Table  9.  Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, August and July 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
                                      Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous
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Philipines                          173.2  173.6    -0.2     -0.3   173.2  173.4    -0.1     -0.1   173.7  175.9    -1.3     -2.5

National Capital Region (NCR)       158.6  159.1    -0.3      0.0   158.8  159.3    -0.3     -0.1   143.0  143.2    -0.1      3.7

Areas Outside NCR                   175.3  175.7    -0.2     -0.3   175.4  175.6    -0.1     -0.1   174.2  176.5    -1.3     -2.6
								                                                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   180.4  177.3     1.7      1.5   181.0  177.8     1.8      1.6   143.6  145.0    -1.0     -0.9
    I  - Ilocos                     178.2  179.9    -0.9      0.2   178.5  180.3    -1.0      0.2   151.6  150.5     0.7      0.5
   II  - Cagayan Valley             182.3  185.7    -1.8      0.2   184.1  187.6    -1.9      0.2   142.7  143.6    -0.6      0.3
  III  - Central Luzon              168.3  167.7     0.4      0.2   167.6  167.0     0.4      0.2   218.9  215.2     1.7     -2.7
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 165.1  163.9     0.7     -0.2   165.4  164.1     0.8     -0.2   138.1  141.3    -2.3     -3.3
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   175.6  175.4     0.1     -0.9   175.5  175.4     0.1     -0.9   185.0  180.2     2.7     -0.1
    V  - Bicol                      170.8  169.9     0.5      0.1   171.8  170.5     0.8     -0.2   160.1  163.6    -2.1      3.4
   VI  - Western Visayas            172.5  173.1    -0.3     -0.3   173.8  174.4    -0.3     -0.3   147.6  148.9    -0.9      0.1
  VII  - Central Visayas            178.6  178.7    -0.1     -0.9   176.7  175.9     0.5     -0.3   182.5  184.5    -1.1     -2.2
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            195.0  194.0     0.5     -0.3   197.2  196.1     0.6     -0.3   154.9  155.0    -0.1     -0.2
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        170.7  171.8    -0.6     -1.1   170.9  172.7    -1.0     -0.2   170.1  169.6     0.3     -3.2
    X  - Northern Mindanao          177.0  180.6    -2.0     -1.4   173.8  176.9    -1.8     -1.1   184.7  189.5    -2.5     -2.1
   XI  - Davao                      177.2  180.1    -1.6     -1.4   179.8  182.5    -1.5     -0.1   168.1  171.6    -2.0     -6.2
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               173.6  175.9    -1.3      0.0   172.6  174.6    -1.1      0.5   183.2  187.7    -2.4     -4.6
 XIII  - Caraga                     180.8  181.0    -0.1     -0.5   181.3  181.4    -0.1      0.2   175.7  177.1    -0.8     -7.3
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       190.0  189.5     0.3     -0.3   189.2  188.7     0.3     -0.1   228.2  228.9    -0.3     -6.6

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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
                                      Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous
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Philipines                          182.6  182.3     0.2      0.3   192.4  192.3     0.1      0.2   153.6  153.3     0.2      0.3

National Capital Region (NCR)       197.1  196.8     0.2      0.0   188.6  188.4     0.1      0.1   152.6  151.8     0.5      0.7

Areas Outside NCR                   177.6  177.2     0.2      0.3   194.0  193.9     0.1      0.2   153.9  153.8     0.1      0.1
								                                                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   158.0  157.7     0.2      0.1   212.1  211.6     0.2      0.4   137.9  139.6    -1.2      0.2
    I  - Ilocos                     220.0  219.9     0.0      0.1   214.8  214.8     0.0      0.0   153.7  154.0    -0.2     -0.1
   II  - Cagayan Valley             159.0  158.3     0.4      0.4   183.3  183.0     0.2      0.1   152.2  152.6    -0.3      0.3
  III  - Central Luzon              171.0  170.5     0.3      0.1   208.6  208.7     0.0      0.0   143.4  143.5    -0.1      0.0
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 171.0  170.7     0.2      0.5   195.8  195.8     0.0      0.1   143.3  143.2     0.1     -0.1
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   166.4  166.4     0.0      0.1   195.2  194.3     0.5      0.5   154.4  153.6     0.5     -0.1
    V  - Bicol                      171.0  170.2     0.5      0.7   186.5  186.3     0.1      0.2   148.2  148.1     0.1      0.3
   VI  - Western Visayas            158.6  158.4     0.1      0.3   176.0  175.8     0.1      0.1   162.0  161.4     0.4      0.8
  VII  - Central Visayas            190.0  190.0     0.0      0.1   186.1  186.0     0.1      0.3   154.3  154.0     0.2      0.2
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            205.8  205.4     0.2      0.1   183.1  183.0     0.1      0.0   170.2  170.2     0.0      0.1
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        199.8  199.7     0.1      0.1   214.9  214.8     0.0      0.2   190.3  189.1     0.6      0.0
    X  - Northern Mindanao          171.6  171.3     0.2      1.2   193.7  193.4     0.2      0.1   175.7  175.6     0.1     -0.6
   XI  - Davao                      192.6  192.0     0.3      0.3   180.2  180.1     0.1      0.6   168.0  166.7     0.8      0.0
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               178.7  177.6     0.6      0.3   181.5  180.7     0.4      0.6   149.1  149.0     0.1      0.7
 XIII  - Caraga                     175.6  175.9    -0.2      0.0   185.8  185.6     0.1      0.2   158.6  160.0    -0.9     -0.2
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       188.2  188.1     0.1      0.6   194.3  193.7     0.3      0.4   179.9  179.4     0.3      1.0

