Table 9. Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, August and July 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
Aug Jul Current Previous | Aug Jul Current Previous | Aug Jul Current Previous
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Philipines 121.7 121.4 0.2 0.2 120.8 120.5 0.2 0.2 131.2 130.7 0.4 -0.7
National Capital Region (NCR) 109.8 109.6 0.2 0.0 109.8 109.6 0.2 0.0 110.9 110.9 0.0 0.0
Areas Outside NCR 123.4 123.1 0.2 0.2 122.5 122.2 0.2 0.2 131.6 131.1 0.4 -0.7
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 121.5 122.0 -0.4 0.4 121.5 122.0 -0.4 0.4 121.0 119.6 1.2 -0.5
I - Ilocos 124.8 124.8 0.0 0.2 124.9 124.9 0.0 0.1 113.1 113.1 0.0 0.5
II - Cagayan Valley 127.6 127.0 0.5 0.5 127.9 127.3 0.5 0.5 121.2 121.1 0.1 0.7
III - Central Luzon 114.7 114.3 0.3 0.1 113.7 113.3 0.4 0.1 187.8 187.3 0.3 -0.5
IV-a - Calabarzon 112.0 111.6 0.4 0.1 111.9 111.5 0.4 0.1 122.4 121.2 1.0 -0.4
IV-b - Mimaropa 127.8 127.6 0.2 0.0 127.9 127.7 0.2 0.1 122.4 121.7 0.6 -1.9
V - Bicol 120.7 119.8 0.8 0.2 119.5 118.8 0.6 0.1 133.7 130.3 2.6 0.9
VI - Western Visayas 121.7 121.8 -0.1 0.7 121.8 122.1 -0.2 0.7 119.6 116.7 2.5 0.1
VII - Central Visayas 131.0 129.8 0.9 -1.4 127.4 127.4 0.0 -0.4 138.5 134.9 2.7 -3.2
VIII - Eastern Visayas 127.0 125.6 1.1 -0.1 127.8 126.3 1.2 -0.2 112.6 112.6 0.0 0.7
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 123.5 123.5 0.0 0.2 126.4 126.1 0.2 -0.2 116.7 117.4 -0.6 0.8
X - Northern Mindanao 128.1 128.7 -0.5 0.4 125.6 124.7 0.7 0.3 134.3 138.3 -2.9 0.5
XI - Davao 131.2 131.4 -0.2 0.7 130.9 130.6 0.2 0.8 132.4 134.1 -1.3 0.1
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 128.1 128.4 -0.2 0.5 128.2 128.5 -0.2 0.8 127.5 127.6 -0.1 -1.5
XIII - Caraga 130.8 130.6 0.2 0.7 130.8 130.7 0.1 0.7 131.0 129.3 1.3 0.7
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 134.6 134.2 0.3 0.3 133.6 133.2 0.3 0.3 182.3 182.2 0.1 0.0
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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
Aug Jul Current Previous | Aug Jul Current Previous | Aug Jul Current Previous
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Philipines 142.1 141.7 0.3 0.2 152.9 152.4 0.3 0.3 127.0 124.3 2.2 0.2
National Capital Region (NCR) 154.3 154.2 0.1 0.3 154.2 153.7 0.3 0.4 134.2 124.8 7.5 1.1
Areas Outside NCR 137.8 137.4 0.3 0.2 152.4 151.9 0.3 0.2 124.8 124.1 0.6 -0.1
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 133.2 132.9 0.2 0.1 155.3 154.8 0.3 0.4 117.3 117.0 0.3 -0.2
I - Ilocos 174.3 173.8 0.3 0.3 177.6 176.2 0.8 0.3 125.2 125.0 0.2 0.0
II - Cagayan Valley 124.0 123.1 0.7 0.4 145.3 145.3 0.0 0.0 125.2 124.9 0.2 0.3
III - Central Luzon 136.8 136.7 0.1 0.0 159.5 159.0 0.3 0.1 117.9 117.3 0.5 -1.7
IV-a - Calabarzon 136.1 135.8 0.2 0.1 146.9 146.7 0.1 0.3 114.5 113.6 0.8 0.0
IV-b - Mimaropa 127.1 126.9 0.2 0.2 152.8 152.7 0.1 0.2 124.5 123.6 0.7 0.5
V - Bicol 132.3 131.5 0.6 0.5 149.6 149.2 0.3 0.1 125.4 124.4 0.8 -0.1
VI - Western Visayas 126.5 126.4 0.1 0.3 136.5 135.9 0.4 0.1 122.8 123.1 -0.2 0.6
VII - Central Visayas 135.4 135.2 0.1 0.2 155.6 155.6 0.0 0.1 131.6 129.3 1.8 -0.2
VIII - Eastern Visayas 137.6 137.4 0.1 0.1 153.5 152.7 0.5 0.0 134.0 131.5 1.9 0.5
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 146.1 144.8 0.9 0.3 162.9 161.4 0.9 0.2 139.8 138.9 0.6 -0.1
X - Northern Mindanao 140.1 139.3 0.6 0.8 152.6 152.2 0.3 0.3 141.6 141.5 0.1 0.1
XI - Davao 145.0 144.9 0.1 0.3 147.8 147.7 0.1 0.8 137.7 136.9 0.6 1.3
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 137.2 136.7 0.4 0.0 145.6 144.7 0.6 0.1 131.7 130.9 0.6 0.5
