Table 9. Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, May and April 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
May Apr Current Previous | May Apr Current Previous | May Apr Current Previous
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Philipines 161.3 151.8 6.3 12.7 160.2 150.9 6.2 12.9 172.4 160.6 7.3 11.1
National Capital Region (NCR) 157.4 151.5 3.9 15.4 157.7 151.8 3.9 15.6 130.3 130.3 0.0 0.0
Areas Outside NCR 161.8 151.8 6.6 12.3 160.6 150.8 6.5 12.5 173.2 161.1 7.5 11.3
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 160.9 147.9 8.8 10.8 161.4 148.1 9.0 10.9 131.4 136.2 -3.5 1.7
I - Ilocos 164.8 157.4 4.7 17.0 165.2 157.8 4.7 17.1 131.8 128.3 2.7 4.8
II - Cagayan Valley 164.0 155.5 5.5 14.6 165.2 156.4 5.6 15.1 137.3 134.8 1.9 3.5
III - Central Luzon 152.9 142.6 7.2 11.0 152.3 141.8 7.4 11.2 198.4 196.9 0.8 -0.3
IV-a - Calabarzon 152.0 146.5 3.8 16.7 152.2 146.6 3.8 16.9 133.2 133.4 -0.1 1.2
IV-b - Mimaropa 174.9 165.3 5.8 17.2 175.1 165.4 5.9 17.1 155.0 151.5 2.3 12.2
V - Bicol 158.8 152.3 4.3 6.2 158.8 152.6 4.1 6.3 158.4 149.4 6.0 5.9
VI - Western Visayas 153.4 145.8 5.2 12.7 154.7 146.7 5.5 13.2 129.7 129.3 0.3 3.4
VII - Central Visayas 173.9 167.3 3.9 18.5 165.6 158.5 4.5 18.6 191.2 185.5 3.1 18.2
VIII - Eastern Visayas 158.5 154.4 2.7 8.3 160.1 156.1 2.6 8.5 128.8 122.5 5.1 3.2
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 164.7 135.8 21.3 3.6 168.1 137.9 21.9 3.8 156.9 131.0 19.8 3.1
X - Northern Mindanao 167.5 149.7 11.9 9.0 158.5 142.7 11.1 6.4 189.2 166.6 13.6 14.9
XI - Davao 168.9 160.4 5.3 12.8 167.8 158.7 5.7 12.9 172.9 166.3 4.0 12.5
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 167.8 160.7 4.4 17.0 166.4 160.5 3.7 17.8 180.5 162.5 11.1 10.5
XIII - Caraga 163.3 147.6 10.6 5.7 162.3 147.6 10.0 5.6 172.7 147.3 17.2 6.7
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 179.5 153.2 17.2 7.7 178.4 151.6 17.7 7.9 233.2 229.6 1.6 0.3
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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
May Apr Current Previous | May Apr Current Previous | May Apr Current Previous
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Philipines 167.7 165.1 1.6 2.5 178.9 177.8 0.6 1.1 141.8 142.5 -0.5 0.4
National Capital Region (NCR) 183.1 180.7 1.3 2.1 177.3 176.2 0.6 1.0 139.8 143.3 -2.4 -0.3
Areas Outside NCR 162.3 159.7 1.6 2.6 179.6 178.5 0.6 1.1 142.4 142.2 0.1 0.6
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 148.3 146.0 1.6 0.5 200.7 199.3 0.7 2.0 131.1 132.7 -1.2 0.5
I - Ilocos 202.8 198.6 2.1 5.9 207.7 207.4 0.1 1.1 141.7 140.8 0.6 1.0
II - Cagayan Valley 142.5 141.5 0.7 1.1 173.2 172.2 0.6 2.0 143.1 143.0 0.1 0.0
III - Central Luzon 158.2 155.4 1.8 3.2 190.6 189.7 0.5 1.1 134.8 133.2 1.2 2.1
IV-a - Calabarzon 156.3 155.5 0.5 2.3 175.4 173.6 1.0 1.5 128.9 128.7 0.2 0.0
IV-b - Mimaropa 150.1 145.0 3.5 1.9 181.6 181.2 0.2 1.9 144.9 144.5 0.3 1.3
V - Bicol 155.3 152.9 1.6 0.7 177.2 176.8 0.2 0.4 137.1 138.4 -0.9 -0.1
VI - Western Visayas 145.2 143.7 1.0 2.0 161.2 159.6 1.0 1.3 147.2 147.8 -0.4 -0.1
VII - Central Visayas 180.8 175.1 3.3 5.3 171.4 170.6 0.5 0.6 146.5 146.0 0.3 -1.3
VIII - Eastern Visayas 181.3 178.5 1.6 5.5 168.9 168.2 0.4 1.6 159.0 158.1 0.6 1.0
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 172.8 169.5 1.9 1.3 202.1 200.9 0.6 0.1 161.4 167.1 -3.4 0.1
X - Northern Mindanao 159.6 155.7 2.5 1.6 183.4 182.2 0.7 1.1 162.0 162.2 -0.1 0.6
XI - Davao 169.2 165.8 2.1 2.1 164.2 164.0 0.1 0.7 159.2 159.1 0.1 0.2
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 159.9 158.2 1.1 2.5 173.8 172.4 0.8 1.9 144.7 144.0 0.5 0.3
XIII - Caraga 165.9 162.1 2.3 0.8 177.7 177.0 0.4 -0.2 150.5 148.9 1.1 1.9
