General Retail Price Index in the National Capital Region by Month: 2004
(1978 = 100)

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                                          Crude     Mineral   Chemicals, Manufactured
                           Beverages  Materials,      Fuels,  Including         Goods  Machinery  Miscellaneous
Period        All                and   Inedible  Lubricants  Animal and    Classified        and   Manufactured
            Items     Food   Tobacco     Except and Related   Vegetable       Chiefly  Transport       Articles
                                          Fuels   Materials   Oils/Fats  by Materials  Equipment
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2004       1082.4   1074.0    1149.1      841.7      1081.9      1512.4         987.9      674.7         1378.2

January    1054.1   1048.9    1138.1      832.1      1009.8      1472.7         951.6      669.0         1359.2
February   1059.4   1054.3    1136.1      834.8      1019.1      1482.8         959.1      670.2         1360.0
March      1055.4r  1044.1r   1143.0      834.4      1015.8      1489.0         970.5      670.0         1362.5
April      1058.9   1047.9    1143.7      834.8      1022.9      1495.2         972.8r     671.3r        1362.8
May        1067.3   1060.0    1145.2      835.2      1034.1      1499.1         971.6      672.4         1369.9
June       1074.5   1067.3    1145.2      841.3      1057.4      1503.3         977.6      672.7         1373.0
July       1080.8   1073.9    1145.8      845.7      1063.1      1511.8         986.6      672.8         1376.4
August     1096.2   1093.3    1155.5      847.8      1072.9      1523.6         996.7      675.9         1385.0r
September  1098.2   1089.1    1156.9      847.9      1127.8      1528.5        1001.6      678.4         1389.6
October    1103.7r  1090.6    1157.3      847.9      1152.7      1540.0        1018.r      678.8         1395.4
November   1106.8   1089.4    1160.5      848.9      1195.1      1548.4        1021.4      682.1         1401.0
December   1133.4r  1129.0    1161.8      850.0      1212.1      1554.9        1027.1      683.2         1403.1r

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Note:    r - revised

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

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