Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, August and July 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(%)   
                                    Aug    Jul     Aug    Jul Current Previous  |    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       173.2  173.6   179.9  184.5    -3.7     -5.9     173.2  173.4  179.8  183.8      -3.7     -5.7 

National Capital Region (NCR)     158.6  159.1   167.8  176.9    -5.5    -10.1     158.8  159.3  168.3  177.5      -5.6    -10.3 

Areas Outside NCR                 175.3  175.7   181.6  185.6    -3.5     -5.3     175.4  175.6  181.6  184.8      -3.4     -5.0 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 180.4  177.3   180.9  172.6    -0.3      2.7     181.0  177.8r 181.6  173.2      -0.3      2.7
    I  - Ilocos                   178.2  179.9   183.5  178.1    -2.9      1.0     178.5  180.3  184.1  178.7      -3.0      0.9 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           182.3  185.7   181.4  180.4     0.5      2.9     184.1  187.6  183.3  182.3       0.4      2.9 
  III  - Central Luzon            168.3  167.7   174.6  177.0    -3.6     -5.3     167.6  167.0  174.3  176.7      -3.8     -5.5 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               165.1  163.9   169.7  167.4    -2.7     -2.1     165.4  164.1  170.0  167.7      -2.7     -2.1 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 175.6  175.4   191.5r 189.1r   -8.3     -7.2     175.5  175.4  191.7  189.3      -8.5     -7.3 
    V  - Bicol                    170.8  169.9   174.5  182.8    -2.1     -7.1     171.8  170.5  173.8  183.1      -1.2     -6.9 
   VI  - Western Visayas          172.5  173.1   172.7  173.0    -0.1      0.1     173.8  174.4  174.7  175.1      -0.5     -0.4 
  VII  - Central Visayas          178.6  178.7   197.7  197.4    -9.7     -9.5     176.7  175.9  195.2  191.6      -9.5     -8.2 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          195.0  194.0   200.2  199.5    -2.6     -2.8     197.2  196.1  202.6  202.1      -2.7     -3.0 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      170.7  171.8   186.7  197.3    -8.6    -12.9     170.9  172.7  187.7  201.3      -9.0    -14.2 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        177.0  180.6   182.5  193.7    -3.0     -6.8     173.8  176.9  180.5  187.2      -3.7     -5.5 
   XI  - Davao                    177.2  180.1   183.3  210.0    -3.3    -14.2     179.8  182.5  190.3  214.5      -5.5    -14.9 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             173.6  175.9   170.9  191.2     1.6     -8.0     172.6  174.6  169.0  187.7       2.1     -7.0 
 XIII  - Caraga                   180.8  181.0   201.7  208.4   -10.4    -13.1     181.3  181.4  203.9  210.3     -11.1    -13.7 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     190.0  189.5   193.6  201.5    -1.9     -6.0     189.2  188.7  192.8  200.8      -1.9     -6.0 

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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(%)
                                    Aug    Jul     Aug    Jul  Current Previous |    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       173.7  175.9   180.7r 192.4r    -3.9    -8.6     182.6  182.3  174.7  172.7       4.5      5.6 

National Capital Region (NCR)     143.0  143.2   130.4  130.3      9.7     9.9     197.1  196.8  191.8  188.9       2.8      4.2 

