Table  9.  Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, June and May 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
                                      Jun    May Current Previous |   Jun    May Current Previous |   Jun    May Current Previous
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Philipines                          175.5  160.8r    9.1      5.9r  174.6  159.7r    9.3      5.8r  184.4  172.4     7.0      7.3 

National Capital Region (NCR)       176.0  157.4    11.8      3.9   176.6  157.7    12.0      3.9   130.3  130.3     0.0      0.0 

Areas Outside NCR                   175.4  161.3r    8.7      6.3r  174.3  160.0r    8.9      6.1r  185.4  173.2     7.0      7.5 
								                                                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   167.3  160.9     4.0      8.8   167.8  161.4     4.0      9.0   132.8  131.4     1.1     -3.5 
    I  - Ilocos                     172.9  164.8     4.9      4.7   173.4  165.2     5.0      4.7   132.1  131.8     0.2      2.7 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             172.5  164.0     5.2      5.5   174.1  165.2     5.4      5.6   138.6  137.3     0.9      1.9 
  III  - Central Luzon              160.0  152.8r    4.7      7.2   159.4  152.2r    4.7      7.4r  200.8  198.4     1.2      0.8 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 156.2  152.0     2.8      3.8   156.4  152.2     2.8      3.8   133.5  133.2     0.2     -0.1 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   183.5  174.7r    5.0      5.7r  183.6  174.9r    5.0      5.9r  174.7  155.0    12.7      2.3 
    V  - Bicol                      165.9  158.7r    4.5      4.2r  166.0  158.7r    4.6      4.1r  164.3  158.4     3.7      6.0 
   VI  - Western Visayas            155.8  149.3r    4.4      2.4r  157.1  150.4r    4.5      4.2r  131.3  129.7     1.2      0.3 
  VII  - Central Visayas            184.1  173.9     5.9      3.9   175.2  165.6     5.8      4.5   202.4  191.2     5.9      3.1 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            167.6  158.5     5.7      2.7   169.3  160.1     5.7      2.6   135.9  128.8     5.5      5.1 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        176.5  164.5r    7.3     21.1r  182.5  167.8r    8.8     21.7r  162.7  156.9     3.7     19.8 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          188.2  167.5    12.4     11.9   181.9  158.5    14.8     11.1   203.5  189.2     7.6     13.6 
   XI  - Davao                      210.3  168.9    24.5      5.3   215.8  167.8    28.6      5.7   190.5  172.9    10.2      4.0 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               218.7  167.5r   30.6      4.2r  217.6  166.1r   31.0      3.6r  228.8  180.5    26.8     11.1 
 XIII  - Caraga                     197.8  163.3    21.1     10.6   199.1  162.3    22.7     10.0   186.1  172.7     7.8     17.2 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       207.1  178.4r   16.1     16.4r  206.5  177.2r   16.5     17.3r  236.1  233.2     1.2      1.6 

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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
                                      Jun    May Current Previous |   Jun    May Current Previous |   Jun    May Current Previous
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Philipines                          170.4  167.7     1.6      1.6   180.0  178.9     0.6      0.6   142.4  141.8     0.4     -0.5

National Capital Region (NCR)       186.3  183.1     1.7      1.3   178.4  177.3     0.6      0.6   139.4  139.8    -0.3     -2.4

Areas Outside NCR                   164.9  162.3     1.6      1.6   180.7  179.6     0.6      0.6   143.3  142.4     0.6      0.1
								                                                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   149.2  148.3     0.6      1.6   201.6  200.7     0.4      0.7   130.6  131.1    -0.4     -1.2
    I  - Ilocos                     207.2  202.8     2.2      2.1   209.0  207.7     0.6      0.1   141.9  141.7     0.1      0.6
   II  - Cagayan Valley             144.2  142.5     1.2      0.7   174.8  173.2     0.9      0.6   143.1  143.1     0.0      0.1
  III  - Central Luzon              161.3  158.2     2.0      1.8   190.9  190.6     0.2      0.5   137.2  134.8     1.8      1.2
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 158.2  156.3     1.2      0.5   175.7  175.4     0.2      1.0   129.0  128.9     0.1      0.2
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   151.7  150.1     1.1      3.5   182.7  181.6     0.6      0.2   146.1  144.9     0.8      0.3
    V  - Bicol                      157.4  155.3     1.4      1.6   177.8  177.2     0.3      0.2   137.2  137.1     0.1     -0.9
   VI  - Western Visayas            146.8  145.2     1.1      1.0   164.6  161.2     2.1      1.0   147.5  147.2     0.2     -0.4
  VII  - Central Visayas            185.7  180.8     2.7      3.3   172.7  171.4     0.8      0.5   147.1  146.5     0.4      0.3
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            184.8  181.3     1.9      1.6   170.7  168.9     1.1      0.4   159.7  159.0     0.4      0.6
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        176.2  172.8     2.0      1.9   203.5  202.1     0.7      0.6   163.6  161.4     1.4     -3.4
    X  - Northern Mindanao          161.8  159.6     1.4      2.5   185.3  183.4     1.0      0.7   163.3  162.0     0.8     -0.1
   XI  - Davao                      174.2  169.2     3.0      2.1   164.7  164.2     0.3      0.1   159.7  159.2     0.3      0.1
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               162.2  159.9     1.4      1.1   175.4  173.8     0.9      0.8   146.3  144.7     1.1      0.5
 XIII  - Caraga                     169.1  165.9     1.9      2.3   178.4  177.7     0.4      0.4   151.6  150.5     0.7      1.1
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       176.3  175.2     0.6      1.2   184.8  184.0     0.4      1.4   166.5  163.7     1.7      0.3

