Table 8. Year-on-Year Regional Inflation Rates by Commodity Group: September and August 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 11.9 12.5 16.2 17.2 4.8 4.6 5.2 5.0 8.5 7.4r 12.1 13.5 3.5 3.3
National Capital Region (NCR) 8.2 8.7 11.2 11.9 5.5 5.5 3.2 3.1 2.5 -1.7 12.8 15.5 2.3 2.4
Areas Outside NCR 13.6 14.2 17.8 18.9 4.6 4.3 6.7 6.4 11.7 12.6r 11.7 12.3 4.0 3.7
Regions:
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 12.0 12.8 17.9 19.4 2.7 2.7 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.4 10.4 11.2 2.0 2.0
I - Ilocos 12.2 12.6 17.4 17.7 2.5 2.4 3.1 3.0 6.8 8.5 10.0 10.9 3.0 2.7
II - Cagayan Valley 13.1 14.5 16.6 18.2 3.4 3.2 4.9 4.7 16.0 20.5 9.6 10.3 3.6 3.1
III - Central Luzon 13.8 14.7 15.9 17.4 3.7 3.5 16.6 15.9 11.0 14.3 12.2 12.0 4.3 3.9
IV-a - Calabarzon 10.9 10.9 15.9 16.0 3.5 3.3 2.5 2.6 7.3 4.9r 11.5 12.2 2.9 2.7
IV-b - Mimaropa 13.1 14.8 16.6 19.7 3.5 3.2 9.6 9.4 15.2 15.9 8.8 9.4 3.3 3.0
V - Bicol 12.6 13.4 16.3 17.5 3.4 3.1 4.8 4.6 7.4 9.4 13.6 14.3 3.2 2.9
VI - Western Visayas 14.6 14.8 19.7 19.6 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.7 18.9 21.1 10.6 11.3 5.8 5.6
VII - Central Visayas 14.9 15.4 20.2 20.7 9.3 7.9 2.1 1.9 11.6 13.8 12.9 14.2 5.1 4.6
VIII - Eastern Visayas 19.2 21.0 25.0 27.6 5.8 5.3 7.0 6.9 18.9 20.9 15.6 16.6 4.0 3.8
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 17.1 19.4 21.0 24.3 8.9 8.7 8.4 8.3 15.8 17.9 16.3 17.8 5.2 5.0
X - Northern Mindanao 13.8 14.9 17.1 18.9 3.7 3.1 13.4 13.5 14.2 14.8 10.3 10.8 2.1 2.0
XI - Davao 12.8 13.3 16.0 17.9 6.9 6.3 8.3 5.3 13.5 10.3 11.4 11.7 3.5 3.2
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 13.2 14.5 15.5 17.5 9.2 8.9 9.7 9.5 14.9 16.6r 11.0 12.0 4.8 4.6
XIII - Caraga 19.9 22.1 26.2 29.6 5.9 5.9 12.6 12.4 14.8 19.0 13.0 12.9 5.2 4.9
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 15.4 16.2 18.6 19.8 5.6 5.4 7.1 7.1 23.3 24.6 8.5 8.8 6.4 6.3
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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: October 7, 2008
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