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Central Luzon’s Inflation and Consumer Price Index (CPI) February 2018

Date of Release: 31 March 2018 Reference No. R0300-2018- 0302

This Special Release presents the Consumer Price Index for All Income Households with base year

2012. The rebasing of the CPI from 2006 to 2012 is in consonance with the recommendation of the

PSA Board in its Resolution No. 01 series of 2017-146 (Approving the Synchronized Rebasing of

Price Indices to Base Year 2006 and every six (6) years thereafter) to reflect the latest composition

of goods and services consumed and availed of by households across provinces of the country.

Year-on-Year Price Situation

Table 1 Year-on-Year Inflation Rates by Commodity Group Central Luzon (2012 = 100)

Commodity Group February

2018 January

2018 February

2017

All Items 2.2 1.9 4.4

Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages 3.4 3.2 2.8

Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco 8.8 8.1 10.4

Clothing and Footwear 0.9 1.1 11.0

Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels -1.2 -1.4 5.7

Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Maintenance of the House 1.0 0.8 2.7

Health 0.2 0.3 8.4

Transport 3.6 1.7 6.8

Communication 0.3 0.3 1.0

Recreation and Culture 5.2 6.2 2.1

Education 6.7 6.7 4.1

Restaurant and Miscellaneous Goods and Services 1.7 1.7 2.8

Source: Survey of Retail Prices of Commodities for the Generation of CPI, PSA

The region’s annual inflation rate in February 2018 accelerated to 2.2 percent from

1.9 percent in January 2018. Nevertheless, this was a 2.2 percentage points lower

from the 4.4 percent inflation rate in February 2017.

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The uptrend was due to the higher annual increments recorded in the indices of the

following commodity groups:

Food and non-alcoholic beverages (3.4%);

Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (8.8%);

Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house,

(1.0%); and

Transport (3.6%).

Lower annual gains were, however, observed in the indices of clothing and

footwear (0.9%), health (0.2%), and recreation and culture (5.2%). The index of

housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels registered an annual drop of 1.2

percent while the rest of the commodity groups retained their previous month’s

rates. Figure 1 presents the year-on-year changes of the CPI from February 2017 to

February 2018.

A faster year-on-year increment at 3.2 percent was also observed in the food index

in February 2018, higher than the 3.1 percent growth in January 2018. In February

2017, it was recorded at 3.0 percent. Contributing to the upward trend were higher

rates observed in the indices of the following food items:

Corn, 7.9 percent

Other cereals, flour, cereal preparation, bread, pasta and other bakery products, 1.4 percent

Meat, 7.6 percent

Fruits, 8.4 percent

Food products not elsewhere classified, 0.3 percent

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Figure 1 Year-on-Year Inflation Rates by Month: Central LuzonFebruary 2017 to 2018 (2012=100)

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Lower annual increments, on the other hand, were recorded in the indices of rice

(1.3%), fish (6.0%), milk, cheese and eggs (1.6%), and oils and fats (2.8%).

The index for vegetables continued to decline but at a slower rate of 2.2 percent. In

the same manner, sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and confectionery index registered

an annual decrease of 0.6 percent.

Across the region, higher annual rates were noticed in all provinces except for

Bulacan. The highest annual rate was registered in Aurora at 4.3 percent while the

lowest in Bulacan at 0.9 percent. Figure 2 presents the year-on-year inflation rates in

Febuary and January 2018.

Source: Survey of Retail Prices of Commodities for the Generation of CPI, PSA

Month-on-Month Price Situation

Generally, prices of consumer items at the regional level moved up at a slower pace

at 0.3 percent in February 2018. In the previous month, it was recorded at 0.5

percent.

During the month, slower movement was noticed in the index of heavily-weighted

food and non-alcoholic beverages at 0.1 percent. Likewise, lower monthly increment

was noted in the index of alcoholic beverages and tobacco (1.6%).

