Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, November and October 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(%)   
                                     Nov    Oct     Nov    Oct Current Previous  |    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep   Current Previous  
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Philippines                        171.3  170.6   166.4  169.4     2.9      0.7     171.4  170.8  166.1  169.4       3.2      0.8

National Capital Region (NCR)      158.6  158.9   154.6  159.0     2.6     -0.1     158.8  159.1  154.9  159.4       2.5     -0.2

Areas Outside NCR                  173.1  172.3   168.1  170.9     3.0      0.8     173.3  172.6  167.8  171.0       3.3      0.9

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                  174.7  174.9   170.5  174.4     2.5      0.3     175.2  175.4  171.0  175.0       2.5      0.2
    I  - Ilocos                    178.2  175.6   175.4  181.1     1.6     -3.0     178.5  175.9  175.8  181.6       1.5     -3.1
   II  - Cagayan Valley            185.2  185.7   174.3  175.7     6.3      5.7     187.1  187.7  175.8  177.3       6.4      5.9
  III  - Central Luzon             167.6  167.8   164.2  166.3     2.1      0.9     166.9  167.1  163.6  165.8       2.0      0.8
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                164.6  163.1   161.4  165.5     2.0     -1.5     164.9  163.4  161.7  165.8       2.0     -1.4
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                  174.6  175.3   163.8  178.4     6.6     -1.7     174.5  175.2  163.8  178.5       6.5     -1.8
    V  - Bicol                     171.8  169.6   161.0  163.6     6.7      3.7     173.2  171.1  160.8  163.6       7.7      4.6
   VI  - Western Visayas           166.5  166.4   166.8  168.3    -0.2     -1.1     167.3  167.1  168.7  170.2      -0.8     -1.8
  VII  - Central Visayas           178.4  177.8   179.5  184.9    -0.6     -3.8     177.0  176.7  176.7  185.1       0.2     -4.5
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas           194.8  195.4   185.8  186.7     4.8      4.7     196.9  197.5  187.6  188.5       5.0      4.8
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula       168.4  165.8   164.6  169.1     2.3     -2.0     170.7  168.2  162.0  167.3       5.4      0.5
    X  - Northern Mindanao         171.1  171.1   167.4  166.5     2.2      2.8     168.8  168.6  164.4  165.1       2.7      2.1
   XI  - Davao                     171.2  171.6   161.3  163.3     6.1      5.1     172.5  173.6  161.1  164.3       7.1      5.7
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN              165.4  163.7   151.7  149.0     9.0      9.9     164.4  162.9  148.8  146.5      10.5     11.2
 XIII  - Caraga                    177.1  176.8   170.6  176.1     3.8      0.4     177.8  177.7  170.9  176.7       4.0      0.6
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao      187.5  184.5   187.8  184.2    -0.2      0.2     186.5  183.4  187.0  183.2      -0.3      0.1

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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(%)
                                     Nov    Oct     Nov    Oct  Current Previous |    Nov    Oct     Nov    Oct   Current Previous 
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Philippines                        170.5  169.1   170.4  169.2      0.1     -0.1    184.3  183.9   178.9  178.0       3.0      3.3

National Capital Region (NCR)      144.8  143.5   130.5  130.5     11.0     10.0    198.1  197.8   195.1  194.1       1.5      1.9

Areas Outside NCR                  171.0  169.6   171.1  169.9     -0.1     -0.2    179.5  179.1   173.3  172.4       3.6      3.9

