General Retail Price Index in the National Capital Region by Month: 1996
(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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1996        796.9     807.7      862.0       597.7        578.9       934.7        810.3      570.2     898.9

January     794.2r    815.9      825.5       591.2        544.2       919.4        800.2      562.8     872.0r
February    792.1r    804.4      835.4       608.7        571.9       925.1        808.2      572.2     892.2r
March       794.6r    805.9      848.9       605.7        572.1       929.2        812.3      570.7     894.2r
April       793.2r    802.2      859.7       609.0        572.1       932.5        811.8      571.1     894.2r
May         793.1     801.5      868.3       610.3        572.2       931.5        811.1      570.9     893.8r
June        796.2     806.1      868.6       610.3        572.2       935.5        810.2      571.3     899.2
July        793.5     801.6      869.3       609.9        572.2       935.0        810.2      570.8     900.1
August      812.5     831.3      870.4       609.5        577.6       941.1        810.6      570.4     904.8
September   802.9r    815.2      870.6       580.0        583.4       943.5r       812.6r     571.2     906.9
October     801.0r    811.3      870.3       580.0        589.6       940.2        814.2r     570.0     910.2
November    791.0     794.8      875.4       578.3        594.2       942.1        810.9      569.2     908.9
December    798.2     802.6      881.8       579.9        624.5       941.6        811.3      571.8     910.1

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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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