On the other hand, the indices of furnishings, household equipment and routine

maintenance of the house (0.2%), transport (1.7%), and restaurant and

miscellaneous goods and services (0.3%) accelerated at a faster rate. The rest of

the commodity groups recorded no growth during the month.

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Figure 2 Year-on-Year Inflation Rates by Province: Central LuzonFebruary and January 2018 (2012=100)

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Table 2 Month-on-Month Inflation Rates by Commodity Group Central Luzon (2012 = 100)

Commodity Group

February 2018

January 2018

All Items 0.3 0.5

Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages 0.1 0.9

Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco 1.6 4.7

Clothing and Footwear 0.0 0.4

Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels 0.0 0.0

Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Maintenance of the House 0.2 0.1

Health 0.0 0.1

Transport 1.7 1.2

Communication 0.0 0.0

Recreation and Culture 0.0 0.2

Education 0.0 0.0

Restaurant and Miscellaneous Goods and Services 0.3 0.1

Source: Survey of Retail Prices of Commodities for the Generation of Consumer Price Index, PSA

Prices of food items, particularly rice and corn, slowed down during the month at

0.2 percent and 3.4 percent, respectively. Faster monthly gains, however, were

observed in the indices for other cereals, flour, cereal preparation, bread, pasta and

other bakery products (0.2%), meat (1.4%), oils and fats (0.1%), sugar, jam, honey,

chocolate and confectionery (0.1%), and food products not elsewhere classified

(2.0%). Prices of other food items either registered declines or no growth during the

period.

EDGARDO G. PARE

Regional Director, RSSO III

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Technical Notes

This Special Release presents the results of the Survey of Retail Prices of Commodities and Services conducted in February 2018 for the Generation of Consumer Price Index (CPI) with based year 2012. CPI The CPI is an indicator of the change in the average retail prices of a fixed basket of goods and services commonly purchased by households for their day-to-day consumption relative to a base year. Uses of the CPI As an indicator, the CPI is most widely used in the calculation of the inflation rate and purchasing power of the peso. It is a major statistical series used for economic analysis and as monitoring indicator of government economic policy. The CPI is also used as a deflator to express value series in real terms, which is, measuring the change in actual volume of transaction by removing the effects of price changes. Another major importance of the CPI is its use as basis to adjust wages in labor management contracts as well as pensions and retirement benefits. The CPI also serves as inputs in wage adjustments through the collective bargaining agreements.

Components of the CPI a. Base Period

This is a reference date or simply a convenient benchmark to which a continuous series of index numbers can be related. Since the CPI measures the average changes in the retail prices of a fixed basket of goods, it is necessary to compare the movement in previous years back to a reference date at which the index is taken as equal to 100. The present series uses the 2006 as the base year. The year 2006 was chosen as the base year because it is the year when the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) was conducted. The FIES is the basis of the CPI weights.

b. Market Basket

Market basket refers to a sample of thousands of varieties of goods purchased for consumption and services availed by the households in the country was selected to represent the composite price behaviour of all goods and services purchased by the consumers.

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c. Weighting System

The weighting system is a desirable system that considers the relevance of the components of the index. For the CPI, the weighting pattern uses the expenditures on various consumer items purchased by households as a proportion to total expenditures.

d. Geographic Coverage

CPI values are computed at the national, regional, and provincial levels, and for selected cities. A separate CPI for NCR is also computed.

e. Classification Standards

The commodities are grouped according to the 2010 Philippine Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (PCOICOP) which is based on the United Nations COICOP.

Inflation Rate The inflation rate (IR) is the annual or monthly rate of change of the CPI in percent. It is interpreted in terms of declining purchasing power of money.

