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

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                                        C e r e a l s                           |           R i c e
Area/Region                            2010          2009    Inflation Rates(%) |       2010          2009    Inflation Rates(%)   
                                    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous  |    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous  
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Philippines                       173.2  172.1  170.4  165.9      1.6      3.7     173.2  172.0  169.8  165.5      2.0      3.9

National Capital Region (NCR)     159.3  160.5  158.9  155.6      0.3      3.1     159.4  160.6  159.2  155.9      0.1      3.0

Areas Outside NCR                 175.2  173.7  172.0  167.4      1.9      3.8     175.3  173.8  171.5  167.0      2.2      4.1

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 176.4  175.1  173.0  167.1      2.0      4.8     176.9  175.6  173.5  167.6      2.0      4.8
    I  - Ilocos                   173.1  173.5  175.4  171.6     -1.3      1.1     173.4  173.8  175.7  171.9     -1.3      1.1
   II  - Cagayan Valley           181.3  181.3  182.4  176.5     -0.6      2.7     183.0  183.0  184.2  178.1     -0.7      2.8
  III  - Central Luzon            167.3  167.3  166.1  162.2      0.7      3.1     166.8  166.5  165.5  161.6      0.8      3.0
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               167.4  163.5  161.6  160.5      3.6      1.9     167.6  163.7  161.8  160.7      3.6      1.9
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 175.4  175.0  168.4  167.0      4.2      4.8     175.2  174.8  168.4  167.0      4.0      4.7
    V  - Bicol                    173.3  171.8  170.4  165.8      1.7      3.6     174.8  173.2  171.5  166.0      1.9      4.3
   VI  - Western Visayas          170.3  169.0  169.2  169.4      0.7     -0.2     171.2  169.9  171.1  171.4      0.1     -0.9
  VII  - Central Visayas          182.3  182.0  179.0  176.9      1.8      2.9     181.6  181.5  174.4  172.8      4.1      5.0
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          194.1  194.0  188.3  183.8      3.1      5.5     196.3  196.2  190.3  185.6      3.2      5.7
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      168.4  167.1  164.3  167.9      2.5     -0.5     170.3  169.2  162.6  166.5      4.7      1.6
    X  - Northern Mindanao        175.2  173.4  174.8  166.8      0.2      4.0     172.8  171.4  170.5  163.5      1.3      4.8
   XI  - Davao                    177.8  172.7  178.6  160.5     -0.4      7.6     176.7  174.0  177.0  159.7     -0.2      9.0
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             173.7  168.4  166.0  151.9      4.6     10.9     172.4  167.3  162.9  148.9      5.8     12.4
 XIII  - Caraga                   179.5  177.6  172.7  165.2      3.9      7.5     179.9  178.4  171.9  164.9      4.7      8.2
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     196.3  195.5  184.6  176.3      6.3     10.9     195.3  194.6  183.4  175.0      6.5     11.2

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                            C o r n                             |     Cereal Preparations
Area and Region                        2010          2009     Inflation Rates(%)|       2010          2009    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan   Current Previous |    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       174.8  171.9  176.5  170.9      -1.0      0.6    186.5  185.4  180.2  179.3      3.5      3.4

National Capital Region (NCR)     152.6  152.6  130.5  130.5      16.9     16.9    199.3  198.7  195.0  194.6      2.2      2.1

Areas Outside NCR                 175.2  172.2  177.3  171.6      -1.2      0.3    182.1  180.7  175.1  174.0      4.0      3.9

