Table  9.  Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, December and November 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
                                      Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous
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Philipines                          171.3  171.2     0.1      0.4   171.3  171.4    -0.1      0.4   172.1  170.5     0.9      0.8

National Capital Region (NCR)       158.9  158.2     0.4     -0.4   159.0  158.8     0.1     -0.2   151.4  144.8     4.6      0.9

Areas Outside NCR                   173.1  173.1     0.0      0.5   173.2  173.3    -0.1      0.4   172.5  171.0     0.9      0.8

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   174.3  174.7    -0.2     -0.1   174.7  175.2    -0.3     -0.1   145.8  144.8     0.7      0.9
    I  - Ilocos                     174.2  178.2    -2.2      1.5   174.4  178.5    -2.3      1.5   155.8  155.7     0.1      0.2
   II  - Cagayan Valley             180.1  185.2    -2.8     -0.3   181.8  187.1    -2.8     -0.3   143.9  143.4     0.3      0.1
  III  - Central Luzon              167.0  167.6    -0.4     -0.1   166.3  166.9    -0.4     -0.1   220.9  219.0     0.9      1.9
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 165.3  164.6     0.4      0.9   165.5  164.9     0.4      0.9   141.8  140.0     1.3      0.8
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   172.9  174.6    -1.0     -0.4   172.8  174.5    -1.0     -0.4   188.7  188.7     0.0      1.6
    V  - Bicol                      170.3  171.8    -0.9      1.3   171.5  173.2    -1.0      1.2   156.9  156.9     0.0      2.5
   VI  - Western Visayas            167.9  166.5     0.8      0.1   168.7  167.3     0.8      0.1   153.7  152.0     1.1     -0.4
  VII  - Central Visayas            178.6  178.4     0.1      0.3   177.3  177.0     0.2      0.2   181.3  181.2     0.1      0.7
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            194.5  194.8    -0.2     -0.3   196.6  196.9    -0.2     -0.3   155.6  156.6    -0.6      0.3
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        168.6  168.4     0.1      1.6   169.5  170.7    -0.7      1.5   166.5  163.0     2.1      1.7
    X  - Northern Mindanao          172.9  171.1     1.1      0.0   170.7  168.8     1.1      0.1   178.1  176.6     0.8     -0.4
   XI  - Davao                      173.1  171.2     1.1     -0.2   173.9  172.5     0.8     -0.6   170.3  166.6     2.2      1.3
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               167.0  165.4     1.0      1.0   166.1  164.4     1.0      0.9   175.5  174.4     0.6      1.6
 XIII  - Caraga                     177.3  177.1     0.1      0.2   178.0  177.8     0.1      0.1   171.1  170.3     0.5      1.1
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       192.9  187.5     2.9      1.6   191.8  186.5     2.8      1.7   245.0  235.9     3.9      0.0

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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
                                      Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous
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Philipines                          184.5  184.3     0.1      0.2   193.5  193.2     0.2      0.2   155.3  154.7     0.4      0.5

National Capital Region (NCR)       198.3  198.1     0.1      0.2   188.9  188.9     0.0      0.0   154.0  153.0     0.7      0.3

Areas Outside NCR                   179.7  179.5     0.1      0.2   195.4  194.9     0.3      0.2   155.7  155.2     0.3      0.6

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   160.5  160.2     0.2      0.4   214.5  214.2     0.1      0.4   139.3  139.9    -0.4      2.6
    I  - Ilocos                     221.4  221.3     0.0      0.1   215.3  215.3     0.0      0.0   152.4  152.4     0.0      0.6
   II  - Cagayan Valley             159.9  160.2    -0.2      0.1   185.7  185.2     0.3      0.4   156.1  155.3     0.5      0.5
  III  - Central Luzon              173.4  173.4     0.0      0.1   209.1  208.9     0.1      0.0   141.6  142.5    -0.6      0.4
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 175.5  175.5     0.0      0.5   198.8  196.9     1.0      0.1   146.5  145.0     1.0      0.3
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   167.7  167.3     0.2      0.1   196.0  195.8     0.1      0.2   156.7  155.6     0.7      0.6
    V  - Bicol                      172.1  171.7     0.2      0.1   187.4  187.4     0.0      0.1   150.3  149.8     0.3      0.5
   VI  - Western Visayas            158.8  158.9    -0.1      0.1   176.3  176.2     0.1      0.0   164.8  164.1     0.4      1.6
  VII  - Central Visayas            190.5  190.4     0.1      0.1   186.8  186.8     0.0      0.0   155.9  155.4     0.3      0.8
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            207.1  206.2     0.4      0.1   183.6  183.6     0.0      0.2   170.4  169.9     0.3     -0.1
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        200.9  200.6     0.1      0.1   216.7  216.3     0.2      0.1   195.5  195.3     0.1      1.0
    X  - Northern Mindanao          172.9  172.8     0.1      0.3   194.5  194.1     0.2      0.1   177.2  176.9     0.2      0.5
   XI  - Davao                      195.9  195.7     0.1      0.5   183.0  182.1     0.5      0.5   171.1  170.6     0.3      0.8
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               180.9  180.6     0.2      0.7   182.8  182.5     0.2      0.2   151.5  151.2     0.2      0.7
 XIII  - Caraga                     175.9  175.8     0.1      0.1   186.8  186.2     0.3      0.0   159.3  159.2     0.1      0.5
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       191.9  190.9     0.5      0.9   196.8  196.7     0.1      0.5   190.8  186.6     2.3      0.1

