Table  9.  Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, July and June 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
                                      Jul    Jun Current Previous |   Jul    Jun Current Previous |   Jul    Jun Current Previous
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Philipines                          184.5  175.5     5.1      9.1   183.8  174.6     5.3      9.3   192.5  184.4     4.4      7.0 

National Capital Region (NCR)       176.9  176.0     0.5     11.8   177.5  176.6     0.5     12.0   130.3  130.3     0.0      0.0 

Areas Outside NCR                   185.6  175.4     5.8      8.7   184.8  174.3     6.0      8.9   193.6  185.4     4.4      7.0 
								                                                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   172.6  167.3     3.2      4.0   173.2  167.8     3.2      4.0   135.3  132.8     1.9      1.1 
    I  - Ilocos                     178.1  172.9     3.0      4.9   178.7  173.4     3.1      5.0   132.1  132.1     0.0      0.2 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             180.4  172.5     4.6      5.2   182.3  174.1     4.7      5.4   139.0  138.6     0.3      0.9 
  III  - Central Luzon              177.0  160.0    10.6      4.7   176.7  159.4    10.9      4.7   198.3  200.8    -1.2      1.2 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 167.4  156.2     7.2      2.8   167.7  156.4     7.2      2.8   135.4  133.5     1.4      0.2 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   189.1  183.5     3.1      5.0   189.3  183.6     3.1      5.0   169.2  174.7    -3.1     12.7 
    V  - Bicol                      182.8  165.9    10.2      4.5   183.1  166.0    10.3      4.6   179.1  164.3     9.0      3.7 
   VI  - Western Visayas            173.0  155.8    11.0      4.4   175.1  157.1    11.5      4.5   133.1  131.3     1.4      1.2 
  VII  - Central Visayas            197.4  184.1     7.2      5.9   191.6  175.2     9.4      5.8   209.4  202.4     3.5      5.9 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            199.5  167.6    19.0      5.7   202.1  169.3    19.4      5.7   151.6  135.9    11.6      5.5 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        197.3  176.5    11.8      7.3   201.3  182.5    10.3      8.8   188.3  162.7    15.7      3.7 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          193.7  188.2     2.9     12.4   187.2  181.9     2.9     14.8   209.6  203.5     3.0      7.6 
   XI  - Davao                      210.0  210.3    -0.1     24.5   214.5  215.8    -0.6     28.6   194.2  190.5     1.9     10.2 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               191.2  218.7   -12.6     30.6   187.7  217.6   -13.7     31.0   224.2  228.8    -2.0     26.8 
 XIII  - Caraga                     208.4  197.8     5.4     21.1   210.3  199.1     5.6     22.7   190.6  186.1     2.4      7.8 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       201.5  207.1    -2.7     16.1   200.8  206.5    -2.8     16.5   236.7  236.1     0.3      1.2 

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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
                                      Jul    Jun Current Previous |   Jul    Jun Current Previous |   Jul    Jun Current Previous
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Philipines                          172.7  170.4     1.3      1.6   181.2  180.0     0.7      0.6   143.1  142.4     0.5      0.4

National Capital Region (NCR)       188.9  186.3     1.4      1.7   179.6  178.4     0.7      0.6   140.3  139.4     0.6     -0.3

Areas Outside NCR                   167.0  164.9     1.3      1.6   181.9  180.7     0.7      0.6   144.0  143.3     0.5      0.6
								                                                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   150.3  149.2     0.7      0.6   203.2  201.6     0.8      0.4   130.6  130.6     0.0     -0.4
    I  - Ilocos                     209.3  207.2     1.0      2.2   209.2  209.0     0.1      0.6   142.3  141.9     0.3      0.1
   II  - Cagayan Valley             146.4  144.2     1.5      1.2   176.7  174.8     1.1      0.9   144.9  143.1     1.3      0.0
  III  - Central Luzon              164.3  161.3     1.9      2.0   193.2  190.9     1.2      0.2   136.0  137.2    -0.9      1.8
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 159.5  158.2     0.8      1.2   176.1  175.7     0.2      0.2   129.1  129.0     0.1      0.1
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   154.7  151.7     2.0      1.1   185.2  182.7     1.4      0.6   146.4  146.1     0.2      0.8
    V  - Bicol                      158.9  157.4     1.0      1.4   178.9  177.8     0.6      0.3   139.6  137.2     1.7      0.1
   VI  - Western Visayas            149.9  146.8     2.1      1.1   166.0  164.6     0.9      2.1   149.2  147.5     1.2      0.2
  VII  - Central Visayas            186.0  185.7     0.2      2.7   173.1  172.7     0.2      0.8   147.4  147.1     0.2      0.4
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            188.6  184.8     2.1      1.9   173.7  170.7     1.8      1.1   161.9  159.7     1.4      0.4
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        182.4  176.2     3.5      2.0   204.1  203.5     0.3      0.7   168.4  163.6     2.9      1.4
    X  - Northern Mindanao          163.8  161.8     1.2      1.4   186.1  185.3     0.4      1.0   166.4  163.3     1.9      0.8
   XI  - Davao                      175.5  174.2     0.7      3.0   164.8  164.7     0.1      0.3   160.4  159.7     0.4      0.3
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               163.5  162.2     0.8      1.4   176.3  175.4     0.5      0.9   147.5  146.3     0.8      1.1
 XIII  - Caraga                     171.2  169.1     1.2      1.9   179.4  178.4     0.6      0.4   152.9  151.6     0.9      0.7
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       177.6  176.3     0.7      0.6   189.3  184.8     2.4      0.4   167.1  166.5     0.4      1.7

