Table  9.  Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, January 2010 and December 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
                                      Jan    Dec Current Previous |   Jan    Dec Current Previous |   Jan    Dec Current Previous
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Philipines                          172.1  171.3     0.5      0.1   172.0   171.3    0.4     -0.1   171.9  172.1    -0.1      0.9

National Capital Region (NCR)       160.5  158.9     1.0      0.4   160.6   159.0    1.0      0.1   152.6  151.4     0.8      4.6

Areas Outside NCR                   173.7  173.1     0.3      0.0   173.8   173.2    0.3     -0.1   172.2  172.5    -0.2      0.9
								                                                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   175.1  174.3     0.5     -0.2   175.6   174.7    0.5     -0.3   145.9  145.8     0.1      0.7
    I  - Ilocos                     173.5  174.2    -0.4     -2.2   173.8   174.4   -0.3     -2.3   152.5  155.8    -2.1      0.1
   II  - Cagayan Valley             181.3  180.1     0.7     -2.8   183.0   181.8    0.7     -2.8   144.6  143.9     0.5      0.3
  III  - Central Luzon              167.3  167.0     0.2     -0.4   166.5   166.3    0.1     -0.4   224.0  220.9     1.4      0.9
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 163.5  165.3    -1.1      0.4   163.7   165.5   -1.1      0.4   140.0  141.8    -1.3      1.3
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   175.0  172.9     1.2     -1.0   174.8   172.8    1.2     -1.0   197.4  188.7     4.6      0.0
    V  - Bicol                      171.8  170.3     0.9     -0.9   173.2   171.5    1.0     -1.0   156.9  156.9     0.0      0.0
   VI  - Western Visayas            169.0  167.9     0.7      0.8   169.9   168.7    0.7      0.8   153.1  153.7    -0.4      1.1
  VII  - Central Visayas            182.0  178.6     1.9      0.1   181.5   177.3    2.4      0.2   183.0  181.3     0.9      0.1
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            194.0  194.5    -0.3     -0.2   196.2   196.6   -0.2     -0.2   153.8  155.6    -1.2     -0.6
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        167.1  168.6    -0.9      0.1   169.2   169.5   -0.2     -0.7   162.2  166.5    -2.6      2.1
    X  - Northern Mindanao          173.4  172.9     0.3      1.1   171.4   170.7    0.4      1.1   178.3  178.1     0.1      0.8
   XI  - Davao                      172.7  173.1    -0.2      1.1   174.0   173.9    0.1      0.8   168.1  170.3    -1.3      2.2
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               168.4  167.0     0.8      1.0   167.3   166.1    0.7      1.0   178.4  175.5     1.7      0.6
 XIII  - Caraga                     177.6  177.3     0.2      0.1   178.4   178.0    0.2      0.1   170.7  171.1    -0.2      0.5
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       195.5  192.9     1.3      2.9   194.6   191.8    1.5      2.8   238.3  245.0    -2.7      3.9

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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
                                      Jan    Dec Current Previous |   Jan    Dec Current Previous |   Jan    Dec Current Previous
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Philipines                          185.4  184.5     0.5      0.1   193.7  193.5     0.1      0.2   156.2  155.3     0.6      0.4

National Capital Region (NCR)       198.7  198.3     0.2      0.1   189.1  188.9     0.1      0.0   155.1  154.0     0.7      0.7

Areas Outside NCR                   180.7  179.7     0.6      0.1   195.6  195.4     0.1      0.3   156.6  155.7     0.6      0.3
								                                                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   160.9  160.5     0.2      0.2   214.6  214.5     0.0      0.1   141.4  139.3     1.5     -0.4
    I  - Ilocos                     221.8  221.4     0.2      0.0   215.3  215.3     0.0      0.0   152.5  152.4     0.1      0.0
   II  - Cagayan Valley             159.9  159.9     0.0     -0.2   186.3  185.7     0.3      0.3   156.1  156.1     0.0      0.5
  III  - Central Luzon              173.4  173.4     0.0      0.0   209.3  209.1     0.1      0.1   142.5  141.6     0.6     -0.6
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 177.9  175.5     1.4      0.0   198.9  198.8     0.1      1.0   145.6  146.5    -0.6      1.0
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   167.8  167.7     0.1      0.2   196.0  196.0     0.0      0.1   157.4  156.7     0.4      0.7
    V  - Bicol                      173.3  172.1     0.7      0.2   187.7  187.4     0.2      0.0   150.7  150.3     0.3      0.3
   VI  - Western Visayas            159.8  158.8     0.6     -0.1   176.3  176.3     0.0      0.1   168.0  164.8     1.9      0.4
  VII  - Central Visayas            190.7  190.5     0.1      0.1   187.0  186.8     0.1      0.0   157.3  155.9     0.9      0.3
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            207.5  207.1     0.2      0.4   183.7  183.6     0.1      0.0   171.4  170.4     0.6      0.3
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        201.6  200.9     0.3      0.1   216.8  216.7     0.0      0.2   195.5  195.5     0.0      0.1
    X  - Northern Mindanao          173.4  172.9     0.3      0.1   194.6  194.5     0.1      0.2   180.4  177.2     1.8      0.2
   XI  - Davao                      196.5  195.9     0.3      0.1   183.5  183.0     0.3      0.5   173.0  171.1     1.1      0.3
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               181.5  180.9     0.3      0.2   183.0  182.8     0.1      0.2   153.4  151.5     1.3      0.2
 XIII  - Caraga                     176.5  175.9     0.3      0.1   186.8  186.8     0.0      0.3   163.0  159.3     2.3      0.1
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       197.3  191.9     2.8      0.5   197.3  196.8     0.3      0.1   192.1  190.8     0.7      2.3

