Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, October and September, 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(%)   
                                    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep  Current Previous  |    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       169.4  174.7  128.4  128.3     31.9     36.2     169.4  174.9r 127.9  127.5      32.4     37.2r

National Capital Region (NCR)     159.0  162.8  122.3  122.4     30.0     33.0     159.4  163.2  122.3  122.4      30.3     33.3 

Areas Outside NCR                 170.9  176.4  129.3  129.1     32.2     36.6     171.0  176.7r 128.8  128.3      32.8     37.7r

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 174.4  179.4  128.9  127.5     35.3     40.7     175.0  180.1  129.0  127.6      35.7     41.1 
    I  - Ilocos                   181.1  183.1  130.4  128.6     38.9     42.4     181.6  183.7  130.6  128.8      39.1     42.6 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           175.7  178.5  134.4  133.9     30.7     33.3     177.3  180.2  134.8  134.3      31.5     34.2 
  III  - Central Luzon            166.3  171.4  124.4  122.6     33.7     39.8     165.8  171.0  123.5  121.7      34.3     40.5 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               165.5  167.7  120.0  118.2     37.9     41.9     165.8  168.0  119.9  118.1      38.3     42.3 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 178.4  185.9r 143.0  140.0     24.8     32.8r    178.5  186.1r 143.1  140.1      24.7     32.8r
    V  - Bicol                    163.6  169.2  128.8  125.8     27.0     34.5     163.6  169.6  128.2  124.7      27.6     36.0 
   VI  - Western Visayas          168.3  173.5  126.6  127.7     32.9     35.9     170.2  175.6  126.7  127.9      34.3     37.3 
  VII  - Central Visayas          184.9  196.6  133.5  134.5     38.5     46.2     185.1  197.3  129.0  130.5      43.5     51.2 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          186.7  191.4  134.1  132.8     39.2     44.1     188.5  193.5  135.1  133.7      39.5     44.7 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      169.1  172.1  123.3  127.2     37.1     35.3     167.3  171.2  126.4  130.5      32.4     31.2 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        166.5  170.5  133.4  134.8     24.8     26.5     165.1  170.5  130.6  130.1      26.4     31.1 
   XI  - Davao                    163.3  169.5  131.7  133.2     24.0     27.3     164.3  172.8  132.9  133.8      23.6     29.1 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             149.0  159.3  133.1  134.2     11.9     18.7     146.5  157.4  133.5  134.4       9.7     17.1 
 XIII  - Caraga                   176.1  186.8  133.1  133.2     32.3     40.2     176.7  187.6  133.2  133.2      32.7     40.8 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     184.2  189.9  135.2  141.5     36.2     34.2     183.2  189.1  133.6  140.0      37.1     35.1 

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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(%)
                                    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep   Current Previous |    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       169.2  172.6  134.0  136.1      26.3     26.8    178.0  176.7  148.0  147.3      20.3     20.0 

National Capital Region (NCR)     130.5  130.5  125.9  126.0       3.7      3.6    194.1  193.2  161.3  160.3      20.3     20.5 

Areas Outside NCR                 169.9  173.4  134.1  136.3      26.7     27.2    172.4  171.0  143.4  142.8      20.2     19.7 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 137.5  137.7  124.8  123.2      10.2     11.8    153.1  152.7  136.4  135.8      12.2     12.4 
    I  - Ilocos                   139.6  138.8  116.3  115.9      20.0     19.8    213.1  211.9  179.4  178.6      18.8     18.6 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           141.4  141.4  124.9  124.4      13.2     13.7    150.1  149.4  127.3  126.8      17.9     17.8 
  III  - Central Luzon            204.1  198.9  189.6  188.6       7.6      5.5    168.1  167.5  142.3  142.0      18.1     18.0 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               137.6  138.2  125.2  125.0       9.9     10.6    166.7  165.7  140.4  139.8      18.7     18.5 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 165.2  165.7  128.4  127.8      28.7     29.7    160.2  158.8  133.1  132.1      20.4     20.2 
    V  - Bicol                    163.4  165.0  135.3  137.5      20.8     20.0    164.0  162.5  137.2  136.6      19.5     19.0 
   VI  - Western Visayas          132.8  133.7  124.7  124.3       6.5      7.6    154.3  153.0  130.7  130.5      18.1     17.2 
  VII  - Central Visayas          184.4  195.1  142.9  142.9      29.0     36.5    186.7  186.6  147.1  146.9      26.9     27.0 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          152.8  152.9  116.2  116.2      31.5     31.6    200.5  195.0  144.3  143.5      38.9     35.9 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      173.2  174.3  116.2  119.7      49.1     45.6    193.9  186.8  151.2  150.8      28.2     23.9 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        169.9  170.4  140.2  146.2      21.2     16.6    167.6  167.2  144.6  144.6      15.9     15.6 
   XI  - Davao                    159.8  157.8  127.5  131.0      25.3     20.5    183.2  179.9  148.9  148.3      23.0     21.3 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             171.9  177.4  129.0  132.8      33.3     33.6    170.4  169.2  141.1  140.4      20.8     20.5 
 XIII  - Caraga                   171.0  179.4  132.3  133.7      29.3     34.2    175.9  174.1  142.4  140.7      23.5     23.7 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     230.2  229.8  210.1  210.1       9.6      9.4    181.6  181.0  161.9  159.0      12.2     13.8 

