Table 9. Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, April and March 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
Apr Mar Current Previous | Apr Mar Current Previous| Apr Mar Current Previous
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Philipines 114.0 111.9 1.9 0.7 113.0 110.8 2.0 0.7 124.8 123.4 1.1 1.1
National Capital Region (NCR) 109.0 104.8 4.0 1.1 109.0 104.8 4.0 1.1 108.5 107.2 1.2 0.0
Areas Outside NCR 114.7 112.9 1.6 0.7 113.6 111.7 1.7 0.6 125.1 123.7 1.1 1.1
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 110.0 108.5 1.4 0.4 109.9 108.4 1.4 0.4 116.0 115.3 0.6 0.6
I - Ilocos 116.9 114.7 1.9 0.6 117.0 114.8 1.9 0.6 106.2 105.8 0.4 0.1
II - Cagayan Valley 114.3 113.0 1.2 -0.3 114.3 113.0 1.2 -0.3 113.5 112.9 0.5 0.2
III - Central Luzon 107.6 107.3 0.3 0.4 106.8 106.4 0.4 0.4 168.9 169.4 -0.3 -0.1
IV-a - Calabarzon 106.5 106.4 0.1 0.3 106.4 106.3 0.1 0.3 113.0 112.6 0.4 0.2
IV-b - Mimaropa 112.1 110.2 1.7 -0.2 112.1 110.2 1.7 -0.2 114.4 114.1 0.3 0.6
V - Bicol 110.0 109.3 0.6 0.5 108.6 107.8 0.7 0.5 125.0 125.0 0.0 0.0
VI - Western Visayas 112.6 107.6 4.6 1.4 112.2 107.0 4.9 1.5 119.3 119.4 -0.1 -0.3
VII - Central Visayas 123.4 122.2 1.0 0.7 118.1 117.4 0.6 1.0 134.5 132.0 1.9 0.1
VIII - Eastern Visayas 117.0 116.9 0.1 1.4 117.7 117.6 0.1 1.5 104.1 104.2 -0.1 0.6
IX - Western Mindanao 113.6 112.1 1.3 0.7 115.4 113.3 1.9 0.1 109.6 109.2 0.4 2.2
X - Northern Mindanao 122.2 121.2 0.8 1.5 119.3 118.3 0.8 0.9 129.2 128.2 0.8 3.1
XI - Southern Mindanao 124.7 118.3 5.4 1.6 124.9 117.5 6.3 1.5 124.0 121.0 2.5 1.9
XII - Central Mindanao 118.7 114.9 3.3 1.0 118.2 114.2 3.5 0.9 123.5 121.4 1.7 1.3
XIII - Caraga 123.5 122.2 1.1 0.3 124.2 122.8 1.1 0.2 116.7 116.3 0.3 0.8
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 121.0 119.0 1.7 0.1 120.5 118.4 1.8 0.0 146.8 146.3 0.3 3.5
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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
Apr Mar Current Previous | Apr Mar Current Previous | Apr Mar Current Previous
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Philipines 131.5 130.7 0.6 0.5 142.2 141.4 0.6 1.2 117.3 117.5 -0.2 -0.2
National Capital Region (NCR) 141.4 140.9 0.4 0.5 142.1 141.2 0.6 1.6 113.5 116.6 -2.7 -1.6
Areas Outside NCR 128.0 127.1 0.7 0.5 142.3 141.5 0.6 1.1 118.5 117.8 0.6 0.3
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 122.5 121.4 0.9 1.3 147.2 145.0 1.5 0.9 114.6 115.2 -0.5 0.4
I - Ilocos 158.8 156.1 1.7 1.1 164.3 162.5 1.1 1.9 120.7 120.5 0.2 0.7
II - Cagayan Valley 116.4 116.1 0.3 0.1 136.4 135.3 0.8 0.8 124.4 124.4 0.0 0.6
III - Central Luzon 130.5 129.0 1.2 0.1 144.4 143.5 0.6 1.6 118.1 115.3 2.4 0.7
IV-a - Calabarzon 126.4 125.9 0.4 0.2 139.1 138.5 0.4 1.1 110.2 110.2 0.0 0.2
IV-b - Mimaropa 120.6 120.3 0.2 0.2 140.1 138.5 1.2 1.1 112.7 112.7 0.0 0.4
V - Bicol 124.9 124.5 0.3 0.3 141.1 140.8 0.2 0.5 119.0 119.0 0.0 0.0
VI - Western Visayas 120.7 120.1 0.5 0.4 131.5 131.0 0.4 0.6 111.8 111.1 0.6 -0.3
VII - Central Visayas 122.8 122.5 0.2 0.1 146.9 145.8 0.8 0.5 119.8 118.9 0.8 -0.1
VIII - Eastern Visayas 129.5 128.8 0.5 1.2 140.9 140.5 0.3 2.1 120.8 120.7 0.1 -0.7
IX - Western Mindanao 127.4 125.0 1.9 1.1 146.8 146.6 0.1 0.5 123.9 123.9 0.0 0.2
X - Northern Mindanao 128.5 128.2 0.2 0.9 141.1 140.5 0.4 2.0 130.1 130.3 -0.2 0.3
XI - Southern Mindanao 132.9 132.0 0.7 0.6 139.8 139.2 0.4 0.9 129.0 127.8 0.9 -0.2
XII - Central Mindanao 128.5 128.2 0.2 1.8 138.0 137.7 0.2 0.7 124.9 124.5 0.3 0.6
XIII - Caraga 128.0 127.6 0.3 2.2 145.4 144.9 0.3 1.4 118.6 118.2 0.3 0.2
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 126.2 124.8 1.1 0.5 140.5 139.7 0.6 0.6 128.5 127.0 1.2 0.4
