   0.4   1.2   0.6   0.1   0.1
   Food                          0.5    0.3   0.3   0.2   0.1  -0.2   0.3   0.2   0.4   1.3   0.6   0.1   0.1

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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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