Table 9. Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, September and August 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
Sep Aug Current Previous | Sep Aug Current Previous | Sep Aug Current Previous
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Philipines 174.7 179.9 -2.9 -2.5 175.0 179.8 -2.7 -2.2 172.6 180.7r -4.5 -6.1r
National Capital Region (NCR) 162.8 167.8 -3.0 -5.1 163.2 168.3 -3.0 -5.2 130.5 130.4 0.1 0.1
Areas Outside NCR 176.4 181.6 -2.9 -2.2 176.8 181.6 -2.6 -1.7 173.4 181.6r -4.5 -6.1r
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 179.4 180.9 -0.8 4.8 180.1 181.6 -0.8 4.8 137.7 137.7 0.0 1.8
I - Ilocos 183.1 183.5 -0.2 3.0 183.7 184.1 -0.2 3.0 138.8 138.4 0.3 4.8
II - Cagayan Valley 178.5 181.4 -1.6 0.6 180.2 183.3 -1.7 0.5 141.4 140.3 0.8 0.9
III - Central Luzon 171.4 174.6 -1.8 -1.4 171.0 174.3 -1.9 -1.4 198.9 198.3 0.3 0.0
IV-a - Calabarzon 167.7 169.7 -1.2 1.4 168.0 170.0 -1.2 1.4 138.2 137.8 0.3 1.8
IV-b - Mimaropa 187.0 191.5r -2.3 1.3 187.2 191.7 -2.3 1.3 165.7 169.1r -2.0 1.3r
V - Bicol 169.2 174.5 -3.0 -4.5 169.6 173.8 -2.4 -5.1 165.0 182.2 -9.4 1.7
VI - Western Visayas 173.5 172.7 0.5 -0.2 175.6 174.7 0.5 -0.2 133.7 135.2 -1.1 1.6
VII - Central Visayas 196.6 197.7 -0.6 0.2 197.3 195.2 1.1 1.9 195.1 202.9 -3.8 -3.1
VIII - Eastern Visayas 191.4 200.2 -4.4 0.4 193.5 202.6 -4.5 0.2 152.9 155.7 -1.8 2.7
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 172.1 186.7 -7.8 -5.4 171.2 187.7 -8.8 -6.8 174.3 184.4 -5.5 -2.1
X - Northern Mindanao 170.5 182.5 -6.6 -5.8 170.5 180.5 -5.5 -3.6 170.4 187.2 -9.0 -10.7
XI - Davao 169.5 183.3 -7.5 -12.7 172.8 190.3 -9.2 -11.3 157.8 158.4 -0.4 -18.4
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 159.3 170.9 -6.8 -10.6 157.4 169.0 -6.9 -10.0 177.4 188.4 -5.8 -16.0
XIII - Caraga 186.8 201.7 -7.4 -3.2 187.6 203.9 -8.0 -3.0 179.4 181.0 -0.9 -5.0
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 189.9 193.6 -1.9 -3.9 189.1 192.8 -1.9 -4.0 229.8 230.4 -0.3 -2.7
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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
Sep Aug Current Previous | Sep Aug Current Previous | Sep Aug Current Previous
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Philipines 176.7 174.7 1.1 1.2 185.3 183.4 1.0 1.2 145.3 144.5 0.6 1.0
National Capital Region (NCR) 193.2 191.8 0.7 1.5 183.5 182.3 0.7 1.5 141.3 140.8 0.4 0.4
Areas Outside NCR 171.0 168.8 1.3 1.1 186.0 183.9 1.1 1.1 146.5 145.7 0.5 1.2
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 152.7 151.5 0.8 0.8 205.2 204.0 0.6 0.4 132.0 132.4 -0.3 1.4
I - Ilocos 211.9 210.9 0.5 0.8 210.7 209.4 0.6 0.1 144.9 144.3 0.4 1.4
II - Cagayan Valley 149.4 147.2 1.5 0.5 177.4 176.9 0.3 0.1 147.8 147.2 0.4 1.6
III - Central Luzon 167.5 166.5 0.6 1.3 197.9 195.5 1.2 1.2 136.4 136.4 0.0 0.3
IV-a - Calabarzon 165.7 161.6 2.5 1.3 187.3 182.2 2.8 3.5 131.5 130.6 0.7 1.2
IV-b - Mimaropa 158.8 156.2 1.7 1.0 186.1 185.3 0.4 0.1 148.9 148.2 0.5 1.2
V - Bicol 162.5 160.5 1.2 1.0 180.5 179.8 0.4 0.5 143.2 143.2 0.0 2.6
VI - Western Visayas 153.0 152.0 0.7 1.4 167.6 166.8 0.5 0.5 153.2 152.3 0.6 2.1
VII - Central Visayas 186.6 186.5 0.1 0.3 173.7 173.7 0.0 0.3 152.7 151.1 1.1 2.5
VIII - Eastern Visayas 195.0 191.8 1.7 1.7 176.1 175.1 0.6 0.8 167.2 163.6 2.2 1.1
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 186.8 183.8 1.6 0.8 209.9 206.3 1.7 1.1 175.2 172.0 1.9 2.1
X - Northern Mindanao 167.2 165.4 1.1 1.0 188.1 186.7 0.7 0.3 169.1 167.6 0.9 0.7
XI - Davao 179.9 177.0 1.6 0.9 168.7 165.3 2.1 0.3 161.6 161.0 0.4 0.4
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 169.2 165.7 2.1 1.3 178.3 177.3 0.6 0.6 146.6 148.3 -1.1 0.5
XIII - Caraga 174.1 172.8 0.8 0.9 180.2 179.7 0.3 0.2 156.8 154.2 1.7 0.9
