Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, January 2010 and 2009, December 2009 and 2008
           (2000 = 100)

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                                        C e r e a l s                           |           R i c e
Area/Region                                                  Inflation Rates(%) |                              Inflation Rates(%)   
                                 Jan-10 Dec-09 Jan-09 Dec-08  Current Previous  | Jan-10 Dec-09 Jan-09 Dec-08   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       172.1  171.3  165.9  165.0      3.7      3.8     172.0  171.3  165.5  164.6       3.9      4.1

National Capital Region (NCR)     160.5  158.9  155.6  154.0      3.1      3.2     160.6  159.0  155.9  154.3       3.0      3.0

Areas Outside NCR                 173.7  173.1  167.4  166.6      3.8      3.9     173.8  173.2  167.0  166.2       4.1      4.2

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 175.1  174.3  167.1  169.8      4.8      2.7     175.6  174.7  167.6  170.3       4.8      2.6
    I  - Ilocos                   173.5  174.2  171.6  173.6      1.1      0.3     173.8  174.4  171.9  174.0       1.1      0.2
   II  - Cagayan Valley           181.3  180.1  176.5  173.4      2.7      3.9     183.0  181.8  178.1  174.9       2.8      3.9
  III  - Central Luzon            167.3  167.0  162.2  161.6      3.1      3.3     166.5  166.3  161.6  161.0       3.0      3.3
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               163.5  165.3  160.5  159.5      1.9      3.6     163.7  165.5  160.7  159.7       1.9      3.6
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 175.0  172.9  167.0  163.6      4.8      5.7     174.8  172.8  167.0  163.6       4.7      5.6
    V  - Bicol                    171.8  170.3  165.8  159.7      3.6      6.6     173.2  171.5  166.0  159.3       4.3      7.7
   VI  - Western Visayas          169.0  167.9  169.4  167.8     -0.2      0.1     169.9  168.7  171.4  169.7      -0.9     -0.6
  VII  - Central Visayas          182.0  178.6  176.9  177.6      2.9      0.6     181.5  177.3  172.8  174.0       5.0      1.9
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          194.0  194.5  183.8  181.6      5.5      7.1     196.2  196.6  185.6  183.3       5.7      7.3
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      167.1  168.6  167.9  166.8     -0.5      1.1     169.2  169.5  166.5  165.0       1.6      2.7
    X  - Northern Mindanao        173.4  172.9  166.8  166.8      4.0      3.7     171.4  170.7  163.5  163.4       4.8      4.5
   XI  - Davao                    172.7  173.1  160.5  160.1      7.6      8.1     174.0  173.9  159.7  160.6       9.0      8.3
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             168.4  167.0  151.9  150.3     10.9     11.1     167.3  166.1  148.9  147.2      12.4     12.8
 XIII  - Caraga                   177.6  177.3  165.2  165.4      7.5      7.2     178.4  178.0  164.9  165.0       8.2      7.9
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     195.5  192.9  176.3  183.3     10.9      5.2     194.6  191.8  175.0  182.3      11.2      5.2

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                            C o r n                             |     Cereal Preparations
Area and Region                                               Inflation Rates(%)|                              Inflation Rates(%)
                                 Jan-10 Dec-09 Jan-09 Dec-08   Current Previous | Jan-10 Dec-09 Jan-09 Dec-08   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       171.9  172.1  170.9  169.9       0.6      1.3    185.4  184.5  179.3  179.3       3.4      2.9

National Capital Region (NCR)     152.6  151.4  130.5  130.5      16.9     16.0    198.7  198.3  194.6  195.4       2.1      1.5

Areas Outside NCR                 172.2  172.5  171.6  170.6       0.3      1.1    180.7  179.7  174.0  173.7       3.9      3.5

