Table  9.  Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, March and February 2011
           (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
                                      Mar    Feb Current Previous |   Mar    Feb Current Previous |   Mar    Feb Current Previous
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Philipines                          176.7  175.8     0.5      0.9   175.9  175.4     0.3      0.5   183.6  179.5     2.3      4.5 

National Capital Region (NCR)       159.4  159.2     0.1      0.2   159.4  159.2     0.1      0.2   159.8  159.3     0.3     -0.3 

Areas Outside NCR                   179.1  178.1     0.6      0.9   178.5  177.9     0.3      0.5   184.0  179.9     2.3      4.6 
								                                                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   179.1  178.5     0.3      1.2   179.5  178.9     0.3      1.2   152.0  155.0    -1.9      2.5 
    I  - Ilocos                     179.2  178.8     0.2      0.4   179.5  179.2     0.2      0.5   151.6  150.1     1.0     -1.5 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             189.4  188.4     0.5      1.5   189.8  188.9     0.5      1.5   180.5  176.7     2.2     -0.3 
  III  - Central Luzon              166.7  166.2     0.3      0.7   166.2  165.7     0.3      0.7   200.6  201.8    -0.6      0.5 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 167.8  166.8     0.6      0.1   167.9  166.9     0.6      0.1   160.1  157.6     1.6      0.2 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   183.1  183.5    -0.2      0.8   182.8  183.2    -0.2      0.8   214.2  216.2    -0.9      1.3 
    V  - Bicol                      173.6  171.5     1.2      0.1   174.9  173.9     0.6      0.1   160.0  145.8     9.7      0.2 
   VI  - Western Visayas            177.6  176.7     0.5      0.1   178.7  177.9     0.4      0.1   156.3  153.8     1.6      0.1 
  VII  - Central Visayas            182.8  183.4    -0.3      0.6   182.1  183.4    -0.7      0.4   184.3  183.5     0.4      1.0 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            197.6  197.8    -0.1      0.6   199.9  200.1    -0.1      0.6   154.8  155.3    -0.3      0.4 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        170.1  167.0     1.9      2.0   171.2  169.1     1.2      1.5   167.5  162.2     3.3      3.2 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          187.1  183.7     1.9      5.1   177.5  176.7     0.5      0.6   210.4  200.6     4.9     16.0 
   XI  - Davao                      185.4  184.9     0.3      1.7   183.4  182.8     0.3      0.5   192.6  192.5     0.1      6.0 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               179.5  178.7     0.4      1.0   178.2  177.7     0.3      0.7   191.5  188.4     1.6      4.4 
 XIII  - Caraga                     186.1  185.4     0.4      1.1   185.9  185.6     0.2      0.5   187.7  183.1     2.5      6.3 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       199.6  197.1     1.3      0.6   198.3  195.7     1.3      0.6   263.3  261.0     0.9      1.4 

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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
                                      Mar    Feb Current Previous |   Mar    Feb Current Previous |   Mar    Feb Current Previous
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Philipines                          195.1  193.5     0.8      1.2   198.5  197.3     0.6      0.4   160.5  159.6     0.6      0.0  

National Capital Region (NCR)       205.7  203.5     1.1      0.2   195.2  192.8     1.2      0.4   155.8  156.0    -0.1     -0.4  

Areas Outside NCR                   191.4  190.0     0.7      1.5   199.9  199.1     0.4      0.3   161.9  160.7     0.7      0.1  
								                                                                                               
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   164.8  164.2     0.4      0.4   216.4  215.8     0.3      0.1   140.8  139.8     0.7     -0.7  
    I  - Ilocos                     226.0  225.3     0.3      0.4   218.0  217.8     0.1      0.2   154.6  154.3     0.2     -0.6  
   II  - Cagayan Valley             168.0  167.2     0.5      0.6   190.8  190.0     0.4      0.1   162.4  161.2     0.7      0.0  
  III  - Central Luzon              182.5  181.3     0.7      1.7   213.9  213.3     0.3      0.6   145.8  145.2     0.4     -0.1  
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 189.3  188.3     0.5      1.4   206.5  204.6     0.9      0.1   149.9  149.6     0.2      0.7  
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   173.9  172.4     0.9      0.2   200.2  199.6     0.3      0.1   160.9  160.7     0.1     -0.2  
    V  - Bicol                      182.7  182.1     0.3      0.8   191.6  190.5     0.6      0.2   163.1  159.8     2.1      0.4  
   VI  - Western Visayas            171.4  169.9     0.9      0.6   179.2  178.6     0.3      0.4   171.2  171.6    -0.2      0.8  
  VII  - Central Visayas            214.6  213.7     0.4      9.7   188.0  187.9     0.1      0.0   159.8  159.1     0.4      0.7  
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            219.0  210.2     4.2      0.2   185.2  184.4     0.4      0.1   172.8  172.8     0.0     -1.3  
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        212.4  211.2     0.6      1.0   217.8  217.4     0.2      0.0   203.7  201.5     1.1     -0.5  
    X  - Northern Mindanao          181.1  180.4     0.4      0.7   199.1  198.9     0.1      0.5   193.1  187.1     3.2      1.4  
   XI  - Davao                      210.9  208.8     1.0      1.2   190.3  189.4     0.5      0.4   185.7  182.2     1.9     -0.7  
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               188.4  187.1     0.7      0.9   185.9  185.3     0.3      0.4   157.5  156.5     0.6     -0.4  
 XIII  - Caraga                     182.8  181.4     0.8      0.1   191.4  190.2     0.6      0.2   168.6  164.2     2.7      0.1
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			
           in Muslim Mindanao       211.7  210.2     0.7      0.7   203.7  203.4     0.1      1.1   202.8  202.9     0.0     -0.1
									  
