Table  9.  Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, May and April 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
                                      May    Apr Current Previous |   May    Apr Current Previous |   May    Apr Current Previous
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Philipines                          174.2  174.2     0.0      0.2   173.1  173.1     0.0      0.1   186.0  185.7     0.2      0.8

National Capital Region (NCR)       158.8  158.4     0.3     -0.6   159.1  158.7     0.3     -0.6   130.5  130.5     0.0      0.0

Areas Outside NCR                   176.4  176.4     0.0      0.2   175.3  175.3     0.0      0.2   187.0  186.7     0.2      0.8
								                                                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   173.0  177.2    -2.4      1.1   173.4  177.8    -2.5      1.1   147.5  139.7     5.6      0.9
    I  - Ilocos                     180.0  180.0     0.0      0.8   180.4  180.4     0.0      0.8   151.6  151.8    -0.1      1.0
   II  - Cagayan Valley             185.3  183.9     0.8      0.7   187.2  185.8     0.8      0.7   143.1  143.0     0.1      0.0
  III  - Central Luzon              166.7  167.5    -0.5     -0.2   166.0  166.9    -0.5     -0.2   216.9  208.1     4.2     -1.4
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 163.1  162.4     0.4      0.3   163.3  162.6     0.4      0.4   146.4  146.2     0.1     -1.5
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   175.9  175.8     0.1      1.9   175.9  175.8     0.1      1.9   178.1  178.1     0.0      1.5
    V  - Bicol                      170.1  172.3    -1.3     -1.4   171.0  173.5    -1.4     -1.5   159.9  159.9     0.0      1.2
   VI  - Western Visayas            173.4  173.3     0.1     -0.4   174.8  174.8     0.0     -0.6   147.8  144.8     2.1      3.1
  VII  - Central Visayas            180.1  179.4     0.4     -0.2   174.5  174.0     0.3     -0.2   191.6  190.7     0.5      0.1
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            193.1  193.0     0.1      0.6   195.2  195.1     0.1      0.7   155.2  155.0     0.1     -0.1
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        174.0  174.0     0.0      0.8   172.4  172.3     0.1      1.0   177.7  177.8    -0.1      0.4
    X  - Northern Mindanao          187.5  187.4     0.1      0.8   177.7  177.9    -0.1      0.7   211.4  210.4     0.5      1.1
   XI  - Davao                      185.7  186.2    -0.3      0.1   184.2  183.8     0.2     -0.2   191.0  194.6    -1.8      1.1
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               177.8  175.4     1.4      0.2   174.7  172.0     1.6      0.1   206.8  206.9     0.0      1.1
 XIII  - Caraga                     181.1  182.1    -0.5      2.0   179.5  180.4    -0.5      1.8   196.0  197.5    -0.8      3.4
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       191.4  189.4     1.1      0.2   190.3  188.3     1.1      0.2   243.4  240.9     1.0      0.0

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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
                                      May    Apr Current Previous |   May    Apr Current Previous |   May    Apr Current Previous
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Philipines                          181.6  181.5     0.1      0.2   191.6  191.3     0.2      0.3   152.6  152.6     0.0     -0.3

National Capital Region (NCR)       196.9  196.8     0.1      0.3   188.1  188.0     0.1      0.3   151.0  154.1    -2.0     -1.7

Areas Outside NCR                   176.3  176.2     0.1      0.2   193.1  192.6     0.3      0.2   153.1  152.2     0.6      0.3
								                                                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   156.8  156.7     0.1      0.2   209.6  209.4     0.1      0.2   138.1  137.5     0.4      0.2
    I  - Ilocos                     219.1  219.0     0.0      0.2   214.6  214.4     0.1      0.0   153.4  153.3     0.1      0.1
   II  - Cagayan Valley             156.9  156.9     0.0      0.0   182.5  182.1     0.2      0.5   152.0  152.0     0.0      0.4
  III  - Central Luzon              171.0  170.7     0.2      0.1   208.1  208.0     0.0      0.6   143.5  139.9     2.6     -1.1
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 169.9  170.0    -0.1      0.0   195.7  194.8     0.5      0.1   143.2  142.7     0.4      1.9
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   166.0  166.0     0.0      0.4   192.0  191.6     0.2      0.1   152.9  153.1    -0.1     -0.1
    V  - Bicol                      168.5  167.9     0.4      0.3   185.4  184.6     0.4      0.1   146.8  146.2     0.4     -0.9
   VI  - Western Visayas            157.5  157.5     0.0      0.4   174.5  173.8     0.4      0.3   158.5  157.6     0.6      0.9
  VII  - Central Visayas            188.6  188.3     0.2      0.0   184.4  183.3     0.6      0.2   153.7  153.7     0.0     -0.1
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            204.8  205.1    -0.1      0.0   182.9  182.8     0.1      0.2   170.0  170.1    -0.1      0.2
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        199.1  199.1     0.0      0.3   214.2  214.2     0.0      0.0   189.1  188.1     0.5      0.0
    X  - Northern Mindanao          168.5  168.6    -0.1      0.0   192.2  192.2     0.0      0.0   173.8  172.6     0.7     -0.2
   XI  - Davao                      190.8  190.2     0.3      0.2   178.9  178.4     0.3      0.1   166.6  166.7    -0.1      0.2
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               176.6  176.3     0.2      0.2   180.2  180.0     0.1      0.1   147.9  148.2    -0.2      0.5
 XIII  - Caraga                     175.6  176.0    -0.2      0.3   185.3  185.3     0.0      0.4   160.4  160.9    -0.3      1.7
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       186.5  186.1     0.2      0.0   192.8  192.1     0.4      0.1   177.3  177.5    -0.1      0.2

