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

Philippines

 Food and Non-Alcoholic
 Beverages                     2.3   2.1   1.8   1.8   1.4    1.4   3.2     5.5   4.1   4.8   5.7   5.0   5.2   5.7
 Food                          2.2   2.0   1.7   1.7   1.2    1.2   3.3     5.7   4.2   4.8   5.8   5.2   5.3   5.9

National Capital Region (NCR)

 Food and Non-Alcoholic
 Beverages                     1.8   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
 Food                          1.7   0.8   1.1   0.9   1.0   -0.1   1.8     4.9   2.2   2.4   5.8   4.9   4.0   5.3

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

 Food and Non-Alcoholic
 Beverages                     2.5   2.3   2.0   2.0   1.5    1.7   3.6     5.6   4.5   5.3   5.7   5.1   5.4   5.8
 Food                          2.4   2.2   1.9   1.9   1.3    1.5   3.6     5.9   4.6   5.4   5.8   5.2   5.5   6.0

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

Page last updated:   August 8, 2012

Related press release | CPI/Inflation Rates statistics index