Table 10. Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, March and February 2005 and 2004
(2000 = 100)
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C e r e a l s | R i c e
Area/Region Inflation Rates(%) | Inflation Rates(%)
Mar-05 Feb-05 Mar-04 Feb-04 Current Previous | Mar-05 Feb-05 Mar-04 Feb-04 Current Previous
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Philippines 111.9 111.1 106.2r 105.4r 5.4 5.4 110.8 110.0 105.6 105.0 4.9 4.8
National Capital Region (NCR) 104.8 103.7 103.6 103.4 1.2 0.3 104.8 103.7 103.6 103.4 1.2 0.3
Areas Outside NCR 112.9 112.1 106.6r 105.7r 5.9 6.1 111.7 111.0 105.9 105.2 5.5 5.5
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 108.5 108.1 103.8r 103.3r 4.5 4.6r 108.4 108.0 103.7r 103.2r 4.5 4.7r
I - Ilocos 114.7 114.0 105.5 104.7 8.7 8.9 114.8 114.1 105.5 104.7 8.8 9.0
II - Cagayan Valley 113.0 113.3 105.8 105.5 6.8 7.4 113.0 113.3 105.8 105.4 6.8 7.5
III - Central Luzon 107.3 106.9 105.6 105.8 1.6 1.0 106.4 106.0 105.0 105.2 1.3 0.8
IV-a - Calabarzon 106.4 106.1 104.1 104.0 2.2 2.0 106.3 106.0 104.1 104.0 2.1 1.9
IV-b - Mimaropa 110.2 110.4 107.5 106.6 2.5 3.6 110.2 110.4 107.5 106.6 2.5 3.6
V - Bicol 109.3 108.8 106.0 106.1 3.1 2.5 107.8 107.3 105.2 105.3 2.5 1.9
VI - Western Visayas 107.6 106.1 102.1 101.4 5.4 4.6 107.0 105.4 101.2 100.7 5.7 4.7
VII - Central Visayas 122.2 121.3 114.5 113.0 6.7 7.3 117.4 116.2 115.1 113.7 2.0 2.2
VIII - Eastern Visayas 116.9 115.3 108.8 107.2 7.4 7.6 117.6 115.9 109.3 107.7 7.6 7.6
IX - Western Mindanao 112.1 111.3 103.0 102.0 8.8 9.1 113.3 113.2 102.9 102.3 10.1 10.7
X - Northern Mindanao 121.2 119.4 111.9 108.0 8.3 10.6 118.3 117.3 110.2 107.9 7.4 8.7
XI - Southern Mindanao 118.3 116.4 109.6 106.9 7.9 8.9 117.5 115.8 107.8 105.7 9.0 9.6
XII - Central Mindanao 114.9 113.8 106.8 105.4 7.6 8.0 114.2 113.2 106.5 105.2 7.2 7.6
XIII - Caraga 122.2 121.8 107.9 107.8 13.3 13.0 122.8 122.5 108.3 108.3 13.4 13.1
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 119.0 118.9 104.7 103.4 13.7 15.0 118.4 118.4 104.3 103.0 13.5 15.0
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Table 10 (continued)
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C o r n | Cereal Preparations
Area and Region Inflation Rates(%)| Inflation Rates(%)
Mar-05 Feb-05 Mar-04 Feb-04 Current Previous | Mar-05 Feb-05 Mar-04 Feb-04 Current Previous
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Philippines 123.4 122.1 112.3 109.4 9.9 11.6 130.7 130.0 119.4 118.5 9.5 9.7
National Capital Region (NCR) 107.2 107.2 101.3 100.9 5.8 6.2 140.9 140.2 128.7 126.6 9.5 10.7
Areas Outside NCR 123.7 122.4 112.5 109.6 10.0 11.7 127.1 126.5 116.1 115.7 9.5 9.3
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 115.3 114.6 109.1 109.5 5.7 4.7 121.4 119.8 109.4 109.0 11.0 9.9
I - Ilocos 105.8 105.7 102.8 100.8 2.9 4.9 156.1 154.4 141.1 140.3 10.6 10.0
II - Cagayan Valley 112.9 112.7 105.6 106.7 6.9 5.6 116.1 116.0 110.1 109.8 5.4 5.6
