Table 8.  Year-on-Year Regional Inflation Rates by Commodity Group: November and October 2007
          (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                        3.2      2.7       3.9      3.5       1.9      1.9       1.1      1.2       2.1      1.0r      4.4      3.5       1.3      1.4

 National Capital Region (NCR)     2.6      2.4       3.5      2.9       1.6      1.8       0.8      1.0      -1.8      0.2       5.3      4.3       0.9      1.2

 Areas Outside NCR                 3.4      2.8       4.0      3.6       1.9      1.8       1.4      1.4       4.3      1.3r      3.8      3.0       1.4      1.5
 
Regions:
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                  2.5      2.3       2.5      2.6       1.4      1.6       0.6      0.6       8.2      5.5       2.8      2.2       0.9      0.9
    I  - Ilocos                    3.0      2.6       3.3      3.2       1.3      1.2       0.6      0.5       6.4      3.4       3.0      2.0       2.0      2.4
   II  - Cagayan Valley            2.5      2.3       2.2      2.6       1.4      2.0       1.5      1.5       5.7      1.1       3.5      2.9       1.0      1.1
  III  - Central Luzon             3.8      3.1       3.6      3.6       1.2      1.1       3.9      3.9       7.2      2.0       4.0      3.2       0.6      0.6
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                2.6      2.2       3.3      3.3       3.1      3.1       1.0      0.8       0.6     -0.8       3.5      2.6       1.6      1.6
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                  4.4      3.8       5.5      5.3       2.5      2.5       2.5      2.0       4.4      0.5       3.5      2.9       1.2      1.2
    V  - Bicol                     4.1      3.4       5.3      4.6       1.7      1.6       1.1      1.4       5.3      2.4       3.1      2.6       1.6      1.6
   VI  - Western Visayas           3.9      3.3       4.9      4.4       0.8      0.7       1.0      0.9       4.2      1.5       4.0      3.4       2.5      2.4
  VII  - Central Visayas           3.1      2.2       2.8      2.2       1.2      1.3       0.3      0.3       4.4      0.6       6.3      5.5       1.2      1.0
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas           3.0      2.6       3.4      3.4       0.6      0.3       1.5      1.5       5.0      1.2       3.1      2.3       0.8      0.6
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula       4.6      3.0       5.3      3.3       2.0      1.8       0.8      0.9       9.3      5.1       3.5      2.7       1.9      1.7
    X  - Northern Mindanao         3.8      3.4       4.4      3.9       2.0      2.0       2.3      2.1       6.8      6.4       3.3      2.7       0.8      0.7
   XI  - Davao                     3.3      2.8r      4.8      4.5       2.8      2.6       0.5      0.5      -0.2     -3.4r      3.2      2.4       1.6      1.7
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN              4.1      3.6       5.1      4.7       0.4      0.5       0.1      0.0       3.3      1.3r      5.8      5.0       0.8      0.8
 XIII  - Caraga                    3.0      2.1       3.2      2.0       1.4      1.4       2.5      2.6       4.4      2.1       2.8      2.7       1.1      1.3
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao      6.2      4.3       7.4      4.9       4.6      4.7       2.5      2.5       5.7      1.7       5.4      4.3       4.1      4.0

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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:  December 5, 2007

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