Table 8. Year-on-Year Regional Inflation Rates by Commodity Group: August and July 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 12.5 12.3r 17.2 17.8 4.6 4.5 5.0 4.6 7.2 5.5 13.5 12.5r 3.3 3.0
National Capital Region (NCR) 8.7 8.6 11.9 13.1 5.5 5.3 3.1 2.9 -1.7 -4.5 15.5 15.6 2.4 1.9
Areas Outside NCR 14.2 13.9 18.9 19.2 4.3 4.1 6.4 6.0 12.4 11.3 12.3 10.7r 3.7 3.4
Regions:
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 12.8 11.9 19.4 18.3 2.7 2.5 5.9 5.8 6.4 5.4 11.2 10.0 2.0 1.7
I - Ilocos 12.6 11.4 17.7 16.3 2.4 2.1 3.0 2.7 8.5 9.0 10.9 8.5 2.7 2.4
II - Cagayan Valley 14.5 14.2 18.2 17.7 3.2 3.2 4.7 6.0 20.5 19.6 10.3 9.3 3.1 2.8
III - Central Luzon 14.7 14.3 17.4 17.8 3.5 3.4 15.9 15.9 14.3 14.2 12.0 9.1 3.9 3.8
IV-a - Calabarzon 10.8 9.3 16.0 14.2 3.3 3.0 2.6 2.5 4.0 2.6 12.2 10.0 2.7 2.5
IV-b - Mimaropa 14.8 14.2 19.7 18.9 3.2 3.6 9.4 9.4 15.9 15.7 9.4 8.5 3.0 2.7
V - Bicol 13.4 13.7 17.5 18.6 3.1 3.3 4.6 4.2 9.4 10.2 14.3 12.7 2.9 2.8
VI - Western Visayas 14.8 14.4 19.6 20.4 3.5 3.1 3.7 3.0 21.1 16.5 11.3 9.9 5.6 5.1
VII - Central Visayas 15.4 14.9 20.7 20.1 7.9 7.4 1.9 1.9 13.8 12.4 14.2 14.2 4.6 4.4
VIII - Eastern Visayas 21.0 20.0 27.6 27.0 5.3 4.9 6.9 5.7 20.9 19.0 16.6 15.1 3.8 3.4
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 19.4 20.3 24.3 26.0 8.7 8.3 8.3 7.2 17.9 18.6 17.8 18.0 5.0 4.7
X - Northern Mindanao 14.9 15.4r 18.9 20.7 3.1 3.4 13.5 13.6 14.8 12.0 10.8 9.3r 2.0 2.1
XI - Davao 13.3 15.2 17.9 21.8 6.3 5.6 5.3 3.2 10.3 11.2 11.7 11.8 3.2 2.8
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 14.5 16.4 17.5 21.1 8.9 8.4 9.5 9.3 16.7 16.8r 12.0 11.7 4.6 4.3
XIII - Caraga 22.1 22.2 29.6 30.6 5.9 5.3 12.4 11.0 19.0 17.0 12.9 11.1 4.9 4.3
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 16.2 16.8 19.8 21.2 5.4 5.0 7.1 5.1 24.6 23.5 8.8 8.9 6.3 6.0
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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: September 5, 2008
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