Table 5. Month-on-Month Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
         November 2009 - November 2010
         (2000 = 100)

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

All items                      0.8   -0.2   -0.2    0.2    0.2    0.2   -0.2    0.5    0.2   0.4   0.2   0.6   0.6 

Food, beverages, and tobacco   0.7   -0.1   -0.1    0.4    0.2    0.4    0.1    0.1   -0.3   0.1   0.1   0.4   0.8 
Clothing                       0.1    0.1    0.1    0.1    0.1    0.1    0.1    0.1    0.3   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.2 
Housing and repairs            0.1    0.4    0.1    0.0    0.2    0.1    0.1    0.1    0.2   0.1   0.3   0.1   0.1 
Fuel, light, and water         5.0   -3.0   -2.2r   0.9r   0.2r  -0.5r  -2.9r   5.2r   2.8   3.8   0.1   2.4   1.5 
Services                       0.4    0.3   -0.2   -0.1    0.4    0.4    0.0    0.3    0.6   0.1   0.7r  0.9   0.3r
Miscellaneous                  0.1    0.0    0.1    0.2    0.0    0.1    0.2    0.1    0.1   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.1 

National Capital Region

All items                      1.6   -0.2   -0.8    0.4    0.1    0.2   -1.0    1.4    0.7   0.6   0.1   0.6   0.2 

Food, beverages and tobacco    1.2    0.5   -0.4    0.1   -0.3    0.5    0.2    0.1   -0.5  -0.6  -0.4   0.3  -0.4 
Clothing                       0.1    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.1    0.0    0.1    0.1    0.4   0.1   0.4   0.0   0.1 
Housing and repairs            0.2    1.0    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.2    0.1    0.1    0.4   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.0 
Fuel, light and water          9.6   -7.1   -4.8    3.2r   0.9r  -0.8   -8.6   11.0    6.0   8.2   0.1   1.5   2.6 
Services                       0.6    0.5   -0.4   -0.1    0.4    0.3   -0.3    0.5    0.9  -0.3   0.9   1.4   0.6r
Miscellaneous                  0.1    0.0    0.1    0.0    0.0    0.1    0.0    0.1    0.0   0.2   0.2   0.0   0.2 

Areas Outside NCR	

All items                      0.6   -0.2   -0.1    0.2    0.3    0.2    0.2r   0.2    0.1r  0.4   0.2r  0.5   0.7 
 
Food, beverages, and tobacco   0.6   -0.3    0.0    0.5    0.3    0.3    0.1    0.1   -0.2   0.3   0.2   0.4   1.2 
Clothing                       0.1    0.1    0.1    0.1r   0.1    0.1    0.1    0.1    0.3   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.2 
Housing and repairs            0.0    0.1    0.2    0.0    0.3    0.1    0.3    0.0    0.1   0.1   0.3   0.1   0.1 
Fuel, light, and water         2.6   -0.7   -0.8   -0.4   -0.3   -0.3r   0.7r   1.9r   1.0   1.5   0.1   2.9r  1.0 
Services                       0.3    0.2   -0.2   -0.1    0.5    0.4    0.2    0.1    0.4   0.3r  0.5   0.6   0.2 
Miscellaneous                  0.1    0.0    0.1    0.2    0.1    0.1    0.2    0.1    0.2   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.1 

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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:  December 7, 2010

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