Table 8. Year-on-Year Regional Inflation Rates by Commodity Group: March and February 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 6.4 7.3 11.4 12.3 2.9 3.2 3.9 4.0 -2.8 -0.7 1.6 2.7 3.1 3.3
National Capital Region (NCR) 3.2 4.7 7.5 9.5 1.3 1.3 4.2 4.2 -0.8 2.6 -2.8 -1.0 2.9 2.5
Areas Outside NCR 7.8 8.4 12.6 13.1 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.9 -3.8 -2.4 4.1 4.8 3.2 3.5
Regions:
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 6.3 7.1 12.1 12.7 1.6 1.7 3.9 3.9 -8.8 -5.7 2.9 4.0 1.9 2.1
I - Ilocos 8.0 7.5 13.8 13.1 2.4 2.6 3.4 3.5 -8.7 -10.1 3.8 4.2 3.2 3.3
II - Cagayan Valley 8.9 10.0 13.9 14.9 2.9 2.3 5.5 5.5 -5.2 -1.9 2.2 3.1 3.7 3.8
III - Central Luzon 6.6 7.5 10.7 11.7 3.2 3.6 3.5 3.4 -9.4 -6.6 6.6 7.0 3.5 3.8
IV-a - Calabarzon 5.4 6.2 10.3 11.3 3.2 3.0 1.8 2.2 -1.6 0.2 1.2 1.9 2.5 2.5
IV-b - Mimaropa 6.8 7.2 9.5 10.4 3.8 3.5 4.7 5.0 0.0 -1.3 3.4 3.9 3.6 3.6
V - Bicol 7.4 8.6 10.0 12.1 2.2 2.5 4.4 4.4 -2.7 -2.9 7.8 8.6 3.6 3.4
VI - Western Visayas 9.0 10.1 15.8 15.8 2.9 3.1 2.7 3.0 -6.8 0.4 4.9 6.5 3.6 4.7
VII - Central Visayas 7.5 8.2 11.8 12.9 6.2 7.0 1.8 1.7 -4.5 -5.1 4.4 5.1 2.9 3.4
VIII - Eastern Visayas 11.8 12.7 17.6 18.9 4.7 4.9 4.2 4.6 -2.3 -1.7 7.0 7.7 4.0 4.1
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 9.0 7.9 12.4 10.2 5.3 6.5 4.9 4.8 -1.4 -1.3 6.9 7.4 3.6 3.6
X - Northern Mindanao 9.5 9.3 14.8 13.5 2.2 2.4 4.0 6.7 3.5 3.7 4.1 4.5 2.2 2.1
XI - Davao 9.3 9.4 13.8 14.2 5.7 6.1 7.8 7.8 -5.0 -5.7 5.3 5.6 3.7 3.8
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 9.2 9.2 12.6 12.5 6.6 7.7 6.2 7.9 6.9 3.0r 2.9 3.4 4.6 5.1
XIII - Caraga 11.4 12.0 16.4 16.9 3.7 3.9 5.8 6.9 -1.4 -1.1 7.7 8.3 3.5 4.1
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 11.5 11.5 16.8 16.1 3.5 4.0 7.0 7.7 1.6 2.9 -2.0 -0.9 2.7 3.7
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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: April 7, 2009
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