Table 8.  Year-on-Year Regional Inflation Rates by Commodity Group: June and May 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                         1.5      3.3       3.1      5.9       2.5      2.6       2.8      3.1      -5.4     -4.9      -1.1      0.4       2.8      2.9

 National Capital Region (NCR)     -0.1      0.8       2.4      3.7       1.3      1.4       2.5      2.9      -2.9     -3.7      -6.1     -4.3       2.3      2.4

 Areas Outside NCR                  2.2      4.2       3.3      6.5       3.0      3.1       3.0      3.3      -6.6     -5.6       2.0      3.2       2.9      3.0 
 
Regions:
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   1.7      2.7       3.4      5.8       1.1      1.0       0.5      0.5      -8.7     -6.3       3.4      0.8       1.7      1.5
    I  - Ilocos                     2.1      3.7       4.2      6.3       2.4      2.3       2.5      2.6      -9.0     -8.9       0.5      2.9       2.8      2.8
   II  - Cagayan Valley             3.3      5.3       5.7      7.9       2.6      2.7       2.2      5.4      -7.7     -5.2       0.2      1.6       2.8      3.1
  III  - Central Luzon              2.3      3.4       3.5      5.1       2.6      2.9       3.1      2.8     -11.7    -11.3       5.0      5.7       2.9      3.2
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 2.5      3.2       5.2      6.4       3.4      3.3       3.2      3.0      -7.2     -6.6      -0.4      0.4       2.6      2.5
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   1.2      2.2       0.6      2.0       3.0      3.4       3.6      4.0      -4.2     -2.2       2.0      3.0       3.8      3.7
    V  - Bicol                      3.0      4.9       3.9      5.9       2.1      2.2       2.1      4.2      -5.1     -3.5       4.7      6.9       3.3      3.5
   VI  - Western Visayas            4.7      6.1       7.5      9.6       2.6      2.7       3.0      2.7      -4.5     -3.1       2.8      4.0       3.1      3.3
  VII  - Central Visayas            1.1      3.0       1.7      4.3       4.3      4.2       0.8      1.5      -7.6     -6.8       2.4      3.8       2.5      2.5
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            5.5      8.1       8.6     11.7       3.2      4.3       3.0      3.3      -8.3     -4.9       3.4      6.4       3.0      3.8
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        1.4      3.6       1.1      5.0       3.2      3.3       3.9      4.7      -2.1     -4.8       1.9      1.7       3.3      3.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao          2.1      5.5       1.8      7.7       1.7      1.9       1.8      2.5       3.0      2.7       2.4      3.7       2.2      2.4
   XI  - Davao                      0.5      5.5      -0.4      7.1       4.2      4.6       7.1      7.6      -6.9     -6.2       0.8      5.1       3.8      3.6
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN              -2.2      4.1      -5.5      4.5       4.2      4.5       4.4      5.0       2.8      3.9       1.0      2.0       3.6      4.1
 XIII  - Caraga                     0.9      6.7       0.2      9.3       2.1      2.6       3.5      4.6      -7.3     -4.9       6.1      6.1       3.0      3.5 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region 		  
           in Muslim Mindanao       1.0      5.7       1.3      7.9       2.6      2.7       6.0      6.6      -6.4     -0.4      -2.2     -3.4       1.5      1.8

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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:  July 7, 2009

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