Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, April and March 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(%)   
                                    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous  |    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous  
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Philippines                       174.4  174.3  174.2  173.9      0.1      0.2     174.2  174.1  173.1  172.9      0.6      0.7 

National Capital Region (NCR)     160.0  159.3  158.4  159.3      1.0      0.0     160.0  159.3  158.7  159.7      0.8     -0.3 

Areas Outside NCR                 176.4  176.4  176.4  176.0      0.0      0.2     176.4  176.4  175.3  175.0      0.6      0.8 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 177.1  176.8  177.2  175.3     -0.1      0.9     177.6  177.3  177.8  175.9     -0.1      0.8 
    I  - Ilocos                   177.2  175.3  180.0  178.6     -1.6     -1.8     177.5  175.6  180.4  179.0     -1.6     -1.9 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           184.3  182.5r 183.9  182.7      0.2     -0.1     185.9  184.0r 185.8  184.5      0.1     -0.3 
  III  - Central Luzon            167.0  167.2  167.5  167.9     -0.3     -0.4     166.5  166.8  166.9  167.3     -0.2     -0.3 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               167.8  167.8  162.4  161.9      3.3      3.6     168.0  168.0  162.6  162.0      3.3      3.7 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 179.3  181.0  175.8  172.5      2.0      4.9     179.1  180.8  175.8  172.5      1.9      4.8 
    V  - Bicol                    173.2  175.7  172.3  174.7      0.5      0.6     174.5  177.4  173.5  176.2      0.6      0.7 
   VI  - Western Visayas          170.9  170.8  173.3  174.0     -1.4     -1.8     171.7  171.6  174.8  175.8     -1.8     -2.4 
  VII  - Central Visayas          183.8  183.5  179.4  179.7      2.5      2.1     182.9  182.5  174.0  174.4      5.1      4.6 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          194.8  194.3  193.0  191.8      0.9      1.3     197.0  196.5  195.1  193.8      1.0      1.4 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      170.0  169.6  174.0  172.6     -2.3     -1.7     171.5  171.1  172.3  170.6     -0.5      0.3 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        176.3  175.6  187.4  185.9     -5.9     -5.5     173.7  172.9  177.9  176.7     -2.4     -2.2 
   XI  - Davao                    177.5  179.8  186.2  186.0     -4.7     -3.3     177.8  179.2  183.8  184.2     -3.3     -2.7 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             177.3  176.5  175.4  175.0      1.1      0.9     176.3  175.5  172.0  171.8      2.5      2.2 
 XIII  - Caraga                   181.2  181.4  182.1  178.5     -0.5      1.6     181.6  181.6  180.4  177.2      0.7      2.5 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     196.7  197.2  189.4 #189.1      3.9      4.3     195.5  196.0  188.3  188.0      3.8      4.3 

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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(%)
                                    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous  |    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       175.8  176.1  185.7  184.3     -5.3     -4.4     187.3  187.0  181.5  181.2      3.2      3.2

National Capital Region (NCR)     161.0  158.9  130.5  130.5     23.4     21.8     200.3  200.0  196.8  196.3      1.8      1.9

Areas Outside NCR                 176.1  176.4  186.7  185.3     -5.7     -4.8     182.7  182.5  176.2  175.9      3.7      3.8

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 145.8  146.1  139.7  138.5      4.4      5.5     161.6  161.5  156.7  156.4      3.1      3.3
    I  - Ilocos                   153.2  153.5  151.8  150.3      0.9      2.1     223.3  223.2  219.0  218.6      2.0      2.1
   II  - Cagayan Valley           148.9  148.8  143.0  143.0      4.1      4.1     160.0  159.9  156.9  156.9      2.0      1.9
  III  - Central Luzon            200.7  194.2  208.1  211.0     -3.6     -8.0     175.5  175.4  170.7  170.6      2.8      2.8
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               152.4  151.2  146.2  148.4      4.2      1.9     181.1  181.1  170.0  170.0      6.5      6.5
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 202.7  198.1  178.1  175.4     13.8     12.9     168.9  168.5  166.0  165.3      1.7      1.9
    V  - Bicol                    158.7  157.8  159.9  158.0     -0.8     -0.1     175.2  174.7  167.9  167.4      4.3      4.4
   VI  - Western Visayas          155.2  155.2  144.8  140.5      7.2     10.5     161.6  161.6  157.5  156.8      2.6      3.1
  VII  - Central Visayas          185.6  185.6  190.7  190.6     -2.7     -2.6     191.0  190.9  188.3  188.3      1.4      1.4
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          153.5  153.4  155.0  155.2     -1.0     -1.2     208.8  208.6  205.1  205.0      1.8      1.8
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      166.7  166.1  177.8  177.1     -6.2     -6.2     203.0  202.3  199.1  198.5      2.0      1.9
    X  - Northern Mindanao        182.7  182.2  210.4  208.2    -13.2    -12.5     174.5  174.5  168.6  168.6      3.5      3.5
   XI  - Davao                    176.4  181.8  194.6  192.4     -9.4     -5.5     200.9  200.0  190.2  189.8      5.6      5.4
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             186.6  186.2  206.9  204.6     -9.8     -9.0     183.0  183.0  176.3  175.9      3.8      4.0
 XIII  - Caraga                   177.5  179.7  197.5  191.0    -10.1     -5.9     180.2  178.9  176.0  175.5      2.4      1.9
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     251.9  251.6  240.9  240.8      4.6      4.5     198.6  198.2  186.1  186.1      6.7      6.5

