Table B2. Year-on-Year Inflation Rate by Commodity Group in the National Capital Region
          December 2003 - December 2004

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COMMODITY GOUP       Base Period   Ave   Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun   May   Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan |  Ave   Dec 
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All Items             (1994=100)   5.5   8.0   7.2   6.3   6.4   6.1   6.1   5.1   4.8   4.4   3.9   3.9r  3.8    3.8   4.1r
                      (2000=100)   5.8   8.4   7.9   6.8   6.5   6.2   6.4   5.4r  4.8r  4.5r  3.7r  4.0r  4.1    3.6r  4.2r

Food, Beveages
  and Tobacco         (1994=100)   5.3   6.5   4.3   5.6   6.1   6.1   6.2   4.4   5.8   5.8   5.2   4.3   3.8    2.7   3.5 
                      (2000=100)   6.1   7.5   5.8   7.1   7.0   7.0   7.0   5.1   6.3   6.1   5.3   4.8   4.4    2.6   3.7 

Clothing              (1994=100)   2.6   2.4   2.2   1.9   2.1   2.2   2.1   2.3   3.1   2.9   3.3   3.5   3.3    3.0   3.5 
                      (2000=100)   3.0   3.0   2.5   2.4   1.9r  1.4   1.6   1.7   1.5r  4.9r  5.0   5.3r  5.3r   5.6r  5.6 

Housing and Repairs   (1994=100)   2.9   2.9   3.0   2.8   3.0   2.7   3.1   3.3   3.3   3.3   2.9   2.8   2.5    1.6   2.3 
                      (2000=100)   3.0   2.9   3.0   2.9   3.0   2.8   3.1   3.4   3.3   3.5   2.8   2.8   2.6    1.6   2.3 

Fuel, Light and Water (1994=100)   6.7  23.1  23.9   7.9   7.5   4.5   4.1   3.7   2.3  -1.1  -1.6r  2.3r  4.0r  10.1r  8.3r
                      (2000=100)   6.1  22.6  23.5   6.6   6.3   3.7   3.3   3.1   2.0  -1.4  -1.8r  2.0r  3.9r   9.8r  8.1r

Sevices               (1994=100)   0.0  13.9  13.7  13.2  12.7  12.5  12.3  10.8   6.5   6.2   5.3   5.9   5.9    7.2   6.7 
                      (2000=100)   9.6  13.7  13.6  12.7  12.0  12.0  12.1  10.9r  6.6r  5.8r  4.5   5.3   5.8r   6.3r  6.4r

Miscellaneous Items   (1994=100)   2.6   3.2   2.9   2.8   2.7   2.7   2.7   2.4   2.5   2.2   2.4   2.6   2.4    1.9   2.3 
                      (2000=100)   2.2   2.6   2.7   2.1   1.9   1.7   1.7   1.7   1.8   2.6   2.5   2.6   2.5    1.9   2.4 

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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:  January 5, 2005

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