Consumer Price Index for All Income Household in the Philippines, by Selected Commodities
and by Geographic Area: March 2009
(2000 = 100)

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Commodity Group                Phils.    NCR   AONCR     CAR       I      II     III    IV-A    IV-B       V      VI     VII    VIII      IX       X      XI     XII    XIII    ARMM
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All items                      158.1   154.6   159.6   157.6   159.9   155.4   156.5   154.7   154.4   159.1   159.2   164.5   162.9   161.7   167.7   166.4   159.7   168.4   178.0

  I. Food, beverages,		   
       and tobacco             159.9   150.5   162.9   154.3   164.5   161.0   156.9   152.1   159.2   160.4   162.4   173.6   173.2   168.1   172.5   172.7   165.0   176.3   185.6

   * Food                      161.1   151.4   164.2   155.6   166.0   162.4   157.5   152.5   161.1   161.8   164.1   175.8   175.5   169.4   174.3   174.7   166.8   178.1   188.5
       Cereal and cereal
         preparations          175.6   173.4   176.0   171.0   186.1   177.4   168.5   164.3   171.3   173.2   171.0   181.2   193.8   176.8   183.0   186.7   175.1   178.1   188.6
         Cereals               173.9   159.3   176.0   175.3   178.6   182.7   167.9   161.9   172.5   174.7   174.0   179.7   191.8   172.6   185.9   186.0   175.0   178.5   189.1
           Rice                172.9   159.7   175.0   175.9   179.0   184.5   167.3   162.0   172.5   176.2   175.8   174.4   193.8   170.6   176.7   184.2   171.8   177.2   188.0
           Corn                184.3   130.5   185.3   138.5   150.3   143.0   211.0   148.4   175.4   158.0   140.5   190.6   155.2   177.1   208.2   192.4   204.6   191.0   240.8
         Cereal preparations   181.2   196.3   175.9   156.4   218.6   156.9   170.6   170.0   165.3   167.4   156.8   188.3   205.0   198.5   168.6   189.8   175.9   175.5   186.1
       Dairy products          190.8   187.4   192.2   209.0   214.3   181.2   206.7   194.6   191.5   184.4   173.3   182.9   182.4   214.2   192.2   178.3   179.9   184.5   192.0
       Eggs                    153.0   156.8   151.8   137.2   153.2   151.4   141.4   140.1   153.2   147.5   156.2   153.9   169.8   188.1   173.0   166.4   147.5   158.2   177.1
       Fish                    157.9   134.0   164.0   133.2   157.7   151.7   147.6   161.7   157.4   152.8   170.3   180.1   163.2   159.4   179.6   180.8   164.4   197.5   183.7
       Fruits and vegetables   146.1   119.7   155.5   148.8   129.6   146.7   136.8   131.6   145.6   141.2   166.7   201.5   173.7   169.4   179.8   175.3   167.2   183.5   207.9
       Meat                    154.5   153.3   155.0   148.5   161.1   152.3   156.8   151.7   158.5   159.6   148.9   153.7   153.3   152.0   158.7   153.7   160.6   161.2   181.7
       Miscellaneous foods     151.4   148.7   152.6   143.1   155.3   166.0   152.0   141.3   148.0   157.2   152.4   167.3   155.9   159.3   153.0   164.3   154.2   163.5   178.9
   * Beverages                 147.2   137.4   150.8   134.1   152.2   151.5   157.0   152.0   137.3   144.8   148.5   147.5   143.3   154.9   154.9   157.6   150.5   157.4   146.2
   * Tobacco                   137.5   144.4   136.2   131.4   133.0   129.2   139.7   137.1   135.1   131.0   132.9   136.2   134.7   139.0   137.2   135.8   137.3   141.1   143.8
							   
     Nonfood                   156.3   157.3   155.8   161.1   154.1   147.1   156.0   157.3   148.3   157.5   155.4   153.4   149.0   152.6   162.0   159.1   152.9   157.2   165.0
							   
 II. Clothing                  132.7   138.3   130.8   124.4   126.2   125.5   129.8   129.2   133.8   133.2   119.9   144.2   129.9   130.8   130.4   144.2   134.1   124.0   147.1
						   
     Footwear                  140.9   150.5   137.1   129.2   125.5   131.9   131.2   140.2   137.7   141.8   118.0   165.4   139.8   132.4   131.8   156.0   144.8   131.4   153.6
     Ready-made apparel        129.1   132.0   128.1   122.0   126.3   123.1   128.7   123.7   132.0   129.7   120.6   137.3   126.1   130.5   129.8   139.8   130.0   120.6   144.0
     Custom clothes            131.5   139.0   130.3   129.6   134.9   126.2   145.2   131.7   136.9   126.8   120.4   129.0   126.2   121.7   134.2   120.4   124.5   128.4   160.5
							   