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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(%)
                                    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous  |    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       194.7  194.4  191.3  190.8      1.8      1.9     156.4  156.0  152.6  153.0      2.5      2.0

National Capital Region (NCR)     190.6  190.1  188.0  187.4      1.4      1.4     151.3  152.2  154.1  156.8     -1.8     -2.9

Areas Outside NCR                 196.4  196.2  192.6  192.2      2.0      2.1     158.0  157.2  152.2  151.8      3.8      3.6

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 215.1  215.1  209.4  209.0      2.7      2.9     140.5  139.4  137.5  137.2      2.2      1.6
    I  - Ilocos                   215.7  215.6  214.4  214.3      0.6      0.6     153.4  152.7  153.3  153.2      0.1     -0.3
   II  - Cagayan Valley           187.4  187.3  182.1  181.2      2.9      3.4     161.1  160.2  152.0  151.4      6.0      5.8
  III  - Central Luzon            210.8  210.6  208.0  206.7      1.3      1.9     144.1  142.0  139.9  141.4      3.0      0.4
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               199.5  199.4  194.8  194.6      2.4      2.5     147.2  146.9  142.7  140.1      3.2      4.9
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 197.5  197.4  191.6  191.5      3.1      3.1     155.4  155.5  153.1  153.2      1.5      1.5
    V  - Bicol                    189.0  188.8  184.6  184.4      2.4      2.4     153.9  152.4  146.2  147.5      5.3      3.3
   VI  - Western Visayas          176.6  176.6  173.8  173.3      1.6      1.9     167.2  166.4  157.6  156.2      6.1      6.5
  VII  - Central Visayas          187.3  187.1  183.3  182.9      2.2      2.3     156.9  157.5  153.7  153.9      2.1      2.3
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          183.9  183.8  182.8  182.4      0.6      0.8     171.3  170.1  170.1  169.8      0.7      0.2
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      216.9  216.9  214.2  214.2      1.3      1.3     197.3  196.9  188.1  188.1      4.9      4.7
    X  - Northern Mindanao        195.3  195.2  192.2  192.2      1.6      1.6     183.5  183.9  172.6  173.0      6.3      6.3
   XI  - Davao                    185.0  183.9  178.4  178.3      3.7      3.1     177.2  175.0  166.7  166.4      6.3      5.2
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             183.5  183.5  180.0  179.9      1.9      2.0     153.2  155.0  148.2  147.5      3.4      5.1
 XIII  - Caraga                   188.1  187.9  185.3  184.5      1.5      1.8     163.4  163.1  160.9  158.2      1.6      3.1
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     197.4  197.4  192.1  192.0      2.8      2.8     193.8  191.8  177.5  177.1      9.2      8.3

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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(%)
                                    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous  |    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       164.7  164.4  158.5  157.9      3.9      4.1     148.3  148.2  145.2  146.1      2.1      1.4

National Capital Region (NCR)     139.8  141.1  134.5  134.0      3.9      5.3     121.9  120.7  120.6  119.7      1.1      0.8

Areas Outside NCR                 171.1  170.3  164.6  164.0      3.9      3.8     157.8  158.1  154.0  155.5      2.5      1.7
							  
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 140.6  138.5  133.6  133.2      5.2      4.0     150.7  153.3  147.8  148.8      2.0      3.0
    I  - Ilocos                   157.2  155.3  155.3  157.7      1.2     -1.5     131.1  132.8  127.6  129.6      2.7      2.5
   II  - Cagayan Valley           161.9  161.3  152.6  151.7      6.1      6.3     154.3  152.6  143.5  146.7      7.5      4.0
  III  - Central Luzon            147.0  145.8  148.5  147.6     -1.0     -1.2     138.1  134.1  139.5  136.8     -1.0     -2.0
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               171.0  169.9  162.0  161.7      5.6      5.1     132.2  134.6  131.7  131.6      0.4      2.3
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 163.3  161.4  154.7  157.4      5.6      2.5     139.5  144.3  143.9  145.6     -3.1     -0.9
    V  - Bicol                    167.6  165.2  154.0  152.8      8.8      8.1     148.4  148.9  138.5  141.2      7.1      5.5
   VI  - Western Visayas          174.0  173.3  170.8  170.3      1.9      1.8     166.5  169.5  162.7  166.7      2.3      1.7
  VII  - Central Visayas          185.0  186.4  181.7  180.1      1.8      3.5     206.6  208.1  197.8  201.5      4.4      3.3
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          172.9  173.1  164.1  163.2      5.4      6.1     172.9  172.8  172.3  173.7      0.3     -0.5
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      160.5  161.8  158.1  159.4      1.5      1.5     173.9  174.5  168.3  169.4      3.3      3.0
    X  - Northern Mindanao        189.1  187.6  181.3  179.6      4.3      4.5     179.1  176.7  175.8  179.8      1.9     -1.7
   XI  - Davao                    190.6  189.8  183.6  180.8      3.8      5.0     179.1  177.5  171.4  175.3      4.5      1.3
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             178.9  176.1  166.1  164.4      7.7      7.1     167.7  167.0  163.7  167.2      2.4     -0.1
 XIII  - Caraga                   200.8  199.5  197.0  197.5      1.9      1.0     183.4  183.6  180.1  183.5      1.8      0.1
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     202.8  204.4  183.7 #183.7     10.4     11.3     220.8  221.4  208.2  207.9      6.1      6.5

