Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, March and February ,2008 and 2007
           (2000 = 100)

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                                        C e r e a l s                           |           R i c e
Area/Region                            2008          2007    Inflation Rates(%) |       2008          2007     Inflation Rates(%)   
                                    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous  |    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       134.7  130.3  121.7  121.3     10.7      7.4     133.7  129.5  120.6  120.2      10.9      7.7

National Capital Region (NCR)     131.3  121.8  109.8  110.0     19.6     10.7     131.3  121.7  109.8  110.0      19.6     10.6

Areas Outside NCR                 135.2  131.5  123.4  122.9      9.6      7.0     134.1  130.7  122.3  121.8       9.6      7.3

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 133.5  130.6  120.0  120.3     11.3      8.6     133.5  130.6  120.0  120.3      11.3      8.6
    I  - Ilocos                   134.5  132.4  124.9  124.9      7.7      6.0     134.7  132.6  125.1  125.1       7.7      6.0
   II  - Cagayan Valley           135.7  132.4  126.7  127.0      7.1      4.3     135.9  132.6  127.0  127.3       7.0      4.2
  III  - Central Luzon            128.5  125.0  115.9  116.0     10.9      7.8     127.5  124.0  115.0  115.0      10.9      7.8
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               125.5  122.9  112.6  112.4     11.5      9.3     125.4  122.8  112.5  112.3      11.5      9.3
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 141.1  139.3  128.1  128.3     10.1      8.6     141.2  139.4  128.1  128.3      10.2      8.7
    V  - Bicol                    143.4  132.7  122.2  121.8     17.3      8.9     143.6  132.1  121.2  121.0      18.5      9.2
   VI  - Western Visayas          129.4  127.9  118.6  117.7      9.1      8.7     129.6  128.1  118.5  117.6       9.4      8.9
  VII  - Central Visayas          141.2  135.9  130.3  131.8      8.4      3.1     133.6  129.2  124.8  127.5       7.1      1.3
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          142.6  138.1  130.3  130.2      9.4      6.1     143.9  139.3  131.1  131.0       9.8      6.3
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      131.1  130.3  122.8  121.0      6.8      7.7     132.9  133.7  124.6  122.3       6.7      9.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao        137.3  134.7  129.7  129.2      5.9      4.3     134.1  131.9  126.5  126.2       6.0      4.5
   XI  - Davao                    142.2  135.6  129.7  128.1      9.6      5.9     140.6  135.8  128.6  127.1       9.3      6.8
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             137.3  134.2  127.5  123.3      7.7      8.8     136.3  133.7  127.0  122.7       7.3      9.0
 XIII  - Caraga                   139.6  136.1  131.2  130.4      6.4      4.4     139.8  136.5  131.5  130.8       6.3      4.4
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     142.3  142.2  134.1  131.3      6.1      8.3     140.5  140.4  132.8  129.9       5.8      8.1

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                            C o r n                             |     Cereal Preparations
Area and Region                        2008          2007     Inflation Rates(%)|       2008          2007     Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb   Current Previous |    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       144.5  139.0  133.3  132.1       8.4      5.2    161.1  157.3  144.7  144.3      11.3      9.0 

National Capital Region (NCR)     130.3  130.3  110.9  110.9      17.5     17.5    177.0  170.6  157.9  157.2      12.1      8.5 

