Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, May and April 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(%)   
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous  |    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous  
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Philippines                       173.7  174.4  174.2  174.2     -0.3      0.1     173.6  174.2  173.1  173.1      0.3      0.6 

National Capital Region (NCR)     157.9  160.0  158.8  158.4     -0.6      1.0     157.9  160.0  159.1  158.7     -0.8      0.8 

Areas Outside NCR                 175.9  176.4  176.4  176.4     -0.3      0.0     176.0  176.4  175.3  175.3      0.4      0.6 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 177.0  177.1  173.0  177.2      2.3     -0.1     177.5  177.6  173.4  177.8      2.4     -0.1 
    I  - Ilocos                   176.3  177.2  180.0  180.0     -2.1     -1.6     176.6  177.5  180.4  180.4     -2.1     -1.6 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           183.9  184.3r 185.3  183.9     -0.8      0.2     185.5  185.9r 187.2  185.8     -0.9      0.1 
  III  - Central Luzon            167.1  167.0  166.7  167.5      0.2     -0.3     166.6  166.5  166.0  166.9      0.4     -0.2 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               167.5  167.8  163.1  162.4      2.7      3.3     167.6  168.0  163.3  162.6      2.6      3.3 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 178.8  179.3  175.9  175.8      1.6      2.0     178.6  179.1  175.9  175.8      1.5      1.9 
    V  - Bicol                    170.8  173.2  170.1  172.3      0.4      0.5     172.2  174.5  171.0  173.5      0.7      0.6 
   VI  - Western Visayas          171.7  170.9  173.4  173.3     -1.0     -1.4     172.5  171.7  174.8  174.8     -1.3     -1.8 
  VII  - Central Visayas          183.0  183.8  180.1  179.4      1.6      2.5     181.8  182.9  174.5  174.0      4.2      5.1 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          193.7  194.8  193.1  193.0      0.3      0.9     195.9  197.0  195.2  195.1      0.4      1.0 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      170.4  170.0  174.0  174.0     -2.1     -2.3     173.0  171.5  172.4  172.3      0.3     -0.5 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        175.1  176.3  187.5  187.4     -6.6     -5.9     172.9  173.7  177.7  177.9     -2.7     -2.4 
   XI  - Davao                    177.7  177.5  185.7  186.2     -4.3     -4.7     178.1  177.8  184.2  183.8     -3.3     -3.3 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             177.0  177.3  177.8  175.4     -0.4      1.1     175.9  176.3  174.7  172.0      0.7      2.5 
 XIII  - Caraga                   181.0  181.2  181.1  182.1     -0.1     -0.5     181.6  181.6  179.5  180.4      1.2      0.7 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     196.0  196.7  191.4  189.4      2.4      3.9     194.8  195.5  190.3  188.3      2.4      3.8 

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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(%)
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous  |    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       175.0  175.8  186.0  185.7     -5.9     -5.3     187.5  187.3  181.6  181.5      3.2      3.2

National Capital Region (NCR)     161.8  161.0  130.5  130.5     24.0     23.4     200.3  200.3  196.9  196.8      1.7      1.8

Areas Outside NCR                 175.2  176.1  187.0  186.7     -6.3     -5.7     183.0  182.7  176.3  176.2      3.8      3.7

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 145.8  145.8  147.5  139.7     -1.2      4.4     161.6  161.6  156.8  156.7      3.1      3.1
    I  - Ilocos                   152.9  153.2  151.6  151.8      0.9      0.9     223.6  223.3  219.1  219.0      2.1      2.0
   II  - Cagayan Valley           148.9  148.9  143.1  143.0      4.1      4.1     160.0  160.0  156.9  156.9      2.0      2.0
  III  - Central Luzon            201.6  200.7  216.9  208.1     -7.1     -3.6     175.6  175.5  171.0  170.7      2.7      2.8
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               153.8  152.4  146.4  146.2      5.1      4.2     181.3  181.1  169.9  170.0      6.7      6.5
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 202.6  202.7  178.1  178.1     13.8     13.8     170.1  168.9  166.0  166.0      2.5      1.7
    V  - Bicol                    155.1  158.7  159.9  159.9     -3.0     -0.8     175.6  175.2  168.5  167.9      4.2      4.3
   VI  - Western Visayas          156.0  155.2  147.8  144.8      5.5      7.2     162.3  161.6  157.5  157.5      3.0      2.6
  VII  - Central Visayas          185.4  185.6  191.6  190.7     -3.2     -2.7     191.0  191.0  188.6  188.3      1.3      1.4
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          153.3  153.5  155.2  155.0     -1.2     -1.0     208.8  208.8  204.8  205.1      2.0      1.8
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      164.6  166.7  177.7  177.8     -7.4     -6.2     203.3  203.0  199.1  199.1      2.1      2.0
    X  - Northern Mindanao        180.4  182.7  211.4  210.4    -14.7    -13.2     174.8  174.5  168.5  168.6      3.7      3.5
   XI  - Davao                    176.5  176.4  191.0  194.6     -7.6     -9.4     202.0  200.9  190.8  190.2      5.9      5.6
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             187.3  186.6  206.8  206.9     -9.4     -9.8     183.1  183.0  176.6  176.3      3.7      3.8
 XIII  - Caraga                   175.5  177.5  196.0  197.5    -10.5    -10.1     179.5  180.2  175.6  176.0      2.2      2.4
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     252.5  251.9  243.4  240.9      3.7      4.6     199.1  198.6  186.5  186.1      6.8      6.7

