Table  9.  Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, September and August 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
                                      Sep    Aug Current Previous |   Sep    Aug Current Previous |   Sep    Aug Current Previous
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Philipines                          171.2  173.1r   -1.1     -0.3   171.5  173.1r   -0.9     -0.2   168.8  173.7    -2.8     -1.3

National Capital Region (NCR)       158.8  158.6     0.1     -0.3   159.0  158.8     0.1     -0.3   142.9  143.0    -0.1     -0.1

Areas Outside NCR                   173.0  175.2r   -1.3     -0.3   173.4  175.3r   -1.1     -0.2   169.3  174.2    -2.8     -1.3
								                                                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   175.1  176.1r   -0.6     -0.7   175.6  176.6r   -0.6     -0.7   143.2  143.6    -0.3     -1.0
    I  - Ilocos                     176.0  178.2    -1.2     -0.9   176.3  178.5    -1.2     -1.0   152.0  151.6     0.3      0.7
   II  - Cagayan Valley             182.8  182.3     0.3     -1.8   184.7  184.1     0.3     -1.9   142.1  142.7    -0.4     -0.6
  III  - Central Luzon              167.6  168.3    -0.4      0.4   166.9  167.6    -0.4      0.4   214.9  218.9    -1.8      1.7
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 164.0  165.1    -0.7      0.7   164.3  165.4    -0.7      0.8   138.2  138.1     0.1     -2.3
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   176.3  175.6     0.4      0.1   176.2  175.5     0.4      0.1   186.6  185.0     0.9      2.7
    V  - Bicol                      168.5  170.8    -1.3      0.5   170.2  171.8    -0.9      0.8   150.0  160.1    -6.3     -2.1
   VI  - Western Visayas            169.1  172.5    -2.0     -0.3   170.4  173.8    -2.0     -0.3   144.9  147.6    -1.8     -0.9
  VII  - Central Visayas            178.6  178.6     0.0     -0.1   177.2  176.7     0.3      0.5   181.6  182.5    -0.5     -1.1
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            195.3  195.0     0.2      0.5   197.4  197.2     0.1      0.6   157.0  154.9     1.4     -0.1
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        168.1  170.7    -1.5     -0.6   171.7  170.9     0.5     -1.0   160.0  170.1    -5.9      0.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao          174.2  177.0    -1.6     -2.0   171.6  173.8    -1.3     -1.8   180.5  184.7    -2.3     -2.5
   XI  - Davao                      171.9  177.2    -3.0     -1.6   175.1  179.8    -2.6     -1.5   160.3  168.1    -4.6     -2.0
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               165.6  173.6    -4.6     -1.3   165.2  172.6    -4.3     -1.1   169.6  183.2    -7.4     -2.4
 XIII  - Caraga                     176.3  180.8    -2.5     -0.1   176.9  181.3    -2.4     -0.1   170.5  175.7    -3.0     -0.8
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       184.8  190.0    -2.7      0.3   184.0  189.2    -2.7      0.3   224.5  228.2    -1.6     -0.3

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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
                                      Sep    Aug Current Previous |   Sep    Aug Current Previous |   Sep    Aug Current Previous
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Philipines                          183.2  182.6     0.3      0.2   192.7  192.4     0.2      0.1   153.8  153.6     0.1      0.2

National Capital Region (NCR)       197.6  197.1     0.3      0.2   188.7  188.6     0.1      0.1   153.0  152.6     0.3      0.5

Areas Outside NCR                   178.2  177.6     0.3      0.2   194.3  194.0     0.2      0.1   154.0  153.9     0.1      0.1
								                                                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   158.8  158.0     0.5      0.2   212.8  212.1     0.3      0.2   137.0  137.9    -0.7     -1.2
    I  - Ilocos                     220.6  220.0     0.3      0.0   215.0  214.8     0.1      0.0   153.1  153.7    -0.4     -0.2
   II  - Cagayan Valley             159.5  159.0     0.3      0.4   183.3  183.3     0.0      0.2   152.6  152.2     0.3     -0.3
  III  - Central Luzon              173.2  171.0     1.3      0.3   208.7  208.6     0.0      0.0   141.0  143.4    -1.7     -0.1
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 171.6  171.0     0.4      0.2   196.0  195.8     0.1      0.0   144.6  143.3     0.9      0.1
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   166.8  166.4     0.2      0.0   195.3  195.2     0.1      0.5   154.7  154.4     0.2      0.5
    V  - Bicol                      171.2  171.0     0.1      0.5   186.9  186.5     0.2      0.1   148.7  148.2     0.3      0.1
   VI  - Western Visayas            158.7  158.6     0.1      0.1   176.1  176.0     0.1      0.1   161.9  162.0    -0.1      0.4
  VII  - Central Visayas            190.1  190.0     0.1      0.0   186.3  186.1     0.1      0.1   153.8  154.3    -0.3      0.2
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            205.9  205.8     0.0      0.2   183.1  183.1     0.0      0.1   170.2  170.2     0.0      0.0
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        199.8  199.8     0.0      0.1   215.5  214.9     0.3      0.0   192.1  190.3     0.9      0.6
    X  - Northern Mindanao          171.6  171.6     0.0      0.2   193.4  193.7    -0.2      0.2   175.9  175.7     0.1      0.1
   XI  - Davao                      193.2  192.6     0.3      0.3   181.2  180.2     0.6      0.1   168.8  168.0     0.5      0.8
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               178.8  178.7     0.1      0.6   181.9  181.5     0.2      0.4   150.0  149.1     0.6      0.1
 XIII  - Caraga                     175.6  175.6     0.0     -0.2   185.9  185.8     0.1      0.1   157.9  158.6    -0.4     -0.9
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       188.7  188.2     0.3      0.1   195.1  194.3     0.4      0.3   186.0  179.9     3.4      0.3

