Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, April and March ,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(%)   
                                    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous  |    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       151.8  134.7  122.2  121.7     24.2     10.7     150.9  133.7  121.1  120.6      24.6     10.9

National Capital Region (NCR)     151.5  131.3  109.7  109.8     38.1     19.6     151.8  131.3  109.7  109.8      38.4     19.6

Areas Outside NCR                 151.8  135.2  124.0  123.4     22.4      9.6     150.8  134.1  122.9  122.3      22.7      9.6

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 147.9  133.5  120.2  120.0     23.0     11.3     148.1  133.5  120.2  120.0      23.2     11.3
    I  - Ilocos                   157.4  134.5  125.0  124.9     25.9      7.7     157.8  134.7  125.2  125.1      26.0      7.7
   II  - Cagayan Valley           155.5  135.7  126.8  126.7     22.6      7.1     156.4  135.9  127.0  127.0      23.1      7.0
  III  - Central Luzon            142.6  128.5  115.9  115.9     23.0     10.9     141.8  127.5  114.9  115.0      23.4     10.9
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               146.5  125.5  112.9  112.6     29.8     11.5     146.6  125.4  112.8  112.5      30.0     11.5
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 165.3  141.1  128.9  128.1     28.2     10.1     165.4  141.2  128.9  128.1      28.3     10.2
    V  - Bicol                    152.3  143.4  122.6  122.2     24.2     17.3     152.6  143.6  121.5  121.2      25.6     18.5
   VI  - Western Visayas          145.8  129.4  119.7  118.6     21.8      9.1     146.7  129.6  119.6  118.5      22.7      9.4
  VII  - Central Visayas          167.3  141.2  130.8  130.3     27.9      8.4     158.5  133.6  125.5  124.8      26.3      7.1
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          154.4  142.6  129.8  130.3     19.0      9.4     156.1  143.9  130.6  131.1      19.5      9.8
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      135.8  131.1  123.6  122.8      9.9      6.8     137.9  132.9  126.0  124.6       9.4      6.7
    X  - Northern Mindanao        149.7  137.3  130.5  129.7     14.7      5.9     142.7  134.1  126.9  126.5      12.5      6.0
   XI  - Davao                    160.4  142.2  131.8  129.7     21.7      9.6     158.7  140.6  130.3  128.6      21.8      9.3
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             160.7  137.3  130.2  127.5     23.4      7.7     160.5  136.3  129.6  127.0      23.8      7.3
 XIII  - Caraga                   147.6  139.6  132.3  131.2     11.6      6.4     147.6  139.8  132.1  131.5      11.7      6.3
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     153.2  142.3  134.6  134.1     13.8      6.1     151.6  140.5  133.1  132.8      13.9      5.8

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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(%)
                                    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar   Current Previous |    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       160.6  144.5  134.6  133.3      19.3      8.4    165.1  161.1  144.9  144.7      13.9     11.3 

National Capital Region (NCR)     130.3  130.3  110.9  110.9      17.5     17.5    180.7  177.0  158.1  157.9      14.3     12.1 

Areas Outside NCR                 161.1  144.8  135.0  133.7      19.3      8.3    159.7  155.6  140.3  140.1      13.8     11.1 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 136.2  133.9  122.8  123.2      10.9      8.7    146.0  145.3  135.3  135.2       7.9      7.5 
    I  - Ilocos                   128.3  122.4  112.9  112.9      13.6      8.4    198.6  187.6  177.7  177.7      11.8      5.6 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           134.8  130.3  121.6  121.3      10.9      7.4    141.5  140.0  125.6  125.5      12.7     11.6 
  III  - Central Luzon            196.9  197.5  184.4  184.2       6.8      7.2    155.4  150.6  138.6  138.4      12.1      8.8 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               133.4  131.8  126.7  126.8       5.3      3.9    155.5  152.0  138.1  137.8      12.6     10.3 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 151.5  135.0  126.8  128.9      19.5      4.7    145.0  142.3  131.3  131.2      10.4      8.5 
    V  - Bicol                    149.4  141.1  133.9  133.2      11.6      5.9    152.9  151.8  135.4  135.4      12.9     12.1 
   VI  - Western Visayas          129.3  125.1  120.9  120.8       6.9      3.6    143.7  140.9  129.3  129.1      11.1      9.1 
  VII  - Central Visayas          185.5  157.0  141.9  141.6      30.7     10.9    175.1  166.3  138.0  138.1      26.9     20.4 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          122.5  118.7  114.6  114.8       6.9      3.4    178.5  169.2  138.6  138.5      28.8     22.2 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      131.0  127.1  118.2  118.7      10.8      7.1    169.5  167.3  148.7  148.6      14.0     12.6 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        166.6  145.0  139.2  137.4      19.7      5.5    155.7  153.3  143.1  142.0       8.8      8.0 
   XI  - Davao                    166.3  147.8  137.3  133.4      21.1     10.8    165.8  162.4  147.1  146.6      12.7     10.8 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             162.5  147.1  135.5  132.2      19.9     11.3    158.2  154.4  139.5  139.4      13.4     10.8 
 XIII  - Caraga                   147.3  138.1  134.2  128.0       9.8      7.9    162.1  160.8  139.7  139.7      16.0     15.1 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     229.6  229.0  204.8  196.9      12.1     16.3    173.1  170.7  153.2  153.1      13.0     11.5 

