Table 6  Year-on-Year Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
         June 2011 - June 2012
         (2006 = 100)

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

All items                              2.8   2.9   3.0   2.6   2.7   4.0r   4.6r  4.2r  4.7r  5.2   4.7r  4.6r  4.9r  5.2 
  
Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages       2.1   1.8   1.8   1.4   1.4   3.2r   5.5r  4.1   4.8   5.7   5.0   5.2r  5.7r  6.0 
Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco        4.8   5.2   5.0   4.3   4.7   5.6    5.3   6.0   6.3   6.2   6.1   6.3   6.0   5.8r
Clothing and Footwear                  5.2   5.1   4.6   3.6   3.7   3.9    3.7   3.7   4.0   3.9   3.9   3.8   4.2   3.9 
Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas,        
 and Other Fuels                       4.2   4.5   4.7   4.5   4.7r  5.3r   5.1r  4.9r  5.5r  6.4r  5.5r  4.8r  5.2r  5.8r
Furnishing, Household Equipment and      
 Routine Maintenance of the House      3.7   3.3   3.2   2.3   2.1   2.4    2.5   2.5   2.3   2.5   2.5   2.6   2.5   2.5 
Health                                 3.3   3.2   3.3   2.8   2.8   2.8    3.2   3.0   3.1   3.4   3.4   3.3   3.2r  3.4r
Transport                              1.3   2.2   3.2   3.3   4.0r  5.6r   6.0r  6.2r  6.4r  6.7   7.1   7.0r  6.8   6.8r
Communication                          0.1   0.1   0.0  -0.3r -0.3r -0.4r  -0.2  -0.4  -0.4  -0.4  -0.4  -0.4  -0.3  -0.3 
Recreation and Culture                 2.4   2.8   2.6   2.2   2.6   2.5    1.4   1.8   1.8   1.6r  1.6r  1.6r  1.5r  1.6 
Education                              4.6   4.6   4.7   4.7   4.7   4.9r   4.7   4.7   4.7   5.1   5.1   5.1   5.2   5.2 
Restaurants and Miscellaneous Goods      
 and Services                          3.4   3.4   3.3   2.9   3.0   3.5r   2.8   3.2   3.3   3.1   3.1   3.2   2.9   3.0 


National Capital Region

All items                              2.2   2.2   2.5   2.7   2.3   3.5    4.0   3.1r  3.5   4.9   4.1r  3.3   4.0   4.7 
 
Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages       1.0   1.2   1.1   1.1   0.1   1.8    4.6   2.2   2.3   5.5   4.7   3.8   5.0   5.7 
Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco        3.4   2.9   2.9   2.2   2.4   2.6    2.8   2.7   2.8   2.7   2.8   2.8   3.0   3.0r
Clothing and Footwear                  7.6   6.8   5.0   3.7   3.6   3.7    3.3   2.7   3.0   3.1   3.1   3.1   4.0   3.0 
Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas,       
 and Other Fuels                       2.8   2.9   3.5   4.1   4.1   5.3    4.4r  4.2   5.0r  6.8   4.7r  3.0r  4.0r  5.3r
Furnishing, Household Equipment and     
 Routine Maintenance of the House      2.5   1.4   1.0   0.6   0.4   0.4    1.2   0.5   0.4   0.8   0.8   0.8   0.8   0.9 
Health                                 3.1   3.0   2.7   2.6   2.6   2.5    3.6r  3.2   3.2   3.3   3.2   3.3   3.2r  4.2 
Transport                             -0.7   0.0   1.0   2.1   3.1   5.1    6.3   5.7r  6.6r  7.1r  7.6r  7.2   7.4   7.3r
Communication                          0.5   0.4   0.0  -0.3  -0.5  -0.5   -0.4  -0.5  -0.4  -1.0  -1.0  -0.9  -0.3  -0.3 
Recreation and Culture                 4.0   3.3   2.9   2.6   2.5   2.5    0.6  -0.1  -0.1   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.2r  0.7 
Education                              3.3   3.8   3.8   3.8   3.8   3.8    3.8   3.8   3.8   3.8   3.8   3.8   3.8   3.8 
Restaurants and Miscellaneous Goods     
 and Services                          3.4   3.3   3.8   3.7   3.6   4.9    3.1   3.1   3.1   3.0   3.0   3.0   2.9   3.8 

Areas Outside NCR

All items                              3.0   3.1   3.2   2.6   2.9r  4.0    4.9r  4.5r  5.0r  5.3   4.9r  5.0r  5.2r  5.3r
						         
Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages       2.3   2.0   2.0   1.5   1.7   3.6    5.6   4.5   5.3   5.7   5.0r  5.4r  5.8   6.0 
Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco        5.1   5.6   5.5   4.7   5.1   6.1    5.8r  6.6   7.0   6.9   6.8   6.9   6.6   6.4 
Clothing and Footwear                  4.5   4.5   4.4   3.5   3.7   4.0    3.8   4.1   4.4   4.2   4.2   4.1r  4.3   4.2 
Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas,    
 and Other Fuels                       4.8   5.1   5.3   4.8r  4.9r  5.4r   5.5r  5.2r  5.8r  6.2r  5.8r  5.5r  5.6r  6.1r
Furnishing, Household Equipment and  
 Routine Maintenance of the House      4.1   4.0   3.9   2.9   2.6   3.1    3.0   3.2   3.1   3.1   3.2   3.2   3.1   3.0 
Health                                 3.3   3.3   3.5   2.8   2.8   2.8    3.1r  3.0   3.1   3.4   3.4   3.3   3.3   3.2r
Transport                              1.9   2.8   3.7   3.6   4.2r  5.7r   6.0r  6.3r  6.4r  6.6   6.9   6.9   6.6r  6.7r
Communication                         -0.1  -0.1   0.0  -0.2r -0.1r -0.3r  -0.2  -0.3  -0.3  -0.1  -0.2r -0.2  -0.3r -0.3 
Recreation and Culture                 1.9   2.6   2.5   2.1   2.6   2.5r   1.7   2.5   2.5r  2.2r  2.2r  2.2r  2.0r  2.0 
Education                              5.0   4.9   5.0   5.0   5.0   5.3    5.0   5.0   5.0   5.5   5.5   5.5   5.6   5.6 
Restaurants and Miscellaneous Goods  
 and Services                          3.3   3.3   3.1   2.5   2.7   2.9r   2.8r  3.2   3.3   3.2r  3.1   3.2   3.0   2.6 

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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:  July 5, 2012

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