Table 8. Year-on-Year Regional Inflation Rates by Commodity Group: March and February 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 6.4 5.4 8.2 6.8 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.8 6.2 4.6 6.4 5.9 2.4 2.1
National Capital Region (NCR) 5.4 4.1 8.4 5.9 5.0 4.8 1.1 0.9 1.4 -0.6 7.9 7.1 1.1 0.9
Areas Outside NCR 6.8 6.0 8.1 7.1 3.0 2.9 4.9 4.3 8.9 7.4 5.5 5.2 2.8 2.5
Regions:
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 5.5 4.7 7.6 6.2 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.1 5.7 5.2 5.2 4.8 1.1 1.0
I - Ilocos 5.3 4.9 6.5 5.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.3 10.6 10.3 3.9 3.6 1.6 1.7
II - Cagayan Valley 6.6 4.7 7.1 4.8 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.4 15.2 10.6 5.4 4.9r 2.1 1.7
III - Central Luzon 8.5 7.6 8.1 6.9 2.6 2.1 16.9 16.9 11.8 9.1 5.6 5.5 2.6 2.2
IV-a - Calabarzon 5.4 4.8 7.6 6.8 2.6 2.9 1.7 1.1 4.3 3.6 5.1 4.9 2.6 2.6
IV-b - Mimaropa 6.9 6.1 8.5 7.2 2.5 2.7 5.4 5.1 7.5 8.5 4.9 4.6 2.2 2.0
V - Bicol 6.7 5.2 9.5 6.7 2.8 2.4 2.0 2.0 4.5 4.9 4.6 4.0 2.4 2.4
VI - Western Visayas 7.5 6.2r 8.3 7.8 2.1 1.7 2.7 2.4 16.9 8.4 6.4 5.2r 4.3 3.5
VII - Central Visayas 6.4 5.4 7.5 6.0 5.4 4.8 0.8 0.7 8.5 8.4 8.0 7.5 3.3 2.7
VIII - Eastern Visayas 7.3 6.1 9.1 7.2 2.6 2.2 3.2 3.0 9.9 9.8 5.1 4.9 1.8 1.8
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 8.4 8.6 9.8 10.6 6.0 4.0 5.1 4.9 11.4 11.0 5.7 5.2 4.2 4.1
X - Northern Mindanao 7.4 7.0 8.5 8.4 3.6 3.6 10.9 7.3 6.8 8.2 4.6 4.4 1.5 1.4
XI - Davao 6.4 5.5 8.4 6.9 4.0 3.5 2.4 2.4 8.6 7.8 4.5 4.2 2.6 2.2
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 7.3 6.7 8.4 7.8 4.7 3.4 6.2 3.2 7.5 8.7 7.3 6.9 2.7 1.9
XIII - Caraga 8.7 7.6 10.3 8.8 3.1 2.8 10.2 8.6 8.4 8.0 5.2 5.3r 3.2 2.8
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 6.7 7.4 7.0 8.3 4.8 4.7 3.0 2.4 10.4 10.8 6.7 6.4 6.2 5.6
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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 4, 2008
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