III - Central Luzon 169.4 169.6 149.6 149.5 13.2 13.4 129.0 128.9 113.7 113.5 13.5 13.6
IV-a - Calabarzon 112.6 112.4 106.8 106.6 5.4 5.4 125.9 125.6 115.3 115.1 9.2 9.1
IV-b - Mimaropa 114.1 113.4 108.5 108.5 5.2 4.5 120.3 120.1 113.6 113.3 5.9 6.0
V - Bicol 125.0 125.0 114.3 114.3 9.4 9.4 124.5 124.1 114.9 113.3 8.4 9.5
VI - Western Visayas 119.4 119.8 118.6 114.6 0.7 4.5 120.1 119.6 112.4 112.4 6.9 6.4
VII - Central Visayas 132.0 131.9 113.2 111.7 16.6 18.1 122.5 122.4 115.5 115.3 6.1 6.2
VIII - Eastern Visayas 104.2 103.6 99.0 98.2 5.3 5.5 128.8 127.3 118.7 118.5 8.5 7.4
IX - Western Mindanao 109.2 106.9 103.2 101.3 5.8 5.5 125.0 123.7 114.4 113.5 9.3 9.0
X - Northern Mindanao 128.2 124.4 115.9 108.1 10.6 15.1 128.2 127.1 115.3 115.3 11.2 10.2
XI - Southern Mindanao 121.0 118.7 116.0 111.0 4.3 6.9 132.0 131.2 115.5 114.8 14.3 14.3
XII - Central Mindanao 121.4 119.8 109.4 107.7 11.0 11.2 128.2 125.9 116.0 116.0 10.5 8.5
XIII - Caraga 116.3 115.4 104.1r 102.9 11.7 12.1 127.6 124.9 115.9 115.5 10.1 8.1
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 146.3 141.3 124.6 124.6 17.4 13.4 124.8 124.2 116.5 116.2 7.1 6.9
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Table 10 (continued)
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Dairy Products | E g g s
Area and Region Inflation Rates(%)| Inflation Rates(%)
Mar-05 Feb-05 Mar-04 Feb-04 Current Previous | Mar-05 Feb-05 Mar-04 Feb-04 Current Previous
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Philippines 141.4 139.7 124.7 124.0 13.4 12.7 117.5 117.7 114.6 113.0 2.5 4.2
National Capital Region (NCR) 141.2 139.0 125.8 125.0 12.2 11.2 116.6 118.5 124.7 121.6 -6.5 -2.5
Areas Outside NCR 141.5 140.0 124.2 123.6 13.9 13.3 117.8 117.4 111.5 110.4 5.7 6.3
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 145.0 143.7 125.8 125.3 15.3 14.7 115.2 114.7 113.7 111.1 1.3 3.2
I - Ilocos 162.5 159.5 141.5 140.9 14.8 13.2 120.5 119.7 110.0 108.5 9.5 10.3
II - Cagayan Valley 135.3 134.2 125.3 124.9 8.0 7.4 124.4 123.7 118.9 117.6 4.6 5.2
III - Central Luzon 143.5 141.3 124.2 123.6 15.5 14.3 115.3 114.5 108.3 107.8r 6.5 6.2
IV-a - Calabarzon 138.5 137.0 121.0 120.7 14.5 13.5 110.2 110.0 106.2 105.0 3.8 4.8
IV-b - Mimaropa 138.5 137.0 126.3 125.7 9.7 9.0 112.7 112.2 110.8 110.4 1.7 1.6
V - Bicol 140.8 140.1 125.9 125.3 11.8 11.8 119.0 119.0 115.5 114.8 3.0 3.7
VI - Western Visayas 131.0 130.2 113.0 112.0 15.9 16.3 111.1 111.4 105.8 105.5 5.0 5.6
VII - Central Visayas 145.8 145.1 135.3 134.8 7.8 7.6 118.9 119.0 113.4 112.2 4.9 6.1
VIII - Eastern Visayas 140.5 137.6 124.2 123.9 13.1 11.1 120.7 121.5 116.6 114.3 3.5 6.3
IX - Western Mindanao 146.6 145.9 121.9 121.2 20.3 20.4 123.9 123.7 118.0 117.8 5.0 5.0
X - Northern Mindanao 140.5 137.8 120.7 120.4 16.4 14.5 130.3 129.9 123.6 120.7 5.4 7.6
XI - Southern Mindanao 139.2 138.0 116.9 115.1 19.1 19.9 127.8 128.0 112.6 111.3 13.5 15.0