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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
                                      Sep    Aug Current Previous |   Sep    Aug Current Previous |   Sep    Aug Current Previous
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Philipines                          160.2  159.6     0.4      0.8   154.4  151.2     2.1      0.7   154.9  154.7     0.1     -0.6

National Capital Region (NCR)       133.4  133.6    -0.1     -0.6   135.8  130.1     4.4      2.8   152.0  151.4     0.4     -1.7

Areas Outside NCR                   167.0  166.2     0.5      1.0   161.1  158.7     1.5      0.1   156.1  156.2    -0.1     -0.1
								                                                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   135.2  136.1    -0.7      0.7   161.5  158.1     2.2      2.3   152.5  151.4     0.7      0.7
    I  - Ilocos                     154.6  154.3     0.2      1.0   140.1  138.1     1.4      0.5   162.6  163.5    -0.6      0.2
   II  - Cagayan Valley             156.1  155.8     0.2      0.6   151.5  149.9     1.1     -1.3   156.5  155.9     0.4      0.4
  III  - Central Luzon              147.0  146.9     0.1      0.1   149.0  148.2     0.5     -0.1   156.2  156.7    -0.3     -1.0
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 167.0  165.8     0.7      0.8   145.6  139.2     4.6     -1.5   151.3  151.6    -0.2      0.0
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   159.1  160.6    -0.9      2.2   151.3  149.3     1.3      1.9   161.6  161.1     0.3     -0.2
    V  - Bicol                      158.0  156.8     0.8      2.0   144.3  143.3     0.7      0.5   161.5  161.2     0.2      0.0
   VI  - Western Visayas            173.3  172.0     0.8      0.4   168.5  166.7     1.1      0.1   150.2  150.2     0.0     -0.1
  VII  - Central Visayas            183.2  182.6     0.3      0.3   198.2  193.0     2.7      0.2   155.5  155.8    -0.2      0.2
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            166.3  165.0     0.8      1.4   168.6  167.1     0.9      0.4   154.8  154.9    -0.1     -0.1
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        162.4  162.5    -0.1      4.5   174.3  174.0     0.2      0.5   155.5  154.5     0.6      0.1
    X  - Northern Mindanao          181.2  180.9     0.2      1.9   171.9  172.6    -0.4     -0.5   161.3  161.1     0.1      0.1
   XI  - Davao                      183.4  181.2     1.2      1.7   173.7  174.5    -0.5      0.6   157.1  157.2    -0.1      0.3
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               168.9  169.5    -0.4      3.2   167.9  167.0     0.5      0.1   162.8  161.7     0.7      0.4
 XIII  - Caraga                     193.5  193.1     0.2     -0.8   176.9  174.1     1.6      0.8   164.5  163.8     0.4      0.1
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       197.4  194.1     1.7     -0.1   218.7  215.7     1.4      3.0   183.9  181.8     1.2      0.1

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Table 9 (concluded)

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                                          Miscellaneous Foods     |       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Sep    Aug Current Previous |   Sep    Aug Current Previous
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Philipines                          153.8  152.8     0.7      0.2   147.2  146.8     0.3      0.2   

National Capital Region (NCR)       150.3  149.5     0.5      0.1   143.4  143.1     0.2      0.0   

Areas Outside NCR                   155.3  154.3     0.6      0.3   149.5  149.0     0.3      0.3   
								                                                                
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   145.3  144.8     0.3      0.5   122.6  122.0     0.5      0.9   
    I  - Ilocos                     156.1  155.9     0.1      0.0   143.6  143.6     0.0      0.0   
   II  - Cagayan Valley             168.4  167.7     0.4      0.2   195.6  195.6     0.0      0.0   
  III  - Central Luzon              155.6  154.9     0.5      0.4   144.8  144.5     0.2      0.1   
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 143.2  142.2     0.7      0.4   142.3  141.4     0.6      0.5   
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   151.1  149.9     0.8      0.2   148.1  148.1     0.0      0.0   
    V  - Bicol                      162.8  161.1     1.1      0.6   167.2  165.5     1.0      0.3   
   VI  - Western Visayas            153.7  153.5     0.1      0.1   143.8  143.8     0.0      0.1   
  VII  - Central Visayas            168.9  168.6     0.2      0.0   173.4  173.4     0.0      0.0   
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            157.9  157.3     0.4      0.3   161.0  161.0     0.0      0.0   
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        162.5  160.3     1.4     -0.5   151.2  151.1     0.1      0.0   
    X  - Northern Mindanao          155.0  154.0     0.6     -0.2   143.6  142.4     0.8      0.1   
   XI  - Davao                      167.3  166.1     0.7      0.3   145.9  145.9     0.0      0.1   
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               160.0  157.7     1.5      0.4   154.6  154.2     0.3      1.0   
 XIII  - Caraga                     167.2  164.9     1.4     -0.2   180.4  180.2     0.1      0.1   
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       184.2  180.8     1.9      0.1   210.5  210.4     0.0      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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