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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(%)
                                    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar   Current Previous |    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       177.8  175.9  157.0  156.5      13.2     12.4    142.5  141.9  131.4  131.3       8.4      8.1     

National Capital Region (NCR)     176.2  174.4  158.3  157.5      11.3     10.7    143.3  143.8  135.5  135.7       5.8      6.0     

Areas Outside NCR                 178.5  176.5  156.5  156.1      14.1     13.1    142.2  141.3  130.1  130.0       9.3      8.7     

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 199.3  195.3  161.7  161.2      23.3     21.2    132.7  132.0  119.9  119.8      10.7     10.2     
    I  - Ilocos                   207.4  205.2  182.4  182.2      13.7     12.6    140.8  139.4  131.6  131.7       7.0      5.8 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           172.2  168.9  146.8  146.4      17.3     15.4    143.0  143.0  128.9  128.5      10.9     11.3     
  III  - Central Luzon            189.7  187.7  163.8  163.6      15.8     14.7    133.2  130.5  119.5  120.0      11.5      8.7     
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               173.6  171.0  151.8  151.6      14.4     12.8    128.7  128.7  119.9  119.9       7.3      7.3     
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 181.2  177.9  157.0  156.2      15.4     13.9    144.5  142.7  128.3  130.7      12.6      9.2     
    V  - Bicol                    176.8  176.1  154.7  153.3      14.3     14.9    138.4  138.6  132.0  132.1       4.8      4.9     
   VI  - Western Visayas          159.6  157.6  140.2  139.7      13.8     12.8    147.8  147.9  131.8  131.3      12.1     12.6     
  VII  - Central Visayas          170.6  169.6  157.5  157.5       8.3      7.7    146.0  147.9  135.8  134.7       7.5      9.8     
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          168.2  165.6  156.6  156.3       7.4      6.0    158.1  156.5  143.4  143.1      10.3      9.4     
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      200.9  200.7  170.4  169.7      17.9     18.3    167.1  167.0  147.6  144.9      13.2     15.3     
    X  - Northern Mindanao        182.2  180.3  154.0  153.9      18.3     17.2    162.2  161.2  148.6  148.5       9.2      8.6     
   XI  - Davao                    164.0  162.8  151.1  150.4       8.5      8.2    159.1  158.8  147.3  147.0       8.0      8.0     
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             172.4  169.2  149.5  149.6      15.3     13.1    144.0  143.5  136.3  135.7       5.6      5.7     
 XIII  - Caraga                   177.0  177.3  158.9  157.1      11.4     12.9    148.9  146.1  128.3  128.0      16.1     14.1     
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     181.4  179.1  161.4  159.8      12.4     12.1    163.2  159.5  148.9  148.3       9.6      7.6     

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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(%)
                                    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous  |    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       149.9  148.7  137.8  137.1      8.8      8.5     135.1  138.4  125.3  125.6       7.8     10.2

National Capital Region (NCR)     135.6  133.2  121.1  121.6     12.0      9.5     111.3  113.5  107.5  108.1       3.5      5.0

Areas Outside NCR                 153.5  152.7  142.0  141.1      8.1      8.2     143.6  147.3  131.7  131.9       9.0     11.7
							  
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 122.8  123.3  121.1  122.1      1.4      1.0     141.2  142.8  130.5  133.1       8.2      7.3
    I  - Ilocos                   145.0  142.7  136.1  133.3      6.5      7.1     115.4  120.2  111.5  106.9       3.5     12.4
   II  - Cagayan Valley           140.9  139.1  132.7  132.6      6.2      4.9     131.4  141.6  122.6  124.0       7.2     14.2
  III  - Central Luzon            139.1  140.6  130.6  129.0      6.5      9.0     128.1  132.0  120.9  121.5       6.0      8.6
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               147.7  149.0  142.3  141.8      3.8      5.1     126.6  132.8  117.7  119.7       7.6     10.9
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 152.4  152.9  140.8  139.5      8.2      9.6     147.0  149.3  133.5  136.3      10.1      9.5
    V  - Bicol                    146.2  146.2  137.0  136.2      6.7      7.3     138.2  141.2  130.1  133.5       6.2      5.8
   VI  - Western Visayas          158.8  156.0  144.5  142.3      9.9      9.6     147.2  150.7  131.1  129.8      12.3     16.1
  VII  - Central Visayas          174.5  171.3  153.2  153.8     13.9     11.4     180.7  181.0  166.6  166.6       8.5      8.6
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          154.6  153.3  140.1  140.6     10.3      9.0     155.5  153.7  136.3  137.9      14.1     11.5
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      158.4  155.8  142.2  140.4     11.4     11.0     159.8  162.1  145.9  140.2       9.5     15.6
    X  - Northern Mindanao        165.7  164.2  150.1  148.2     10.4     10.8     164.0  169.7  146.3  142.1      12.1     19.4
   XI  - Davao                    167.9  167.4  157.5  154.9      6.6      8.1     159.7  162.9  143.6  143.9      11.2     13.2
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             153.5  150.3  139.6  140.0     10.0      7.4     157.7  160.3  141.8  140.6      11.2     14.0
 XIII  - Caraga                   167.2  167.6  144.8  145.7     15.5     15.0     157.8  159.5  134.7  133.8      17.1     19.2
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region		  
           in Muslim Mindanao     170.1  168.0  159.5  159.9      6.6      5.1     183.7  181.7  165.0  167.4      11.3      8.5

