Table 10. Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, September and August, 2008 and 2007
(2000 = 100)
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C e r e a l s | R i c e
Area/Region 2008 2007 Inflation Rates(%) | 2008 2007 Inflation Rates(%)
Sep Aug Sep Aug Current Previous | Sep Aug Sep Aug Current Previous
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Philippines 174.7 179.9 128.3 125.0 36.2 43.9 175.0 179.8 127.5 123.9 37.3 45.1
National Capital Region (NCR) 162.8 167.8 122.4 114.0 33.0 47.2 163.2 168.3 122.4 113.9 33.3 47.8
Areas Outside NCR 176.4 181.6 129.1 126.6 36.6 43.4 176.8 181.6 128.3 125.5 37.8 44.7
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 179.4 180.9 127.5 123.0 40.7 47.1 180.1 181.6 127.6 123.0 41.1 47.6
I - Ilocos 183.1 183.5 128.6 126.6 42.4 44.9 183.7 184.1 128.8 126.7 42.6 45.3
II - Cagayan Valley 178.5 181.4 133.9 127.5 33.3 42.3 180.2 183.3 134.3 127.8 34.2 43.4
III - Central Luzon 171.4 174.6 122.6 117.2 39.8 49.0 171.0 174.3 121.7 116.2 40.5 50.0
IV-a - Calabarzon 167.7 169.7 118.2 113.8 41.9 49.1 168.0 170.0 118.1 113.7 42.3 49.5
IV-b - Mimaropa 187.0 191.5r 140.0 133.1 33.6 43.9r 187.2 191.7 140.1 133.1 33.6 44.0
V - Bicol 169.2 174.5 125.8 123.1 34.5 41.8 169.6 173.8 124.7 121.8 36.0 42.7
VI - Western Visayas 173.5 172.7 127.7 126.9 35.9 36.1 175.6 174.7 127.9 127.0 37.3 37.6
VII - Central Visayas 196.6 197.7 134.5 134.1 46.2 47.4 197.3 195.2 130.5 128.7 51.2 51.7
VIII - Eastern Visayas 191.4 200.2 132.8 129.9 44.1 54.1 193.5 202.6 133.7 130.6 44.7 55.1
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 172.1 186.7 127.2 126.0 35.3 48.2 171.2 187.7 130.5 128.8 31.2 45.7
X - Northern Mindanao 170.5 182.5 134.8 135.2 26.5 35.0 170.5 180.5 130.1 130.3 31.1 38.5
XI - Davao 169.5 183.3 133.2 133.3 27.3 37.5 172.8 190.3 133.8 133.4 29.1 42.7
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 159.3 170.9 134.2 135.2 18.7 26.4 157.4 169.0 134.4 134.9 17.1 25.3
XIII - Caraga 186.8 201.7 133.2 132.9 40.2 51.8 187.6 203.9 133.2 133.0 40.8 53.3
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 189.9 193.6 141.5 139.7 34.2 38.6 189.1 192.8 140.0 138.3 35.1 39.4
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Table 10 (continued)
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C o r n | Cereal Preparations
Area and Region 2008 2007 Inflation Rates(%)| 2008 2007 Inflation Rates(%)
Sep Aug Sep Aug Current Previous | Sep Aug Sep Aug Current Previous
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Philippines 172.6 180.7r 136.1 137.3 26.8 31.6r 176.7 174.7 147.3 147.0 20.0 18.8
National Capital Region (NCR) 130.5 130.4 126.0 124.6 3.6 4.7 193.2 191.8 160.3 159.9 20.5 19.9
Areas Outside NCR 173.4 181.6r 136.3 137.5 27.2 32.1r 171.0 168.8 142.8 142.5 19.7 18.5
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 137.7 137.7 123.2 124.0 11.8 11.0 152.7 151.5 135.8 135.5 12.4 11.8
I - Ilocos 138.8 138.4 115.9 114.6 19.8 20.8 211.9 210.9 178.6 178.6 18.6 18.1
II - Cagayan Valley 141.4 140.3 124.4 122.1 13.7 14.9 149.4 147.2 126.8 126.5 17.8 16.4
