Table 7. Month-on-Month Regional Inflation Rates by Commodity Group: March 2006 and February 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 0.4 1.0 0.2 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.7 0.4 2.9 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.4
National Capital Region (NCR) 0.2 1.2 -0.3 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.7 3.5 0.4 0.9 0.5 0.5
Areas Outside NCR 0.4 1.0 0.3 1.0 0.2 0.3 1.1 0.5 0.2 2.6r 0.2 1.0 0.3 0.4
Regions:
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 0.0 0.9 -0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.1 0.7 5.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.4
I - Ilocos 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 1.7 0.6 3.3 2.8 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.4
II - Cagayan Valley 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.7 1.8r 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.4
III - Central Luzon 0.2 1.3 0.2 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.0 -0.1 3.0 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.7
IV-a - Calabarzon 0.5 1.0 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.6 2.6 0.1 -0.1 2.4 0.1 1.6 0.5 0.3
IV-b - Mimaropa 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.2
V - Bicol 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.4 2.2r 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.5
VI - Western Visayas 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 -2.3 3.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.5
VII - Central Visayas 0.5 1.1 0.8 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.4 -0.4 2.0 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1
VIII - Eastern Visayas 0.5 0.8 0.2 1.1 0.7 0.5 2.3 0.4 0.4 1.1 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.3
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 0.3 1.4 0.3 1.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.1 2.3 0.3 1.5 0.3 0.8
X - Northern Mindanao 0.7 1.2 0.9 1.3 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.0 2.2 0.2 1.1r 0.4 0.7
XI - Davao 0.6 1.2 0.4 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 2.8 1.9 0.8 1.4 0.6 0.3
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 0.5 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.3 -0.7 4.2 0.7 0.9 0.3 0.2
XIII - Caraga 0.4 1.3 0.3 1.7 0.4 0.2 -0.1 0.0 1.0 2.8 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.2
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 0.9 2.0 0.9 2.8 0.1 0.9 1.8 0.9 0.6 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5
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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: April 5, 2006
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