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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
                                      Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous
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Philipines                          162.6  161.1     0.9      0.4   169.7  173.2   -2.0       3.5   161.8  158.6     2.0      1.4

National Capital Region (NCR)       135.6  133.4     1.6     -0.4   148.1  153.5   -3.5      -6.7   162.1  158.5     2.3      2.3

Areas Outside NCR                   169.5  168.1     0.8      0.5   177.5  180.3   -1.6       7.1   161.7  158.6     2.0      1.0

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   142.4  137.6     3.5      1.4   191.6  192.6   -0.5       7.9   156.7  155.5     0.8      1.0
    I  - Ilocos                     153.9  155.4    -1.0      0.9   170.2  185.7   -8.3      27.5   168.5  164.3     2.6      0.7
   II  - Cagayan Valley             159.0  158.4     0.4      0.6   190.5  191.8   -0.7      12.7   160.9  158.2     1.7      0.6
  III  - Central Luzon              146.3  146.5    -0.1      0.1   172.0  181.0   -5.0      11.0   165.4  161.7     2.3      2.2
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 168.0  167.1     0.5     -0.8   168.8  175.3   -3.7       9.7   156.6  153.8     1.8      0.8
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   164.1  164.2    -0.1      2.4   164.2  166.0   -1.1       4.9   164.3  162.8     0.9      0.6
    V  - Bicol                      162.8  161.3     0.9      1.4   162.1  159.7    1.5       5.3   164.2  162.9     0.8      0.6
   VI  - Western Visayas            174.3  173.9     0.2      0.1   173.8  173.3    0.3       1.7   152.7  150.1     1.7      0.0
  VII  - Central Visayas            186.3  185.0     0.7      0.6   207.6  207.8   -0.1       2.5   156.7  156.0     0.4      0.3
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            169.2  167.6     1.0      0.6   173.4  171.9    0.9       0.7   156.5  154.8     1.1      0.2
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        161.3  163.8    -1.5      1.7   176.5  178.7   -1.2       4.7   160.8  157.2     2.3      0.9
    X  - Northern Mindanao          186.2  181.7     2.5      1.2   182.5  178.8    2.1       2.8   165.6  161.8     2.3      0.6
   XI  - Davao                      193.4  185.0     4.5      1.1   178.9  176.2    1.5       2.6   166.4  160.0     4.0      1.7
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               174.0  170.4     2.1      0.8   169.4  168.9    0.3      -0.1   171.6  165.4     3.7      1.3
 XIII  - Caraga                     195.3  194.1     0.6     -1.1   184.4  176.9    4.2       1.7   172.4  167.2     3.1      1.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       200.9  198.4     1.3      0.9   222.4  220.8    0.7       1.4   193.8  186.4     4.0      1.2

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Table 9 (concluded)

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                                          Miscellaneous Foods     |       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous
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Philipines                          155.5  154.8     0.5      0.4   147.8  147.7     0.1      0.3

National Capital Region (NCR)       150.3  150.2     0.1     -0.2   143.4  143.4     0.0      0.0

Areas Outside NCR                   157.8  156.8     0.6      0.6   150.5  150.2     0.2      0.4

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   147.4  146.6     0.5      0.8   124.5  124.2     0.2      0.6
    I  - Ilocos                     159.6  158.2     0.9      0.6   143.9  143.9     0.0      0.2
   II  - Cagayan Valley             172.0  169.9     1.2      0.1   195.6  195.6     0.0      0.0
  III  - Central Luzon              159.4  158.4     0.6      1.1   147.1  146.2     0.6      1.0
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 144.1  143.8     0.2      0.2   142.6  142.6     0.0      0.2
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   154.9  152.6     1.5      0.7   148.9  148.4     0.3      0.2
    V  - Bicol                      167.7  165.4     1.4      1.1   169.3  169.0     0.2      0.7
   VI  - Western Visayas            157.5  155.8     1.1      0.8   145.7  145.7     0.0      1.3
  VII  - Central Visayas            170.2  170.1     0.1      0.5   173.4  173.4     0.0      0.0
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            159.8  159.2     0.4      0.7   161.0  161.0     0.0      0.0
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        166.9  164.4     1.5      0.9   151.2  151.2     0.0      0.0
    X  - Northern Mindanao          156.3  155.6     0.4      0.4   144.2  144.0     0.1      0.1
   XI  - Davao                      169.8  168.7     0.7      0.7   146.8  145.9     0.6      0.0
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               161.5  160.5     0.6      0.2   156.0  155.6     0.3      0.1
 XIII  - Caraga                     170.6  168.6     1.2      0.8   183.4  180.4     1.7      0.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       187.6  185.6     1.1      0.8   211.3  211.0     0.1      0.2
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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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