Table  9.  Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, December and November 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
                                      Dec    Nov Current Previous |  Dec    Nov  Current Previous |  Dec    Nov  Current Previous
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Philipines                          128.4  128.4     0.0      0.0  127.9  127.8      0.1     -0.1  134.5  134.9     -0.3      0.7

National Capital Region (NCR)       121.6  121.7    -0.1     -0.5  121.5  121.6     -0.1     -0.6  129.6  127.5      1.6      1.3

Areas Outside NCR                   129.4  129.4     0.0      0.1  128.9  128.8      0.1      0.0  134.6  135.0     -0.3      0.7

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   129.1  129.0     0.1      0.1  129.2  129.1      0.1      0.1  125.8  125.3      0.4      0.4
    I  - Ilocos                     129.6  129.6     0.0     -0.6  129.8  129.8      0.0     -0.6  117.2  116.0      1.0     -0.3
   II  - Cagayan Valley             132.1  131.7     0.3     -2.0  132.4  132.0      0.3     -2.1  125.0  124.9      0.1      0.0
  III  - Central Luzon              123.0  122.8     0.2     -1.3  122.1  121.9      0.2     -1.3  190.0  189.8      0.1      0.1
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 119.8  120.4    -0.5      0.3  119.7  120.3     -0.5      0.3  126.6  125.7      0.7      0.4
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   141.6  142.1    -0.4     -0.6  141.7  142.2     -0.4     -0.6  129.0  128.8      0.2      0.3
    V  - Bicol                      131.3  131.1     0.2      1.8  130.8  130.7      0.1      2.0  136.9  135.3      1.2      0.0
   VI  - Western Visayas            125.8  125.8     0.0     -0.6  125.8  125.8      0.0     -0.7  125.2  125.1      0.1      0.3
  VII  - Central Visayas            133.5  135.1    -1.2      1.2  128.9  130.8     -1.5      1.4  143.0  143.9     -0.6      0.7
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            136.8  135.3     1.1      0.9  137.9  136.3      1.2      0.9  116.0  116.0      0.0     -0.2
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        127.9  125.8     1.7      2.0  132.7  129.9      2.2      2.8  116.8  116.4      0.3      0.2
    X  - Northern Mindanao          132.6  133.3    -0.5     -0.1  130.1  130.0      0.1     -0.5  138.8  141.3     -1.8      0.8
   XI  - Davao                      132.0  131.5     0.4     -0.2  132.8  132.3      0.4     -0.5  129.1  128.7      0.3      0.9
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               131.6  131.3     0.2     -1.4  131.6  131.2      0.3     -1.7  131.8  132.1     -0.2      2.4
 XIII  - Caraga                     135.1  134.9     0.1      1.4  135.4  135.1      0.2      1.4  132.2  132.7     -0.4      0.3
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       138.0  137.6     0.3      1.8  136.3  136.0      0.2      1.8  219.4  214.7      2.2      2.2

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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
                                      Dec    Nov  Current Previous |  Dec    Nov  Current Previous |  Dec    Nov  Current Previous
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Philipines                          151.2  149.9      0.9      1.3  167.4  165.5      1.1      0.8  138.8  138.2      0.4      0.2

National Capital Region (NCR)       165.4  163.6      1.1      1.4  167.0  164.9      1.3      0.5  146.0  145.2      0.6     -1.1

Areas Outside NCR                   146.2  145.1      0.8      1.2  167.5  165.7      1.1      0.9  136.6  136.1      0.4      0.7

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   138.1  136.9      0.9      0.4  171.4  169.8      0.9      0.5  133.0  130.6      1.8      4.7
    I  - Ilocos                     181.8  180.6      0.7      0.7  199.4  195.5      2.0      0.3  139.4  137.9      1.1      0.9
   II  - Cagayan Valley             128.9  127.5      1.1      0.2  157.0  156.0      0.6      0.1  134.9  134.6      0.2      0.1
  III  - Central Luzon              143.7  143.3      0.3      0.7  176.8  175.2      0.9      0.7  124.5  124.6     -0.1      0.3
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 143.1  142.7      0.3      1.6  162.2  160.3      1.2      1.0  126.5  126.3      0.2      0.9
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   136.4  135.8      0.4      2.0  165.9  164.4      0.9      0.4  137.3  136.3      0.7      0.0
    V  - Bicol                      141.5  139.4      1.5      1.6  167.6  165.6      1.2      1.1  137.3  136.9      0.3      0.7
   VI  - Western Visayas            131.7  131.3      0.3      0.5  150.1  147.5      1.8      0.2  135.5  134.6      0.7      0.4
  VII  - Central Visayas            147.9  147.2      0.5      0.1  162.6  161.7      0.6      1.4  143.7  144.4     -0.5      0.7
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            153.3  150.1      2.1      4.0  161.9  161.2      0.4      0.4  152.1  151.3      0.5      1.5
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        161.0  158.9      1.3      5.1  184.6  180.1      2.5      0.7  156.7  156.7      0.0      0.9
    X  - Northern Mindanao          148.4  146.2      1.5      1.1  169.6  167.0      1.6      2.1  156.0  155.2      0.5      0.5
   XI  - Davao                      151.4  150.0      0.9      0.7  161.0  160.6      0.2      0.3  155.1  154.9      0.1      0.1
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               142.8  141.8      0.7      0.5  162.0  160.7      0.8      1.1  137.4  137.2      0.1      0.0
 XIII  - Caraga                     144.7  144.0      0.5      1.1  167.8  166.4      0.8      0.8  135.7  133.7      1.5      0.6
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       166.4  164.9      0.9      1.9  168.0  167.2      0.5      1.1  158.5  155.8      1.7      0.7