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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
                                      Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous
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Philipines                          159.6  158.4     0.8     -0.2   151.2  150.1     0.7      0.5   154.7  155.7   -0.6       0.5

National Capital Region (NCR)       133.6  134.4    -0.6     -0.1   130.1  126.6     2.8     -1.8   151.4  154.0   -1.7       0.4

Areas Outside NCR                   166.2  164.5     1.0     -0.2   158.7  158.5     0.1      1.1   156.2  156.4   -0.1       0.6
								                                                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   136.1  135.1     0.7     -0.3   158.1  154.6     2.3     -0.2   151.4  150.3    0.7       0.6
    I  - Ilocos                     154.3  152.8     1.0     -1.3   138.1  137.4     0.5      2.5   163.5  163.2    0.2       0.4
   II  - Cagayan Valley             155.8  154.8     0.6      0.5   149.9  151.8    -1.3      1.5   155.9  155.3    0.4       0.5
  III  - Central Luzon              146.9  146.7     0.1      0.0   148.2  148.3    -0.1      1.1   156.7  158.3   -1.0       1.2
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 165.8  164.5     0.8      0.3   139.2  141.3    -1.5      2.0   151.6  151.6    0.0       0.7
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   160.6  157.2     2.2     -0.9   149.3  146.5     1.9      1.8   161.1  161.5   -0.2       0.4
    V  - Bicol                      156.8  153.8     2.0     -1.4   143.3  142.6     0.5      0.0   161.2  161.2    0.0       0.6
   VI  - Western Visayas            172.0  171.3     0.4      0.2   166.7  166.5     0.1      0.7   150.2  150.3   -0.1       0.2
  VII  - Central Visayas            182.6  182.1     0.3     -0.3   193.0  192.6     0.2     -0.1   155.8  155.5    0.2       0.1
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            165.0  162.8     1.4     -1.4   167.1  166.4     0.4     -1.1   154.9  155.1   -0.1       0.2
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        162.5  155.5     4.5     -2.4   174.0  173.2     0.5      4.1   154.5  154.3    0.1       2.2
    X  - Northern Mindanao          180.9  177.5     1.9     -0.7   172.6  173.4    -0.5      0.3   161.1  160.9    0.1       0.6
   XI  - Davao                      181.2  178.1     1.7     -1.2   174.5  173.5     0.6      2.4   157.2  156.7    0.3       0.0
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               169.5  164.3     3.2     -0.1   167.0  166.9     0.1      1.7   161.7  161.1    0.4      -0.1
 XIII  - Caraga                     193.1  194.7    -0.8      0.2r  174.1  172.8     0.8     -0.5   163.8  163.7    0.1      -0.1
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       194.1  194.3    -0.1      5.0   215.7  209.4     3.0     -0.8   181.8  181.6    0.1      -1.6

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Table 9 (concluded)

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                                          Miscellaneous Foods     |       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous
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Philipines                          152.8  152.5     0.2      0.3   146.8  146.5     0.2      0.3   

National Capital Region (NCR)       149.5  149.4     0.1      0.0   143.1  143.1     0.0      0.0   

Areas Outside NCR                   154.3  153.9     0.3      0.5   149.0  148.6     0.3      0.5   
								                                                                
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   144.8  144.1     0.5      0.0   122.0  120.9     0.9      0.1   
    I  - Ilocos                     155.9  155.9     0.0     -0.1   143.6  143.6     0.0      0.0   
   II  - Cagayan Valley             167.7  167.3     0.2      0.1   195.6  195.6     0.0      0.0   
  III  - Central Luzon              154.9  154.3     0.4      1.0   144.5  144.3     0.1      1.5   
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 142.2  141.7     0.4      0.5   141.4  140.7     0.5      0.5   
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   149.9  149.6     0.2      0.4   148.1  148.1     0.0      0.0   
    V  - Bicol                      161.1  160.2     0.6      0.8   165.5  165.0     0.3      0.9   
   VI  - Western Visayas            153.5  153.3     0.1      0.2   143.8  143.6     0.1      0.0   
  VII  - Central Visayas            168.6  168.6     0.0      0.4   173.4  173.4     0.0      0.1   
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            157.3  156.8     0.3      0.4   161.0  161.0     0.0      0.0   
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        160.3  161.1    -0.5      0.4   151.1  151.1     0.0      0.4   
    X  - Northern Mindanao          154.0  154.3    -0.2      0.3   142.4  142.2     0.1      0.1   
   XI  - Davao                      166.1  165.6     0.3      0.2   145.9  145.8     0.1      0.0   
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               157.7  157.0     0.4      0.8   154.2  152.6     1.0      0.0   
 XIII  - Caraga                     164.9  165.3    -0.2     -0.1   180.2  180.1     0.1      0.1   
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       180.8  180.6     0.1      0.2   210.4  209.8     0.3      0.3   
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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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