Number of Commodities in the CPI Market Basket

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                                                   Percent Change  Number of Common  Percent of Common     Number of New  Percent of New
Region/Province            Old Basket  New Basket   of New Basket      Items in the    Items to in the  Items in the New    Items to New
                           (1994=100)  (2000=100)   to Old Basket     Market Basket  New Market Basket     Market Basket   Market Basket
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NCR                              701         716              2.1               490               68.4               226            31.6

CAR
   Abra                          434         424             (2.3)              191               45.0               233            55.0
   Benguet                       464         443             (4.5)              317               71.6               129            29.1
   Ifugao                        364         370              1.6               233               63.0               137            37.0
   Kalinga                       492         453             (7.9)              319               70.4               134            29.6
   Mt. Province                  405         414              2.2               240               58.0               174            42.0
   Baguio City                   454         455              0.2               286               62.9               169            37.1
   Apayao                                    436

Region I
   Ilocos Norte                  532         566              6.4               381               67.3               185            32.7
   Ilocos Sur                    439         519             18.2               287               55.3               232            44.7
   La Union                      526         571              8.6               244               42.7               327            57.3
   Pangasinan                    607         624              2.8               531               85.1                93            14.9

Region II
   Batanes                       285         286              0.4               284               99.3                 2             0.7
   Cagayan                       565         587              3.9               344               58.6               243            41.4
    Isabela                      586         689             17.6               492               71.4               197            28.6
    Nueva Viscaya                502         545              8.6               296               54.3               249            45.7
    Quirino                      413         410             (0.7)              230               56.1               180            43.9

Region III
    Bataan                       546         569              4.2               396               69.6               173            30.4
    Bulacan                      594         593             (0.2)              565               95.3                28             4.7
    Nueva Ecija                  677         686              1.3               363               52.9               323            47.1
    Pampanga                     574         580              1.0               363               62.6               217            37.4
    Tarlac                       583         641              9.9               453               70.7               188            29.3
    Zambales                     558         570              2.2               420               73.7               150            26.3
    Olongapo City                521         539              3.5               378               70.1               161            29.9
    Aurora                       461         464              0.7               254               54.7               210            45.3

Region IV-A (CALABARZON)
    Batangas                     568         554             (2.5)              431               77.8               123            22.2
    Cavite                       622         625              0.5               545               87.2                80            12.8
    Laguna                       633         639              0.9               531               83.1               108            16.9
    Quezon                       601         584             (2.8)              535               91.6                49             8.4
     Rizal                       647         666              2.9               473               71.0               180            27.0

Region IV-B (MIMAROPA)
    Marinduque                   502         536              6.8               321               59.9               215            40.1
    Occidental Mindoro           553         583              5.4               417               71.5               166            28.5
    Oriental Mindoro             565         591              4.6               539               91.2                52             8.8
    Palawan                      553         537             (2.9)              326               60.7               211            39.3
     Romblon                     467         499              6.9               375               75.2               124            24.8

Region V
     Albay                       593         624              5.2               453               72.6               171            27.4
    Camarines Norte              534         508             (4.9)              411               80.9                97            19.1
    Camarines Sur                566         566              0.0               536               94.7                30             5.3
    Catanduanes                  494         432            (12.6)              268               62.0               164            38.0
    Masbate                      527         512             (2.8)              363               70.9               149            29.1
    Sorsogon                     505         485             (4.0)              395               81.4                90            18.6

Region VI
     Aklan                       563         569              1.1               401               70.5               168            29.5
     Antique                     595         586             (1.5)              468               79.9               113            19.3
     Capiz                       591         572             (3.2)              401               70.1               161            28.1
     Iloilo                      667         628             (5.8)              503               80.1               125            19.9
     Negros Occidental           771         753             (2.3)              517               68.7               236            31.3
     Bacolod City                610         588             (3.6)              418               71.1               170            28.9
     Iloilo City                 508         500             (1.6)              410               82.0                90            18.0
     Guimaras                                348

Region VII
    Bohol                        510         508             (0.4)              304               59.8               204            40.2
    Cebu                         602         552             (8.3)              381               69.0               171            31.0
    Negros Oriental              597         614              2.8               504               82.1               110            17.9
     Siquijor                    384         387              0.8               216               55.8               171            44.2
     Cebu City                   545         533             (2.2)              192               36.0               341            64.0

Region VIII
    Eastern Samar                462         558             20.8               201               36.0               357            64.0
    Leyte                        567         639             12.7               306               47.9               333            52.1
    Northern Samar               516         524              1.6               357               68.1               167            31.9
    Western Samar                511         510             (0.2)              251               49.2               259            50.8
    Southern Leyte               507         552              8.9               318               57.6               234            42.4
    Biliran                                  520

Region IX
    Zamboanga Norte              598         470            (21.4)              311               66.2               159            33.8
    Zamboanga Sur                625         610             (2.4)              467               76.6               143            23.4
    Zamboanga City               558         568              1.8               382               67.3               186            32.7

Region X
   Bukidnon                      591         644              9.0               453               70.3               191            29.7
   Camiguin                      351         365              4.0               307               84.1                58            15.9
   Misamis Occidental            515         528              2.5               467               88.4                61            11.6
   Lanao del Norte               578         610              5.5               225               36.9               373            61.1
   Misamis Oriental              572         675             18.0               484               71.7               191            28.3
   Cagayan de Oro City                       660

Region XI
   Davao del Norte               631         525            (16.8)              336               64.0               189            36.0
   Davao del Sur                 561         523             (6.8)              328               62.7               194            37.1
   Davao Oriental                518         491             (5.2)              363               73.9               128            26.1
   Davao City                    587         561             (4.4)              361               64.3               200            35.7

Region XII
   North Cotabato                521         527              1.2               360               68.3               167            31.7
   Sultan Kudarat                516         517              0.2               319               61.7               198            38.3
   Cotabato City                 476         480              0.8               410               85.4                70            14.6
   South Cotabato                629         640              1.7               622               97.2                18             2.8
   General Santos City           492         503              2.2               489               97.2                14             2.8
   Sarangani                                 383

Caraga
   Agusan del Norte              564         558             (1.1)              368               65.9               190            34.1
   Agusan del Sur                498         491             (1.4)              369               75.2               126            25.7
   Surigao del Norte             526         555              5.5               460               82.9                95            17.1
   Surigao del Sur               514         511             (0.6)              447               87.5                64            12.5

ARMM
    Basilan                      509         485             (4.7)              407               83.9                78            16.1
   Lanao del Sur                 472         470             (0.4)              450               95.7                30             6.4
   Maguindanao                   579         620              7.1               539               86.9                81            13.1
   Sulu                          469         468             (0.2)              468              100.0                -                -
   Tawi-Tawi                     484         523              8.1               437               83.6                86            16.4
   Marawi City                   397         389             (2.0)              384               98.7                 5             1.3

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