Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, December and November 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(%)
                                     Dec    Nov     Dec    Nov Current Previous  |   Dec    Nov     Dec    Nov   Current Previous
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Philippines                        171.3  171.2   165.0  166.4     3.8      2.9    171.3  171.4   164.6  166.1       4.1      3.2

National Capital Region (NCR)      158.9  158.2   154.0  154.6     3.2      2.3    159.0  158.8   154.3  154.9       3.0      2.5

Areas Outside NCR                  173.1  173.1   166.6  168.1     3.9      3.0    173.2  173.3   166.2  167.8       4.2      3.3

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                  174.3  174.7   169.8  170.5     2.7      2.5    174.7  175.2   170.3  171.0       2.6      2.5
    I  - Ilocos                    174.2  178.2   173.6  175.4     0.3      1.6    174.4  178.5   174.0  175.8       0.2      1.5
   II  - Cagayan Valley            180.1  185.2   173.4  174.3     3.9      6.3    181.8  187.1   174.9  175.8       3.9      6.4
  III  - Central Luzon             167.0  167.6   161.6  164.2     3.3      2.1    166.3  166.9   161.0  163.6       3.3      2.0
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                165.3  164.6   159.5  161.4     3.6      2.0    165.5  164.9   159.7  161.7       3.6      2.0
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                  172.9  174.6   163.6  163.8     5.7      6.6    172.8  174.5   163.6  163.8       5.6      6.5
    V  - Bicol                     170.3  171.8   159.7  161.0     6.6      6.7    171.5  173.2   159.3  160.8       7.7      7.7
   VI  - Western Visayas           167.9  166.5   167.8  166.8     0.1     -0.2    168.7  167.3   169.7  168.7      -0.6     -0.8
  VII  - Central Visayas           178.6  178.4   177.6  179.5     0.6     -0.6    177.3  177.0   174.0  176.7       1.9      0.2
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas           194.5  194.8   181.6  185.8     7.1      4.8    196.6  196.9   183.3  187.6       7.3      5.0
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula       168.6  168.4   166.8  164.6     1.1      2.3    169.5  170.7   165.0  162.0       2.7      5.4
    X  - Northern Mindanao         172.9  171.1   166.8  167.4     3.7      2.2    170.7  168.8   163.4  164.4       4.5      2.7
   XI  - Davao                     173.1  171.2   160.1  161.3     8.1      6.1    173.9  172.5   160.6  161.1       8.3      7.1
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN              167.0  165.4   150.3  151.7    11.1      9.0    166.1  164.4   147.2  148.8      12.8     10.5
 XIII  - Caraga                    177.3  177.1   165.4  170.6     7.2      3.8    178.0  177.8   165.0  170.9       7.9      4.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao      192.9  187.5   183.3  187.8     5.2     -0.2    191.8  186.5   182.3  187.0       5.2     -0.3

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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(%)
                                     Dec    Nov     Dec    Nov  Current Previous |    Dec    Nov     Dec    Nov   Current Previous
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Philippines                        172.1  170.5   169.9  170.4      1.3      0.1    184.5  184.3   179.3  178.9       2.9      3.0

National Capital Region (NCR)      151.4  144.8   130.5  130.5     16.0     11.0    198.3  198.1   195.4  195.1       1.5      1.5

Areas Outside NCR                  172.5  171.0   170.6  171.1      1.1     -0.1    179.7  179.5   173.7  173.3       3.5      3.6