XII - Central Mindanao 137.7 136.7 123.4 122.1 11.6 12.0 124.5 123.7 113.4 112.1 9.8 10.3
XIII - Caraga 144.9 142.9 125.8 124.7 15.2 14.6 118.2 118.0 112.6r 111.9 5.0 5.5
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 139.7 138.8 124.1 124.1 12.6 11.8 127.0 126.5 120.8 119.7 5.1 5.7
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Table 10 (continued)
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F i s h | Fruits and Vegetables
Area and Region Inflation Rates(%) | Inflation Rates(%)
Mar-05 Feb-05 Mar-04 Feb-04 Current Previous | Mar-05 Feb-05 Mar-04 Feb-04 Current Previous
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Philippines 127.0 126.8 116.7 116.0 8.8 9.3 112.9 115.6 105.1 105.7 7.4 9.4
National Capital Region (NCR) 120.3 119.8 111.9 112.0 7.5 7.0 98.4 101.2 94.0 93.8 4.7 7.9
Areas Outside NCR 128.7 128.6 117.9 117.0 9.2 9.9 118.1 120.8 109.1 109.9 8.2 9.9
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 115.9 114.2 108.0 108.0 7.3 5.7 129.7 136.0 116.1 115.4 11.7 17.9
I - Ilocos 128.7 126.6 117.5 116.7 9.5 8.5 106.3 110.7 98.0 99.3 8.5 11.5
II - Cagayan Valley 121.4 120.7 114.1 113.9 6.4 6.0 117.6 118.0 101.6 104.3 15.7 13.1
III - Central Luzon 125.9 126.6 118.0 114.9 6.7 10.2 114.4 118.3 102.8 103.5 11.3 14.3
IV-a - Calabarzon 131.9 131.6 120.9 121.4 9.1 8.4 108.7 112.3 103.0 101.9 5.5 10.2
IV-b - Mimaropa 122.9 123.1 112.1 111.1 9.6 10.8 117.2 119.2 107.5 107.7 9.0 10.7
V - Bicol 126.3 127.2 115.8 114.8 9.1 10.8 116.0 117.8 106.0 106.7 9.4 10.4
VI - Western Visayas 121.8 121.5 113.3 111.5 7.5 9.0 118.9 120.7 113.5 115.0 4.8 5.0
VII - Central Visayas 139.4 140.3 126.2 125.3 10.5 12.0 136.0 138.8 125.9 126.2 8.0 10.0
VIII - Eastern Visayas 126.0 125.7 115.3 114.9 9.3 9.4 121.0 120.7 113.7 114.5 6.4 5.4
IX - Western Mindanao 121.6 123.6 109.3 110.6 11.3 11.8 127.1 131.4 118.6 121.4 7.2 8.2
X - Northern Mindanao 129.4 130.2 119.6 118.5 8.2 9.9 120.8 123.5 113.2 118.3 6.7 4.4
XI - Southern Mindanao 137.6 135.1 120.9 120.0 13.8 12.6 125.6 129.1 118.3 119.7 6.2 7.9
XII - Central Mindanao 126.1 125.9 116.3 114.5 8.4 10.0 118.8 120.2 109.9 110.2 8.1 9.1
XIII - Caraga 134.7 134.3 122.6r 123.0r 9.9 9.2 119.8 119.9 106.9 108.9 12.1 10.1
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 136.4 135.9 121.7 120.0 12.1 13.3 132.6 132.6 124.1 123.4 6.8 7.5
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Table 10 (continued)
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M e a t | Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region Inflation Rates(%) | Inflation Rates(%)
Mar-05 Feb-05 Mar-04 Feb-04 Current Previous | Mar-05 Feb-05 Mar-04 Feb-04 Current Previous
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Philippines 127.4 126.7 117.8 116.4 8.1 8.8 120.9 120.4 113.9 113.5 6.1 6.1
National Capital Region (NCR) 125.8 124.9 116.9 116.7 7.6 7.0 117.5 117.6 114.7 114.4 2.4 2.8
Areas Outside NCR 128.1 127.5 118.2 116.2 8.4 9.7 122.4 121.7 113.6 113.1 7.7 7.6
