General Retail Price Index in the National Capital Region by Month: 1988
(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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1988        432.4    428.8     471.9      387.5       408.9      455.5       447.5     342.0    456.9

January     419.7    410.7     451.7      383.4       441.0      449.0       437.1     334.2    448.2
February    422.3    412.3     457.9      385.9       441.1      450.1       444.1     338.4    449.2
March       424.3    414.9     460.9      385.3       441.1      451.4       444.8     339.0    451.0
April       429.1    421.2     467.3      386.9       441.1      453.0       447.6     339.1    451.5
May         430.6    425.3     468.9      388.2       415.4      454.0       449.4     342.0    455.1
June        433.4    430.4     469.6      386.6       414.0      455.6       446.0     342.9    457.0
July        433.1    429.0     474.7      388.6       414.0      457.6       446.8     343.5    458.3
August      432.9    428.5     478.9      388.9       409.3      457.3       447.3     343.8    459.6
September   433.6    429.9     481.4      386.8       398.4      458.5       449.3     344.1    460.7
October     436.8    434.6     483.0      388.3       398.4      458.4       450.6     344.0    461.9
November    446.0    452.8     483.5      389.0       356.5      458.8       452.8     345.4    464.0
December    447.0    455.6     484.4      391.5       336.4      462.2       454.2     347.6    466.0

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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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