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                  144.8  143.5   137.5  137.5      5.3      4.4    160.2  159.5   153.9  153.1       4.1      4.2
    I  - Ilocos                    155.7  155.4   141.3  139.6     10.2     11.3    221.3  221.0   214.2  213.1       3.3      3.7
   II  - Cagayan Valley            143.4  143.2   142.1  141.4      0.9      1.3    160.2  160.0   152.2  150.1       5.3      6.6
  III  - Central Luzon             219.0  215.0   209.3  204.1      4.6      5.3    173.4  173.3   168.7  168.1       2.8      3.1
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                140.0  138.9   136.8  137.6      2.3      0.9    175.5  174.6   167.7  166.7       4.7      4.7
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                  188.7  185.7   166.0  165.2     13.7     12.4    167.3  167.1   160.8  160.2       4.0      4.3
    V  - Bicol                     156.9  153.0   163.4  163.4     -4.0     -6.4    171.7  171.5   164.7  164.0       4.3      4.6
   VI  - Western Visayas           152.0  152.6   132.0  132.8     15.2     14.9    158.9  158.8   155.1  154.3       2.5      2.9
  VII  - Central Visayas           181.2  180.0   185.3  184.4     -2.2     -2.4    190.4  190.2   187.1  186.7       1.8      1.9
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas           156.6  156.2   152.1  152.8      3.0      2.2    206.2  206.0   201.3  200.5       2.4      2.7
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula       163.0  160.3   170.4  173.2     -4.3     -7.4    200.6  200.4   194.3  193.9       3.2      3.4
    X  - Northern Mindanao         176.6  177.3   174.7  169.9      1.1      4.4    172.8  172.2   168.3  167.6       2.7      2.7
   XI  - Davao                     166.6  164.4   162.1  159.8      2.8      2.9    195.7  194.7   184.7  183.2       6.0      6.3
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN              174.4  171.6   179.0  171.9     -2.6     -0.2    180.6  179.3   172.1  170.4       4.9      5.2
 XIII  - Caraga                    170.3  168.4   167.4  171.0      1.7     -1.5    175.8  175.6   175.3  175.9       0.3     -0.2
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao      235.9  235.8   227.9  230.2      3.5      2.4    190.9  189.2   184.1  181.6       3.7      4.2

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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(%)
                                     Nov    Oct     Nov    Oct  Current Previous |    Nov    Oct     Nov    Oct  Current Previous 
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Philippines                        193.2  192.9   186.8  186.2      3.4      3.6    154.7  153.9   145.8  145.5      6.1      5.8
 
National Capital Region (NCR)      188.9  188.9   184.6  183.9      2.3      2.7    153.0  152.5   142.4  142.1      7.4      7.3

Areas Outside NCR                  194.9  194.6   187.7  187.2      3.8      4.0    155.2  154.3   146.9  146.6      5.7      5.3

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                  214.2  213.4   206.1  205.7      3.9      3.7    139.9  136.3   132.1  132.1      5.9      3.2
    I  - Ilocos                    215.3  215.2   211.7  211.3      1.7      1.8    152.4  151.5   146.7  146.1      3.9      3.7
   II  - Cagayan Valley            185.2  184.4   177.7  177.7      4.2      3.8    155.3  154.6   149.4  149.2      3.9      3.6
  III  - Central Luzon             208.9  208.8   201.1  199.7      3.9      4.6    142.5  142.0   136.0  135.5      4.8      4.8
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                196.9  196.7   188.9  188.3      4.2      4.5    145.0  144.6   131.8  131.7     10.0      9.8
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                  195.8  195.4   187.2  186.7      4.6      4.7    155.6  154.7   149.8  149.7      3.9      3.3
    V  - Bicol                     187.4  187.3   181.3  181.1      3.4      3.4    149.8  149.1   143.6  143.5      4.3      3.9
   VI  - Western Visayas           176.2  176.2   168.7  168.6      4.4      4.5    164.1  161.5   154.5  153.8      6.2      5.0
  VII  - Central Visayas           186.8  186.8   174.8  174.2      6.9      7.2    155.4  154.2   153.3  152.8      1.4      0.9
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas           183.6  183.2   178.6  177.7      2.8      3.1    169.9  170.1   168.1  168.3      1.1      1.1
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula       216.3  216.1   210.2  210.1      2.9      2.9    195.3  193.3   178.8  175.3      9.2     10.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao         194.1  193.9   190.5  190.4      1.9      1.8    176.9  176.0   170.6  169.2      3.7      4.0
   XI  - Davao                     182.1  181.2   172.8  173.3      5.4      4.6    170.6  169.3   162.2  161.5      5.2      4.8
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN              182.5  182.1   180.0  178.8      1.4      1.8    151.2  150.2   144.8  147.1      4.4      2.1
 XIII  - Caraga                    186.2  186.2   181.9  181.9      2.4      2.4    159.2  158.4   156.5  156.6      1.7      1.1
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao      196.7  195.7   190.7  190.3      3.1      2.8    186.6  186.4   167.6  168.4     11.3     10.7

