Table 8. Year-on-Year Regional Inflation Rates by Commodity Group: April and March 2005
(2000 = 100)
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All Items | Food, Beverages, | Clothing | Housing | Fuel, Light, | Services | Miscellaneous
Area and Region | and Tobacco | | and Repairs | and Water | |
Current Previous | Current Previous | Current Previous | Current Previous | Current Previous | Current Previous | Current Previous
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Philippines 8.5 8.5 7.0 7.2 3.8 3.7 4.8 4.7 19.7 18.2 14.4 14.0 3.2 3.1
National Capital Region (NCR) 8.9 8.7 4.6 5.1 3.4 3.3 6.1 6.1 32.0 28.9 13.6 13.2 2.9 2.8
Areas Outside NCR 8.4 8.3 7.9 7.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 13.8 13.1 14.8 14.4 3.3 3.3
Regions:
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 7.1 7.1 7.6 7.7 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 16.4 15.0 7.6 7.7 3.7 3.8
I - I l o c o s 10.5 9.9 10.6 10.4 5.2 4.9 6.0 5.6 15.6 13.2 14.5 13.6 5.3 5.2
II - Cagayan Valley 7.5 7.9 7.9 8.8 2.1 1.9 1.3 1.2 14.3 14.4 12.2 11.3 1.3 1.2
III - Central Luzon 8.2 8.4 7.0 7.6 4.9 4.6 1.5 1.6 13.1 11.5 18.0 17.8 3.8 3.9
IV-a - Calabarzon 7.9 7.7 6.1 5.8 3.1 3.1 4.1 3.8 11.9 12.2 17.5 17.0 3.1 3.2
IV-b - Mimaropa 7.4 6.9 7.6 6.7 5.0 4.7 3.2 3.2 10.7 10.9 13.9 13.6 2.4 2.4
V - B i c o l 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 3.1 2.9 2.3 2.2 17.4 14.9 12.4 11.9 2.9 2.8
VI - Western Visayas 9.0 8.2 8.5 7.4 2.2 2.2 8.8 8.9 10.9 10.4 13.8 13.4 2.5 2.5
VII - Central Visayas 7.0 7.0 8.3 8.2 4.0 3.8 1.8 1.8 8.8 9.0 9.8 9.7 2.0 2.6
VIII - Eastern Visayas 7.3 7.0 7.8 7.5 2.0 1.9 2.3 2.0 10.1 9.7 12.4 12.1 1.2 1.2
IX - Western Mindanao 9.7 9.5 9.8 9.8 2.8 2.0 4.2 4.6 16.4 15.4 16.3 15.1 3.4 2.9
X - Northern Mindanao 9.0 9.2 8.7 8.8 3.8 3.8 1.9 3.2 22.3 22.1 14.2 13.7 3.0 3.3
XI - Southern Mindanao 11.0 10.7 10.9 10.7 8.3 8.3 5.2 5.3 18.7 18.4 15.8 15.5 5.4 5.0
XII - Central Mindanao 7.4 8.2 6.9 8.3 4.3 4.6 1.7 1.7 19.8 19.8 10.4 10.4 3.6 3.8
XIII - Caraga 10.2 10.6 10.1 11.1 2.8 2.9 7.6 8.2 17.8 16.5 15.1 14.8 2.6 2.4
ARMM - Autonomous Region in
in Muslim Mindanao 9.7 9.8 9.6 10.2 5.7 5.6 9.3 9.2 10.7 9.1 15.1 15.7 7.0 4.8
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Source: Economic Indices and Indicators Division
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Page last updated: May 5, 2005
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