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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
                                      Jul    Jun Current Previous |   Jul    Jun Current Previous |   Jul    Jun Current Previous
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Philipines                          148.5  151.4    -1.9      0.9   146.7  143.8     2.0      3.5   151.1  150.0     0.7      1.0

National Capital Region (NCR)       124.7  132.0    -5.5     -1.3   124.3  121.9     2.0      1.4   151.4  150.2     0.8      0.8

Areas Outside NCR                   154.6  156.3    -1.1      1.3   154.7  151.6     2.0      4.1   150.9  149.9     0.7      1.1
								                                                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   127.1  125.4     1.4      2.2   153.8  153.3     0.3      7.9   144.9  144.1     0.6      0.6
    I  - Ilocos                     143.7  144.2    -0.3     -0.8   133.3  130.2     2.4      9.0   156.4  155.4     0.6      1.2
   II  - Cagayan Valley             145.2  144.6     0.4      0.9   143.4  144.4    -0.7      5.5   147.6  145.6     1.4      1.4
  III  - Central Luzon              139.7  141.3    -1.1      0.4   143.3  142.7     0.4      6.9   155.3  153.9     0.9      0.7
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 145.7  149.7    -2.7      1.4   137.6  134.6     2.2      4.6   146.9  146.4     0.3      0.8
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   147.4  153.4    -3.9     -0.2   147.8  150.8    -2.0      2.8   154.6  154.0     0.4      0.6
    V  - Bicol                      139.8  146.9    -4.8      0.5   141.4  141.6    -0.1      3.9   157.0  156.0     0.6      3.0
   VI  - Western Visayas            164.0  161.0     1.9      0.7   168.1  154.0     9.2      4.5   140.5  138.7     1.3      1.3
  VII  - Central Visayas            176.2  179.7    -1.9      2.6   194.8  184.2     5.8      2.7   149.6  148.8     0.5      1.3
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            160.5  158.8     1.1      1.1   165.4  161.9     2.2      1.3   151.0  150.2     0.5      1.6
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        159.6  161.2    -1.0      3.7   169.2  168.7     0.3      3.5   149.7  148.2     1.0      0.7
    X  - Northern Mindanao          169.5  169.4     0.1      1.7   172.1  170.0     1.2      3.2   152.8  152.1     0.5      0.8
   XI  - Davao                      168.1  170.0    -1.1      1.1   159.3  157.2     1.3     -1.4   149.3  148.3     0.7      1.3
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               157.7  157.9    -0.1      2.3   162.2  161.2     0.6      0.9   157.2  157.7    -0.3      1.4
 XIII  - Caraga                     181.5  181.2     0.2      4.4   167.6  164.6     1.8      2.8   155.1  153.1     1.3      1.7
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       174.2  173.1     0.6      1.0   194.8  191.3     1.8      3.5   174.3  172.4     1.1      0.8

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Table 9 (concluded)

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                                          Miscellaneous Foods     |       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Jul    Jun Current Previous |   Jul    Jun Current Previous
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Philipines                          148.6  147.5     0.7      1.0   140.5   139.3    0.9      0.7

National Capital Region (NCR)       143.1  142.7     0.3     -0.1   136.0   135.0    0.7      0.0

Areas Outside NCR                   151.0  149.6     0.9      1.4   143.2   141.9    0.9      1.1
								                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   145.4  143.7     1.2      1.1   120.5   120.4    0.1      5.1
    I  - Ilocos                     153.3  152.5     0.5      0.8   141.1   141.1    0.0      0.1
   II  - Cagayan Valley             163.1  161.8     0.8      2.2   189.5   186.6    1.6      2.9
  III  - Central Luzon              151.8  150.8     0.7      0.7   139.1   139.0    0.1      0.3
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 137.8  136.6     0.9      1.3   134.7   133.2    1.1      1.4
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   148.6  147.5     0.7      1.3   141.1   140.6    0.4      2.6
    V  - Bicol                      153.2  151.8     0.9      0.7   154.4   152.6    1.2      0.5
   VI  - Western Visayas            149.1  148.0     0.7      1.1   138.5   137.9    0.4      1.5
  VII  - Central Visayas            165.9  164.7     0.7      0.9   170.6   170.6    0.0      0.0
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            152.2  148.9     2.2      3.5   150.8   146.3    3.1      3.2
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        159.8  157.2     1.7      1.9   147.2   145.6    1.1      0.0
    X  - Northern Mindanao          152.6  150.8     1.2      1.0   134.0   132.2    1.4      0.4
   XI  - Davao                      166.4  166.2     0.1      2.5   143.2   142.7    0.4      2.8
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               158.6  157.2     0.9      2.3   148.5   147.0    1.0      2.1
 XIII  - Caraga                     165.2  162.6     1.6      3.5   170.4   164.7    3.5      4.1
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       177.3  170.6     3.9      3.1   214.6   185.2   15.9      1.0
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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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