Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, September and August 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(%)   
                                    Sep    Aug     Sep    Aug Current Previous  |    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       171.2  173.1r  174.7  179.9    -2.0     -3.8r    171.5  173.1r 174.9r 179.8      -1.9     -3.7 

National Capital Region (NCR)     158.8  158.6   162.8  167.8    -2.5     -5.5     159.0  158.8  163.2  168.3      -2.6     -5.6 

Areas Outside NCR                 173.0  175.2r  176.4  181.6    -1.9     -3.5     173.4  175.3r 176.7r 181.6      -1.9     -3.5r

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 175.1  176.1r  179.4  180.9    -2.4     -2.7r    175.6  176.6r 180.1  181.6      -2.5     -2.8r
    I  - Ilocos                   176.0  178.2   183.1  183.5    -3.9     -2.9     176.3  178.5  183.7  184.1      -4.0     -3.0 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           182.8  182.3   178.5  181.4     2.4      0.5     184.7  184.1  180.2  183.3       2.5      0.4 
  III  - Central Luzon            167.6  168.3   171.4  174.6    -2.2     -3.6     166.9  167.6  171.0  174.3      -2.4     -3.8 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               164.0  165.1   167.7  169.7    -2.2     -2.7     164.3  165.4  168.0  170.0      -2.2     -2.7 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 176.3  175.6   185.9r 191.5r   -5.2     -8.3     176.2  175.5  186.1r 191.7      -5.3     -8.5 
    V  - Bicol                    168.5  170.8   169.2  174.5    -0.4     -2.1     170.2  171.8  169.6  173.8       0.4     -1.2 
   VI  - Western Visayas          169.1  172.5   173.5  172.7    -2.5     -0.1     170.4  173.8  175.6  174.7      -3.0     -0.5 
  VII  - Central Visayas          178.6  178.6   196.6  197.7    -9.2     -9.7     177.2  176.7  197.3  195.2     -10.2     -9.5 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          195.3  195.0   191.4  200.2     2.0     -2.6     197.4  197.2  193.5  202.6       2.0     -2.7 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      168.1  170.7   172.1  186.7    -2.3     -8.6     171.7  170.9  171.2  187.7       0.3     -9.0 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        174.2  177.0   170.5  182.5     2.2     -3.0     171.6  173.8  170.5  180.5       0.6     -3.7 
   XI  - Davao                    171.9  177.2   169.5  183.3     1.4     -3.3     175.1  179.8  172.8  190.3       1.3     -5.5 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             165.6  173.6   159.3  170.9     4.0      1.6     165.2  172.6  157.4  169.0       5.0      2.1 
 XIII  - Caraga                   176.3  180.8   186.8  201.7    -5.6    -10.4     176.9  181.3  187.6  203.9      -5.7    -11.1 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     184.8  190.0   189.9  193.6    -2.7     -1.9     184.0  189.2  189.1  192.8      -2.7     -1.9 

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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(%)
                                    Sep    Aug     Sep    Aug  Current Previous |    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       168.8  173.7   172.6  180.7r    -2.2     -3.9    183.2  182.6  176.7  174.7       3.7      4.5

National Capital Region (NCR)     142.9  143.0   130.5  130.4      9.5      9.7    197.6  197.1  193.2  191.8       2.3      2.8

Areas Outside NCR                 169.3  174.2   173.4  181.6r    -2.4     -4.1    178.2  177.6  171.0  168.8       4.2      5.2

