Table 7. Month-on-Month Regional Inflation Rates by Commodity Group: June and May 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 2.3 1.5 3.0 2.2r 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.7 4.0 1.3 0.3 0.2
National Capital Region (NCR) 1.6 1.1 1.7 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.0 -2.5 0.3 4.7 2.0 0.2 0.2
Areas Outside NCR 2.6 1.6r 3.3 2.3r 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.4 1.8 0.9 r 3.5 1.0 0.3 0.2
Regions:
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 1.7 2.4 2.6 3.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 2.1 3.4 2.8 1.1 1.9 0.1 0.5
I - Ilocos 2.0 1.3 2.5 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.2 -0.8 3.0 0.8 0.1 0.3
II - Cagayan Valley 2.6 1.9 2.7 2.9 0.2 0.1 3.2 0.1 3.3 -0.9 3.1 0.8 0.4 0.4
III - Central Luzon 1.8 1.7 2.1 2.6 0.5 0.2 0.3 1.0 1.1 1.5 3.4 0.7 0.4 0.4
IV-a - Calabarzon 1.3 0.9 1.5 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.6 3.1 0.9 0.1 0.2
IV-b - Mimaropa 2.0 1.5 2.2 2.3 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.1 3.1 0.6 3.6 0.6 0.2 0.2
V - Bicol 2.4 1.2r 2.3 1.7r 0.2 0.1 2.1 0.1 2.8 1.3 4.2 0.9 0.2 0.2
VI - Western Visayas 1.9 0.9r 2.3 1.2r 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.1 2.0 0.9 2.7 0.9 0.3 0.3
VII - Central Visayas 2.6 1.2 2.8 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.2 2.2 0.8 4.6 1.1 0.3 0.1
VIII - Eastern Visayas 3.2 1.4 3.0 1.9 1.1 0.2 0.9 0.6 4.6 1.2 6.6 0.6 0.7 0.2
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 2.9 4.6 3.7 5.8 0.2 1.3 0.8 0.1 2.4 4.5 2.8 5.3 0.2 0.2
X - Northern Mindanao 3.3 2.6 4.7 4.3 0.2 0.2 1.2 0.6 1.1 0.8 3.4 0.9 0.4 0.0
XI - Davao 5.3 1.4 7.1 2.2 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.0 3.2 1.1 6.6 0.6 0.2 0.2
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 6.9 1.7 10.4 2.3r 0.6 0.5 1.3 1.0 2.6 0.5 r 2.9 1.1 0.6 0.3
XIII - Caraga 6.3 3.2 8.8 4.7 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.8 3.8 2.3 4.1 0.8 0.4 0.2
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 5.0 3.8r 6.7 5.6r 0.3 0.8 0.7 0.1 7.3 1.1 1.4 1.5 0.4 0.7
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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: July 4, 2008
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