Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, December 2004


Table 1B.  Monthly Consumer Price Index for All Income Households in Areas Outside NCR by Commodity Group,
           December 2003 - December 2004
           (1994 = 100)

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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                    173.7  174.0r 175.0  175.6  176.5  179.1  181.4  182.5  183.7  184.4  185.0  185.8  179.7

Food, beverages and tobacco  162.1  162.1  163.4  164.2  165.3  167.1  169.1  170.3  171.5  171.7  172.1  172.7  167.6
Clothing                     148.3  148.5  148.8r 149.0r 149.3  149.9  150.2  150.5  151.0  151.6  151.9  152.3  150.1
Housing and repairs          214.6  215.2  215.8  216.4  217.0  218.6  219.5  219.9  221.1  222.7  223.0  223.3  218.9
Fuel, light and water        170.8  172.6r 173.6r 174.0  175.1  178.3r 180.5  181.8  183.8  186.5  190.7  195.5  180.3
Services                     233.1  233.9  234.5  234.9  235.9  245.5r 253.5  255.5  257.3  258.4  259.8  260.6  246.9
Miscellaneous                134.5r 134.7  135.1  135.2  135.5  135.9  136.3  136.6  137.1  137.5  137.8  138.2  136.2

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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                    168.1  168.6  168.7  169.0r 169.2  170.4r 171.2  171.5  171.6  171.6r 171.8r 172.2  170.3

Food, beverages and tobacco  157.1  157.4  157.2  157.2  157.5  158.8  159.4  159.7  159.7  159.4  159.6  159.9  158.6
Clothing                     145.6  145.9  146.1  146.2  146.4  146.9r 147.2  147.4  147.6  147.8  147.9  148.1  146.9
Housing and repairs          207.9  208.5  208.8  209.3  209.8  210.3  212.7  213.3  213.4  213.5  214.0  214.2  211.3
Fuel, light and water        164.5  166.3  168.0  169.2r 167.9  166.1r 166.3r 167.2  166.8  166.8  168.0r 169.8r 167.2
Services                     222.7  223.5r 224.2  225.1r 225.5r 229.8r 230.4r 230.7r 231.2r 231.9r 232.2r 232.6  228.3
Miscellaneous                132.3  132.6  132.8  132.9  133.2  133.4  133.6  133.8  134.0  134.2  134.3  134.5  133.5

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r - revised

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

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