Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, December 2004


Table 1.  Monthly Consumer Price Index for All Income Households in the Philippines by Commodity Group,
          December 2003 - December 2004

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Commodity Group                Jan    Feb    Mar    Apr    May    Jun    Jul    Aug    Sep    Oct    Nov    Dec    Ave
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All items                    175.0r 175.4r 176.1r 176.9  177.8  180.4r 182.4  183.3  184.4  185.0  186.2  187.4  180.9

Food, beverages and tobacco  161.4  161.4  162.5  163.4  164.5  165.9  167.5  168.5  169.5  169.7  169.9  171.5  166.3
Clothing                     154.2  154.5  154.8  154.9r 155.3  155.8  156.1  156.5  156.9  157.4  157.8  158.2  156.0
Housing and repairs          204.1  204.8  205.3  206.0  206.5  207.5  208.0  208.3  209.2  210.5  211.0  211.1  207.7
Fuel,light and water         181.7r 183.3r 183.0r 183.4  184.5  188.4r 190.1  191.2  194.3  196.5  210.1  213.4  191.7
Services                     232.2  233.0  233.5  234.6  235.4  247.0r 253.8  255.4  257.0  258.3  259.9  260.6  246.7
Miscellaneous                135.3  135.5  135.9  136.0  136.3  136.8  137.3  137.7  138.1  138.4  138.7  139.1  137.1

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Commodity  Group               Jan    Feb    Mar    Apr    May    Jun    Jul    Aug    Sep    Oct    Nov    Dec    Ave
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All items                    169.2r 169.6r 169.7r 170.0r 170.2r 171.7r 172.0r 172.4r 172.5r 172.7r 173.1r 173.6r 171.4

Food, beverages and tobacco  156.2  156.3  155.9  156.0  156.4  158.0  157.9  158.2  158.2  158.3  158.7  159.3  157.5
Clothing                     150.8  151.1  151.4  151.6  151.8  152.6r 153.0  153.2  153.5  153.7  153.8  154.0  152.5
Housing and repairs          198.3  198.7  199.0  199.3  199.7  200.1  201.6  202.3  202.4  203.0  203.4  203.6  201.0
Fuel,light and water         174.9r 177.6r 180.2r 180.9r 178.2r 177.7r 177.8r 178.4r 177.9r 178.0r 179.1r 180.8r 178.5
Services                     221.0  221.8  222.8  223.5r 223.6r 228.4r 229.0r 229.4r 230.0  230.6r 231.0r 231.3  226.9
Miscellaneous                132.8  133.0  133.3  133.5  133.7  134.1  134.3  134.6  134.8  135.0  135.1  135.2  134.1

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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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