February

2018

January

2018

February

2017

February

2018

January

2018(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

Central Luzon

ALL ITEMS 2.2 1.9 4.4 0.3 0.5

I. Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages 3.4 3.2 2.8 0.1 0.9

* Food 3.2 3.1 3.0 0.0 0.8

Bread and Cereals 1.4 1.2 -0.1 0.3 0.3

Rice 1.3 1.4 -0.8 0.2 0.4

Corn 7.9 2.3 8.8 3.4 4.0

Other Cereals, Flour, Cereal Preparation, Bread, Pasta

and Other Bakery Products1.4 0.7 1.3 0.2 0.0

Meat 7.6 6.8 2.9 1.4 0.0

Fish 6.0 7.6 5.6 -0.8 2.9

Milk, Cheese and Eggs 1.6 2.2 3.4 0.0 0.3

Oils and Fats 2.8 3.6 10.6 0.1 0.0

Fruits 8.4 6.8 4.0 -0.4 1.5

Vegetables -2.2 -2.7 11.9 -4.0 1.9

Sugar, Jam, Honey, Chocolate and Confectionery -0.6 -0.7 0.5 0.1 0.0

Food Products N.E.C. 0.3 -0.5 -0.2 2.0 -0.1

* Non-alcoholic Beverages 4.2 3.5 1.3 0.9 2.2

II. Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco 8.8 8.1 10.4 1.6 4.7

Alcoholic Beverages 3.6 3.2 4.2 0.4 2.7

Tobacco 10.7 9.8 12.7 1.9 5.4

Non-Food 1.0 0.7 5.1 0.3 0.2

III. Clothing and Footwear 0.9 1.1 11.0 0.0 0.4

Clothing 1.3 1.3 9.5 0.1 0.5

Footwear 0.5 0.4 14.1 0.1 0.2

IV. Housing, Water, Electricity and Other Fuels -1.2 -1.4 5.7 0.0 0.0

Actual Rentals for Housing 0.4 0.4 3.4 0.0 0.0

Maintenance and Repair of the Dwelling 0.5 0.5 3.3 -0.1 0.1

Water Supply and Miscellaneous Services Relating to the Dwelling 1.0 1.1 4.6 -0.2 0.3

Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels -4.4 -5.0 10.3 0.0 -0.1

V. Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Maintenance

of the House1.0 0.8 2.7 0.2 0.1

Furniture and Furnishings, Carpets and Other Floor Coverings 0.3 0.1 1.2 0.1 0.0

Household Textiles 2.4 2.5 4.1 0.1 0.1

Household Appliances 0.7 0.1 -0.2 0.2 0.0

Glassware, Tableware and Household Utensils 1.2 1.2 3.5 0.1 0.1

Tools and Equipment for House and Garden 1.3 1.0 1.2 0.4 0.0

Goods and Services for Routine Household Maintenance 1.1 1.1 3.2 0.2 0.1

VI. Health 0.2 0.3 8.4 0.0 0.1

Medical Products, Appliances and Equipment 0.4 0.5 5.4 0.1 0.1

Out-patient Services 0.6 0.5 11.0 0.1 0.1

Hospital Services 0.0 0.0 10.4 0.0 0.0

VII. Transport 3.6 1.7 6.8 1.7 1.2

Operation of Personal Transport Equipment 10.9 6.7 26.2 5.3 3.4

Transport Services 0.9 -0.2 1.0 0.3 0.5

VIII. Communication 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.0

Postal Services 6.7 6.7 0.0 0.0 0.0

Telephone and Telefax Equipment 1.3 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.0

Telephone and Telefax Services 0.2 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.0

IX. Recreation and Culture 5.2 6.2 2.1 0.0 0.2

Audio-visual, Photographic and Information Processing Equipment 2.3 3.5 1.2 0.0 0.0 Other Major Durables for Recreation and Culture 0.3 0.3 1.1 0.0 0.1

Other Recreational Items and Equipment, Gardens and Pets 1.8 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.7

Recreational and Cultural Services 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.1