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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(%)
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous  |    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       194.7  194.7  191.6  191.3      1.6      1.8     156.3  156.3  152.6  152.6      2.4      2.4

National Capital Region (NCR)     190.7  190.6  188.1  188.0      1.4      1.4     151.6  151.3  151.0  154.1      0.4     -1.8

Areas Outside NCR                 196.4  196.4  193.1  192.6      1.7      2.0     157.7  157.9  153.1  152.2      3.0      3.7

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 215.1  215.1  209.6  209.4      2.6      2.7     138.3  140.5  138.1  137.5      0.1      2.2
    I  - Ilocos                   215.8  215.7  214.6  214.4      0.6      0.6     153.6  153.4  153.4  153.3      0.1      0.1
   II  - Cagayan Valley           187.4  187.4  182.5  182.1      2.7      2.9     158.5  158.8r 152.0  152.0      4.3      4.5
  III  - Central Luzon            210.8  210.8  208.1  208.0      1.3      1.3     142.5  144.1  143.5  139.9     -0.7      3.0
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               199.5  199.5  195.7  194.8      1.9      2.4     147.3  147.2  143.2  142.7      2.9      3.2
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 197.7  197.5  192.0  191.6      3.0      3.1     156.3  155.4  152.9  153.1      2.2      1.5
    V  - Bicol                    189.1  189.0  185.4  184.6      2.0      2.4     154.3  153.9  146.8  146.2      5.1      5.3
   VI  - Western Visayas          176.6  176.6  174.5  173.8      1.2      1.6     167.9  167.2  158.5  157.6      5.9      6.1
  VII  - Central Visayas          187.4  187.3  184.4  183.3      1.6      2.2     157.8  156.9  153.7  153.7      2.7      2.1
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          183.9  183.9  182.9  182.8      0.5      0.6     171.2  171.3  170.0  170.1      0.7      0.7
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      216.9  216.9  214.2  214.2      1.3      1.3     197.3  197.3  189.1  188.1      4.3      4.9
    X  - Northern Mindanao        195.8  195.3  192.2  192.2      1.9      1.6     183.6  183.5  173.8  172.6      5.6      6.3
   XI  - Davao                    185.1  185.0  178.9  178.4      3.5      3.7     176.3  177.2  166.6  166.7      5.8      6.3
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             183.5  183.5  180.2  180.0      1.8      1.9     153.3  153.2  147.9  148.2      3.7      3.4
 XIII  - Caraga                   188.2  188.1  185.3  185.3      1.6      1.5     163.3  163.4  160.4  160.9      1.8      1.6
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     197.4  197.4  192.8  192.1      2.4      2.8     193.8  193.8  177.3  177.5      9.3      9.2

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                                            F i s h                             |    Fruits and Vegetables
Area and Region                        2010          2009    Inflation Rates(%) |       2010          2009    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous  |    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       164.1  164.7  158.8  158.5      3.3      3.9     150.8  148.3  147.4  145.2      2.3      2.1

National Capital Region (NCR)     138.1  139.8  134.0  134.5      3.1      3.9     126.4  121.9  127.3  120.6     -0.7      1.1

Areas Outside NCR                 170.7  171.1  165.1  164.6      3.4      3.9     159.6  157.8  154.6  154.0      3.2      2.5
							  
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 142.6  140.6  138.3  133.6      3.1      5.2     158.2  150.7  150.9  147.8      4.8      2.0
    I  - Ilocos                   155.9  157.2  155.2  155.3      0.5      1.2     132.8  131.1  128.5  127.6      3.3      2.7
   II  - Cagayan Valley           162.9  161.9  153.5  152.6      6.1      6.1     155.4  154.3  145.0  143.5      7.2      7.5
  III  - Central Luzon            146.4  147.0  147.8  148.5     -0.9     -1.0     141.2  138.1  141.4  139.5     -0.1     -1.0
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               169.7  171.0  163.6  162.0      3.7      5.6     133.6  132.2  134.1  131.7     -0.4      0.4
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 159.0  163.3  155.1  154.7      2.5      5.6     142.7  139.5  143.1  143.9     -0.3     -3.1
    V  - Bicol                    167.4  167.6  155.4  154.0      7.7      8.8     146.5  148.4  139.7  138.5      4.9      7.1
   VI  - Western Visayas          175.5  174.0  170.7  170.8      2.8      1.9     169.7  166.5  163.6  162.7      3.7      2.3
  VII  - Central Visayas          185.7  185.0  181.9  181.7      2.1      1.8     203.1  206.5r 194.7  197.8      4.3      4.4
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          172.5  172.9  165.5  164.1      4.2      5.4     171.9  172.9  170.9  172.3      0.6      0.3
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      159.5  160.5  160.1  158.1     -0.4      1.5     174.4  173.9  168.3  168.3      3.6      3.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao        188.4  189.1  181.4  181.3      3.9      4.3     187.2  179.1  177.6  175.8      5.4      1.9
   XI  - Davao                    192.0  190.6  181.7  183.6      5.7      3.8     182.0  179.1  168.2  171.4      8.2      4.5
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             176.5  178.9  164.8  166.1      7.1      7.7     171.9  167.7  163.4  163.7      5.2      2.4
 XIII  - Caraga                   201.4  200.8  197.3  197.0      2.1      1.9     184.1  183.4  177.5  180.1      3.7      1.8
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     201.0  202.8  183.8  183.7      9.4     10.4     222.3  220.8  207.5  208.2      7.1      6.1

