Table 7.  Month-on-Month Regional Inflation Rates by Commodity Group: March and February 2010
          (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                         0.2      0.4      -0.3      0.1       0.3      0.2       0.2      0.1       2.8      3.8      0.6       0.1       0.1      0.2  

National Capital Region (NCR)       0.7      0.6      -0.5     -0.6       0.4      0.1       0.4      0.1       6.0      8.2      0.9      -0.3       0.0      0.2  

Areas Outside NCR                   0.0      0.4      -0.2      0.3       0.3      0.2       0.1      0.1       1.0      1.5      0.4       0.2       0.2      0.2  
							                                                                                                                                    
Regions:
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                  -0.1     -0.1      -0.5     -0.7       0.2      0.0       0.5      0.2       0.3      2.8      0.3       0.1       0.2      0.2  
    I  - Ilocos                     0.0     -0.2r     -0.3     -0.7       0.1      0.0       0.1      0.0       1.9      1.1      0.2       0.2       0.1      0.0  
   II  - Cagayan Valley            -0.2     -0.6      -0.5     -1.0       0.2      0.1       0.0     -0.1      -0.1     -0.1      0.2       0.0       0.1      0.1  
  III  - Central Luzon             -0.5     -0.1      -1.0     -0.4       0.7      0.3       0.0     -0.1       0.1     -0.1      0.3       0.1       0.1      0.5  
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 0.4      1.0      -0.2      0.8       0.4      0.5       0.1     -0.1       2.9      5.0      0.9       0.8       0.2      0.3  
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   0.4      0.1       0.6     -0.3       0.7      0.2      -0.1      1.6      -0.1     -0.4      0.3       0.2       0.5      0.3  
    V  - Bicol                      0.3      0.3       0.2      0.5       0.2      0.1       0.1      0.1       1.1     -0.4      0.3       0.0       0.3      0.3  
   VI  - Western Visayas            0.1      0.3      -0.2      0.4       0.2      0.2       0.1      0.1       1.5      0.8      0.4       0.0       0.1      0.1  
  VII  - Central Visayas            0.2      0.4       0.1      0.6       0.1      0.3       0.0      0.0       0.8      0.2      0.4       0.0       0.1      0.2  
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            0.1      0.1       0.1      0.2       0.0      0.1       0.0      0.0      -0.4      0.4r     0.2      -0.1       0.0      0.0  
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        0.1     -0.4      -0.2     -0.7       0.1      0.2       0.0      0.2       1.2      0.2      0.4       0.2       0.3      0.1  
    X  - Northern Mindanao          0.1      0.4      -0.1      0.5       0.2      0.0       0.1      0.2r      1.4      0.7      0.1       0.2       0.1      0.0  
   XI  - Davao                     -0.1      0.9      -0.1      1.4       0.2      0.2       0.1      0.1      -1.0      1.4      0.3       0.3       0.3      0.1  
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               0.4      1.1r      0.5      1.5       0.3      0.3       0.0      0.1       0.0      2.3r     0.3       0.0       0.2      0.2  
 XIII  - Caraga                    -0.2      0.8      -0.3      0.9       0.0      0.2      -0.2      1.5       0.2      1.3      0.1       0.1       0.1      0.0  
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       0.4      0.4       0.5      0.6       0.3      0.0       0.0      0.0       0.2      0.7      0.4       0.1       0.3      0.1  

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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:  April 6, 2010

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