Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, December 2011


Table 13 Year-on-Year Changes of the Food and FBT, in Percent, by Area
          December 2010 - December 2011
          (2000 = 100)
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                                                                  2 0 1 1                                   |   2 0 1 0
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  4.1   4.0   4.6   5.0   3.9   3.7   4.1   4.0   4.2   4.2   4.4   4.2   3.0    3.0   2.0
  Food                          4.1   4.0   4.5   5.0   3.9   3.6   4.1   3.9   4.2   4.3   4.5   4.3   3.1    3.1   2.0

National Capital Region (NCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  3.5   3.2   3.8   5.3   3.8   3.0   3.6   3.4   3.4   3.3   3.4   3.6   2.1    1.8   0.8
  Food                          3.5   3.2   3.7   5.4   3.9   2.9   3.6   3.4   3.4   3.3   3.5   3.6   2.0    1.8   0.7

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  4.3   4.2   4.8   4.9   3.9   3.8   4.2   4.1   4.4   4.5   4.8   4.4   3.3    3.4   2.4
  Food                          4.3   4.3   4.8   5.0   3.9   3.8   4.2r  4.1   4.5   4.6   4.8   4.5   3.4    3.4   2.3

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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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