Table 9. Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, March and February 2007
(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
Mar Feb Current Previous | Mar Feb Current Previous | Mar Feb Current Previous
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Philipines 121.7 121.3 0.3 0.4 120.6 120.2 0.3 0.3 133.3 132.1 0.9 0.6
National Capital Region (NCR) 109.8 110.0 -0.2 -0.1 109.8 110.0 -0.2 -0.1 110.9 110.9 0.0 0.0
Areas Outside NCR 123.4 122.9 0.4 0.5 122.3 121.8 0.4 0.4 133.7 132.5 0.9 0.6
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 120.0 120.3 -0.2 -0.1 120.0 120.3 -0.2 -0.1 123.2 123.1 0.1 0.6
I - Ilocos 124.9 124.9 0.0 0.4 125.1 125.1 0.0 0.5 112.9 112.9 0.0 -0.1
II - Cagayan Valley 126.7 127.0 -0.2 0.2 127.0 127.3 -0.2 0.2 121.3 121.3 0.0 0.2
III - Central Luzon 115.9 116.0 -0.1 -0.1 115.0 115.0 0.0 -0.1 184.2 186.2 -1.1 -0.1
IV-a - Calabarzon 112.6 112.4 0.2 0.2 112.5 112.3 0.2 0.2 126.8 125.8 0.8 0.6
IV-b - Mimaropa 128.1 128.3 -0.2 0.0 128.1 128.3 -0.2 0.0 128.9 127.1 1.4 1.3
V - Bicol 122.2 121.8 0.3 0.4 121.2 121.0 0.2 0.4 133.2 129.9 2.5 0.0
VI - Western Visayas 118.6 117.7 0.8 0.5 118.5 117.6 0.8 0.6 120.8 120.4 0.3 0.1
VII - Central Visayas 130.3 131.8 -1.1 0.4 124.8 127.5 -2.1 0.8 141.6 140.8 0.6 -0.4
VIII - Eastern Visayas 130.3 130.2 0.1 0.5 131.1 131.0 0.1 0.5 114.8 115.0 -0.2 0.3
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 122.8 121.0 1.5 1.3 124.6 122.3 1.9 1.3 118.7 117.9 0.7 0.9
X - Northern Mindanao 129.7 129.2 0.4 0.6 126.5 126.2 0.2 0.6 137.4 136.4 0.7 0.4
XI - Davao 129.7 128.1 1.2 1.5 128.6 127.1 1.2 0.9 133.4 131.5 1.4 3.5
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 127.5 123.3 3.4 1.6 127.0 122.7 3.5 1.7 132.2 128.8 2.6 0.2
XIII - Caraga 131.2 130.4 0.6 0.4 131.5 130.8 0.5 0.2 128.0 127.1 0.7 2.1
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 134.1 131.3 2.1 1.0 132.8 129.9 2.2 1.0 196.9 196.5 0.2 0.6
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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
Mar Feb Current Previous | Mar Feb Current Previous | Mar Feb Current Previous
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Philipines 144.7 144.3 0.3 0.2 156.5 155.0 1.0 0.3 131.3 130.4 0.7 0.5
National Capital Region (NCR) 157.9 157.2 0.4 0.1 157.5 156.5 0.6 0.1 135.7 135.1 0.4 0.2
Areas Outside NCR 140.1 139.8 0.2 0.2 156.1 154.4 1.1 0.5 130.0 129.0 0.8 0.5
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 135.2 135.0 0.1 0.3 161.2 159.9 0.8 0.5 119.8 119.9 -0.1 0.2
I - Ilocos 177.7 177.4 0.2 0.1 182.2 180.4 1.0 0.4 131.7 131.4 0.2 0.5
II - Cagayan Valley 125.5 125.4 0.1 0.2 146.4 145.8 0.4 0.0 128.5 128.4 0.1 0.1
III - Central Luzon 138.4 138.3 0.1 0.2 163.6 161.4 1.4 0.4 120.0 119.3 0.6 0.0
IV-a - Calabarzon 137.8 137.5 0.2 0.1 151.6 149.0 1.7 0.6 119.9 119.2 0.6 0.8
IV-b - Mimaropa 131.2 131.1 0.1 0.2 156.2 155.0 0.8 0.3 130.7 129.8 0.7 0.3
V - Bicol 135.4 134.7 0.5 0.4 153.3 152.5 0.5 1.3 132.1 131.3 0.6 1.2
VI - Western Visayas 129.1 129.0 0.1 0.4 139.7 138.5 0.9 0.4 131.3 130.6 0.5 1.1
VII - Central Visayas 138.1 137.3 0.6 0.0 157.5 157.1 0.3 0.0 134.7 132.1 2.0 0.7
VIII - Eastern Visayas 138.5 138.2 0.2 0.1 156.3 155.1 0.8 0.3 143.1 142.5 0.4 0.1
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 148.6 147.9 0.5 0.0 169.7 166.7 1.8 0.5 144.9 142.3 1.8 0.2
X - Northern Mindanao 142.0 142.0 0.0 0.2 153.9 153.7 0.1 0.3 148.5 146.2 1.6 0.5
XI - Davao 146.6 146.5 0.1 0.3 150.4 149.0 0.9 0.5 147.0 146.6 0.3 1.5
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 139.4 139.2 0.1 0.4 149.6 147.1 1.7 0.5 135.7 133.5 1.6 0.5
XIII - Caraga 139.7 139.2 0.4 0.1 157.1 156.0 0.7 0.2 128.0 127.3 0.5 0.1
