Table 9. Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, April and March 2006
(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 120.1 119.4 0.6 0.3 119.3 118.7 0.5 0.2 129.2 127.1 1.7 1.9
National Capital Region (NCR) 109.5 109.4 0.1 0.0 109.5 109.4 0.1 0.0 110.9 110.9 0.0 0.0
Areas Outside NCR 121.6 120.8 0.7 0.3 120.8 120.1 0.6 0.2 129.5 127.4 1.6 2.0
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 120.5 119.8 0.6 0.8 120.5 119.8 0.6 0.8 120.9 120.5 0.3 -1.0
I - Ilocos 123.9 123.9 0.0 -0.3 124.1 124.1 0.0 -0.3 111.0 111.1 -0.1 -0.5
II - Cagayan Valley 125.3 124.2 0.9 -0.1 125.6 124.5 0.9 -0.1 119.3 118.7 0.5 0.7
III - Central Luzon 113.4 112.6 0.7 0.1 112.3 111.7 0.5 0.2 189.4 180.8 4.8 -0.4
IV-a - Calabarzon 111.4 111.4 0.0 -0.1 111.3 111.3 0.0 -0.1 117.5 117.3 0.2 -0.3
IV-b - Mimaropa 126.4 125.3 0.9 -0.8 126.4 125.3 0.9 -0.8 123.5 122.1 1.1 0.3
V - Bicol 119.4 119.3 0.1 0.3 118.6 118.7 -0.1 0.2 127.6 125.2 1.9 0.6
VI - Western Visayas 117.7 116.5 1.0 0.1 117.8 116.6 1.0 0.0 115.5 115.2 0.3 1.9
VII - Central Visayas 130.7 129.9 0.6 0.7 128.1 128.3 -0.2 0.5 136.1 133.3 2.1 1.1
VIII - Eastern Visayas 125.7 126.7 -0.8 -0.2 126.5 127.6 -0.9 -0.2 110.3 110.6 -0.3 0.5
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 118.1 117.8 0.3 1.2 121.0 120.5 0.4 0.8 111.6 111.6 0.0 2.0
X - Northern Mindanao 127.6 126.5 0.9 1.4 123.8 123.2 0.5 0.7 136.7 134.4 1.7 3.2
XI - Davao 129.4 125.9 2.8 1.0 128.8 125.2 2.9 0.2 131.5 128.4 2.4 4.1
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 124.8 121.4 2.8 1.5 124.4 121.1 2.7 1.3 128.7 124.1 3.7 3.8
XIII - Caraga 128.5 129.1 -0.5 -0.3 129.0 129.7 -0.5 -0.5 124.1 123.8 0.2 1.7
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 131.9 130.2 1.3 1.4 130.9 129.1 1.4 1.3 181.1 181.0 0.1 3.7
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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 140.1 139.5 0.4 0.7 150.8 150.3 0.3 1.1 124.2 124.5 -0.2 0.5
National Capital Region (NCR) 152.3 151.4 0.6 1.1 151.8 151.0 0.5 1.5 124.4 125.3 -0.7 0.4
Areas Outside NCR 135.9 135.4 0.4 0.6 150.4 150.0 0.3 0.9 124.2 124.2 0.0 0.5
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 132.6 132.3 0.2 0.2 153.4 153.1 0.2 0.4 115.7 115.7 0.0 0.3
I - Ilocos 172.0 171.5 0.3 0.5 173.4 173.1 0.2 1.3 124.7 125.0 -0.2 0.1
II - Cagayan Valley 121.7 121.1 0.5 0.6 144.3 143.8 0.3 0.6 125.8 126.3 -0.4 0.7
III - Central Luzon 135.5 134.6 0.7 0.1 157.7 157.5 0.1 1.0 121.7 122.1 -0.3 0.2
IV-a - Calabarzon 134.0 133.8 0.1 0.8 145.2 145.1 0.1 0.8 113.2 113.0 0.2 0.0
IV-b - Mimaropa 125.4 125.2 0.2 0.3 150.3 149.3 0.7 1.4 123.2 121.5 1.4 0.5
V - Bicol 130.4 129.7 0.5 0.7 147.9 147.3 0.4 1.0 124.3 124.3 0.0 0.6
VI - Western Visayas 125.0 124.7 0.2 0.2 135.6 134.9 0.5 0.3 121.4 121.9 -0.4 0.7
VII - Central Visayas 134.1 134.0 0.1 1.5 153.8 153.6 0.1 1.0 128.0 127.3 0.5 2.1
VIII - Eastern Visayas 136.6 136.6 0.0 0.6 152.0 151.5 0.3 1.3 126.1 126.1 0.0 0.2
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 142.1 140.1 1.4 1.1 158.5 157.5 0.6 0.6 136.2 135.8 0.3 1.5
X - Northern Mindanao 136.8 136.3 0.4 1.3 150.9 150.0 0.6 1.6 141.4 141.4 0.0 0.9
XI - Davao 143.7 143.4 0.2 1.0 144.9 144.6 0.2 0.6 137.3 137.5 -0.1 0.5
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 135.3 134.8 0.4 0.7 143.4 143.1 0.2 0.5 129.1 129.4 -0.2 0.7
XIII - Caraga 137.4 137.4 0.0 0.1 151.3 150.7 0.4 0.5 124.2 123.3 0.7 -0.2
