Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, September and August 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(%)
                                    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous  |    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       173.9  174.3  171.2  173.1r     1.6      0.7     174.1  174.3  171.5  173.1r     1.5      0.7   

National Capital Region (NCR)     158.7  159.3  158.8  158.6     -0.1      0.4     158.7  159.3  159.0  158.8     -0.2      0.3   

Areas Outside NCR                 176.0  176.4  173.0  175.2r     1.7      0.7     176.5  176.6  173.4  175.3r     1.8      0.7   

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 176.9  177.1  175.1  176.1      1.0      0.6     177.3  177.6  175.6  176.6      1.0      0.6   
    I  - Ilocos                   175.9  176.3  176.0  178.2     -0.1     -1.1     176.2  176.6  176.3  178.5     -0.1     -1.1   
   II  - Cagayan Valley           182.6  184.5  182.8  182.3     -0.1      1.2     184.2  186.1  184.7  184.1     -0.3      1.1   
  III  - Central Luzon            166.9  166.7  167.6  168.3     -0.4     -1.0     166.3  166.0  166.9  167.6     -0.4     -1.0   
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               166.7  166.4  164.0  165.1      1.6      0.8     166.8  166.5  164.3  165.4      1.5      0.7   
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 181.8  181.9  176.3  175.6      3.1      3.6     181.6  181.7  176.2  175.5      3.1      3.5   
    V  - Bicol                    170.9  171.8  168.5  170.8      1.4      0.6     172.8  173.7  170.2  171.8      1.5      1.1   
   VI  - Western Visayas          172.8  172.8  169.1  172.5      2.2      0.2     173.7  173.7  170.4  173.8      1.9     -0.1   
  VII  - Central Visayas          182.2  183.5  178.6  178.6      2.0      2.7     181.5  183.2  177.2  176.7      2.4      3.7   
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          195.5  195.5  195.3  195.0      0.1      0.3     197.7  197.8  197.4  197.2      0.2      0.3   
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      169.8  170.8r 168.1  170.7      1.0      0.1r    172.7  173.4r 171.7  170.9      0.6      1.5r  
    X  - Northern Mindanao        173.4  174.9  174.2  177.0     -0.5     -1.2     174.0  173.3  171.6  173.8      1.4     -0.3   
   XI  - Davao                    176.9  178.3  171.9  177.2      2.9      0.6     179.4  179.4  175.1  179.8      2.5     -0.2   
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             178.1  178.0  165.6  173.6      7.5      2.5     178.4  177.5  165.2  172.6      8.0      2.8   
 XIII  - Caraga                   180.0  181.1  176.3  180.8      2.1      0.2     182.4  182.7  176.9  181.3      3.1      0.8   
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region  
           in Muslim Mindanao     198.4  197.5  184.8  190.0      7.4      3.9     197.3  196.4  184.0  189.2      7.2      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(%)
                                    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous  |    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       170.5  173.5  168.8  173.7      1.0     -0.1     188.9  188.5  183.3r 182.6      3.1      3.2 

National Capital Region (NCR)     160.2  160.6  142.9  143.0     12.1     12.3     201.7  201.4  197.6  197.1      2.1      2.2 

Areas Outside NCR                 170.7  173.7  169.3  174.2      0.8     -0.3     184.5  184.0  178.3r 177.6      3.5      3.6 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 148.0  147.5  143.2  143.6      3.4      2.7     162.4  162.2  158.8  158.0      2.3      2.7 
    I  - Ilocos                   152.7  152.0  152.0  151.6      0.5      0.3     223.9  223.8  220.6  220.0      1.5      1.7 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           147.7  149.2  142.1  142.7      3.9      4.6     161.6  161.2  159.5  159.0      1.3      1.4 
  III  - Central Luzon            209.5  214.8  214.9  218.9     -2.5     -1.9     177.5  177.1  173.2  171.0      2.5      3.6 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               154.2  156.5  138.2  138.1     11.6     13.3     183.7  183.3  173.4  171.0      5.9      7.2 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 202.2  205.6  186.6  185.0      8.4     11.1     171.2  170.9  166.8  166.4      2.6      2.7 
    V  - Bicol                    150.6  150.7  150.0  160.1      0.4     -5.9     176.9  176.0  171.2  171.0      3.3      2.9 
   VI  - Western Visayas          156.1  156.1  144.9  147.6      7.7      5.8     162.9  162.7  158.7  158.6      2.6      2.6 
  VII  - Central Visayas          183.5  184.1  181.6  182.5      1.0      0.9     191.4  191.4  190.1  190.0      0.7      0.7 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          154.4  152.1  157.0  154.9     -1.7     -1.8     208.7  208.5  205.9  205.8      1.4      1.3 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      163.2  164.9  160.0  170.1      2.0     -3.1     203.7  203.7  199.8  199.8      2.0      2.0 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        171.9  178.8  180.5  184.7     -4.8     -3.2     176.3  175.9  171.6  171.6      2.7      2.5 
   XI  - Davao                    167.9  174.5  160.3  168.1      4.7      3.8     204.2  203.2  193.2  192.6      5.7      5.5 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             175.5  182.9  169.6  183.2      3.5     -0.2     183.1  182.5  178.8  178.7      2.4      2.1 
 XIII  - Caraga                   157.9  166.7  170.5  175.7     -7.4     -5.1     181.0  180.8  175.6  175.6      3.1      3.0 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     250.7  248.8  224.5  228.2     11.7      9.0     203.9  202.3  188.7  188.2      8.1      7.5 