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 145.9  145.8  136.7  136.7       6.7      6.7    160.9  160.5  155.9  156.5       3.2      2.6
    I  - Ilocos                   152.5  155.8  147.8  141.6       3.2     10.0    221.8  221.4  217.1  215.3       2.2      2.8
   II  - Cagayan Valley           144.6  143.9  142.0  141.6       1.8      1.6    159.9  159.9  153.9  153.1       3.9      4.4
  III  - Central Luzon            224.0  220.9  205.5  202.2       9.0      9.2    173.4  173.4  169.5  169.4       2.3      2.4
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               140.0  141.8  139.3  136.9       0.5      3.6    177.9  175.5  166.8  166.9       6.7      5.2
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 197.4  188.7  167.3  166.2      18.0     13.5    167.8  167.7  163.1  162.0       2.9      3.5
    V  - Bicol                    156.9  156.9  163.9  163.9      -4.3     -4.3    173.3  172.1  165.3  165.2       4.8      4.2
   VI  - Western Visayas          153.1  153.7  131.8  132.0      16.2     16.4    159.8  158.8  155.7  155.4       2.6      2.2
  VII  - Central Visayas          183.0  181.3  185.3  185.0      -1.2     -2.0    190.7  190.5  187.4  187.1       1.8      1.8
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          153.8  155.6  150.5  150.3       2.2      3.5    207.5  207.1  202.9  202.4       2.3      2.3
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      162.2  166.5  171.2  170.8      -5.3     -2.5    201.6  200.9  195.2  194.9       3.3      3.1
    X  - Northern Mindanao        178.3  178.1  174.9  175.1       1.9      1.7    173.4  172.9  168.2  168.8       3.1      2.4
   XI  - Davao                    168.1  170.3  163.5  158.4       2.8      7.5    196.5  195.9  187.0  185.9       5.1      5.4
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             178.4  175.5  180.2  178.8      -1.0     -1.8    181.5  180.9  173.2  172.8       4.8      4.7
 XIII  - Caraga                   170.7  171.1  168.2  169.5       1.5      0.9    176.5  175.9  173.9  175.8       1.5      0.1
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     238.3  245.0  238.4  229.7       0.0      6.7    197.3  191.9  185.6  184.1       6.3      4.2

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                         Dairy Products                         |           E g g s
Area and Region                                               Inflation Rates(%)|                              Inflation Rates(%)
                                 Jan-10 Dec-09 Jan-09 Dec-08   Current Previous | Jan-10 Dec-09 Jan-09 Dec-08   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       193.7  193.5  188.6  187.4       2.7      3.3    156.2  155.3  148.7  146.7       5.0      5.9

National Capital Region (NCR)     189.1  188.9  185.6  185.2       1.9      2.0    155.1  154.0  148.7  144.3       4.3      6.7

Areas Outside NCR                 195.6  195.4  189.9  188.3       3.0      3.8    156.6  155.7  148.7  147.4       5.3      5.6

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 214.6  214.5  207.4  206.9       3.5      3.7    141.4  139.3  135.4  133.5       4.4      4.3
    I  - Ilocos                   215.3  215.3  213.5  212.4       0.8      1.4    152.5  152.4  149.2  147.0       2.2      3.7
   II  - Cagayan Valley           186.3  185.7  178.7  178.2       4.3      4.2    156.1  156.1  150.1  149.6       4.0      4.3
  III  - Central Luzon            209.3  209.1  205.1  201.3       2.0      3.9    142.5  141.6  136.3  135.8       4.5      4.3
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               198.9  198.8  191.8  189.9       3.7      4.7    145.6  146.5  134.3  132.3       8.4     10.7
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 196.0  196.0  189.2  188.0       3.6      4.3    157.4  156.7  149.7  149.6       5.1      4.7
    V  - Bicol                    187.7  187.4  182.0  181.9       3.1      3.0    150.7  150.3  145.8  143.7       3.4      4.6
   VI  - Western Visayas          176.3  176.3  172.6  169.2       2.1      4.2    168.0  164.8  157.4  155.3       6.7      6.1
  VII  - Central Visayas          187.0  186.8  174.9  174.7       6.9      6.9    157.3  155.9  153.6  153.4       2.4      1.6
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          183.7  183.6  180.3  179.4       1.9      2.3    171.4  170.4  168.1  168.0       2.0      1.4
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      216.8  216.7  212.9  211.6       1.8      2.4    195.5  195.5  178.9  176.7       9.3     10.6
    X  - Northern Mindanao        194.6  194.5  192.1  191.3       1.3      1.7    180.4  177.2  171.8  175.1       5.0      1.2
   XI  - Davao                    183.5  183.0  176.1  174.1       4.2      5.1    173.0  171.1  164.8  162.2       5.0      5.5
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             183.0  182.8  178.3  179.1r      2.6      2.1    153.4  151.5  147.1  146.3       4.3      3.6
 XIII  - Caraga                   186.8  186.8  182.9  182.5       2.1      2.4    163.0  159.3  159.4  157.8       2.3      1.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     197.3  196.8  191.2  190.7       3.2      3.2    192.1  190.8  173.0  169.5      11.0     12.6

