Table  9.  Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, October and September 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
                                      Oct    Sep Current Previous |   Oct    Sep Current Previous |   Oct    Sep Current Previous
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Philipines                          173.0  173.9    -0.5     -0.2   173.2  174.1    -0.5     -0.1   169.9  170.8r   -0.5     -1.6r 

National Capital Region (NCR)       158.7  158.7     0.0     -0.4   158.7  158.7     0.0     -0.4   160.2  160.2     0.0     -0.2  

Areas Outside NCR                   175.0  176.0    -0.6     -0.2   175.5  176.5    -0.6     -0.1   170.1  171.0r   -0.5     -1.6r 
								                                                                                               
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   176.1  176.9    -0.5     -0.1   176.5  177.3    -0.5     -0.2   147.6  148.0    -0.3      0.3  
    I  - Ilocos                     175.4  175.9    -0.3     -0.2   175.7  176.2    -0.3     -0.2   152.7  152.7     0.0      0.5  
   II  - Cagayan Valley             182.4  182.6    -0.1     -1.0   183.6  184.2    -0.3     -1.0   156.2  147.7     5.8     -1.0  
  III  - Central Luzon              166.3  166.9    -0.4      0.1   165.7  166.3    -0.4      0.2   209.8  209.5     0.1     -2.5  
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 166.3  166.7    -0.2      0.2   166.4  166.8    -0.2      0.2   154.8  154.2     0.4     -1.5  
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   180.7  181.8    -0.6     -0.1   180.5  181.6    -0.6     -0.1   206.4  202.2     2.1     -1.7  
    V  - Bicol                      170.3  170.9    -0.4     -0.5   172.1  172.8    -0.4     -0.5   150.7  150.6     0.1     -0.1  
   VI  - Western Visayas            171.7  172.8    -0.6      0.0   172.6  173.7    -0.6      0.0   154.6  156.1    -1.0      0.0  
  VII  - Central Visayas            182.1  182.2    -0.1     -0.7   181.7  181.5     0.1     -0.9   183.0  183.5    -0.3     -0.3  
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            196.0  195.5     0.3      0.0   198.2  197.7     0.3     -0.1   155.0  154.4     0.4      1.5  
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        168.4  169.8    -0.8     -0.6   171.4  172.7    -0.8     -0.4   161.5  163.2    -1.0     -1.0  
    X  - Northern Mindanao          172.2  173.4    -0.7     -0.9   173.7  174.0    -0.2      0.4   168.5  171.9    -2.0     -3.9  
   XI  - Davao                      175.7  176.9    -0.7     -0.8   178.1  179.4    -0.7      0.0   167.2  167.9    -0.4     -3.8  
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               173.0  178.1    -2.9      0.1   172.9  178.4    -3.1      0.5   173.8  175.5    -1.0     -4.0  
 XIII  - Caraga                     181.1  180.9r    0.1     -0.1   182.5  182.4     0.1     -0.2   168.5  166.7r    1.1      0.0r 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			
           in Muslim Mindanao       193.9  198.4    -2.3      0.5   192.7  197.3    -2.3      0.5   249.3  250.7    -0.6      0.8  			    	    

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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
                                      Oct    Sep Current Previous |   Oct    Sep Current Previous |   Oct    Sep Current Previous
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Philipines                          189.2  188.9     0.2      0.2   195.9  195.7     0.1      0.2   158.6  159.0    -0.3      0.6   

National Capital Region (NCR)       201.8  201.7     0.0      0.1   191.4  191.2     0.1      0.1   157.1  158.2    -0.7      1.7   

Areas Outside NCR                   184.8  184.5     0.2      0.3   197.7  197.5     0.1      0.2   159.0  159.2    -0.1      0.2   
								                                                                                                
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   162.4  162.4     0.0      0.1   215.4  215.4     0.0      0.1   140.9  140.8     0.1      0.4   
    I  - Ilocos                     224.0  223.9     0.0      0.0   216.7  216.7     0.0      0.2   153.1  153.5    -0.3      0.0   
   II  - Cagayan Valley             161.6  161.6     0.0      0.2   189.1  189.1     0.0      0.4   157.2  157.9    -0.4      0.2   
  III  - Central Luzon              177.8  177.5     0.2      0.2   211.5  211.2     0.1      0.0   145.3  146.0    -0.5      0.3   
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 184.2  183.7     0.3      0.2   202.7  202.2     0.2      0.3   147.8  147.7     0.1      0.0   
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   171.3  171.2     0.1      0.2   198.4  198.4     0.0      0.0   155.5  155.4     0.1      0.6   
    V  - Bicol                      177.5  176.9     0.3      0.5   189.6  189.6     0.0      0.1   156.9  156.5     0.3      0.5   
   VI  - Western Visayas            163.1  162.9     0.1      0.1   177.0  177.0     0.0      0.2   169.1  170.6    -0.9      0.1   
  VII  - Central Visayas            193.1  191.4     0.9      0.0   187.4  187.3     0.1      0.0   157.8  157.8     0.0     -0.6   
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            208.8  208.7     0.0      0.1   184.0  184.0     0.0      0.1   171.1  168.6     1.5     -1.6   
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        204.1  203.7     0.2      0.0   217.3  217.2     0.0      0.1   198.9  198.8     0.1      0.5   
    X  - Northern Mindanao          176.6  176.3     0.2      0.2   196.9  196.7     0.1     -0.1   180.9  183.0    -1.1      0.0   
   XI  - Davao                      204.4  204.2     0.1      0.5   186.3  186.3     0.0      0.1   182.3  181.0     0.7      1.1   
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               183.2  183.1     0.1      0.3   184.3  184.1     0.1      0.1   156.8  156.8     0.0      1.2   
 XIII  - Caraga                     180.4  181.0    -0.3      0.1   189.6  189.2     0.2      0.2   163.5  163.6    -0.1      0.1 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			
           in Muslim Mindanao       204.4  203.9     0.2      0.8   200.5  200.0     0.3      0.5   198.7  197.6     0.6      0.8 
									  
