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
Page last updated: September 4, 2009
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