Table H1. Consumer Price Index By Region: 1985, 1988, 1991, 1994 AND 1997 (1988 = 100) ============================================================================================================ REGION AVERAGE CPI GROWTH RATE 1985 1991 1994 1997 1985-1991 1991-1994 1994-1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PHILIPPINES 89.5 152.0 194.3 239.2 69.8 27.8 23.1 N C R 80.0 153.6 209.8 261.9 92.0 36.6 24.8 C A R 89.4 149.7 190.7 225.3 67.4 27.4 18.1 I - Ilocos 92.8 149.3 192.9 234.5 60.9 29.2 21.6 II - Cagayan Valley 85.2 147.5 186.3 224.7 73.1 26.3 20.6 III - Central Luzon 90.8 150.2 187.4 228.6 65.4 24.8 22.0 IV - Southern Tagalog 88.6 153.2 190.5 236.1 72.9 24.3 23.9 V - Bicol 88.8 154.7 192.9 240.3 74.2 24.7 24.6 VI - Western Visayas 89.4 157.0 193.3 236.2 75.6 23.1 22.2 VII - Central Visayas 90.5 163.9 203.5 246.1 81.1 24.2 20.9 VIII - Eastern Visayas 90.0 148.6 189.5 232.0 65.1 27.5 22.4 IX - Western Mindanao 92.5 157.6 191.5 232.3 70.4 21.5 21.3 X - Northern Mindanao 92.1 145.9 183.6 223.0 58.4 25.8 21.5 XI - Southern Mindanao 88.7 138.0 169.6 207.7 55.6 22.9 22.5 XII - Central Mindanao 90.2 146.4 185.0 227.0 62.3 26.4 22.7 A R M M 163.3 201.5 254.8 23.4 26.5 Caraga 178.0 216.5 21.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: Prices and Indicators Section Industry and Trade Statistics Department National Statistics Office Republic of the Philippine