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 153.1 151.2 1.3 0.7 159.8 158.3 0.9 1.0 148.3 147.1 0.8 1.2
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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
Mar Feb Current Previous | Mar Feb Current Previous | Mar Feb Current Previous
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Philipines 137.1 137.7 -0.4 0.4 125.6 128.9 -2.6 -2.8 133.4 133.6 -0.1 -0.9
National Capital Region (NCR) 121.6 123.0 -1.1 0.2 108.1 110.3 -2.0 -5.6 132.4 132.7 -0.2 -1.8
Areas Outside NCR 141.1 141.5 -0.3 0.5 131.9 135.6 -2.7 -1.9 133.8 134.0 -0.1 -0.4
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 122.1 121.6 0.4 0.4 133.1 136.7 -2.6 -3.5 131.2 131.3 -0.1 0.2
I - Ilocos 133.3 134.1 -0.6 0.5 106.9 113.0 -5.4 -5.5 139.9 140.4 -0.4 -0.1
II - Cagayan Valley 132.6 132.8 -0.2 -0.2 124.0 134.6 -7.9 -3.0 128.7 129.4 -0.5 -0.2
III - Central Luzon 129.0 128.1 0.7 -1.0 121.5 126.2 -3.7 -5.7 134.4 135.1 -0.5 -1.7
IV-a - Calabarzon 141.8 142.7 -0.6 0.5 119.7 123.1 -2.8 -6.0 129.8 129.9 -0.1 -0.6
IV-b - Mimaropa 139.5 138.9 0.4 -1.7 136.3 138.6 -1.7 0.2 133.6 133.0 0.5 0.5
V - Bicol 136.2 137.5 -0.9 1.0 133.5 138.0 -3.3 -0.8 134.6 134.6 0.0 0.2
VI - Western Visayas 142.3 144.2 -1.3 0.8 129.8 130.4 -0.5 -2.7 128.3 128.6 -0.2 0.0
VII - Central Visayas 153.8 154.9 -0.7 0.6 166.6 168.2 -1.0 2.1 140.0 140.3 -0.2 0.4
VIII - Eastern Visayas 140.6 140.4 0.1 -0.2 137.9 138.8 -0.6 1.0 134.1 134.0 0.1 0.0
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 140.4 139.4 0.7 1.7 140.2 147.3 -4.8 -0.2 138.7 139.4 -0.5 0.6
X - Northern Mindanao 148.2 148.2 0.0 0.4 142.1 146.6 -3.1 -0.2 136.4 136.2 0.1 0.4
XI - Davao 154.9 154.4 0.3 1.6 143.9 147.9 -2.7 5.9 132.4 132.9 -0.4 -0.7
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 140.0 140.9 -0.6 1.7 140.6 142.7 -1.5 0.3 140.4 139.9 0.4 0.1
XIII - Caraga 145.7 146.4 -0.5 1.1 133.8 137.1 -2.4 2.8 133.5 133.5 0.0 -0.6
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 159.9 159.3 0.4 2.2 167.4 163.8 2.2 2.2 159.9 159.4 0.3 0.0
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Table 9 (concluded)
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Miscellaneous Foods | Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region Percent Change | Percent Change
Mar Feb Current Previous | Mar Feb Current Previous
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Philipines 135.5 135.1 0.3 0.1 133.3 132.7 0.5 0.2
National Capital Region (NCR) 133.6 133.6 0.0 -0.1 131.8 131.8 0.0 0.0
Areas Outside NCR 136.3 135.7 0.4 0.2 134.2 133.2 0.8 0.4
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 125.3 125.9 -0.5 -0.1 112.4 112.4 0.0 0.0
I - Ilocos 142.1 142.0 0.1 0.1 135.7 135.6 0.1 0.1
II - Cagayan Valley 148.9 149.4 -0.3 0.0 177.1 177.1 0.0 0.0
III - Central Luzon 138.2 138.1 0.1 1.2 134.4 134.3 0.1 1.7
IV-a - Calabarzon 126.4 124.6 1.4 0.0 125.4 123.1 1.9 0.0
IV-b - Mimaropa 136.7 136.0 0.5 0.0 132.7 132.5 0.2 0.3
V - Bicol 142.3 142.1 0.1 0.0 146.2 145.7 0.3 0.2
VI - Western Visayas 134.3 134.0 0.2 0.2 131.0 130.8 0.2 0.0
VII - Central Visayas 153.0 153.0 0.0 0.1 161.7 161.7 0.0 0.0
VIII - Eastern Visayas 132.5 132.5 0.0 -0.2 132.7 132.5 0.2 0.1
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 137.0 136.6 0.3 0.0 134.0 134.0 0.0 0.1
X - Northern Mindanao 136.4 136.2 0.1 0.0 123.9 123.8 0.1 0.2
XI - Davao 141.5 141.4 0.1 0.4 131.4 131.4 0.0 0.0
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 135.1 134.8 0.2 0.1 128.6 128.4 0.2 0.0
XIII - Caraga 141.6 141.6 0.0 0.4 148.4 148.4 0.0 0.3
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 150.4 149.5 0.6 0.5 177.0 173.9 1.8 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: April 4, 2007
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