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

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