Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, April and March 2009 and 2008
           (2000 = 100)

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                                        C e r e a l s                           |           R i c e
Area/Region                            2009          2008    Inflation Rates(%) |       2009          2008     Inflation Rates(%)   
                                    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous  |    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       174.2  173.9  151.5r 134.7     15.0     29.1     173.1  172.9  150.7r 133.7      14.9     29.3

National Capital Region (NCR)     158.4  159.3  151.5  131.3      4.6     21.3     158.7  159.7  151.8  131.3       4.5     21.6

Areas Outside NCR                 176.4  176.0  151.5  135.2     16.4     30.2     175.3  175.0  150.5  134.1      16.5     30.5

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 177.2  175.3  147.9  133.5     19.8     31.3     177.8  175.9  148.1  133.5      20.1     31.8
    I  - Ilocos                   180.0  178.6  157.4  134.5     14.4     32.8     180.4  179.0  157.8  134.7      14.3     32.9
   II  - Cagayan Valley           183.9  182.7  155.5  135.7     18.3     34.6     185.8  184.5  156.4  135.9      18.8     35.8
  III  - Central Luzon            167.5  167.9  142.5r 128.5     17.5     30.7     166.9  167.3  141.7r 127.5      17.8     31.2
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               162.4  161.9  146.5  125.5     10.9     29.0     162.6  162.0  146.6  125.4      10.9     29.2
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 175.8  172.5  165.0r 141.1      6.5     22.3     175.8  172.5  165.1r 141.2       6.5     22.2
    V  - Bicol                    172.3  174.7  152.2r 143.4     13.2     21.8     173.5  176.2  152.5r 143.6      13.8     22.7
   VI  - Western Visayas          173.3  174.0  143.6r 129.4     20.7     34.5     174.8  175.8  144.4r 129.6      21.1     35.6
  VII  - Central Visayas          179.4  179.7  167.3  141.2      7.2     27.3     174.0  174.4  158.5  133.6       9.8     30.5
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          193.0  191.8  154.4  142.6     25.0     34.5     195.1  193.8  156.1  143.9      25.0     34.7
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      174.0  172.6  135.8  131.1     28.1     31.7     172.3  170.6  137.9  132.9      24.9     28.4
    X  - Northern Mindanao        187.4  185.9  149.7  137.3     25.2     35.4     177.9  176.7  142.7  134.1      24.7     31.8
   XI  - Davao                    186.2  186.0  160.4  142.2     16.1     30.8     183.8  184.2  158.7  140.6      15.8     31.0
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             175.4  175.0  160.5r 137.3      9.3     27.5     172.0  171.8  160.3r 136.3       7.3     26.0
 XIII  - Caraga                   182.1  178.5  147.6  139.6     23.4     27.9     180.4  177.2  147.6  139.8      22.2     26.8
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     189.4  189.1  152.7r 142.3     24.0     32.9     188.3  188.0  151.1r 140.5      24.6     33.8

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                            C o r n                             |     Cereal Preparations
Area and Region                        2009          2008     Inflation Rates(%)|       2009          2008     Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar   Current Previous |    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       185.7  184.3  160.6  144.5      15.6     27.5    181.5  181.2  165.1  161.1       9.9     12.5 

National Capital Region (NCR)     130.5  130.5  130.3  130.3       0.2      0.2    196.8  196.3  180.7  177.0       8.9     10.9 

