Provincial Study

Republic of the Philippines

National

Statistics

Office

NUMBER 25 Trece Martires City SERIES 2010

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) as well as its Inflation Rate and Purchasing Power of Peso for all income household in Cavite for September 2010 will presented in this report.

TABLE 1: Consumer Price Index by Commodity group

September 2009, August and September 2010: Cavite

Commodity Group | Consumer Price Index (2000=100) | Month-on-Month | Percentage Change (%) | Year-on-Year | Percentage Change (%) |

| 2010 | 2009 | | | | |

| August | September | September | | | | |

ALL ITEMS | 151.3 | 151.4 | 144.8 | 0.1 | 0.07 | 6.6 | 4.56 |

Food, Beverage & Tobacco | 153.6 | 154.0 | 148.1 | 0.4 | 0.26 | 5.9 | 3.98 |

Clothing | 129.2 | 129.3 | 123.0 | 0.1 | 0.08 | 6.3 | 5.12 |

Housing & Repairs | 134.2 | 134.2 | 131.4 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 2.13 |

Fuel, Light & Water | 149.6 | 149.3 | 145.3 | -0.3 | -0.20 | 4.0 | 2.75 |

Services | 174.4 | 173.8 | 158.8 | -0.6 | -0.34 | 15.0 | 9.45 |

Miscellaneous | 128.1 | 128.0 | 125.1 | -0.1 | -0.08 | 2.9 | 2.32 |

FIGURE 1: Consumer Price Index by Commodity group

September 2009, August and September 2010: Cavite

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During September 2010, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of Cavite is 151.4. Compared to the CPI of August 2010 which is 151.3, this month’s CPI increased by 0.1 or 0.07%.

Among the commodities, only Housing and Repairs showed no movement of price this month of September 2010 with 134.2 index point.

Both Food, Beverage & Tobacco...