Table 2. Monthly Consumer Price Index for All Income Households in the Philippines, by Commodity Group,
         Area and Region:  March and February 2010 and 2009
         (2000 = 100)

========================================================================================================================
                                                       C  O  M  M  O  D  I  T  Y       G  R  O  U  P
                                              All items        | Food, beverages and tobacco |          Clothing
Area and Region                         March       February   |     March       February    |    March       February   
                                     2010   2009   2010   2009 |  2010   2009   2010   2009  | 2010   2009   2010   2009
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Philippines                         165.0  158.1  164.6  158.0   164.8  159.9  165.3  159.3   135.5  132.7  135.1  132.4

National Capital Region (NCR)       162.4  154.6  161.2  154.9   154.1  150.5  154.8  150.3   140.5  138.3  140.0  137.7

Areas Outside NCR                   166.1  159.6  166.1  159.3   168.2  162.9  168.6  162.2   133.8  130.8  133.4  130.5
							                                                                                        
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative  
           Region                   165.6  157.6  165.7  157.8   159.5  154.3  160.3  154.0   126.4  124.4  126.1  124.3
    I  - Ilocos                     164.2  159.9  164.2  158.9   167.0  164.5  167.5  163.3   127.6  126.2  127.5  126.0
   II  - Cagayan Valley             161.4  155.4  161.8  155.4   166.9  161.0  167.7  160.9   126.4  125.5  126.2  124.7
  III  - Central Luzon              162.1  156.5  162.9  156.6   160.6  156.9  162.2  156.9   132.9  129.8  132.0  129.6
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 163.3  154.7  162.7  155.0   159.4  152.1  159.7  152.1   134.3  129.2  133.8  128.9
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   161.8  154.4  161.1  154.0   166.2  159.2  165.2  158.5   138.1  133.8  137.2  133.4
    V  - Bicol                      166.5  159.1  166.0  158.8   168.3  160.4  167.9  159.9   135.1  133.2  134.8  132.9
   VI  - Western Visayas            164.0  159.2  163.9  158.7   165.4  162.4  165.8  161.6   121.6  119.9  121.4  119.6
  VII  - Central Visayas            170.5  164.5  170.2  164.5   179.2  173.6  179.0  173.6   147.7  144.2  147.5  144.2
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            168.6  162.9  168.5  162.4   178.0  173.2  177.9  172.0   130.8  129.9  130.8  129.7
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        167.5  161.7  167.4  160.3   171.9  168.1  172.3  165.8   133.2  130.8  133.1  129.8
    X  - Northern Mindanao          172.3  167.7  172.1  166.3   174.3  172.5  174.5  170.5   132.4  130.4  132.2  130.4
   XI  - Davao                      172.4  166.3r 172.5  165.1   177.9  172.7  178.0  170.7   146.8  144.2  146.5  143.7
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               166.1  159.7  165.5  157.7   171.6  165.0  170.8  162.6   138.3  134.1  137.9  133.6
 XIII  - Caraga                     173.9  168.4  174.2  167.4   181.4  176.3  182.0  174.7   125.4  124.0  125.4  123.9
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       190.5  178.0  189.8  177.4   198.3  185.6  197.4  184.3   153.6  147.1  153.1  146.8

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Table 2. (Concluded)

=====================================================================================================================================================
                                                                    C  O  M  M  O  D  I  T  Y      G  R  O  U  P
                                        Housing and repairs    |   Fuel, light and water    |          Services          |        Miscellaneous
Area and region                         March       February   |     March       February   |     March       February   |     March       February   
                                     2010   2009   2010   2009 |  2010   2009   2010   2009 |  2010   2009   2010   2009 |  2010   2009   2010   2009
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Philippines                         145.4  142.9  145.1  142.6   212.1  185.0  206.3  185.9   187.1  175.2  186.0  176.2   130.8  128.9  130.7  128.5 
							    
National Capital Region (NCR)       142.0  140.1  141.4  139.8   253.8  211.6  239.5  214.2   186.5  172.1  184.8  174.0   127.6  126.4  127.6  125.6 
								    
Areas Outside NCR                   148.1  145.1  148.0  144.8   193.9  173.4  191.9  173.6   187.5  176.9  186.7  177.4   131.9  129.7  131.7  129.5 
							                                                                                                                      
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative  
           Region                   174.4  168.9  173.6  168.9   221.3  185.6  220.7  188.3   174.6  163.3  174.1  164.5   134.1  130.8  133.8  130.8 
    I  - Ilocos                     144.0  141.6  143.9  141.2   198.1  173.0  194.5r 169.9   176.3  171.3  175.9  171.5   138.7  137.2  138.6  137.1 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             135.0  133.3  135.0  133.2   203.0  183.7  203.3  183.6   167.4  160.3  167.0  161.0   123.4  121.9  123.3  121.6 
  III  - Central Luzon              149.8  147.4  149.8  147.2   170.8  150.9  170.7  152.2   196.2  186.0  195.7  186.4   132.3  129.5  132.2  129.3 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 152.4  147.5  152.3  147.2   200.1  180.0  194.5  182.4   188.7  174.4  187.1  175.4   129.1  127.4  128.9  127.1 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   148.9  143.9  149.0  143.9   176.4  160.7  176.6  160.4   177.2  166.0  176.7  166.3   131.0  127.2  130.3  126.9 
    V  - Bicol                      149.0  146.5  148.9  146.4   191.4  174.3  189.4  173.8   189.1  180.6  188.5  180.9   133.1  130.4  132.7  130.0 
   VI  - Western Visayas            145.3  143.0  145.2  142.8   203.8  179.9  200.8  180.4   186.3  178.5  185.6  178.6   130.1  128.7  130.0  128.6 
  VII  - Central Visayas            140.0  139.5  140.0  139.1   171.7  157.6  170.4  157.1   191.3  179.6  190.5  180.1   131.8  129.1  131.7  128.9 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            140.6  136.8  140.6  136.9   185.4  169.2  186.1r 170.2   178.5  168.7  178.1  169.4   126.9  126.3  126.9  126.3 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        135.4  135.1  135.4  134.8   205.5  178.0  203.0  178.3   188.1  175.9  187.4  176.0   133.2  130.8  132.8  130.3 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          153.2  149.8  153.0r 148.7   229.5  206.1  226.4  204.2   188.4  179.1  188.2  179.3   129.9  128.2  129.8  128.0 
   XI  - Davao                      142.0  140.9  141.9  140.8   192.6  175.7  194.6  175.0   195.8  184.5r 195.2  184.5   137.5  134.3  137.1  133.7 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               136.4  134.4  136.4  132.6   202.9  188.9r 202.9r 180.9r  182.2  173.5  181.6  173.7   129.2  127.0  129.0  126.7 
 XIII  - Caraga                     153.3  151.2  153.6  150.5   194.5  176.3  194.1  176.6   190.0  182.6  189.8  182.9   130.1  128.1  130.0  128.1 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       169.7  163.5  169.7  163.6   222.7  182.9  222.2  185.5   192.2  180.3  191.4  181.1   152.7  149.8  152.2  149.6 
								    
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
r - revised

Source:  Economic Indices and Indicators Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

Page last updated:  April 6, 2010

Related press release | CPI/Inflation Rates statistics index