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

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