Table 9. Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, March and February 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
Mar Feb Current Previous | Mar Feb Current Previous | Mar Feb Current Previous
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Philipines 174.3 173.2 0.6 0.6 174.1 173.2 0.5 0.7 176.1 174.8 0.7 1.7
National Capital Region (NCR) 159.3 159.3 0.0 -0.7 159.3 159.4 -0.1 -0.7 158.9 152.6 4.1 0.0
Areas Outside NCR 176.4 175.2 0.7 0.9 176.4 175.3 0.6 0.9 176.4 175.2 0.7 1.7
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 176.8 176.4 0.2 0.7 177.3 176.9 0.2 0.7 146.1 145.9 0.1 0.0
I - Ilocos 175.3 173.1 1.3 -0.2 175.6 173.4 1.3 -0.2 153.5 152.8 0.5 0.2
II - Cagayan Valley 182.4 181.3 0.6 0.0 183.9 183.0 0.5 0.0 148.8 145.4 2.3 0.6
III - Central Luzon 167.2 167.3 -0.1 0.0 166.8 166.8 0.0 0.2 194.2 204.8 -5.2 -8.6
IV-a - Calabarzon 167.8 167.4 0.2 2.4 168.0 167.6 0.2 2.4 151.2 147.4 2.6 5.3
IV-b - Mimaropa 181.0 175.4 3.2 0.2 180.8 175.2 3.2 0.2 198.1 195.6 1.3 -0.9
V - Bicol 175.7 173.3 1.4 0.9 177.4 174.8 1.5 0.9 157.8 157.0 0.5 0.1
VI - Western Visayas 170.8 170.3 0.3 0.8 171.6 171.2 0.2 0.8 155.2 153.1 1.4 0.0
VII - Central Visayas 183.5 182.3 0.7 0.2 182.5 181.6 0.5 0.1 185.6 183.9 0.9 0.5
VIII - Eastern Visayas 194.3 194.1 0.1 0.1 196.5 196.3 0.1 0.1 153.4 154.1 -0.5 0.2
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 169.6 168.4 0.7 0.8 171.1 170.3 0.5 0.7 166.1 164.1 1.2 1.2
X - Northern Mindanao 175.6 175.2 0.2 1.0 172.9 172.8 0.1 0.8 182.2 181.1 0.6 1.6
XI - Davao 179.8 177.8 1.1 3.0 179.2 176.7 1.4 1.6 181.8 181.9 -0.1 8.2
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 176.5 173.7 1.6 3.1 175.5 172.4 1.8 3.0 186.2 185.5 0.4 4.0
XIII - Caraga 181.4 179.5 1.1 1.1 181.6 179.9 0.9 0.8 179.7 175.9 2.2 3.0
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 197.2 196.3 0.5 0.4 196.0 195.3 0.4 0.4 251.6 244.4 2.9 2.6
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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
Mar Feb Current Previous | Mar Feb Current Previous | Mar Feb Current Previous
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Philipines 187.0 186.5 0.3 0.6 194.4 194.1 0.2 0.2 156.0 156.0 0.0 -0.1
National Capital Region (NCR) 200.0 199.3 0.4 0.3 190.1 189.4 0.4 0.2 152.2 152.9 -0.5 -1.4
Areas Outside NCR 182.5 182.1 0.2 0.8 196.2 196.0 0.1 0.2 157.2 156.9 0.2 0.2
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 161.5 161.3 0.1 0.2 215.1 214.9 0.1 0.1 139.4 140.1 -0.5 -0.9
I - Ilocos 223.2 222.8 0.2 0.5 215.6 215.5 0.0 0.1 152.7 152.5 0.1 0.0
II - Cagayan Valley 159.9 159.9 0.0 0.0 187.3 187.3 0.0 0.5 160.2 157.4 1.8 0.8
III - Central Luzon 175.4 175.2 0.1 1.0 210.6 210.5 0.0 0.6 142.0 142.1 -0.1 -0.3
IV-a - Calabarzon 181.1 180.1 0.6 1.2 199.4 198.9 0.3 0.0 146.9 146.2 0.5 0.4
IV-b - Mimaropa 168.5 168.5 0.0 0.4 197.4 197.3 0.1 0.7 155.5 155.7 -0.1 -1.1
V - Bicol 174.7 174.5 0.1 0.7 188.8 188.5 0.2 0.4 152.4 151.3 0.7 0.4
VI - Western Visayas 161.6 160.9 0.4 0.7 176.6 176.6 0.0 0.2 166.4 167.2 -0.5 -0.5
VII - Central Visayas 190.9 190.8 0.1 0.1 187.1 187.0 0.1 0.0 157.5 157.9 -0.3 0.4
VIII - Eastern Visayas 208.6 208.6 0.0 0.5 183.8 183.8 0.0 0.1 170.1 170.3 -0.1 -0.6
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 202.3 202.3 0.0 0.3 216.9 216.8 0.0 0.0 196.9 196.6 0.2 0.6
X - Northern Mindanao 174.5 174.2 0.2 0.5 195.2 194.7 0.3 0.1 183.9 182.3 0.9 1.1
XI - Davao 200.0 199.2 0.4 1.4 183.9 183.7 0.1 0.1 175.0 175.1 -0.1 1.2
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 183.0 182.4 0.3 0.5 183.5 183.4 0.1 0.2 155.0 155.0 0.0 1.0
XIII - Caraga 178.9 178.6 0.2 1.2 187.9 187.5 0.2 0.4 163.1 163.2 -0.1 0.1
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 198.2 198.0 0.1 0.4 197.4 197.3 0.1 0.0 191.8 192.2 -0.2 0.1
