Table 8. Year-on-Year Regional Inflation Rates by Commodity Group: August and July 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 0.1 0.2 1.8 1.6 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.4 -5.4 -4.8 -4.2 -3.9r 2.2 2.6
National Capital Region (NCR) -1.1 -1.0 2.2 2.2 1.2 1.2 2.0 2.2 -2.9 -1.7 -8.8 -9.4 1.8 2.3
Areas Outside NCR 0.6 0.7 1.6 1.5 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.5 -6.6 -6.4 -1.5 -0.4r 2.4 2.7
Regions:
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 0.6 1.0 2.1 2.7 1.4 1.1 1.1 0.4 -7.3 -6.7 -0.2 0.6 1.7 1.8
I - Ilocos 0.2 1.3 1.7 3.1 1.8 2.2 2.9 2.3 -8.2 -8.8 -3.2 -1.1 2.0 2.5
II - Cagayan Valley 1.5 2.1 3.3 4.4 1.9 1.9 3.0 2.0 -8.3 -8.3 -1.9 -1.3 2.7 2.8
III - Central Luzon 0.6 1.1 1.4 1.5 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.4 -9.7 -10.6 0.9 3.5 2.7 2.8
IV-a - Calabarzon 0.6 1.6 3.0 4.2 3.0 3.1 3.4 2.7 -6.7 -5.9 -4.3 -2.8 2.2 2.5
IV-b - Mimaropa -0.4 -0.1 -0.7 -0.2 3.1 2.8 0.8 0.9 -6.3 -6.5 -0.3 0.3 3.1 3.5
V - Bicol 1.6 1.0 2.8 1.3 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.9 -4.5 -5.6 0.0 1.3 3.2 3.3
VI - Western Visayas 1.2 1.8 2.4 2.6 1.9 2.5 2.4 2.7 -7.9 -4.3 0.5 1.4 2.4 2.9
VII - Central Visayas -1.4 -1.2 -1.5 -0.9 3.9 4.3 0.6 0.6 -7.0 -8.9 -2.2 -2.7 2.2 2.4
VIII - Eastern Visayas -0.3 0.2 0.6 0.8 2.3 2.8 1.0 2.2 -10.0 -9.3 -1.1 -0.1 2.3 2.5
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula -0.8 -1.7 -1.1 -2.8 2.5 2.9 1.0 2.1 -3.2 -3.4 -1.4 -1.8 2.7 3.1
X - Northern Mindanao 1.1 0.7 1.1 0.0 1.8 1.8 2.3 1.8 0.5 1.7 -0.2 0.9 2.1 1.8
XI - Davao 2.1 0.3 2.7 -0.7 3.3 3.9 4.6 6.7 -3.6 -4.3 0.3 -0.3 3.4 3.7
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 1.7 -0.1 2.0 -1.0 4.1 3.8 4.5 4.0 0.9 0.4 -1.8 -2.1 3.3 3.3
XIII - Caraga -1.6 -1.5r -2.0 -2.6r 1.4 1.6 1.5 2.7 -9.6 -8.4 0.5 2.1r 2.1 2.6
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 1.7 1.1 3.4 2.3 1.5 1.9 2.0 3.9 -7.9 -8.7 -3.6 -4.0 1.1 1.4
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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: September 4, 2009
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