Areas Outside NCR                 186.7  185.3  161.1  144.8      15.9     28.0    176.2  175.9  159.7  155.6      10.3     13.0 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 139.7  138.5  136.2  133.9       2.6      3.4    156.7  156.4  146.0  145.3       7.3      7.6 
    I  - Ilocos                   151.8  150.3  128.3  122.4      18.3     22.8    219.0  218.6  198.6  187.6      10.3     16.5 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           143.0  143.0  134.8  130.3       6.1      9.7    156.9  156.9  141.5  140.0      10.9     12.1 
  III  - Central Luzon            208.1  211.0  196.9  197.5       5.7      6.8    170.7  170.6  155.4  150.6       9.8     13.3 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               146.2  148.4  133.4  131.8       9.6     12.6    170.0  170.0  155.5  152.0       9.3     11.8 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 178.1  175.4  151.5  135.0      17.6     29.9    166.0  165.3  145.0  142.3      14.5     16.2 
    V  - Bicol                    159.9  158.0  149.4  141.1       7.0     12.0    167.9  167.4  152.9  151.8       9.8     10.3 
   VI  - Western Visayas          144.8  140.5  129.3  125.1      12.0     12.3    157.5  156.8  143.7  140.9       9.6     11.3 
  VII  - Central Visayas          190.7  190.6  185.5  157.0       2.8     21.4    188.3  188.3  175.1  166.3       7.5     13.2 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          155.0  155.2  122.5  118.7      26.5     30.7    205.1  205.0  178.5  169.2      14.9     21.2 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      177.8  177.1  131.0  127.1      35.7     39.3    199.1  198.5  169.5  167.3      17.5     18.6 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        210.4  208.2  166.6  145.0      26.3     43.6    168.6  168.6  155.7  153.3       8.3     10.0 
   XI  - Davao                    194.6  192.4  166.3  147.8      17.0     30.2    190.2  189.8  165.8  162.4      14.7     16.9 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             206.9  204.6  162.5  147.1      27.3     39.1    176.3  175.9  158.2  154.4      11.4     13.9 
 XIII  - Caraga                   197.5  191.0  147.3  138.1      34.1     38.3    176.0  175.5  162.1  160.8       8.6      9.1 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     240.9  240.8  229.6  229.0       4.9      5.2    186.1  186.1  173.1  170.7       7.5      9.0 

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                         Dairy Products                         |           E g g s
Area and Region                        2009          2008     Inflation Rates(%)|       2009          2008     Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar   Current Previous |    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       191.3  190.8  177.8  175.9      7.6       8.5    152.6  153.0  142.5  141.9       7.1      7.8

National Capital Region (NCR)     188.0  187.4  176.2  174.4      6.7       7.5    154.1  156.8  143.3  143.8       7.5      9.0

Areas Outside NCR                 192.6  192.2  178.5  176.5      7.9       8.9    152.2  151.8  142.2  141.3       7.0      7.4

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 209.4  209.0  199.3  195.3      5.1       7.0    137.5  137.2  132.7  132.0       3.6      3.9
    I  - Ilocos                   214.4  214.3  207.4  205.2      3.4       4.4    153.3  153.2  140.8  139.4       8.9      9.9
   II  - Cagayan Valley           182.1  181.2  172.2  168.9      5.7       7.3    152.0  151.4  143.0  143.0       6.3      5.9
  III  - Central Luzon            208.0  206.7  189.7  187.7      9.6      10.1    139.9  141.4  133.2  130.5       5.0      8.4
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               194.8  194.6  173.6  171.0     12.2      13.8    142.7  140.1  128.7  128.7      10.9      8.9
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 191.6  191.5  181.2  177.9      5.7       7.6    153.1  153.2  144.5  142.7       6.0      7.4
    V  - Bicol                    184.6  184.4  176.8  176.1      4.4       4.7    146.2  147.5  138.4  138.6       5.6      6.4
   VI  - Western Visayas          173.8  173.3  159.6  157.6      8.9      10.0    157.6  156.2  147.8  147.9       6.6      5.6
  VII  - Central Visayas          183.3  182.9  170.6  169.6      7.4       7.8    153.7  153.9  146.0  147.9       5.3      4.1
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          182.8  182.4  168.2  165.6      8.7      10.1    170.1  169.8  158.1  156.5       7.6      8.5
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      214.2  214.2  200.9  200.7      6.6       6.7    188.1  188.1  167.1  167.0      12.6     12.6
    X  - Northern Mindanao        192.2  192.2  182.2  180.3      5.5       6.6    172.6  173.0  162.2  161.2       6.4      7.3
   XI  - Davao                    178.4  178.3  164.0  162.8      8.8       9.5    166.7  166.4  159.1  158.8       4.8      4.8
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             180.0  179.9r 172.4  169.2      4.4       6.3    148.2  147.5  144.0  143.5       2.9      2.8
 XIII  - Caraga                   185.3  184.5  177.0  177.3      4.7       4.1    160.9  158.2  148.9  146.1       8.1      8.3
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     192.1  192.0  181.4  179.1      5.9       7.2    177.5  177.1  163.2  159.5       8.8     11.0