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                                             M e a t                            |      Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region                        2010          2009    Inflation Rates(%) |      2010          2009    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous  |   Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       161.7  162.0  154.7  154.5      4.5      4.9    160.4  159.9  151.6  151.4      5.8      5.6 

National Capital Region (NCR)     158.4  159.4  153.2  153.3      3.4      4.0    153.2  152.2  149.5  148.7      2.5      2.4 

Areas Outside NCR                 163.1  163.2  155.3  155.0      5.0      5.3    163.6  163.4  152.6  152.6      7.2      7.1 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 155.8  156.5  148.7  148.5      4.8      5.4    152.7  152.3  142.9  143.1      6.9      6.4 
    I  - Ilocos                   169.7  170.5  162.6  161.1      4.4      5.8    161.5  161.4  155.2  155.3      4.1      3.9 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           162.5  161.6  152.8  152.3      6.3      6.1    176.5  176.3  166.3  166.0      6.1      6.2 
  III  - Central Luzon            161.6  161.9  156.6  156.8      3.2      3.3    164.5  164.0  152.2  152.0      8.1      7.9 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               158.8  159.3  151.7  151.7      4.7      5.0    150.2  150.1  141.0  141.3      6.5      6.2 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 168.7  168.2  159.1  158.5      6.0      6.1    163.5  162.6  148.5  148.0     10.1      9.9 
    V  - Bicol                    165.3  164.8  160.0  159.6      3.3      3.3    176.7  176.5  157.8  157.2     12.0     12.3 
   VI  - Western Visayas          152.9  153.3  148.8  148.9      2.8      3.0    162.9  163.1  152.6  152.4      6.7      7.0 
  VII  - Central Visayas          161.7  161.9  154.6  153.7      4.6      5.3    175.3  175.1  166.8  167.3      5.1      4.7 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          160.4  160.5  154.0  153.3      4.2      4.7    167.2  166.4  155.6  155.9      7.5      6.7 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      168.7  165.1  152.1  152.0     10.9      8.6    172.2  172.4  159.6  159.3      7.9      8.2 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        171.0  170.1  159.0  158.7      7.5      7.2    163.5  163.2  152.9  153.0      6.9      6.7 
   XI  - Davao                    169.7  169.9  155.4  153.7      9.2     10.5    174.7  174.5  163.8  164.3      6.7      6.2 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             176.7  176.3  161.1  160.6      9.7      9.8    167.1  167.7  154.4  154.2      8.2      8.8 
 XIII  - Caraga                   175.0  175.0  162.7  161.2      7.6      8.6    178.4  178.0  164.2  163.5      8.6      8.9 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     200.3  198.4  184.3 #181.7      8.7      9.2    194.9  195.0  179.4  178.9      8.6      9.0 

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2010          2009    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       149.2  149.2  145.8  144.9      2.3      3.0   

National Capital Region (NCR)     143.4  143.4  143.1  142.1      0.2      0.9   

Areas Outside NCR                 152.7  152.7  147.4  144.6      3.6      5.6   

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 125.8  125.8  120.7  120.6      4.2      4.3   
    I  - Ilocos                   143.9  143.9  143.6  143.6      0.2      0.2   
   II  - Cagayan Valley           196.8  196.8  194.1  193.6      1.4      1.7   
  III  - Central Luzon            148.3  148.3  141.0  140.9      5.2      5.3   
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               146.8  146.8  140.0  138.6      4.9      5.9   
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 149.3  149.3  147.2  145.6      1.4      2.5   
    V  - Bicol                    170.1  170.1  161.3  158.9      5.5      7.0   
   VI  - Western Visayas          148.0  148.0  143.1  142.5      3.4      3.9   
  VII  - Central Visayas          173.5  173.5  173.1  172.9      0.2      0.3   
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          161.0  161.0  161.0  161.0      0.0      0.0   
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      151.2  151.2  150.5  150.4      0.5      0.5   
    X  - Northern Mindanao        146.8  146.8  142.1  141.6      3.3      3.7   
   XI  - Davao                    147.2  147.2  145.3  145.3      1.3      1.3   
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             157.8  157.8  151.4  150.9      4.2      4.6   
 XIII  - Caraga                   182.7  182.7  179.5  176.4      1.8      3.6   
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     213.2  213.2  209.0  209.0      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:  May 5, 2010

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