Table  9.  Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, March and February 2005
           (2000 = 100)

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                                           C e r e a l s          |            R i c e            |           C o r n
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Mar    Feb Current Previous |   Mar    Feb Current Previous |   Mar    Feb Current Previous
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Philipines                          111.9  111.1     0.7      0.5   110.8   110.0    0.7      0.5   123.4  122.1     1.1      0.3

National Capital Region (NCR)       104.8  103.7     1.1      0.2   104.8   103.7    1.1      0.2   107.2  107.2     0.0      0.0

Areas Outside NCR                   112.9  112.1     0.7      0.5   111.7   111.0    0.6      0.6   123.7  122.4     1.1      0.3
								                                                                                             
  CAR  -  Cordillera Administrative
          Region                    108.5  108.1r    0.4      0.5r  108.4   108.0r   0.4      0.5r  115.3  114.6     0.6      0.3
    I  -  Ilocos                    114.7  114.0     0.6      4.5   114.8   114.1    0.6      4.5   105.8  105.7     0.1      1.1
   II  -  Cagayan Valley            113.0  113.3    -0.3     -0.9   113.0   113.3   -0.3     -0.9   112.9  112.7     0.2     -0.5
  III  -  Central Luzon             107.3  106.9     0.4     -0.3   106.4   106.0    0.4     -0.3   169.4  169.6    -0.1     -0.4
 IV-a  -  Calabarzon                106.4  106.1     0.3      0.1   106.3   106.0    0.3      0.1   112.6  112.4     0.2     -2.4
 IV-b  -  Mimaropa                  110.2  110.4    -0.2      1.1   110.2   110.4   -0.2      1.1   114.1  113.4     0.6      0.4
    V  -  Bicol                     109.3  108.8     0.5      0.5   107.8   107.3    0.5      0.6   125.0  125.0     0.0      0.0
   VI  -  Western Visayas           107.6  106.1     1.4      1.0   107.0   105.4    1.5      1.2   119.4  119.8    -0.3     -1.1
  VII  -  Central Visayas           122.2  121.3     0.7     -0.7   117.4   116.2    1.0     -0.9   132.0  131.9     0.1      0.0
 VIII  -  Eastern Visayas           116.9  115.3     1.4      0.8   117.6   115.9    1.5      0.8   104.2  103.6     0.6      0.0
   IX  -  Western Mindanao          112.1  111.3     0.7     -0.1   113.3   113.2    0.1     -0.2   109.2  106.9     2.2      0.1
    X  -  Northern Mindanao         121.2  119.4     1.5      1.0   118.3   117.3    0.9      0.3   128.2  124.4     3.1      2.6
   XI  -  Southern Mindanao         118.3  116.4     1.6     -0.2   117.5   115.8    1.5     -0.2   121.0  118.7     1.9     -0.2
  XII  -  Central Mindanao          114.9  113.8     1.0      1.2   114.2   113.2    0.9      1.3   121.4  119.8     1.3     -0.2
 XIII  -  Caraga                    122.2  121.8     0.3      0.2   122.8   122.5    0.2      0.2   116.3  115.4     0.8      0.5
 ARMM  -  Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao        119.0  118.9     0.1      1.2   118.4   118.4    0.0      1.2   146.3  141.3     3.5     -0.6

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Table 9. (Continued)

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                                         Cereal Preparations      |       Dairy Products          |             E g g s
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Mar    Feb Current Previous |   Mar    Feb Current Previous |   Mar    Feb Current Previous
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Philipines                          130.7  130.0     0.5      0.7   141.4  139.7     1.2      2.3   117.5  117.7    -0.2     -0.2

National Capital Region (NCR)       140.9  140.2     0.5      0.6   141.2  139.0     1.6      2.4   116.6  118.5    -1.6     -1.7

Areas Outside NCR                   127.1  126.5     0.5      0.8   141.5  140.0     1.1      2.3   117.8  117.4     0.3      0.3
								                                                                                             