Newspapers, Books and Stationery 13.3 14.9 4.2 0.1 0.2

X. Education 6.7 6.7 4.1 0.0 0.0

Pre-primary and Primary Education 19.4 19.4 1.1 0.0 0.0

Secondary Education 10.1 10.1 1.5 0.0 0.0

Tertiary Education 0.2 0.2 6.5 0.0 0.0

Education Not Definable by Level 1.3 -5.4 -6.5 0.0 0.0

XI. Restaurant and Miscellaneous Goods and Services 1.7 1.7 2.8 0.3 0.1

Catering Services 2.3 2.0 1.7 0.4 0.1

Personal Care 1.0 0.8 3.5 0.1 0.2

Personal Effects N.E.C. 0.9 2.0 5.3 0.1 0.2

Table 1a Year-on-Year and Month-on Month Changes in the Consumer Price Index

by Province and Commodity Group: Central Luzon (2012 = 100)

Province/Commodity Group

Year-on-Year Month-on-Month

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February

2018

January

2018

February

2017

February

2018

January

2018(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)





Bataan

ALL ITEMS 2.1 1.9 2.1 0.3 0.3I. Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages 3.9 3.5 2.9 0.3 1.5

* Food 4.1 3.7 3.1 0.2 1.5

Bread and Cereals 1.3 0.7 1.9 0.6 -0.3

Rice 1.1 0.4 1.8 0.7 -0.2

Corn 1.4 5.0 -9.8 -3.4 -4.6


and Other Bakery Products1.6 1.1 2.3 0.4 -0.3

Meat 7.4 7.3 1.3 0.6 0.8

Fish 7.4 9.4 10.4 -0.9 7.2

Milk, Cheese and Eggs 1.9 2.5 1.8 -0.2 0.7

Oils and Fats 4.5 4.5 11.4 0.0 0.0

Fruits 9.9 4.8 5.4 5.3 0.2

Vegetables 3.1 -2.3 -1.0 -2.1 4.1

Sugar, Jam, Honey, Chocolate and Confectionery -4.5 -3.1 0.1 -1.4 0.4

Food Products N.E.C. 2.1 1.9 0.8 0.8 0.2




Tobacco 0.2 0.0 4.6 0.2 0.0

Non-Food 1.2 1.1 1.7 0.2 -0.3


Clothing 0.2 0.2 1.9 0.0 0.0

Footwear 0.8 0.8 2.1 0.0 0.0

IV. Housing, Water, Electricity and Other Fuels 1.1 1.4 -0.8 0.1 -1.0

Actual Rentals for Housing 0.0 0.0 -3.3 0.0 0.0

Maintenance and Repair of the Dwelling -1.7 -2.0 1.9 0.1 -0.1

Water Supply and Miscellaneous Services Relating to the Dwelling 2.6 2.6 1.1 0.0 2.6

Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels 3.8 4.7 4.8 0.4 -3.5


of the House0.4 0.3 1.8 0.1 -0.1



Household Appliances 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0


Tools and Equipment for House and Garden 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0

Goods and Services for Routine Household Maintenance 0.6 0.5 2.7 0.1 -0.2

VI. Health 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0




VII. Transport 2.6 0.4 5.8 1.4 0.5



VIII. Communication 0.5 0.5 -0.4 0.0 0.0


Telephone and Telefax Equipment 0.0 0.0 -2.8 0.0 0.0

Telephone and Telefax Services 0.6 0.6 -0.3 0.0 0.0


Audio-visual, Photographic and Information Processing Equipment 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Other Major Durables for Recreation and Culture 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0




X. Education 3.1 3.1 7.3 0.0 0.0






Personal Care 1.3 1.3 1.0 0.0 0.0


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February

2018

January

2018

February

2017

February

2018

January

2018(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)





Bulacan

ALL ITEMS 0.9 1.2 9.0 0.2 0.2

I. Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages 2.6 4.1 5.3 -0.2 0.3* Food 2.6 4.2 5.6 -0.2 0.3

Bread and Cereals 0.6 0.9 -1.0 0.0 0.7Rice -0.2 0.9 -2.7 -0.2 1.0Corn 1.1 -4.3 13.0 3.4 2.0Other Cereals, Flour, Cereal Preparation, Bread, Pasta