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                            F i s h                             |    Fruits and Vegetables
Area and Region                                              Inflation Rates(%) |                              Inflation Rates(%)
                                 Jan-10 Dec-09 Jan-09 Dec-08  Current Previous  | Jan-10 Dec-09 Jan-09 Dec-08   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       166.1  162.6  159.6  154.7      4.1      5.1     161.8  169.7  150.9  151.8       7.2     11.8

National Capital Region (NCR)     142.3  135.6  137.5  132.3      3.5      2.5     135.2  148.1  126.2  127.7       7.1     16.0

Areas Outside NCR                 172.2  169.5  165.2  160.4      4.2      5.7     171.3  177.5  159.8  160.5       7.2     10.6
							  
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 144.7  142.4  132.5  134.5      9.2      5.9     168.9  191.6  152.5  158.6      10.8     20.8
    I  - Ilocos                   158.5  153.9  156.1  151.5      1.5      1.6     153.1  170.2  131.8  135.6      16.2     25.5
   II  - Cagayan Valley           159.7  159.0  148.4  147.5      7.6      7.8     181.4  190.5  151.0  149.4      20.1     27.5
  III  - Central Luzon            148.1  146.3  150.9  145.1     -1.9      0.8     160.0  172.0  146.0  145.9       9.6     17.9
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               169.8  168.0  162.3  158.2      4.6      6.2     155.0  168.8  143.5  148.9       8.0     13.4
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 165.9  164.1  159.8  153.6      3.8      6.8     157.8  164.2  151.1  150.7       4.4      9.0
    V  - Bicol                    164.6  162.8  156.0  147.8      5.5     10.1     162.3  162.1  148.4  147.7       9.4      9.7
   VI  - Western Visayas          177.7  174.3  176.1  167.8      0.9      3.9     172.9  173.8  168.5  165.9       2.6      4.8
  VII  - Central Visayas          187.8  186.3  181.8  178.2      3.3      4.5     209.9  207.6  200.8  199.6       4.5      4.0
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          174.3  169.2  161.3  160.2      8.1      5.6     174.8  173.4  170.5  167.6       2.5      3.5
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      173.1  161.3  163.4  152.4      5.9      5.8     180.7  176.5  176.7  175.1       2.3      0.8
    X  - Northern Mindanao        190.4  186.2  183.2  179.5      3.9      3.7     183.4  182.5  177.1  178.8       3.6      2.1
   XI  - Davao                    193.3  193.4  177.7  175.2      8.8     10.4     178.8  178.9  173.2  171.4       3.2      4.4
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             175.4  174.0  163.4  161.9      7.3      7.5     169.9  169.4  167.0  169.2       1.7      0.1
 XIII  - Caraga                   201.6  195.3  192.6  184.4      4.7      5.9     188.7  184.4  175.3  174.2       7.6      5.9
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     201.8  200.9  184.7  181.3      9.3     10.8     222.1  222.4  209.3  205.3       6.1      8.3

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                             M e a t                            |      Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region                                              Inflation Rates(%) |                             Inflation Rates(%)
                                 Jan-10 Dec-09 Jan-09 Dec-08  Current Previous  | Jan-10 Dec-09 Jan-09 Dec-08  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       162.2  161.8  152.5  150.7      6.4      7.4     156.4  155.5  151.2  149.8      3.4      3.8 

