Table 7   Month-on-Month Regional Inflation Rates by Commodity Group:  April and March 2012
          (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                         0.8       0.2       0.7      0.0        1.1      0.5       1.3      0.2       1.3      0.6       1.2      0.4        0.7      0.2 
								
National Capital Region (NCR)       0.3       0.2       0.4      0.1        0.9      0.4       1.3      0.2       0.4      0.1       0.4      0.2        0.2      0.1 

Areas Outside NCR                   1.0       0.2       0.7      0.0        1.2      0.5       1.3      0.2       1.7      0.8       1.4      0.5        0.9      0.2 
 								                                                                                                                                   
Regions:							
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative 		      		   		    	       		    	     		  		    	    		     		  		     		  
           Region                   0.5       0.5       1.3     -0.5        0.8      0.6       0.3      0.2      -0.5      2.7       0.3      0.1        0.2      0.0 
    I  - Ilocos                     0.5       0.0       0.8     -0.5        0.7      0.7       0.2      0.4      -0.3      1.1       0.1      0.2        0.1      0.2 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             0.8       0.2r      0.6      0.0        1.2      0.0       2.1      0.1       1.6      0.6       1.7      0.0        1.0      0.0 
  III  - Central Luzon              1.7       0.5       1.3      0.1        0.6      0.7       2.3      0.1       3.2      1.2       1.3      0.1        2.0      0.2 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 0.9       0.1       0.9     -0.2        1.3      0.5       1.2      0.5       1.2      0.1       1.5      1.9        0.5      0.6 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   0.8       0.2       0.4     -0.1        0.7      2.0       0.7      0.2       2.1      1.2       0.6      0.0        0.3      0.2 
    V  - Bicol                      0.6       0.2       0.9     -0.1        0.5      0.2       0.6      0.1      -0.1      1.1r      0.6      0.1        1.2      0.2 
   VI  - Western Visayas            0.9       0.2       0.7      0.1        1.9      0.5       1.7      0.2       1.7      0.3       2.8      0.7        0.3      0.1 
  VII  - Central Visayas            2.1       0.2       2.1      0.2        4.2     -0.1       2.1      0.3       4.2      0.3       1.9      0.1        0.9      0.3 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            0.6       0.8      -0.2      0.6        0.6      0.2       0.7      0.1       2.6      2.6r      1.2      0.0        0.6      0.1 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        0.0       0.6      -0.6      0.6        0.9      1.1       0.6      0.7       1.2      0.9       0.7      0.4        0.4      0.3 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          0.8       0.1      -0.3     -0.3        1.5      1.0       1.5      0.1       1.6      0.7       4.0      0.1        0.1      0.6 
   XI  - Davao                      0.3       0.2       0.1      0.0        0.1      0.2       0.7      0.1       0.2      1.2       0.5      0.0        0.2      0.1 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               0.6       0.1       0.5      0.2        0.5      0.3       0.5      0.3       1.5      0.0       0.3      0.2        0.8      0.1 
 XIII  - Caraga                     1.3       0.4r      1.1      0.2        1.3      0.9       1.7      0.2       1.6      1.4       2.0      0.2        1.2      0.1 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region 				      		   		    	       		    	     		  		    	    		     		  		     		  
           in Muslim Mindanao       0.1       0.4r      0.1      0.5        0.0      0.2       0.2      0.1      -0.2      1.0r      0.2      0.1        0.4      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                          1.0      0.5r      0.2      0.1        0.6      0.1       0.0      0.0       0.5      0.2 

National Capital Region (NCR)        0.3      0.5       0.3      0.1        0.3      0.1       0.0      0.0       0.1      0.1 

Areas Outside NCR                    1.2      0.5       0.1      0.1        0.6      0.1       0.0      0.0       0.7      0.3 
 								                                                                                           
Regions:
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative			  	      		     	      		   		    	     		    	    
           Region                   -0.1      0.4       0.0      0.0        0.0      0.5       0.0      0.0       0.7      0.1 
    I  - Ilocos                      1.0      1.1r      0.0      0.0        0.0      0.0       0.0      0.0       0.4      0.1 
   II  - Cagayan Valley              0.4      0.2       0.3      0.0        2.4      0.1       0.0      0.0       0.7      0.1 
  III  - Central Luzon               1.6      0.6r      0.4      0.1        2.4      0.3       0.0      0.0       0.9      1.2 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  2.0      0.4       0.0      0.0        0.1      0.0       0.0      0.0       0.2      0.2 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    0.6      0.5      -0.8      0.0       -0.1      0.0       0.0      0.0       0.2      0.1 
    V  - Bicol                       0.4      0.3       0.0      0.0        0.1      0.0       0.0      0.0       1.0      0.1 
   VI  - Western Visayas             0.9      0.4       0.2      0.0        0.4      0.1       0.0      0.0       0.9      0.0 
  VII  - Central Visayas             0.3      0.2       0.0      0.0        0.2      0.0       0.0      0.0       0.4      0.1 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             1.4      0.6       0.0      0.0        0.0      0.1       0.0      0.0       0.5      0.2 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         0.1      0.8       0.0      0.1        0.3      0.3       0.0      0.0       0.2      0.5 
    X  - Northern Mindanao           3.0      0.7       0.2      0.3        0.2      0.0       0.0      0.0       2.2      0.1 
   XI  - Davao                       0.2      0.4       0.0      0.0        0.1      0.0       0.0      0.0       1.1      0.0 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                0.5      0.4       0.0      0.0        0.3     -0.1       0.0      0.0       0.2      0.1 
 XIII  - Caraga                      1.2      1.0      -0.1      0.0        1.1      0.3       0.0      0.0       2.4      0.2 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region 					  	      		     	      		   		    	     		    	    
           in Muslim Mindanao        0.5      0.4       0.0      0.1        0.2      0.0       0.0      0.0       0.2      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:  May 4, 2012

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