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 181.0 179.9 0.6 1.3 190.1 190.1 0.0 0.4 168.3 168.4 -0.1 0.8
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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
Sep Aug Current Previous | Sep Aug Current Previous | Sep Aug Current Previous
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Philipines 150.9 149.8 0.7 0.9 152.1 149.5 1.7 1.9 150.9 151.4 -0.3 0.2
National Capital Region (NCR) 125.9 124.8 0.9 0.1 130.2 128.2 1.6 3.1 149.4 150.5 -0.7 -0.6
Areas Outside NCR 157.3 156.2 0.7 1.0 159.9 157.1 1.8 1.6 151.6 151.8 -0.1 0.6
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 129.6 128.2 1.1 0.9 158.4 156.2 1.4 1.6 146.2 145.7 0.3 0.6
I - Ilocos 147.7 148.8 -0.7 3.5 140.5 133.5 5.2 0.2 156.8 157.7 -0.6 0.8
II - Cagayan Valley 145.9 145.5 0.3 0.2 148.2 145.8 1.6 1.7 148.7 148.4 0.2 0.5
III - Central Luzon 140.8 140.3 0.4 0.4 148.0 145.2 1.9 1.3 152.7 154.9 -1.4 -0.3
IV-a - Calabarzon 149.9 147.5 1.6 1.2 146.9 143.2 2.6 4.1 148.0 147.9 0.1 0.7
IV-b - Mimaropa 148.9 150.6 -1.1 2.2 147.6 149.1 -1.0 0.9 156.0 155.3 0.5 0.5
V - Bicol 145.2 140.9 3.1 0.8 147.1 144.7 1.7 2.3 157.4 157.1 0.2 0.1
VI - Western Visayas 165.5 163.8 1.0 -0.1 167.7 166.0 1.0 -1.2 144.3 143.5 0.6 2.1
VII - Central Visayas 178.0 178.9 -0.5 1.5 202.9 199.8 1.6 2.6 151.0 150.4 0.4 0.5
VIII - Eastern Visayas 160.8 160.7 0.1 0.1 167.5 165.2 1.4 -0.1 153.0 153.1 -0.1 1.4
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 159.7 160.7 -0.6 0.7 170.8 169.5 0.8 0.2 152.1 151.6 0.3 1.3
X - Northern Mindanao 174.9 171.5 2.0 1.2 174.7 171.1 2.1 -0.6 155.8 154.9 0.6 1.4
XI - Davao 169.9 169.0 0.5 0.5 164.4 163.6 0.5 2.7 151.1 150.5 0.4 0.8
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 161.2 160.1 0.7 1.5 168.9 165.3 2.2 1.9 159.1 158.3 0.5 0.7
XIII - Caraga 184.4 182.6 1.0 0.6 172.2 171.1 0.6 2.1 157.8 156.3 1.0 0.8
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 179.7 178.3 0.8 2.4 200.6 196.6 2.0 0.9 177.4 177.4 0.0 1.8
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Table 9 (concluded)
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Miscellaneous Foods | Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region Percent Change | Percent Change
Sep Aug Current Previous | Sep Aug Current Previous
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Philipines 149.9 149.3 0.4 0.5 141.1 140.7 0.3 0.2
National Capital Region (NCR) 144.2 142.9 0.9 -0.1 136.0 136.0 0.0 0.0
Areas Outside NCR 152.5 152.1 0.3 0.8 144.1 143.6 0.3 0.4
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 145.9 145.3 0.4 -0.1 120.5 120.5 0.0 0.0
I - Ilocos 154.1 153.3 0.5 0.0 142.3 141.3 0.7 0.1
II - Cagayan Valley 164.5 164.4 0.1 0.8 192.2 191.0 0.6 0.8
III - Central Luzon 152.9 152.5 0.3 0.5 139.4 139.4 0.0 0.2
IV-a - Calabarzon 140.5 140.1 0.3 1.7 135.6 135.1 0.4 0.3
IV-b - Mimaropa 149.8 149.9 -0.1 0.9 143.5 143.2 0.2 1.5
V - Bicol 154.9 154.3 0.4 0.7 155.2 155.0 0.1 0.4
VI - Western Visayas 150.6 149.9 0.5 0.5 139.5 138.7 0.6 0.1
VII - Central Visayas 166.6 166.7 -0.1 0.5 172.3 172.1 0.1 0.9
VIII - Eastern Visayas 156.5 155.3 0.8 2.0 159.0 155.7 2.1 3.2
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 161.8 160.3 0.9 0.3 149.2 147.7 1.0 0.3
X - Northern Mindanao 154.1 154.3 -0.1 1.1 136.2 135.1 0.8 0.8
XI - Davao 167.4 166.9 0.3 0.3 144.1 143.5 0.4 0.2
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 158.0 159.2 -0.8 0.4 148.6 148.5 0.1 0.0
XIII - Caraga 165.8 165.4 0.2 0.1 173.8 171.4 1.4 0.6
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 173.8 173.9 -0.1 1.3 190.3 190.3 0.0 2.1
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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: October 7, 2008
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