Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, March and February 2011 and 2010
           (2000 = 100)

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                                        C e r e a l s                           |           R i c e
Area/Region                            2011          2010    Inflation Rates(%) |       2011          2010    Inflation Rates(%)   
                                    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous  |    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous  
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Philippines                       176.7  175.8  174.3  173.2      1.4      1.5     175.9  175.4  174.1   173.2     1.0      1.3

National Capital Region (NCR)     159.4  159.2  159.3  159.3      0.1     -0.1     159.4  159.2  159.3   159.4     0.1     -0.1

Areas Outside NCR                 179.1  178.1  176.4  175.2      1.5      1.7     178.5  177.9  176.4   175.3     1.2      1.5

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 179.1  178.5  176.8  176.4      1.3      1.2     179.5  178.9  177.3   176.9     1.2      1.1
    I  - Ilocos                   179.2  178.8  175.3  173.1      2.2      3.3     179.5  179.2  175.6   173.4     2.2      3.3
   II  - Cagayan Valley           189.4  188.4  182.5r 181.3      3.8      3.9     189.8  188.9  184.0r  183.0     3.2      3.2
  III  - Central Luzon            166.7  166.2  167.2  167.3     -0.3     -0.7     166.2  165.7  166.8   166.8    -0.4     -0.7
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               167.8  166.8  167.8  167.4      0.0     -0.4     167.9  166.9  168.0   167.6    -0.1     -0.4
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 183.1  183.5  181.0  175.4      1.2      4.6     182.8  183.2  180.8   175.2     1.1      4.6
    V  - Bicol                    173.6  171.5  175.7  173.3     -1.2     -1.0     174.9  173.9  177.4   174.8    -1.4     -0.5
   VI  - Western Visayas          177.6  176.7  170.8  170.3      4.0      3.8     178.7  177.9  171.6   171.2     4.1      3.9
  VII  - Central Visayas          182.8  183.4  183.5  182.3     -0.4      0.6     182.1  183.4  182.5   181.6    -0.2      1.0
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          197.6  197.8  194.3  194.1      1.7      1.9     199.9  200.1  196.5   196.3     1.7      1.9
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      170.1  167.0  169.6  168.4      0.3     -0.8     171.2  169.1  171.1   170.3     0.1     -0.7
    X  - Northern Mindanao        187.1  183.7  175.6  175.2      6.5      4.9     177.5  176.7  172.9   172.8     2.7      2.3
   XI  - Davao                    185.4  184.9  179.8  177.8      3.1      4.0     183.4  182.8  179.2   176.7     2.3      3.5
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             179.5  178.7  176.5  173.7      1.7      2.9     178.2  177.7  175.5   172.4     1.5      3.1
 XIII  - Caraga                   186.1  185.4  181.4  179.5      2.6      3.3     185.9  185.6  181.6   179.9     2.4      3.2
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     199.6  197.1  197.2  196.3      1.2      0.4     198.3  195.7  196.0   195.3     1.2      0.2

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                            C o r n                             |     Cereal Preparations
Area and Region                        2011          2010     Inflation Rates(%)|       2011          2010    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb   Current Previous |    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       183.6  179.5  176.1  174.8       4.3      2.7    195.1  193.5  187.0   186.5     4.3      3.8

National Capital Region (NCR)     159.8  159.3  158.9  152.6       0.6      4.4    205.7  203.5  200.0   199.3     2.8      2.1

Areas Outside NCR                 184.0  179.9  176.4  175.2       4.3      2.7    191.4  190.0  182.5   182.1     4.9      4.3

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 152.0  155.0  146.1  145.9       4.0      6.2    164.8  164.2  161.5   161.3     2.0      1.8
    I  - Ilocos                   151.6  150.1  153.5  152.8      -1.2     -1.8    226.0  225.3  223.2   222.8     1.3      1.1
   II  - Cagayan Valley           180.5  176.7  148.8  145.4      21.3     21.5    168.0  167.2  159.9   159.9     5.1      4.6
  III  - Central Luzon            200.6  201.8  194.2  204.8       3.3     -1.5    182.5  181.3  175.4   175.2     4.0      3.5
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               160.1  157.6  151.2  147.4       5.9      6.9    189.3  188.3  181.1   180.1     4.5      4.6
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 214.2  216.2  198.1  195.6       8.1     10.5    173.9  172.4  168.5   168.5     3.2      2.3
    V  - Bicol                    160.0  145.8  157.8  157.0       1.4     -7.1    182.7  182.1  174.7   174.5     4.6      4.4
   VI  - Western Visayas          156.3  153.8  155.2  153.1       0.7      0.5    171.4  169.9  161.6   160.9     6.1      5.6
  VII  - Central Visayas          184.3  183.5  185.6  183.9      -0.7     -0.2    214.6  213.7  190.9   190.8    12.4     12.0
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          154.8  155.3  153.4  154.1       0.9      0.8    219.0  210.2  208.6   208.6     5.0      0.8
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      167.5  162.2  166.1  164.1       0.8     -1.2    212.4  211.2  202.3   202.3     5.0      4.4
    X  - Northern Mindanao        210.4  200.6  182.2  181.1      15.5     10.8    181.1  180.4  174.5   174.2     3.8      3.6
   XI  - Davao                    192.6  192.5  181.8  181.9       5.9      5.8    210.9  208.8  200.0   199.2     5.5      4.8
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             191.5  188.4  186.2  185.5       2.8      1.6    188.4  187.1  183.0   182.4     3.0      2.6
 XIII  - Caraga                   187.7  183.1  179.7  175.9       4.5      4.1    182.8  181.4  178.9   178.6     2.2      1.6
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     263.3  261.0  251.6  244.4       4.7      6.8    211.7  210.2  198.2   198.0     6.8      6.2

