Table  9.  Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, August and July 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
                                      Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous
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Philipines                          174.3  173.9     0.2      0.2   174.3  173.8     0.3      0.2   173.5  174.8    -0.7     -0.3   

National Capital Region (NCR)       159.3  159.3     0.0      0.2   159.3  159.3     0.0      0.2   160.6  161.8    -0.7      0.0   

Areas Outside NCR                   176.4  176.0     0.2      0.2   176.6  176.1     0.3      0.2   173.7  175.0    -0.7     -0.3   
								                                                                                                
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   177.1  177.4    -0.2      0.2   177.6  177.9    -0.2      0.2   147.5  146.3     0.8     -0.1   
    I  - Ilocos                     176.3  177.3    -0.6      0.2   176.6  177.6    -0.6      0.2   152.0  152.3    -0.2     -0.5   
   II  - Cagayan Valley             184.5  185.4    -0.5     -0.2   186.1  187.1    -0.5     -0.2   149.2  148.9     0.2      0.0   
  III  - Central Luzon              166.7  168.0    -0.8      0.5   166.0  167.3    -0.8      0.4   214.8  219.2    -2.0      2.6   
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 166.4  166.1     0.2      0.1   166.5  166.2     0.2      0.1   156.5  155.1     0.9      0.3   
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   181.9  180.0     1.1      0.8   181.7  179.8     1.1      0.8   205.6  201.9     1.8     -1.3   
    V  - Bicol                      171.8  170.3     0.9     -0.1   173.7  171.7     1.2     -0.1   150.7  154.8    -2.6     -0.4   
   VI  - Western Visayas            172.8  172.2     0.3      0.3   173.7  173.1     0.3      0.3   156.1  155.1     0.6      0.2   
  VII  - Central Visayas            183.5  182.0     0.8     -0.3   183.2  180.6     1.4     -0.5   184.1  184.9    -0.4     -0.1   
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            195.5  193.9     0.8      0.0   197.8  196.2     0.8      0.1   152.1  152.3    -0.1     -0.4   
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        170.5  169.9     0.4     -0.2   172.9  171.8     0.6     -0.3   164.9  165.6    -0.4      0.1   
    X  - Northern Mindanao          174.9  175.3    -0.2      0.1   173.3  173.1     0.1      0.1   178.8  180.7    -1.1      0.0   
   XI  - Davao                      178.3  178.1     0.1     -0.3   179.4  178.6     0.4      0.0   174.5  176.4    -1.1     -1.6   
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               178.0  177.4     0.3      0.7   177.5  176.6     0.5      0.9   182.9  184.7    -1.0     -1.1   
 XIII  - Caraga                     181.1  181.0     0.1      0.2   182.7  182.4     0.2      0.2   166.7  167.9    -0.7     -0.1   
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       197.5  195.2     1.2      0.8   196.4  194.1     1.2      0.8   248.8  245.4     1.4     -2.8   

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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
                                      Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous
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Philipines                          188.5  188.3     0.1      0.2   195.4  195.1     0.2      0.1   158.1  156.8     0.8      0.3  

National Capital Region (NCR)       201.4  201.2     0.1      0.4   191.1  191.1     0.0      0.1   155.5  152.9     1.7      0.8  

Areas Outside NCR                   184.0  183.8     0.1      0.1   197.2  196.8     0.2      0.1   158.9  158.0     0.6      0.1  
								                                                                                               
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   162.2  162.1     0.1      0.0   215.2  215.2     0.0      0.0   140.2  138.9     0.9      0.2  
    I  - Ilocos                     223.8  223.6     0.1      0.0   216.3  216.2     0.0      0.2   153.5  153.6    -0.1      0.1  
   II  - Cagayan Valley             161.2  160.9     0.2      0.6   188.3  187.4     0.5      0.0   157.6  157.7    -0.1      0.1  
  III  - Central Luzon              177.1  176.7     0.2      0.3   211.1  211.0     0.0      0.0   145.6  143.3     1.6     -0.1  
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 183.3  183.2     0.1      0.2   201.6  200.5     0.5      0.4   147.7  147.1     0.4      0.1  
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   170.9  170.8     0.1      0.1   198.4  198.3     0.1      0.3   154.4  154.0     0.3     -1.3  
    V  - Bicol                      176.0  175.9     0.1      0.1   189.5  189.2     0.2      0.1   155.7  155.0     0.5      0.1  
   VI  - Western Visayas            162.7  162.6     0.1      0.0   176.7  176.7     0.0      0.0   170.5  169.5     0.6      0.5  
  VII  - Central Visayas            191.4  191.2     0.1      0.0   187.3  187.3     0.0      0.0   158.7  158.7     0.0      0.0  
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            208.5  208.5     0.0      0.0   183.9  183.9     0.0      0.0   171.4  171.5    -0.1     -0.1  
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        203.7  203.5     0.1      0.0   217.0  216.9     0.0      0.0   197.9  198.2    -0.2      0.4  
    X  - Northern Mindanao          175.9  175.7     0.1      0.1   196.9  196.4     0.3      0.3   183.0  183.0     0.0      0.4  
   XI  - Davao                      203.2  203.1     0.0      0.2   186.2  186.0     0.1      0.1   179.1  177.4     1.0      0.3  
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               182.5  182.4     0.1     -0.3   183.9  183.7     0.1      0.0   155.0  154.3     0.5      0.7  
 XIII  - Caraga                     180.8  180.4     0.2      0.0   188.8  188.7     0.1      0.2   163.4  162.9     0.3      0.1
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			
           in Muslim Mindanao       202.3  201.0     0.6      0.4   199.0  197.9     0.6      0.1   196.1  194.5     0.8      0.2
									  