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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
Mar Feb Current Previous | Mar Feb Current Previous | Mar Feb Current Previous
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Philipines 164.4 165.5 -0.7 -0.4 148.2 154.3 -4.0 -4.6 162.0 162.2 -0.1 0.0
National Capital Region (NCR) 141.1 142.9 -1.3 0.4 120.7 125.6 -3.9 -7.1 159.4 160.0 -0.4 -0.4
Areas Outside NCR 170.3 171.3 -0.6 -0.5 158.1 164.6 -3.9 -3.9 163.2 163.2 0.0 0.2
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 138.5 141.4 -2.1 -2.3 153.3 159.2 -3.7 -5.7 156.5 156.8 -0.2 -0.6
I - Ilocos 155.3 157.5 -1.4 -0.6 132.8 141.6 -6.2 -7.5 170.5 169.5 0.6 -0.2
II - Cagayan Valley 161.3 160.9 0.2 0.8 152.6 162.3 -6.0 -10.5 161.6 161.6 0.0 -0.3
III - Central Luzon 145.8 146.3 -0.3 -1.2 134.1 147.1 -8.8 -8.1 161.9 163.2 -0.8 -1.3
IV-a - Calabarzon 169.9 170.4 -0.3 0.4 134.6 145.3 -7.4 -6.3 159.3 158.5 0.5 1.2
IV-b - Mimaropa 161.4 162.2 -0.5 -2.2 144.3 149.3 -3.3 -5.4 168.2 167.4 0.5 0.6
V - Bicol 165.2 164.8 0.2 0.1 148.9 156.5 -4.9 -3.6 164.8 164.9 -0.1 0.2
VI - Western Visayas 173.3 176.1 -1.6 -0.9 169.5 171.6 -1.2 -0.8 153.3 154.3 -0.6 -0.5
VII - Central Visayas 186.4 188.1 -0.9 0.2 208.1 206.0 1.0 -1.9 161.9 162.2 -0.2 2.7
VIII - Eastern Visayas 173.1 173.0 0.1 -0.7 172.8 174.3 -0.9 -0.3 160.5 160.9 -0.2 -0.1
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 161.8 166.0 -2.5 -4.1 174.5 174.3 0.1 -3.5 165.1 165.2 -0.1 -2.4
X - Northern Mindanao 187.6 189.3 -0.9 -0.6 176.7 181.7 -2.8 -0.9 170.1 169.1 0.6 0.4
XI - Davao 189.8 192.1 -1.2 -0.6 177.5 182.0 -2.5 1.8 169.9 169.8 0.1 0.8
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 176.1 175.1 0.6 -0.2 167.0 171.6 -2.7 1.0 176.3 173.1 1.8 -0.1
XIII - Caraga 199.5 202.3 -1.4 0.3 183.6 189.0 -2.9 0.2 175.0 177.4 -1.4 0.2
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 204.4 202.5 0.9 0.3 221.4 221.1 0.1 -0.5 198.4 196.4 1.0 0.7
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Table 9 (concluded)
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Miscellaneous Foods | Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region Percent Change | Percent Change
Mar Feb Current Previous | Mar Feb Current Previous
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Philipines 159.9 159.4r 0.3 1.9r 149.2 148.7 0.3 0.3
National Capital Region (NCR) 152.2 152.1 0.1 0.9 143.4 143.4 0.0 0.0
Areas Outside NCR 163.4 162.7r 0.4 2.4r 152.7 151.9 0.5 0.6
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 152.3 150.7r 1.1 2.3r 125.8 124.5 1.0 0.0
I - Ilocos 161.4 161.3 0.1 1.1 143.9 143.9 0.0 0.0
II - Cagayan Valley 176.3 176.3 0.0 1.9 196.8 196.5 0.2 0.5
III - Central Luzon 164.0 164.3 -0.2 3.0 148.3 147.6 0.5 0.3
IV-a - Calabarzon 150.1 148.8 0.9 2.3 146.8 145.6 0.8 1.1
IV-b - Mimaropa 162.6 162.9 -0.2 3.1 149.3 149.3 0.0 0.7
V - Bicol 176.5 173.8 1.6 2.7 170.1 169.6 0.3 0.2
VI - Western Visayas 163.1 162.6 0.3 2.7 148.0 147.5 0.3 1.2
VII - Central Visayas 175.1 175.3 -0.1 2.1 173.5 173.5 0.0 0.1
VIII - Eastern Visayas 166.4 164.9 0.9 2.5 161.0 161.0 0.0 0.0
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 172.4 172.5 -0.1 2.7 151.2 151.2 0.0 0.0
X - Northern Mindanao 163.2 161.8 0.9 2.2 146.8 145.3 1.0 0.4
XI - Davao 174.5 173.7 0.5 1.9 147.2 146.9 0.2 0.1
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 167.7 167.6 0.1 3.1 157.8 156.7 0.7 0.0
XIII - Caraga 178.0 177.8 0.1 3.3 182.7 182.7 0.0 0.2
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 195.0 194.1 0.5 2.7 213.2 213.2 0.0 0.1
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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: April 6, 2010
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