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                                         Dairy Products                         |           E g g s
Area and Region                        2008          2007     Inflation Rates(%)|       2008          2007     Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep   Current Previous |    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       186.2  185.3  164.2  162.2      13.4     14.2    145.5  145.3  137.9  136.9       5.5      6.1     

National Capital Region (NCR)     183.9  183.5  164.0  162.8      12.1     12.7    142.1  141.3  146.8  146.7      -3.2     -3.7     

Areas Outside NCR                 187.2  186.0  164.3  162.0      13.9     14.8    146.6  146.5  135.2  133.9       8.4      9.4     

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 205.7  205.2  169.0  166.7      21.7     23.1    132.1  132.0  124.7  124.3       5.9      6.2     
    I  - Ilocos                   211.3  210.7  195.0  190.6       8.4     10.5    146.1  144.9  136.7  135.7       6.9      6.8 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           177.7  177.4  155.8  153.0      14.1     15.9    149.2  147.8  134.4  132.0      11.0     12.0     
  III  - Central Luzon            199.7  197.9  173.9  169.0      14.8     17.1    135.5  136.4  124.2  121.5       9.1     12.3     
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               188.3  187.3  158.7  157.2      18.7     19.1    131.7  131.5  125.2  124.3       5.2      5.8     
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 186.7  186.1  163.7  162.9      14.1     14.2    149.7  148.9  136.3  134.7       9.8     10.5     
    V  - Bicol                    181.1  180.5  163.8  161.4      10.6     11.8    143.5  143.2  135.9  135.2       5.6      5.9     
   VI  - Western Visayas          168.6  167.6  147.2  146.8      14.5     14.2    153.8  153.2  134.0  134.1      14.8     14.2     
  VII  - Central Visayas          174.2  173.7  159.5  159.2       9.2      9.1    152.8  152.7  143.4  141.8       6.6      7.7     
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          177.7  176.1  160.6  159.3      10.6     10.5    168.3  167.2  149.0  149.8      13.0     11.6     
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      210.1  209.9  178.8  176.4      17.5     19.0    175.3  175.2  155.3  154.3      12.9     13.5     
    X  - Northern Mindanao        190.4  188.1  163.5  161.4      16.5     16.5    169.2  169.1  154.4  151.4       9.6     11.7     
   XI  - Davao                    173.3  168.7  160.1  158.5       8.2      6.4    161.5  161.6  154.8  151.8       4.3      6.5     
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             178.8  178.3  159.0  155.9      12.5     14.4    147.1  146.6  137.2  137.6       7.2      6.5     
 XIII  - Caraga                   181.9  180.2  165.0  161.3      10.2     11.7    156.6  156.8  132.9  132.5      17.8     18.3     
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     190.3  190.1  165.3  164.8      15.1     15.4    168.4  168.3  154.7  154.8       8.9      8.7     

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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(%)
                                    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep  Current Previous  |    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       152.4  150.9  138.4  137.2     10.1     10.0     152.8  152.1  133.9  131.2      14.1     15.9

National Capital Region (NCR)     126.0  125.9  120.2  118.7      4.8      6.1     131.7  130.2  120.9  117.0       8.9     11.3

Areas Outside NCR                 159.1  157.3  143.1  141.9     11.2     10.9     160.4  159.9  138.5  136.3      15.8     17.3
							  
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 132.6  129.6  121.5  123.2      9.1      5.2     162.0  158.4  141.3  139.1      14.6     13.9
    I  - Ilocos                   149.3  147.7  138.1  137.1      8.1      7.7     137.0  140.5  118.7  116.9      15.4     20.2
   II  - Cagayan Valley           147.0  145.9  135.0  134.8      8.9      8.2     145.8  148.2  128.4  128.0      13.6     15.8
  III  - Central Luzon            141.9  140.8  132.2  132.3      7.3      6.4     146.6  148.0  131.6  129.0      11.4     14.7
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               153.8  149.9  141.6  138.9      8.6      7.9     149.1  146.9  128.5  126.2      16.0     16.4
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 153.6  148.9  142.3  140.8      7.9      5.8     149.1  147.6  139.7  136.9       6.7      7.8
    V  - Bicol                    147.9  145.2  139.6  137.9      5.9      5.3     147.7  147.1  129.7  127.8      13.9     15.1
   VI  - Western Visayas          166.7  165.5  146.2  145.9     14.0     13.4     167.4  167.7  140.5  134.3      19.1     24.9
  VII  - Central Visayas          179.3  178.0  155.8  153.8     15.1     15.7     202.2  202.9  170.4  170.6      18.7     18.9
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          162.0  160.8  141.4  140.6     14.6     14.4     167.3  167.5  137.9  136.9      21.3     22.4
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      162.1  159.7  142.5  138.1     13.8     15.6     175.0  170.8  143.3  144.7      22.1     18.0
    X  - Northern Mindanao        174.2  174.9  149.7  149.0     16.4     17.4     177.5  174.7  150.1  147.6      18.3     18.4
   XI  - Davao                    174.0  169.9  153.7  153.0     13.2     11.0     168.7  164.4  146.5  144.2      15.2     14.0
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             160.3  161.2  142.0  142.4     12.9     13.2     168.1  168.9  148.8  146.2      13.0     15.5
 XIII  - Caraga                   182.2  184.4  147.6  146.8     23.4     25.6     170.6  172.2  135.5  134.4      25.9     28.1
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region		  
           in Muslim Mindanao     180.1  179.7  164.3  163.8      9.6      9.7     203.3  200.6  177.0  173.9      14.9     15.4

