Special Release on Price Situation in Laguna: August 2019
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2019-031
This August 2019 issue presents the Price Situation in Laguna based on the results of the 2012-based Consumer Price Index (CPI) composed of varieties of goods and services which are grouped into eleven (11) major commodity groups such as Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages; Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco; Clothing and Footwear; Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels; Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Maintenance of the House; Health; Transport; Communication; Recreation and Culture; Education; and Restaurants and Miscellaneous Goods and Services.
Of the estimated 12.07 million population 15 years old and over in CALABARZON, about 64.8 percent or 7.82 million are considered persons in the labor force (See summary statistics). It means that…