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 143.2  143.6   137.7  137.7      4.0      4.3    158.8  158.0  152.7  151.5       4.0      4.3
    I  - Ilocos                   152.0  151.6   138.8  138.4      9.5      9.5    220.6  220.0  211.9  210.9       4.1      4.3
   II  - Cagayan Valley           142.1  142.7   141.4  140.3      0.5      1.7    159.5  159.0  149.4  147.2       6.8      8.0
  III  - Central Luzon            214.9  218.9   198.9  198.3      8.0     10.4    173.2  171.0  167.5  166.5       3.4      2.7
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               138.2  138.1   138.2  137.8      0.0      0.2    171.6  171.0  165.7  161.6       3.6      5.8
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 186.6  185.0   165.7  169.1r    12.6      9.4    166.8  166.4  158.8  156.2       5.0      6.5
    V  - Bicol                    150.0  160.1   165.0  182.2     -9.1    -12.1    171.2  171.0  162.5  160.5       5.4      6.5
   VI  - Western Visayas          144.9  147.6   133.7  135.2      8.4      9.2    158.7  158.6  153.0  152.0       3.7      4.3
  VII  - Central Visayas          181.6  182.5   195.1  202.9     -6.9    -10.1    190.1  190.0  186.6  186.5       1.9      1.9
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          157.0  154.9   152.9  155.7      2.7     -0.5    205.9  205.8  195.0  191.8       5.6      7.3
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      160.0  170.1   174.3  184.4     -8.2     -7.8    199.8  199.8  186.8  183.8       7.0      8.7
    X  - Northern Mindanao        180.5  184.7   170.4  187.2      5.9     -1.3    171.6  171.6  167.2  165.4       2.6      3.7
   XI  - Davao                    160.3  168.1   157.8  158.4      1.6      6.1    193.2  192.6  179.9  177.0       7.4      8.8
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             169.6  183.2   177.4  188.4     -4.4     -2.8    178.8  178.7  169.2  165.7       5.7      7.8
 XIII  - Caraga                   170.5  175.7   179.4  181.0     -5.0     -2.9    175.6  175.6  174.1  172.8       0.9      1.6
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     224.5  228.2   229.8  230.4     -2.3     -1.0    188.7  188.2  181.0  179.9       4.3      4.6

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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(%)
                                    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug   Current Previous |    Sep    Aug    Sep     Aug  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       192.7  192.4  185.3  183.4       4.0      4.9    153.8  153.6  145.3   144.5      5.8      6.3

National Capital Region (NCR)     188.7  188.6  183.5  182.3       2.8      3.5    153.0  152.6  141.3   140.8      8.3      8.4

Areas Outside NCR                 194.3  194.0  186.0  183.9       4.5      5.5    154.0  153.9  146.5   145.7      5.1      5.6

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 212.8  212.1  205.2  204.0       3.7      4.0    137.0  137.9  132.0   132.4      3.8      4.2
    I  - Ilocos                   215.0  214.8  210.7  209.4       2.0      2.6    153.1  153.7  144.9   144.3      5.7      6.5
   II  - Cagayan Valley           183.3  183.3  177.4  176.9       3.3      3.6    152.6  152.2  147.8   147.2      3.2      3.4
  III  - Central Luzon            208.7  208.6  197.9  195.5       5.5      6.7    141.0  143.4  136.4   136.4      3.4      5.1
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               196.0  195.8  187.3  182.2       4.6      7.5    144.6  143.3  131.5   130.6     10.0      9.7
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 195.3  195.2  186.1  185.3       4.9      5.3    154.7  154.4  148.9   148.2      3.9      4.2
    V  - Bicol                    186.9  186.5  180.5  179.8       3.5      3.7    148.7  148.2  143.2   143.2      3.8      3.5
   VI  - Western Visayas          176.1  176.0  167.6  166.8       5.1      5.5    161.9  162.0  153.2   152.3      5.7      6.4
  VII  - Central Visayas          186.3  186.1  173.7  173.7       7.3      7.1    153.8  154.3  152.7   151.1      0.7      2.1
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          183.1  183.1  176.1  175.1       4.0      4.6    170.2  170.2  167.2   163.6      1.8      4.0
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      215.5  214.9  209.9  206.3       2.7      4.2    192.1  190.3  175.2   172.0      9.6     10.6
    X  - Northern Mindanao        193.4  193.7  188.1  186.7       2.8      3.7    175.9  175.7  169.1   167.6      4.0      4.8
   XI  - Davao                    181.2  180.2  168.7  165.3       7.4      9.0    168.8  168.0  161.6   161.0      4.5      4.3
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             181.9  181.5  178.3  177.3       2.0      2.4    150.0  149.1  146.6   148.3      2.3      0.5
 XIII  - Caraga                   185.9  185.8  180.2  179.7       3.2      3.4    157.9  158.6  156.8   154.2      0.7      2.9
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     195.1  194.3  190.1  190.1       2.6      2.2    186.0  179.9  168.3   168.4     10.5      6.8

