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

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