Meat 7.4 5.3 5.7 2.7 -0.7

Fish 6.1 12.9 10.3 -0.8 0.9

Milk, Cheese and Eggs 2.0 3.3 8.5 -0.2 0.0

Oils and Fats 3.1 3.6 14.3 0.0 0.0

Fruits 4.2 11.0 11.1 -4.5 -0.3

Vegetables -4.9 0.5 24.5 -4.7 1.0

Sugar, Jam, Honey, Chocolate and Confectionery 1.3 2.0 0.1 0.2 0.4

Food Products N.E.C. 0.7 -0.2 2.2 2.3 -0.6


II. Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco 4.8 4.7 16.0 2.8 -0.4

Alcoholic Beverages 0.9 0.3 8.6 0.7 -0.1

Tobacco 6.2 6.3 18.6 3.5 -0.6

Non-Food -0.2 -0.6 10.8 0.3 0.2

III. Clothing and Footwear 0.1 0.3 34.5 -0.1 0.0

Clothing 0.3 0.5 27.8 0.0 0.0

Footwear 0.0 0.0 49.6 0.0 0.0

IV. Housing, Water, Electricity and Other Fuels -5.1 -5.6 10.2 -0.2 0.0


Maintenance and Repair of the Dwelling 1.4 0.9 6.2 -0.1 0.1


Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels -17.7 -19.4 17.9 -0.6 -0.2V. Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Maintenance

of the House0.7 0.5 5.9 0.3 0.0

Furniture and Furnishings, Carpets and Other Floor Coverings -0.1 -0.6 4.1 -0.3 0.0

Household Textiles 1.4 2.0 13.1 -0.1 0.1

Household Appliances -1.4 -3.1 -1.0 0.5 0.0

Glassware, Tableware and Household Utensils -0.6 0.1 10.7 0.1 0.0



VI. Health 0.1 0.2 23.8 0.0 0.0




VII. Transport 3.3 1.4 7.4 1.7 1.6









Other Major Durables for Recreation and Culture 0.0 0.0 -0.5 0.0 0.0

Other Recreational Items and Equipment, Gardens and Pets 3.7 1.6 -0.3 0.1 2.7



X. Education 20.4 20.3 7.6 0.0 0.0



Tertiary Education -8.8 -8.8 13.0 0.0 0.0

Education Not Definable by Level 0.0 -18.0 -18.0 0.0 0.0



Personal Care 1.5 1.0 11.3 0.2 0.0


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February

2018

January

2018

February

2017

February

2018

January

2018(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)





Nueva Ecija

ALL ITEMS 1.7 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.3


* Food 2.4 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.5

Bread and Cereals 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.4

Rice 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1

Corn 33.9 33.4 3.2 0.4 23.9



Meat 1.2 2.4 1.3 0.4 -0.7

Fish 2.4 3.0 2.6 -0.6 -0.7

Milk, Cheese and Eggs 3.2 2.9 -0.9 0.3 0.2

Oils and Fats 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

Fruits 24.2 15.8 -13.4 2.5 4.7

Vegetables 4.9 -9.1 2.8 1.0 5.5

Sugar, Jam, Honey, Chocolate and Confectionery 0.5 0.7 -0.8 -0.2 0.0

Food Products N.E.C. -1.9 -1.7 -1.2 1.4 -0.6




Tobacco 6.4 0.9 0.9 5.4 0.0

Non-Food 1.0 0.6 2.5 0.4 0.2


Clothing 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.0 0.0

Footwear 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.0 0.0

IV. Housing, Water, Electricity and Other Fuels 0.8 0.7 6.2 0.1 -0.1


Maintenance and Repair of the Dwelling 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0

Water Supply and Miscellaneous Services Relating to the Dwelling 1.7 3.2 2.7 -1.5 0.0

Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels 1.2 0.5 14.2 0.7 -0.1V. Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Maintenance

of the House0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0





Tools and Equipment for House and Garden 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0