  CAR  -  Cordillera Administrative
          Region                    121.4  119.8     1.3      0.3   145.0  143.7     0.9      3.1   115.2  114.7     0.4     -0.5
    I  -  Ilocos                    156.1  154.4     1.1      0.3   162.5  159.5     1.9      1.3   120.5  119.7     0.7      0.2
   II  -  Cagayan Valley            116.1  116.0     0.1      0.3   135.3  134.2     0.8      2.3   124.4  123.7     0.6      0.4
  III  -  Central Luzon             129.0  128.9     0.1      1.3   143.5  141.3     1.6      2.8   115.3  114.5     0.7      0.8
 IV-a  -  Calabarzon                125.9  125.6     0.2      0.9   138.5  137.0     1.1      2.7   110.2  110.0     0.2      0.4
 IV-b  -  Mimaropa                  120.3  120.1     0.2      0.3   138.5  137.0     1.1      1.9   112.7  112.2     0.4      0.5
    V  -  Bicol                     124.5  124.1     0.3      0.7   140.8  140.1     0.5      3.1   119.0  119.0     0.0      0.3
   VI  -  Western Visayas           120.1  119.6     0.4      0.6   131.0  130.2     0.6      2.1   111.1  111.4    -0.3      1.6
  VII  -  Central Visayas           122.5  122.4     0.1      1.5   145.8  145.1     0.5      0.6   118.9  119.0    -0.1     -0.8
 VIII  -  Eastern Visayas           128.8  127.3     1.2      0.3   140.5  137.6     2.1      1.0   120.7  121.5    -0.7     -0.9
   IX  -  Western Mindanao          125.0  123.7     1.1      0.8   146.6  145.9     0.5      1.5   123.9  123.7     0.2      0.4
    X  -  Northern Mindanao         128.2  127.1     0.9      0.2   140.5  137.8     2.0      2.5   130.3  129.9     0.3     -0.5
   XI  -  Southern Mindanao         132.0  131.2     0.6      0.7   139.2  138.0     0.9      2.6   127.8  128.0    -0.2      0.2
  XII  -  Central Mindanao          128.2  125.9     1.8      0.7   137.7  136.7     0.7      3.0   124.5  123.7     0.6     -0.2
 XIII  -  Caraga                    127.6  124.9     2.2      0.8   144.9  142.9     1.4      1.7   118.2  118.0     0.2     -0.3
 ARMM  -  Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao        124.8  124.2     0.5      0.2   139.7  138.8     0.6      1.8   127.0  126.5     0.4     -0.7

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Table 9 (continued)

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                                             F i s h              |     Fruits and Vegetables     |            M e a t
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Mar    Feb Current Previous |   Mar    Feb Current Previous |   Mar    Feb Current Previous
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Philipines                          127.0  126.8     0.2      0.6   112.9   115.6   -2.3     -2.8   127.4  126.7     0.6     -0.2

National Capital Region (NCR)       120.3  119.8     0.4     -0.1    98.4   101.2   -2.8     -5.4   125.8  124.9     0.7     -0.6

Areas Outside NCR                   128.7  128.6     0.1      0.9   118.1   120.8   -2.2     -1.9   128.1  127.5     0.5     -0.1
								                                                                                             