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                                             M e a t                            |      Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region                        2010          2009    Inflation Rates(%) |      2010          2009    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous  |   May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       162.4  161.7  154.2  154.7      5.3      4.5    160.7  160.4  151.8  151.6      5.9      5.8 

National Capital Region (NCR)     159.2  158.4  151.8  153.2      4.9      3.4    153.5  153.2  149.5  149.5      2.7      2.5 

Areas Outside NCR                 163.8  163.1  155.2  155.3      5.5      5.0    163.9  163.6  152.9  152.6      7.2      7.2 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 157.1  155.8  149.8  148.7      4.9      4.8    154.1  152.7  143.2  142.9      7.6      6.9 
    I  - Ilocos                   170.3  169.7  162.2  162.6      5.0      4.4    161.4  161.5  155.7  155.2      3.7      4.1 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           162.7  162.5  153.5  152.8      6.0      6.3    176.7  176.5  166.9  166.3      5.9      6.1 
  III  - Central Luzon            163.1  161.6  155.5  156.6      4.9      3.2    164.4  164.5  152.5  152.2      7.8      8.1 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               158.8  158.8  150.8  151.7      5.3      4.7    150.4  150.2  141.0  141.0      6.7      6.5 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 169.6  168.7  160.0  159.1      6.0      6.0    163.1  163.5  148.3  148.5     10.0     10.1 
    V  - Bicol                    166.2  165.3  160.0  160.0      3.9      3.3    177.2  176.7  158.2  157.8     12.0     12.0 
   VI  - Western Visayas          153.6  152.9  149.2  148.8      2.9      2.8    163.8  162.9  153.2  152.6      6.9      6.7 
  VII  - Central Visayas          162.5  161.7  155.1  154.6      4.8      4.6    175.6  175.3  167.0  166.8      5.1      5.1 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          161.0  160.4  155.1  154.0      3.8      4.2    166.8  167.2  156.1  155.6      6.9      7.5 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      167.8  168.7  151.9  152.1     10.5     10.9    172.8  172.2  159.9  159.6      8.1      7.9 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        171.2  171.0  159.2  159.0      7.5      7.5    165.0  163.5  153.9  152.9      7.2      6.9 
   XI  - Davao                    170.8  169.7  156.6  155.4      9.1      9.2    176.3  174.7  164.5  163.8      7.2      6.7 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             177.7  176.7  161.4  161.1     10.1      9.7    168.2  167.1  154.5  154.4      8.9      8.2 
 XIII  - Caraga                   176.0  175.0  163.3  162.7      7.8      7.6    179.1  178.4  164.7  164.2      8.7      8.6 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     201.1  200.3  184.4  184.3      9.1      8.7    195.2  194.9  179.9  179.4      8.5      8.6 

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2010          2009    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       149.3  149.3  145.9  145.8      2.3      2.4   

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

Areas Outside NCR                 152.9  152.8  147.5  147.4      3.7      3.7   

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 126.8  126.8  120.7  120.7      5.1      5.1   
    I  - Ilocos                   143.9  143.9  143.6  143.6      0.2      0.2   
   II  - Cagayan Valley           196.8  196.8  194.7  194.1      1.1      1.4   
  III  - Central Luzon            148.4  148.4  141.3  141.0      5.0      5.2   
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               147.0  146.9  140.0  140.0      5.0      4.9   
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 148.4  147.7  147.9  147.2      0.3      0.3   
    V  - Bicol                    170.9  170.7  162.1  161.3      5.4      5.8   
   VI  - Western Visayas          148.7  148.0  143.3  143.1      3.8      3.4   
  VII  - Central Visayas          173.5  173.5  173.2  173.1      0.2      0.2   
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          161.0  161.0  161.0  161.0      0.0      0.0   
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      151.2  151.2  150.5  150.5      0.5      0.5   
    X  - Northern Mindanao        147.7  147.6  142.1  142.1      3.9      3.9   
   XI  - Davao                    149.0  148.3  145.4  145.3      2.5      2.1   
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             156.7  156.7  151.7  151.4      3.3      3.5   
 XIII  - Caraga                   183.4  182.7  179.7  179.5      2.1      1.8   
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     213.2  213.2  209.1  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:  June 4, 2010

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