Table  9.  Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, February and January 2010
           (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
                                      Feb    Jan Current Previous |   Feb    Jan Current Previous |   Feb    Jan Current Previous
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Philipines                          173.2  172.1     0.6      0.5   173.2  172.0     0.7      0.4   174.8  171.9     1.7     -0.1 

National Capital Region (NCR)       159.3  160.5    -0.7      1.0   159.4  160.6    -0.7      1.0   152.6  152.6     0.0      0.8 

Areas Outside NCR                   175.2  173.7     0.9      0.3   175.3  173.8     0.9      0.3   175.2  172.2     1.7     -0.2 
								                                                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   176.4  175.1     0.7      0.5   176.9  175.6     0.7      0.5   145.9  145.9     0.0      0.1 
    I  - Ilocos                     173.1  173.5    -0.2     -0.4   173.4  173.8    -0.2     -0.3   152.8  152.5     0.2     -2.1 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             181.3  181.3     0.0      0.7   183.0  183.0     0.0      0.7   145.4  144.6     0.6      0.5 
  III  - Central Luzon              167.3  167.3     0.0      0.2   166.8  166.5     0.2      0.1   204.8  224.0    -8.6      1.4 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 167.4  163.5     2.4     -1.1   167.6  163.7     2.4     -1.1   147.4  140.0     5.3     -1.3 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   175.4  175.0     0.2      1.2   175.2  174.8     0.2      1.2   195.6  197.4    -0.9      4.6 
    V  - Bicol                      173.3  171.8     0.9      0.9   174.8  173.2     0.9      1.0   157.0  156.9     0.1      0.0 
   VI  - Western Visayas            170.3  169.0     0.8      0.7   171.2  169.9     0.8      0.7   153.1  153.1     0.0     -0.4 
  VII  - Central Visayas            182.3  182.0     0.2      1.9   181.6  181.5     0.1      2.4   183.9  183.0     0.5      0.9 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            194.1  194.0     0.1     -0.3   196.3  196.2     0.1     -0.2   154.1  153.8     0.2     -1.2 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        168.4  167.1     0.8     -0.9   170.3  169.2     0.7     -0.2   164.1  162.2     1.2     -2.6 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          175.2  173.4     1.0      0.3   172.8  171.4     0.8      0.4   181.1  178.3     1.6      0.1 
   XI  - Davao                      177.8  172.7     3.0     -0.2   176.7  174.0     1.6      0.1   181.9  168.1     8.2     -1.3 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               173.7  168.4     3.1      0.8   172.4  167.3     3.0      0.7   185.5  178.4     4.0      1.7 
 XIII  - Caraga                     179.5  177.6     1.1      0.2   179.9  178.4     0.8      0.2   175.9  170.7     3.0     -0.2 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       196.3  195.5     0.4      1.3   195.3  194.6     0.4      1.5   244.4  238.3     2.6     -2.7 

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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
                                      Feb    Jan Current Previous |   Feb    Jan Current Previous |   Feb    Jan Current Previous
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Philipines                          186.5  185.4     0.6      0.5   194.1  193.7     0.2      0.1   156.0  156.2    -0.1      0.6  

National Capital Region (NCR)       199.3  198.7     0.3      0.2   189.4  189.1     0.2      0.1   152.9  155.1    -1.4      0.7  

Areas Outside NCR                   182.1  180.7     0.8      0.6   196.0  195.6     0.2      0.1   156.9  156.6     0.2      0.6  
								                                                                                               
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   161.3  160.9     0.2      0.2   214.9  214.6     0.1      0.0   140.1  141.4    -0.9      1.5  
    I  - Ilocos                     222.8  221.8     0.5      0.2   215.5  215.3     0.1      0.0   152.5  152.5     0.0      0.1  
   II  - Cagayan Valley             159.9  159.9     0.0      0.0   187.3  186.3     0.5      0.3   157.4  156.1     0.8      0.0  
  III  - Central Luzon              175.2  173.4     1.0      0.0   210.5  209.3     0.6      0.1   142.1  142.5    -0.3      0.6  
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 180.1  177.9     1.2      1.4   198.9  198.9     0.0      0.1   146.2  145.6     0.4     -0.6  
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   168.5  167.8     0.4      0.1   197.3  196.0     0.7      0.0   155.7  157.4    -1.1      0.4  
    V  - Bicol                      174.5  173.3     0.7      0.7   188.5  187.7     0.4      0.2   151.3  150.7     0.4      0.3  
   VI  - Western Visayas            160.9  159.8     0.7      0.6   176.6  176.3     0.2      0.0   167.2  168.0    -0.5      1.9  
  VII  - Central Visayas            190.8  190.7     0.1      0.1   187.0  187.0     0.0      0.1   157.9  157.3     0.4      0.9  
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            208.6  207.5     0.5      0.2   183.8  183.7     0.1      0.1   170.3  171.4    -0.6      0.6  
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        202.3  201.6     0.3      0.3   216.8  216.8     0.0      0.0   196.6  195.5     0.6      0.0  
    X  - Northern Mindanao          174.2  173.4     0.5      0.3   194.7  194.6     0.1      0.1   182.3  180.4     1.1      1.8  
   XI  - Davao                      199.2  196.5     1.4      0.3   183.7  183.5     0.1      0.3   175.1  173.0     1.2      1.1  
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               182.4  181.5     0.5      0.3   183.4  183.0     0.2      0.1   155.0  153.4     1.0      1.3  
 XIII  - Caraga                     178.6  176.5     1.2      0.3   187.5  186.8     0.4      0.0   163.2  163.0     0.1      2.3
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			  
           in Muslim Mindanao       198.0  197.3     0.4      2.8   197.3  197.3     0.0      0.3   192.2  192.1     0.1      0.7
									  
