Table 10. Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, April and March 2007 and 2006
(2000 = 100)
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C e r e a l s | R i c e
Area/Region 2007 2006 Inflation Rates(%) | 2007 2006 Inflation Rates(%)
Apr Mar Apr Mar Current Previous | Apr Mar Apr Mar Current Previous
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Philippines 122.2 121.7 120.1 119.4 1.7 1.9 121.1 120.6 119.2 118.7 1.6 1.6
National Capital Region (NCR) 109.7 109.8 109.5 109.4 0.2 0.4 109.7 109.8 109.5 109.4 0.2 0.4
Areas Outside NCR 124.0 123.4 121.6 120.8 2.0 2.2 122.9 122.3 120.7 120.1 1.8 1.8
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 120.2 120.0 120.5 119.8 -0.2 0.2 120.2 120.0 120.5 119.8 -0.2 0.2
I - Ilocos 125.0 124.9 123.9 123.9 0.9 0.8 125.2 125.1 124.1 124.1 0.9 0.8
II - Cagayan Valley 126.8 126.7 125.3 124.2 1.2 2.0 127.0 127.0 125.6 124.5 1.1 2.0
III - Central Luzon 115.9 115.9 113.4 112.6 2.2 2.9 114.9 115.0 112.3 111.7 2.3 3.0
IV-a - Calabarzon 112.9 112.6 111.4 111.4 1.3 1.1 112.8 112.5 111.3 111.3 1.3 1.1
IV-b - Mimaropa 128.9 128.1 126.4 125.3 2.0 2.2 128.9 128.1 126.4 125.3 2.0 2.2
V - Bicol 122.6 122.2 119.4 119.3 2.7 2.4 121.5 121.2 118.6 118.7 2.4 2.1
VI - Western Visayas 119.7 118.6 117.7 116.5 1.7 1.8 119.6 118.5 117.8 116.6 1.5 1.6
VII - Central Visayas 130.8 130.3 130.6 129.9 0.2 0.3 125.5 124.8 127.9 128.3 -1.9 -2.7
VIII - Eastern Visayas 129.8 130.3 125.7 126.7 3.3 2.8 130.6 131.1 126.5 127.6 3.2 2.7
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 123.6 122.8 118.1 117.8 4.7 4.2 126.0 124.6 121.0 120.5 4.1 3.4
X - Northern Mindanao 130.5 129.7 127.6 126.5 2.3 2.5 126.9 126.5 123.8 123.2 2.5 2.7
XI - Davao 131.8 129.7 129.4 125.9 1.9 3.0 130.3 128.6 128.8 125.2 1.2 2.7
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 130.2 127.5 124.8 121.4 4.3 5.0 129.6 127.0 124.4 121.1 4.2 4.9
XIII - Caraga 132.3 131.2 128.5 129.1 3.0 1.6 132.1 131.5 129.0 129.7 2.4 1.4
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 134.6 134.1 131.9 130.2 2.0 3.0 133.1 132.8 130.9 129.1 1.7 2.9
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Table 10 (continued)
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C o r n | Cereal Preparations
Area and Region 2007 2006 Inflation Rates(%)| 2007 2006 Inflation Rates(%)
Apr Mar Apr Mar Current Previous | Apr Mar Apr Mar Current Previous
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Philippines 134.6 133.3 129.2 127.1 4.2 4.9 144.9 144.7 140.1 139.5 3.4 3.7
National Capital Region (NCR) 110.9 110.9 110.9 110.9 0.0 0.0 158.1 157.9 152.3 151.4 3.8 4.3
Areas Outside NCR 135.0 133.7 129.5 127.4 4.2 4.9 140.3 140.1 135.9 135.4 3.2 3.5
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 122.8 123.2 120.9 120.5 1.6 2.2 135.3 135.2 132.6 132.3 2.0 2.2
I - Ilocos 112.9 112.9 111.0 111.1 1.7 1.6 177.7 177.7 172.0 171.5 3.3 3.6
II - Cagayan Valley 121.6 121.3 119.3 118.7 1.9 2.2 125.6 125.5 121.7 121.1 3.2 3.6
