General Retail Price Index in the National Capital Region by Month: 1990
(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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1990        516.8    517.1     555.2      439.4       472.0      506.1       546.7     367.8    535.5

January     492.7    493.3     536.1      422.9       416.1      486.2       525.5     370.5    522.3
February    491.8    490.1     539.6      433.2       416.8      493.6       526.4     352.2    524.0
March       493.8    492.8     540.8      431.3       417.1      492.1       529.3     354.6    524.0
April       498.2    499.6     540.9      430.7       417.1      493.7       529.4     358.0    526.2
May         499.2    501.4     540.6      429.2       417.5      496.6       528.3     357.1    527.0
June        505.6    509.9     545.5      429.1       417.5      496.3       533.9     362.3    528.4
July        511.7    518.5     549.4      429.0       417.6      504.3       535.5     368.9    529.2
August      515.3    522.3     556.7      434.8       418.9      506.0       538.1     369.2    531.7
September   530.1    537.1     563.2      439.1       447.1      513.9       557.6     370.2    536.5
October     536.9    534.0     577.6      456.6       522.3      519.9       571.9     368.7    549.4
November    546.4    544.9     584.2      462.2       522.3      528.8       581.2     370.1    556.8
December    579.8    561.1     587.2      475.0       833.8      542.0       603.4     412.1    570.0

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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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