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 126.1 124.6 116.8 113.6 8.0 9.7 113.1 113.6 106.9 106.4r 5.8 6.8
I - Ilocos 135.1 134.5 123.2 119.5 9.7 12.6 130.4 129.5 113.9 113.7 14.5 13.9
II - Cagayan Valley 126.5 125.6 113.7 111.0 11.3 13.2 137.5 137.1 126.3 126.0 8.9 8.8
III - Central Luzon 128.2 127.8 119.8 119.3 7.0 7.1 122.3 122.2 111.4 110.7 9.8 10.4
IV-a - Calabarzon 126.6 126.1 120.8 117.1 4.8 7.7 114.1 114.1 109.6 109.1 4.1 4.6
IV-b - Mimaropa 126.1 125.6 112.6 112.7 12.0 11.4 120.0 119.6 111.6 110.9 7.5 7.8
V - Bicol 127.4 127.0 116.9 114.8 9.0 10.6 127.3 126.7 118.9 118.0 7.1 7.4
VI - Western Visayas 124.0 123.3 112.9 112.1 9.8 10.0 121.8 121.3 113.2 113.0 7.6 7.3
VII - Central Visayas 129.7 128.7 116.4 114.8 11.4 12.1 140.2 134.2 129.3 129.1 8.4 4.0
VIII - Eastern Visayas 123.8 123.5 114.1 112.9 8.5 9.4 116.7 115.4 110.1 109.9 6.0 5.0
IX - Western Mindanao 128.2 127.7 114.2 113.4 12.3 12.6 122.3 121.9 111.7 110.8 9.5 10.0
X - Northern Mindanao 128.6 127.5 114.0 111.6r 12.8 14.2 117.8 116.5 110.5 110.4r 6.6 5.5
XI - Southern Mindanao 127.8 127.6 116.4 116.0 9.8 10.0 129.4 129.2 114.5 114.0 13.0 13.3
XII - Central Mindanao 133.4 132.7 121.5 119.0 9.8 11.5 121.8 121.9 112.6 112.3 8.2 8.5
XIII - Caraga 127.3 127.0 118.7 118.0 7.2 7.6 124.7 124.3 112.2r 111.9r 11.1 11.1
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 144.1 143.2 126.3 124.5 14.1 15.0 126.5 125.1 117.1 115.8 8.0 8.0
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Table 10 (concluded)
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Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region Inflation Rates(%)
Mar-05 Feb-05 Mar-04 Feb-04 Current Previous
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Philippines 120.5 119.9 115.5 115.3 4.3 3.9
National Capital Region (NCR) 115.2 115.2 114.9 114.9 0.3 0.3
Areas Outside NCR 123.6 122.6 115.8 115.5 6.7 6.1
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 107.7 107.6 103.4 102.9 4.2 4.6
I - Ilocos 128.4 126.5 118.6 118.5 8.3 6.8
II - Cagayan Valley 169.1 168.6 149.6 149.6 13.0 12.7
III - Central Luzon 121.5 121.4 111.5 111.2 9.0 9.2
IV-a - Calabarzon 113.6 113.6 109.7 109.1 3.6 4.1
IV-b - Mimaropa 123.6 123.6 114.9 114.7 7.6 7.8
V - Bicol 137.3 136.4 130.3 129.6 5.4 5.2
VI - Western Visayas 125.3 124.9 116.7 116.7 7.4 7.0
VII - Central Visayas 154.0 143.8 140.4 140.4 9.7 2.4
VIII - Eastern Visayas 118.1 115.4 110.0 110.0 7.4 4.9
IX - Western Mindanao 126.7 126.7 118.8 118.5 6.6 6.9
X - Northern Mindanao 113.1 112.4 107.7 107.6 5.0 4.5
XI - Southern Mindanao 124.0 123.9 116.3 116.3 6.6 6.5
XII - Central Mindanao 119.1 119.1 109.7 109.6 8.6 8.7
XIII - Caraga 137.3 136.5 118.8 118.8 15.6 14.9
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 143.2 142.8 130.0 129.9 10.2 9.9
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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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