Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, March and February 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(%)   
                                    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous  |    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous  
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Philippines                       174.3  173.2  173.9  170.4      0.2      1.6     174.1  173.2  172.9  169.8      0.7      2.0

National Capital Region (NCR)     159.3  159.3  159.3  158.9      0.0      0.3     159.3  159.4  159.7  159.2     -0.3      0.1

Areas Outside NCR                 176.4  175.2  176.0  172.0      0.2      1.9     176.4  175.3  175.0  171.5      0.8      2.2

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 176.8  176.4  175.3  173.0      0.9      2.0     177.3  176.9  175.9  173.5      0.8      2.0
    I  - Ilocos                   175.3  173.1  178.6  175.4     -1.8     -1.3     175.6  173.4  179.0  175.7     -1.9     -1.3
   II  - Cagayan Valley           182.4  181.3  182.7  182.4     -0.2     -0.6     183.9  183.0  184.5  184.2     -0.3     -0.7
  III  - Central Luzon            167.2  167.3  167.9  166.1     -0.4      0.7     166.8  166.8  167.3  165.5     -0.3      0.8
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               167.8  167.4  161.9  161.6      3.6      3.6     168.0  167.6  162.0  161.8      3.7      3.6
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 181.0  175.4  172.5  168.4      4.9      4.2     180.8  175.2  172.5  168.4      4.8      4.0
    V  - Bicol                    175.7  173.3  174.7  170.4      0.6      1.7     177.4  174.8  176.2  171.5      0.7      1.9
   VI  - Western Visayas          170.8  170.3  174.0  169.2     -1.8      0.7     171.6  171.2  175.8  171.1     -2.4      0.1
  VII  - Central Visayas          183.5  182.3  179.7  179.0      2.1      1.8     182.5  181.6  174.4  174.4      4.6      4.1
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          194.3  194.1  191.8  188.3      1.3      3.1     196.5  196.3  193.8  190.3      1.4      3.2
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      169.6  168.4  172.6  164.3     -1.7      2.5     171.1  170.3  170.6  162.6      0.3      4.7
    X  - Northern Mindanao        175.6  175.2  185.9  174.8     -5.5      0.2     172.9  172.8  176.7  170.5     -2.2      1.3
   XI  - Davao                    179.8  177.8  186.0  178.6     -3.3     -0.4     179.2  176.7  184.2  177.0     -2.7     -0.2
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             176.5  173.7  175.0  166.0      0.9      4.6     175.5  172.4  171.8  162.9      2.2      5.8
 XIII  - Caraga                   181.4  179.5  178.5  172.7      1.6      3.9     181.6  179.9  177.2  171.9      2.5      4.7
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     197.2  196.3  189.1  184.6      4.3      6.3     196.0  195.3  188.0  183.4      4.3      6.5

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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(%)
                                    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb   Current Previous |    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       176.1  174.8  184.3  176.5      -4.4     -1.0    187.0  186.5  181.2  180.2      3.2      3.5

National Capital Region (NCR)     158.9  152.6  130.5  130.5      21.8     16.9    200.0  199.3  196.3  195.0      1.9      2.2

Areas Outside NCR                 176.4  175.2  185.3  177.3      -4.8     -1.2    182.5  182.1  175.9  175.1      3.8      4.0

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 146.1  145.9  138.5  137.7       5.5      6.0    161.5  161.3  156.4  156.4      3.3      3.1
    I  - Ilocos                   153.5  152.8  150.3  150.1       2.1      1.8    223.2  222.8  218.6  217.6      2.1      2.4
   II  - Cagayan Valley           148.8  145.4  143.0  142.1       4.1      2.3    159.9  159.9  156.9  155.7      1.9      2.7
  III  - Central Luzon            194.2  204.8  211.0  207.7      -8.0     -1.4    175.4  175.2  170.6  170.6      2.8      2.7
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               151.2  147.4  148.4  142.8       1.9      3.2    181.1  180.1  170.0  168.4      6.5      6.9
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 198.1  195.6  175.4  173.7      12.9     12.6    168.5  168.5  165.3  164.8      1.9      2.2
    V  - Bicol                    157.8  157.0  158.0  158.0      -0.1     -0.6    174.7  174.5  167.4  166.6      4.4      4.7
   VI  - Western Visayas          155.2  153.1  140.5  134.7      10.5     13.7    161.6  160.9  156.8  156.3      3.1      2.9
  VII  - Central Visayas          185.6  183.9  190.6  188.4      -2.6     -2.4    190.9  190.8  188.3  188.0      1.4      1.5
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          153.4  154.1  155.2  152.1      -1.2      1.3    208.6  208.6  205.0  204.5      1.8      2.0
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      166.1  164.1  177.1  168.3      -6.2     -2.5    202.3  202.3  198.5  195.9      1.9      3.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao        182.2  181.1  208.2  185.4     -12.5     -2.3    174.5  174.2  168.6  168.6      3.5      3.3
   XI  - Davao                    181.8  181.9  192.4  184.2      -5.5     -1.2    200.0  199.2  189.8  188.3      5.4      5.8
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             186.2  185.5  204.6  194.6      -9.0     -4.7    183.0  182.4  175.9  174.6      4.0      4.5
 XIII  - Caraga                   179.7  175.9  191.0  180.0      -5.9     -2.3    178.9  178.6  175.5  175.1      1.9      2.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     251.6  244.4  240.8  240.7       4.5      1.5    198.2  198.0  186.1  185.8      6.5      6.6

