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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