National Capital Region (NCR)     160.7  162.1  151.2  148.8      6.3      8.9     150.8  150.3  148.6  144.1      1.5      4.3 

Areas Outside NCR                 162.9  161.7  153.0  151.5      6.5      6.7     158.9  157.8  152.4  152.4      4.3      3.5 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 157.8  156.7  148.1  147.4      6.5      6.3     147.3  147.4  145.1  145.6      1.5      1.2 
    I  - Ilocos                   169.9  168.5  158.9  158.4      6.9      6.4     159.6  159.6  154.8  155.0      3.1      3.0 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           162.1  160.9  150.3  149.5      7.9      7.6     173.0  172.0  165.5  165.8      4.5      3.7 
  III  - Central Luzon            165.3  165.4  154.1  151.0      7.3      9.5     159.5  159.4  152.2  152.2      4.8      4.7 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               156.6  156.6  148.9  146.7      5.2      6.7     145.5  144.1  140.3  140.3      3.7      2.7 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 166.4  164.3  156.5  155.0      6.3      6.0     158.0  154.9  147.8  149.0      6.9      4.0 
    V  - Bicol                    164.5  164.2  157.7  157.0      4.3      4.6     169.2  167.7  155.6  156.3      8.7      7.3 
   VI  - Western Visayas          155.0  152.7  146.5  145.7      5.8      4.8     158.4  157.5  152.6  152.1      3.8      3.6 
  VII  - Central Visayas          158.0  156.7  153.6  152.3      2.9      2.9     171.7  170.2  166.6  166.8      3.1      2.0 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          161.1  156.5  153.3  152.9      5.1      2.4     160.9  159.8  156.2  155.6      3.0      2.7 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      169.3  160.8  152.0  151.9     11.4      5.9     167.9  166.9  160.8  160.7      4.4      3.9 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        168.5  165.6  156.5  156.2      7.7      6.0     158.3  156.3  154.4  153.7      2.5      1.7 
   XI  - Davao                    168.4  166.4  152.9  152.2     10.1      9.3     170.4  169.8  164.7  166.5      3.5      2.0 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             173.3  171.6  160.0  159.9      8.3      7.3     162.6  161.5  154.6  155.0      5.2      4.2 
 XIII  - Caraga                   177.0  172.4  160.6  159.8     10.2      7.9     172.2  170.6  164.7  164.4      4.6      3.8 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     195.0  193.8  178.8  177.1      9.1      9.4     189.0  187.6  177.9  176.8      6.2      6.1 

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                                              Inflation Rates(%)
                                 Jan-10 Dec-09 Jan-09 Dec-08  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       148.2  147.8  144.8  142.1      2.3      4.0

National Capital Region (NCR)     143.4  143.4  142.1  136.0      0.9      5.4

Areas Outside NCR                 151.0  150.5  146.4  145.8      3.1      3.2

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 124.5  124.5  120.6  120.6      3.2      3.2
    I  - Ilocos                   143.9  143.9  143.6  143.5      0.2      0.3
   II  - Cagayan Valley           195.6  195.6  192.3  192.3      1.7      1.7
  III  - Central Luzon            147.1  147.1  140.9  140.4      4.4      4.8
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               144.0  142.6  138.6  137.6      3.9      3.6
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 148.2  148.9  145.2  145.2      2.1      2.5
    V  - Bicol                    169.3  169.3  158.7  158.5      6.7      6.8
   VI  - Western Visayas          145.8  145.7  142.2  141.9      2.5      2.7
  VII  - Central Visayas          173.4  173.4  172.9  172.5      0.3      0.5
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          161.0  161.0  161.0  161.0      0.0      0.0
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      151.2  151.2  150.0  150.0      0.8      0.8
    X  - Northern Mindanao        144.7  144.2  139.6  139.0      3.7      3.7
   XI  - Davao                    146.8  146.8  145.1  145.1      1.2      1.2
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             156.7  156.0  150.8  149.6      3.9      4.3
 XIII  - Caraga                   182.3  183.4  175.5  174.3      3.9      5.2
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     213.0  211.3  208.9  200.2      2.0      5.5

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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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