  CAR  -  Cordillera Administrative	
          Region                    115.9  114.2     1.5     -0.3   129.7   136.0   -4.6     -2.2   126.1  124.6     1.2     -0.5
    I  -  Ilocos                    128.7  126.6     1.7      1.6   106.3   110.7   -4.0     -4.6   135.1  134.5     0.4      0.5
   II  -  Cagayan Valley            121.4  120.7     0.6     -0.1   117.6   118.0   -0.3     -4.6   126.5  125.6     0.7     -0.2
  III  -  Central Luzon             125.9  126.6    -0.6      1.4   114.4   118.3   -3.3     -5.4   128.2  127.8     0.3     -1.2
 IV-a  -  Calabarzon                131.9  131.6     0.2      2.3   108.7   112.3   -3.2     -1.7   126.6  126.1     0.4      0.5
 IV-b  -  Mimaropa                  122.9  123.1    -0.2      0.3   117.2   119.2   -1.7     -1.2   126.1  125.6     0.4      0.1
    V  -  Bicol                     126.3  127.2    -0.7     -0.2   116.0   117.8   -1.5     -1.1   127.4  127.0     0.3      0.0
   VI  -  Western Visayas           121.8  121.5     0.2      0.6   118.9   120.7   -1.5     -1.4   124.0  123.3     0.6     -0.4
  VII  -  Central Visayas           139.4  140.3    -0.6      0.4   136.0   138.8   -2.0      1.4   129.7  128.7     0.8     -0.1
 VIII  -  Eastern Visayas           126.0  125.7     0.2      0.6   121.0   120.7    0.2     -0.2   123.8  123.5     0.2     -0.2
   IX  -  Western Mindanao          121.6  123.6    -1.6     -2.2   127.1   131.4   -3.3     -0.6   128.2  127.7     0.4      0.8
    X  -  Northern Mindanao         129.4  130.2    -0.6      0.5   120.8   123.5   -2.2     -0.1   128.6  127.5     0.9      0.5
   XI  -  Southern Mindanao         137.6  135.1     1.9      1.7   125.6   129.1   -2.7     -0.5   127.8  127.6     0.2      0.0
  XII  -  Central Mindanao          126.1  125.9     0.2      1.4   118.8   120.2   -1.2     -1.5   133.4  132.7     0.5     -0.2
 XIII  -  Caraga                    134.7  134.3     0.3     -0.1   119.8   119.9   -0.1      1.3   127.3  127.0     0.2      0.2
 ARMM  -  Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao        136.4  135.9     0.4      0.1   132.6   132.6    0.0      0.1   144.1  143.2     0.6     -0.2

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Table 9 (concluded)

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                                          Miscellaneous Foods     |       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Mar    Feb Current Previous |   Mar    Feb Current Previous
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Philipines                          120.9  120.4     0.4      0.2   120.5   119.9    0.6      0.2

National Capital Region (NCR)       117.5  117.6    -0.1      0.2   115.2   115.2    0.0      0.0

Areas Outside NCR                   122.4  121.7     0.6      0.3   123.6   122.6    0.8      0.3
								                                                             
  CAR  -  Cordillera Administrative	
          Region                    113.1  113.6    -0.4      1.0   107.7   107.6    0.1      0.1
    I  -  Ilocos                    130.4  129.5     0.7      0.2   128.4   126.5    1.5      0.3
   II  -  Cagayan Valley            137.5  137.1     0.3      0.3   169.1   168.6    0.3      0.2
  III  -  Central Luzon             122.3  122.2     0.1      0.5   121.5   121.4    0.1      0.3
 IV-a  -  Calabarzon                114.1  114.1     0.0      0.1   113.6   113.6    0.0      0.1
 IV-b  -  Mimaropa                  120.0  119.6     0.3      0.5   123.6   123.6    0.0     -0.2
    V  -  Bicol                     127.3  126.7     0.5      0.6   137.3   136.4    0.7      0.6
   VI  -  Western Visayas           121.8  121.3     0.4      1.1   125.3   124.9    0.3      1.5
  VII  -  Central Visayas           140.2  134.2     4.5      0.0   154.0   143.8    7.1     -0.1
 VIII  -  Eastern Visayas           116.7  115.4     1.1      0.2   118.1   115.4    2.3      0.0
   IX  -  Western Mindanao          122.3  121.9     0.3      0.9   126.7   126.7    0.0      2.5
    X  -  Northern Mindanao         117.8  116.5     1.1      0.4   113.1   112.4    0.6      0.0
   XI  -  Southern Mindanao         129.4  129.2     0.2      0.0   124.0   123.9    0.1      0.0
  XII  -  Central Mindanao          121.8  121.9    -0.1      0.6   119.1   119.1    0.0     -0.3
 XIII  -  Caraga                    124.7  124.3     0.3      0.8   137.3   136.5    0.6      0.0
 ARMM  -  Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao        126.5  125.1     1.1      0.7   143.2   142.8    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

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