Table  9.  Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, September and August 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
                                      Sep    Aug Current Previous |   Sep    Aug Current Previous |   Sep    Aug Current Previous
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Philipines                          121.3  121.7    -0.3      0.2   120.3  120.8    -0.4      0.2   131.5   131.2    0.2      0.4 

National Capital Region (NCR)       109.8  109.8     0.0      0.2   109.8  109.8     0.0      0.2   110.9   110.9    0.0      0.0 

Areas Outside NCR                   122.9  123.4    -0.4      0.2   121.9  122.5    -0.5      0.2   131.9   131.6    0.2      0.4 
								                                                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   121.8  121.5     0.2     -0.4   121.8  121.5     0.2     -0.4   122.0   121.0    0.8      1.2 
    I  - Ilocos                     125.1  124.8     0.2      0.0   125.3  124.9     0.3      0.0   112.7   113.1   -0.4      0.0 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             127.8  127.6     0.2      0.5   128.1  127.9     0.2      0.5   120.7   121.2   -0.4      0.1 
  III  - Central Luzon              114.7  114.7     0.0      0.3   113.7  113.7     0.0      0.4   187.5   187.8   -0.2      0.3 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 112.5  112.0     0.4      0.4   112.4  111.9     0.4      0.4   120.0   122.4   -2.0      1.0 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   128.5  127.8     0.5      0.2   128.5  127.9     0.5      0.2   124.4   122.4    1.6      0.6 
    V  - Bicol                      120.8  120.7     0.1      0.8   119.7  119.5     0.2      0.6   132.3   133.7   -1.0      2.6 
   VI  - Western Visayas            118.9  121.7    -2.3     -0.1   118.8  121.8    -2.5     -0.2   119.8   119.6    0.2      2.5 
  VII  - Central Visayas            132.3  131.0     1.0      0.9   127.2  127.4    -0.2      0.0   142.7   138.5    3.0      2.7 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            127.2  127.0     0.2      1.1   127.9  127.8     0.1      1.2   114.3   112.6    1.5      0.0 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        120.7  123.5    -2.3      0.0   122.9  126.4    -2.8      0.2   115.7   116.7   -0.9     -0.6 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          127.7  128.1    -0.3     -0.5   125.2  125.6    -0.3      0.7   133.9   134.3   -0.3     -2.9 
   XI  - Davao                      130.2  131.2    -0.8     -0.2   130.1  130.9    -0.6      0.2   130.7   132.4   -1.3     -1.3 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               125.5  128.1    -2.0     -0.2   125.5  128.2    -2.1     -0.2   125.9   127.5   -1.3     -0.1 
 XIII  - Caraga                     130.1  130.8    -0.5      0.2   130.7  130.8    -0.1      0.1   124.5   131.0   -5.0      1.3 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			 
           in Muslim Mindanao       132.4  134.6    -1.6      0.3   131.3  133.6    -1.7      0.3   182.3   182.3    0.0      0.1
									
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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
                                      Sep    Aug Current Previous |   Sep    Aug Current Previous |   Sep    Aug Current Previous
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Philipines                          142.4  142.1     0.2      0.3   153.2  152.9     0.2      0.3   127.9  127.0     0.7      2.2

National Capital Region (NCR)       154.6  154.3     0.2      0.1   154.5  154.2     0.2      0.3   135.6  134.2     1.0      7.5

Areas Outside NCR                   138.2  137.8     0.3      0.3   152.7  152.4     0.2      0.3   125.5  124.8     0.6      0.6
								                                                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   133.6  133.2     0.3      0.2   156.4  155.3     0.7      0.3   117.2  117.3    -0.1      0.3
    I  - Ilocos                     175.0  174.3     0.4      0.3   177.8  177.6     0.1      0.8   128.3  125.2     2.5      0.2
   II  - Cagayan Valley             124.4  124.0     0.3      0.7   145.3  145.3     0.0      0.0   125.9  125.2     0.6      0.2
  III  - Central Luzon              137.1  136.8     0.2      0.1   159.9  159.5     0.3      0.3   118.4  117.9     0.4      0.5
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 136.2  136.1     0.1      0.2   147.4  146.9     0.3      0.1   115.4  114.5     0.8      0.8
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   127.8  127.1     0.6      0.2   152.8  152.8     0.0      0.1   125.3  124.5     0.6      0.7
    V  - Bicol                      132.9  132.3     0.5      0.6   149.8  149.6     0.1      0.3   126.7  125.4     1.0      0.8
   VI  - Western Visayas            126.8  126.5     0.2      0.1   136.9  136.5     0.3      0.4   122.8  122.8     0.0     -0.2
  VII  - Central Visayas            136.1  135.4     0.5      0.1   155.8  155.6     0.1      0.0   130.3  131.6    -1.0      1.8
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            137.7  137.6     0.1      0.1   153.6  153.5     0.1      0.5   136.2  134.0     1.6      1.9
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        146.5  146.1     0.3      0.9   164.6  162.9     1.0      0.9   139.7  139.8    -0.1      0.6
    X  - Northern Mindanao          140.2  140.1     0.1      0.6   152.8  152.6     0.1      0.3   142.6  141.6     0.7      0.1
   XI  - Davao                      145.3  145.0     0.2      0.1   147.9  147.8     0.1      0.1   137.9  137.7     0.1      0.6
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               138.2  137.2     0.7      0.4   145.6  145.6     0.0      0.6   132.1  131.7     0.3      0.6
 XIII  - Caraga                     138.8  138.5     0.2      0.1   154.9  154.7     0.1      0.1   125.9  126.2    -0.2      0.5
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			
           in Muslim Mindanao       146.7  145.6     0.8      0.3   154.5  154.4     0.1      0.1   142.9  142.5     0.3      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
                                      Sep    Aug Current Previous |   Sep    Aug Current Previous |   Sep    Aug Current Previous
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Philipines                          133.0  134.1    -0.8      0.4   128.0   129.4   -1.1      3.6   132.2  132.6    -0.3      0.7

