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

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