Table 7   Month-on-Month Regional Inflation Rates by Commodity Group: January 2012 and December 2011
          (2006 = 100)

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                                                  |                   |                  |                  |                  |    Furnishing,    |  
                                                  |                   |    Alcoholic     |   Clothing and   | Housing, Water,  |Household Equipment|
                                                  |   Food and Non    |  Beverages and   |      Footwear    | Electricity, Gas,|    and Routine    |      Health
Area and Region                     All Items     |    Alcoholic      |     Tobacco      |                  |  and Other Fuels |   Maintenance of  |
                                                  |    Beverages      |                  |                  |                  |     the House	   |
                                                  |                   |                  |                  |                  |                   |
                                 Current Previous | Current Previous  | Current Previous | Current Previous | Current Previous | Current Previous  | Current Previous
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Philippines                          0.4     -0.2       0.2     -0.1        0.2      0.2       0.4      0.2       0.4     -0.1       0.2      0.2        0.2      0.1
								
National Capital Region (NCR)        0.7     -0.2      -0.2     -0.2        0.3      0.1       1.2      0.1       0.7     -0.7       0.1      0.1        0.5      0.1

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

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Table 7--Concluded

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                                                  |                   |                  |                  |                  
                                                  |                   |                  |                  | Restaurants and  
                                                  |                   |                  |                  |  Miscellaneous   
 Area and Region                    Transport     |  Communication    |    Recreation    |    Education     |Goods and Services
                                                  |                   |    and Culture   |                  |                  
                                                  |                   |                  |                  |                  
                                 Current Previous | Current Previous  | Current Previous | Current Previous | Current Previous 
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Philippines                          0.2     -0.2       0.2      0.0        0.7      0.1       0.0      0.0       0.7      0.1 

National Capital Region (NCR)        0.4     -0.2       0.0     -0.1        2.7      0.0       0.0      0.0       2.5      0.0 

Areas Outside NCR                    0.2     -0.2       0.3      0.0        0.0      0.2       0.0      0.0       0.1      0.1 
 								                                                                                           
Regions:
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                    0.2     -0.1       0.0      0.0        0.0      0.0       0.0      0.0       0.0      0.1 
    I  - Ilocos                      0.3     -0.2       0.0      0.0        0.0      0.1       0.0      0.0       0.0      0.0 
   II  - Cagayan Valley              0.2     -0.1       0.0      0.0        0.1      0.1       0.0      0.0       0.3      0.1 
  III  - Central Luzon               0.2     -0.1       1.3      0.0        0.3      0.1       0.0      0.0       0.7      0.1 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  0.2     -0.2       0.0      0.0        0.1      0.1       0.0      0.0      -0.2      0.1 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    0.5     -0.2       0.2      0.0        0.0      0.0       0.0      0.0       0.2      0.1 
    V  - Bicol                       0.1     -0.2       0.0      0.0        0.1      0.0       0.0      0.0       0.0      0.2 
   VI  - Western Visayas             0.1     -0.2       0.0     -0.2        0.0      0.4       0.0      0.0       0.0      0.0 
  VII  - Central Visayas             0.1      0.0       0.0      0.0        0.1      0.2       0.0      0.0       0.1      0.0 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             0.2     -0.2       0.0      0.0        0.1      0.0       0.0      0.0       0.2      0.0 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         0.2     -0.2       0.0      0.0        0.0      0.0       0.0      0.0       0.0      0.0 
    X  - Northern Mindanao           0.1     -0.3       0.1      0.5        0.1      0.1       0.0      0.0       0.1      0.1 
   XI  - Davao                       0.1     -0.2       0.0      0.0        0.1      0.0       0.0      0.0       0.1      0.0 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                0.2     -0.2       0.0      0.0        0.0      0.1       0.0      0.0       0.1      0.1 
 XIII  - Caraga                      0.3      0.1       0.0      0.0        0.1      0.1       0.0      0.0       0.1      0.1
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region 			
           in Muslim Mindanao        0.0      0.1       0.0     -0.1        0.0      0.0       0.0      0.0       0.0      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:  February 7, 2012

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