Table  9.  Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, October and September 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
                                      Oct    Sep Current Previous |  Oct    Sep  Current Previous |  Oct    Sep  Current Previous
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Philipines                          128.4  128.3     0.1      2.6  127.9  127.5      0.3      2.9  134.0  136.1     -1.5     -0.9 

National Capital Region (NCR)       122.3  122.4    -0.1      7.4  122.3  122.4     -0.1      7.5  125.9  126.0     -0.1      1.1 

Areas Outside NCR                   129.3  129.1     0.2      2.0  128.8  128.3      0.4      2.2  134.1  136.3     -1.6     -0.9 
								                                                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   128.9  127.5     1.1      3.7  129.0  127.6      1.1      3.7  124.8  123.2      1.3     -0.6 
    I  - Ilocos                     130.4  128.6     1.4      1.6  130.6  128.8      1.4      1.7  116.3  115.9      0.3      1.1 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             134.4  133.9     0.4      5.0  134.8  134.3      0.4      5.1  124.9  124.4      0.4      1.9 
  III  - Central Luzon              124.4  122.6     1.5      4.6  123.5  121.7      1.5      4.7  189.6  188.6      0.5      0.6 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 120.0  118.2     1.5      3.9  119.9  118.1      1.5      3.9  125.2  125.0      0.2      0.8 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   143.0  140.0     2.1      5.2  143.1  140.1      2.1      5.3  128.4  127.8      0.5      0.0 
    V  - Bicol                      128.8  125.8     2.4      2.2  128.2  124.7      2.8      2.4  135.3  137.5     -1.6      0.0 
   VI  - Western Visayas            126.6  127.7    -0.9      0.6  126.7  127.9     -0.9      0.7  124.7  124.3      0.3      0.1 
  VII  - Central Visayas            133.5  134.5    -0.7      0.3  129.0  130.5     -1.1      1.4  142.9  142.9      0.0     -1.7 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            134.1  132.8     1.0      2.2  135.1  133.7      1.0      2.4  116.2  116.2      0.0      0.1 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        123.3  127.2    -3.1      1.0  126.4  130.5     -3.1      1.3  116.2  119.7     -2.9      0.0 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          133.4  134.8    -1.0     -0.3  130.6  130.1      0.4     -0.2  140.2  146.2     -4.1     -0.7 
   XI  - Davao                      131.7  133.2    -1.1     -0.1  132.9  133.8     -0.7      0.3  127.5  131.0     -2.7     -1.4 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               133.1  134.2    -0.8     -0.7  133.5  134.4     -0.7     -0.4  129.0  132.8     -2.9     -3.7 
 XIII  - Caraga                     133.1  133.2    -0.1      0.2  133.2  133.2      0.0      0.2  132.3  133.7     -1.0      1.1 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       135.2  141.5    -4.5      1.3  133.6  140.0     -4.6      1.2  210.1  210.1      0.0      1.8 

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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
                                      Oct    Sep  Current Previous |  Oct    Sep  Current Previous |  Oct    Sep  Current Previous
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Philipines                          148.0  147.3      0.5      0.2  164.2  162.2     1.2       0.7  137.9  136.9      0.7      0.6

National Capital Region (NCR)       161.3  160.3      0.6      0.3  164.0  162.8     0.7       0.4  146.8  146.7      0.1      0.0

Areas Outside NCR                   143.4  142.8      0.4      0.2  164.3  162.0     1.4       0.8  135.2  133.9      1.0      0.8
								                                                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   136.4  135.8      0.4      0.2  169.0  166.7     1.4       1.6  124.7  124.3      0.3      1.4
    I  - Ilocos                     179.4  178.6      0.4      0.0  195.0  190.6     2.3       0.2  136.7  135.7      0.7      0.5
   II  - Cagayan Valley             127.3  126.8      0.4      0.2  155.8  153.0     1.8       1.5  134.4  132.0      1.8      1.7
  III  - Central Luzon              142.3  142.0      0.2      0.3  173.9  169.0     2.9       1.0  124.2  121.5      2.2      0.7
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 140.4  139.8      0.4      0.1  158.7  157.2     1.0       0.8  125.2  124.3      0.7      1.3
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   133.1  132.1      0.8      0.0  163.7  162.9     0.5       0.4  136.3  134.7      1.2      2.1
    V  - Bicol                      137.2  136.6      0.4      0.1  163.8  161.4     1.5       1.3  135.9  135.2      0.5      1.0
   VI  - Western Visayas            130.7  130.5      0.2      0.2  147.2  146.8     0.3       0.5  134.0  134.1     -0.1      0.5
  VII  - Central Visayas            147.1  146.9      0.1      0.0  159.5  159.2     0.2       0.3  143.4  141.8      1.1      0.3
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            144.3  143.5      0.6      0.1  160.6  159.3     0.8       0.6  149.0  149.8     -0.5     -0.3
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        151.2  150.8      0.3      0.2  178.8  176.4     1.4       0.9  155.3  154.3      0.6      0.0
    X  - Northern Mindanao          144.6  144.6      0.0      0.0  163.5  161.4     1.3       1.4  154.4  151.4      2.0      0.4
   XI  - Davao                      148.9  148.3      0.4      0.2  160.1  158.5     1.0       1.3  154.8  151.8      2.0      0.5
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               141.1  140.4      0.5      0.3  159.0  155.9     2.0       0.9  137.2  137.6     -0.3      0.4
 XIII  - Caraga                     142.4  140.7      1.2      0.1  165.0  161.3     2.3       0.7  132.9  132.5      0.3      0.2
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       161.9  159.0      1.8      0.6  165.3  164.8     0.3       0.7  154.7  154.8     -0.1      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
                                      Oct    Sep  Current Previous |  Oct    Sep  Current Previous |  Oct    Sep  Current Previous
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Philipines                          138.4  137.2     0.9       0.2  133.9  131.2      2.1      1.9  136.0  135.9      0.1     -0.7

