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
Page last updated: April 5, 2005
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