The latest numbers from the government's National Health Statistics Group show that in 2007 health care spending grew 6.1%.
There is a "genuine risk to public confidence" over the way statistics are handled, a group of MPs is warning.
Data released by provincial-level statistics offices and compiled by the group showed that the increase could be nearer 8.5%.
Audrey Silk, founder of Citizens Lobbying Against Smoker Harassment, a city-based smokers' rights group, said the statistics cited by advocates are "questionable and disputable" but mostly irrelevant to the debate.
The Marriage Foundation, a campaign group which champions marriage, said the statistics were symptomatic of an "appalling epidemic of family breakdown".
Hial said the statistics showed it recorded growth of 5% across the group.
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The latest statistics from Airlines for America, the leading airline trade group, show the industry is not quite where it wants to be.
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In January, the average number of people in city homeless shelters hit a record 50, 000, a 19% jump from the previous year and a 61% rise since Mr. Bloomberg took office in 2002, according to a report based on city statistics from the Coalition for the Homeless, an advocacy group.
Most of the weapons used in drug-related violence in Mexico can be traced back to the United States, the group said, citing U.S. government statistics.
The report card is based on government statistics, press reports, airline Web site data, reports on the group's hotline, and eyewitness accounts from January to December of 2008.
Born as an ice-cream parlor in Cubao in 1975, Jollibee is now the largest restaurant group in the Philippines, with 746 branches, according to company statistics.
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"Many employers simply see the stereotypes of an older worker, particularly in the recruitment phase and statistics show older workers find it harder to find another job than any other age group, " he said.
The group has been opposed to the Racial Justice Act, saying that cases should not be decided by generalized statistics presented years after a conviction.
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