Table  9.  Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, December and November 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
                                      Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec     Nov Current Previous
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Philipines                          165.0  166.4    -0.8     -1.8   164.6  166.1    -0.9     -1.9   169.9   170.4    -0.3      0.7

National Capital Region (NCR)       154.0  154.6    -0.4     -2.8   154.3  154.9    -0.4     -2.8   130.5   130.5     0.0      0.0

Areas Outside NCR                   166.6  168.1    -0.9     -1.6   166.2  167.8    -1.0     -1.9   170.6   171.1    -0.3      0.7
								                                                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   169.8  170.5    -0.4     -2.2   170.3  171.0    -0.4     -2.3   136.7   137.5    -0.6      0.0
    I  - Ilocos                     173.6  175.4    -1.0     -3.1   174.0  175.8    -1.0     -3.2   141.6   141.3     0.2      1.2
   II  - Cagayan Valley             173.4  174.3    -0.5     -0.8   174.9  175.8    -0.5     -0.8   141.6   142.1    -0.4      0.5
  III  - Central Luzon              161.6  164.2    -1.6     -1.3   161.0  163.6    -1.6     -1.3   202.2   209.3    -3.4      2.5
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 159.5  161.4    -1.2     -2.5   159.7  161.7    -1.2     -2.5   136.9   136.8     0.1     -0.6
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   163.6  163.8    -0.1     -8.2   163.6  163.8    -0.1     -8.2   166.2   166.0     0.1      0.5
    V  - Bicol                      159.7  161.0    -0.8     -1.6   159.3  160.8    -0.9     -1.7   163.9   163.4     0.3      0.0
   VI  - Western Visayas            167.8  166.8     0.6     -0.9   169.7  168.7     0.6     -0.9   132.0   132.0     0.0     -0.6
  VII  - Central Visayas            177.6  179.5    -1.1     -2.9   174.0  176.7    -1.5     -4.5   185.0   185.3    -0.2      0.5
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            181.6  185.8    -2.3     -0.5   183.3  187.6    -2.3     -0.5   150.3   152.1    -1.2     -0.5
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        166.8  164.6     1.3     -2.7   165.0  162.0     1.9     -3.2   170.8   170.4     0.2     -1.6
    X  - Northern Mindanao          166.8  167.4    -0.4      0.5   163.4  164.4    -0.6     -0.4   175.1   174.7     0.2      2.8
   XI  - Davao                      160.1  161.3    -0.7     -1.2   160.6  161.1    -0.3     -1.9   158.4   162.1    -2.3      1.4
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               150.3  151.7    -0.9      1.8   147.2  148.8    -1.1      1.6   178.8   179.0    -0.1      4.1
 XIII  - Caraga                     165.4  170.6    -3.0     -3.1   165.0  170.9    -3.5     -3.3   169.5   167.4     1.3     -2.1
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       183.3  187.8    -2.4      2.0   182.3  187.0    -2.5      2.1   229.7   227.9     0.8     -1.0

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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
                                      Dec    Nov  Current Previous|   Dec    Nov  Current Previous|   Dec    Nov Current Previous
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Philipines                          179.3  178.9      0.2      0.5  187.4  186.8     0.3       0.3  146.7  145.8     0.6      0.2 

National Capital Region (NCR)       195.4  195.1      0.2      0.5  185.2  184.6     0.3       0.4  144.3  142.4     1.3      0.2 

Areas Outside NCR                   173.7  173.3      0.2      0.5  188.3  187.7     0.3       0.3  147.4  146.9     0.3      0.2 
								                                                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   156.5  153.9      1.7      0.5  206.9  206.1     0.4       0.2  133.5  132.1     1.1      0.0 
    I  - Ilocos                     215.3  214.2      0.5      0.5  212.4  211.7     0.3       0.2  147.0  146.7     0.2      0.4 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             153.1  152.2      0.6      1.4  178.2  177.7     0.3       0.0  149.6  149.4     0.1      0.1 
  III  - Central Luzon              169.4  168.7      0.4      0.4  201.3  201.1     0.1       0.7  135.8  136.0    -0.1      0.4 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 166.9  167.7     -0.5      0.6  189.9  188.9     0.5       0.3  132.3  131.8     0.4      0.1 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   162.0  160.8      0.7      0.4  188.0  187.2     0.4       0.3  149.6  149.8    -0.1      0.1 
    V  - Bicol                      165.2  164.7      0.3      0.4  181.9  181.3     0.3       0.1  143.7  143.6     0.1      0.1 
   VI  - Western Visayas            155.4  155.1      0.2      0.5  169.2  168.7     0.3       0.1  155.3  154.5     0.5      0.5 
  VII  - Central Visayas            187.1  187.1      0.0      0.2  174.7  174.8    -0.1       0.3  153.4  153.3     0.1      0.3 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            202.4  201.3      0.5      0.4  179.4  178.6     0.4       0.5  168.0  168.1    -0.1     -0.1 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        194.9  194.3      0.3      0.2  211.6  210.2     0.7       0.0  176.7  178.8    -1.2      2.0 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          168.8  168.3      0.3      0.4  191.3  190.5     0.4       0.1  175.1  170.6     2.6      0.8 
   XI  - Davao                      185.9  184.7      0.6      0.8  174.1  172.8     0.8      -0.3  162.2  162.2     0.0      0.4 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               172.8  172.1      0.4      1.0  179.3  180.0    -0.4       0.7  146.3  144.8     1.0     -1.6 
 XIII  - Caraga                     175.8  175.3      0.3     -0.3  182.5  181.9     0.3       0.0  157.8  156.5     0.8     -0.1 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       184.1  184.1      0.0      1.4  190.7  190.7     0.0       0.2  169.5  167.6     1.1     -0.5 