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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(%)
                                    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb   Current Previous |    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       194.4  194.1  190.8  189.8       1.9      2.3    156.0  156.0  153.0  152.2      2.0      2.5

National Capital Region (NCR)     190.1  189.4  187.4  186.3       1.4      1.7    152.2  152.9  156.8  156.6     -2.9     -2.4

Areas Outside NCR                 196.2  196.0  192.2  191.3       2.1      2.5    157.2  156.9  151.8  150.8      3.6      4.0

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 215.1  214.9  209.0  208.6       2.9      3.0    139.4  140.1  137.2  136.6      1.6      2.6
    I  - Ilocos                   215.6  215.5  214.3  214.1       0.6      0.7    152.7  152.5  153.2  150.6     -0.3      1.3
   II  - Cagayan Valley           187.3  187.3  181.2  180.0       3.4      4.1    160.2  157.4  151.4  151.2      5.8      4.1
  III  - Central Luzon            210.6  210.5  206.7  206.3       1.9      2.0    142.0  142.1  141.4  138.8      0.4      2.4
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               199.4  198.9  194.6  193.6       2.5      2.7    146.9  146.2  140.1  136.7      4.9      6.9
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 197.4  197.3  191.5  190.4       3.1      3.6    155.5  155.7  153.2  152.5      1.5      2.1
    V  - Bicol                    188.8  188.5  184.4  182.5       2.4      3.3    152.4  151.3  147.5  147.9      3.3      2.3
   VI  - Western Visayas          176.6  176.6  173.3  172.9       1.9      2.1    166.4  167.2  156.2  160.5      6.5      4.2
  VII  - Central Visayas          187.1  187.0  182.9  179.9       2.3      3.9    157.5  157.9  153.9  153.8      2.3      2.7
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          183.8  183.8  182.4  181.4       0.8      1.3    170.1  170.3  169.8  169.7      0.2      0.4
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      216.9  216.8  214.2  213.9       1.3      1.4    196.9  196.6  188.1  187.7      4.7      4.7
    X  - Northern Mindanao        195.2  194.7  192.2  192.1       1.6      1.4    183.9  182.3  173.0  172.4      6.3      5.7
   XI  - Davao                    183.9  183.7  178.3  176.8       3.1      3.9    175.0  175.1  166.4  165.2      5.2      6.0
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             183.5  183.4  179.9  179.8       2.0      2.0    155.0  155.0  147.5  148.5      5.1      4.4
 XIII  - Caraga                   187.9  187.5  184.5  184.4       1.8      1.7    163.1  163.2  158.2  159.4      3.1      2.4
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     197.4  197.3  192.0  191.9       2.8      2.8    191.8  192.2  177.1  177.9      8.3      8.0

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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(%)
                                    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous  |    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       164.4  165.5  157.9  158.9      4.1      4.2     148.2  154.3  146.1  149.0      1.4       3.6

National Capital Region (NCR)     141.1  142.9  134.0  135.2      5.3      5.7     120.7  125.6  119.7  121.0      0.8       3.8

Areas Outside NCR                 170.3  171.3  164.0  165.0      3.8      3.8     158.1  164.6  155.5  159.1      1.7       3.5
							  
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 138.5  141.4  133.2  133.0      4.0      6.3     153.3  159.2  148.8  151.1      3.0       5.4
    I  - Ilocos                   155.3  157.5  157.7  155.7     -1.5      1.2     132.8  141.6  129.6  130.0      2.5       8.9
   II  - Cagayan Valley           161.3  160.9  151.7  150.7      6.3      6.8     152.6  162.3  146.7  150.7      4.0       7.7
  III  - Central Luzon            145.8  146.3  147.6  148.3     -1.2     -1.3     134.1  147.1  136.8  141.1     -2.0       4.3
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               169.9  170.4  161.7  163.3      5.1      4.3     134.6  145.3  131.6  138.3      2.3       5.1
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 161.4  162.2  157.4  160.1      2.5      1.3     144.3  149.3  145.6  148.1     -0.9       0.8
    V  - Bicol                    165.2  164.8  152.8  155.6      8.1      5.9     148.9  156.5  141.2  146.8      5.5       6.6
   VI  - Western Visayas          173.3  176.1  170.3  174.3      1.8      1.0     169.5  171.6  166.7  167.3      1.7       2.6
  VII  - Central Visayas          186.4  188.1  180.1  181.4      3.5      3.7     208.1  206.0  201.5  203.4      3.3       1.3
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          173.1  173.0  163.2  163.1      6.1      6.1     172.8  174.3  173.7  173.5     -0.5       0.5
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      161.8  166.0  159.4  157.2      1.5      5.6     174.5  174.3  169.4  173.6      3.0       0.4
    X  - Northern Mindanao        187.6  189.3  179.6  182.5      4.5      3.7     176.7  181.7  179.8  187.6     -1.7      -3.1
   XI  - Davao                    189.8  192.1  180.8  179.5      5.0      7.0     177.5  182.0  175.3  177.7      1.3       2.4
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             176.1  175.1  164.4  164.2      7.1      6.6     167.0  171.6  167.2  170.0     -0.1       0.9
 XIII  - Caraga                   199.5  202.3  197.5  196.8      1.0      2.8     183.6  189.0  183.5  186.9      0.1       1.1
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     204.4  202.5  183.7  184.6     11.3      9.7     221.4  221.1  207.9  209.3      6.5       5.6