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 175.2 173.1 1.2 1.4 184.0 181.4 1.4 1.3 163.7 163.2 0.3 2.3
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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
May Apr Current Previous | Feb Jan Current Previous | May Apr Current Previous
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Philipines 150.1 149.9 0.1 0.8 138.9 135.1 2.8 -2.4 148.5 146.5 1.4 2.6
National Capital Region (NCR) 133.8 135.6 -1.3 1.8 120.2 111.3 8.0 -1.9 149.0 148.1 0.6 2.6
Areas Outside NCR 154.3 153.5 0.5 0.5 145.6 143.6 1.4 -2.5 148.3 145.8 1.7 2.6
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 122.7 122.8 -0.1 -0.4 142.1 141.2 0.6 -1.1 143.3 140.6 1.9 1.7
I - Ilocos 145.4 145.0 0.3 1.6 119.5 115.4 3.6 -4.0 153.6 150.7 1.9 2.4
II - Cagayan Valley 143.3 140.9 1.7 1.3 136.9 131.4 4.2 -7.2 143.6 139.2 3.2 2.7
III - Central Luzon 140.7 139.1 1.2 -1.1 133.5 128.1 4.2 -3.0 152.9 150.0 1.9 4.1
IV-a - Calabarzon 147.7 147.7 0.0 -0.9 128.7 126.6 1.7 -4.7 145.3 142.8 1.8 2.7
IV-b - Mimaropa 153.7 152.4 0.9 -0.3 146.7 147.0 -0.2 -1.5 153.1 152.3 0.5 4.5
V - Bicol 146.1 146.2 -0.1 0.0 136.3 138.2 -1.4 -2.1 151.5 147.6 2.6 1.5
VI - Western Visayas 159.9 158.8 0.7 1.8 147.3 147.2 0.1 -2.3 136.9 136.1 0.6 1.4
VII - Central Visayas 175.1 174.5 0.3 1.9 179.3 180.7 -0.8 -0.2 146.9 145.5 1.0 1.5
VIII - Eastern Visayas 157.1 154.6 1.6 0.8 159.8 155.5 2.8 1.2 147.9 145.8 1.4 1.9
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 155.4 158.4 -1.9 1.7 163.0 159.8 2.0 -1.4 147.2 146.4 0.5 1.0
X - Northern Mindanao 166.5 165.7 0.5 0.9 164.7 164.0 0.4 -3.4 150.9 148.1 1.9 1.2
XI - Davao 168.1 167.9 0.1 0.3 159.4 159.7 -0.2 -2.0 146.4 143.8 1.8 2.6
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 154.4 153.5 0.6 2.1 159.7 157.7 1.3 -1.6 155.5 152.4 2.0 2.8
XIII - Caraga 173.5 167.2 3.8 -0.2 160.1 157.8 1.5 -1.1 150.6 148.8 1.2 1.4
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 171.4 170.1 0.8 1.3 184.9 183.7 0.7 1.1 171.0 170.4 0.4 2.3
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Table 9 (concluded)
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Miscellaneous Foods | Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region Percent Change | Percent Change
May Apr Current Previous | May Apr Current Previous
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Philipines 146.1 144.2 1.3 1.5 138.3 137.8 0.4 0.6
National Capital Region (NCR) 142.8 140.8 1.4 0.9 135.0 135.0 0.0 0.0
Areas Outside NCR 147.6 145.7 1.3 1.7 140.3 139.5 0.6 0.9
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 142.1 138.5 2.6 4.1 114.6 113.2 1.2 0.0
I - Ilocos 151.3 149.7 1.1 2.0 140.9 140.3 0.4 2.6
II - Cagayan Valley 158.3 156.3 1.3 0.8 181.3 180.7 0.3 0.0
III - Central Luzon 149.8 147.6 1.5 1.3 138.6 137.9 0.5 0.2
IV-a - Calabarzon 134.9 134.2 0.5 0.8 131.3 131.1 0.2 0.6
IV-b - Mimaropa 145.6 144.4 0.8 1.0 137.1 136.4 0.5 0.3
V - Bicol 150.8 148.4 1.6 0.8 151.8 151.2 0.4 0.7
VI - Western Visayas 146.4 144.1 1.6 3.4 135.9 134.4 1.1 0.0
VII - Central Visayas 163.3 161.7 1.0 2.9 170.6 168.9 1.0 4.3
VIII - Eastern Visayas 143.9 141.5 1.7 1.4 141.8 141.2 0.4 0.4
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 154.3 153.0 0.8 0.9 145.6 145.5 0.1 0.1
X - Northern Mindanao 149.3 145.7 2.5 1.7 131.7 129.1 2.0 0.4
XI - Davao 162.2 157.3 3.1 3.6 138.8 137.8 0.7 0.4
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 153.7 149.6 2.7 3.3 144.0 140.3 2.6 3.0
XIII - Caraga 157.1 154.0 2.0 1.4 158.2 157.3 0.6 0.4
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 165.5 164.2 0.8 1.4 183.3 182.3 0.5 0.5
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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: June 5, 2008
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