Areas Outside NCR                 144.8  139.2  133.7  132.5       8.3      5.1    155.6  152.6  140.1  139.8      11.1      9.2 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 133.9  130.0  123.2  123.1       8.7      5.6    145.3  143.9  135.2  135.0       7.5      6.6 
    I  - Ilocos                   122.4  117.7  112.9  112.9       8.4      4.3    187.6  183.9  177.7  177.4       5.6      3.7 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           130.3  127.6  121.3  121.3       7.4      5.2    140.0  133.6  125.5  125.4      11.6      6.5 
  III  - Central Luzon            197.5  194.9  184.2  186.2       7.2      4.7    150.6  149.8  138.4  138.3       8.8      8.3 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               131.8  135.5  126.8  125.8       3.9      7.7    152.0  148.6  137.8  137.5      10.3      8.1 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 135.0  130.8  128.9  127.1       4.7      2.9    142.3  138.9  131.2  131.1       8.5      5.9 
    V  - Bicol                    141.1  138.9  133.2  129.9       5.9      6.9    151.8  149.4  135.4  134.7      12.1     10.9 
   VI  - Western Visayas          125.1  124.6  120.8  120.4       3.6      3.5    140.9  139.1  129.1  129.0       9.1      7.8 
  VII  - Central Visayas          157.0  149.7  141.6  140.8      10.9      6.3    166.3  161.3  138.1  137.3      20.4     17.5 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          118.7  116.3  114.8  115.0       3.4      1.1    169.2  164.4  138.5  138.2      22.2     19.0 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      127.1  122.6  118.7  117.9       7.1      4.0    167.3  165.7  148.6  147.9      12.6     12.0 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        145.0  141.6  137.4  136.4       5.5      3.8    153.3  151.7  142.0  142.0       8.0      6.8 
   XI  - Davao                    147.8  135.0  133.4  131.5      10.8      2.7    162.4  157.3  146.6  146.5      10.8      7.4 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             147.1  139.0  132.2  128.8      11.3      7.9    154.4  147.7  139.4  139.2      10.8      6.1 
 XIII  - Caraga                   138.1  132.5  128.0  127.1       7.9      4.2    160.8  157.3  139.7  139.2      15.1     13.0 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     229.0  229.1  196.9  196.5      16.3     16.6    170.7  170.2  153.1  151.2      11.5     12.6 

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                         Dairy Products                         |           E g g s
Area and Region                        2008          2007     Inflation Rates(%)|       2008          2007     Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb   Current Previous |    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       175.9  173.3  156.5  155.0      12.4     11.8    141.9  141.2  131.3  130.4       8.1      8.3  

National Capital Region (NCR)     174.4  172.2  157.5  156.5      10.7     10.0    143.8  143.5  135.7  135.1       6.0      6.2  

Areas Outside NCR                 176.5  173.7  156.1  154.4      13.1     12.5    141.3  140.5  130.0  129.0       8.7      8.9  

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 195.3  191.5  161.2  159.9      21.2     19.8    132.0  131.2  119.8  119.9      10.2      9.4  
    I  - Ilocos                   205.2  204.1  182.2  180.4      12.6     13.1    139.4  139.2  131.7  131.4       5.8      5.9r
   II  - Cagayan Valley           168.9  162.1  146.4  145.8      15.4     11.2    143.0  138.1  128.5  128.4      11.3      7.6  
  III  - Central Luzon            187.7  181.9  163.6  161.4      14.7     12.7    130.5  129.1  120.0  119.3       8.7      8.2  
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               171.0  168.9  151.6  149.0      12.8     13.4    128.7  128.5  119.9  119.2       7.3      7.8  
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 177.9  174.4  156.2  155.0      13.9     12.5    142.7  142.3  130.7  129.8       9.2      9.6  
    V  - Bicol                    176.1  175.1  153.3  152.5      14.9     14.8    138.6  139.1  132.1  131.3       4.9      5.9  
   VI  - Western Visayas          157.6  155.1  139.7  138.5      12.8     12.0    147.9  144.7  131.3  130.6      12.6     10.8  
  VII  - Central Visayas          169.6  167.9  157.5  157.1       7.7      6.9    147.9  148.7  134.7  132.1       9.8     12.6  
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          165.6  164.1  156.3  155.1       6.0      5.8    156.5  156.3  143.1  142.5       9.4      9.7  
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      200.7  197.4  169.7  166.7      18.3     18.4    167.0  168.2  144.9  142.3      15.3     18.2  
    X  - Northern Mindanao        180.3  176.9  153.9  153.7      17.2     15.1    161.2  159.4  148.5  146.2       8.6      9.0  
   XI  - Davao                    162.8  162.2  150.4  149.0       8.2      8.9    158.8  157.9  147.0  146.6       8.0      7.7  
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             169.2  167.4  149.6  147.1      13.1     13.8    143.5  143.7  135.7  133.5       5.7      7.6  
 XIII  - Caraga                   177.3  175.8  157.1  156.0      12.9     12.7    146.1  142.6  128.0  127.3      14.1     12.0  
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     179.1  177.0  159.8  158.3      12.1     11.8    159.5  161.6  148.3  147.1       7.6      9.9  