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 145.9  145.9  137.7  136.7       6.0      6.7    161.3  160.9  156.4  155.9      3.1      3.2
    I  - Ilocos                   152.8  152.5  150.1  147.8       1.8      3.2    222.8  221.8  217.6  217.1      2.4      2.2
   II  - Cagayan Valley           145.4  144.6  142.1  142.0       2.3      1.8    159.9  159.9  155.7  153.9      2.7      3.9
  III  - Central Luzon            204.8  224.0  207.7  205.5      -1.4      9.0    175.2  173.4  170.6  169.5      2.7      2.3
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               147.4  140.0  142.8  139.3       3.2      0.5    180.1  177.9  168.4  166.8      6.9      6.7
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 195.6  197.4  173.7  167.3      12.6     18.0    168.5  167.8  164.8  163.1      2.2      2.9
    V  - Bicol                    157.0  156.9  158.0  163.9      -0.6     -4.3    174.5  173.3  166.6  165.3      4.7      4.8
   VI  - Western Visayas          153.1  153.1  134.7  131.8      13.7     16.2    160.9  159.8  156.3  155.7      2.9      2.6
  VII  - Central Visayas          183.9  183.0  188.4  185.3      -2.4     -1.2    190.8  190.7  188.0  187.4      1.5      1.8
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          154.1  153.8  152.1  150.5       1.3      2.2    208.6  207.5  204.5  202.9      2.0      2.3
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      164.1  162.2  168.3  171.2      -2.5     -5.3    202.3  201.6  195.9  195.2      3.3      3.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao        181.1  178.3  185.4  174.9      -2.3      1.9    174.2  173.4  168.6  168.2      3.3      3.1
   XI  - Davao                    181.9  168.1  184.2  163.5      -1.2      2.8    199.2  196.5  188.3  187.0      5.8      5.1
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             185.5  178.4  194.6  180.2      -4.7     -1.0    182.4  181.5  174.6  173.2      4.5      4.8
 XIII  - Caraga                   175.9  170.7  180.0  168.2      -2.3      1.5    178.6  176.5  175.1  173.9      2.0      1.5
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     244.4  238.3  240.7  238.4       1.5      0.0    198.0  197.3  185.8  185.6      6.6      6.3

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                         Dairy Products                         |           E g g s
Area and Region                        2010          2009     Inflation Rates(%)|       2010          2009    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan   Current Previous |    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       194.1  193.7  189.8  188.6       2.3      2.7    156.0  156.2  152.2  148.7      2.5      5.0

National Capital Region (NCR)     189.4  189.1  186.3  185.6       1.7      1.9    152.9  155.1  156.6  148.7     -2.4      4.3

Areas Outside NCR                 196.0  195.6  191.3  189.9       2.5      3.0    156.9  156.6  150.8  148.7      4.0      5.3

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 214.9  214.6  208.6  207.4       3.0      3.5    140.1  141.4  136.6  135.4      2.6      4.4
    I  - Ilocos                   215.5  215.3  214.1  213.5       0.7      0.8    152.5  152.5  150.6  149.2      1.3      2.2
   II  - Cagayan Valley           187.3  186.3  180.0  178.7       4.1      4.3    157.4  156.1  151.2  150.1      4.1      4.0
  III  - Central Luzon            210.5  209.3  206.3  205.1       2.0      2.0    142.1  142.5  138.8  136.3      2.4      4.5
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               198.9  198.9  193.6  191.8       2.7      3.7    146.2  145.6  136.7  134.3      6.9      8.4
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 197.3  196.0  190.4  189.2       3.6      3.6    155.7  157.4  152.5  149.7      2.1      5.1
    V  - Bicol                    188.5  187.7  182.5  182.0       3.3      3.1    151.3  150.7  147.9  145.8      2.3      3.4
   VI  - Western Visayas          176.6  176.3  172.9  172.6       2.1      2.1    167.2  168.0  160.5  157.4      4.2      6.7
  VII  - Central Visayas          187.0  187.0  179.9  174.9       3.9      6.9    157.9  157.3  153.8  153.6      2.7      2.4
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          183.8  183.7  181.4  180.3       1.3      1.9    170.3  171.4  169.7  168.1      0.4      2.0
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      216.8  216.8  213.9  212.9       1.4      1.8    196.6  195.5  187.7  178.9      4.7      9.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao        194.7  194.6  192.1  192.1       1.4      1.3    182.3  180.4  172.4  171.8      5.7      5.0
   XI  - Davao                    183.7  183.5  176.8  176.1       3.9      4.2    175.1  173.0  165.2  164.8      6.0      5.0
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             183.4  183.0  179.8  178.3       2.0      2.6    155.0  153.4  148.5  147.1      4.4      4.3
 XIII  - Caraga                   187.5  186.8  184.4  182.9       1.7      2.1    163.2  163.0  159.4  159.4      2.4      2.3
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     197.3  197.3  191.9  191.2       2.8      3.2    192.2  192.1  177.9  173.0      8.0     11.0

