General Retail Price Index in the National Capital Region by Month: 1999
(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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1999        927.9    950.5       945.1       684.7        692.1      1252.8        838.5      637.4    1206.0

January     951.3r  1005.3       925.3       613.6r       618.5r     1227.3        827.2r     618.0    1209.8
February    933.5r   973.8       928.9       618.7        616.3r     1244.3        830.1r     638.9r   1201.9r
March       926.2r   960.8       930.4       637.1        616.7r     1238.8r       833.9r     643.0r   1195.2
April       926.4    959.6       932.6       663.7        623.3      1241.3        832.3      642.1    1196.0
May         922.0    945.5       933.6       698.2        656.7      1248.8        838.2      640.5    1203.5
June        923.5r   943.0       941.7       697.7        682.0      1253.7        843.7      639.7    1205.8r
July        917.4r   932.0       949.0       698.5        685.0      1255.5        842.6      638.6    1207.1r
August      923.0    940.0       946.9r      705.5        700.0      1259.1        840.1      637.6    1207.1r
September   929.4    945.3       954.3       719.8        731.3      1262.6        842.2      637.1    1208.1
October     925.8    935.4r      956.5       720.8        769.9      1263.1        842.1      636.9    1208.6r
November    928.0    933.5       968.4       721.2        802.7      1268.7        843.9r     637.6r   1212.7
December    928.0r   932.1r      974.1       721.3        803.1      1270.6        845.7      638.9    1216.0r
           
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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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