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                            F i s h                             |    Fruits and Vegetables
Area and Region                        2008          2007    Inflation Rates(%) |       2008          2007     Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous  |    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       148.7  148.6  137.1  137.7      8.5      7.9     138.4  143.2  125.6  128.9      10.2     11.1

National Capital Region (NCR)     133.2  131.1  121.6  123.0      9.5      6.6     113.5  119.4  108.1  110.3       5.0      8.3

Areas Outside NCR                 152.7  153.0  141.1  141.5      8.2      8.1     147.3  151.7  131.9  135.6      11.7     11.9
							  
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 123.3  126.0  122.1  121.6      1.0      3.6     142.8  143.8  133.1  136.7       7.3      5.2
    I  - Ilocos                   142.7  144.8  133.3  134.1      7.1      8.0     120.2  127.1  106.9  113.0      12.4     12.5
   II  - Cagayan Valley           139.1  138.4  132.6  132.8      4.9      4.2     141.6  148.3  124.0  134.6      14.2     10.2
  III  - Central Luzon            140.6  139.1  129.0  128.1      9.0      8.6     132.0  143.7  121.5  126.2       8.6     13.9
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               149.0  147.1  141.8  142.7      5.1      3.1     132.8  139.2  119.7  123.1      10.9     13.1
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 152.9  149.9  139.5  138.9      9.6      7.9     149.3  152.4  136.3  138.6       9.5     10.0
    V  - Bicol                    146.2  144.9  136.2  137.5      7.3      5.4     141.2  144.9  133.5  138.0       5.8      5.0
   VI  - Western Visayas          156.0  157.7  142.3  144.2      9.6      9.4     150.7  152.1  129.8  130.4      16.1     16.6
  VII  - Central Visayas          171.3  172.6  153.8  154.9     11.4     11.4     181.0  184.4  166.6  168.2       8.6      9.6
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          153.3  151.2  140.6  140.4      9.0      7.7     153.7  151.5  137.9  138.8      11.5      9.1
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      155.8  163.0  140.4  139.4     11.0     16.9     162.1  163.9  140.2  147.3      15.6     11.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao        164.2  169.0  148.2  148.2     10.8     14.0     169.7  174.5  142.1  146.6      19.4     19.0
   XI  - Davao                    167.4  169.6  154.9  154.4      8.1      9.8     162.9  162.4  143.9  147.9      13.2      9.8
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             150.3  151.5  140.0  140.9      7.4      7.5     160.3  160.3  140.6  142.7      14.0     12.3
 XIII  - Caraga                   167.6  168.3  145.7  146.4     15.0     15.0     159.5  158.4  133.8  137.1      19.2     15.5
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region		  
           in Muslim Mindanao     168.0  168.0  159.9  159.3      5.1      5.5     181.7  183.6  167.4  163.8       8.5     12.1

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                                             M e a t                            |      Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region                        2008          2007    Inflation Rates(%) |       2008          2007    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous  |    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       142.8  139.5  133.4  133.6      7.0      4.4     142.1  140.7  135.5  135.1      4.9      4.1

National Capital Region (NCR)     144.4  139.6  132.4  132.7      9.1      5.2     139.5  137.3  133.6  133.6      4.4      2.8