III - Central Luzon 198.9 198.3 188.6 187.5 5.5 5.8 167.5 166.5 142.0 141.6 18.0 17.6
IV-a - Calabarzon 138.2 137.8 125.0 124.0 10.6 11.1 165.7 161.6 139.8 139.7 18.5 15.7
IV-b - Mimaropa 165.7 169.1r 127.8 127.8 29.7 32.3r 158.8 156.2 132.1 132.1 20.2 18.2
V - Bicol 165.0 182.2 137.5 137.5 20.0 32.5 162.5 160.5 136.6 136.4 19.0 17.7
VI - Western Visayas 133.7 135.2 124.3 124.2 7.6 8.9 153.0 152.0 130.5 130.2 17.2 16.7
VII - Central Visayas 195.1 202.9 142.9 145.4 36.5 39.5 186.6 186.5 146.9 146.9 27.0 27.0
VIII - Eastern Visayas 152.9 155.7 116.2 116.1 31.6 34.1 195.0 191.8 143.5 143.4 35.9 33.8
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 174.3 184.4 119.7 119.7 45.6 54.1 186.8 183.8 150.8 150.5 23.9 22.1
X - Northern Mindanao 170.4 187.2 146.2 147.2 16.6 27.2 167.2 165.4 144.6 144.6 15.6 14.4
XI - Davao 157.8 158.4 131.0 132.9 20.5 19.2 179.9 177.0 148.3 148.0 21.3 19.6
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 177.4 188.4 132.8 137.9 33.6 36.6 169.2 165.7 140.4 140.0 20.5 18.4
XIII - Caraga 179.4 181.0 133.7 132.3 34.2 36.8 174.1 172.8 140.7 140.6 23.7 22.9
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 229.8 230.4 210.1 206.3 9.4 11.7 181.0 179.9 159.0 158.0 13.8 13.9
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Table 10 (continued)
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Dairy Products | E g g s
Area and Region 2008 2007 Inflation Rates(%)| 2008 2007 Inflation Rates(%)
Sep Aug Sep Aug Current Previous | Sep Aug Sep Aug Current Previous
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Philippines 185.3 183.4 162.2 161.1 14.2 13.8 145.3 144.5 136.9 136.1 6.1 6.2
National Capital Region (NCR) 183.5 182.3 162.8 162.1 12.7 12.5 141.3 140.8 146.7 146.7 -3.7 -4.0
Areas Outside NCR 186.0 183.9 162.0 160.7 14.8 14.4 146.5 145.7 133.9 132.9 9.4 9.6
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 205.2 204.0 166.7 164.0 23.1 24.4 132.0 132.4 124.3 122.6 6.2 8.0
I - Ilocos 210.7 209.4 190.6 190.3 10.5 10.0 144.9 144.3 135.7 135.0 6.8 6.9
II - Cagayan Valley 177.4 176.9 153.0 150.7 15.9 17.4 147.8 147.2 132.0 129.8 12.0 13.4
III - Central Luzon 197.9 195.5 169.0 167.3 17.1 16.9 136.4 136.4 121.5 120.6 12.3 13.1
IV-a - Calabarzon 187.3 182.2 157.2 155.9 19.1 16.9 131.5 130.6 124.3 122.7 5.8 6.4
IV-b - Mimaropa 186.1 185.3 162.9 162.2 14.2 14.2 148.9 148.2 134.7 131.9 10.5 12.4
V - Bicol 180.5 179.8 161.4 159.3 11.8 12.9 143.2 143.2 135.2 133.8 5.9 7.0
VI - Western Visayas 167.6 166.8 146.8 146.0 14.2 14.2 153.2 152.3 134.1 133.4 14.2 14.2
VII - Central Visayas 173.7 173.7 159.2 158.8 9.1 9.4 152.7 151.1 141.8 141.4 7.7 6.9
VIII - Eastern Visayas 176.1 175.1 159.3 158.3 10.5 10.6 167.2 163.6 149.8 150.2 11.6 8.9
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 209.9 206.3 176.4 174.9 19.0 18.0 175.2 172.0 154.3 154.3 13.5 11.5
X - Northern Mindanao 188.1 186.7 161.4 159.1 16.5 17.3 169.1 167.6 151.4 150.8 11.7 11.1
XI - Davao 168.7 165.3 158.5 156.4 6.4 5.7 161.6 161.0 151.8 151.0 6.5 6.6
