General Retail Price Index in the National Capital Region by Month: 2002
(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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2002       1007.8   1005.3    1090.3      827.7       937.4     1400.7       896.0     657.3   1337.1
        
January    1001.8   1001.2    1080.7      826.8       917.6     1382.6       890.5     655.8   1333.0
February    996.5    992.4    1081.0      819.1       916.6     1385.4       891.8     656.4   1332.7
March       999.1    995.2    1082.6      824.2       918.5     1384.6       895.2     656.3   1335.0
April       997.2    989.9    1086.9      824.0       927.1     1391.7       897.7     656.6   1335.0
May        1004.6   1001.4    1087.0      827.4       934.5     1392.0       896.0     655.7   1335.7
June       1012.2   1011.1    1092.9      830.9       935.7     1401.5       900.5     657.0   1337.0
July       1017.3r  1020.0r   1094.3      830.8       932.2     1403.2       898.0     657.3   1338.4
August     1018.1r  1021.1r   1094.4      831.3       937.3     1408.0       895.7     657.0   1338.0
September  1014.5   1013.7    1094.3      829.9       947.4     1413.8       896.2     658.3   1339.3
October    1011.7r  1008.3r   1096.8      829.0       958.1     1410.6       894.9     658.3r  1340.5
November   1007.8r  1001.4r   1096.2      829.4       963.9     1411.1       894.5     659.1r  1340.1r
December   1013.2r  1008.1r   1096.3      830.1       960.4     1423.4       901.2     659.5   1340.8r

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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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