Table 8.  Year-on-Year Regional Inflation Rates by Commodity Group: October and September 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                        2.8      3.5       2.0      3.2       1.9      1.9       1.8      1.6       8.3     11.9r      3.7      3.2       1.2      1.3 

 National Capital Region (NCR)     2.2      3.5      -1.0      1.2       1.2      1.4       2.1      1.5      10.9     19.2       4.7      3.8       0.7      0.8 

 Areas Outside NCR                 2.9      3.5       2.8      3.8       2.1      2.1       1.6      1.6       6.9      8.1       3.1      2.8       1.3      1.5 
 							   
Regions:
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrativ
           Region                  2.7      3.6       1.5      3.3       1.4      1.4       3.6      3.6       8.4      9.0       3.0      2.8       1.1      1.3 
    I  - Ilocos                    1.6      2.3       0.8      1.7       0.5      0.6       3.2      3.6       6.4      8.9       1.8      1.2       0.6      0.7 
   II  - Cagayan Valley            1.7      2.9       1.6      4.0       1.4      1.4       0.2      0.2       4.4      2.7       1.8      1.1       1.2      1.2 
  III  - Central Luzon             1.7      2.8       1.0      2.8       2.6      2.5       1.3      1.3       2.9      4.3       3.7      3.2       1.9      2.0 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                3.0      4.2       2.7      4.4       2.9      3.3       1.4      1.4       6.2     10.6       4.4      4.1       1.2      1.3 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                  3.3      3.7       2.9      3.6       2.9      2.9       4.5      4.6       4.4      4.6       3.5      3.2       2.6      2.5 
    V  - Bicol                     3.2      3.7       3.7      4.6       1.2      1.1       1.7      1.7       4.9      5.3       2.4      2.0       2.0      2.1 
   VI  - Western Visayas           2.8      2.9       2.8      3.0       1.1      1.2       0.3      0.3       8.7      8.6       2.9      2.6       0.5      0.5 
  VII  - Central Visayas           3.7      3.5       3.0      3.0       2.2      1.9       0.8      0.4      21.7     20.0       1.8      1.5       1.7      1.8 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas           2.4      2.3       2.6      2.7       0.7      0.6       2.4      2.4       3.6      2.6       1.6      1.1       0.2      0.2 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula       3.3      2.8       3.8      3.5       1.3      1.7       0.5      0.3       6.5      3.0       2.7      2.2       1.1      1.4 
    X  - Northern Mindanao         3.5      3.4       4.0      4.0       1.4      1.4       3.7      3.6       5.0      6.0       2.4      1.8       0.5      0.4 
   XI  - Davao                     4.0      4.1       4.8      5.1       2.1      2.3       0.9      0.9       5.2      5.8r      3.9      3.5       2.1      2.3 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN              4.3      4.8r      5.5      6.3       1.9      1.8       1.1      1.1       5.9      7.5r      2.8      2.2       0.7      0.9 
 XIII  - Caraga                    3.8      4.0       4.0      4.4r      1.5      1.4       1.5      1.7      11.3     11.1       1.5      1.2       1.7      1.7 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region 		 
           in Muslim Mindanao      6.0      6.3       6.0      6.5       6.9      7.0       3.3      3.8      16.5     16.3       2.3      2.2       2.9      2.7 

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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:  November 5, 2010

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