Table 8. Year-on-Year Regional Inflation Rates by Commodity Group: April and March 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 8.3 6.4 11.4 8.2 3.9 3.6 3.8 3.1 8.0 6.2 6.9 6.4 2.6 2.4
National Capital Region (NCR) 7.4 5.4 11.1 8.4 5.2 5.0 2.5 1.1 6.6 1.4 8.5 7.9 1.6 1.1
Areas Outside NCR 8.7 6.8 11.5 8.1 3.4 3.0 4.9 4.9 8.8 8.9 5.9 5.5 3.0 2.8
Regions:
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 6.9 5.5 11.3 7.6 2.9 2.3 3.5 2.1 -0.2 5.7 5.6 5.2 1.3 1.1
I - Ilocos 7.9 5.3 10.9 6.5 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.7 10.2 10.6 4.2 3.9 1.9 1.6
II - Cagayan Valley 8.6 6.6 10.4 7.1 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.5 15.4 15.2 6.0 5.4 2.3 2.1
III - Central Luzon 10.1 8.5 11.1 8.1 2.8 2.6 16.9 16.9 10.6 11.8 6.2 5.6 3.4 2.6
IV-a - Calabarzon 7.0 5.4 10.4 7.6 2.6 2.6 1.6 1.7 7.1 4.3 5.5 5.1 2.6 2.6
IV-b - Mimaropa 10.2 6.9 14.2 8.5 2.8 2.5 5.9 5.4 7.8 7.5 5.2 4.9 2.2 2.2
V - Bicol 7.8 6.7 11.5 9.5 2.9 2.8 1.9 2.0 3.8 4.5 4.7 4.6 2.7 2.4
VI - Western Visayas 9.2 7.5 12.3 8.3 2.3 2.1 2.7 2.7 11.7 16.9 6.7 6.4 4.6 4.3
VII - Central Visayas 9.9 6.4 13.5 7.5 7.2 5.4 1.0 0.8 8.7 8.5 8.5 8.0 3.9 3.3
VIII - Eastern Visayas 10.0 7.3 13.5 9.1 3.0 2.6 3.4 3.2 10.6 9.9 5.9 5.1 2.1 1.8
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 8.6 8.4 10.3 9.8 6.8 6.0 5.1 5.1 8.7 11.4 6.4 5.7 4.5 4.2
X - Northern Mindanao 8.6 7.4 10.5 8.5 3.0 3.6 11.9 10.9 7.5 6.8 4.9 4.6 1.3 1.5
XI - Davao 8.4 6.4 11.8 8.4 4.9 4.0 2.6 2.4 9.6 8.6 4.8 4.5 2.8 2.6
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 10.8 7.4r 13.9 8.4 6.7 4.7 6.4 6.2 9.6 8.1r 7.8 7.3 3.2 2.7
XIII - Caraga 10.0 8.7 12.3 10.3 3.4 3.1 10.6 10.2 8.3 8.4 6.1 5.2 3.3 3.2
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 8.9 6.7 10.4 7.0 4.2 4.8 3.2 3.0 11.4 10.4 7.2 6.7 5.6 6.2
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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: May 6, 2008
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