| INFLATION RATES | |||||||||||||||
| (2000 = 100) | |||||||||||||||
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||
| Average | 6.7 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 9.3 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 7.6 | |
| January | 5.8 | 8.5 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 2.2 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | |
| February | 5.0 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 7.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 2.6 | 5.4 | |
| March | 5.6 | 8.7 | 5.4 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 6.4 | |
| April | 5.6 | 8.9 | 5.1 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 8.3 | |
| May | 6.3 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 9.7 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 7.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 6.9 | 2.4 | 9.5 | r |
| June | 6.6 | 8.0 | 5.6 | 10.0 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 7.2 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 11.4 | |
| July | 6.4 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 10.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 2.6 | ||
| August | 6.8 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 9.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 2.4 | ||
| September | 8.8 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 9.9 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 2.7 | ||
| October | 8.8 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 9.8 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 2.7 | ||
| November | 8.1 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 10.7 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 3.2 | ||
| December | 8.1 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 10.0 | 3.9 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | ||
| Note: Monthly inflation rates when averaged do not tally with the annual inflation rates computed from the Consumer Price Index in the Philippines. | |||||||||||||||
| Source: National Statistics Office (NSO) | |||||||||||||||