Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, March 2011


Table 1B.  Monthly Consumer Price Index for All Income Households in Areas Outside NCR by Commodity Group,
           January 2010 - March 2011
           (2000 = 100)

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                                                                    2 0 1 1
Commodity Group                Jan    Feb    Mar    Apr    May    Jun    Jul    Aug    Sep    Oct    Nov    Dec    Ave
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All items                    171.1  172.9  173.5

Food, beverages and tobacco  173.6  176.0  176.2
Clothing                     136.0  136.3  136.8
Housing and repairs          149.9  150.3  150.7
Fuel, light and water        208.5r 210.7r 211.9
Services                     192.1  193.9  195.7
Miscellaneous                133.1  133.3  133.7

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Commodity Group                Jan    Feb    Mar    Apr    May    Jun    Jul    Aug    Sep    Oct    Nov    Dec    Ave
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All items                    165.5r 166.0r 166.1  166.5  166.9r 167.2r 167.7r 168.1r 168.0  167.7  168.7  169.7  167.3

Food, beverages and tobacco  168.1  168.6  168.2  168.4  168.6  169.1  169.6  170.4  170.4  169.9  171.0  171.7  169.5
Clothing                     133.1  133.4  133.8  134.0  134.2  134.4  134.5  134.7r 134.9r 135.1r 135.3  135.8  134.4
Housing and repairs          147.9  148.0  148.1  148.1  148.5  148.6  149.1  149.1  149.4  149.5  149.5  149.6  148.8
Fuel, light and water        189.3r 192.2r 194.3  198.1  199.5r 198.9r 198.4  197.6r 196.1r 194.7r 199.7r 205.6r 197.0
Services                     186.0  186.5  187.3r 187.5  187.8  188.6  189.5  189.4  189.1  189.4  190.0  190.9  188.5
Miscellaneous                131.4  131.7  131.9  132.0  132.2  132.3  132.4  132.6  132.7  132.7  132.8  133.0  132.3

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r - revised

Source:  Economic Indices and Indicators Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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