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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(%)
                                    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous  |    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       195.7  195.4  192.7  192.4      1.6      1.6     159.0  158.1  153.8  153.6      3.4      2.9
0
National Capital Region (NCR)     191.2  191.1  188.7  188.6      1.3      1.3     158.2  155.5  153.0  152.6      3.4      1.9

Areas Outside NCR                 197.5  197.2  194.3  194.0      1.6      1.6     159.2  158.9  154.0  153.9      3.4      3.2

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 215.4  215.2  212.8  212.1      1.2      1.5     140.8  140.2  137.0  137.9      2.8      1.7
    I  - Ilocos                   216.7  216.3  215.0  214.8      0.8      0.7     153.5  153.5  153.1  153.7      0.3     -0.1
   II  - Cagayan Valley           189.1  188.3  183.3  183.3      3.2      2.7     157.9  157.6  152.6  152.2      3.5      3.5
  III  - Central Luzon            211.2  211.1  208.7  208.6      1.2      1.2     146.0  145.6  141.0  143.4      3.5      1.5
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               202.2  201.6  196.0  195.8      3.2      3.0     147.7  147.7  144.6  143.3      2.1      3.1
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 198.4  198.4  195.3  195.2      1.6      1.6     155.4  154.4  154.7  154.4      0.5      0.0
    V  - Bicol                    189.6  189.5  186.9  186.5      1.4      1.6     156.5  155.7  148.7  148.2      5.2      5.1
   VI  - Western Visayas          177.0  176.7  176.1  176.0      0.5      0.4     170.6  170.5  161.9  162.0      5.4      5.2
  VII  - Central Visayas          187.3  187.3  186.3  186.1      0.5      0.6     157.8  158.7  153.8  154.3      2.6      2.9
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          184.0  183.9  183.1  183.1      0.5      0.4     168.6  171.4  170.2  170.2     -0.9      0.7
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      217.2  217.0  215.5  214.9      0.8      1.0     198.8  197.9  192.1  190.3      3.5      4.0
    X  - Northern Mindanao        196.7  196.9  193.4  193.7      1.7      1.7     183.0  183.0  175.9  175.7      4.0      4.2
   XI  - Davao                    186.3  186.2  181.2  180.2      2.8      3.3     181.0  179.1  168.8  168.0      7.2      6.6
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             184.1  183.9  181.9  181.5      1.2      1.3     156.8  155.0  150.0  149.1      4.5      4.0
 XIII  - Caraga                   189.2  188.8  185.9  185.8      1.8      1.6     163.6  163.4  157.9  158.6      3.6      3.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     200.0  199.0  195.1  194.3      2.5      2.4     197.6  196.1  186.0  179.9      6.2      9.0

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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(%)
                                    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous  |    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       163.4  163.2  160.2  159.6      2.0      2.3     155.4  156.3  154.4  151.2      0.6      3.4 

National Capital Region (NCR)     135.3  135.2  133.4  133.6      1.4      1.2     126.0  128.1  135.8  130.1     -7.2     -1.5 

Areas Outside NCR                 170.6  170.3  167.0  166.2      2.2      2.5     166.0  166.4  161.1  158.7      3.0      4.9 
							  
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 146.1  143.0  135.2  136.1      8.1      5.1     163.3  163.9  161.5  158.1      1.1      3.7 
    I  - Ilocos                   152.9  153.1  154.6  154.3     -1.1     -0.8     136.6  139.9  140.1  138.1     -2.5      1.3 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           167.3  166.5  156.1  155.8      7.2      6.9     157.7  157.7  151.5  149.9      4.1      5.2 
  III  - Central Luzon            147.5  146.8  147.0  146.9      0.3     -0.1     150.4  153.2  149.0  148.2      0.9      3.4 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               174.4  173.1  167.0  165.8      4.4      4.4     147.2  146.7  145.6  139.2      1.1      5.4 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 158.6  159.1  159.1  160.6     -0.3     -0.9     147.4  149.1  151.3  149.3     -2.6     -0.1 
    V  - Bicol                    162.9  161.6  158.0  156.8      3.1      3.1     153.8  153.4  144.3  143.3      6.6      7.0 
   VI  - Western Visayas          171.9  172.6  173.3  172.0     -0.8      0.3     175.7  174.2  168.5  166.7      4.3      4.5 
  VII  - Central Visayas          184.5  185.4  183.2  182.6      0.7      1.5     210.8  212.7  198.2  193.0      6.4     10.2 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          172.2  172.8  166.3  165.0      3.5      4.7     174.2  173.1  168.6  167.1      3.3      3.6 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      161.6  161.9  162.4  162.5     -0.5     -0.4     184.6  182.2  174.3  174.0      5.9      4.7 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        187.0  187.1  181.2  180.9      3.2      3.4     183.1  182.8  171.9  172.6      6.5      5.9 
   XI  - Davao                    187.1  186.2  183.4  181.2      2.0      2.8     183.1  182.9  173.7  174.5      5.4      4.8 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             176.2  176.1  168.9  169.5      4.3      3.9     174.1  173.3  167.9  167.0      3.7      3.8 
 XIII  - Caraga                   198.4  200.7  193.5  193.1      2.5      3.9     183.3  183.1  176.9  174.1      3.6      5.2 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     203.6  201.2  197.4  194.1      3.1      3.7     226.6  225.9  218.7  215.7      3.6      4.7 

