Table 13. Year-on-Year Changes of the Food and FBT, in Percent, by Area
          December 2009 - December 2010
          (2000 = 100)
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                                                                               2 0 1 0                               |    2009  
Area / Commodity Group          Ave    Dec    Nov    Oct    Sep    Aug    Jul    Jun    May    Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan |  Ave   Dec 
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Philippines

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  3.0    2.0    1.9    2.0    3.2    3.5    3.2    3.1    3.1    3.1   3.1   3.8   4.3    5.9   5.2  
  Food                          3.1    2.0    2.0    2.0    3.3    3.6    3.3    3.2    3.2    3.1   3.1   3.8   4.5    6.0   5.3  

National Capital Region (NCR)  									 		 		 		 		 		 			 		 	 
						   									 		 		 		 		 		 			 		 	 
  Food, beverages, and tobacco  1.8    0.8    0.7   -1.0    1.2    2.3    2.0    2.2    2.2    2.3   2.4   3.0   3.5    5.1   5.6
  Food                          1.8    0.7    0.6   -1.2    1.2    2.4    2.1    2.3    2.2    2.2   2.3   3.0   3.6    5.2   5.8 
							     	    	   	    	    	    	    	    	    	    	   	   	   
Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)	   									 		 		 		 		 		 			 		 	 
						   									 		 		 		 		 		 			 		 	 
  Food, beverages, and tobacco  3.4    2.4    2.3    2.8    3.8    3.8    3.5    3.4    3.3    3.3   3.3   3.9   4.5    6.1   5.1  
  Food                          3.4    2.3    2.4    2.9    3.9    3.9    3.6    3.5    3.4    3.3   3.3   4.0   4.7    6.2   5.2  

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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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