Table 9. Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, March and February 2009
(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
Mar Feb Current Previous | Mar Feb Current Previous | Mar Feb Current Previous
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Philipines 173.9 170.4 2.1 2.7 172.9 169.8 1.8 2.6 184.3 176.5 4.4 3.3
National Capital Region (NCR) 159.3 158.9 0.3 2.1 159.7 159.2 0.3 2.1 130.5 130.5 0.0 0.0
Areas Outside NCR 176.0 172.0 2.3 2.7 175.0 171.5 2.0 2.7 185.3 177.3 4.5 3.3
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 175.3 173.0 1.3 3.5 175.9 173.5 1.4 3.5 138.5 137.7 0.6 0.7
I - Ilocos 178.6 175.4 1.8 2.2 179.0 175.7 1.9 2.2 150.3 150.1 0.1 1.6
II - Cagayan Valley 182.7 182.4 0.2 3.3 184.5 184.2 0.2 3.4 143.0 142.1 0.6 0.1
III - Central Luzon 167.9 166.1 1.1 2.4 167.3 165.5 1.1 2.4 211.0 207.7 1.6 1.1
IV-a - Calabarzon 161.9 161.6 0.2 0.7 162.0 161.8 0.1 0.7 148.4 142.8 3.9 2.5
IV-b - Mimaropa 172.5 168.4 2.4 0.8 172.5 168.4 2.4 0.8 175.4 173.7 1.0 3.8
V - Bicol 174.7 170.4 2.5 2.8 176.2 171.5 2.7 3.3 158.0 158.0 0.0 -3.6
VI - Western Visayas 174.0 169.2 2.8 -0.1 175.8 171.1 2.7 -0.2 140.5 134.7 4.3 2.2
VII - Central Visayas 179.7 179.0 0.4 1.2 174.4 174.4 0.0 0.9 190.6 188.4 1.2 1.7
VIII - Eastern Visayas 191.8 188.3 1.9 2.4 193.8 190.3 1.8 2.5 155.2 152.1 2.0 1.1
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 172.6 164.3 5.1 -2.1 170.6 162.6 4.9 -2.3 177.1 168.3 5.2 -1.7
X - Northern Mindanao 185.9 174.8 6.4 4.8 176.7 170.5 3.6 4.3 208.2 185.4 12.3 6.0
XI - Davao 186.0 178.6 4.1 11.3 184.2 177.0 4.1 10.8 192.4 184.2 4.5 12.7
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 175.0 166.0 5.4 9.3 171.8 162.9 5.5 9.4 204.6 194.6 5.1 8.0
XIII - Caraga 178.5 172.7 3.4 4.5 177.2 171.9 3.1 4.2 191.0 180.0 6.1 7.0
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 189.1 184.6 2.4 4.7 188.0 183.4 2.5 4.8 240.8 240.7 0.0 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
Mar Feb Current Previous | Mar Feb Current Previous | Mar Feb Current Previous
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Philipines 181.2 180.2 0.6 0.5 190.8 189.8 0.5 0.6 153.0 152.2 0.5 2.4
National Capital Region (NCR) 196.3 195.0 0.7 0.2 187.4 186.3 0.6 0.4 156.8 156.6 0.1 5.3
Areas Outside NCR 175.9 175.1 0.5 0.6 192.2 191.3 0.5 0.7 151.8 150.8 0.7 1.4
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 156.4 156.4 0.0 0.3 209.0 208.6 0.2 0.6 137.2 136.6 0.4 0.9
I - Ilocos 218.6 217.6 0.5 0.2 214.3 214.1 0.1 0.3 153.2 150.6 1.7 0.9
II - Cagayan Valley 156.9 155.7 0.8 1.2 181.2 180.0 0.7 0.7 151.4 151.2 0.1 0.7
III - Central Luzon 170.6 170.6 0.0 0.6 206.7 206.3 0.2 0.6 141.4 138.8 1.9 1.8
IV-a - Calabarzon 170.0 168.4 1.0 1.0 194.6 193.6 0.5 0.9 140.1 136.7 2.5 1.8
IV-b - Mimaropa 165.3 164.8 0.3 1.0 191.5 190.4 0.6 0.6 153.2 152.5 0.5 1.9
V - Bicol 167.4 166.6 0.5 0.8 184.4 182.5 1.0 0.3 147.5 147.9 -0.3 1.4
VI - Western Visayas 156.8 156.3 0.3 0.4 173.3 172.9 0.2 0.2 156.2 160.5 -2.7 2.0
VII - Central Visayas 188.3 188.0 0.2 0.3 182.9 179.9 1.7 2.9 153.9 153.8 0.1 0.1
VIII - Eastern Visayas 205.0 204.5 0.2 0.8 182.4 181.4 0.6 0.6 169.8 169.7 0.1 1.0
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 198.5 195.9 1.3 0.4 214.2 213.9 0.1 0.5 188.1 187.7 0.2 4.9
X - Northern Mindanao 168.6 168.6 0.0 0.2 192.0 192.1 -0.1 0.0 173.0 172.4 0.3 0.3
XI - Davao 189.8 188.3 0.8 0.7 178.3 176.8 0.8 0.4 166.4 165.2 0.7 0.2
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 175.9 174.6 0.7 0.8 179.9 179.8 0.1 0.8 147.5 148.5 -0.7 1.0
XIII - Caraga 175.5 175.1 0.2 0.7 184.5 184.4 0.1 0.8 158.2 159.4 -0.8 0.0
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 186.1 185.8 0.2 0.1 192.0 191.9 0.1 0.4 177.1 177.9 -0.4 2.8