Areas Outside NCR                 174.2  176.5   181.6r 193.5r    -4.1    -8.8     177.6  177.2  168.8  167.0       5.2      6.1 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 143.6  145.0   137.7  135.3      4.3     7.2     158.0  157.7  151.5  150.3       4.3      4.9 
    I  - Ilocos                   151.6  150.5   138.4  132.1      9.5    13.9     220.0  219.9  210.9  209.3       4.3      5.1 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           142.7  143.6   140.3  139.0      1.7     3.3     159.0  158.3  147.2  146.4       8.0      8.1 
  III  - Central Luzon            218.9  215.2   198.3  198.3     10.4     8.5     171.0  170.5  166.5  164.3       2.7      3.8 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               138.1  141.3   137.8  135.4      0.2     4.4     171.0  170.7  161.6  159.5       5.8      7.0 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 185.0  180.2   169.1r 166.9r     9.4     8.0     166.4  166.4  156.2  154.7       6.5      7.6 
    V  - Bicol                    160.1  163.6   182.2  179.1    -12.1    -8.7     171.0  170.2  160.5  158.9       6.5      7.1 
   VI  - Western Visayas          147.6  148.9   135.2  133.1      9.2    11.9     158.6  158.4  152.0  149.9       4.3      5.7 
  VII  - Central Visayas          182.5  184.5   202.9  209.4    -10.1   -11.9     190.0  190.0  186.5  186.0       1.9      2.2 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          154.9  155.0   155.7  151.6     -0.5     2.2     205.8  205.4  191.8  188.6       7.3      8.9 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      170.1  169.6   184.4  188.3     -7.8    -9.9     199.8  199.7  183.8  182.4       8.7      9.5 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        184.7  189.5   187.2  209.6     -1.3    -9.6     171.6  171.3  165.4  163.8       3.7      4.6 
   XI  - Davao                    168.1  171.6   158.4  194.2      6.1   -11.6     192.6  192.0  177.0  175.5       8.8      9.4 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             183.2  187.7   188.4  224.2     -2.8   -16.3     178.7  177.6  165.7  163.5       7.8      8.6 
 XIII  - Caraga                   175.7  177.1   181.0  190.6     -2.9    -7.1     175.6  175.9  172.8  171.2       1.6      2.7 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     228.2  228.9   230.4  236.7     -1.0    -3.3     188.2  188.1  179.9  177.6       4.6      5.9 

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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(%)
                                    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul   Current Previous |    Aug    Jul    Aug     Jul  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       192.4  192.3  183.4  181.2       4.9      6.1    153.6  153.3  144.5   143.1      6.3      7.1 

National Capital Region (NCR)     188.6  188.4  182.3  179.6       3.5      4.9    152.6  151.8  140.8   140.3      8.4      8.2 

Areas Outside NCR                 194.0  193.9  183.9  181.9       5.5      6.6    153.9  153.8  145.7   144.0      5.6      6.8 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 212.1  211.6  204.0  203.2       4.0      4.1    137.9  139.6  132.4   130.6      4.2      6.9 
    I  - Ilocos                   214.8  214.8  209.4  209.2       2.6      2.7    153.7  154.0  144.3   142.3      6.5      8.2 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           183.3  183.0  176.9  176.7       3.6      3.6    152.2  152.6  147.2   144.9      3.4      5.3 
  III  - Central Luzon            208.6  208.7  195.5  193.2       6.7      8.0    143.4  143.5  136.4   136.0      5.1      5.5 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               195.8  195.8  182.2  176.1       7.5     11.2    143.3  143.2  130.6   129.1      9.7     10.9 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 195.2  194.3  185.3  185.2       5.3      4.9    154.4  153.6  148.2   146.4      4.2      4.9 
    V  - Bicol                    186.5  186.3  179.8  178.9       3.7      4.1    148.2  148.1  143.2   139.6      3.5      6.1 
   VI  - Western Visayas          176.0  175.8  166.8  166.0       5.5      5.9    162.0  161.4  152.3   149.2      6.4      8.2 
  VII  - Central Visayas          186.1  186.0  173.7  173.1       7.1      7.5    154.3  154.0  151.1   147.4      2.1      4.5 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          183.1  183.0  175.1  173.7       4.6      5.4    170.2  170.2  163.6   161.9      4.0      5.1 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      214.9  214.8  206.3  204.1       4.2      5.2    190.3  189.1  172.0   168.4     10.6     12.3 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        193.7  193.4  186.7  186.1       3.7      3.9    175.7  175.6  167.6   166.4      4.8      5.5 
   XI  - Davao                    180.2  180.1  165.3  164.8       9.0      9.3    168.0  166.7  161.0   160.4      4.3      3.9 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             181.5  180.7r 177.3  176.3       2.4      2.5    149.1  149.0  148.3   147.5      0.5      1.0 
 XIII  - Caraga                   185.8  185.6  179.7  179.4       3.4      3.5    158.6  160.0  154.2   152.9      2.9      4.6 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     194.3  193.7  190.1  189.3       2.2      2.3    179.9  179.4  168.4   167.1      6.8      7.4 