National Capital Region (NCR)       120.2  118.7     1.3      -0.3  120.9  117.0      3.3      3.4  136.9  137.0     -0.1     -1.9

Areas Outside NCR                   143.1  141.9     0.8       0.4  138.5  136.3      1.6      1.4  135.6  135.4      0.1     -0.2
								                                                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   121.5  123.2    -1.4       0.4  141.3  139.1      1.6      3.3  133.1  132.9      0.2      0.5
    I  - Ilocos                     138.1  137.1     0.7      -0.2  118.7  116.9      1.5      2.6  142.4  142.6     -0.1      0.6
   II  - Cagayan Valley             135.0  134.8     0.1       0.9  128.4  128.0      0.3      1.4  130.3  130.2      0.1      0.0
  III  - Central Luzon              132.2  132.3    -0.1       0.8  131.6  129.0      2.0      2.5  136.1  136.0      0.1     -1.6
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 141.6  138.9     1.9      -0.1  128.5  126.2      1.8      2.5  131.9  131.9      0.0     -0.2
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   142.3  140.8     1.1       0.6  139.7  136.9      2.0      0.8  135.9  135.4      0.4      0.2
    V  - Bicol                      139.6  137.9     1.2       0.5  129.7  127.8      1.5      0.2  138.0  137.7      0.2      0.3
   VI  - Western Visayas            146.2  145.9     0.2       0.3  140.5  134.3      4.6      1.4  127.8  127.8      0.0      0.5
  VII  - Central Visayas            155.8  153.8     1.3       0.5  170.4  170.6     -0.1      1.2  139.8  139.5      0.2      0.0
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            141.4  140.6     0.6       0.1  137.9  136.9      0.7      0.5  137.9  137.8      0.1      0.2
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        142.5  138.1     3.2       0.9  143.3  144.7     -1.0      0.1  138.3  138.1      0.1      0.1
    X  - Northern Mindanao          149.7  149.0     0.5       0.7  150.1  147.6      1.7      0.6  139.8  139.4      0.3      0.4
   XI  - Davao                      153.7  153.0     0.5       0.0  146.5  144.2      1.6      0.6  134.9  134.0      0.7      0.4
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               142.0  142.4    -0.3       1.1  148.8  146.2      1.8     -0.3  141.5  141.3      0.1      0.5
 XIII  - Caraga                     147.6  146.8     0.5       0.8  135.5  134.4      0.8      0.1  136.5  135.8      0.5      0.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       164.3  163.8     0.3      -0.2  177.0  173.9      1.8      1.3  164.3  163.4      0.6      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
                                      Oct    Sep  Current Previous |  Oct    Sep  Current Previous
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Philipines                          137.5  137.1      0.3      0.2  133.9  133.9      0.0      0.0  

National Capital Region (NCR)       135.7  135.5      0.1      0.3  132.3  132.3      0.0      0.0  

Areas Outside NCR                   138.3  137.8      0.4      0.1  134.9  134.8      0.1      0.0  
								                                                               
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	 
           Region                   129.8  128.6      0.9      0.8  112.7  112.7      0.0      0.0  
    I  - Ilocos                     144.8  144.0      0.6      0.2  136.1  136.1      0.0      0.0  
   II  - Cagayan Valley             151.0  149.6      0.9      0.0  178.3  177.5      0.5      0.0  
  III  - Central Luzon              140.5  140.0      0.4      0.4  135.4  135.3      0.1      0.0  
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 127.8  127.4      0.3      0.0  125.8  125.8      0.0      0.0  
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   138.8  137.9      0.7      0.1  134.9  133.7      0.9      0.1  
    V  - Bicol                      144.0  143.4      0.4      0.3  147.7  147.3      0.3      0.1  
   VI  - Western Visayas            136.4  136.1      0.2      0.1  131.9  131.9      0.0      0.0  
  VII  - Central Visayas            153.5  153.5      0.0      0.1  161.7  161.6      0.1      0.0  
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            134.6  134.3      0.2      0.4  136.0  135.8      0.1      0.3  
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        138.0  137.7      0.2      0.4  135.0  135.0      0.0      0.0  
    X  - Northern Mindanao          140.1  139.6      0.4      0.2  127.5  127.2      0.2      0.0r
   XI  - Davao                      145.1  144.6      0.3      0.1  132.5  132.4      0.1      0.1  
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               136.7  136.1      0.4      0.4  128.6  128.6      0.0      0.0  
 XIII  - Caraga                     143.0  142.5      0.4      0.1r 148.6  148.4      0.1      0.0  
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       154.1  153.2      0.6      0.5  179.5  179.5      0.0      0.0  
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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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