Table 8. Year-on-Year Regional Inflation Rates by Commodity Group: February and January 2008
(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 5.4 4.9 6.8 5.9 3.4 2.3 2.8 2.3 4.6 5.5 5.9 5.4 2.1 1.6
National Capital Region (NCR) 4.1 3.9 5.9 5.4 4.8 2.4 0.9 0.8 -0.6 1.0 7.1 7.0 0.9 0.7
Areas Outside NCR 6.0 5.3 7.1 6.2 2.9 2.2 4.3 3.6 7.4 8.1r 5.2 4.5 2.5 1.9
Regions:
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 4.7 4.3 6.2 5.4 2.2 1.5 2.1 0.6 5.2 11.4 4.8 3.5 1.0 0.9
I - Ilocos 4.9 4.5 5.8 5.0 1.7 1.5 1.3 0.7 10.3 11.0 3.6 3.3 1.7 1.6
II - Cagayan Valley 4.8 4.5 4.8 4.5 2.4 0.9 2.4 2.4 10.6 11.1 5.0 4.4 1.7 1.0
III - Central Luzon 7.6 6.7 6.9 5.2 2.1 1.6 16.9 17.1 9.1 10.7 5.5 4.9 2.2 1.6
IV-a - Calabarzon 4.8 4.2 6.8 5.5 2.9 2.5 1.1 0.9 3.6 4.6 4.9 4.4 2.6 2.0
IV-b - Mimaropa 6.1 5.5 7.2 6.9 2.7 2.4 5.1 3.7 8.5 7.6 4.6 4.2 2.0 1.3
V - Bicol 5.2 5.0 6.7 6.4 2.4 2.0 2.0 1.8 4.9 7.4 4.0 3.5 2.4 1.9
VI - Western Visayas 6.1 5.1 7.8 6.5 1.7 1.0 2.4 1.1 8.4 8.2 5.1 4.1 3.5 2.9
VII - Central Visayas 5.4 4.4 6.0 4.4 4.8 2.6 0.7 0.5 8.4 8.4 7.5 7.3 2.7 2.5
VIII - Eastern Visayas 6.1 5.5 7.2 6.5 2.2 1.4 3.0 2.9 9.8 8.5 4.9 4.0 1.8 1.3
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 8.6 8.5r 10.6 11.2r 4.0 3.8 4.9 2.1 11.0 10.8 5.2 4.6 4.1 3.1
X - Northern Mindanao 7.0 5.7 8.4 7.2 3.6 2.8 7.3 1.8 8.2 9.7 4.4 4.0 1.4 1.1
XI - Davao 5.5 5.2 6.9 7.2 3.5 3.1 2.4 1.3 7.8 5.3 4.2 3.6 2.2 1.7
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 6.7 6.3r 7.8 7.8 3.4 2.9 3.2 1.6 8.7 8.3r 6.9 6.2 1.9 1.7
XIII - Caraga 7.6 6.6 8.8 8.0 2.8 2.4 8.6 4.8 8.0 8.0 5.4 4.3 2.8 2.0
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 7.4 7.6 8.3 9.2 4.7 4.7 2.4 2.3 10.8 9.4 6.4 5.8 5.6 4.3
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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: March 5, 2008
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