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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(%)
                                    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous  |    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       160.2  159.6  150.9  149.8      6.2      6.5     154.4  151.2  152.1  149.5       1.5      1.1 

National Capital Region (NCR)     133.4  133.6  125.9  124.8      6.0      7.1     135.8  130.1  130.2  128.2       4.3      1.5 

Areas Outside NCR                 167.0  166.2  157.3  156.2      6.2      6.4     161.1  158.7  159.9  157.1       0.8      1.0 
							  
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 135.2  136.1  129.6  128.2      4.3      6.2     161.5  158.1  158.4  156.2       2.0      1.2 
    I  - Ilocos                   154.6  154.3  147.7  148.8      4.7      3.7     140.1  138.1  140.5  133.5      -0.3      3.4 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           156.1  155.8  145.9  145.5      7.0      7.1     151.5  149.9  148.2  145.8       2.2      2.8 
  III  - Central Luzon            147.0  146.9  140.8  140.3      4.4      4.7     149.0  148.2  148.0  145.2       0.7      2.1 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               167.0  165.8  149.9  147.5     11.4     12.4     145.6  139.2  146.9  143.2      -0.9     -2.8 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 159.1  160.6  148.9  150.6      6.9      6.6     151.3  149.3  147.6  149.1       2.5      0.1 
    V  - Bicol                    158.0  156.8  145.2  140.9      8.8     11.3     144.3  143.3  147.1  144.7      -1.9     -1.0 
   VI  - Western Visayas          173.3  172.0  165.5  163.8      4.7      5.0     168.5  166.7  167.7  166.0       0.5      0.4 
  VII  - Central Visayas          183.2  182.6  178.0  178.9      2.9      2.1     198.2  193.0  202.9  199.8      -2.3     -3.4 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          166.3  165.0  160.8  160.7      3.4      2.7     168.6  167.1  167.5  165.2       0.7      1.2 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      162.4  162.5  159.7  160.7      1.7      1.1     174.3  174.0  170.8  169.5       2.0      2.7 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        181.2  180.9  174.9  171.5      3.6      5.5     171.9  172.6  174.7  171.1      -1.6      0.9 
   XI  - Davao                    183.4  181.2  169.9  169.0      7.9      7.2     173.7  174.5  164.4  163.6       5.7      6.7 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             168.9  169.5  161.2  160.1      4.8      5.9     167.9  167.0  168.9  165.3      -0.6      1.0 
 XIII  - Caraga                   193.5  193.1  184.4  182.6      4.9      5.8     176.9  174.1  172.2  171.1       2.7      1.8 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region		  
           in Muslim Mindanao     197.4  194.1  179.7  178.3      9.8      8.9     218.7  215.7  200.6  196.6       9.0      9.7 

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                                             M e a t                            |      Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region                        2009          2008    Inflation Rates(%) |       2009          2008    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous  |    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       154.9  154.7  150.9  151.4      2.7      2.2     153.8  152.8  149.6r 149.0r     2.8      2.6

National Capital Region (NCR)     152.0  151.4  149.4  150.5      1.7      0.6     150.3  149.5  144.1r 142.9      4.3      4.6

Areas Outside NCR                 156.1  156.2  151.6  151.8      3.0      2.9     155.3  154.3  152.1r 151.8r     2.1      1.6