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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(%)
                                    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul  Current Previous  |    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       159.6  158.4  149.8  148.5      6.5      6.7     151.2  150.1  149.5  146.7       1.1      2.3 

National Capital Region (NCR)     133.6  134.4  124.8  124.7      7.1      7.8     130.1  126.6  128.2  124.3       1.5      1.9 

Areas Outside NCR                 166.2  164.5  156.2  154.6      6.4      6.4     158.7  158.5  157.1  154.7       1.0      2.5 
							  
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 136.1  135.1  128.2  127.1      6.2      6.3     158.1  154.6  156.2  153.8       1.2      0.5 
    I  - Ilocos                   154.3  152.8  148.8  143.7      3.7      6.3     138.1  137.4  133.5  133.3       3.4      3.1 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           155.8  154.8  145.5  145.2      7.1      6.6     149.9  151.8  145.8  143.4       2.8      5.9 
  III  - Central Luzon            146.9  146.7  140.3  139.7      4.7      5.0     148.2  148.3  145.2  143.3       2.1      3.5 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               165.8  164.5  147.5  145.7     12.4     12.9     139.2  141.3  143.2  137.6      -2.8      2.7 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 160.6  157.2  150.6  147.4      6.6      6.6     149.3  146.5  149.1  147.8       0.1     -0.9 
    V  - Bicol                    156.8  153.8  140.9  139.8     11.3     10.0     143.3  142.6  144.7  141.4      -1.0      0.8 
   VI  - Western Visayas          172.0  171.3  163.8  164.0      5.0      4.5     166.7  166.5  166.0  168.1       0.4     -1.0 
  VII  - Central Visayas          182.6  182.1  178.9  176.2      2.1      3.3     193.0  192.6  199.8  194.8      -3.4     -1.1 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          165.0  162.8  160.7  160.5      2.7      1.4     167.1  166.4  165.2  165.4       1.2      0.6 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      162.5  155.5  160.7  159.6      1.1     -2.6     174.0  173.2  169.5  169.2       2.7      2.4 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        180.9  177.5  171.5  169.5      5.5      4.7     172.6  173.4  171.1  172.1       0.9      0.8 
   XI  - Davao                    181.2  178.1  169.0  168.1      7.2      5.9     174.5  173.5  163.6  159.3       6.7      8.9 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             169.5  164.3  160.1  157.7      5.9      4.2     167.0  166.9  165.3  162.2       1.0      2.9 
 XIII  - Caraga                   193.1  194.7  182.6  181.5      5.8      7.3r    174.1  172.8  171.1  167.6       1.8      3.1 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region		  
           in Muslim Mindanao     194.1  194.3  178.3  174.2      8.9     11.5     215.7  209.4  196.6  194.8       9.7      7.5 

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                             M e a t                            |      Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region                        2009          2008    Inflation Rates(%) |       2009          2008    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul  Current Previous  |    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       154.7  155.7  151.4  151.1      2.2      3.0     152.8  152.5  149.0r 148.5      2.6      2.7

National Capital Region (NCR)     151.4  154.0  150.5  151.4      0.6      1.7     149.5  149.4  142.9  143.1      4.6      4.4

Areas Outside NCR                 156.2  156.4  151.8  150.9      2.9      3.6     154.3  153.9  151.8r 150.9      1.6      2.0