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 178.3 177.3 155.9 154.5 14.4 14.8 146.6 148.3 137.6 137.0 6.5 8.2
XIII - Caraga 180.2 179.7 161.3 160.2 11.7 12.2 156.8 154.2 132.5 132.2 18.3 16.6
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 190.1 190.1 164.8 163.7 15.4 16.1 168.3 168.4 154.8 154.3 8.7 9.1
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Table 10 (continued)
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F i s h | Fruits and Vegetables
Area and Region 2008 2007 Inflation Rates(%) | 2008 2007 Inflation Rates(%)
Sep Aug Sep Aug Current Previous | Sep Aug Sep Aug Current Previous
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Philippines 150.9 149.8 137.2 136.9 10.0 9.4 152.1 149.5 131.2 128.8 15.9 16.1
National Capital Region (NCR) 125.9 124.8 118.7 119.1 6.1 4.8 130.2 128.2 117.0 113.2 11.3 13.3
Areas Outside NCR 157.3 156.2 141.9 141.4 10.9 10.5 159.9 157.1 136.3 134.4 17.3 16.9
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 129.6 128.2 123.2 122.7 5.2 4.5 158.4 156.2 139.1 134.6 13.9 16.0
I - Ilocos 147.7 148.8 137.1 137.4 7.7 8.3 140.5 133.5 116.9 113.9 20.2 17.2
II - Cagayan Valley 145.9 145.5 134.8 133.6 8.2 8.9 148.2 145.8 128.0 126.2 15.8 15.5
III - Central Luzon 140.8 140.3 132.3 131.3 6.4 6.9 148.0 145.2 129.0 125.8 14.7 15.4
IV-a - Calabarzon 149.9 147.5 138.9 139.1 7.9 6.0 146.9 143.2 126.2 123.1 16.4 16.3
IV-b - Mimaropa 148.9 150.6 140.8 140.0 5.8 7.6 147.6 149.1 136.9 135.8 7.8 9.8
V - Bicol 145.2 140.9 137.9 137.2 5.3 2.7 147.1 144.7 127.8 127.5 15.1 13.5
VI - Western Visayas 165.5 163.8 145.9 145.5 13.4 12.6 167.7 166.0 134.3 132.5 24.9 25.3
VII - Central Visayas 178.0 178.9 153.8 153.1 15.7 16.9 202.9 199.8 170.6 168.5 18.9 18.6
VIII - Eastern Visayas 160.8 160.7 140.6 140.5 14.4 14.4 167.5 165.2 136.9 136.2 22.4 21.3
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 159.7 160.7 138.1 136.9 15.6 17.4 170.8 169.5 144.7 144.5 18.0 17.3
X - Northern Mindanao 174.9 171.5 149.0 148.0 17.4 15.9 174.7 171.1 147.6 146.7 18.4 16.6
XI - Davao 169.9 169.0 153.0 153.0 11.0 10.5 164.4 163.6 144.2 143.4 14.0 14.1
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 161.2 160.1 142.4 140.8 13.2 13.7 168.9 165.3 146.2 146.6 15.5 12.8
XIII - Caraga 184.4 182.6 146.8 145.6 25.6 25.4 172.2 171.1 134.4 134.3 28.1 27.4
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 179.7 178.3 163.8 164.1 9.7 8.7 200.6 196.6 173.9 171.7 15.4 14.5
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Table 10 (continued)
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M e a t | Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region 2008 2007 Inflation Rates(%) | 2008 2007 Inflation Rates(%)
Sep Aug Sep Aug Current Previous | Sep Aug Sep Aug Current Previous
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Philippines 150.9 151.4 135.9 136.9 11.0 10.6 149.9 149.3 137.1 136.8 9.3 9.1
National Capital Region (NCR) 149.4 150.5 137.0 139.7 9.1 7.7 144.2 142.9 135.5 135.1 6.4 5.8
Areas Outside NCR 151.6 151.8 135.4 135.7 12.0 11.9 152.5 152.1 137.8 137.6 10.7 10.5