III - Central Luzon 184.4 184.2 189.5 180.8 -2.7 1.9 138.6 138.4 135.5 134.6 2.3 2.8
IV-a - Calabarzon 126.7 126.8 117.5 117.3 7.8 8.1 138.1 137.8 134.0 133.8 3.1 3.0
IV-b - Mimaropa 126.8 128.9 123.5 122.1 2.7 5.6 131.3 131.2 125.4 125.2 4.7 4.8
V - Bicol 133.9 133.2 127.6 125.2 4.9 6.4 135.4 135.4 130.4 129.7 3.8 4.4
VI - Western Visayas 120.9 120.8 115.5 115.2 4.7 4.9 129.3 129.1 125.0 124.7 3.4 3.5
VII - Central Visayas 141.9 141.6 136.1 133.3 4.3 6.2 138.0 138.1 134.1 134.0 2.9 3.1
VIII - Eastern Visayas 114.6 114.8 110.3 110.6 3.9 3.8 138.6 138.5 136.6 136.6 1.5 1.4
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 118.2 118.7 111.6 111.6 5.9 6.4 148.7 148.6 142.1 140.1 4.6 6.1
X - Northern Mindanao 139.2 137.4 136.7 134.4 1.8 2.2 143.1 142.0 136.8 136.3 4.6 4.2
XI - Davao 137.3 133.4 131.5 128.4 4.4 3.9 147.1 146.6 143.7 143.4 2.4 2.2
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 135.5 132.2 128.7 124.1 5.3 6.5 139.5 139.4 135.3 134.8 3.1 3.4
XIII - Caraga 134.2 128.0 124.1 123.8 8.1 3.4 139.7 139.7 137.4 137.4 1.7 1.7
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 204.8 196.9 181.1 181.0 13.1 8.8 153.2 153.1 140.9 140.1 8.7 9.3
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Table 10 (continued)
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Dairy Products | E g g s
Area and Region 2007 2006 Inflation Rates(%)| 2007 2006 Inflation Rates(%)
Apr Mar Apr Mar Current Previous | Apr Mar Apr Mar Current Previous
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Philippines 157.0 156.5 150.8 150.3 4.1 4.1 131.4 131.3 124.2 124.5 5.8 5.5
National Capital Region (NCR) 158.3 157.5 151.8 151.0 4.3 4.3 135.5 135.7 124.4 125.3 8.9 8.3
Areas Outside NCR 156.5 156.1 150.4 150.0 4.1 4.1 130.1 130.0 124.2 124.2 4.8 4.7
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 161.7 161.2 153.4 153.1 5.4 5.3 119.9 119.8 115.7 115.7 3.6 3.5
I - Ilocos 182.4 182.2 173.4 173.1 5.2 5.3 131.6 131.7 124.7 125.0 5.5 5.4
II - Cagayan Valley 146.8 146.4 144.3 143.8 1.7 1.8 128.9 128.5 125.8 126.3 2.5 1.7
III - Central Luzon 163.8 163.6 157.7 157.5 3.9 3.9 119.5 120.0 121.7 122.1 -1.8 -1.7
IV-a - Calabarzon 151.8 151.6 145.2 145.1 4.5 4.5 119.9 119.9 113.2 113.0 5.9 6.1
IV-b - Mimaropa 157.0 156.2 150.3 149.3 4.5 4.6 128.3 130.7 123.2 121.5 4.1 7.6
V - Bicol 154.7 153.3 147.9 147.3 4.6 4.1 132.0 132.1 124.2 124.3 6.3 6.3
VI - Western Visayas 140.2 139.7 135.6 134.9 3.4 3.6 131.8 131.3 121.4 121.9 8.6 7.7
VII - Central Visayas 157.5 157.5 153.8 153.6 2.4 2.5 135.8 134.7 128.0 127.3 6.1 5.8
VIII - Eastern Visayas 156.6 156.3 152.0 151.5 3.0 3.2 143.4 143.1 126.1 126.1 13.7 13.5
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 170.4 169.7 158.5 157.5 7.5 7.7 147.6 144.9 136.3 135.8 8.3 6.7
X - Northern Mindanao 154.0 153.9 150.9 150.0 2.1 2.6 148.6 148.5 141.4 141.4 5.1 5.0
XI - Davao 151.1 150.4 144.9 144.6 4.3 4.0 147.3 147.0 137.3 137.5 7.3 6.9
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 149.5 149.6 143.4 143.1 4.3 4.5 136.3 135.7 129.1 129.4 5.6 4.9
