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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