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 152.5  151.4  146.2  145.7      4.3      3.9     145.3  144.8  145.9  145.3     -0.4     -0.3
    I  - Ilocos                   162.6  163.5  156.8  157.7      3.7      3.7     156.1  155.9  154.1  153.3      1.3      1.7
   II  - Cagayan Valley           156.5  155.9  148.7  148.4      5.2      5.1     168.4  167.7  164.5  164.4      2.4      2.0
  III  - Central Luzon            156.2  156.7  152.7  154.9      2.3      1.2     155.6  154.9  152.9  152.5      1.8      1.6
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               151.3  151.6  148.0  147.9      2.2      2.5     143.2  142.2  139.2r 138.8r     2.9      2.4
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 161.6  161.1  156.0  155.3      3.6      3.7     151.1  149.9  149.8  149.9      0.9      0.0
    V  - Bicol                    161.5  161.2  157.4  157.1      2.6      2.6     162.8  161.1  154.9  154.3      5.1      4.4
   VI  - Western Visayas          150.2  150.2  144.3  143.5      4.1      4.7     153.7  153.5  150.6  149.9      2.1      2.4
  VII  - Central Visayas          155.5  155.8  151.0  150.4      3.0      3.6     168.9  168.6  166.6  166.7      1.4      1.1
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          154.8  154.9  153.0  153.1      1.2      1.2     157.9  157.3  156.5  155.3      0.9      1.3
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      155.5  154.5  152.1  151.6      2.2      1.9     162.5  160.3  161.8  160.3      0.4      0.0
    X  - Northern Mindanao        161.3  161.1  155.8  154.9      3.5      4.0     155.0  154.0  154.1  154.3      0.6     -0.2
   XI  - Davao                    157.1  157.2  151.1  150.5      4.0      4.5     167.3  166.1  167.4  166.9     -0.1     -0.5
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             162.8  161.7  159.1  158.3      2.3      2.1     160.0  157.7  158.0  159.2      1.3     -0.9
 XIII  - Caraga                   164.5  163.8  157.8  156.3      4.2      4.8     167.2  164.9  165.8  165.4      0.8     -0.3
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region	
           in Muslim Mindanao     183.9  181.8  177.4  177.4      3.7      2.5     184.2  180.8  173.8  173.9      6.0      4.0 
		   
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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2009          2008    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       147.2  146.8  141.1  140.7      4.3      4.3

National Capital Region (NCR)     143.4  143.1  136.0  136.0      5.5      5.2

Areas Outside NCR                 149.5  149.0  144.1  143.6      3.7      3.8


  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 122.6  122.0  120.5  120.5      1.7      1.2
    I  - Ilocos                   143.6  143.6  142.3  141.3      0.9      1.6
   II  - Cagayan Valley           195.6  195.6  192.2  191.0      1.8      2.4
  III  - Central Luzon            144.8  144.5  139.4  139.4      3.9      3.7
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               142.3  141.4  135.6  135.1      4.9      4.7
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 148.1  148.1  143.5  143.2      3.2      3.4
    V  - Bicol                    167.2  165.5  155.2  155.0      7.7      6.8
   VI  - Western Visayas          143.8  143.8  139.5  138.7      3.1      3.7
  VII  - Central Visayas          173.4  173.4  172.3  172.1      0.6      0.8
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          161.0  161.0  159.0  155.7      1.3      3.4
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      151.2  151.1  149.2  147.7      1.3      2.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao        143.6  142.4  136.2  135.1      5.4      5.4
   XI  - Davao                    145.9  145.9  144.1  143.5      1.2      1.7
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             154.6  154.2  148.6  148.5      4.0      3.8
 XIII  - Caraga                   180.4  180.2  173.8  171.4      3.8      5.1
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region		  
           in Muslim Mindanao     210.5  210.4  190.3  190.3     10.6     10.6

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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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