Table 2. Monthly Consumer Price Index for All Income Households in the Philippines, by Commodity Group,
         Area and Region:  March and February, 2005 and 2004
         (2000 = 100)

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                                                       C  O  M  M  O  D  I  T  Y       G  R  O  U  P
                                              All items        | Food, beverages and tobacco |          Clothing
Area and Region                         March        February  |     March        February   |   March        February
                                     2005   2004   2005   2004 |  2005   2004   2005   2004  | 2005   2004   2005   2004
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Philippines                         127.0  117.1r 126.6  116.7r  121.4  113.2  121.2  112.6   117.4  113.2r 117.0  113.0r

National Capital Region (NCR)       128.1  117.8r 128.0  117.7r  118.7  112.9  118.5  112.4   122.8  118.9r 122.6  118.8r

Areas Outside NCR                   126.5  116.8  126.0  116.3   122.3  113.3  122.0  112.6   115.5  111.2r 115.1  111.0r

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   129.5  120.7  128.8  120.0r  119.3  110.4  119.3  109.4r  113.0  109.7  112.8  108.7r
    I  - Ilocos                     127.5  116.0  127.0  115.2   126.7  114.8  126.2  113.8   114.6  109.2  114.3  109.0r
   II  - Cagayan Valley             122.5  113.5  121.8  113.3   122.7  112.8  122.4  112.5   112.2  110.1  111.8  109.8
  III  - Central Luzon              124.5  114.8  124.4  114.5   121.2  112.6  121.3  112.1   117.3  112.1  116.3  112.0
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 127.3  118.2  126.9  117.6   118.9  112.4  118.9  111.5   114.7  111.3  114.5  111.2
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   122.2  114.3  122.1  113.9   118.3  110.9  118.4  110.4   117.6  112.3  117.4  112.1
    V  - Bicol                      126.0  117.5  125.6  116.8   120.9  113.0  120.8  112.3   118.2  114.9  117.7  114.3
   VI  - Western Visayas            125.3  115.8r 124.8  115.4   117.9  109.8  117.3  109.3   109.3  106.9  109.0  106.8
  VII  - Central Visayas            131.8  123.2  131.0  122.6   131.5  121.5  130.4  120.6   120.2  115.8  120.0  115.5
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            123.3  115.2  122.4  114.7   121.1  112.6  120.1  111.8   114.1  112.0  113.7  111.9
   IX  - Western Mindanao           123.1  112.4  123.0  112.2   121.7  110.8  121.9  110.7   110.1  107.9  110.0  107.8
    X  - Northern Mindanao          128.5  117.7r 127.7  116.8r  124.6  114.5  123.8  113.3r  118.3  114.0r 118.2  114.5r
   XI  - Southern Mindanao          129.9  117.3  129.2  116.4   127.5  115.2  126.8  114.3   120.3  111.1  119.8  110.5
  XII  - Central Mindanao           124.1  114.7  123.6  113.9r  122.2  112.8  121.7  111.8   114.5  109.5  114.2  109.4
 XIII  - Caraga                     127.1  114.9r 126.6  114.7r  126.1  113.5  125.6  113.5   110.7  107.6r 110.5  107.3r
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       129.1  117.6  128.5  116.8   126.7  115.0  126.2  113.9   121.7  115.2  121.0  114.7

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Table 2. (Concluded)

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                                                                    C  O  M  M  O  D  I  T  Y      G  R  O  U  P
                                        Housing and repairs    |   Fuel, light and water    |          Services          |        Miscellaneous
Area and region                         March        February  |     March        February  |     March        February  |     March        February
                                     2005   2004   2005   2004 |  2005   2004   2005   2004 |  2005   2004   2005   2004 |  2005   2004   2005   2004
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Philippines                         125.8  120.1  125.2  119.8   149.5  126.4r 150.5  126.8r  142.7  125.2r 141.6  124.9r  116.0  112.5  115.8  112.3

National Capital Region (NCR)       124.1  117.0  123.3  116.9   172.6  133.9r 178.4  136.1r  141.4  124.9r 139.9  124.8r  115.9  112.7  115.8  112.6

Areas Outside NCR                   127.1  122.5  126.7  122.0   139.4  123.2  138.4  122.7r  143.4  125.3  142.6  125.0r  116.1  112.4  115.8  112.2

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   152.3  146.4r 150.8  145.6   155.2  135.0  149.4  135.7   134.4  124.8  134.0  124.6   122.3  117.8  122.0  117.2
    I  - Ilocos                     122.7  116.2  122.2  115.4   134.6  118.9  134.0  118.0   138.7  122.1  137.9  121.6   120.0  114.1  119.4  113.8
   II  - Cagayan Valley             112.8  111.5  112.7  111.4   139.1  121.6  134.4  121.9   131.0  117.7  130.1  117.5   110.5  109.2  110.2  109.0
  III  - Central Luzon              115.2  113.4  115.0  113.2   129.3  116.0  129.1  115.7   147.9  125.5  148.1  125.3   116.7  112.3  116.2  112.1r
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 135.6  130.6  135.0  130.2   143.0  127.5  142.9  127.5   144.5  123.5  142.8  123.2   116.3  112.7  116.1  112.7
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   124.5  120.6  124.5  120.5   133.9  120.7  132.6  120.4   138.4  121.8  137.9  121.5   114.7  112.0  114.5  111.8
    V  - Bicol                      129.3  126.5  128.9  125.4   142.3  123.8  140.9  123.2   144.0  128.7  143.4  128.2   115.8  112.6  115.3  112.0
   VI  - Western Visayas            132.8  122.0  132.9  121.6   150.1  135.9r 148.8  135.9r  145.1  127.9  144.3  127.8   112.8  110.0  112.5  109.8
  VII  - Central Visayas            130.8  128.5  129.9  128.1   128.6  118.0  128.6  118.2   145.6  132.7  145.2  132.7   116.3  113.3  116.2  113.1
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            116.5  114.2  116.3  114.0   138.2  126.0  136.9  125.6   139.4  124.3  138.6  124.1   114.8  113.4  114.4  113.4
   IX  - Western Mindanao           119.1  113.9  118.6  113.3   137.6  119.2  136.8  118.8   136.1  118.2  135.4  117.8   113.0  109.8  112.8  109.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao          124.0  120.1r 123.9  119.9r  151.0  123.7  148.6  121.5   146.0  128.4r 145.0  127.9r  116.8  113.1r 116.4  112.7r
   XI  - Southern Mindanao          123.3  117.1  122.9  116.8   145.2  122.6  143.4  118.2   145.5  126.0  144.8  125.7   119.4  113.7  118.9  113.5
  XII  - Central Mindanao           116.7  114.7  116.7  113.6   141.4  117.4  141.1  116.6r  139.5  126.4  138.9  126.0   113.7  109.5  113.0  109.4
 XIII  - Caraga                     126.7  117.1r 126.2  116.7r  135.2  116.1r 133.6  115.3r  142.6  124.2  141.9  123.9   113.9  111.2  113.7  110.3
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       136.1  124.6  134.2  124.6   135.3  124.0  135.1  123.9   147.0  127.1  145.5  126.6   122.8  117.2  122.5  116.6

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r - revised

Source:  Economic Indices and Indicators Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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