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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
                                      May    Apr Current Previous |   May    Apr Current Previous |   May    Apr Current Previous
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Philipines                          158.8  158.5     0.2      0.4   147.4  145.2     1.5     -0.6   154.2  154.7    -0.3      0.1 

National Capital Region (NCR)       134.0  134.5    -0.4      0.4   127.3  120.6     5.6      0.8   151.8  153.2    -0.9     -0.1 

Areas Outside NCR                   165.1  164.6     0.3      0.4   154.6  154.0     0.4     -1.0   155.2  155.3    -0.1      0.2 
								                                                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   138.3  133.6     3.5      0.3   150.9  147.8     2.1     -0.7   149.8  148.7     0.7      0.1 
    I  - Ilocos                     155.2  155.3    -0.1     -1.5   128.5  127.6     0.7     -1.5   162.2  162.6    -0.2      0.9 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             153.5  152.6     0.6      0.6   145.0  143.5     1.0     -2.2   153.5  152.8     0.5      0.3 
  III  - Central Luzon              147.8  148.5    -0.5      0.6   141.4  139.5     1.4      2.0   155.5  156.6    -0.7     -0.1 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 163.6  162.0     1.0      0.2   134.1  131.7     1.8      0.1   150.8  151.7    -0.6      0.0 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   155.1  154.7     0.3     -1.7   143.1  143.9    -0.6     -1.2   160.0  159.1     0.6      0.4 
    V  - Bicol                      155.4  154.0     0.9      0.8   139.7  138.5     0.9     -1.9   160.0  160.0     0.0      0.3 
   VI  - Western Visayas            170.7  170.8    -0.1      0.3   163.6  162.7     0.6     -2.4   149.2  148.8     0.3     -0.1 
  VII  - Central Visayas            181.9  181.7     0.1      0.9   194.7  197.8    -1.6     -1.8   155.1  154.6     0.3      0.6 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            165.5  164.1     0.9      0.6   170.9  172.3    -0.8     -0.8   155.1  154.0     0.7      0.5 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        160.1  158.1     1.3     -0.8   168.3  168.3     0.0     -0.6   151.9  152.1    -0.1      0.1 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          181.4  181.3     0.1      0.9   177.6  175.8     1.0     -2.2   159.2  159.0     0.1      0.2 
   XI  - Davao                      181.7  183.6    -1.0      1.5   168.2  171.4    -1.9     -2.2   156.6  155.4     0.8      1.1 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               164.8  166.1    -0.8      1.0   163.4  163.7    -0.2     -2.1   161.4  161.1     0.2      0.3 
 XIII  - Caraga                     197.3  197.0     0.2     -0.3   177.5  180.1    -1.4     -1.9   163.3  162.7     0.4      0.9 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       183.8  183.7     0.1      0.0   207.5  208.2    -0.3      0.1   184.4  184.3     0.1      1.4 

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Table 9 (concluded)

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                                          Miscellaneous Foods     |       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      May    Apr Current Previous |   May    Apr Current Previous
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Philipines                          151.8  151.6     0.1      0.1   145.9   145.8    0.1      0.3  

National Capital Region (NCR)       149.5  149.5     0.0      0.5   143.1   143.1    0.0      0.7  

Areas Outside NCR                   152.9  152.6     0.2      0.0   147.5   147.4    0.1      0.1  
								                                                               
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   143.2  142.9     0.2     -0.1   120.7   120.7    0.0      0.0  
    I  - Ilocos                     155.7  155.2     0.3     -0.1   143.6   143.6    0.0      0.0  
   II  - Cagayan Valley             166.9  166.3     0.4      0.2   194.7   194.1    0.3      0.0  
  III  - Central Luzon              152.5  152.2     0.2      0.1   141.3   141.0    0.2      0.0  
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 141.0  141.0     0.0     -0.2   140.0   140.0    0.0      0.0  
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   148.3  148.5    -0.1      0.3   147.9   147.2    0.5      0.9  
    V  - Bicol                      158.2  157.8     0.3      0.4   162.1   161.3    0.5      0.6  
   VI  - Western Visayas            153.2  152.6     0.4      0.1   143.3   143.1    0.1      0.4  
  VII  - Central Visayas            167.0  166.8     0.1     -0.3   173.2   173.1    0.1      0.1  
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            156.1  155.6     0.3     -0.2   161.0   161.0    0.0      0.0  
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        159.9  159.6     0.2      0.2   150.5   150.5    0.0      0.0  
    X  - Northern Mindanao          153.9  152.9     0.7     -0.1   142.1   142.1    0.0      0.1  
   XI  - Davao                      164.5  163.8     0.4     -0.3   145.4   145.3    0.1      0.0  
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               154.5  154.4     0.1      0.1   151.7   151.4    0.2      0.1  
 XIII  - Caraga                     164.7  164.2     0.3      0.4   179.7   179.5    0.1      1.0  
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       179.9  179.4     0.3      0.3   209.1   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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