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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
                                      Oct    Sep Current Previous |   Oct    Sep Current Previous |   Oct    Sep Current Previous
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Philipines                          163.7  163.4     0.2      0.1   154.9  155.4    -0.3     -0.6   160.2  160.8    -0.4     -0.9 

National Capital Region (NCR)       136.8  135.3     1.1      0.1   131.0  126.0     4.0     -1.6   154.7  155.2    -0.3     -1.6 

Areas Outside NCR                   170.5  170.6    -0.1      0.2   163.5  166.0    -1.5     -0.2   162.6  163.3    -0.4     -0.5 
								                                                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   146.6  146.1     0.3      2.2   163.0  163.3    -0.2     -0.4   156.8  157.2    -0.3      0.1 
    I  - Ilocos                     153.2  152.9     0.2     -0.1   133.0  136.6    -2.6     -2.4   169.6  169.7    -0.1     -0.4 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             168.1  167.3     0.5      0.5   154.9  157.7    -1.8      0.0   163.4  163.9    -0.3      0.2 
  III  - Central Luzon              145.7  147.5    -1.2      0.5   145.8  150.4    -3.1     -1.8   160.3  161.1    -0.5     -1.2 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 174.6  174.4     0.1      0.8   142.3  147.2    -3.3      0.3   156.8  158.5    -1.1     -0.6 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   157.7  158.6    -0.6     -0.3   148.5  147.4     0.7     -1.1   170.2  170.7    -0.3     -0.2 
    V  - Bicol                      164.6  162.9     1.0      0.8   153.6  153.8    -0.1      0.3   166.5  166.9    -0.2     -0.7 
   VI  - Western Visayas            170.7  171.9    -0.7     -0.4   173.6  175.7    -1.2      0.9   152.3  152.3     0.0     -0.7 
  VII  - Central Visayas            184.6  184.5     0.1     -0.5   210.5  210.8    -0.1     -0.9   162.1  162.1     0.0     -0.3 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            171.9  172.2    -0.2     -0.3   173.7  174.2    -0.3      0.6   163.5  163.5     0.0      0.3 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        162.6  161.6     0.6     -0.2   181.9  184.6    -1.5      1.3   167.0  167.7    -0.4     -0.3 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          185.9  187.0    -0.6     -0.1   180.8  183.1    -1.3      0.2   170.6  170.5     0.1     -0.4 
   XI  - Davao                      186.8  187.1    -0.2      0.5   182.2  183.1    -0.5      0.1   167.6  168.8    -0.7     -0.5 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               176.6  176.2     0.2      0.1   171.8  174.1    -1.3      0.5   177.3  177.6    -0.2      0.2 
 XIII  - Caraga                     197.9  198.4    -0.3     -1.1   181.7  183.3    -0.9      0.1   179.6  177.7     1.1      0.1 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       204.1  203.6     0.2      1.2   226.9  226.6     0.1      0.3   204.8  203.1     0.8      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
                                      Oct    Sep Current Previous |   Oct    Sep Current Previous
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Philipines                          165.1  165.0     0.1      0.5   150.7  150.7     0.0      0.1 

National Capital Region (NCR)       155.8  155.7     0.1      0.1   145.6  145.6     0.0      0.0 

Areas Outside NCR                   169.3  169.1     0.1      0.6   153.8  153.8     0.0      0.1 
								                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   160.0  159.3     0.4      1.1   127.1  127.1     0.0      0.1 
    I  - Ilocos                     165.8  165.9    -0.1      0.8   144.7  144.7     0.0      0.0 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             182.7  182.1     0.3      1.1   198.8  198.8     0.0      1.0 
  III  - Central Luzon              167.9  168.2    -0.2      0.2   149.0  149.0     0.0      0.4 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 153.7  153.5     0.1      0.5   148.1  148.1     0.0      0.0 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   172.2  170.8     0.8      1.2   148.9  148.9     0.0      0.0 
    V  - Bicol                      184.9  184.6     0.2      0.9   173.2  173.0     0.1      0.8 
   VI  - Western Visayas            168.1  168.0     0.1      0.4   149.0  148.8     0.1      0.0 
  VII  - Central Visayas            180.5  178.7     1.0      0.2   173.5  173.5     0.0      0.0 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            174.7  174.8    -0.1      1.4   161.0  161.0     0.0      0.0 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        181.2  181.5    -0.2      0.6   151.4  151.4     0.0      0.0 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          174.7  175.2    -0.3      1.2   150.6  150.5     0.1      0.5 
   XI  - Davao                      184.8  184.8     0.0      0.4   149.9  149.9     0.0      0.1 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               179.2  178.3     0.5      1.0   158.7  158.7     0.0      0.0 
 XIII  - Caraga                     187.2  188.2    -0.5      0.8   183.4  183.4     0.0      0.0 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			
           in Muslim Mindanao       203.6  203.6     0.0      1.0   214.5  214.5     0.0      0.0 
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Source:  Economic Indices and Indicators Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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