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                            F i s h                             |    Fruits and Vegetables
Area and Region                        2010          2009    Inflation Rates(%) |       2010          2009    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous  |    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       165.5  166.1  158.9  159.6      4.2      4.1     154.3  161.8  149.0  150.9      3.6      7.2

National Capital Region (NCR)     142.9  142.3  135.2  137.5      5.7      3.5     125.6  135.2  121.0  126.2      3.8      7.1

Areas Outside NCR                 171.3  172.2  165.0  165.2      3.8      4.2     164.6  171.3  159.1  159.8      3.5      7.2
							  
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 141.4  144.7  133.0  132.5      6.3      9.2     159.2  168.9  151.1  152.5      5.4     10.8
    I  - Ilocos                   157.5  158.5  155.7  156.1      1.2      1.5     141.6  153.1  130.0  131.8      8.9     16.2
   II  - Cagayan Valley           160.9  159.7  150.7  148.4      6.8      7.6     162.3  181.4  150.7  151.0      7.7     20.1
  III  - Central Luzon            146.3  148.1  148.3  150.9     -1.3     -1.9     147.1  160.0  141.1  146.0      4.3      9.6
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               170.4  169.8  163.3  162.3      4.3      4.6     145.3  155.0  138.3  143.5      5.1      8.0
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 162.2  165.9  160.1  159.8      1.3      3.8     149.3  157.8  148.1  151.1      0.8      4.4
    V  - Bicol                    164.8  164.6  155.6  156.0      5.9      5.5     156.5  162.3  146.8  148.4      6.6      9.4
   VI  - Western Visayas          176.1  177.7  174.3  176.1      1.0      0.9     171.6  172.9  167.3  168.5      2.6      2.6
  VII  - Central Visayas          188.1  187.8  181.4  181.8      3.7      3.3     206.0  209.9  203.4  200.8      1.3      4.5
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          173.0  174.3  163.1  161.3      6.1      8.1     174.3  174.8  173.5  170.5      0.5      2.5
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      166.0  173.1  157.2  163.4      5.6      5.9     174.3  180.7  173.6  176.7      0.4      2.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao        189.3  190.4  182.5  183.2      3.7      3.9     181.7  183.4  187.6  177.1     -3.1      3.6
   XI  - Davao                    192.1  193.3  179.5  177.7      7.0      8.8     182.0  178.8  177.7  173.2      2.4      3.2
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             175.1  175.4  164.2  163.4      6.6      7.3     171.6  169.9  170.0  167.0      0.9      1.7
 XIII  - Caraga                   202.3  201.6  196.8  192.6      2.8      4.7     189.0  188.7  186.9  175.3      1.1      7.6
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     202.5  201.8  184.6  184.7      9.7      9.3     221.1  222.1  209.3  209.3      5.6      6.1

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                             M e a t                            |      Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region                        2010          2009    Inflation Rates(%) |      2010          2009    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous  |   Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       162.2  162.2  153.6  152.5      5.6      6.4    159.5  156.4  151.2  151.2      5.5      3.4 

National Capital Region (NCR)     160.0  160.7  152.5  151.2      4.9      6.3    152.1  150.8  148.4  148.6      2.5      1.5 