XIII - Caraga 158.9 157.1 151.3 150.7 5.0 4.2 128.3 128.0 124.2 123.3 3.3 3.8
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 161.4 159.8 153.6 153.3 5.1 4.2 148.9 148.3 140.4 141.5 6.1 4.8
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Table 10 (continued)
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F i s h | Fruits and Vegetables
Area and Region 2007 2006 Inflation Rates(%) | 2007 2006 Inflation Rates(%)
Apr Mar Apr Mar Current Previous | Apr Mar Apr Mar Current Previous
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Philippines 137.8 137.1 132.6 132.8 3.9 3.2 125.3 125.6 122.5 123.4 2.3 1.8
National Capital Region (NCR) 121.1 121.6 119.1 118.7 1.7 2.4 107.5 108.1 106.7 106.5 0.7 1.5
Areas Outside NCR 142.0 141.1 136.1 136.4 4.3 3.4 131.7 131.9 128.1 129.5 2.8 1.9
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 121.1 122.1 117.9 117.2 2.7 4.2 130.5 133.1 132.6 132.5 -1.6 0.5
I - Ilocos 136.1 133.3 131.3 130.3 3.7 2.3 111.5 106.9 111.7 112.6 -0.2 -5.1
II - Cagayan Valley 132.7 132.6 129.7 127.9 2.3 3.7 122.6 124.0 126.5 130.6 -3.1 -5.1
III - Central Luzon 130.6 129.0 128.6 129.1 1.6 -0.1 120.9 121.5 122.6 122.9 -1.4 -1.1
IV-a - Calabarzon 142.3 141.8 137.1 137.4 3.8 3.2 117.7 119.7 114.2 116.4 3.1 2.8
IV-b - Mimaropa 140.8 139.5 133.7 132.4 5.3 5.4 133.5 136.3 128.3 129.7 4.1 5.1
V - Bicol 137.0 136.2 130.9 130.1 4.7 4.7 130.1 133.5 121.3 122.2 7.3 9.2
VI - Western Visayas 144.5 142.3 136.3 136.2 6.0 4.5 131.1 129.8 125.4 126.7 4.5 2.4
VII - Central Visayas 153.2 153.8 150.9 150.6 1.5 2.1 166.6 166.6 158.3 160.7 5.2 3.7
VIII - Eastern Visayas 140.1 140.6 132.0 132.9 6.1 5.8 136.3 137.9 133.1 133.5 2.4 3.3
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 142.2 140.4 127.9 133.3 11.2 5.3 145.9 140.2 136.8 140.3 6.7 -0.1
X - Northern Mindanao 150.1 148.2 142.1 142.7 5.6 3.9 146.3 142.1 138.7 138.8 5.5 2.4
XI - Davao 157.5 154.9 146.0 146.9 7.9 5.4 143.6 143.9 138.4 139.2 3.8 3.4
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 139.6 140.0 134.1 134.2 4.1 4.3 141.8 140.6 131.8 133.1 7.6 5.6
XIII - Caraga 144.8 145.7 142.4 145.0 1.7 0.5 134.7 133.8 135.1 137.0 -0.3 -2.3
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 159.5 159.9 150.5 150.5 6.0 6.2 165.0 167.4 158.3 159.4 4.2 5.0
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Table 10 (continued)
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M e a t | Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region 2007 2006 Inflation Rates(%) | 2007 2006 Inflation Rates(%)
Apr Mar Apr Mar Current Previous | Apr Mar Apr Mar Current Previous
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Philippines 133.4 133.4 131.0 131.0 1.8 1.8 135.6 135.5 132.1 131.8 2.6 2.8
National Capital Region (NCR) 132.8 132.4 128.9 129.1 3.0 2.6 133.6 133.6 129.3 129.2 3.3 3.4
Areas Outside NCR 133.7 133.8 131.9 131.8 1.4 1.5 136.5 136.3 133.3 133.0 2.4 2.5
