Table 8. Year-on-Year Regional Inflation Rates by Commodity Group: April and March 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 4.8 6.4 8.0 11.4 2.8 2.9 3.2 3.9 -2.4 -2.8 1.7 1.6 3.0 3.1
National Capital Region (NCR) 2.2 3.2 5.2 7.5 1.4 1.3 2.9 4.2 0.3 -0.8 -2.3 -2.8 2.5 2.9
Areas Outside NCR 5.8 7.8 8.9 12.6 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.5 -3.9 -3.8 4.2 4.1 3.2 3.2
Regions:
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 4.9 6.3 8.8 12.1 0.9 1.6 2.5 3.9 -4.4 -8.8 2.7 2.9 1.7 1.9
I - Ilocos 5.0 8.0 8.5 13.8 2.4 2.4 3.1 3.4 -9.7 -8.7 3.6 3.8 3.1 3.2
II - Cagayan Valley 6.9 8.9 10.5 13.9 2.8 2.9 5.5 5.5 -5.6 -5.2 2.3 2.2 3.4 3.7
III - Central Luzon 5.2 6.6 7.9 10.7 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.5 -9.2 -9.4 6.5 6.6 3.4 3.5
IV-a - Calabarzon 4.0 5.4 7.4 10.3 3.3 3.2 1.9 1.8 -2.6 -1.6 1.3 1.2 2.5 2.5
IV-b - Mimaropa 3.8 6.8 4.4 9.5 3.7 3.8 4.1 4.7 -0.9 0.0 3.5 3.4 3.7 3.6
V - Bicol 6.1 7.4 7.7 10.0 2.2 2.2 4.3 4.4 -2.9 -2.7 7.8 7.8 3.6 3.6
VI - Western Visayas 7.1 9.0 11.2 15.8 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.7 -2.7 -6.8 4.8 4.9 3.4 3.6
VII - Central Visayas 4.2 7.5 5.9 11.8 4.3 6.2 1.7 1.8 -5.7 -4.5 5.0 4.4 2.1 2.9
VIII - Eastern Visayas 9.5 11.8 13.6 17.6 4.5 4.7 4.0 4.2 -3.5 -2.3 7.0 7.0 3.9 4.0
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 8.1 9.0 10.9 12.4 4.5 5.3 4.8 4.9 -1.3 -1.4 7.0 6.9 3.5 3.6
X - Northern Mindanao 8.0 9.5 12.1 14.8 2.2 2.2 3.2 3.9 2.5 3.5 4.5 4.1 2.4 2.2
XI - Davao 7.1 9.2 9.8 13.8 4.9 5.7 7.6 7.8 -5.8 -5.0 5.7 5.2 3.6 3.7
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 5.6 9.2 6.5 12.6 4.8 6.6 6.1 6.2 4.8 7.0 3.0 2.9 4.3 4.6
XIII - Caraga 10.4 11.4 14.7 16.4 3.5 3.7 5.5 5.8 -1.9 -1.4 6.8 7.7 4.3 3.5
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 9.6 11.5 13.6 16.8 3.4 3.5 6.8 7.0 0.8 1.6 -2.2 -2.0 2.5 2.7
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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: May 5, 2009
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