Table 6 Year-on-Year Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
         September 2010 - September 2011
         (2000 = 100)

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

All items                        4.6  4.3   4.6   4.6   4.5   4.3r  4.3   4.3   3.6r  3.8   3.1r  3.1r  2.8   3.5r 

Food, beverages, and tobacco     3.9  3.7   4.1   4.0   4.2   4.2   4.4   4.2   3.0   3.0   2.0   1.9   2.0   3.2r 
Clothing                         2.9  2.9   2.9   2.7   2.1   2.0r  1.8   1.9   1.9   1.9   1.9   1.7   1.9   1.9  
Housing and repairs              2.3  2.3   2.3   2.3   2.1   2.3r  2.1   2.1   1.9   1.7   1.9   1.9   1.8   1.6  
Fuel, light, and water          10.4  8.1   8.8  10.4   8.7   6.0r  7.7r 10.2r 12.1r 13.5  11.6  12.1   8.4  12.1r 
Services                         7.0  6.7   6.7   6.9   6.5   6.5   5.7   4.8r  3.8   4.5   3.5   3.8   3.7   3.2  
Miscellaneous                    1.4  1.4   1.5   1.3   1.3   1.2   1.1   1.0   1.1   1.4   1.1   1.2   1.2   1.3  

National Capital Region

All items                        4.7  3.8   4.3   4.6   4.2   3.5r  4.0   4.6   3.9   4.0   3.4   3.6   2.2   3.5

Food, beverages and tobacco      3.8  3.0   3.6   3.4   3.4   3.3   3.4   3.6   2.1   1.8   0.8   0.7  -1.0   1.2
Clothing                         1.5  1.4   1.4   1.3   0.7   0.8r  0.7   0.9   0.9   1.4   1.3   1.2   1.2   1.4
Housing and repairs              2.5  2.5   2.3   2.3   2.5   2.6r  2.4   2.8   2.5   1.6   2.3   2.3   2.1   1.5
Fuel, light and water            7.3  2.8   5.4   8.5   4.6  -1.3r  4.1  10.9  15.4  17.8  16.9  18.5  10.9  19.2
Services                         8.3  7.8   8.0   8.2   8.2   8.4   7.8   6.6   4.7   5.2   4.2   4.7   4.7   3.8
Miscellaneous                    0.8  0.8   0.7   0.7   0.7   0.6   0.5   0.4   0.5   0.9   0.6   0.6   0.7   0.8

Areas Outside NCR

All items                        4.6  4.5   4.7   4.7   4.6   4.6   4.5   4.2   3.4   3.8   2.8   2.8   2.9   3.5 
						    
Food, beverages, and tobacco     3.9  3.8   4.2   4.1   4.4   4.5   4.8   4.4   3.3   3.4   2.4   2.3   2.8   3.8 
Clothing                         3.4  3.4   3.3   3.2   2.6   2.4   2.2   2.2   2.2   2.1   2.1   2.0   2.0r  2.0 
Housing and repairs              2.1  2.3   2.3   2.4   1.9   2.0   1.8   1.6   1.4   1.8   1.5   1.5   1.6   1.6 
Fuel, light, and water          12.1 11.2  10.8  11.6  10.9  10.5r  9.7r  9.8r 10.5r 11.2r  8.9r  8.8r  7.2r  8.4r
Services                         6.2  6.1   5.9r  6.2   5.5   5.3   4.5   3.9r  3.3   4.1   3.1   3.3   3.1   2.8 
Miscellaneous                    1.7  1.7   1.7   1.6   1.5   1.4   1.4   1.2   1.3   1.5   1.3   1.3   1.3   1.5 

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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:  October 5, 2011

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