Table 9. Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, August and July 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
Aug Jul Current Previous | Aug Jul Current Previous | Aug Jul Current Previous
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Philipines 179.9 184.5 -2.5 5.1 179.8 183.8 -2.2 5.3 180.7 192.5 -6.1 4.4
National Capital Region (NCR) 167.8 176.9 -5.1 0.5 168.3 177.5 -5.2 0.5 130.4 130.3 0.1 0.0
Areas Outside NCR 181.6 185.6 -2.2 5.8 181.6 184.8 -1.7 6.0 181.6 193.6 -6.2 4.4
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 180.9 172.6 4.8 3.2 181.6 173.2 4.8 3.2 137.7 135.3 1.8 1.9
I - Ilocos 183.5 178.1 3.0 3.0 184.1 178.7 3.0 3.1 138.4 132.1 4.8 0.0
II - Cagayan Valley 181.4 180.4 0.6 4.6 183.3 182.3 0.5 4.7 140.3 139.0 0.9 0.3
III - Central Luzon 174.6 177.0 -1.4 10.6 174.3 176.7 -1.4 10.9 198.3 198.3 0.0 -1.2
IV-a - Calabarzon 169.7 167.4 1.4 7.2 170.0 167.7 1.4 7.2 137.8 135.4 1.8 1.4
IV-b - Mimaropa 191.5 189.1 1.3 3.1 191.7 189.3 1.3 3.1 167.5 169.2 -1.0 -3.1
V - Bicol 174.5 182.8 -4.5 10.2 173.8 183.1 -5.1 10.3 182.2 179.1 1.7 9.0
VI - Western Visayas 172.7 173.0 -0.2 11.0 174.7 175.1 -0.2 11.5 135.2 133.1 1.6 1.4
VII - Central Visayas 197.7 197.4 0.2 7.2 195.2 191.6 1.9 9.4 202.9 209.4 -3.1 3.5
VIII - Eastern Visayas 200.2 199.5 0.4 19.0 202.6 202.1 0.2 19.4 155.7 151.6 2.7 11.6
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 186.7 197.3 -5.4 11.8 187.7 201.3 -6.8 10.3 184.4 188.3 -2.1 15.7
X - Northern Mindanao 182.5 193.7 -5.8 2.9 180.5 187.2 -3.6 2.9 187.2 209.6 -10.7 3.0
XI - Davao 183.3 210.0 -12.7 -0.1 190.3 214.5 -11.3 -0.6 158.4 194.2 -18.4 1.9
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 170.9 191.2 -10.6 -12.6 169.0 187.7 -10.0 -13.7 188.4 224.2 -16.0 -2.0
XIII - Caraga 201.7 208.4 -3.2 5.4 203.9 210.3 -3.0 5.6 181.0 190.6 -5.0 2.4
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 193.6 201.5 -3.9 -2.7 192.8 200.8 -4.0 -2.8 230.4 236.7 -2.7 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
Aug Jul Current Previous | Aug Jul Current Previous | Aug Jul Current Previous
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Philipines 174.7 172.7 1.2 1.3 183.4 181.2 1.2 0.7 144.5 143.1 1.0 0.5
National Capital Region (NCR) 191.8 188.9 1.5 1.4 182.3 179.6 1.5 0.7 140.8 140.3 0.4 0.6
Areas Outside NCR 168.8 167.0 1.1 1.3 183.9 181.9 1.1 0.7 145.7 144.0 1.2 0.5
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 151.5 150.3 0.8 0.7 204.0 203.2 0.4 0.8 132.4 130.6 1.4 0.0
I - Ilocos 210.9 209.3 0.8 1.0 209.4 209.2 0.1 0.1 144.3 142.3 1.4 0.3
II - Cagayan Valley 147.2 146.4 0.5 1.5 176.9 176.7 0.1 1.1 147.2 144.9 1.6 1.3
III - Central Luzon 166.5 164.3 1.3 1.9 195.5 193.2 1.2 1.2 136.4 136.0 0.3 -0.9
IV-a - Calabarzon 161.6 159.5 1.3 0.8 182.2 176.1 3.5 0.2 130.6 129.1 1.2 0.1
IV-b - Mimaropa 156.2 154.7 1.0 2.0 185.3 185.2 0.1 1.4 148.2 146.4 1.2 0.2
V - Bicol 160.5 158.9 1.0 1.0 179.8 178.9 0.5 0.6 143.2 139.6 2.6 1.7
VI - Western Visayas 152.0 149.9 1.4 2.1 166.8 166.0 0.5 0.9 152.3 149.2 2.1 1.2
VII - Central Visayas 186.5 186.0 0.3 0.2 173.7 173.1 0.3 0.2 151.1 147.4 2.5 0.2
VIII - Eastern Visayas 191.8 188.6 1.7 2.1 175.1 173.7 0.8 1.8 163.6 161.9 1.1 1.4
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 183.8 182.4 0.8 3.5 206.3 204.1 1.1 0.3 172.0 168.4 2.1 2.9
X - Northern Mindanao 165.4 163.8 1.0 1.2 186.7 186.1 0.3 0.4 167.6 166.4 0.7 1.9
XI - Davao 177.0 175.5 0.9 0.7 165.3 164.8 0.3 0.1 161.0 160.4 0.4 0.4
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 165.7 163.5 1.3 0.8 177.3 176.3 0.6 0.5 148.3 147.5 0.5 0.8
XIII - Caraga 172.8 171.2 0.9 1.2 179.7 179.4 0.2 0.6 154.2 152.9 0.9 0.9
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 179.9 177.6 1.3 0.7 190.1 189.3 0.4 2.4 168.4 167.1 0.8 0.4