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                                             M e a t                            |      Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region                        2008          2007    Inflation Rates(%) |       2008          2007    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep  Current Previous  |    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       149.7  150.9  136.0  135.9     10.1     11.0     150.0  149.9  137.5  137.1      9.1      9.3

National Capital Region (NCR)     145.9  149.4  136.9  137.0      6.6      9.1     144.4  144.1  135.7  135.5      6.4      6.3

Areas Outside NCR                 151.3  151.6  135.6  135.4     11.6     12.0     152.5  152.5  138.3  137.8     10.3     10.7

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 147.1  146.2  133.1  132.9     10.5     10.0     146.6  145.9  129.8  128.6     12.9     13.5
    I  - Ilocos                   157.7  156.8  142.4  142.6     10.7     10.0     154.9  154.1  144.8  144.0      7.0      7.0
   II  - Cagayan Valley           148.9  148.7  130.3  130.2     14.3     14.2     166.0  164.5  151.0  149.6      9.9     10.0
  III  - Central Luzon            150.5  152.7  136.1  136.0     10.6     12.3     152.9  152.9  140.5  140.0      8.8      9.2
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               147.2  148.0  131.9  131.9     11.6     12.2     139.1  140.5  127.8  127.4      8.8     10.3
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 155.8  156.0  135.9  135.4     14.6     15.2     150.1  149.8  138.8  137.9      8.1      8.6
    V  - Bicol                    157.5  157.4  138.0  137.7     14.1     14.3     156.7  154.9  144.0  143.4      8.8      8.0
   VI  - Western Visayas          145.2  144.3  127.8  127.8     13.6     12.9     151.2  150.6  136.4  136.1     10.9     10.7
  VII  - Central Visayas          152.1  151.0  139.8  139.5      8.8      8.2     166.6  166.6  153.5  153.5      8.5      8.5
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          152.8  153.0  137.9  137.8     10.8     11.0     157.8  156.5  134.6  134.3     17.2     16.5
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      151.9  152.1  138.3  138.1      9.8     10.1     162.6  161.8  138.0  137.7     17.8     17.5
    X  - Northern Mindanao        155.1  155.8  139.8  139.4     10.9     11.8     154.2  154.1  140.1  139.6     10.1     10.4
   XI  - Davao                    151.4  151.1  134.9  134.0     12.2     12.8     168.0  167.4  145.1  144.6     15.8     15.8
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             158.8  159.1  141.5  141.3     12.2     12.6     157.8  158.0  136.7  136.1     15.4     16.1
 XIII  - Caraga                   159.6  157.8  136.5  135.8     16.9     16.2     166.3  165.8  143.0  142.5     16.3     16.4
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     177.2  177.4  164.3  163.4      7.9      8.6     174.8  173.8  154.1  153.2     13.4     13.4

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2008          2007    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       141.4  141.1  133.9  133.9      5.6      5.4 

National Capital Region (NCR)     136.0  136.0  132.3  132.3      2.8      2.8 

Areas Outside NCR                 144.6  144.1  134.9  134.8      7.2      6.9 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 120.5  120.5  112.7  112.7      6.9      6.9 
    I  - Ilocos                   142.6  142.3  136.1  136.1      4.8      4.6 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           192.2  192.2  178.3  177.5      7.8      8.3 
  III  - Central Luzon            140.0  139.4  135.4  135.3      3.4      3.0 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               135.6  135.6  125.8  125.8      7.8      7.8 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 144.9  143.5  134.9  133.7      7.4      7.3 
    V  - Bicol                    156.7  155.2  147.7  147.3      6.1      5.4 
   VI  - Western Visayas          140.6  139.5  131.9  131.9      6.6      5.8 
  VII  - Central Visayas          172.3  172.3  161.7  161.6      6.6      6.6 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          161.6  159.0  136.0  135.8     18.8     17.1 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      150.0  149.2  135.0  135.0     11.1     10.5 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        137.2  136.2  127.5  127.2      7.6      7.1 
   XI  - Davao                    144.9  144.1  132.5  132.4      9.4      8.8 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             149.6  148.6  128.6  128.6     16.3     15.6 
 XIII  - Caraga                   173.8  173.8  148.6  148.4     17.0     17.1 
 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

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