Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, October 2012


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

 Food and Non-Alcoholic 
 Beverages                     2.5   3.7   3.3   2.3   2.1   1.8   1.8   1.4    1.4   3.2     5.5   4.1   4.8   5.7
 Food                          2.5   3.6   3.3   2.2   2.0   1.7   1.7   1.2    1.2   3.3     5.7   4.2   4.8   5.8

National Capital Region (NCR)

 Food and Non-Alcoholic 
 Beverages                     1.7   4.3   4.9   1.8   1.0   1.2   1.1   1.1    0.1   1.8     4.6   2.2   2.3   5.5
 Food                          1.5   4.3   5.0   1.7   0.8   1.1   0.9   1.0   -0.1   1.8     4.9   2.2   2.4   5.8
 
Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

 Food and Non-Alcoholic 
 Beverages                     2.7   3.5   3.0   2.5   2.3   2.0   2.0   1.5    1.7   3.6     5.6   4.5   5.3   5.7
 Food                          2.7   3.4   2.9   2.4   2.2   1.9   1.9   1.3    1.5   3.6     5.9   4.6   5.4   5.8

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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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