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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
Mar Feb Current Previous | Mar Feb Current Previous | Mar Feb Current Previous
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Philipines 157.9 158.9 -0.6 -0.4 146.1 149.0 -1.9 -1.3 154.5 153.6 0.6 0.7
National Capital Region (NCR) 134.0 135.2 -0.9 -1.7 119.7 121.0 -1.1 -4.1 153.3 152.5 0.5 0.9
Areas Outside NCR 164.0 165.0 -0.6 -0.1 155.5 159.1 -2.3 -0.4 155.0 154.1 0.6 0.7
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 133.2 133.0 0.2 0.4 148.8 151.1 -1.5 -0.9 148.5 148.2 0.2 0.1
I - Ilocos 157.7 155.7 1.3 -0.3 129.6 130.0 -0.3 -1.4 161.1 160.2 0.6 0.8
II - Cagayan Valley 151.7 150.7 0.7 1.5 146.7 150.7 -2.7 -0.2 152.3 151.3 0.7 0.7
III - Central Luzon 147.6 148.3 -0.5 -1.7 136.8 141.1 -3.0 -3.4 156.8 156.4 0.3 1.5
IV-a - Calabarzon 161.7 163.3 -1.0 0.6 131.6 138.3 -4.8 -3.6 151.7 150.2 1.0 0.9
IV-b - Mimaropa 157.4 160.1 -1.7 0.2 145.6 148.1 -1.7 -2.0 158.5 157.8 0.4 0.8
V - Bicol 152.8 155.6 -1.8 -0.3 141.2 146.8 -3.8 -1.1 159.6 158.5 0.7 0.5
VI - Western Visayas 170.3 174.3 -2.3 -1.0 166.7 167.3 -0.4 -0.7 148.9 148.2 0.5 1.2
VII - Central Visayas 180.1 181.4 -0.7 -0.2 201.5 203.4 -0.9 1.3 153.7 153.7 0.0 0.1
VIII - Eastern Visayas 163.2 163.1 0.1 1.1 173.7 173.5 0.1 1.8 153.3 153.1 0.1 -0.1
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 159.4 157.2 1.4 -3.8 169.4 173.6 -2.4 -1.8 152.0 151.2 0.5 -0.5
X - Northern Mindanao 179.6 182.5 -1.6 -0.4 179.8 187.6 -4.2 5.9 158.7 157.6 0.7 0.7
XI - Davao 180.8 179.5 0.7 1.0 175.3 177.7 -1.4 2.6 153.7 153.1 0.4 0.1
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 164.4 164.2 0.1 0.5 167.2 170.0 -1.6 1.8 160.6 160.1 0.3 0.1
XIII - Caraga 197.5 196.8 0.4 2.2 183.5 186.9 -1.8 6.6 161.2 161.4 -0.1 0.5
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 183.7 184.6 -0.5 -0.1 207.9 209.3 -0.7 0.0 181.7 180.0 0.9 0.7
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Table 9 (concluded)
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Miscellaneous Foods | Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region Percent Change | Percent Change
Mar Feb Current Previous | Mar Feb Current Previous
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Philipines 151.5 151.2 0.2 0.0 145.4 144.9 0.3 0.1
National Capital Region (NCR) 148.7 148.4 0.2 -0.1 142.1 142.1 0.0 0.0
Areas Outside NCR 152.7 152.5 0.1 0.1 147.3 146.6 0.5 0.1
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 143.1 143.8 -0.5 -0.9 120.7 120.6 0.1 0.0
I - Ilocos 155.3 155.4 -0.1 0.4 143.6 143.6 0.0 0.0
II - Cagayan Valley 166.0 165.7 0.2 0.1 194.1 193.6 0.3 0.7
III - Central Luzon 152.0 152.3 -0.2 0.1 141.0 140.9 0.1 0.0
IV-a - Calabarzon 141.3 140.4 0.6 0.1 140.0 138.6 1.0 0.0
IV-b - Mimaropa 148.0 148.0 0.0 0.1 145.9 145.6 0.2 0.3
V - Bicol 157.8 156.4 0.9 0.5 161.8 158.9 1.8 0.1
VI - Western Visayas 152.4 152.5 -0.1 -0.1 142.6 142.5 0.1 0.2
VII - Central Visayas 167.3 167.0 0.2 0.2 173.0 172.9 0.1 0.0
VIII - Eastern Visayas 155.9 156.2 -0.2 0.0 161.0 161.0 0.0 0.0
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 159.3 161.8 -1.5 0.6 150.5 150.4 0.1 0.3
X - Northern Mindanao 153.0 153.8 -0.5 -0.4 141.9 141.6 0.2 1.4
XI - Davao 164.9 164.2 0.4 -0.3 145.3 145.3 0.0 0.1
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 154.2 154.2 0.0 -0.3 151.3 150.9 0.3 0.1
XIII - Caraga 163.5 163.9 -0.2 -0.5 177.8 176.4 0.8 0.5
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 178.9 178.6 0.2 0.4 209.0 209.0 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: April 7, 2009
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