Table 8. Year-on-Year Regional Inflation Rates by Commodity Group: October and September 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 11.2 11.8r 15.0 16.1r 4.9 4.8 5.3 5.2 10.7 8.5 10.2 12.1 3.7 3.5
National Capital Region (NCR) 8.0 8.2 10.1 11.2 5.6 5.5 3.4 3.2 10.0 2.5 10.0 12.8 2.5 2.3
Areas Outside NCR 12.6 13.5r 16.5 17.7r 4.8 4.6 6.7 6.7 11.2 11.7 10.4 11.7 4.0 3.9r
Regions:
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 11.0 12.0 17.2 17.9 2.6 2.7 5.4 6.0 3.0 6.0 9.0 10.4 2.0 2.0
I - Ilocos 11.3 12.2 16.3 17.4 2.6 2.5 3.7 3.1 5.5 6.8 8.7 10.0 2.9 3.0
II - Cagayan Valley 12.4 13.1 15.7 16.6 3.8 3.4 4.9 4.9 14.8 16.0 8.2 9.6 3.8 3.6
III - Central Luzon 12.6 13.8 14.1 15.9 3.6 3.7 16.9 16.6 8.4 11.0 11.4 12.2 4.7 4.3
IV-a - Calabarzon 10.4 10.8r 14.8 15.6r 3.6 3.5 2.3 2.5 10.6 7.3 9.7 11.5 2.8 2.9
IV-b - Mimaropa 11.4 13.0r 14.2 16.4r 3.4 3.5 9.5 9.6 13.4 15.2 7.7 8.8 3.4 3.3
V - Bicol 11.4 12.6 14.6 16.3 3.5 3.4 5.0 4.8 7.1 7.4 12.3 13.6 3.3 3.2
VI - Western Visayas 13.9 14.6 18.6 19.7 3.8 3.6 4.2 3.7 17.8 18.9 9.7 10.6 5.9 5.8
VII - Central Visayas 13.5 14.9 18.4 20.2 9.7 9.3 2.1 2.1 10.1 11.6 11.2 12.9 5.2 5.1
VIII - Eastern Visayas 18.2 19.2 23.7 25.0 6.2 5.8 7.1 7.0 17.0 18.9 14.3 15.6 4.6 4.0
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 17.1 17.1 21.6 21.0 8.8 8.9 8.6 8.4 12.6 15.8 14.1 16.3 5.4 5.2
X - Northern Mindanao 13.2 13.8 16.2 17.1 4.2 3.7 13.6 13.4 12.3 14.2 9.9 10.3 2.4 2.1
XI - Davao 12.4 12.8 15.7 16.0 6.8 6.9 8.4 8.3 11.4 13.5 10.1 11.4 3.8 3.5
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 11.6 13.2 13.0 15.5 9.6 9.2 11.1 9.7 14.2 14.9 9.7 11.0 5.1 4.8
XIII - Caraga 17.9 19.9 23.2 26.2 5.7 5.9 12.6 12.6 12.4 14.8 12.5 13.0 5.3 5.2
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 15.1 15.4 18.7 18.6 5.6 5.6 7.1 7.1 19.1 23.3 7.2 8.5 6.3 6.4
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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: November 5, 2008
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