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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
                                      Jun    May Current Previous |   Jun    May Current Previous |   Jun    May Current Previous
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Philipines                          151.4  150.1     0.9      0.1   143.8  138.9     3.5      2.8   150.0  148.5     1.0      1.4

National Capital Region (NCR)       132.0  133.8    -1.3     -1.3   121.9  120.2     1.4      8.0   150.2  149.0     0.8      0.6

Areas Outside NCR                   156.3  154.3     1.3      0.5   151.6  145.6     4.1      1.4   149.9  148.3     1.1      1.7
								                                                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   125.4  122.7     2.2     -0.1   153.3  142.1     7.9      0.6   144.1  143.3     0.6      1.9
    I  - Ilocos                     144.2  145.4    -0.8      0.3   130.2  119.5     9.0      3.6   155.4  153.6     1.2      1.9
   II  - Cagayan Valley             144.6  143.3     0.9      1.7   144.4  136.9     5.5      4.2   145.6  143.6     1.4      3.2
  III  - Central Luzon              141.3  140.7     0.4      1.2   142.7  133.5     6.9      4.2   153.9  152.9     0.7      1.9
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 149.7  147.7     1.4      0.0   134.6  128.7     4.6      1.7   146.4  145.3     0.8      1.8
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   153.4  153.7    -0.2      0.9   150.8  146.7     2.8     -0.2   154.0  153.1     0.6      0.5
    V  - Bicol                      146.9  146.1     0.5     -0.1   141.6  136.3     3.9     -1.4   156.0  151.5     3.0      2.6
   VI  - Western Visayas            161.0  159.9     0.7      0.7   154.0  147.3     4.5      0.1   138.7  136.9     1.3      0.6
  VII  - Central Visayas            179.7  175.1     2.6      0.3   184.2  179.3     2.7     -0.8   148.8  146.9     1.3      1.0
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            158.8  157.1     1.1      1.6   161.9  159.8     1.3      2.8   150.2  147.9     1.6      1.4
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        161.2  155.4     3.7     -1.9   168.7  163.0     3.5      2.0   148.2  147.2     0.7      0.5
    X  - Northern Mindanao          169.4  166.5     1.7      0.5   170.0  164.7     3.2      0.4   152.1  150.9     0.8      1.9
   XI  - Davao                      170.0  168.1     1.1      0.1   157.2  159.4    -1.4     -0.2   148.3  146.4     1.3      1.8
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               157.9  154.4     2.3      0.6   161.2  159.7     0.9      1.3   157.7  155.5     1.4      2.0
 XIII  - Caraga                     181.2  173.5     4.4      3.8   164.6  160.1     2.8      1.5   153.1  150.6     1.7      1.2
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       173.1  171.4     1.0      0.8   191.3  184.9     3.5      0.7   172.4  171.0     0.8      0.4

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Table 9 (concluded)

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                                          Miscellaneous Foods     |       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Jun    May Current Previous |   Jun    May Current Previous
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Philipines                          147.5  146.1     1.0      1.3   139.3  138.3     0.7      0.4

National Capital Region (NCR)       142.7  142.8    -0.1      1.4   135.0  135.0     0.0      0.0

Areas Outside NCR                   149.6  147.6     1.4      1.3   141.9  140.3     1.1      0.6
								                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   143.7  142.1     1.1      2.6   120.4  114.6     5.1      1.2
    I  - Ilocos                     152.5  151.3     0.8      1.1   141.1  140.9     0.1      0.4
   II  - Cagayan Valley             161.8  158.3     2.2      1.3   186.6  181.3     2.9      0.3
  III  - Central Luzon              150.8  149.8     0.7      1.5   139.0  138.6     0.3      0.5
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 136.6  134.9     1.3      0.5   133.2  131.3     1.4      0.2
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   147.5  145.6     1.3      0.8   140.6  137.1     2.6      0.5
    V  - Bicol                      151.8  150.8     0.7      1.6   152.6  151.8     0.5      0.4
   VI  - Western Visayas            148.0  146.4     1.1      1.6   137.9  135.9     1.5      1.1
  VII  - Central Visayas            164.7  163.3     0.9      1.0   170.6  170.6     0.0      1.0
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            148.9  143.9     3.5      1.7   146.3  141.8     3.2      0.4
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        157.2  154.3     1.9      0.8   145.6  145.6     0.0      0.1
    X  - Northern Mindanao          150.8  149.3     1.0      2.5   132.2  131.7     0.4      2.0
   XI  - Davao                      166.2  162.2     2.5      3.1   142.7  138.8     2.8      0.7
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               157.2  153.7     2.3      2.7   147.0  144.0     2.1      2.6
 XIII  - Caraga                     162.6  157.1     3.5      2.0   164.7  158.2     4.1      0.6
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       170.6  165.5     3.1      0.8   185.2  183.3     1.0      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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