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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
                                      Jan    Dec Current Previous |   Jan    Dec Current Previous |   Jan    Dec Current Previous
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Philipines                          166.1  162.6     2.2      0.9   161.8  169.7    -4.7     -2.0   162.2  161.8     0.2     2.0

National Capital Region (NCR)       142.3  135.6     4.9      1.6   135.2  148.1    -8.7     -3.5   160.7  162.1    -0.9     2.3

Areas Outside NCR                   172.2  169.5     1.6      0.8   171.3  177.5    -3.5     -1.6   162.9  161.7     0.7     2.0
								                                                                                            
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   144.7  142.4     1.6      3.5   168.9  191.6   -11.8     -0.5   157.8  156.7     0.7     0.8
    I  - Ilocos                     158.5  153.9     3.0     -1.0   153.1  170.2   -10.0     -8.3   169.9  168.5     0.8     2.6
   II  - Cagayan Valley             159.7  159.0     0.4      0.4   181.4  190.5    -4.8     -0.7   162.1  160.9     0.7     1.7
  III  - Central Luzon              148.1  146.3     1.2     -0.1   160.0  172.0    -7.0     -5.0   165.3  165.4    -0.1     2.3
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 169.8  168.0     1.1      0.5   155.0  168.8    -8.2     -3.7   156.6  156.6     0.0     1.8
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   165.9  164.1     1.1     -0.1   157.8  164.2    -3.9     -1.1   166.4  164.3     1.3     0.9
    V  - Bicol                      164.6  162.8     1.1      0.9   162.3  162.1     0.1      1.5   164.5  164.2     0.2     0.8
   VI  - Western Visayas            177.7  174.3     2.0      0.2   172.9  173.8    -0.5      0.3   155.0  152.7     1.5     1.7
  VII  - Central Visayas            187.8  186.3     0.8      0.7   209.9  207.6     1.1     -0.1   158.0  156.7     0.8     0.4
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            174.3  169.2     3.0      1.0   174.8  173.4     0.8      0.9   161.1  156.5     2.9     1.1
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        173.1  161.3     7.3     -1.5   180.7  176.5     2.4     -1.2   169.3  160.8     5.3     2.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao          190.4  186.2     2.3      2.5   183.4  182.5     0.5      2.1   168.5  165.6     1.8     2.3
   XI  - Davao                      193.3  193.4    -0.1      4.5   178.8  178.9    -0.1      1.5   168.4  166.4     1.2     4.0
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               175.4  174.0     0.8      2.1   169.9  169.4     0.3      0.3   173.3  171.6     1.0     3.7
 XIII  - Caraga                     201.6  195.3     3.2      0.6   188.7  184.4     2.3      4.2   177.0  172.4     2.7     3.1
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       201.8  200.9     0.4      1.3   222.1  222.4    -0.1      0.7   195.0  193.8     0.6     4.0

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Table 9 (concluded)

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                                          Miscellaneous Foods     |       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Jan    Dec Current Previous |   Jan    Dec Current Previous
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Philipines                          156.4  155.5     0.6      0.5   148.2  147.8     0.3      0.1 

National Capital Region (NCR)       150.8  150.3     0.3      0.1   143.4  143.4     0.0      0.0 

Areas Outside NCR                   158.9  157.8     0.7      0.6   151.0  150.5     0.3      0.2 
								                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   147.3  147.4    -0.1      0.5   124.5  124.5     0.0      0.2 
    I  - Ilocos                     159.6  159.6     0.0      0.9   143.9  143.9     0.0      0.0 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             173.0  172.0     0.6      1.2   195.6  195.6     0.0      0.0 
  III  - Central Luzon              159.5  159.4     0.1      0.6   147.1  147.1     0.0      0.6 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 145.5  144.1     1.0      0.2   144.0  142.6     1.0      0.0 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   158.0  154.9     2.0      1.5   148.2  148.9    -0.5      0.3 
    V  - Bicol                      169.2  167.7     0.9      1.4   169.3  169.3     0.0      0.2 
   VI  - Western Visayas            158.4  157.5     0.6      1.1   145.8  145.7     0.1      0.0 
  VII  - Central Visayas            171.7  170.2     0.9      0.1   173.4  173.4     0.0      0.0 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            160.9  159.8     0.7      0.4   161.0  161.0     0.0      0.0 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        167.9  166.9     0.6      1.5   151.2  151.2     0.0      0.0 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          158.3  156.3     1.3      0.4   144.7  144.2     0.3      0.1 
   XI  - Davao                      170.4  169.8     0.4      0.7   146.8  146.8     0.0      0.6 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               162.6  161.5     0.7      0.6   156.7  156.0     0.4      0.3 
 XIII  - Caraga                     172.2  170.6     0.9      1.2   182.3  183.4    -0.6      1.7 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       189.0  187.6     0.7      1.1   213.0  211.3     0.8      0.1 
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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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