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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(%)
                                     Nov    Oct     Nov    Oct Current Previous  |    Nov    Oct     Nov    Oct   Current Previous 
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Philippines                        161.1  160.5   153.0  152.4     5.3      5.3     173.2  167.4   152.3  152.8      13.7      9.6  

National Capital Region (NCR)      133.4  133.9   127.3  126.0     4.8      6.3     153.5  164.5   130.2  131.7      17.9     24.9  

Areas Outside NCR                  168.1  167.3   159.6  159.1     5.3      5.2     180.3  168.4   160.2  160.4      12.5      5.0  

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                  137.6  135.7   133.1  132.6     3.4      2.3     192.6  178.5   159.7  162.0      20.6     10.2  
    I  - Ilocos                    155.4  154.0   151.7  149.3     2.4      3.1     185.7  145.7   137.1  137.0      35.4      6.4  
   II  - Cagayan Valley            158.4  157.5   147.2  147.0     7.6      7.1     191.8  170.2   145.8  145.8      31.6     16.7  
  III  - Central Luzon             146.5  146.4   141.3  141.9     3.7      3.2     181.0  163.1   145.3  146.6      24.6     11.3  
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                167.1  168.5   156.4  153.8     6.8      9.6     175.3  159.8   150.5  149.1      16.5      7.2  
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                  164.2  160.3   156.0  153.6     5.3      4.4     166.0  158.3   151.2  149.1       9.8      6.2  
    V  - Bicol                     161.3  159.1   148.1  147.9     8.9      7.6     159.7  151.7   146.7  147.7       8.9      2.7  
   VI  - Western Visayas           173.9  173.8   167.3  166.7     3.9      4.3     173.3  170.4   166.2  167.4       4.3      1.8  
  VII  - Central Visayas           185.0  183.9   179.8  179.3     2.9      2.6     207.8  202.8   200.3  202.2       3.7      0.3  
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas           167.6  166.6   160.2  162.0     4.6      2.8     171.9  170.7   166.5  167.3       3.2      2.0  
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula       163.8  161.1   154.5  162.1     6.0     -0.6     178.7  170.7   175.8  175.0       1.6     -2.5  
    X  - Northern Mindanao         181.7  179.6   177.4  174.2     2.4      3.1     178.8  174.0   176.5  177.5       1.3     -2.0  
   XI  - Davao                     185.0  183.0   172.0  174.0     7.6      5.2     176.2  171.7   169.4  168.7       4.0      1.8  
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN              170.4  169.1   160.8  160.3     6.0      5.5     168.9  169.0   166.6  168.1       1.4      0.5  
 XIII  - Caraga                    194.1  196.2   184.0  182.2     5.5      7.7     176.9  173.9   172.0  170.6       2.8      1.9  
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region 
           in Muslim Mindanao      198.4  196.7   182.6  180.1     8.7      9.2     220.8  217.7   205.5  203.3       7.4      7.1  

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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(%)
                                     Nov    Oct     Nov    Oct  Current Previous |    Nov    Oct     Nov    Oct  Current Previous 
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Philippines                        158.6  156.4   149.7  149.7      5.9      4.5    154.8  154.2   150.1  150.0      3.1      2.8

National Capital Region (NCR)      158.5  155.0   146.4  145.9      8.3      6.2    150.2  150.5   144.2  144.4      4.2      4.2

