Table 5. Month-on-Month Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
December 2009 - December 2010
(2000 = 100)
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2 0 1 0 |2009
Area/Commodity Group Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan | Dec
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Philippines
All items 0.5 0.8 -0.2 -0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 -0.2 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.6
Food, beverages, and tobacco 0.4 0.7 -0.1 -0.1 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 -0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4
Clothing 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1
Housing and repairs 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1
Fuel, light, and water 2.0 5.0 -3.0 -2.2r 0.9r 0.2r -0.5r -2.9r 5.2r 2.8 3.8 0.1 2.4
Services 0.7 0.4 0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.7r 0.9
Miscellaneous 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2
National Capital Region
All items 0.4 1.6 -0.2 -0.8 0.4 0.1 0.2 -1.0 1.4 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.6
Food, beverages and tobacco 0.3 1.2 0.5 -0.4 0.1 -0.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 -0.5 -0.6 -0.4 0.3
Clothing 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.0
Housing and repairs 0.1 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1
Fuel, light and water 0.2 9.6 -7.1 -4.8 3.2r 0.9r -0.8 -8.6 11.0 6.0 8.2 0.1 1.5
Services 1.0 0.6 0.5 -0.4 -0.1 0.4 0.3 -0.3 0.5 0.9 -0.3 0.9 1.4
Miscellaneous 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0
Areas Outside NCR
All items 0.6 0.6 -0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2r 0.2 0.1r 0.4 0.2r 0.5
Food, beverages, and tobacco 0.4 0.6 -0.3 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4
Clothing 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1r 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2
Housing and repairs 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1
Fuel, light, and water 3.0 2.6 -0.7 -0.8 -0.4 -0.3 -0.3r 0.7r 1.9r 1.0 1.5 0.1 2.9r
Services 0.5 0.3 0.2 -0.2 -0.1 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.3r 0.5 0.6
Miscellaneous 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2
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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: January 5, 2011
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