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 146.2 145.7 132.9 132.3 10.0 10.1 145.9 145.3 128.6 127.6 13.5 13.9
I - Ilocos 156.8 157.7 142.6 141.8 10.0 11.2 154.1 153.3 144.0 143.7 7.0 6.7
II - Cagayan Valley 148.7 148.4 130.2 130.2 14.2 14.0 164.5 164.4 149.6 149.6 10.0 9.9
III - Central Luzon 152.7 154.9 136.0 138.2 12.3 12.1 152.9 152.5 140.0 139.5 9.2 9.3
IV-a - Calabarzon 148.0 147.9 131.9 132.1 12.2 12.0 140.5 140.1 127.4 127.4 10.3 10.0
IV-b - Mimaropa 156.0 155.3 135.4 135.1 15.2 15.0 149.8 149.9 137.9 137.7 8.6 8.9
V - Bicol 157.4 157.1 137.7 137.3 14.3 14.4 154.9 154.3 143.4 143.0 8.0 7.9
VI - Western Visayas 144.3 143.5 127.8 127.2 12.9 12.8 150.6 149.9 136.1 135.9 10.7 10.3
VII - Central Visayas 151.0 150.4 139.5 139.5 8.2 7.8 166.6 166.7 153.5 153.4 8.5 8.7
VIII - Eastern Visayas 153.0 153.1 137.8 137.5 11.0 11.3 156.5 155.3 134.3 133.8 16.5 16.1
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 152.1 151.6 138.1 138.0 10.1 9.9 161.8 160.3 137.7 137.2 17.5 16.8
X - Northern Mindanao 155.8 154.9 139.4 138.8 11.8 11.6 154.1 154.3 139.6 139.3 10.4 10.8
XI - Davao 151.1 150.5 134.0 133.5 12.8 12.7 167.4 166.9 144.6 144.4 15.8 15.6
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 159.1 158.3 141.3 140.6 12.6 12.6 158.0 159.2 136.1 135.6 16.1 17.4
XIII - Caraga 157.8 156.3 135.8 135.8 16.2 15.1 165.8 165.4 142.5 142.3 16.4 16.2
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 177.4 177.4 163.4 162.9 8.6 8.9 173.8 173.9 153.2 152.5 13.4 14.0
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Table 10 (concluded)
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Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region 2008 2007 Inflation Rates(%)
Sep Aug Sep Aug Current Previous
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Philippines 141.1 140.7 133.9 133.9 5.4 5.1
National Capital Region (NCR) 136.0 136.0 132.3 132.3 2.8 2.8
Areas Outside NCR 144.1 143.6 134.8 134.8 6.9 6.5
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 120.5 120.5 112.7 112.7 6.9 6.9
I - Ilocos 142.3 141.3 136.1 136.1 4.6 3.8
II - Cagayan Valley 192.2 191.0 177.5 177.5 8.3 7.6
III - Central Luzon 139.4 139.4 135.3 135.3 3.0 3.0
IV-a - Calabarzon 135.6 135.1 125.8 125.8 7.8 7.4
IV-b - Mimaropa 143.5 143.2 133.7 133.5 7.3 7.3
V - Bicol 155.2 155.0 147.3 147.1 5.4 5.4
VI - Western Visayas 139.5 138.7 131.9 131.9 5.8 5.2
VII - Central Visayas 172.3 172.1 161.6 161.6 6.6 6.5
VIII - Eastern Visayas 159.0 155.7 135.8 135.4 17.1 15.0
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 149.2 147.7 135.0 135.0 10.5 9.4
X - Northern Mindanao 136.2 135.1 127.2 127.2r 7.1 6.2
XI - Davao 144.1 143.5 132.4 132.3 8.8 8.5
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 148.6 148.5 128.6 128.6 15.6 15.5
XIII - Caraga 173.8 171.4 148.4 148.4 17.1 15.5
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 190.3 190.3 179.5 179.5 6.0 6.0
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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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