General Retail Price Index in the National Capital Region by Month: 2000
(1978 = 100)

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                                             Crude      Mineral  Chemicals,     Manufac-  Machinery   Miscel-
                             Beverages  Materials,       Fuels,   Including  tured Goods        and   laneous
Period        All                  and    Inedible   Lubricants  Animal and   Classified  Transport  Manufac-
            Items      Food    Tobacco      Except  and Related   Vegetable      Chiefly  Equipment     tured
                                             Fuels    Materials   Oils/Fats  by Material             Articles
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2000        956.1     958.2     1002.8       777.2        893.9      1291.3        858.7      641.7    1243.3

January     930.5     934.9      976.1       729.7        803.1      1273.5        847.8      638.3    1216.6
February    937.5     942.1      977.8       760.9        833.6      1276.9        846.3      639.0    1220.5
March       934.9     932.5      985.5       762.3        868.9      1280.0        850.0      639.7    1219.6
April       939.1     936.7      989.4       769.3        886.1      1275.6        851.8      640.1    1222.5
May         944.0r    942.8r     990.9       771.2        886.5      1279.8        856.9      640.0    1223.1
June        945.6r    944.5r     991.5       770.0        891.0      1278.3        858.8      640.8    1225.9
July        953.1r    952.4r    1005.5r      772.4r       902.8      1280.4        857.8      641.7    1256.4
August      966.2r    970.6     1011.0       778.2        914.6      1285.7        861.3      642.3    1257.4  r
September   970.9r    975.5r    1019.1r      799.1        919.6      1291.6        862.6      644.3    1257.0
October     971.5     972.2     1020.6       800.9        936.9      1315.2        864.1      644.1    1262.0
November    991.8    1000.5     1027.1       806.0        940.7      1326.5        872.6      645.2    1278.7
December    988.6     993.1     1039.0       806.8        942.4      1331.7        873.9      645.1    1279.5

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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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