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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
                                      Dec    Nov  Current Previous |  Dec    Nov  Current Previous |  Dec    Nov  Current Previous
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Philipines                          141.9  139.6      1.6      0.9  141.9  136.3      4.1      1.8  138.1  137.2      0.7      0.9

National Capital Region (NCR)       124.7  120.5      3.5      0.2  128.4  121.4      5.8      0.4  140.0  138.8      0.9      1.4

Areas Outside NCR                   146.3  144.5      1.2      1.0  146.8  141.7      3.6      2.3  137.3  136.5      0.6      0.7

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   123.3  119.2      3.4     -1.9  147.2  143.4      2.6      1.5  134.5  134.4      0.1      1.0
    I  - Ilocos                     139.4  140.5     -0.8      1.7  125.9  122.3      2.9      3.0  143.3  143.2      0.1      0.6
   II  - Cagayan Valley             136.0  135.8      0.1      0.6  144.0  133.8      7.6      4.2  131.5  131.1      0.3      0.6
  III  - Central Luzon              133.8  132.7      0.8      0.4  141.2  140.0      0.9      6.4  138.1  137.6      0.4      1.1
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 143.3  142.6      0.5      0.7  136.6  129.6      5.4      0.9  133.4  132.8      0.5      0.7
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   146.6  143.9      1.9      1.1  147.9  140.7      5.1      0.7  137.5  136.7      0.6      0.6
    V  - Bicol                      141.8  141.1      0.5      1.1  138.3  133.6      3.5      3.0  140.7  139.3      1.0      0.9
   VI  - Western Visayas            151.6  149.1      1.7      2.0  144.8  142.5      1.6      1.4  130.0  128.6      1.1      0.6
  VII  - Central Visayas            158.4  158.3      0.1      1.6  174.4  172.7      1.0      1.3  140.3  140.0      0.2      0.1
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            144.8  142.2      1.8      0.6  146.8  137.8      6.5     -0.1  138.8  137.8      0.7     -0.1
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        147.0  143.7      2.3      0.8  155.0  151.7      2.2      5.9  143.5  141.5      1.4      2.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao          158.3  151.8      4.3      1.4  168.3  153.8      9.4      2.5  141.9  140.6      0.9      0.6
   XI  - Davao                      160.4  154.3      4.0      0.4  153.0  147.0      4.1      0.3  136.8  135.5      1.0      0.4
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               146.2  143.0      2.2      0.7  153.4  149.1      2.9      0.2  143.0  141.7      0.9      0.1
 XIII  - Caraga                     153.5  150.3      2.1      1.8  143.8  135.9      5.8      0.3  138.7  137.1      1.2      0.4
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       164.4  164.3      0.1      0.0  180.7  180.4      0.2      1.9  165.6  163.8      1.1     -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
                                      Dec    Nov  Current Previous |  Dec    Nov  Current Previous
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Philipines                          138.7  138.2      0.4      0.5  134.4  134.1      0.2      0.1

National Capital Region (NCR)       136.7  135.9      0.6      0.1  133.0  132.3      0.5      0.0

Areas Outside NCR                   139.6  139.2      0.3      0.7  135.3  135.1      0.1      0.1

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   131.5  130.5      0.8      0.5  112.9  112.7      0.2      0.0
    I  - Ilocos                     145.2  144.8      0.3      0.0  136.6  136.1      0.4      0.0
   II  - Cagayan Valley             152.2  152.1      0.1      0.7  178.3  178.3      0.0      0.0
  III  - Central Luzon              141.3  141.0      0.2      0.4  135.7  135.5      0.1      0.1
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 128.3  128.2      0.1      0.3  125.8  125.8      0.0      0.0
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   140.3  139.9      0.3      0.8  134.9  134.9      0.0      0.0
    V  - Bicol                      146.3  145.5      0.5      1.0  148.7  148.4      0.2      0.5
   VI  - Western Visayas            137.2  136.9      0.2      0.4  132.4  131.9      0.4      0.0
  VII  - Central Visayas            154.5  154.5      0.0      0.7  161.7  161.7      0.0      0.0
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            137.7  135.5      1.6      0.7  140.0  136.2      2.8      0.1
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        144.9  144.4      0.3      4.6  138.4  138.3      0.1      2.4
    X  - Northern Mindanao          142.1  141.3      0.6      0.9  127.8  127.8      0.0      0.2
   XI  - Davao                      148.6  147.3      0.9      1.5  134.2  132.8      1.1      0.2
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               138.4  137.9      0.4      0.9  128.9  128.9      0.0      0.2
 XIII  - Caraga                     146.0  144.1      1.3      0.8  152.2  149.1      2.1      0.3
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       155.8  155.2      0.4      0.7  180.4  180.2      0.1      0.4
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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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