VI. Health 0.1 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.0




VII. Transport 4.8 2.7 7.6 2.1 1.1


Transport Services 0.9 0.0 1.6 0.4 0.0



Telephone and Telefax Equipment -0.2 -0.2 1.6 0.0 0.0



Audio-visual, Photographic and Information Processing Equipment -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0





X. Education 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0






Personal Care 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0


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February

2018

January

2018

February

2017

February

2018

January

2018(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)





Pampanga

ALL ITEMS 2.6 2.4 2.7 0.0 1.0I. Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages 4.1 4.0 2.9 -0.5 1.3

* Food 3.8 3.6 3.0 -0.5 0.8


Rice 4.5 3.8 0.1 0.6 0.0

Corn 0.0 -7.6 14.6 8.2 0.0Other Cereals, Flour, Cereal Preparation, Bread, Pasta

and Other Bakery Products0.4 0.4 -0.1 0.0 0.0

Meat 11.0 9.2 3.6 1.9 0.9

Fish 5.7 5.1 2.1 -2.5 4.1


Oils and Fats 2.6 4.7 14.1 0.1 0.0

Fruits 3.6 2.5 13.3 -0.8 2.4

Vegetables -5.4 -0.2 13.0 -8.5 -0.8

Sugar, Jam, Honey, Chocolate and Confectionery -0.9 -1.0 1.4 0.0 0.0

Food Products N.E.C. -0.1 0.1 -1.9 1.2 0.5




Tobacco 15.2 15.2 14.2 0.0 13.2

Non-Food 1.3 0.8 2.2 0.4 0.2

III. Clothing and Footwear 1.0 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.6Clothing 1.5 1.5 0.2 0.0 1.0Footwear 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0

IV. Housing, Water, Electricity and Other Fuels 1.0 0.8 1.9 0.2 0.1Actual Rentals for Housing 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels 2.4 1.7 4.3 0.6 0.1V. Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Maintenance

of the House0.1 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0







VI. Health 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.0




VII. Transport 4.2 1.6 6.9 1.8 1.4



VIII. Communication 0.1 0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.0



Telephone and Telefax Services 0.1 0.1 -0.4 0.0 0.0







X. Education 4.5 4.5 2.9 0.0 0.0




Education Not Definable by Level 1.9 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0



Personal Care 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0


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February

2018

January

2018

February

2017

February

2018

January

2018(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)





Tarlac

ALL ITEMS 3.7 2.8 1.9 0.6 1.0


* Food 4.8 3.5 0.6 0.6 1.2

Bread and Cereals 0.8 0.6 -0.6 0.1 0.4

Rice 0.3 0.4 -0.7 0.0 0.6

Corn 8.3 -12.3 -0.6 3.2 -17.1


and Other Bakery Products2.2 1.8 -0.3 0.5 0.1

Meat 12.2 10.8 -0.2 1.4 -0.7

Fish 10.3 6.9 0.9 2.3 4.9


Oils and Fats 4.3 5.8 10.4 0.2 0.1

Fruits 8.7 1.9 -2.6 0.7 0.3

Vegetables -0.1 -1.3 4.4 -3.5 4.8

Sugar, Jam, Honey, Chocolate and Confectionery -3.5 -5.0 -0.9 0.1 0.8

Food Products N.E.C. 1.0 0.1 0.7 3.5 -0.3




Tobacco 18.3 18.0 8.6 0.3 12.7

Non-Food 1.9 1.6 2.7 0.4 0.4


Clothing 4.4 5.1 5.1 0.2 2.1

Footwear 1.7 1.7 0.1 0.0 1.0

IV. Housing, Water, Electricity and Other Fuels 1.4 2.4 4.4 -0.4 0.0


Maintenance and Repair of the Dwelling -0.8 -1.0 1.4 -0.3 0.0

Water Supply and Miscellaneous Services Relating to the Dwelling 3.2 1.4 -1.7 0.0 0.0

Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels 2.3 4.9 9.5 -0.7 0.0


of the House0.6 0.6 1.9 0.1 0.1







VI. Health 1.1 1.3 2.0 0.3 0.4




VII. Transport 2.4 0.0 4.1 1.6 0.8


Transport Services -1.0 -2.6 0.6 0.4 0.0










Newspapers, Books and Stationery -0.4 -0.4 2.5 0.0 0.0

X. Education 4.0 4.0 4.8 0.0 0.0






Personal Care 2.0 1.7 2.2 0.4 0.8


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Zambales

ALL ITEMS 3.8 3.4 3.1 0.4 1.2


* Food 3.8 2.4 2.3 0.5 2.0


Rice 2.1 1.8 -0.2 0.2 0.8

Corn 7.8 9.2 4.2 0.9 7.6Other Cereals, Flour, Cereal Preparation, Bread, Pasta


Meat 7.2 8.1 2.7 0.0 0.8

Fish 7.7 5.8 7.0 0.2 9.4


Oils and Fats 2.8 2.5 1.7 0.3 0.6

Fruits 6.7 0.8 1.4 1.2 2.7

Vegetables 0.5 -8.3 6.5 2.1 3.2

Sugar, Jam, Honey, Chocolate and Confectionery -0.5 -1.2 1.5 0.8 -0.8

Food Products N.E.C. 0.8 -2.5 -0.1 3.4 -0.5




Tobacco 16.2 17.7 24.0 0.0 4.4

Non-Food 3.5 4.1 3.3 0.2 0.6


Clothing 2.1 2.1 4.1 0.1 0.7

Footwear 1.2 1.5 1.8 0.0 0.8

IV. Housing, Water, Electricity and Other Fuels 3.4 4.3 3.2 -0.1 0.7




Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels 10.7 13.3 8.0 -0.1 2.1V. Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Maintenance

of the House6.2 6.0 2.4 0.2 1.0







VI. Health 0.9 0.9 2.6 0.2 0.2




VII. Transport 1.6 4.3 9.8 0.1 0.9












Newspapers, Books and Stationery -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0

X. Education 1.6 1.6 0.6 0.0 0.0Pre-primary and Primary Education 3.6 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0





Personal Care 3.0 3.2 1.8 0.0 0.3


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Aurora

ALL ITEMS 4.3 3.5 4.0 0.7 0.1

I. Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages 0.1 -0.9 3.9 0.5 0.0

* Food 0.0 -1.0 4.0 0.4 0.0


Rice 0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.5 0.2

Corn 3.6 3.6 24.2 0.0 0.0



Meat 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.2 0.1

Fish 2.1 0.8 6.4 1.3 -0.7

Milk, Cheese and Eggs 3.1 2.5 1.0 0.8 -0.2

Oils and Fats 1.3 0.4 6.9 0.1 0.2

Fruits 1.9 -10.4 9.2 3.7 -2.6

Vegetables -10.4 -8.5 23.1 -3.7 0.6

Sugar, Jam, Honey, Chocolate and Confectionery -4.4 -4.3 1.1 -0.6 -2.2

Food Products N.E.C. 0.8 -1.4 -0.2 2.2 1.7




Tobacco 16.5 5.8 15.8 10.1 0.0

Non-Food 7.4 6.8 3.5 0.7 0.0


Clothing 2.8 1.3 0.3 1.5 0.0

Footwear 5.5 4.5 0.3 0.9 0.0

IV. Housing, Water, Electricity and Other Fuels 17.3 17.2 7.5 0.6 -0.2




Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels 8.2 11.4 -1.2 -1.3 -0.5


of the House2.0 1.1 4.5 0.9 0.1






VI. Health 1.1 0.2 -0.7 0.8 0.6

Medical Products, Appliances and Equipment 1.9 0.0 -1.6 1.8 1.3



VII. Transport 5.3 3.3 3.2 2.3 0.3












Newspapers, Books and Stationery -0.1 -0.3 -1.0 0.0 0.0

X. Education 2.4 2.4 4.1 0.0 0.0






Personal Care 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.0


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