III. Housing and repairs       142.9   140.1   145.1   168.9   141.6   133.3   147.4   147.5   143.9   146.5   143.0   139.5   136.8   135.1   149.9   140.9   134.4   151.2   163.5
						   
     Minor repairs             155.0   141.5   159.4   142.7   156.9   147.5   175.5   164.3   151.9   154.2   152.8   148.4   167.6   160.1   160.0   171.2   153.2   162.4   172.8
     Rentals                   142.1   140.1   143.8   170.1   137.5   131.8   145.4   146.9   143.2   145.5   141.9   138.4   133.0   132.8   149.1   137.7   132.7   149.7   163.0
							   
 IV. Fuel, light, and water    185.0   211.6   173.4   185.6   173.0   183.7   150.9   180.0   160.7   174.3   179.9   157.6   169.2   178.0   206.1   175.7   188.8   176.3   182.9
						   
     Fuel                      203.5   219.4   200.7   212.4   199.2   194.8   227.6   218.9   185.6   188.7   172.6   191.7   205.6   188.3   226.5   192.3   182.4   181.7   196.7
     Light                     170.5   200.0   152.2   126.8   148.8   170.6   106.6   171.1   125.0   156.4   184.8   140.3   121.0   179.0   190.4   160.7   192.0   155.9   146.2
     Water                     197.9   253.7   162.1   254.0   168.1   180.7   165.7   144.2   136.6   174.2   199.3   112.0   156.2   142.7   185.3   171.9   244.2   214.4   167.2
							   
  V. Services                  175.2   172.1   176.9   163.3   171.3   160.3   186.0   174.4   166.0   180.6   178.5   179.6   168.7   175.9   179.1   184.6   173.5   182.6   180.3
						   
     Educational               189.7   200.2   184.2   173.0   158.9   171.9   185.8   186.4   180.6   176.8   187.3   206.1   177.6   166.0   194.0   203.0   171.8   179.0   182.9
     Medical                   174.7   188.6   170.1   158.0   175.3   137.5   164.9   170.4   156.4   172.4   184.9   162.0   160.8   166.4   164.7   174.1   174.3   177.2   265.9
     Personal                  151.0   158.4   145.4   131.5   148.9   135.6   149.0   138.7   140.3   148.5   160.1   144.4   141.3   133.3   139.7   161.6   145.2   153.0   164.7
     Recreational              131.7   138.9   127.5   104.0   132.9   110.0   145.4   140.2   109.3   117.8   129.8   129.7   120.8   113.6   124.1   128.3   114.6   111.1   122.4
     Transportation			   
       and communication       176.8   162.5   186.0   168.0   185.3   175.8   203.8   179.4   176.1   200.5   178.3   180.4   179.5   202.1   188.8   185.4   183.9   199.2   167.7
     Other Services            126.5   152.2   121.3                                           104.2           114.3           100.0           117.6                           170.2
							   
 VI. Miscellaneous             128.9   126.4   129.7   130.8   137.2   121.9   129.5   127.4   127.2   130.4   128.7   129.1   126.3   130.8   128.2   134.3   127.0   128.1   149.8
						   
     Household furnishing
       and equipment           119.3   110.8   122.0   115.8   121.3   111.8   129.4   117.8   119.6   125.8   124.9   124.6   119.7   116.4   114.8   138.1   110.3   114.1   130.7
     Household operations      136.8   136.0   137.0   129.5   144.3   129.9   140.1   130.0   134.6   134.0   133.6   131.2   134.4   149.2   137.4   137.1   145.5   140.8   173.2
     Personal care and effects 133.7   135.2   133.2   139.6   143.7   121.6   128.6   133.4   128.8   135.2   131.2   130.1   127.5   134.7   136.1   133.1   134.0   135.4   156.4
     Other miscellaneous items 120.5   113.1   123.3   126.3   126.3   126.3   120.8   122.1   126.3   116.8   122.7   130.9   123.1   113.9   123.4   123.9   124.0   126.3   134.4

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r - revised

Source:  Economic Indices and Indicators Division, Prices and Indicators Section
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

Notes:
         Region IV-A - Calabarzon
         Region IV-B - Mimaropa

Page last updated:  April 7, 2009

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