Table 9. Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, February and January 2008
(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
Feb Jan Current Previous | Feb Jan Current Previous | Feb Jan Current Previous
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Philipines 130.3 129.4 0.7 0.8 129.5 128.8 0.5 0.7 139.0 136.8 1.6 1.7
National Capital Region (NCR) 121.8 121.6 0.2 0.0 121.7 121.5 0.2 0.0 130.3 130.3 0.0 0.5
Areas Outside NCR 131.5 130.5 0.8 0.9 130.7 129.9 0.6 0.8 139.2 136.9 1.7 1.7
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 130.6 129.5 0.8 0.3 130.6 129.5 0.8 0.2 130.0 129.1 0.7 2.6
I - Ilocos 132.4 131.9 0.4 1.8 132.6 132.1 0.4 1.8 117.7 115.9 1.6 -1.1
II - Cagayan Valley 132.4 133.2 -0.6 0.8 132.6 133.5 -0.7 0.8 127.6 126.2 1.1 1.0
III - Central Luzon 125.0 123.2 1.5 0.2 124.0 122.3 1.4 0.2 194.9 191.0 2.0 0.5
IV-a - Calabarzon 122.9 122.0 0.7 1.8 122.8 121.9 0.7 1.8 135.5 127.7 6.1 0.9
IV-b - Mimaropa 139.3 141.7 -1.7 0.1 139.4 141.8 -1.7 0.1 130.8 129.5 1.0 0.4
V - Bicol 132.7 131.9 0.6 0.5 132.1 131.4 0.5 0.5 138.9 137.5 1.0 0.4
VI - Western Visayas 127.9 125.9 1.6 0.1 128.1 126.0 1.7 0.2 124.6 124.3 0.2 -0.7
VII - Central Visayas 135.9 134.8 0.8 1.0 129.2 128.6 0.5 -0.2 149.7 147.6 1.4 3.2
VIII - Eastern Visayas 138.1 138.1 0.0 1.0 139.3 139.3 0.0 1.0 116.3 116.3 0.0 0.3
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 130.3 129.5 0.6 1.3 133.7 132.8 0.7 0.1 122.6 121.8 0.7 4.3
X - Northern Mindanao 134.7 133.2 1.1 0.5 131.9 130.7 0.9 0.5 141.6 139.3 1.7 0.4
XI - Davao 135.6 133.7 1.4 1.3 135.8 134.6 0.9 1.4 135.0 130.6 3.4 1.2
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 134.2 132.9 1.0 1.0 133.7 132.8 0.7 0.9 139.0 133.7 4.0 1.4
XIII - Caraga 136.1 135.6 0.4 0.4 136.5 136.1 0.3 0.5 132.5 130.9 1.2 -1.0
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 142.2 140.3 1.4 1.7 140.4 138.4 1.4 1.5 229.1 229.1 0.0 4.4
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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
Feb Jan Current Previous | Feb Jan Current Previous | Feb Jan Current Previous
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Philipines 157.3 153.8 2.3 1.7 173.3 169.7 2.1 1.4 141.2 140.3r 0.6 1.1r
National Capital Region (NCR) 170.6 168.0 1.5 1.6 172.2 168.9 2.0 1.1 143.5 145.5 -1.4 -0.3
Areas Outside NCR 152.6 148.9 2.5 1.8 173.7 170.0 2.2 1.5 140.5 138.7r 1.3 1.5r
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 143.9 140.9 2.1 2.0 191.5 178.7 7.2 4.3 131.2 133.0 -1.4 0.0
I - Ilocos 183.9 182.9 0.5 0.6 204.1 201.2 1.4 0.9 139.2 138.4 0.6 -0.7
II - Cagayan Valley 133.6 130.1 2.7 0.9 162.1 159.2 1.8 1.4 138.1 136.2 1.4 1.0
III - Central Luzon 149.8 145.3 3.1 1.1 181.9 179.1 1.6 1.3 129.1 125.4 3.0 0.7
IV-a - Calabarzon 148.6 145.9 1.9 2.0 168.9 164.3 2.8 1.3 128.5 128.2 0.2 1.3
IV-b - Mimaropa 138.9 138.0 0.7 1.2 174.4 171.4 1.8 3.3 142.3 138.4 2.8 0.8
V - Bicol 149.4 147.6 1.2 4.3 175.1 169.5 3.3 1.1 139.1 138.4 0.5 0.8
VI - Western Visayas 139.1 134.2 3.7 1.9 155.1 151.9 2.1 1.2 144.7 138.4 4.6 2.1
VII - Central Visayas 161.3 149.3 8.0 0.9 167.9 165.8 1.3 2.0 148.7 147.4 0.9 2.6
VIII - Eastern Visayas 164.4 159.4 3.1 4.0 164.1 163.4 0.4 0.9 156.3 155.8 0.3 2.4
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 165.7 164.1 1.0 1.9 197.4 190.4 3.7 3.1 168.2 168.2r 0.0 7.3r
X - Northern Mindanao 151.7 149.8 1.3 0.9 176.9 171.8 3.0 1.3 159.4 158.5 0.6 1.6
XI - Davao 157.3 153.2 2.7 1.2 162.2 161.4 0.5 0.2 157.9 157.3 0.4 1.4
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 147.7 145.6 1.4 2.0 167.4 164.1 2.0 1.3 143.7 140.8 2.1 2.5
XIII - Caraga 157.3 149.8 5.0 3.5 175.8 170.3 3.2 1.5 142.6 140.0 1.9 3.2