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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
Apr Mar Current Previous | Apr Mar Current Previous| Apr Mar Current Previous
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Philipines 126.9 127.0 -0.1 0.2 112.1 112.9 -0.7 -2.3 127.9 127.4 0.4 0.6
National Capital Region (NCR) 117.7 120.3 -2.2 0.4 98.3 98.4 -0.1 -2.8 126.4 125.8 0.5 0.7
Areas Outside NCR 129.3 128.7 0.5 0.1 117.0 118.1 -0.9 -2.2 128.5 128.1 0.3 0.5
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 115.9 115.9 0.0 1.5 126.9 129.7 -2.2 -4.6 126.3 126.1 0.2 1.2
I - Ilocos 127.8 128.7 -0.7 1.7 104.1 106.3 -2.1 -4.0 135.8 135.1 0.5 0.4
II - Cagayan Valley 121.8 121.4 0.3 0.6 113.4 117.6 -3.6 -0.3 127.3 126.5 0.6 0.7
III - Central Luzon 128.4 125.9 2.0 -0.6 110.2 114.4 -3.7 -3.3 128.4 128.2 0.2 0.3
IV-a - Calabarzon 132.3 131.9 0.3 0.2 105.5 108.7 -2.9 -3.2 126.5 126.6 -0.1 0.4
IV-b - Mimaropa 123.8 122.9 0.7 -0.2 117.2 117.2 0.0 -1.7 126.6 126.1 0.4 0.4
V - Bicol 125.4 126.3 -0.7 -0.7 113.7 116.0 -2.0 -1.5 127.9 127.4 0.4 0.3
VI - Western Visayas 123.0 121.8 1.0 0.2 118.9 118.9 0.0 -1.5 125.8 124.0 1.5 0.6
VII - Central Visayas 140.6 139.4 0.9 -0.6 137.4 136.0 1.0 -2.0 130.2 129.7 0.4 0.8
VIII - Eastern Visayas 125.8 126.0 -0.2 0.2 120.1 121.0 -0.7 0.2 124.3 123.8 0.4 0.2
IX - Western Mindanao 122.1 121.6 0.4 -1.6 129.5 127.1 1.9 -3.3 128.4 128.2 0.2 0.4
X - Northern Mindanao 129.8 129.4 0.3 -0.6 123.3 120.8 2.1 -2.2 128.7 128.6 0.1 0.9
XI - Southern Mindanao 138.1 137.6 0.4 1.9 129.2 125.6 2.9 -2.7 129.3 127.8 1.2 0.2
XII - Central Mindanao 125.9 126.1 -0.2 0.2 120.8 118.8 1.7 -1.2 134.3 133.4 0.7 0.5
XIII - Caraga 135.3 134.7 0.4 0.3 120.8 119.8 0.8 -0.1 127.6 127.3 0.2 0.2
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 137.4 136.4 0.7 0.4 136.4 132.6 2.9 0.0 147.0 144.1 2.0 0.6
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Table 9 (concluded)
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Miscellaneous Foods | Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region Percent Change | Percent Change
Apr Mar Current Previous | Apr Mar Current Previous
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Philipines 121.3 120.9 0.3 0.4 120.7 120.5 0.2 0.6
National Capital Region (NCR) 117.5 117.5 0.0 -0.1 115.2 115.2 0.0 0.0
Areas Outside NCR 123.0 122.4 0.5 0.6 124.0 123.6 0.3 0.8
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 113.6 113.1 0.4 -0.4 107.6 107.7 -0.1 0.1
I - Ilocos 131.5 130.4 0.8 0.7 129.1 128.4 0.5 1.5
II - Cagayan Valley 137.7 137.5 0.1 0.3 169.1 169.1 0.0 0.3
III - Central Luzon 122.8 122.3 0.4 0.1 121.9 121.5 0.3 0.1
IV-a - Calabarzon 114.7 114.1 0.5 0.0 114.3 113.6 0.6 0.0
IV-b - Mimaropa 120.7 120.0 0.6 0.3 124.2 123.6 0.5 0.0
V - Bicol 127.6 127.3 0.2 0.5 137.5 137.3 0.1 0.7
VI - Western Visayas 122.4 121.8 0.5 0.4 125.3 125.3 0.0 0.3
VII - Central Visayas 140.7 140.2 0.4 4.5 154.1 154.0 0.1 7.1
VIII - Eastern Visayas 117.1 116.7 0.3 1.1 118.1 118.1 0.0 2.3
IX - Western Mindanao 123.5 122.3 1.0 0.3 129.3 126.7 2.1 0.0
X - Northern Mindanao 118.5 117.8 0.6 1.1 113.5 113.1 0.4 0.6
XI - Southern Mindanao 129.7 129.4 0.2 0.2 124.0 124.0 0.0 0.1
XII - Central Mindanao 122.4 121.8 0.5 -0.1 119.1 119.1 0.0 0.0
XIII - Caraga 125.4 124.7 0.6 0.3 137.3 137.3 0.0 0.6
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 127.6 126.5 0.9 1.1 144.0 143.2 0.6 0.3
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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 5, 2005
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