Table 8.  Year-on-Year Regional Inflation Rates by Commodity Group: December and November 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                        3.9      3.2       4.8      3.9       1.6      1.9       1.1      1.1       5.3      2.3r      4.9      4.4       1.3      1.3

 National Capital Region (NCR)     3.5      2.6       4.7      3.5       1.2      1.6       0.8      0.8       0.7     -1.8       6.4      5.3       0.7      0.9

 Areas Outside NCR                 4.2      3.5r      4.9      4.0       1.8      1.9       1.4      1.4       7.8      4.6r      4.2      3.8       1.6      1.4
 
Regions:
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                  3.6      2.5       4.3      2.5       1.3      1.4       0.6      0.6      10.0      8.2       3.1      2.8       0.9      0.9
    I  - Ilocos                    3.8      3.0       3.9      3.3       1.3      1.3       0.5      0.6      10.9      6.4       3.1      3.0       1.7      2.0
   II  - Cagayan Valley            3.4      2.5       3.1      2.2       0.8      1.4       1.5      1.5       9.9      5.7       4.1      3.5       1.0      1.0
  III  - Central Luzon             4.5      3.8       4.3      3.6       1.1      1.2       3.8      3.9      11.8      7.2       4.1      4.0       0.6      0.6
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                3.3      2.6       4.0      3.3       2.7      3.1       0.9      1.0       3.8      0.6       3.8      3.5       1.7      1.6
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                  5.0      4.4       6.4      5.5       2.2      2.5       2.3      2.5       7.8      4.4       3.9      3.5       1.1      1.2
    V  - Bicol                     4.8      4.1       6.2      5.3       1.8      1.7       1.1      1.1       7.4      5.3       3.6      3.1       1.7      1.6
   VI  - Western Visayas           4.7      3.9       5.7      4.9       0.8      0.8       1.0      1.0       7.6      4.2       4.4      4.0       2.7      2.5
  VII  - Central Visayas           3.2      3.1       2.6      2.8       1.8      1.2       0.2      0.3       7.5      4.4       6.8      6.3       1.9      1.2
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas           4.4      3.0       5.2      3.4       0.7      0.6       1.6      1.5       7.9      5.0       3.7      3.1       0.9      0.8
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula       5.7      4.6       6.8      5.3       2.1      2.0       0.9      0.8      11.9      9.3       4.0      3.5       2.1      1.9
    X  - Northern Mindanao         4.9      3.8       6.1      4.4       2.0      2.0       2.3      2.3       8.5      6.8       3.8      3.3       0.6      0.8
   XI  - Davao                     4.7      3.8r      6.2      4.8       3.1      2.8       0.5      0.5       7.4      5.7r      3.6      3.2       1.7      1.6
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN              5.0      4.1       6.2      5.1       0.5      0.4       0.6      0.1       6.6      3.4r      5.6      5.8       0.8      0.8
 XIII  - Caraga                    4.5      3.0       5.0      3.2       1.3      1.4       3.7      2.5       7.3      4.4       3.5      2.8       1.5      1.1
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao      6.4      6.2       7.7      7.4       4.8      4.6       2.1      2.5       7.8      5.7       5.8      5.4       3.2      3.9r

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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:  January 8, 2008

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