Table 5  Month-on-Month Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
         December 2011 - December 2012
         (2006 = 100)

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                                                                      2 0 1 2                             | 2011
 Area/Commodity Group               Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun   May   Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan |  Dec
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Philippines

All items                          -0.1   0.1  -0.1  -0.1   0.8   0.3   0.5   0.1   0.8   0.2   0.0   0.4   -0.2                                    0.4    0.1 r  0.2    0.0    0.6    0.2      0.4     0.3         1.2
 
Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages    0.0  -0.1r -0.3   0.4   1.0   0.4   0.4   0.0   0.7   0.0  -0.5   0.2   -0.1                                    0.8    0.1    0.1    0.1    0.2   -0.1      0.3     0.0         1.3
Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco     0.3   0.4   0.3   0.1   0.2   0.4   0.4   0.5   1.1   0.5   0.6   0.2    0.2                                    0.3    0.1    0.3    0.2    0.8    0.3      0.4     0.8         1.4
Clothing and Footwear               0.1   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.3   0.5   0.5   0.8   1.3   0.2   0.2   0.4    0.2                                    0.1    0.3    0.2    0.7    0.3    0.3      0.3     0.4         0.3
Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas, 
 and Other Fuels                   -0.3   0.2r -0.1  -1.1   0.8   0.6   0.6  -0.2   1.3   0.6   0.7   0.6   -0.2                                   -0.1    0.0 r  0.2   -0.3    0.8    0.2      1.1     0.7         1.4
Furnishing, Household Equipment and
 Routine Maintenance of the House   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.5   0.6   0.6   0.4   1.2   0.4   0.1   0.2    0.2                                    0.1    0.1    0.2    0.2    0.3    0.3      0.3     0.2         0.4
Health                              0.1   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.4   0.3   0.5   0.7   0.2   0.2   0.2    0.1                                    0.2    0.2    0.2    0.5    0.2    0.6      0.2     0.2         0.2
Transport                           0.0  -0.2r -0.1   0.6   0.6  -0.5  -0.9  -0.4   1.0   0.5   0.5   0.2    0.2                                   -0.1    0.0 r  0.2    0.2   -0.1    0.6      1.2     1.1         1.9
Communication                       0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.1   0.0   0.1   0.2   0.1  -0.1   0.0    0.0                                    0.0   -0.1    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.0     -0.1     0.1        -0.2
Recreation and Culture              0.1   0.1   0.0   0.0   0.1   0.4   0.3   0.3   0.6   0.1   0.0   0.7    0.1                                    0.1    0.0    0.1    0.1    0.7    0.1      0.1     0.5        -0.1
Education                           0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   4.4   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0    0.0                                    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.2    4.3    0.1      0.0     0.0         0.2
Restaurants and Miscellaneous Goods
and Services                        0.0   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.0   0.3   0.2   0.6   0.5   0.2   0.2   0.7    0.1                                    0.1    0.2    0.3    0.2    0.3    0.5      0.1     0.3         0.7



National Capital Region	 

All items                          -0.1   0.1  -0.1  -0.7   1.2   0.6   0.6   0.0   0.3   0.2   0.1   0.7   -0.2                                   0.6    0.1 r -0.1   -0.2    0.6    0.2      0.5    -0.2         1.3
 
Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages    0.4  -0.4  -0.7  -0.1   2.3   0.6   0.5   0.2   0.4   0.1  -1.0  -0.2   -0.2                                   1.9    0.5   -0.6   -0.2    0.6    0.0      0.4    -0.9         0.7
Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco     0.4   1.0   0.7   0.3   0.3   0.6   0.6   0.3   0.9   0.4   0.4   0.3    0.1                                   0.1    0.1    0.0    0.0    0.2    0.3      0.3     0.6         0.6
Clothing and Footwear               0.0   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.5   1.1   0.8   1.7   1.3   0.2   0.1   1.2    0.1                                   0.0    0.1    0.0    1.8    0.1    0.0      0.0     0.2         0.2
Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas,
and Other Fuels                    -0.6   0.5   0.4  -2.6   1.2   0.9   1.0  -0.5   0.5   0.0   1.2   0.7   -0.7                                   0.0   -0.3 r  0.3   -0.7    1.0    0.1      0.8     0.2         2.4
Furnishing, Household Equipment and
Routine Maintenance of the House    0.2   0.0   0.1   0.8   1.7   0.9   1.1   0.4   0.4   0.2   0.0   0.1    0.1                                   0.0    0.1    0.0    0.0    0.1    0.0      0.1     0.0         0.0
Health                              0.2   0.1   0.1   0.0   0.1   0.9   0.2   0.3   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.5    0.1                                   0.1    0.0    0.1    1.3    0.1    0.0      0.2     0.1         0.1
Transport                          -0.2  -0.4   0.0   0.8   0.9  -0.4  -1.0  -1.0  -0.2   0.8   0.5   0.5   -0.2                                  -0.2    0.0 r -0.1   -0.1   -0.3    0.4      1.5     1.3         1.8
Communication                       0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.1   0.3   0.3   0.1   0.0   0.0   -0.1                                   0.0    0.0   -0.2    0.0    0.0   -0.1      0.0    -0.1         0.0
Recreation and Culture              0.1   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.1   0.6   0.7   0.3   0.3   0.1   0.0   2.7    0.0                                   0.0    0.1   -0.2    0.0    0.0   -0.1      0.0     0.0         0.0
Education                           0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   3.3   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0    0.0                                   0.0    0.0    0.0    0.0    3.8    0.0      0.0     0.0         0.0
Restaurants and Miscellaneous Goods
and Services                        0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.5   0.1   0.3   0.1   0.1   0.1   2.5    0.0                                   0.1    0.0    0.1    0.0    0.0    0.8      0.0     0.0         1.3



Areas Outside NCR                
         
All items                          -0.1   0.1  -0.1   0.2   0.6   0.2   0.5   0.1   1.0   0.2   0.0   0.2   -0.1                                    0.3    0.1    0.2    0.1    0.5    0.2      0.4     0.5         1.1
 
Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages   -0.1   0.0r -0.1   0.5   0.7   0.4   0.4  -0.1   0.7   0.0  -0.4   0.3   -0.1                                    0.6    0.0    0.2    0.2    0.1   -0.1      0.2     0.2         1.4
Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco     0.3   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.3   0.4   0.5   1.2   0.5   0.6   0.2    0.2                                    0.3    0.1    0.4    0.3    0.9    0.4      0.4     0.9         1.6
Clothing and Footwear               0.2   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.3   0.4   0.5   1.3   0.2   0.3   0.2    0.2                                    0.2    0.3    0.3    0.3    0.4    0.4      0.4     0.5         0.4
Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas,  
and Other Fuels                    -0.2   0.0r -0.2  -0.4   0.5   0.4   0.4   0.0   1.7   0.8   0.5   0.5    0.0                                   -0.1    0.2    0.2   -0.2    0.7    0.2      1.2     0.9         0.9
Furnishing, Household Equipment and
Routine Maintenance of the House    0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.4   0.4   0.4   1.4   0.5   0.2   0.2    0.2                                    0.1    0.2    0.2    0.3    0.3    0.3      0.4     0.3         0.6
Health                              0.1   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.3   0.5   0.9   0.2   0.2   0.1    0.1                                    0.2    0.2    0.2    0.2    0.3    0.7      0.2     0.2         0.2
Transport                           0.1  -0.2r -0.1   0.5   0.6  -0.5  -0.9  -0.2   1.2   0.5   0.5   0.2    0.2                                    0.0    0.0    0.2    0.2    0.0    0.6      1.1     1.1         1.9
Communication                       0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.1   0.0   0.0   0.1   0.1  -0.1   0.0    0.0                                    0.0   -0.1    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.1     -0.1     0.2        -0.3
Recreation and Culture              0.1   0.1   0.0   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.3   0.6   0.1   0.0   0.1    0.2                                    0.1    0.0    0.2    0.1    0.9    0.1      0.2     0.6        -0.1
Education                           0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   4.7   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0    0.0                                    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.3    4.5    0.1      0.0     0.0         0.2
Restaurants and Miscellaneous Goods
and Services                        0.1   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.3   0.6   0.7   0.3   0.2   0.0    0.1                                    0.2    0.2    0.3    0.2    0.4    0.3      0.1     0.5         0.4


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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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