National Capital Region (NCR)       117.3  121.0    -3.1     -0.3   115.1   119.6   -3.8      7.7   131.3  132.2    -0.7      1.1

Areas Outside NCR                   137.0  137.4    -0.3      0.6   132.6   132.9   -0.2      2.3   132.6  132.8    -0.2      0.5
								                                                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   119.8  117.9     1.6     -2.3   144.5   143.9    0.4      3.2   131.1  130.9     0.2      0.3
    I  - Ilocos                     129.3  131.0    -1.3      2.0   121.9   127.4   -4.3     11.8   138.7  138.9    -0.1      0.1
   II  - Cagayan Valley             129.5  129.2     0.2      0.2   129.4   128.9    0.4      0.6   128.5  128.5     0.0      0.0
  III  - Central Luzon              126.3  126.9    -0.5      0.7   133.8   134.4   -0.4      7.9   134.0  135.1    -0.8      1.7
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 135.3  134.8     0.4      0.7   123.0   121.8    1.0      2.6   129.7  129.6     0.1      0.4
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   134.7  134.7     0.0      0.5   132.5   130.1    1.8     -0.1   131.8  131.1     0.5      0.3
    V  - Bicol                      131.2  131.9    -0.5      0.5   121.0   121.7   -0.6      0.2   132.3  132.4    -0.1      0.2
   VI  - Western Visayas            139.9  140.7    -0.6      0.7   126.6   126.8   -0.2     -0.2   126.2  126.1     0.1     -0.2
  VII  - Central Visayas            153.4  154.5    -0.7     -1.3   160.4   163.4   -1.8      0.3   137.0  137.4    -0.3     -0.3
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            137.0  136.4     0.4      1.1   131.7   132.9   -0.9      0.2   132.6  132.3     0.2     -0.1
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        132.0  134.9    -2.1      3.0   142.0   138.3    2.7     -1.4   136.4  135.0     1.0      1.0
    X  - Northern Mindanao          143.4  144.4    -0.7      1.2   134.9   137.5   -1.9      0.3   133.7  133.4     0.2      0.2
   XI  - Davao                      146.8  147.5    -0.5      0.0   132.6   132.5    0.1     -0.7   131.1  130.8     0.2      0.0
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               138.0  137.5     0.4      0.8   136.6   134.5    1.6      0.8   137.1  136.9     0.1     -0.1
 XIII  - Caraga                     146.3  145.3     0.7      0.7   132.5   134.9   -1.8     -0.2   132.7  133.1    -0.3      0.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			
           in Muslim Mindanao       154.6  153.7     0.6      1.1   159.4   158.6    0.5      0.1   156.2  155.9     0.2      0.3
									
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Table 9 (concluded)

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                                          Miscellaneous Foods     |       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Sep    Aug Current Previous |   Sep    Aug Current Previous
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Philipines                          134.6  134.2     0.3      0.4   131.6  131.0     0.5      0.4   

National Capital Region (NCR)       132.3  131.4     0.7      0.1   130.4  129.1     1.0      0.0   

Areas Outside NCR                   135.7  135.4     0.2      0.4   132.3  132.1     0.2      0.5   
								                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   125.3  124.5     0.6     -0.9   111.7  111.5     0.2      0.0   
    I  - Ilocos                     141.6  141.7    -0.1      1.6   135.1  135.1     0.0      0.3   
   II  - Cagayan Valley             149.9  149.4     0.3     -0.1   178.3  178.3     0.0      0.0   
  III  - Central Luzon              136.9  136.7     0.1      0.2   132.0  131.8     0.2      0.0   
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 124.7  124.2     0.4      1.1   122.5  122.2     0.2      1.6   
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   136.5  136.2     0.2      0.1   131.2  129.8     1.1      0.0  
    V  - Bicol                      142.6  142.4     0.1      0.0   144.5  144.4     0.1      0.0   
   VI  - Western Visayas            134.2  134.2     0.0      0.8   130.6  130.5     0.1      0.0   
  VII  - Central Visayas            153.3  153.4    -0.1      0.1   161.7  161.7     0.0      0.0   
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            133.1  132.2     0.7      0.3   132.4  130.0     1.8      0.0   
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        136.6  136.3     0.2     -1.5   133.4  133.4     0.0      0.0   
    X  - Northern Mindanao          136.2  135.7     0.4      0.2   122.3  122.3     0.0      0.3   
   XI  - Davao                      141.4  141.2     0.1      0.1   131.2  131.2     0.0      0.0   
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               136.4  136.2     0.1      0.0   127.6  127.3     0.2      0.0   
 XIII  - Caraga                     142.8  142.8     0.0     -0.1   147.6  147.6     0.0      0.0   
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       147.5  147.4     0.1      0.1   171.6  171.2     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

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