Areas Outside NCR                 163.2  162.9  154.1  153.0      5.9      6.5    162.8  158.9  152.5  152.4      6.8      4.3 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 156.8  157.8  148.2  148.1      5.8      6.5    152.9  147.3  143.8  145.1      6.3      1.5 
    I  - Ilocos                   169.5  169.9  160.2  158.9      5.8      6.9    161.3  159.6  155.4  154.8      3.8      3.1 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           161.6  162.1  151.3  150.3      6.8      7.9    176.3  173.0  165.7  165.5      6.4      4.5 
  III  - Central Luzon            163.2  165.3  156.4  154.1      4.3      7.3    164.3  159.5  152.3  152.2      7.9      4.8 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               158.5  156.6  150.2  148.9      5.5      5.2    148.8  145.5  140.4  140.3      6.0      3.7 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 167.4  166.4  157.8  156.5      6.1      6.3    162.9  158.0  148.0  147.8     10.1      6.9 
    V  - Bicol                    164.9  164.5  158.5  157.7      4.0      4.3    173.8  169.2  156.4  155.6     11.1      8.7 
   VI  - Western Visayas          154.3  155.0  148.2  146.5      4.1      5.8    162.6  158.4  152.5  152.6      6.6      3.8 
  VII  - Central Visayas          162.2  158.0  153.7  153.6      5.5      2.9    175.3  171.7  167.0  166.6      5.0      3.1 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          160.9  161.1  153.1  153.3      5.1      5.1    164.9  160.9  156.2  156.2      5.6      3.0 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      165.2  169.3  151.2  152.0      9.3     11.4    172.5  167.9  161.8  160.8      6.6      4.4 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        169.1  168.5  157.6  156.5      7.3      7.7    161.8  158.3  153.8  154.4      5.2      2.5 
   XI  - Davao                    169.8  168.4  153.1  152.9     10.9     10.1    173.7  170.4  164.2  164.7      5.8      3.5 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             173.1  173.3  160.1  160.0      8.1      8.3    167.6  162.6  154.2  154.6      8.7      5.2 
 XIII  - Caraga                   177.4  177.0  161.4  160.6      9.9     10.2    177.8  172.2  163.9  164.7      8.5      4.6 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     196.4  195.0  180.0  178.8      9.1      9.1    194.1  189.0  178.6  177.9      8.7      6.2 

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2010          2009    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       148.8  148.2  144.9  144.8      2.7      2.3 

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

Areas Outside NCR                 152.0  151.0  144.6  146.4      5.1      3.1 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 132.0  124.5  120.6  120.6      9.5      3.2 
    I  - Ilocos                   143.9  143.9  143.6  143.6      0.2      0.2 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           196.5  195.6  193.6  192.3      1.5      1.7 
  III  - Central Luzon            147.6  147.1  140.9  140.9      4.8      4.4 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               145.6  144.0  138.6  138.6      5.1      3.9 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 149.3  148.2  145.6  145.2      2.5      2.1 
    V  - Bicol                    169.6  169.3  158.9  158.7      6.7      6.7 
   VI  - Western Visayas          147.5  145.8  142.5  142.2      3.5      2.5 
  VII  - Central Visayas          173.5  173.4  172.9  172.9      0.3      0.3 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          161.0  161.0  161.0  161.0      0.0      0.0 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      151.2  151.2  150.4  150.0      0.5      0.8 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        145.3  144.7  141.6  139.6      2.6      3.7 
   XI  - Davao                    146.9  146.8  145.3  145.1      1.1      1.2 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             156.7  156.7  150.9  150.8      3.8      3.9 
 XIII  - Caraga                   182.7  182.3  176.4  175.5      3.6      3.9 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     213.2  213.0  209.0  208.9      2.0      2.0 

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Source:  Economic Indices and Indicators Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

Page last updated:  March 5, 2010

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