General Retail Price Index in the National Capital Region by Month: 2001
(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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2001        996.8     994.5     1068.3       814.2        938.9      1371.0        889.3      652.4    1323.4

January     994.7     999.9     1047.0       807.0        937.8      1342.9        874.9      647.4    1310.1
February    989.2     987.7     1051.3       807.6        937.7      1348.0        883.5      649.9    1313.6
March       981.6     972.3     1058.2       808.9        941.5      1360.1        887.8      651.4    1314.3
April       984.9     976.9     1061.4       810.7        938.3      1361.1        889.3      651.2    1317.8
May         995.0     992.1     1064.9       812.4        939.0      1366.4        890.4      651.8    1322.9
June        998.1     994.7     1071.1       815.8        943.6      1374.2        892.5      651.4    1327.8
July       1004.2    1003.7     1073.1       816.0        947.2      1379.8        892.5      652.8    1325.7
August     1001.9     999.9     1075.1       816.0        943.0      1384.5        891.6      653.5    1326.6
September  1003.3    1001.4     1077.2       816.3        941.9      1383.4        894.1      653.7    1328.8
October    1001.0     998.4     1078.4       815.7        939.2      1379.5        892.7      654.6    1329.6
November   1003.0    1001.5     1080.7       822.1        932.6      1386.9        891.6      655.5    1331.0
December   1004.9    1005.7     1080.8       822.4        924.8      1384.9        890.6      655.8    1332.0

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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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