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                            F i s h                             |    Fruits and Vegetables
Area and Region                        2009          2008    Inflation Rates(%) |       2009          2008     Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous  |    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       158.5  157.9  149.9  148.7      5.7      6.2     145.2  146.1  135.1  138.4      7.5      5.6

National Capital Region (NCR)     134.5  134.0  135.6  133.2     -0.8      0.6     120.6  119.7  111.3  113.5      8.4      5.5

Areas Outside NCR                 164.6  164.0  153.5  152.7      7.2      7.4     154.0  155.5  143.6  147.3      7.2      5.6
							  
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 133.6  133.2  122.8  123.3      8.8      8.0     147.8  148.8  141.2  142.8      4.7      4.2
    I  - Ilocos                   155.3  157.7  145.0  142.7      7.1     10.5     127.6  129.6  115.4  120.2     10.6      7.8
   II  - Cagayan Valley           152.6  151.7  140.9  139.1      8.3      9.1     143.5  146.7  131.4  141.6      9.2      3.6
  III  - Central Luzon            148.5  147.6  139.1  140.6      6.8      5.0     139.5  136.8  128.1  132.0      8.9      3.6
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               162.0  161.7  147.7  149.0      9.7      8.5     131.7  131.6  126.6  132.8      4.0     -0.9
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 154.7  157.4  152.4  152.9      1.5      2.9     143.9  145.6  147.0  149.3     -2.1     -2.5
    V  - Bicol                    154.0  152.8  146.2  146.2      5.3      4.5     138.5  141.2  138.2  141.2      0.2      0.0
   VI  - Western Visayas          170.8  170.3  158.8  156.0      7.6      9.2     162.7  166.7  147.2  150.7     10.5     10.6
  VII  - Central Visayas          181.7  180.1  174.5  171.3      4.1      5.1     197.8  201.5  180.7  181.0      9.5     11.3
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          164.1  163.2  154.6  153.3      6.1      6.5     172.3  173.7  155.5  153.7     10.8     13.0
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      158.1  159.4  158.4  155.8     -0.2      2.3     168.3  169.4  159.8  162.1      5.3      4.5
    X  - Northern Mindanao        181.3  179.6  165.7  164.2      9.4      9.4     175.8  179.8  164.0  169.7      7.2      6.0
   XI  - Davao                    183.6  180.8  167.9  167.4      9.4      8.0     171.4  175.3  159.7  162.9      7.3      7.6
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             166.1  164.4  153.5  150.3      8.2      9.4     163.7  167.2  157.7  160.3      3.8      4.3
 XIII  - Caraga                   197.0  197.5  167.2  167.6     17.8     17.8     180.1  183.5  157.8  159.5     14.1     15.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region		  
           in Muslim Mindanao     183.7  183.7  170.1  168.0      8.0      9.3     208.2  207.9  183.7  181.7     13.3     14.4

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                                             M e a t                            |      Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region                        2009          2008    Inflation Rates(%) |       2009          2008    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous  |    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       154.7  154.5  146.5  142.8      5.6      8.2     151.6  151.4  144.2  142.1      5.1      6.5

National Capital Region (NCR)     153.2  153.3  148.1  144.4      3.4      6.2     149.5  148.7  140.8  139.5      6.2      6.6