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                                             M e a t                            |      Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region                        2008          2007    Inflation Rates(%) |       2008          2007    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous  |    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       146.5  142.8  133.4  133.4      9.8      7.0     144.2  142.1  135.6   135.5     6.3      4.9

National Capital Region (NCR)     148.1  144.4  132.8  132.4     11.5      9.1     140.8  139.5  133.6   133.6     5.4      4.4

Areas Outside NCR                 145.8  142.1  133.7  133.8      9.1      6.2     145.7  143.3  136.5   136.3     6.7      5.1

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 140.6  138.2  131.7  131.2      6.8      5.3     138.5  133.1  125.4   125.3    10.4      6.2
    I  - Ilocos                   150.7  147.1  140.3  139.9      7.4      5.1     149.7  146.7  142.6   142.1     5.0      3.2
   II  - Cagayan Valley           139.2  135.6  129.7  128.7      7.3      5.4     156.3  155.0  148.5   148.9     5.3      4.1
  III  - Central Luzon            150.0  144.1  133.7  134.4     12.2      7.2     147.6  145.7  138.3   138.2     6.7      5.4
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               142.8  139.0  129.8  129.8     10.0      7.1     134.2  133.1  126.7   126.4     5.9      5.3
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 152.3  145.8  134.0  133.6     13.7      9.1     144.4  143.0  136.8   136.7     5.6      4.6
    V  - Bicol                    147.6  145.4  134.7  134.6      9.6      8.0     148.4  147.2  142.3   142.3     4.3      3.4
   VI  - Western Visayas          136.1  134.2  128.2  128.3      6.2      4.6     144.1  139.3  134.5   134.3     7.1      3.7
  VII  - Central Visayas          145.5  143.3  139.5  140.0      4.3      2.4     161.7  157.1  152.9   153.0     5.8      2.7
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          145.8  143.1  134.0  134.1      8.8      6.7     141.5  139.6  132.4   132.5     6.9      5.4
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      146.4  145.0  138.5  138.7      5.7      4.5     153.0  151.6  137.1   137.0    11.6     10.7
    X  - Northern Mindanao        148.1  146.4  137.2  136.4      7.9      7.3     145.7  143.3  136.9   136.4     6.4      5.1
   XI  - Davao                    143.8  140.1  132.4  132.4      8.6      5.8     157.3  151.9  141.5   141.5    11.2      7.3
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             152.4  148.2  140.6  140.4      8.4      5.6     149.6  144.8  134.8   135.1    11.0      7.2
 XIII  - Caraga                   148.8  146.7  133.6  133.5     11.4      9.9     154.0  151.9  141.3   141.6     9.0      7.3
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     170.4  166.5  159.8  159.9      6.6      4.1     164.2  162.0  150.9   150.4     8.8      7.7

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2008          2007    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       137.8  137.0  133.4  133.2      3.3      2.9

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

Areas Outside NCR                 139.5  138.2  134.3  134.1      3.9      3.1

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 113.2  113.2  112.4  112.4      0.7      0.7
    I  - Ilocos                   140.3  136.8  135.7  135.7      3.4      0.8
   II  - Cagayan Valley           180.7  180.7  177.1  177.1      2.0      2.0
  III  - Central Luzon            137.9  137.6  134.4  134.4      2.6      2.4
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               131.1  130.3  125.6  125.4      4.4      3.9
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 136.4  136.0  132.8  132.7      2.7      2.5
    V  - Bicol                    151.2  150.1  146.5  146.2      3.2      2.7
   VI  - Western Visayas          134.4  134.4  131.0  131.0      2.6      2.6
  VII  - Central Visayas          168.9  162.0  161.7  161.7      4.5      0.2
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          141.2  140.7  132.7  132.7      6.4      6.0
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      145.5  145.4  134.0  134.0      8.6      8.5
    X  - Northern Mindanao        129.1  128.6  125.1  123.9      3.2      3.8
   XI  - Davao                    137.8  137.3  131.4  131.4      4.9      4.5
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             140.3  136.2  128.4  128.4      9.3      6.1
 XIII  - Caraga                   157.3  156.6  148.4  148.4      6.0      5.5
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     182.3  181.4  178.7  177.0      2.0      2.5

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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 6, 2008

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