Table 1.1. Average Year-on-Year Inflation Rates by Commodity Group and by Area: 2005 - 2006
           (2000=100)

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                              |                | Food Beverages |               |    Housing    |  Fuel, Light  |               |
                              |    All Items   |   and Tobacco  |    Clothing   |  and Repairs  |   and Water   |   Services    | Miscellaneous
Area / Region                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              |   2005 |  2006 |   2005 |  2006 |  2005 |  2006 |  2005 |  2006 |  2005 |  2006 |  2005 |  2006 |  2005 |  2006
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Philippines                        7.6     6.2      6.4     5.5     3.5     3.0     4.5     3.9    18.1    12.9    11.8     8.9     3.2     3.0

National Capital Region (NCR)      8.6     7.0      4.8     5.6     2.9     2.7     6.4     4.9    28.4    12.9    12.6    10.5     3.0     2.8

Areas Outside NCR                  7.2     6.0      7.0     5.5     3.6     3.3     3.2     3.1    13.0    13.0    11.4     8.0     3.3     3.0

Regions:
 CAR  -  Cordillera
         Administrative Region     7.1     5.5      7.4     4.5     3.0     3.2     3.5     3.7    16.2    15.8     8.3     7.1     3.9     2.2
 I    -  I l o c o s               9.3     6.3      9.2     4.5     4.3     3.3     4.5     5.9    17.4    17.7    12.4     8.7     5.4     4.3
 II   -  Cagayan Valley            6.8     6.2      7.0     5.3     2.3     3.0     1.4     4.7    14.3    16.1    10.2     8.3     1.7     2.4
 III  -  Central Luzon             6.8     5.8      6.4     5.5     4.2     2.5     1.8     3.4    12.3    10.5    11.4     8.0     3.3     3.0
 IV-A -  CALABARZON                6.8     6.1      5.3     4.7     2.8     3.4     3.7     3.5    11.0    16.6    13.7     8.8     3.0     2.5
 IV-B -  MIMAROPA                  7.3     6.0      8.0     7.0     4.8     3.6     2.6     1.9    10.1     8.7    10.8     7.0     3.0     2.5
 V    -  B i c o l                 6.6     5.6      6.1     5.2     3.4     3.9     2.8     3.4    15.5    13.3    10.1     6.7     3.1     3.6
 VI   -  Western Visayas           7.5     4.6      8.1     4.9     2.7     2.4     5.1     1.4     9.8     6.5     9.6     6.3     2.7     2.9
 VII  -  Central Visayas           6.5     5.9      7.3     6.4     4.2     3.8     2.5     2.5     8.3    13.1     8.8     6.1     2.6     2.4
 VIII -  Eastern Visayas           6.4     6.1      7.1     6.7     2.3     4.0     2.3     4.9     9.9    10.2     8.3     5.2     1.4     2.6
 IX   -  Zamboanga Peninsula       7.8     6.3      7.7     6.0     2.7     3.2     3.2     2.2    16.7    12.9    12.1     9.1     3.6     4.0
 X    -  Northern Mindanao         7.6     6.4      7.1     6.5     3.0     2.2     2.3     2.3    21.4    12.6    10.7     7.8     3.1     3.7
 XI   -  Davao                     8.8     5.9      8.1     4.8     8.1     4.1     3.5     2.0    18.0    13.4    12.8    10.5     5.0     3.1
 XII  -  SOCCSKSARGEN              6.7     5.3      6.6     5.1     3.7     3.3     1.0     1.2    16.8     9.6     8.5     8.1     3.2     2.5
 Caraga                            8.5     6.0      8.5     5.8     2.5     2.5     5.2     1.4    15.8    15.2    11.6     8.3     2.8     3.0
 ARMM                              9.1     8.8      9.3     9.3     5.2     5.6     6.7     5.9    10.6    13.2    15.5    10.3     5.8     5.4

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Source:  National Statistics Office
         
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