Table 9. Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, February 2009 and January 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
Feb Jan Current Previous | Feb Jan Current Previous | Feb Jan Current Previous
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Philipines 170.4 165.9 2.7 0.5 169.8 165.5 2.6 0.5 176.5 170.9 3.3 0.6
National Capital Region (NCR) 158.9 155.6 2.1 1.0 159.2 155.9 2.1 1.0 130.5 130.5 0.0 0.0
Areas Outside NCR 172.0 167.4 2.7 0.5 171.5 167.0 2.7 0.5 177.3 171.6 3.3 0.6
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 173.0 167.1 3.5 -1.6 173.5 167.6 3.5 -1.6 137.7 136.7 0.7 0.0
I - Ilocos 175.4 171.6 2.2 -1.2 175.7 171.9 2.2 -1.2 150.1 147.8 1.6 4.4
II - Cagayan Valley 182.4 176.5 3.3 1.8 184.2 178.1 3.4 1.8 142.1 142.0 0.1 0.3
III - Central Luzon 166.1 162.2 2.4 0.4 165.5 161.6 2.4 0.4 207.7 205.5 1.1 1.6
IV-a - Calabarzon 161.6 160.5 0.7 0.6 161.8 160.7 0.7 0.6 142.8 139.3 2.5 1.8
IV-b - Mimaropa 168.4 167.0 0.8 2.1 168.4 167.0 0.8 2.1 173.7 167.3 3.8 0.7
V - Bicol 170.4 165.8 2.8 3.8 171.5 166.0 3.3 4.2 158.0 163.9 -3.6 0.0
VI - Western Visayas 169.2 169.4 -0.1 1.0 171.1 171.4 -0.2 1.0 134.7 131.8 2.2 -0.2
VII - Central Visayas 179.0 176.9 1.2 -0.4 174.4 172.8 0.9 -0.7 188.4 185.3 1.7 0.2
VIII - Eastern Visayas 188.3 183.8 2.4 1.2 190.3 185.6 2.5 1.3 152.1 150.5 1.1 0.1
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 164.3 167.9 -2.1 0.7 162.6 166.5 -2.3 0.9 168.3 171.2 -1.7 0.2
X - Northern Mindanao 174.8 166.8 4.8 0.0 170.5 163.5 4.3 0.1 185.4 174.9 6.0 -0.1
XI - Davao 178.6 160.5 11.3 0.2 177.0 159.7 10.8 -0.6 184.2 163.5 12.7 3.2
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 166.0 151.9 9.3 1.1 162.9 148.9 9.4 1.2 194.6 180.2 8.0 0.8
XIII - Caraga 172.7 165.2 4.5 -0.1 171.9 164.9 4.2 -0.1 180.0 168.2 7.0 -0.8
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 184.6 176.3 4.7 -3.8 183.4 175.0 4.8 -4.0 240.7 238.4 1.0 3.8
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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
Feb Jan Current Previous | Feb Jan Current Previous | Feb Jan Current Previous
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Philipines 180.2 179.3 0.5 0.0 189.8 188.6 0.6 0.6 152.2 148.7 2.4 1.4
National Capital Region (NCR) 195.0 194.6 0.2 -0.4 186.3 185.6 0.4 0.2 156.6 148.7 5.3 3.0
Areas Outside NCR 175.1 174.0 0.6 0.2 191.3 189.9 0.7 0.8 150.8 148.7 1.4 0.9
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 156.4 155.9 0.3 -0.4 208.6 207.4 0.6 0.2 136.6 135.4 0.9 1.4
I - Ilocos 217.6 217.1 0.2 0.8 214.1 213.5 0.3 0.5 150.6 149.2 0.9 1.5
II - Cagayan Valley 155.7 153.9 1.2 0.5 180.0 178.7 0.7 0.3 151.2 150.1 0.7 0.3
III - Central Luzon 170.6 169.5 0.6 0.1 206.3 205.1 0.6 1.9 138.8 136.3 1.8 0.4
IV-a - Calabarzon 168.4 166.8 1.0 -0.1 193.6 191.8 0.9 1.0 136.7 134.3 1.8 1.5
IV-b - Mimaropa 164.8 163.1 1.0 0.7 190.4 189.2 0.6 0.6 152.5 149.7 1.9 0.1
V - Bicol 166.6 165.3 0.8 0.1 182.5 182.0 0.3 0.1 147.9 145.8 1.4 1.5
VI - Western Visayas 156.3 155.7 0.4 0.2 172.9 172.6 0.2 2.0 160.5 157.4 2.0 1.4
VII - Central Visayas 188.0 187.4 0.3 0.2 179.9 174.9 2.9 0.1 153.8 153.6 0.1 0.1
VIII - Eastern Visayas 204.5 202.9 0.8 0.2 181.4 180.3 0.6 0.5 169.7 168.1 1.0 0.1
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 195.9 195.2 0.4 0.2 213.9 212.9 0.5 0.6 187.7 178.9 4.9 1.2
X - Northern Mindanao 168.6 168.2 0.2 -0.4 192.1 192.1 0.0 0.4 172.4 171.8 0.3 -1.9
XI - Davao 188.3 187.0 0.7 0.6 176.8 176.1 0.4 1.1 165.2 164.8 0.2 1.6
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 174.6 173.2 0.8 0.2 179.8 178.3 0.8 -0.4 148.5 147.1 1.0 0.5
XIII - Caraga 175.1 173.9 0.7 -1.1 184.4 182.9 0.8 0.2 159.4 159.4 0.0 1.0