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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(%)
                                    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous  |   Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       162.0  162.2  154.5  153.6      4.9      5.6    159.9  159.4r 151.4  151.2      5.6      5.4 

National Capital Region (NCR)     159.4  160.0  153.3  152.5      4.0      4.9    152.2  152.1  148.7  148.4      2.4      2.5 

Areas Outside NCR                 163.2  163.2  155.0  154.1      5.3      5.9    163.4  162.7r 152.6  152.5      7.1      6.7 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 156.5  156.8  148.5  148.2      5.4      5.8    152.3  150.7r 143.1  143.8      6.4      4.8 
    I  - Ilocos                   170.5  169.5  161.1  160.2      5.8      5.8    161.4  161.3  155.3  155.4      3.9      3.8 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           161.6  161.6  152.3  151.3      6.1      6.8    176.3  176.3  166.0  165.7      6.2      6.4 
  III  - Central Luzon            161.9  163.2  156.8  156.4      3.3      4.3    164.0  164.3  152.0  152.3      7.9      7.9 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               159.3  158.5  151.7  150.2      5.0      5.5    150.1  148.8  141.3  140.4      6.2      6.0 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 168.2  167.4  158.5  157.8      6.1      6.1    162.6  162.9  148.0  148.0      9.9     10.1 
    V  - Bicol                    164.8  164.9  159.6  158.5      3.3      4.0    176.5  173.8  157.2  156.4     12.3     11.1 
   VI  - Western Visayas          153.3  154.3  148.9  148.2      3.0      4.1    163.1  162.6  152.4  152.5      7.0      6.6 
  VII  - Central Visayas          161.9  162.2  153.7  153.7      5.3      5.5    175.1  175.3  167.3  167.0      4.7      5.0 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          160.5  160.9  153.3  153.1      4.7      5.1    166.4  164.9  155.9  156.2      6.7      5.6 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      165.1  165.2  152.0  151.2      8.6      9.3    172.4  172.5  159.3  161.8      8.2      6.6 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        170.1  169.1  158.7  157.6      7.2      7.3    163.2  161.8  153.0  153.8      6.7      5.2 
   XI  - Davao                    169.9  169.8  153.7  153.1     10.5     10.9    174.5  173.7  164.3  164.2      6.2      5.8 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             176.3  173.1  160.6  160.1      9.8      8.1    167.7  167.6  154.2  154.2      8.8      8.7 
 XIII  - Caraga                   175.0  177.4  161.2  161.4      8.6      9.9    178.0  177.8  163.5  163.9      8.9      8.5 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     198.4  196.4  181.7  180.0      9.2      9.1    195.0  194.1  178.9  178.6      9.0      8.7 

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2010          2009    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       149.2  148.7  144.9  144.8      3.0      2.7  

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

Areas Outside NCR                 152.7  151.9  144.6  146.4      5.6      3.8  

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 125.8  124.5  120.6  120.6      4.3      3.2  
    I  - Ilocos                   143.9  143.9  143.6  143.6      0.2      0.2  
   II  - Cagayan Valley           196.8  196.5  193.6  192.3      1.7      2.2  
  III  - Central Luzon            148.3  147.6  140.9  140.9      5.3      4.8  
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               146.8  145.6  138.6  138.6      5.9      5.1  
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 149.3  149.3  145.6  145.2      2.5      2.8  
    V  - Bicol                    170.1  169.6  158.9  158.7      7.0      6.9  
   VI  - Western Visayas          148.0  147.5  142.5  142.2      3.9      3.7  
  VII  - Central Visayas          173.5  173.5  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        146.8  145.3  141.6  139.6      3.7      4.1  
   XI  - Davao                    147.2  146.9  145.3  145.1      1.3      1.2  
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             157.8  156.7  150.9  150.8      4.6      3.9  
 XIII  - Caraga                   182.7  182.7  176.4  175.5      3.6      4.1  
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     213.2  213.2  209.0  208.9      2.0      2.1  

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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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