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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
                                      Feb    Jan Current Previous |   Feb    Jan Current Previous |   Feb    Jan Current Previous
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Philipines                          165.5  166.1    -0.4      2.2   154.3  161.8    -4.6     -4.7   162.2  162.2     0.0      0.2

National Capital Region (NCR)       142.9  142.3     0.4      4.9   125.6  135.2    -7.1     -8.7   160.0  160.7    -0.4     -0.9

Areas Outside NCR                   171.3  172.2    -0.5      1.6   164.6  171.3    -3.9     -3.5   163.2  162.9     0.2      0.7
								                                                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   141.4  144.7    -2.3      1.6   159.2  168.9    -5.7    -11.8   156.8  157.8    -0.6      0.7
    I  - Ilocos                     157.5  158.5    -0.6      3.0   141.6  153.1    -7.5    -10.0   169.5  169.9    -0.2      0.8
   II  - Cagayan Valley             160.9  159.7     0.8      0.4   162.3  181.4   -10.5     -4.8   161.6  162.1    -0.3      0.7
  III  - Central Luzon              146.3  148.1    -1.2      1.2   147.1  160.0    -8.1     -7.0   163.2  165.3    -1.3     -0.1
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 170.4  169.8     0.4      1.1   145.3  155.0    -6.3     -8.2   158.5  156.6     1.2      0.0
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   162.2  165.9    -2.2      1.1   149.3  157.8    -5.4     -3.9   167.4  166.4     0.6      1.3
    V  - Bicol                      164.8  164.6     0.1      1.1   156.5  162.3    -3.6      0.1   164.9  164.5     0.2      0.2
   VI  - Western Visayas            176.1  177.7    -0.9      2.0   171.6  172.9    -0.8     -0.5   154.3  155.0    -0.5      1.5
  VII  - Central Visayas            188.1  187.8     0.2      0.8   206.0  209.9    -1.9      1.1   162.2  158.0     2.7      0.8
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            173.0  174.3    -0.7      3.0   174.3  174.8    -0.3      0.8   160.9  161.1    -0.1      2.9
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        166.0  173.1    -4.1      7.3   174.3  180.7    -3.5      2.4   165.2  169.3    -2.4      5.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao          189.3  190.4    -0.6      2.3   181.7  183.4    -0.9      0.5   169.1  168.5     0.4      1.8
   XI  - Davao                      192.1  193.3    -0.6     -0.1   182.0  178.8     1.8     -0.1   169.8  168.4     0.8      1.2
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               175.1  175.4    -0.2      0.8   171.6  169.9     1.0      0.3   173.1  173.3    -0.1      1.0
 XIII  - Caraga                     202.3  201.6     0.3      3.2   189.0  188.7     0.2      2.3   177.4  177.0     0.2      2.7
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       202.5  201.8     0.3      0.4   221.1  222.1    -0.5     -0.1   196.4  195.0     0.7      0.6

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Table 9 (concluded)

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                                          Miscellaneous Foods     |       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Feb    Jan Current Previous |   Feb    Jan Current Previous
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Philipines                          159.5  156.4     2.0     0.6    148.8  148.2     0.4      0.3  

National Capital Region (NCR)       152.1  150.8     0.9     0.3    143.4  143.4     0.0      0.0  

Areas Outside NCR                   162.8  158.9     2.5     0.7    152.0  151.0     0.7      0.3  
								                                                               
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   152.9  147.3     3.8    -0.1    132.0  124.5     6.0      0.0  
    I  - Ilocos                     161.3  159.6     1.1     0.0    143.9  143.9     0.0      0.0  
   II  - Cagayan Valley             176.3  173.0     1.9     0.6    196.5  195.6     0.5      0.0  
  III  - Central Luzon              164.3  159.5     3.0     0.1    147.6  147.1     0.3      0.0  
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 148.8  145.5     2.3     1.0    145.6  144.0     1.1      1.0  
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   162.9  158.0     3.1     2.0    149.3  148.2     0.7     -0.5  
    V  - Bicol                      173.8  169.2     2.7     0.9    169.6  169.3     0.2      0.0  
   VI  - Western Visayas            162.6  158.4     2.7     0.6    147.5  145.8     1.2      0.1  
  VII  - Central Visayas            175.3  171.7     2.1     0.9    173.5  173.4     0.1      0.0  
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            164.9  160.9     2.5     0.7    161.0  161.0     0.0      0.0  
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        172.5  167.9     2.7     0.6    151.2  151.2     0.0      0.0  
    X  - Northern Mindanao          161.8  158.3     2.2     1.3    145.3  144.7     0.4      0.3  
   XI  - Davao                      173.7  170.4     1.9     0.4    146.9  146.8     0.1      0.0  
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               167.6  162.6     3.1     0.7    156.7  156.7     0.0      0.4  
 XIII  - Caraga                     177.8  172.2     3.3     0.9    182.7  182.3     0.2     -0.6  
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       194.1  189.0     2.7     0.7    213.2  213.0     0.1      0.8  
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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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