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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
                                      Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous
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Philipines                          163.2  162.9     0.2     -0.6   156.3  154.4     1.2      0.5   162.2  162.5    -0.2     -0.4 

National Capital Region (NCR)       135.2  134.6     0.4     -1.4   128.1  128.9    -0.6     -1.1   157.7  157.7     0.0     -1.6 

Areas Outside NCR                   170.3  170.1     0.1     -0.5   166.4  163.6     1.7      0.9   164.2  164.6    -0.2      0.1 
								                                                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   143.0  141.8     0.8     -0.1   163.9  163.6     0.2      0.7   157.0  157.4    -0.3      0.1 
    I  - Ilocos                     153.1  156.3    -2.0      0.1   139.9  140.1    -0.1      2.9   170.3  170.7    -0.2      0.5 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             166.5  164.7     1.1      0.5   157.7  156.5     0.8      0.4   163.5  163.7    -0.1      0.6 
  III  - Central Luzon              146.8  146.0     0.5     -0.7   153.2  150.5     1.8      2.2   163.1  163.7    -0.4     -0.7 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 173.1  171.7     0.8      0.6   146.7  141.1     4.0      2.2   159.5  159.9    -0.3      0.3 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   159.1  158.9     0.1      0.0   149.1  145.4     2.5      0.4   171.0  171.0     0.0      0.1 
    V  - Bicol                      161.6  163.1    -0.9     -1.8   153.4  150.3     2.1      1.6   168.0  168.2    -0.1      0.5 
   VI  - Western Visayas            172.6  173.6    -0.6     -0.7   174.2  172.9     0.8      1.0   153.3  153.6    -0.2      0.1 
  VII  - Central Visayas            185.4  185.9    -0.3      0.1   212.7  209.9     1.3      2.9   162.6  163.3    -0.4      0.5 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            172.8  172.6     0.1      0.0   173.1  172.0     0.6      0.6   163.0  162.8     0.1      0.2 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        161.9  159.4     1.6     -1.0   182.2  176.4     3.3      0.9   168.2  170.1    -1.1      1.1 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          187.1  186.8     0.2     -0.1   182.8  181.4     0.8     -1.1   171.2  171.5    -0.2     -0.3 
   XI  - Davao                      186.2  186.4    -0.1     -2.9   182.9  178.8     2.3     -3.8   169.6  171.2    -0.9      0.1 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               176.1  175.6     0.3     -0.1   173.3  172.6     0.4     -0.8   177.3  177.8    -0.3     -0.1 
 XIII  - Caraga                     200.7  199.9     0.4     -1.5   183.1  182.2     0.5     -1.0   177.6  176.7     0.5      0.0 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       201.2  199.6     0.8     -1.0   225.9  222.9     1.3      0.3   203.0  201.6     0.7      0.0 

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Table 9 (concluded)

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                                          Miscellaneous Foods     |       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous
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Philipines                          164.2  162.7     0.9      0.9   150.6  150.4     0.1      0.7

National Capital Region (NCR)       155.5  155.1     0.3      0.9   145.6  145.6     0.0      1.5

Areas Outside NCR                   168.1  166.1     1.2      0.9   153.6  153.3     0.2      0.2
								                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   157.5  156.3     0.8      0.9   127.0  126.9     0.1      0.0
    I  - Ilocos                     164.6  163.3     0.8      0.7   144.7  144.7     0.0      0.0
   II  - Cagayan Valley             180.2  178.0     1.2      0.6   196.9  196.9     0.0      0.0
  III  - Central Luzon              167.9  167.2     0.4      0.5   148.4  148.4     0.0      0.0
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 152.7  151.4     0.9      0.7   148.1  147.5     0.4      0.3
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   168.7  165.4     2.0      1.3   148.9  148.9     0.0      0.3
    V  - Bicol                      183.0  179.7     1.8      1.2   171.7  171.5     0.1      0.3
   VI  - Western Visayas            167.3  164.7     1.6      0.5   148.8  148.8     0.0      0.0
  VII  - Central Visayas            178.4  177.8     0.3      1.0   173.5  173.5     0.0      0.0
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            172.4  169.4     1.8      1.3   161.0  161.0     0.0      0.0
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        180.4  176.1     2.4      1.1   151.4  151.2     0.1      0.0
    X  - Northern Mindanao          173.1  169.7     2.0      1.4   149.7  149.8    -0.1      0.9
   XI  - Davao                      184.1  181.1     1.7      1.7   149.8  149.8     0.0      0.3
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               176.6  172.9     2.1      1.6   158.7  157.8     0.6      0.7
 XIII  - Caraga                     186.7  182.1     2.5      1.2   183.4  183.4     0.0      0.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			
           in Muslim Mindanao       201.6  196.4     2.6      0.3   214.5  214.1     0.2      0.0
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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:   September 7, 2010

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