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 140.9 140.1 0.6 0.1 153.6 153.3 0.2 0.5 140.4 141.5 -0.8 0.3
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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 132.6 132.8 -0.2 -0.3 122.5 123.4 -0.7 -1.1 131.0 131.0 0.0 0.0
National Capital Region (NCR) 119.1 118.7 0.3 -2.7 106.7 106.5 0.2 -2.7 128.9 129.1 -0.2 0.1
Areas Outside NCR 136.1 136.4 -0.2 0.2 128.1 129.5 -1.1 -0.6 131.9 131.8 0.1 0.0
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 117.9 117.2 0.6 -0.1 132.6 132.5 0.1 -2.8 130.4 130.5 -0.1 -0.6
I - Ilocos 131.3 130.3 0.8 -2.0 111.7 112.6 -0.8 -0.3 138.6 138.8 -0.1 0.8
II - Cagayan Valley 129.7 127.9 1.4 0.8 126.5 130.6 -3.1 -0.2 128.5 129.6 -0.8 -0.4
III - Central Luzon 128.6 129.1 -0.4 0.2 122.6 122.9 -0.2 -0.6 133.0 132.7 0.2 0.2
IV-a - Calabarzon 137.1 137.4 -0.2 0.7 114.2 116.4 -1.9 -1.9 128.7 128.7 0.0 -0.2
IV-b - Mimaropa 133.7 132.4 1.0 2.3 128.3 129.7 -1.1 1.7 130.2 129.9 0.2 0.0
V - Bicol 130.8 130.1 0.5 -0.2 121.3 122.2 -0.7 -1.7 131.1 130.9 0.2 -0.2
VI - Western Visayas 136.3 136.2 0.1 0.4 125.4 126.7 -1.0 -1.1 127.0 126.8 0.2 0.0
VII - Central Visayas 150.9 150.6 0.2 0.1 158.3 160.7 -1.5 0.9 136.3 136.3 0.0 0.2
VIII - Eastern Visayas 132.0 132.9 -0.7 -1.8 133.1 133.5 -0.3 -0.4 131.4 131.2 0.2 0.5
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 127.9 133.3 -4.1 -0.4 136.8 140.3 -2.5 -0.6 131.9 132.2 -0.2 -1.0
X - Northern Mindanao 142.1 142.7 -0.4 1.6 138.7 138.8 -0.1 -1.0 132.4 132.3 0.1 0.0
XI - Davao 146.0 146.9 -0.6 0.3 138.4 139.2 -0.6 -1.1 130.7 130.6 0.1 -0.2
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 134.1 134.2 -0.1 0.7 131.8 133.1 -1.0 0.5 137.6 137.4 0.1 -0.2
XIII - Caraga 142.4 145.0 -1.8 0.4 135.1 137.0 -1.4 0.3 132.7 132.3 0.3 0.1
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 150.5 150.5 0.0 0.5 158.3 159.4 -0.7 1.1 154.8 155.2 -0.3 1.0
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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 132.1 131.8 0.2 0.7 128.8 128.7 0.1 0.5
National Capital Region (NCR) 129.3 129.2 0.1 0.2 126.9 126.9 0.0 0.1
Areas Outside NCR 133.3 133.0 0.2 0.9 130.0 129.8 0.2 0.8
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 124.5 124.4 0.1 0.6 111.5 111.5 0.0 0.0
I - Ilocos 138.8 138.5 0.2 1.0 134.0 133.7 0.2 1.5
II - Cagayan Valley 148.0 147.8 0.1 0.7 176.3 175.0 0.7 1.0
III - Central Luzon 133.4 133.4 0.0 0.4 127.4 127.4 0.0 0.2
IV-a - Calabarzon 122.4 122.3 0.1 0.9 120.3 120.1 0.2 0.9
IV-b - Mimaropa 134.2 134.1 0.1 2.0 129.1 128.5 0.5 0.5
V - Bicol 141.1 140.3 0.6 0.9 143.3 143.1 0.1 0.2
VI - Western Visayas 131.9 131.4 0.4 0.8 129.7 129.0 0.5 0.8
VII - Central Visayas 152.2 152.1 0.1 1.6 161.4 161.3 0.1 1.6
VIII - Eastern Visayas 130.1 129.1 0.8 2.1 127.6 127.4 0.2 2.6
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 136.0 135.2 0.6 0.7 133.4 132.8 0.5 0.0
X - Northern Mindanao 131.8 131.6 0.2 1.1 118.5 118.4 0.1 0.6
XI - Davao 139.9 139.5 0.3 0.5 130.5 130.0 0.4 0.0
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 134.1 133.9 0.1 0.8 124.7 124.3 0.3 0.6
XIII - Caraga 140.4 139.8 0.4 2.1 146.9 146.9 0.0 2.9
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 144.2 143.9 0.2 1.2 166.4 166.1 0.2 0.2
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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, 2006
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