Table 13  Month-on-Month Changes of the Food and Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages, in Percent, by Area,
          May 2011 - May 2012
          (2006 = 100)
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                                          2 0 1 2             |                          2 0 1 1                    
Area / Commodity Group         May   Apr   Mar    Feb    Jan  |   Dec     Nov    Oct    Sep    Aug    Jul   Jun   May 
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Philippines

 Food and Non-Alcoholic 
 Beverages                     0.0   0.7   0.0   -0.5    0.2     -0.1     0.3   0.8     0.1    0.1    0.1   0.2   0.0
 Food                         -0.1   0.7   0.0   -0.6    0.1     -0.1     0.4   0.8     0.1    0.1    0.1   0.2  -0.1

National Capital Region (NCR)

 Food and Non-Alcoholic 
 Beverages                     0.2   0.4   0.1   -1.0   -0.2     -0.2    -0.3   1.9     0.5   -0.6   -0.2   0.6   0.0
 Food                          0.2   0.4   0.0   -1.0   -0.2     -0.1    -0.3   2.0     0.5   -0.7   -0.2   0.7  -0.1
 
Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

 Food and Non-Alcoholic 
 Beverages                    -0.1   0.7   0.0   -0.4    0.3     -0.1     0.4   0.6     0.0    0.2    0.2   0.1   0.0 
 Food                         -0.1   0.8   0.0   -0.5    0.2     -0.1     0.5   0.6     0.0    0.2    0.2   0.1  -0.1 

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

Page last updated:   June 5, 2012

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