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                  145.8  144.8   136.7  137.5      6.7      5.3    160.5  160.2   156.5  153.9       2.6      4.1
    I  - Ilocos                    155.8  155.7   141.6  141.3     10.0     10.2    221.4  221.3   215.3  214.2       2.8      3.3
   II  - Cagayan Valley            143.9  143.4   141.6  142.1      1.6      0.9    159.9  160.2   153.1  152.2       4.4      5.3
  III  - Central Luzon             220.9  219.0   202.2  209.3      9.2      4.6    173.4  173.4   169.4  168.7       2.4      2.8
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                141.8  140.0   136.9  136.8      3.6      2.3    175.5  175.5   166.9  167.7       5.2      4.7
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                  188.7  188.7   166.2  166.0     13.5     13.7    167.7  167.3   162.0  160.8       3.5      4.0
    V  - Bicol                     156.9  156.9   163.9  163.4     -4.3     -4.0    172.1  171.7   165.2  164.7       4.2      4.3
   VI  - Western Visayas           153.7  152.0   132.0  132.0     16.4     15.2    158.8  158.9   155.4  155.1       2.2      2.5
  VII  - Central Visayas           181.3  181.2   185.0  185.3     -2.0     -2.2    190.5  190.4   187.1  187.1       1.8      1.8
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas           155.6  156.6   150.3  152.1      3.5      3.0    207.1  206.2   202.4  201.3       2.3      2.4
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula       166.5  163.0   170.8  170.4     -2.5     -4.3    200.9  200.6   194.9  194.3       3.1      3.2
    X  - Northern Mindanao         178.1  176.6   175.1  174.7      1.7      1.1    172.9  172.8   168.8  168.3       2.4      2.7
   XI  - Davao                     170.3  166.6   158.4  162.1      7.5      2.8    195.9  195.7   185.9  184.7       5.4      6.0
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN              175.5  174.4   178.8  179.0     -1.8     -2.6    180.9  180.6   172.8  172.1       4.7      4.9
 XIII  - Caraga                    171.1  170.3   169.5  167.4      0.9      1.7    175.9  175.8   175.8  175.3       0.1      0.3
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao      245.0  235.9   229.7  227.9      6.7      3.5    191.9  190.9   184.1  184.1       4.2      3.7

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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(%)
                                     Dec    Nov     Dec    Nov  Current Previous |    Dec    Nov     Dec    Nov  Current Previous
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Philippines                        193.5  193.2   187.4  186.8      3.3      3.4    155.3  154.7   146.7  145.8      5.9      6.1

National Capital Region (NCR)      188.9  188.9   185.2  184.6      2.0      2.3    154.0  153.0   144.3  142.4      6.7      7.4

Areas Outside NCR                  195.4  194.9   188.3  187.7      3.8      3.8    155.7  155.2   147.4  146.9      5.6      5.7

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                  214.5  214.2   206.9  206.1      3.7      3.9    139.3  139.9   133.5  132.1      4.3      5.9
    I  - Ilocos                    215.3  215.3   212.4  211.7      1.4      1.7    152.4  152.4   147.0  146.7      3.7      3.9
   II  - Cagayan Valley            185.7  185.2   178.2  177.7      4.2      4.2    156.1  155.3   149.6  149.4      4.3      3.9
  III  - Central Luzon             209.1  208.9   201.3  201.1      3.9      3.9    141.6  142.5   135.8  136.0      4.3      4.8
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                198.8  196.9   189.9  188.9      4.7      4.2    146.5  145.0   132.3  131.8     10.7     10.0
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                  196.0  195.8   188.0  187.2      4.3      4.6    156.7  155.6   149.6  149.8      4.7      3.9
    V  - Bicol                     187.4  187.4   181.9  181.3      3.0      3.4    150.3  149.8   143.7  143.6      4.6      4.3
   VI  - Western Visayas           176.3  176.2   169.2  168.7      4.2      4.4    164.8  164.1   155.3  154.5      6.1      6.2
  VII  - Central Visayas           186.8  186.8   174.7  174.8      6.9      6.9    155.9  155.4   153.4  153.3      1.6      1.4
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas           183.6  183.6   179.4  178.6      2.3      2.8    170.4  169.9   168.0  168.1      1.4      1.1
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula       216.7  216.3   211.6  210.2      2.4      2.9    195.5  195.3   176.7  178.8     10.6      9.2
    X  - Northern Mindanao         194.5  194.1   191.3  190.5      1.7      1.9    177.2  176.9   175.1  170.6      1.2      3.7
   XI  - Davao                     183.0  182.1   174.1  172.8      5.1      5.4    171.1  170.6   162.2  162.2      5.5      5.2
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN              182.8  182.5   179.1 r180.0      2.1      1.4    151.5  151.2   146.3  144.8      3.6      4.4
 XIII  - Caraga                    186.8  186.2   182.5  181.9      2.4      2.4    159.3  159.2   157.8  156.5      1.0      1.7
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao      196.8  196.7   190.7  190.7      3.2      3.1    190.8  186.6   169.5  167.6     12.6     11.3