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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
                                      Mar    Feb Current Previous |   Mar    Feb Current Previous |   Mar    Feb Current Previous
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Philipines                          173.5  173.9    -0.2      1.6   167.2  173.1    -3.4      3.8   162.6  162.8    -0.1      0.2

National Capital Region (NCR)       144.7  145.8    -0.8     -0.9   131.6  142.7    -7.8      0.7   158.6  159.5    -0.6      0.4

Areas Outside NCR                   180.9  181.1    -0.1      2.1   180.0  184.0    -2.2      4.7   164.4  164.3     0.1      0.1
								                                                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   151.8  150.8     0.7      2.3   176.1  184.1    -4.3      0.2   158.1  158.3    -0.1      0.2
    I  - Ilocos                     157.5  160.6    -1.9      1.4   149.7  154.9    -3.4      3.3   169.4  169.0     0.2     -0.2
   II  - Cagayan Valley             176.2  175.6     0.3      0.6   173.7  184.7    -6.0      0.2   162.6  162.5     0.1     -0.7
  III  - Central Luzon              154.9  154.2     0.5      3.5   160.5  168.2    -4.6      2.9   162.9  163.1    -0.1      0.4
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 182.3  183.8    -0.8      1.0   152.4  166.3    -8.4      5.2   158.4  158.7    -0.2      0.2
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   168.4  170.9    -1.5      0.2   166.3  168.9    -1.5      4.1   172.4  172.4     0.0      0.5
    V  - Bicol                      170.3  172.2    -1.1      0.2   163.7  165.9    -1.3      2.1   165.9  166.5    -0.4     -0.5
   VI  - Western Visayas            185.9  186.4    -0.3      3.6   186.0  185.4     0.3      3.8   155.4  155.1     0.2     -0.3
  VII  - Central Visayas            192.8  194.9    -1.1      3.2   227.1  229.1    -0.9      6.9   163.8  163.4     0.2     -0.1
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            180.0  178.1     1.1      1.0   187.8  183.5     2.3      2.9   164.3  164.1     0.1      0.2
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        183.1  180.8     1.3      2.3   204.7  198.4     3.2      3.6   172.7  171.3     0.8      0.9
    X  - Northern Mindanao          201.0  200.9     0.0      2.8   208.7  213.6    -2.3     11.7   173.9  172.7     0.7      1.2
   XI  - Davao                      197.8  200.8    -1.5      4.1   208.2  203.8     2.2      8.5   169.3  168.9     0.2     -0.1
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               186.9  184.4     1.4      0.4   189.2  188.1     0.6      5.7   179.0  178.3     0.4      0.3
 XIII  - Caraga                     216.6  211.3     2.5      0.2   229.0  220.5     3.9     13.6   181.0  180.5     0.3      0.1
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       230.8  221.7     4.1      6.2   243.6  238.2     2.3      3.7   209.5  209.3     0.1      0.8

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Table 9 (concluded)

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                                          Miscellaneous Foods     |       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Mar    Feb Current Previous |   Mar    Feb Current Previous
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Philipines                          171.2  170.4     0.5      1.4   153.2  153.1     0.1      1.4  

National Capital Region (NCR)       162.4  161.1     0.8      2.5   149.9  149.9     0.0      3.0  

Areas Outside NCR                   175.2  174.5     0.4      0.9   155.2  155.0     0.1      0.5  
								                                                               
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   165.6  166.0    -0.2      1.5   127.5  127.4     0.1      0.0  
    I  - Ilocos                     168.8  167.8     0.6      0.4   144.7  144.7     0.0      0.0  
   II  - Cagayan Valley             192.9  193.0    -0.1      1.4   199.6  199.2     0.2      0.2  
  III  - Central Luzon              175.1  174.4     0.4      1.3   150.0  149.2     0.5      0.0  
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 159.0  158.1     0.6      0.9   150.1  150.1     0.0      0.9  
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   177.5  178.0    -0.3      0.6   150.0  150.0     0.0      0.1  
    V  - Bicol                      192.3  192.2     0.1      0.9   174.8  173.7     0.6      0.2  
   VI  - Western Visayas            173.4  172.7     0.4      1.0   150.4  150.2     0.1      0.5  
  VII  - Central Visayas            183.6  183.1     0.3      0.4   173.6  173.6     0.0      0.0  
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            178.1  178.2    -0.1      0.0   161.0  161.0     0.0      0.0  
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        191.2  190.8     0.2      1.9   151.4  151.4     0.0      0.0  
    X  - Northern Mindanao          184.7  184.2     0.3      2.0   156.4  156.0     0.3      1.4  
   XI  - Davao                      191.9  189.8     1.1      1.2   151.0  150.5     0.3      0.3  
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               183.0  184.4    -0.8      1.0   160.1  159.9     0.1      0.6  
 XIII  - Caraga                     194.0  192.2     0.9      0.7   184.7  183.7     0.5      0.0  
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       211.0  208.4     1.2      0.5   218.0  216.7     0.6      0.9  
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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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