Table 8. Year-on-Year Regional Inflation Rates by Commodity Group: December and November 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 8.0 9.9 12.7 13.8 5.0 4.9 5.3 5.3 -1.7 7.5 4.6 7.5 3.9 3.8
National Capital Region (NCR) 4.5 6.8 8.2 9.3 5.5 5.6 3.3 3.3 0.6 10.5 1.6 5.6 2.9 2.8
Areas Outside NCR 9.6 11.2 14.2 15.2 4.8 4.8 6.7 6.7 -2.8 5.9 6.3 8.6 4.2 4.2
Regions:
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 8.3 9.6 14.6 15.8 2.7 2.8 5.4 5.4 -8.0 -2.6 5.7 7.2 2.0 2.0
I - Ilocos 8.1 10.0 14.2 14.9 2.6 2.6 4.4 4.1 -11.4 1.5 4.7 6.9 3.3 3.3
II - Cagayan Valley 9.6 11.3 14.2 15.2 3.9 3.8 5.4 4.9 -2.1 7.3 3.9 6.5 4.0 3.9
III - Central Luzon 9.5 11.0 12.5 12.8 4.0 3.8 17.0 16.9 -10.2 0.9 7.8 9.9 5.1 4.8
IV-a - Calabarzon 7.4 9.4 13.4 14.3 3.6 3.6 2.2 2.2 -2.6 8.2 4.5 7.3 3.0 2.9
IV-b - Mimaropa 7.7 9.2 9.7 11.2 3.7 3.8 9.0 9.0 0.0 7.7 4.9 6.3 4.0 3.8
V - Bicol 8.1 9.7 11.2 12.4 3.1 3.3 5.3 5.5 -5.9 1.7 9.2 11.2 3.9 3.6
VI - Western Visayas 11.9 13.0 17.4 18.0 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.2 7.3 12.6 7.5 9.1 5.6 6.0
VII - Central Visayas 10.4 11.5 15.9 16.4 10.3 10.2 2.1 2.1 -0.9 4.8 6.2 8.6 4.2 5.1
VIII - Eastern Visayas 13.7 16.5 19.3 22.2 6.2 6.0 7.0 7.0 0.2 10.1 10.0 12.3 4.9 4.5
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 11.4 13.2 15.1 16.7 8.7 8.8 8.7 8.7 -2.7 4.4 9.1 11.9 5.4 5.5
X - Northern Mindanao 10.8 12.5 14.0 15.8 4.1 4.2 13.5 13.4 5.0 10.7 6.3 8.1 2.5 2.5
XI - Davao 9.1 10.4 13.4 14.6 6.3 6.5 8.2 8.3 -6.0 -0.9 6.5 8.3 3.9 4.0
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 10.0 11.5 12.3 13.4 10.0 9.9 10.4 11.1 5.2 12.2 5.7 8.2 6.1 5.6
XIII - Caraga 13.4 16.2 18.0 20.9 5.5 5.8 11.1 12.4 0.0 7.9 10.2 11.7 5.2 5.3
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 13.0 14.6 17.3 18.8 5.5 5.6 8.2 7.2 5.8 12.7 1.7 5.4 6.1 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: January 6, 2009
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