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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(%)
                                     Dec    Nov     Dec    Nov Current Previous  |    Dec    Nov     Dec    Nov   Current Previous
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Philippines                        162.6  161.1   154.7  153.0     5.1      5.3     169.7  173.2   151.8  152.3      11.8     13.7

National Capital Region (NCR)      135.6  133.4   132.3  127.3     2.5      4.8     148.1  153.5   127.7  130.2      16.0     17.9

Areas Outside NCR                  169.5  168.1   160.4  159.6     5.7      5.3     177.5  180.3   160.5  160.2      10.6     12.5

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                  142.4  137.6   134.5  133.1     5.9      3.4     191.6  192.6   158.6  159.7      20.8     20.6
    I  - Ilocos                    153.9  155.4   151.5  151.7     1.6      2.4     170.2  185.7   135.6  137.1      25.5     35.4
   II  - Cagayan Valley            159.0  158.4   147.5  147.2     7.8      7.6     190.5  191.8   149.4  145.8      27.5     31.6
  III  - Central Luzon             146.3  146.5   145.1  141.3     0.8      3.7     172.0  181.0   145.9  145.3      17.9     24.6
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                168.0  167.1   158.2  156.4     6.2      6.8     168.8  175.3   148.9  150.5      13.4     16.5
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                  164.1  164.2   153.6  156.0     6.8      5.3     164.2  166.0   150.7  151.2       9.0      9.8
    V  - Bicol                     162.8  161.3   147.8  148.1    10.1      8.9     162.1  159.7   147.7  146.7       9.7      8.9
   VI  - Western Visayas           174.3  173.9   167.8  167.3     3.9      3.9     173.8  173.3   165.9  166.2       4.8      4.3
  VII  - Central Visayas           186.3  185.0   178.2  179.8     4.5      2.9     207.6  207.8   199.6  200.3       4.0      3.7
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas           169.2  167.6   160.2  160.2     5.6      4.6     173.4  171.9   167.6  166.5       3.5      3.2
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula       161.3  163.8   152.4  154.5     5.8      6.0     176.5  178.7   175.1  175.8       0.8      1.6
    X  - Northern Mindanao         186.2  181.7   179.5  177.4     3.7      2.4     182.5  178.8   178.8  176.5       2.1      1.3
   XI  - Davao                     193.4  185.0   175.2  172.0    10.4      7.6     178.9  176.2   171.4  169.4       4.4      4.0
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN              174.0  170.4   161.9  160.8     7.5      6.0     169.4  168.9   169.2  166.6       0.1      1.4
 XIII  - Caraga                    195.3  194.1   184.4  184.0     5.9      5.5     184.4  176.9   174.2  172.0       5.9      2.8
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao      200.9  198.4   181.3  182.6    10.8      8.7     222.4  220.8   205.3  205.5       8.3      7.4

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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(%)
                                     Dec    Nov     Dec    Nov  Current Previous |    Dec    Nov     Dec    Nov  Current Previous
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Philippines                        161.8  158.6   150.7  149.7      7.4      5.9    155.5  154.8   149.8  150.1      3.8      3.1

National Capital Region (NCR)      162.1  158.5   148.8  146.4      8.9      8.3    150.3  150.2   144.1  144.2      4.3      4.2

Areas Outside NCR                  161.7  158.6   151.5  151.2      6.7      4.9    157.8  156.8   152.4  152.7      3.5      2.7