Areas Outside NCR                 155.3  155.0  145.8  142.1      6.5      9.1     152.6  152.6  145.7  143.3      4.7      6.5

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 148.7  148.5  140.6  138.2      5.8      7.5     142.9  143.1  138.5  133.1      3.2      7.5
    I  - Ilocos                   162.6  161.1  150.7  147.1      7.9      9.5     155.2  155.3  149.7  146.7      3.7      5.9
   II  - Cagayan Valley           152.8  152.3  139.2  135.6      9.8     12.3     166.3  166.0  156.3  155.0      6.4      7.1
  III  - Central Luzon            156.6  156.8  150.0  144.1      4.4      8.8     152.2  152.0  147.6  145.7      3.1      4.3
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               151.7  151.7  142.8  139.0      6.2      9.1     141.0  141.3  134.2  133.1      5.1      6.2
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 159.1  158.5  152.3  145.8      4.5      8.7     148.5  148.0  144.4  143.0      2.8      3.5
    V  - Bicol                    160.0  159.6  147.6  145.4      8.4      9.8     157.8  157.2  148.4  147.2      6.3      6.8
   VI  - Western Visayas          148.8  148.9  136.1  134.2      9.3     11.0     152.6  152.4  144.1  139.3      5.9      9.4
  VII  - Central Visayas          154.6  153.7  145.5  143.3      6.3      7.3     166.8  167.3  161.7  157.0      3.2      6.6
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          154.0  153.3  145.8  143.1      5.6      7.1     155.6  155.9  141.5  139.6     10.0     11.7
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      152.1  152.0  146.4  145.0      3.9      4.8     159.6  159.3  153.0  151.6      4.3      5.1
    X  - Northern Mindanao        159.0  158.7  148.1  146.4      7.4      8.4     152.9  153.0  145.7  143.3      4.9      6.8
   XI  - Davao                    155.4  153.7  143.8  140.1      8.1      9.7     163.8  164.3  157.3  151.9      4.1      8.2
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             161.1  160.6  152.4  148.2      5.7      8.4     154.4  154.2  149.6  144.8      3.2      6.5
 XIII  - Caraga                   162.7  161.2  148.8  146.7      9.3      9.9     164.2  163.5  154.0  151.9      6.6      7.6
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     184.3  181.7  170.4  166.5      8.2      9.1     179.4  178.9  164.2  162.0      9.3     10.4

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2009          2008    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       145.8  145.4  137.8  136.0      5.8      6.9

National Capital Region (NCR)     143.1  142.1  135.0  133.0      6.0      6.8

Areas Outside NCR                 147.4  147.3  139.5  137.8      5.7      6.9

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 120.7  120.7  113.2  113.2      6.6      6.6
    I  - Ilocos                   143.6  143.6  140.3  136.8      2.4      5.0
   II  - Cagayan Valley           194.1  194.1  180.7  180.7      7.4      7.4
  III  - Central Luzon            141.0  141.0  137.9  137.5      2.2      2.5
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               140.0  140.0  131.1  130.0      6.8      7.7
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 147.2  145.9  136.4  135.2      7.9      7.9
    V  - Bicol                    161.3  160.4  151.2  149.8      6.7      7.1
   VI  - Western Visayas          143.1  142.6  134.4  133.9      6.5      6.5
  VII  - Central Visayas          173.1  173.0  168.9  162.0      2.5      6.8
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          161.0  161.0  141.2  140.3     14.0     14.8
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      150.5  150.5  145.5  143.8      3.4      4.7
    X  - Northern Mindanao        142.1  141.9  129.1  127.8     10.1     11.0
   XI  - Davao                    145.3  145.3  137.8  135.5      5.4      7.2
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             151.4  151.3  140.3  134.2      7.9     12.7
 XIII  - Caraga                   179.5  177.8  157.3  156.6     14.1     13.5
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     209.0  209.0  182.3  180.7     14.6     15.7

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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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