Table 8. Year-on-Year Regional Inflation Rates by Commodity Group: May and April 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 3.3 4.8 5.9 8.0 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.2 -4.9 -2.4 0.4 1.7 2.9 3.0
National Capital Region (NCR) 0.8 2.2 3.7 5.2 1.4 1.4 2.9 2.9 -3.7 0.3 -4.3 -2.3 2.4 2.5
Areas Outside NCR 4.2 5.8 6.5 8.9 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.3 -5.6 -3.9 3.2 4.2 3.0 3.1r
Regions:
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 2.7 4.9 5.8 8.8 1.0 0.9 0.5 2.5 -6.3 -4.4 0.8 2.7 1.5 1.7
I - Ilocos 3.7 5.0 6.3 8.5 2.3 2.4 2.6 3.1 -8.9 -9.7 2.9 3.6 2.8 3.1
II - Cagayan Valley 5.3 6.9 7.9 10.5 2.7 2.8 5.4 5.5 -5.2 -5.6 1.6 2.3 3.1 3.4
III - Central Luzon 3.4 5.2 5.1 7.9 2.9 3.1 2.8 3.4 -11.3 -9.2 5.7 6.5 3.2 3.4
IV-a - Calabarzon 3.2 4.0 6.4 7.4 3.3 3.3 3.0 1.9 -6.6 -2.6 0.4 1.3 2.5 2.5
IV-b - Mimaropa 2.2 3.8 2.0 4.4 3.4 3.7 4.0 4.1 -2.2 -0.9 3.0 3.5 3.7 3.7
V - Bicol 4.9 6.1 5.9 7.7 2.2 2.2 4.2 4.3 -3.5 -2.9 6.9 7.8 3.5 3.6
VI - Western Visayas 6.1 7.1 9.6 11.2 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.7 -3.1 -2.7 4.0 4.8 3.3 3.4
VII - Central Visayas 3.0 4.2 4.3 5.9 4.2 4.3 1.5 1.7 -6.8 -5.7 3.8 5.0 2.5 2.1
VIII - Eastern Visayas 8.1 9.5 11.7 13.6 4.3 4.5 3.3 4.0 -4.9 -3.5 6.4 7.0 3.8 3.9
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 3.6 8.1 5.0 10.9 3.3 4.5 4.7 4.8 -4.8 -1.3 1.7 7.0 3.3 3.5
X - Northern Mindanao 5.5 8.0 7.7 12.1 1.9 2.1r 2.5 3.2 2.7 2.5 3.7 4.5 2.4 2.4
XI - Davao 5.5 7.1 7.1 9.8 4.6 4.9 7.6 7.6 -6.2 -5.8 5.1 5.7 3.6 3.6
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 4.1 5.6 4.5 6.5 4.5 4.8 5.0 6.1 3.9 4.7r 2.0 3.0 4.1 4.3
XIII - Caraga 6.7 10.4r 9.3 14.7 2.6 3.5 4.6 5.5 -4.9 -1.9 6.1 6.8 3.5 3.6r
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 5.7 9.6 7.9 13.6 2.7 3.4 6.6 6.8 -0.4 0.8 -3.4 -2.2 1.8 2.5
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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: June 5, 2009
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