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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
Aug Jul Current Previous | Aug Jul Current Previous | Aug Jul Current Previous
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Philipines 149.8 148.5 0.9 -1.9 149.5 146.7 1.9 2.0 151.4 151.1 0.2 0.7
National Capital Region (NCR) 124.8 124.7 0.1 -5.5 128.2 124.3 3.1 2.0 150.5 151.4 -0.6 0.8
Areas Outside NCR 156.2 154.6 1.0 -1.1 157.1 154.7 1.6 2.0 151.8 150.9 0.6 0.7
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 128.2 127.1 0.9 1.4 156.2 153.8 1.6 0.3 145.7 144.9 0.6 0.6
I - Ilocos 148.8 143.7 3.5 -0.3 133.5 133.3 0.2 2.4 157.7 156.4 0.8 0.6
II - Cagayan Valley 145.5 145.2 0.2 0.4 145.8 143.4 1.7 -0.7 148.4 147.6 0.5 1.4
III - Central Luzon 140.3 139.7 0.4 -1.1 145.2 143.3 1.3 0.4 154.9 155.3 -0.3 0.9
IV-a - Calabarzon 147.5 145.7 1.2 -2.7 143.2 137.6 4.1 2.2 147.9 146.9 0.7 0.3
IV-b - Mimaropa 150.6 147.4 2.2 -3.9 149.1 147.8 0.9 -2.0 155.3 154.6 0.5 0.4
V - Bicol 140.9 139.8 0.8 -4.8 144.7 141.4 2.3 -0.1 157.1 157.0 0.1 0.6
VI - Western Visayas 163.8 164.0 -0.1 1.9 166.0 168.1 -1.2 9.2 143.5 140.5 2.1 1.3
VII - Central Visayas 178.9 176.2 1.5 -1.9 199.8 194.8 2.6 5.8 150.4 149.6 0.5 0.5
VIII - Eastern Visayas 160.7 160.5 0.1 1.1 165.2 165.4 -0.1 2.2 153.1 151.0 1.4 0.5
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 160.7 159.6 0.7 -1.0 169.5 169.2 0.2 0.3 151.6 149.7 1.3 1.0
X - Northern Mindanao 171.5 169.5 1.2 0.1 171.1 172.1 -0.6 1.2 154.9 152.8 1.4 0.5
XI - Davao 169.0 168.1 0.5 -1.1 163.6 159.3 2.7 1.3 150.5 149.3 0.8 0.7
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 160.1 157.7 1.5 -0.1 165.3 162.2 1.9 0.6 158.3 157.2 0.7 -0.3
XIII - Caraga 182.6 181.5 0.6 0.2 171.1 167.6 2.1 1.8 156.3 155.1 0.8 1.3
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 178.3 174.2 2.4 0.6 196.6 194.8 0.9 1.8 177.4 174.3 1.8 1.1
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Table 9 (concluded)
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Miscellaneous Foods | Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region Percent Change | Percent Change
Aug Jul Current Previous | Aug Jul Current Previous
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Philipines 149.3 148.5r 0.5 0.7 140.7 140.4r 0.2 0.8r
National Capital Region (NCR) 142.9 143.1 -0.1 0.3 136.0 136.0 0.0 0.7
Areas Outside NCR 152.1 150.9r 0.8 0.9 143.6 143.0r 0.4 0.8r
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 145.3 145.4 -0.1 1.2 120.5 120.5 0.0 0.1
I - Ilocos 153.3 153.3 0.0 0.5 141.3 141.1 0.1 0.0
II - Cagayan Valley 164.4 163.1 0.8 0.8 191.0 189.5 0.8 1.6
III - Central Luzon 152.5 151.8 0.5 0.7 139.4 139.1 0.2 0.1
IV-a - Calabarzon 140.1 137.8 1.7 0.9 135.1 134.7 0.3 1.1
IV-b - Mimaropa 149.9 148.6 0.9 0.7 143.2 141.1 1.5 0.4
V - Bicol 154.3 153.2 0.7 0.9 155.0 154.4 0.4 1.2
VI - Western Visayas 149.9 149.1 0.5 0.7 138.7 138.5 0.1 0.4
VII - Central Visayas 166.7 165.9 0.5 0.7 172.1 170.6 0.9 0.0
VIII - Eastern Visayas 155.3 152.2 2.0 2.2 155.7 150.8 3.2 3.1
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 160.3 159.8 0.3 1.7 147.7 147.2 0.3 1.1
X - Northern Mindanao 154.3 152.6 1.1 1.2 135.1 134.0 0.8 1.4
XI - Davao 166.9 166.4 0.3 0.1 143.5 143.2 0.2 0.4
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 159.2 158.6 0.4 0.9 148.5 148.5 0.0 1.0
XIII - Caraga 165.4 165.2 0.1 1.6 171.4 170.4 0.6 3.5
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 173.9 171.6r 1.3 0.6r 190.3 186.4r 2.1 0.6r
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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: September 5, 2008
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