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 185.8 185.6 0.1 0.8 191.9 191.2 0.4 0.3 177.9 173.0 2.8 2.1
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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
Feb Jan Current Previous | Feb Jan Current Previous | Feb Jan Current Previous
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Philipines 158.9 159.6 -0.4 3.2 149.0 150.9 -1.3 -0.6 153.6 152.5 0.7 1.2
National Capital Region (NCR) 135.2 137.5 -1.7 3.9 121.0 126.2 -4.1 -1.2 152.5 151.2 0.9 1.6
Areas Outside NCR 165.0 165.2 -0.1 3.0 159.1 159.8 -0.4 -0.4 154.1 153.0 0.7 1.0
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 133.0 132.5 0.4 -1.5 151.1 152.5 -0.9 -3.8 148.2 148.1 0.1 0.5
I - Ilocos 155.7 156.1 -0.3 3.0 130.0 131.8 -1.4 -2.8 160.2 158.9 0.8 0.3
II - Cagayan Valley 150.7 148.4 1.5 0.6 150.7 151.0 -0.2 1.1 151.3 150.3 0.7 0.5
III - Central Luzon 148.3 150.9 -1.7 4.0 141.1 146.0 -3.4 0.1 156.4 154.1 1.5 2.1
IV-a - Calabarzon 163.3 162.3 0.6 2.6 138.3 143.5 -3.6 -3.6 150.2 148.9 0.9 1.5
IV-b - Mimaropa 160.1 159.8 0.2 4.0 148.1 151.1 -2.0 0.3 157.8 156.5 0.8 1.0
V - Bicol 155.6 156.0 -0.3 5.5 146.8 148.4 -1.1 0.5 158.5 157.7 0.5 0.4
VI - Western Visayas 174.3 176.1 -1.0 4.9 167.3 168.5 -0.7 1.6 148.2 146.5 1.2 0.5
VII - Central Visayas 181.4 181.8 -0.2 2.0 203.4 200.8 1.3 0.6 153.7 153.6 0.1 0.9
VIII - Eastern Visayas 163.1 161.3 1.1 0.7 173.5 170.5 1.8 1.7 153.1 153.3 -0.1 0.3
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 157.2 163.4 -3.8 7.2 173.6 176.7 -1.8 0.9 151.2 152.0 -0.5 0.1
X - Northern Mindanao 182.5 183.2 -0.4 2.1 187.6 177.1 5.9 -1.0 157.6 156.5 0.7 0.2
XI - Davao 179.5 177.7 1.0 1.4 177.7 173.2 2.6 1.1 153.1 152.9 0.1 0.5
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 164.2 163.4 0.5 0.9 170.0 167.0 1.8 -1.3 160.1 160.0 0.1 0.1
XIII - Caraga 196.8 192.6 2.2 4.4 186.9 175.3 6.6 0.6 161.4 160.6 0.5 0.5
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 184.6 184.7 -0.1 1.9 209.3 209.3 0.0 1.9 180.0 178.8 0.7 1.0
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Table 9 (concluded)
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Miscellaneous Foods | Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region Percent Change | Percent Change
Feb Jan Current Previous | Feb Jan Current Previous
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Philipines 151.2 151.2 0.0 0.9 144.9 144.8 0.1 1.9
National Capital Region (NCR) 148.4 148.6 -0.1 3.1 142.1 142.1 0.0 4.5
Areas Outside NCR 152.5 152.4 0.1 0.0 146.6 146.4 0.1 0.4
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 143.8 145.1 -0.9 -0.3 120.6 120.6 0.0 0.0
I - Ilocos 155.4 154.8 0.4 -0.1 143.6 143.6 0.0 0.1
II - Cagayan Valley 165.7 165.5 0.1 -0.2 193.6 192.3 0.7 0.0
III - Central Luzon 152.3 152.2 0.1 0.0 140.9 140.9 0.0 0.4
IV-a - Calabarzon 140.4 140.3 0.1 0.0 138.6 138.6 0.0 0.7
IV-b - Mimaropa 148.0 147.8 0.1 -0.8 145.6 145.2 0.3 0.0
V - Bicol 156.4 155.6 0.5 -0.4 158.9 158.7 0.1 0.1
VI - Western Visayas 152.5 152.6 -0.1 0.3 142.5 142.2 0.2 0.2
VII - Central Visayas 167.0 166.6 0.2 -0.1 172.9 172.9 0.0 0.2
VIII - Eastern Visayas 156.2 156.2 0.0 0.4 161.0 161.0 0.0 0.0
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 161.8 160.8 0.6 0.1 150.4 150.0 0.3 0.0
X - Northern Mindanao 153.8 154.4 -0.4 0.5 141.6 139.6 1.4 0.4
XI - Davao 164.2 164.7 -0.3 -1.1 145.3 145.1 0.1 0.0
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 154.2 154.6 -0.3 -0.3 150.9 150.8 0.1 0.8
XIII - Caraga 163.9 164.7 -0.5 0.2 176.4 175.5 0.5 0.7
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 178.6 177.9 0.4 0.6 209.0 208.9 0.0 4.3
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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: March 5, 2009
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