Areas Outside NCR                  158.6  157.0   151.2  151.3      4.9      3.8    156.8  155.9   152.7  152.5      2.7      2.2

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                  155.5  154.0   147.6  147.1      5.4      4.7    146.6  145.5   145.9  146.6      0.5     -0.8
    I  - Ilocos                    164.3  163.1   158.3  157.7      3.8      3.4    158.2  157.3   154.3  154.9      2.5      1.5
   II  - Cagayan Valley            158.2  157.3   149.2  148.9      6.0      5.6    169.9  169.7   165.9  166.0      2.4      2.2
  III  - Central Luzon             161.7  158.2   150.6  150.5      7.4      5.1    158.4  156.7   152.5  152.9      3.9      2.5
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                153.8  152.6   146.5  147.2      5.0      3.7    143.8  143.5   140.4  139.1      2.4      3.2
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                  162.8  161.8   155.8  155.8      4.5      3.9    152.6  151.5   149.6  150.1      2.0      0.9
    V  - Bicol                     162.9  161.9   157.2  157.5      3.6      2.8    165.4  163.6   156.5  156.7      5.7      4.4
   VI  - Western Visayas           150.1  150.1   145.9  145.2      2.9      3.4    155.8  154.6   152.0  151.2      2.5      2.2
  VII  - Central Visayas           156.0  155.6   152.3  152.1      2.4      2.3    170.1  169.2   166.8  166.6      2.0      1.6
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas           154.8  154.5   152.7  152.8      1.4      1.1    159.2  158.1   155.7  157.8      2.2      0.2
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula       157.2  155.8   152.0  151.9      3.4      2.6    164.4  162.9   161.3  162.6      1.9      0.2
    X  - Northern Mindanao         161.8  160.9   155.5  155.1      4.1      3.7    155.6  155.0   154.1  154.2      1.0      0.5
   XI  - Davao                     160.0  157.4   149.6  151.4      7.0      4.0    168.7  167.5   167.4  168.0      0.8     -0.3
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN              165.4  163.2   159.4  158.8      3.8      2.8    160.2  160.2   156.8  157.8      2.2      1.5
 XIII  - Caraga                    167.2  165.5   159.0  159.6      5.2      3.7    168.6  167.2   167.7  166.3      0.5      0.5
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region	
           in Muslim Mindanao      186.4  184.1   177.2  177.2      5.2      3.9    185.6  184.2   175.8  174.8      5.6      5.4 
		   
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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                        Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                         2009           2008    Inflation Rates(%)
                                     Nov    Oct     Nov    Oct  Current Previous 
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Philippines                        147.7  147.3   141.4  141.4      4.5      4.2 

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

Areas Outside NCR                  150.2  149.6   144.6  144.6      3.9      3.5 


  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   124.2  123.4   120.5  120.5      3.1      2.4
    I  - Ilocos                     143.9  143.6   142.6  142.6      0.9      0.7
   II  - Cagayan Valley             195.6  195.6   192.2  192.2      1.8      1.8
  III  - Central Luzon              146.2  144.8   140.0  140.0      4.4      3.4
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 142.6  142.3   135.6  135.6      5.2      4.9
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   148.4  148.1   144.9  144.9      2.4      2.2
    V  - Bicol                      169.0  167.9   156.7  156.7      7.8      7.1
   VI  - Western Visayas            145.7  143.8   140.6  140.6      3.6      2.3
  VII  - Central Visayas            173.4  173.4   172.3  172.3      0.6      0.6
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            161.0  161.0   161.6  161.6     -0.4     -0.4
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        151.2  151.2   150.0  150.0      0.8      0.8
    X  - Northern Mindanao          144.0  143.9   137.2  137.2      5.0      4.9
   XI  - Davao                      145.9  145.9   144.9  144.9      0.7      0.7
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               155.0  155.4   149.6  149.6      3.6      3.9
 XIII  - Caraga                     180.4  180.4   173.8  173.8      3.8      3.8
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region 
           in Muslim Mindanao       211.0  210.5   190.3  190.3     10.9     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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