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                  156.7  155.5   147.4  147.6      6.3      5.4    147.4  146.6   145.6  145.9      1.2      0.5
    I  - Ilocos                    168.5  164.3   158.4  158.3      6.4      3.8    159.6  158.2   155.0  154.3      3.0      2.5
   II  - Cagayan Valley            160.9  158.2   149.5  149.2      7.6      6.0    172.0  169.9   165.8  165.9      3.7      2.4
  III  - Central Luzon             165.4  161.7   151.0  150.6      9.5      7.4    159.4  158.4   152.2  152.5      4.7      3.9
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                156.6  153.8   146.7  146.5      6.7      5.0    144.1  143.8   140.3  140.4      2.7      2.4
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                  164.3  162.8   155.0  155.8      6.0      4.5    154.9  152.6   149.0  149.6      4.0      2.0
    V  - Bicol                     164.2  162.9   157.0  157.2      4.6      3.6    167.7  165.4   156.3  156.5      7.3      5.7
   VI  - Western Visayas           152.7  150.1   145.7  145.9      4.8      2.9    157.5  155.8   152.1  152.0      3.6      2.5
  VII  - Central Visayas           156.7  156.0   152.3  152.3      2.9      2.4    170.2  170.1   166.8  166.8      2.0      2.0
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas           156.5  154.8   152.9  152.7      2.4      1.4    159.8  159.2   155.6  155.7      2.7      2.2
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula       160.8  157.2   151.9  152.0      5.9      3.4    166.9  164.4   160.7  161.3      3.9      1.9
    X  - Northern Mindanao         165.6  161.8   156.2  155.5      6.0      4.1    156.3  155.6   153.7  154.1      1.7      1.0
   XI  - Davao                     166.4  160.0   152.2  149.6      9.3      7.0    169.8  168.7   166.5  167.4      2.0      0.8
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN              171.6  165.4   159.9  159.4      7.3      3.8    161.5  160.5   155.0  156.8      4.2      2.4
 XIII  - Caraga                    172.4  167.2   159.8  159.0      7.9      5.2    170.6  168.6   164.4  167.7      3.8      0.5
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao      193.8  186.4   177.1  177.2      9.4      5.2    187.6  185.6   176.8  175.8      6.1      5.6

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                        Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                         2009           2008    Inflation Rates(%)
                                     Dec    Nov     Dec    Nov  Current Previous
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Philippines                        147.8  147.7   142.1  141.4      4.0      4.5

National Capital Region (NCR)      143.4  143.4   136.0  136.0      5.4      5.5

Areas Outside NCR                  150.5  150.2   145.8  144.6      3.2      3.9


  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                  124.5  124.2   120.6  120.5      3.2      3.1
    I  - Ilocos                    143.9  143.9   143.5  142.6      0.3      0.9
   II  - Cagayan Valley            195.6  195.6   192.3  192.2      1.7      1.8
  III  - Central Luzon             147.1  146.2   140.4  140.0      4.8      4.4
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                142.6  142.6   137.6  135.6      3.6      5.2
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                  148.9  148.4   145.2  144.9      2.5      2.4
    V  - Bicol                     169.3  169.0   158.5  156.7      6.8      7.8
   VI  - Western Visayas           145.7  145.7   141.9  140.6      2.7      3.6
  VII  - Central Visayas           173.4  173.4   172.5  172.3      0.5      0.6
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas           161.0  161.0   161.0  161.6      0.0     -0.4
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula       151.2  151.2   150.0  150.0      0.8      0.8
    X  - Northern Mindanao         144.2  144.0   139.0  137.2      3.7      5.0
   XI  - Davao                     146.8  145.9   145.1  144.9      1.2      0.7
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN              156.0  155.6   149.6  149.6      4.3      4.0
 XIII  - Caraga                    183.4  180.4   174.3  173.8      5.2      3.8
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao      211.3  211.0   200.2  190.3      5.5     10.9

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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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