General Retail Price Index in the National Capital Region by Month: 2003
(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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2003         1028.5   1018.5    1124.6      829.6       984.5     1458.9       927.5      664.1   1351.1

January      1014.2r  1007.2    1101.6      830.1       967.9     1427.3       904.7      659.7   1342.5r
February     1015.0   1003.6    1104.4      827.9       982.5     1428.9       917.4      660.5   1343.9
March        1015.3r   998.4    1126.5      828.8       999.4     1433.8       922.9r     661.8   1346.8
April        1019.9   1003.9    1130.0      828.3       996.7     1449.8       925.4      662.9   1350.0
May          1024.6   1012.2    1127.8      828.6       983.6     1463.1       925.2      663.2   1349.0
June         1039.3   1035.8    1126.4      829.4       971.0     1465.9       931.4      663.7   1350.5
July         1028.9   1018.6    1126.4      829.9       970.4     1468.0       931.6      665.9   1352.0
August       1030.7   1021.0    1128.4      830.3       975.4     1470.8       929.0      666.1   1355.4
September    1035.0   1026.7    1128.3      830.3       983.6     1471.1       931.2      665.9   1354.8
October      1035.8   1027.3    1129.0      830.3       985.2     1472.5       932.6      666.1   1355.3
November     1036.8   1026.6    1131.2      830.8       994.3     1479.5       935.0      666.5   1357.0
December     1047.0   1040.3    1135.1      830.7      1003.6     1476.3       943.5      666.9   1355.7

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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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