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                                             M e a t                            |      Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region                        2010          2009    Inflation Rates(%) |      2010          2009    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous  |   Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       160.8  162.2  154.9  154.7      3.8      4.8    165.0  164.2  153.8  152.8      7.3      7.5

National Capital Region (NCR)     155.2  157.7  152.0  151.4      2.1      4.2    155.7  155.5  150.3  149.5      3.6      4.0

Areas Outside NCR                 163.3  164.2  156.1  156.2      4.6      5.1    169.1  168.1  155.3  154.3      8.9      8.9

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 157.2  157.0  152.5  151.4      3.1      3.7    159.3  157.5  145.3  144.8      9.6      8.8
    I  - Ilocos                   169.7  170.3  162.6  163.5      4.4      4.2    165.9  164.6  156.1  155.9      6.3      5.6
   II  - Cagayan Valley           163.9  163.5  156.5  155.9      4.7      4.9    182.1  180.2  168.4  167.7      8.1      7.5
  III  - Central Luzon            161.1  163.1  156.2  156.7      3.1      4.1    168.2  167.9  155.6  154.9      8.1      8.4
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               158.5  159.5  151.3  151.6      4.8      5.2    153.5  152.7  143.2  142.2      7.2      7.4
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 170.7  171.0  161.6  161.1      5.6      6.1    170.8  168.7  151.1  149.9     13.0     12.5
    V  - Bicol                    166.9  168.0  161.5  161.2      3.3      4.2    184.6  183.0  162.8  161.1     13.4     13.6
   VI  - Western Visayas          152.3  153.3  150.2  150.2      1.4      2.1    168.0  167.3  153.7  153.5      9.3      9.0
  VII  - Central Visayas          162.1  162.6  155.5  155.8      4.2      4.4    178.7  178.4  168.9  168.6      5.8      5.8
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          163.5  163.0  154.8  154.9      5.6      5.2    174.8  172.4  157.9  157.3     10.7      9.6
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      167.7  168.2  155.5  154.5      7.8      8.9    181.5  180.4  162.5  160.3     11.7     12.5
    X  - Northern Mindanao        170.5  171.2  161.3  161.1      5.7      6.3    175.2  173.1  155.0  154.0     13.0     12.4
   XI  - Davao                    168.8  169.6  157.1  157.2      7.4      7.9    184.8  184.1  167.3  166.1     10.5     10.8
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             177.6  177.3  162.8  161.7      9.1      9.6    178.3  176.6  160.0  157.7     11.4     12.0
 XIII  - Caraga                   177.7  177.6  164.5  163.8      8.0      8.4    188.2  186.7  167.2  164.9     12.6     13.2
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     203.1  203.0  183.9  181.8     10.4     11.7    203.6  201.6  184.2  180.8     10.5     11.5

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2010          2009    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       150.7  150.6  147.2  146.8      2.4      2.6 

National Capital Region (NCR)     145.6  145.6  143.4  143.1      1.5      1.7 

Areas Outside NCR                 153.8  153.6  149.5  149.0      2.9      3.1 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 127.1  127.0  122.6  122.0      3.7      4.1 
    I  - Ilocos                   144.7  144.7  143.6  143.6      0.8      0.8 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           198.8  196.9  195.6  195.6      1.6      0.7 
  III  - Central Luzon            149.0  148.4  144.8  144.5      2.9      2.7 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               148.1  148.1  142.3  141.4      4.1      4.7 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 148.9  148.9  148.1  148.1      0.5      0.5 
    V  - Bicol                    173.0  171.7  167.2  165.5      3.5      3.7 
   VI  - Western Visayas          148.8  148.8  143.8  143.8      3.5      3.5 
  VII  - Central Visayas          173.5  173.5  173.4  173.4      0.1      0.1 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          161.0  161.0  161.0  161.0      0.0      0.0 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      151.4  151.4  151.2  151.1      0.1      0.2 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        150.5  149.7  143.6  142.4      4.8      5.1 
   XI  - Davao                    149.9  149.8  145.9  145.9      2.7      2.7 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             158.7  158.7  154.6  154.2      2.7      2.9 
 XIII  - Caraga                   183.4  183.4  180.4  180.2      1.7      1.8 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     214.5  214.5  210.5  210.4      1.9      1.9 

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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:  October 5, 2010

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