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 151.4  150.3  145.7  144.9      3.9      3.7     144.8  144.1  145.3  145.4     -0.3     -0.9
    I  - Ilocos                   163.5  163.2  157.7  156.4      3.7      4.3     155.9  155.9  153.3  153.3      1.7      1.7
   II  - Cagayan Valley           155.9  155.3  148.4  147.6      5.1      5.2     167.7  167.3  164.4  163.1      2.0      2.6
  III  - Central Luzon            156.7  158.3  154.9  155.3      1.2      1.9     154.9  154.3  152.5  151.8      1.6      1.6
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               151.6  151.6  147.9  146.9      2.5      3.2     142.2  141.7  138.8r 137.8      2.4      2.8
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 161.1  161.5  155.3  154.6      3.7      4.5     149.9  149.6  149.9  148.6      0.0      0.7
    V  - Bicol                    161.2  161.2  157.1  157.0      2.6      2.7     161.1  160.2  154.3  153.2      4.4      4.6
   VI  - Western Visayas          150.2  150.3  143.5  140.5      4.7      7.0     153.5  153.3  149.9  149.1      2.4      2.8
  VII  - Central Visayas          155.8  155.5  150.4  149.6      3.6      3.9     168.6  168.6  166.7  165.9      1.1      1.6
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          154.9  155.1  153.1  151.0      1.2      2.7     157.3  156.8  155.3  152.2      1.3      3.0
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      154.5  154.3  151.6  149.7      1.9      3.1     160.3  161.1  160.3  159.8      0.0      0.8
    X  - Northern Mindanao        161.1  160.9  154.9  152.8      4.0      5.3     154.0  154.3  154.3  152.6     -0.2      1.1
   XI  - Davao                    157.2  156.7  150.5  149.3      4.5      5.0     166.1  165.6  166.9  166.4     -0.5     -0.5
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             161.7  161.1  158.3  157.2      2.1      2.5     157.7  157.0  159.2  158.6     -0.9     -1.0
 XIII  - Caraga                   163.8  163.7  156.3  155.1      4.8      5.5     164.9  165.3  165.4  165.2     -0.3      0.1
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region	 
           in Muslim Mindanao     181.8  181.6  177.4  174.3      2.5      4.2     180.8  180.6  173.9  171.6 r    4.0      5.2

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2009          2008    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       146.8  146.5  140.7  140.4r     4.3      4.3

National Capital Region (NCR)     143.1  143.1  136.0  136.0      5.2      5.2

Areas Outside NCR                 149.0  148.6  143.6  143.0r     3.8      3.9


  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 122.0  120.9  120.5  120.5      1.2      0.3
    I  - Ilocos                   143.6  143.6  141.3  141.1      1.6      1.8
   II  - Cagayan Valley           195.6  195.6  191.0  189.5      2.4      3.2
  III  - Central Luzon            144.5  144.3  139.4  139.1      3.7      3.7
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               141.4  140.7  135.1  134.7      4.7      4.5
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 148.1  148.1  143.2  141.1      3.4      5.0
    V  - Bicol                    165.5  165.0  155.0  154.4      6.8      6.9
   VI  - Western Visayas          143.8  143.6  138.7  138.5      3.7      3.7
  VII  - Central Visayas          173.4  173.4  172.1  170.6      0.8      1.6
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          161.0  161.0  155.7  150.8      3.4      6.8
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      151.1  151.1  147.7  147.2      2.3      2.6
    X  - Northern Mindanao        142.4  142.2  135.1  134.0      5.4      6.1
   XI  - Davao                    145.9  145.8  143.5  143.2      1.7      1.8
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             154.2  152.6  148.5  148.5      3.8      2.8
 XIII  - Caraga                   180.2  180.1  171.4  170.4      5.1      5.7
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     210.4  209.8  190.3  186.4r    10.6     12.6

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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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