Table 8. Year-on-Year Regional Inflation Rates by Commodity Group: February and January 2009
(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 7.3 7.1 12.3 12.2 3.2 4.3 4.0 4.3 -0.7 -3.8 2.7 3.2 3.3 3.6
National Capital Region (NCR) 4.7 4.3 9.5 9.1 1.3 3.9 4.2 4.0 2.6 -1.3 -1.0 -0.2 2.5 2.7
Areas Outside NCR 8.4 8.3 13.1 13.1 3.8 4.4 3.9 4.6 -2.4 -5.1 4.8 5.1 3.5 3.9
Regions:
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 7.1 6.8 12.7 12.3 1.7 2.5 3.9 5.4 -5.7 -11.1 4.0 5.0 2.1 2.0
I - Ilocos 7.5 7.0 13.1 12.7 2.6 2.8 3.5 4.4 -10.1 -13.9 4.2 4.0 3.3 3.2
II - Cagayan Valley 10.0 8.6 14.9 13.3 2.3 3.7 5.5 5.5 -1.9 -5.9 3.1 3.0 3.8 4.0
III - Central Luzon 7.5 7.2 11.7 12.2 3.6 3.8 3.4 3.7 -6.6 -13.3 7.0 7.2 3.8 4.1
IV-a - Calabarzon 6.2 6.1 11.3 11.8 3.0 3.6 2.2 2.2 0.2 -4.1 1.9 2.0 2.5 2.9
IV-b - Mimaropa 7.2 7.3 10.4 10.3 3.5 3.7 5.0 6.0 -1.3 -2.5 3.9 4.1 3.6 3.9
V - Bicol 8.6 8.2 12.1 11.9 2.5 2.9 4.4 4.8 -2.9 -7.6 8.6 8.7 3.4 3.7
VI - Western Visayas 10.1 11.6 15.8 17.4 3.1 3.8 3.0 4.1 0.4 4.6 6.5 7.0 4.7 5.4
VII - Central Visayas 8.2 9.2 12.9 14.4 7.0 9.5 1.7 1.8 -5.1 -2.5 5.1 5.3 3.4 3.6
VIII - Eastern Visayas 12.7 12.7 18.9 18.4 4.9 5.6 4.6 5.6 -1.7 -2.8 7.7 8.8 4.1 4.6
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 7.9 9.0 10.2 11.6 6.5 6.7 4.8 7.3 -1.3 -2.6 7.4 7.6 3.6 4.4
X - Northern Mindanao 9.3 9.6 13.5 12.9 2.4 3.3 6.7 12.6 3.7 1.9 4.5 5.3 2.1 2.5r
XI - Davao 9.4 8.1 14.2 11.6 6.1 6.4 7.8 8.0 -5.7 -5.6 5.6 5.7 3.8 4.1
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 9.2 8.1 12.5 10.3 7.7 7.9 7.9 9.7 2.9 1.1r 3.4 4.3 5.1 5.3
XIII - Caraga 12.0 11.5 16.9 15.4 3.9 4.1 6.9 10.2 -1.1 -2.5 8.3 8.9 4.1 5.1
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 11.5 10.7 16.1 14.6 4.0 4.8 7.7 7.8 2.9 1.3 -0.9 -0.4 3.7 5.0
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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: March 5, 2009
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