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 170.2 169.8 0.2 2.0 177.0 175.9 0.6 4.7 161.6 160.6 0.6 1.3
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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
Feb Jan Current Previous | Feb Jan Current Previous | Feb Jan Current Previous
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Philipines 148.6 146.7 1.3 3.4 143.2 146.5 -2.3 3.2 139.5 139.2 0.2 0.8
National Capital Region (NCR) 131.1 130.6 0.4 4.7 119.4 127.4 -6.3 -0.8 139.6 140.2 -0.4 0.1
Areas Outside NCR 153.0 150.8 1.5 3.1 151.7 153.4 -1.1 4.5 139.5 138.8 0.5 1.1
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 126.0 128.5 -1.9 4.2 143.8 146.5 -1.8 -0.5 135.8 135.6 0.1 0.8
I - Ilocos 144.8 142.9 1.3 2.5 127.1 128.9 -1.4 2.4 144.4 144.5 -0.1 0.8
II - Cagayan Valley 138.4 138.3 0.1 1.7 148.3 153.3 -3.3 6.5 132.7 132.1 0.5 0.5
III - Central Luzon 139.1 137.3 1.3 2.6 143.7 146.8 -2.1 4.0 139.6 139.6 0.0 1.1
IV-a - Calabarzon 147.1 146.9 0.1 2.5 139.2 145.0 -4.0 6.1 135.7 134.6 0.8 0.9
IV-b - Mimaropa 149.9 147.3 1.8 0.5 152.4 151.3 0.7 2.3 141.0 139.1 1.4 1.2
V - Bicol 144.9 142.9 1.4 0.8 144.9 146.4 -1.0 5.9 144.3 141.7 1.8 0.7
VI - Western Visayas 157.7 156.8 0.6 3.4 152.1 151.2 0.6 4.4 132.2 131.3 0.7 1.0
VII - Central Visayas 172.6 164.9 4.7 4.1 184.4 181.4 1.7 4.0 142.3 141.1 0.9 0.6
VIII - Eastern Visayas 151.2 147.7 2.4 2.0 151.5 150.5 0.7 2.5 141.5 141.0 0.4 1.6
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 163.0 163.4 -0.2 11.2 163.9 165.1 -0.7 6.5 146.9 152.9 -3.9 6.6
X - Northern Mindanao 169.0 163.1 3.6 3.0 174.5 171.8 1.6 2.1 145.4 144.0 1.0 1.5
XI - Davao 169.6 168.6 0.6 5.1 162.4 160.3 1.3 4.8 138.4 137.9 0.4 0.8
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 151.5 149.9 1.1 2.5 160.3 161.0 -0.4 5.0 145.8 144.6 0.8 1.1
XIII - Caraga 168.3 162.4 3.6 5.8 158.4 158.8 -0.3 10.4 145.2 144.3 0.6 4.0
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 168.0 166.2 1.1 1.1 183.6 188.7 -2.7 4.4 166.9 166.9 0.0 0.8
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Table 9 (concluded)
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Miscellaneous Foods | Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region Percent Change | Percent Change
Feb Jan Current Previous | Feb Jan Current Previous
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Philipines 140.7 139.6 0.8 0.6 136.0 135.0 0.7 0.4
National Capital Region (NCR) 137.3 137.1 0.1 0.3 133.0 133.0 0.0 0.0
Areas Outside NCR 142.2 140.7 1.1 0.8 137.8 136.2 1.2 0.7
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 132.7 132.2 0.4 0.5 113.2 112.9 0.3 0.0
I - Ilocos 146.6 145.9 0.5 0.5 136.8 136.8 0.0 0.1
II - Cagayan Valley 154.1 153.3 0.5 0.7 180.7 180.1 0.3 1.0
III - Central Luzon 144.5 142.2 1.6 0.6 137.5 136.3 0.9 0.4
IV-a - Calabarzon 132.2 129.5 2.1 0.9 130.0 126.8 2.5 0.8
IV-b - Mimaropa 141.1 140.3 0.6 0.0 135.2 134.9 0.2 0.0
V - Bicol 146.9 146.9 0.0 0.4 149.8 149.5 0.2 0.5
VI - Western Visayas 138.3 137.7 0.4 0.4 133.9 133.1 0.6 0.5
VII - Central Visayas 156.1 155.5 0.4 0.6 162.0 162.0 0.0 0.2
VIII - Eastern Visayas 139.0 138.4 0.4 0.5 140.3 140.4 -0.1 0.3
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 149.4 148.2 0.8 2.3 143.8 143.3 0.3 3.5
X - Northern Mindanao 142.9 142.7 0.1 0.4 127.8 127.8 0.0 0.0
XI - Davao 150.1 149.6 0.3 0.7 135.5 134.7 0.6 0.4
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 142.6 140.9 1.2 1.8 134.2 130.9 2.5 1.6
XIII - Caraga 149.8 147.5 1.6 1.0 156.6 152.4 2.8 0.1
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 160.3 158.3 1.3 1.6 180.7 180.5 0.1 0.1
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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: March 5, 2008
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