XIII - Caraga 138.5 138.3 0.1 0.1 154.7 154.5 0.1 0.7 126.2 125.6 0.5 0.1
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 145.6 145.1 0.3 0.5 154.4 154.3 0.1 0.0 142.5 142.0 0.4 0.2
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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
Aug Jul Current Previous | Aug Jul Current Previous | Aug Jul Current Previous
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Philipines 134.1 133.5 0.4 0.5 129.4 124.9 3.6 0.8 132.6 131.7 0.7 0.4
National Capital Region (NCR) 121.0 121.4 -0.3 1.0 119.6 111.1 7.7 3.3 132.2 130.8 1.1 1.0
Areas Outside NCR 137.4 136.6 0.6 0.4 132.9 129.9 2.3 0.1 132.8 132.1 0.5 0.1
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 117.9 120.7 -2.3 0.4 143.9 139.5 3.2 -3.8 130.9 130.5 0.3 -0.5
I - Ilocos 131.0 128.4 2.0 0.1 127.4 114.0 11.8 0.2 138.9 138.7 0.1 -0.1
II - Cagayan Valley 129.2 128.9 0.2 0.0 128.9 128.1 0.6 1.6 128.5 128.5 0.0 -0.2
III - Central Luzon 126.9 126.0 0.7 0.0 134.4 124.6 7.9 1.1 135.1 132.8 1.7 0.5
IV-a - Calabarzon 134.8 133.8 0.7 -0.6 121.8 118.7 2.6 0.8 129.6 129.1 0.4 0.2
IV-b - Mimaropa 134.7 134.0 0.5 -0.3 130.1 130.2 -0.1 -0.6 131.1 130.7 0.3 0.2
V - Bicol 131.9 131.3 0.5 -0.2 121.7 121.4 0.2 -0.1 132.4 132.1 0.2 0.1
VI - Western Visayas 140.7 139.7 0.7 -0.3 126.8 127.1 -0.2 0.2 126.1 126.3 -0.2 -0.2
VII - Central Visayas 154.5 156.6 -1.3 2.1 163.4 162.9 0.3 -0.9 137.4 137.8 -0.3 0.2
VIII - Eastern Visayas 136.4 134.9 1.1 1.3 132.9 132.7 0.2 0.2 132.3 132.4 -0.1 0.5
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 134.9 131.0 3.0 1.4 138.3 140.3 -1.4 2.6 135.0 133.6 1.0 0.5
X - Northern Mindanao 144.4 142.7 1.2 0.1 137.5 137.1 0.3 -1.8 133.4 133.2 0.2 0.2
XI - Davao 147.5 147.5 0.0 1.0 132.5 133.4 -0.7 -2.1 130.8 130.8 0.0 0.3
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 137.5 136.4 0.8 1.6 134.5 133.4 0.8 0.5 136.9 137.0 -0.1 -0.2
XIII - Caraga 145.3 144.3 0.7 0.1 134.9 135.2 -0.2 -0.9 133.1 133.1 0.0 0.0
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 153.7 152.1 1.1 0.3 158.6 158.4 0.1 -0.2 155.9 155.4 0.3 -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
Aug Jul Current Previous | Aug Jul Current Previous
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Philipines 134.2 133.7 0.4 0.1 131.0 130.5 0.4 0.0
National Capital Region (NCR) 131.4 131.3 0.1 0.1 129.1 129.1 0.0 0.0
Areas Outside NCR 135.4 134.8 0.4 0.1 132.1 131.4 0.5 0.1
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 124.5 125.6 -0.9 -0.2 111.5 111.5 0.0 0.0
I - Ilocos 141.7 139.5 1.6 0.1 135.1 134.7 0.3 0.1
II - Cagayan Valley 149.4 149.6 -0.1 0.0 178.3 178.3 0.0 0.0
III - Central Luzon 136.7 136.4 0.2 0.0 131.8 131.8 0.0 0.0
IV-a - Calabarzon 124.2 122.8 1.1 0.0 122.2 120.3 1.6 0.0
IV-b - Mimaropa 136.2 136.0 0.1 0.2 129.8 129.8 0.0 0.0
V - Bicol 142.4 142.4 0.0 0.3 144.4 144.4 0.0 0.3
VI - Western Visayas 134.2 133.2 0.8 0.2 130.5 130.5 0.0 0.0
VII - Central Visayas 153.4 153.3 0.1 0.0 161.7 161.7 0.0 0.0
VIII - Eastern Visayas 132.2 131.8 0.3 0.2 130.0 130.0 0.0 0.2
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 136.3 138.4 -1.5 0.1 133.4 133.4 0.0 0.0
X - Northern Mindanao 135.7 135.4 0.2 0.4 122.3 121.9 0.3 0.4
XI - Davao 141.2 141.1 0.1 0.3 131.2 131.2 0.0 0.0
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 136.2 136.2 0.0 0.1 127.3 127.3 0.0 0.2
XIII - Caraga 142.8 142.9 -0.1 0.1 147.6 147.6 0.0 0.1
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 147.4 147.3 0.1 0.3 171.2 170.9 0.2 0.0
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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: September 5, 2006
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