Table 9. Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, October and September 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
Oct Sep Current Previous | Oct Sep Current Previous | Oct Sep Current Previous
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Philipines 169.4 174.7 -3.0 -2.9 169.4 174.9r -3.1 -2.7 169.2 172.6 -2.0 -4.5
National Capital Region (NCR) 159.0 162.8 -2.3 -3.0 159.4 163.2 -2.3 -3.0 130.5 130.5 0.0 0.1
Areas Outside NCR 170.9 176.4 -3.1 -2.9 171.0 176.7r -3.2 -2.7 169.9 173.4 -2.0 -4.5
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 174.4 179.4 -2.8 -0.8 175.0 180.1 -2.8 -0.8 137.5 137.7 -0.1 0.0
I - Ilocos 181.1 183.1 -1.1 -0.2 181.6 183.7 -1.1 -0.2 139.6 138.8 0.6 0.3
II - Cagayan Valley 175.7 178.5 -1.6 -1.6 177.3 180.2 -1.6 -1.7 141.4 141.4 0.0 0.8
III - Central Luzon 166.3 171.4 -3.0 -1.8 165.8 171.0 -3.0 -1.9 204.1 198.9 2.6 0.3
IV-a - Calabarzon 165.5 167.7 -1.3 -1.2 165.8 168.0 -1.3 -1.2 137.6 138.2 -0.4 0.3
IV-b - Mimaropa 178.4 185.9r -4.0 -2.9r 178.5 186.1r -4.1 -2.9 165.2 165.7 -0.3 -2.0
V - Bicol 163.6 169.2 -3.3 -3.0 163.6 169.6 -3.5 -2.4 163.4 165.0 -1.0 -9.4
VI - Western Visayas 168.3 173.5 -3.0 0.5 170.2 175.6 -3.1 0.5 132.8 133.7 -0.7 -1.1
VII - Central Visayas 184.9 196.6 -6.0 -0.6 185.1 197.3 -6.2 1.1 184.4 195.1 -5.5 -3.8
VIII - Eastern Visayas 186.7 191.4 -2.5 -4.4 188.5 193.5 -2.6 -4.5 152.8 152.9 -0.1 -1.8
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 169.1 172.1 -1.7 -7.8 167.3 171.2 -2.3 -8.8 173.2 174.3 -0.6 -5.5
X - Northern Mindanao 166.5 170.5 -2.3 -6.6 165.1 170.5 -3.2 -5.5 169.9 170.4 -0.3 -9.0
XI - Davao 163.3 169.5 -3.7 -7.5 164.3 172.8 -4.9 -9.2 159.8 157.8 1.3 -0.4
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 149.0 159.3 -6.5 -6.8 146.5 157.4 -6.9 -6.9 171.9 177.4 -3.1 -5.8
XIII - Caraga 176.1 186.8 -5.7 -7.4 176.7 187.6 -5.8 -8.0 171.0 179.4 -4.7 -0.9
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 184.2 189.9 -3.0 -1.9 183.2 189.1 -3.1 -1.9 230.2 229.8 0.2 -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
Oct Sep Current Previous| Oct Sep Current Previous| Oct Sep Current Previous
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Philipines 178.0 176.7 0.7 1.1 186.2 185.3 0.5 1.0 145.5 145.3 0.1 0.6
National Capital Region (NCR) 194.1 193.2 0.5 0.7 183.9 183.5 0.2 0.7 142.1 141.3 0.6 0.4
Areas Outside NCR 172.4 171.0 0.8 1.3 187.2 186.0 0.6 1.1 146.6 146.5 0.1 0.5
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 153.1 152.7 0.3 0.8 205.7 205.2 0.2 0.6 132.1 132.0 0.1 -0.3
I - Ilocos 213.1 211.9 0.6 0.5 211.3 210.7 0.3 0.6 146.1 144.9 0.8 0.4
II - Cagayan Valley 150.1 149.4 0.5 1.5 177.7 177.4 0.2 0.3 149.2 147.8 0.9 0.4
III - Central Luzon 168.1 167.5 0.4 0.6 199.7 197.9 0.9 1.2 135.5 136.4 -0.7 0.0
IV-a - Calabarzon 166.7 165.7 0.6 2.5 188.3 187.3 0.5 2.8 131.7 131.5 0.2 0.7
IV-b - Mimaropa 160.2 158.8 0.9 1.7 186.7 186.1 0.3 0.4 149.7 148.9 0.5 0.5
V - Bicol 164.0 162.5 0.9 1.2 181.1 180.5 0.3 0.4 143.5 143.2 0.2 0.0
VI - Western Visayas 154.3 153.0 0.8 0.7 168.6 167.6 0.6 0.5 153.8 153.2 0.4 0.6
VII - Central Visayas 186.7 186.6 0.1 0.1 174.2 173.7 0.3 0.0 152.8 152.7 0.1 1.1
VIII - Eastern Visayas 200.5 195.0 2.8 1.7 177.7 176.1 0.9 0.6 168.3 167.2 0.7 2.2
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 193.9 186.8 3.8 1.6 210.1 209.9 0.1 1.7 175.3 175.2 0.1 1.9
X - Northern Mindanao 167.6 167.2 0.2 1.1 190.4 188.1 1.2 0.7 169.2 169.1 0.1 0.9
XI - Davao 183.2 179.9 1.8 1.6 173.3 168.7 2.7 2.1 161.5 161.6 -0.1 0.4
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 170.4 169.2 0.7 2.1 178.8 178.3 0.3 0.6 147.1 146.6 0.3 -1.1
XIII - Caraga 175.9 174.1 1.0 0.8 181.9 180.2 0.9 0.3 156.6 156.8 -0.1 1.7