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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
                                      Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous
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Philipines                          154.7  153.0     1.1      0.4   151.8  152.3    -0.3     -0.3   150.7  149.7     0.7      0.0 

National Capital Region (NCR)       132.3  127.3     3.9      1.0   127.7  130.2    -1.9     -1.1   148.8  146.4     1.6      0.3 

Areas Outside NCR                   160.4  159.6     0.5      0.3   160.5  160.2     0.2     -0.1   151.5  151.2     0.2     -0.1 
								                                                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   134.5  133.1     1.1      0.4   158.6  159.7    -0.7     -1.4   147.4  147.6    -0.1      0.3 
    I  - Ilocos                     151.5  151.7    -0.1      1.6   135.6  137.1    -1.1      0.1   158.4  158.3     0.1      0.4 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             147.5  147.2     0.2      0.1   149.4  145.8     2.5      0.0   149.5  149.2     0.2      0.2 
  III  - Central Luzon              145.1  141.3     2.7     -0.4   145.9  145.3     0.4     -0.9   151.0  150.6     0.3      0.1 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 158.2  156.4     1.2      1.7   148.9  150.5    -1.1      0.9   146.7  146.5     0.1     -0.5 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   153.6  156.0    -1.5      1.6   150.7  151.2    -0.3      1.4   155.0  155.8    -0.5      0.0 
    V  - Bicol                      147.8  148.1    -0.2      0.1   147.7  146.7     0.7     -0.7   157.0  157.2    -0.1     -0.2 
   VI  - Western Visayas            167.8  167.3     0.3      0.4   165.9  166.2    -0.2     -0.7   145.7  145.9    -0.1      0.5 
  VII  - Central Visayas            178.2  179.8    -0.9      0.3   199.6  200.3    -0.3     -0.9   152.3  152.3     0.0      0.1 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            160.2  160.2     0.0     -1.1   167.6  166.5     0.7     -0.5   152.9  152.7     0.1     -0.1 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        152.4  154.5    -1.4     -4.7   175.1  175.8    -0.4      0.5   151.9  152.0    -0.1      0.1 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          179.5  177.4     1.2      1.8   178.8  176.5     1.3     -0.6   156.2  155.5     0.5      0.3 
   XI  - Davao                      175.2  172.0     1.9     -1.1   171.4  169.4     1.2      0.4   152.2  149.6     1.7     -1.2 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               161.9  160.8     0.7      0.3   169.2  166.6     1.6     -0.9   159.9  159.4     0.3      0.4 
 XIII  - Caraga                     184.4  184.0     0.2      1.0   174.2  172.0     1.3      0.8   159.8  159.0     0.5     -0.4 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       181.3  182.6    -0.7      1.4   205.3  205.5    -0.1      1.1   177.1  177.2    -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
                                      Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous
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Philipines                          149.8  150.1    -0.2      0.1   142.1  141.9     0.1      0.4

National Capital Region (NCR)       144.1  144.2    -0.1     -0.1   136.0  136.0     0.0      0.0 

Areas Outside NCR                   152.4  152.7    -0.2      0.1   145.8  145.5     0.2      0.6
								                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   145.6  145.9    -0.2     -0.5   120.6  120.6     0.0      0.1 
    I  - Ilocos                     155.0  154.3     0.5     -0.4   143.5  142.6     0.6      0.0 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             165.8  165.9    -0.1     -0.1   192.3  192.2     0.1      0.0 
  III  - Central Luzon              152.2  152.5    -0.2     -0.3   140.4  140.2     0.1      0.1 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 140.3  140.4    -0.1      0.9   137.6  137.6     0.0      1.5 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   149.0  149.6    -0.4     -0.3   145.2  145.1     0.1      0.1 
    V  - Bicol                      156.3  156.5    -0.1     -0.1   158.5  157.9     0.4      0.8 
   VI  - Western Visayas            152.1  152.0     0.1      0.5   141.9  141.8     0.1      0.9 
  VII  - Central Visayas            166.8  166.8     0.0      0.1   172.5  172.5     0.0      0.1 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            155.6  155.7    -0.1     -1.3   161.0  161.0     0.0     -0.4 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        160.7  161.3    -0.4     -0.8   150.0  150.0     0.0      0.0 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          153.7  154.1    -0.3     -0.1   139.0  138.6     0.3      1.0 
   XI  - Davao                      166.5  167.4    -0.5     -0.4   145.1  145.0     0.1      0.1 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               155.0  156.8    -1.1     -0.6   149.6  149.6     0.0      0.0 
 XIII  - Caraga                     164.4  167.7    -2.0      0.8   174.3  173.9     0.2      0.1 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       176.8  175.8     0.6      0.6   200.2  192.4     4.1      1.1
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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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