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 131.7 131.2 130.4 130.5 1.0 0.5 125.4 125.3 124.5 124.4 0.7 0.7
I - Ilocos 140.3 139.9 138.6 138.8 1.2 0.8 142.6 142.1 138.8 138.5 2.7 2.6
II - Cagayan Valley 129.7 128.7 128.5 129.6 0.9 -0.7 148.5 148.9 148.0 147.8 0.3 0.7
III - Central Luzon 133.7 134.4 133.0 132.7 0.5 1.3 138.3 138.2 133.4 133.4 3.7 3.6
IV-a - Calabarzon 129.8 129.8 128.7 128.7 0.9 0.9 126.7 126.4 122.4 122.3 3.5 3.4
IV-b - Mimaropa 134.0 133.6 130.2 129.9 2.9 2.8 136.8 136.7 134.2 134.1 1.9 1.9
V - Bicol 134.7 134.6 131.1 130.9 2.7 2.8 142.3 142.3 141.1 140.3 0.9 1.4
VI - Western Visayas 128.2 128.3 127.0 126.8 0.9 1.2 134.5 134.3 131.9 131.4 2.0 2.2
VII - Central Visayas 139.5 140.0 136.3 136.3 2.3 2.7 152.9 153.0 152.2 152.1 0.5 0.6
VIII - Eastern Visayas 134.0 134.1 131.4 131.2 2.0 2.2 132.4 132.5 130.1 129.1 1.8 2.6
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 138.5 138.7 131.9 132.2 5.0 4.9 137.1 137.0 136.0 135.2 0.8 1.3
X - Northern Mindanao 137.2 136.4 132.4 132.3 3.6 3.1 136.9 136.4 131.8 131.6 3.9 3.6
XI - Davao 132.4 132.4 130.7 130.6 1.3 1.4 141.5 141.5 139.9 139.5 1.1 1.4
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 140.6 140.4 137.6 137.4 2.2 2.2 134.8 135.1 134.1 133.9 0.5 0.9
XIII - Caraga 133.6 133.5 132.7 132.3 0.7 0.9 141.3 141.6 140.4 139.8 0.6 1.3
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 159.8 159.9 154.8 155.2 3.2 3.0 150.9 150.4 144.2 143.9 4.6 4.5
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Table 10 (concluded)
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Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region 2007 2006 Inflation Rates(%)
Apr Mar Apr Mar Current Previous
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Philippines 133.4 133.2 128.8 128.7 3.6 3.5
National Capital Region (NCR) 131.8 131.8 126.9 126.9 3.9 3.9
Areas Outside NCR 134.3 134.1 130.0 129.8 3.3 3.3
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 112.4 112.4 111.5 111.5 0.8 0.8
I - Ilocos 135.7 135.7 134.0 133.7 1.3 1.5
II - Cagayan Valley 177.1 177.1 176.3 175.0 0.5 1.2
III - Central Luzon 134.4 134.4 127.4 127.4 5.5 5.5
IV-a - Calabarzon 125.6 125.4 120.3 120.1 4.4 4.4
IV-b - Mimaropa 132.8 132.7 128.9r 128.5 3.0 3.3
V - Bicol 146.5 146.2 143.3 143.1 2.2 2.2
VI - Western Visayas 131.0 131.0 129.7 129.0 1.0 1.6
VII - Central Visayas 161.7 161.7 161.4 161.3 0.2 0.2
VIII - Eastern Visayas 132.7 132.7 127.6 127.4 4.0 4.2
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 134.0 134.0 133.4 132.8 0.4 0.9
X - Northern Mindanao 125.1 123.9 118.5 118.4 5.6 4.6
XI - Davao 131.4 131.4 130.5 130.0 0.7 1.1
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 128.4 128.4 124.7 124.3 3.0 3.3
XIII - Caraga 148.4 148.4 146.9 146.9 1.0 1.0
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 178.7 177.0 166.4 166.1 7.4 6.6
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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 4, 2007
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