Areas Outside NCR                 142.1  139.5  133.8  134.0      6.2      4.1     143.3  142.2  136.3  135.7      5.1      4.8

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 138.2  135.8  131.2  131.3      5.3      3.4     133.1  132.7  125.3  125.9      6.2      5.4
    I  - Ilocos                   147.1  144.4  139.9  140.4      5.1      2.8     146.7  146.6  142.1  142.0      3.2      3.2
   II  - Cagayan Valley           135.6  132.7  128.7  129.4      5.4      2.6     155.0  154.1  148.9  149.4      4.1      3.1
  III  - Central Luzon            144.1  139.6  134.4  135.1      7.2      3.3     145.7  144.5  138.2  138.1      5.4      4.6
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               139.0  135.7  129.8  129.9      7.1      4.5     133.1  132.2  126.4  124.6      5.3      6.1
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 145.8  141.0  133.6  133.0      9.1      6.0     143.0  141.1  136.7  136.0      4.6      3.7
    V  - Bicol                    145.4  144.3  134.6  134.6      8.0      7.2     147.2  146.9  142.3  142.1      3.4      3.4
   VI  - Western Visayas          134.2  132.2  128.3  128.6      4.6      2.8     139.3  138.3  134.3  134.0      3.7      3.2
  VII  - Central Visayas          143.3  142.3  140.0  140.3      2.4      1.4     157.1  156.1  153.0  153.0      2.7      2.0
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          143.1  141.5  134.1  134.0      6.7      5.6     139.6  139.0  132.5  132.5      5.4      4.9
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      145.0  146.9  138.7  139.4      4.5      5.4     151.6  149.4  137.0  136.6     10.7      9.4
    X  - Northern Mindanao        146.4  145.4  136.4  136.2      7.3      6.8     143.3  142.9  136.4  136.2      5.1      4.9
   XI  - Davao                    140.1  138.4  132.4  132.9      5.8      4.1     151.9  150.1  141.5  141.4      7.3      6.2
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             148.2  145.8  140.4  139.9      5.6      4.2     144.8  142.6  135.1  134.8      7.2      5.8
 XIII  - Caraga                   146.7  145.2  133.5  133.5      9.9      8.8     151.9  149.8  141.6  141.6      7.3      5.8
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     166.5  166.9  159.9  159.4      4.1      4.7     162.0  160.3  150.4  149.5      7.7      7.2

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2008          2007    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       137.0  136.0  133.2  132.7      2.9      2.5

National Capital Region (NCR)     135.0  133.0  131.8  131.8      2.4      0.9

Areas Outside NCR                 138.2  137.8  134.1  133.2      3.1      3.5

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 113.2  113.2  112.4  112.4      0.7      0.7
    I  - Ilocos                   136.8  136.8  135.7  135.6      0.8      0.9
   II  - Cagayan Valley           180.7  180.7  177.1  177.1      2.0      2.0
  III  - Central Luzon            137.6  137.5  134.4  134.3      2.4      2.4
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               130.3  130.0  125.4  123.1      3.9      5.6
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 136.0  135.2  132.7  132.5      2.5      2.0
    V  - Bicol                    150.1  149.8  146.2  145.7      2.7      2.8
   VI  - Western Visayas          134.4  133.9  131.0  130.8      2.6      2.4
  VII  - Central Visayas          162.0  162.0  161.7  161.7      0.2      0.2
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          140.7  140.3  132.7  132.5      6.0      5.9
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      145.4  143.8  134.0  134.0      8.5      7.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao        128.6  127.8  123.9  123.8      3.8      3.2
   XI  - Davao                    137.3  135.5  131.4  131.4      4.5      3.1
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             136.2  134.2  128.4  128.4      6.1      4.5
 XIII  - Caraga                   156.6  156.6  148.4  148.4      5.5      5.5
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     181.4  180.7  177.0  173.9      2.5      3.9

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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, 2008

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