Table 8   Year-on-Year 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                          3.9      4.2       3.3      4.1        5.6      6.0       3.9      3.7       5.3      5.1       2.4      2.5        2.8      3.0 

National Capital Region (NCR)        3.5      3.0       1.8      2.2        2.6      2.7       3.7      2.7       5.3      4.2       0.4      0.5        2.5      3.2

Areas Outside NCR                    4.0      4.5       3.6      4.5        6.1      6.6       4.0      4.1       5.4      5.5       3.1      3.2        2.8      3.0
							   
Regions:
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	 
           Region                    2.8      3.0       3.3      3.6        4.6      5.0       1.6      1.8       2.3      2.6       2.3      2.2        1.8      1.4
    I  - Ilocos                      2.6      4.1       2.2      4.5        5.5      5.8       1.0      0.9       4.3      6.5       0.8      0.8        5.2      5.3
   II  - Cagayan Valley              2.0      2.4       1.4      1.9        7.7      7.3       2.5      2.1       2.7      3.2       1.7      1.6        1.8      1.7
  III  - Central Luzon               4.4      5.0       3.7      4.6        3.4      3.9       4.6      5.2       6.9      6.8       2.1      2.2        3.8      3.8
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  4.6      4.8       2.8      3.6        6.9      8.1       5.1      4.9       8.3      7.8       4.3      4.4        1.4      1.4
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    2.8      3.6       1.4      2.7        5.3      5.9       6.1      6.1       5.1      5.5       2.7      2.8        4.2      4.7
    V  - Bicol                       3.2      4.2       2.7      4.5        4.8      5.9       3.0      3.1       2.6      2.9       2.2      3.2        2.3      2.4
   VI  - Western Visayas             3.9      4.7       3.4      4.4        7.7      8.9       4.0      4.1       5.1      5.5       3.4      3.4        2.3      2.6
  VII  - Central Visayas             2.4      2.8       2.2      3.4        3.4      3.8       3.6      3.0       2.5      2.5       2.4      1.6        1.4      1.5
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             3.6      4.0       4.4      4.9        5.9      5.8       1.2      1.1       3.5      3.8       1.0      1.1        1.8      1.8
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         5.4      6.3       7.9      9.7        8.7      8.9       2.8      3.0       0.3      0.1       6.6      6.6        0.9      1.5
    X  - Northern Mindanao           5.5      6.0       5.7      6.5        9.4      8.5       6.4      6.8       6.0      6.4       6.4      6.1        4.4      6.0
   XI  - Davao                       4.5      4.6       5.2      4.9        7.4      8.0       4.0      4.6       3.0      3.9       3.2      4.1        4.6      5.1
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                3.5      4.1       3.1      4.2        5.8      6.4       4.0      4.7       4.4      4.2       2.4      2.5        4.9      4.9
 XIII  - Caraga                      5.5      5.8       5.7      6.3        7.4      6.7       5.3      5.2       7.9      7.6       2.0      2.2        4.5      5.6
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			 
           in Muslim Mindanao        6.6      6.9       7.7      8.2       10.6   1  0.5       3.3      3.4       5.0      5.2       5.4      4.9        3.5      3.6

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Table 8--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                          5.3      6.0      -0.2     -0.4        2.5      1.8       5.0      4.7       3.6      3.2

National Capital Region (NCR)        5.1      5.8      -0.5     -0.5        2.5     -0.1       3.8      3.8       4.9      3.1

Areas Outside NCR                    5.4      6.0       0.0     -0.3        2.4      2.5       5.3      5.0       3.0      3.2
							    
Regions:
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	 
           Region                    4.0      4.5      -0.1     -0.1        0.4      0.4       3.3      3.3       0.8      1.0
    I  - Ilocos                      3.5      3.9      -0.2     -0.2        0.2      0.2       3.6      3.6       0.6      0.6
   II  - Cagayan Valley              5.8      6.5      -0.8     -0.7       -2.0     -2.1       0.3      0.2       1.9      1.7
  III  - Central Luzon               3.7      5.0       2.1      0.9        6.8      6.5       8.5      8.5       3.5      3.1
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  7.1      7.5      -0.9     -1.0        2.4      2.4       5.7      5.7       3.7      4.0
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    4.1      4.3       0.2      0.2        1.4      1.8       2.0      2.0       3.6      3.9
    V  - Bicol                       7.9      8.3       1.0      0.8        1.2      1.3       5.3      5.3       3.6      3.9
   VI  - Western Visayas             4.7      5.0      -0.6     -0.7        3.6      3.7       6.2      6.2       3.6      4.8
  VII  - Central Visayas             4.3      4.9       0.2      0.2        1.4      1.2       4.4      1.3       1.5      1.1
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             2.8      3.4       0.0      0.0        2.4      2.3       4.9      4.9       1.9      1.7
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         8.2      9.1       0.0      0.0        0.9      2.0       2.5      2.5       1.6      1.5
    X  - Northern Mindanao           6.1      6.9      -2.6     -2.5        0.6     -0.1       4.7      4.7       4.4      5.1
   XI  - Davao                       5.8      6.1       0.3      0.1        2.5      3.0       4.0      4.0       3.7      3.7
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                5.5      5.6      -1.3     -1.3        2.7      2.7       3.0      3.0       3.0      2.8
 XIII  - Caraga                      4.1      4.2       0.6      0.7        1.3      1.3       7.9      7.9       1.9      1.9
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			 
           in Muslim Mindanao        7.1      7.5      -0.4     -0.4        1.7      1.8       4.3      4.3       3.6      3.6

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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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