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 181.6 181.0 0.3 0.6 190.3 190.1 0.1 0.0 168.4 168.3 0.1 -0.1
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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
Oct Sep Current Previous | Oct Sep Current Previous | Oct Sep Current Previous
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Philipines 152.4 150.9 1.0 0.7 152.8 152.1 0.5 1.7 149.7 150.9 -0.8 -0.3
National Capital Region (NCR) 126.0 125.9 0.1 0.9 131.7 130.2 1.2 1.6 145.9 149.4 -2.3 -0.7
Areas Outside NCR 159.1 157.3 1.1 0.7 160.4 159.9 0.3 1.8 151.3 151.6 -0.2 -0.1
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 132.6 129.6 2.3 1.1 162.0 158.4 2.3 1.4 147.1 146.2 0.6 0.3
I - Ilocos 149.3 147.7 1.1 -0.7 137.0 140.5 -2.5 5.2 157.7 156.8 0.6 -0.6
II - Cagayan Valley 147.0 145.9 0.8 0.3 145.8 148.2 -1.6 1.6 148.9 148.7 0.1 0.2
III - Central Luzon 141.9 140.8 0.8 0.4 146.6 148.0 -0.9 1.9 150.5 152.7 -1.4 -1.4
IV-a - Calabarzon 153.8 149.9 2.6 1.6 149.1 146.9 1.5 2.6 147.2 148.0 -0.5 0.1
IV-b - Mimaropa 153.6 148.9 3.2 -1.1 149.1 147.6 1.0 -1.0 155.8 156.0 -0.1 0.5
V - Bicol 147.9 145.2 1.9 3.1 147.7 147.1 0.4 1.7 157.5 157.4 0.1 0.2
VI - Western Visayas 166.7 165.5 0.7 1.0 167.4 167.7 -0.2 1.0 145.2 144.3 0.6 0.6
VII - Central Visayas 179.3 178.0 0.7 -0.5 202.2 202.9 -0.3 1.6 152.1 151.0 0.7 0.4
VIII - Eastern Visayas 162.0 160.8 0.7 0.1 167.3 167.5 -0.1 1.4 152.8 153.0 -0.1 -0.1
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 162.1 159.7 1.5 -0.6 175.0 170.8 2.5 0.8 151.9 152.1 -0.1 0.3
X - Northern Mindanao 174.2 174.9 -0.4 2.0 177.5 174.7 1.6 2.1 155.1 155.8 -0.4 0.6
XI - Davao 174.0 169.9 2.4 0.5 168.7 164.4 2.6 0.5 151.4 151.1 0.2 0.4
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 160.3 161.2 -0.6 0.7 168.1 168.9 -0.5 2.2 158.8 159.1 -0.2 0.5
XIII - Caraga 182.2 184.4 -1.2 1.0 170.6 172.2 -0.9 0.6 159.6 157.8 1.1 1.0
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 180.1 179.7 0.2 0.8 203.3 200.6 1.3 2.0 177.2 177.4 -0.1 0.0
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Table 9 (concluded)
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Miscellaneous Foods | Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region Percent Change | Percent Change
Oct Sep Current Previous | Oct Sep Current Previous
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Philipines 150.0 149.9 0.1 0.4 141.4 141.1 0.2 0.3
National Capital Region (NCR) 144.4 144.1r 0.2 0.8r 136.0 136.0 0.0 0.0
Areas Outside NCR 152.5 152.5 0.0 0.3 144.6 144.1 0.3 0.3
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 146.6 145.9 0.5 0.4 120.5 120.5 0.0 0.0
I - Ilocos 154.9 154.1 0.5 0.5 142.6 142.3 0.2 0.7
II - Cagayan Valley 166.0 164.5 0.9 0.1 192.2 192.2 0.0 0.6
III - Central Luzon 152.9 152.9 0.0 0.3 140.0 139.4 0.4 0.0
IV-a - Calabarzon 139.1 140.5 -1.0 1.2 135.6 135.6 0.0 0.4
IV-b - Mimaropa 150.1 149.8 0.2 -0.1 144.9 143.5 1.0 0.2
V - Bicol 156.7 154.9 1.2 0.4 156.7 155.2 1.0 0.1
VI - Western Visayas 151.2 150.6 0.4 0.5 140.6 139.5 0.8 0.6
VII - Central Visayas 166.6 166.6 0.0 -0.1 172.3 172.3 0.0 0.1
VIII - Eastern Visayas 157.8 156.5 0.8 0.8 161.6 159.0 1.6 2.1
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 162.6 161.8 0.5 0.9 150.0 149.2 0.5 1.0
X - Northern Mindanao 154.2 154.1 0.1 -0.1 137.2 136.2 0.7 0.8
XI - Davao 168.0 167.4 0.4 0.3 144.9 144.1 0.6 0.4
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 157.8 158.0 -0.1 -0.8 149.6 148.6 0.7 0.1
XIII - Caraga 166.3 165.8 0.3 0.2 173.8 173.8 0.0 1.4
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 174.8 173.8 0.6 -0.1 190.3 190.3 0.0 0.0
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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: November 5, 2008
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