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                         Dairy Products                         |           E g g s
Area and Region                        2011          2010     Inflation Rates(%)|       2011          2010    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb   Current Previous |    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       198.5  197.3  194.4  194.1       2.1      1.6    160.5  159.6  156.0  156.0      2.9      2.3

National Capital Region (NCR)     195.2  192.8  190.1  189.4       2.7      1.8    155.8  156.0  152.2  152.9      2.4      2.0

Areas Outside NCR                 199.9  199.1  196.2  196.0       1.9      1.6    161.9  160.7  157.2  156.9      3.0      2.4

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 216.4  215.8  215.1  214.9       0.6      0.4    140.8  139.8  139.4  140.1      1.0     -0.2
    I  - Ilocos                   218.0  217.8  215.6  215.5       1.1      1.1    154.6  154.3  152.7  152.5      1.2      1.2
   II  - Cagayan Valley           190.8  190.0  187.3  187.3       1.9      1.4    162.4  161.2  160.2  157.4      1.4      2.4
  III  - Central Luzon            213.9  213.3  210.6  210.5       1.6      1.3    145.8  145.2  142.0  142.1      2.7      2.2
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               206.5  204.6  199.4  198.9       3.6      2.9    149.9  149.6  146.9  146.2      2.0      2.3
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 200.2  199.6  197.4  197.3       1.4      1.2    160.9  160.7  155.5  155.7      3.5      3.2
    V  - Bicol                    191.6  190.5  188.8  188.5       1.5      1.1    163.1  159.8  152.4  151.3      7.0      5.6
   VI  - Western Visayas          179.2  178.6  176.6  176.6       1.5      1.1    171.2  171.6  166.4  167.2      2.9      2.6
  VII  - Central Visayas          188.0  187.9  187.1  187.0       0.5      0.5    159.8  159.1  157.5  157.9      1.5      0.8
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          185.2  184.4  183.8  183.8       0.8      0.3    172.8  172.8  170.1  170.3      1.6      1.5
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      217.8  217.4  216.9  216.8       0.4      0.3    203.7  201.5  196.9  196.6      3.5      2.5
    X  - Northern Mindanao        199.1  198.9  195.2  194.7       2.0      2.2    193.1  187.1  183.9  182.3      5.0      2.6
   XI  - Davao                    190.3  189.4  183.9  183.7       3.5      3.1    185.7  182.2  175.0  175.1      6.1      4.1
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             185.9  185.3  183.5  183.4       1.3      1.0    157.5  156.5  155.0  155.0      1.6      1.0
 XIII  - Caraga                   191.4  190.2  187.9  187.5       1.9      1.4    168.6  164.2  163.1  163.2      3.4      0.6
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     203.7  203.4  197.4  197.3       3.2      3.1    202.8  202.9  191.8  192.2      5.7      5.6

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                            F i s h                             |    Fruits and Vegetables
Area and Region                        2011          2010    Inflation Rates(%) |       2011          2010    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous  |    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       173.5  173.9  164.4  165.5      5.5      5.1     167.2  173.1  148.2  154.3     12.8     12.2

National Capital Region (NCR)     144.7  145.8  141.1  142.9      2.6      2.0     131.6  142.7  120.7  125.6      9.0     13.6

Areas Outside NCR                 180.9  181.1  170.3  171.3      6.2      5.7     180.0  184.0  158.1  164.6     13.9     11.8
							  
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 151.8  150.8  138.5  141.4      9.6      6.6     176.1  184.1  153.3  159.2     14.9     15.6
    I  - Ilocos                   157.5  160.6  155.3  157.5      1.4      2.0     149.7  154.9  132.8  141.6     12.7      9.4
   II  - Cagayan Valley           176.2  175.6  161.3  160.9      9.2      9.1     173.7  184.7  152.6  162.3     13.8     13.8
  III  - Central Luzon            154.9  154.2  145.8  146.3      6.2      5.4     160.5  168.2  134.1  147.1     19.7     14.3
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               182.3  183.8  169.9  170.4      7.3      7.9     152.4  166.3  134.6  145.3     13.2     14.5
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 168.4  170.9  161.4  162.2      4.3      5.4     166.3  168.9  144.3  149.3     15.2     13.1
    V  - Bicol                    170.3  172.2  165.2  164.8      3.1      4.5     163.7  165.9  148.9  156.5      9.9      6.0
   VI  - Western Visayas          185.9  186.4  173.3  176.1      7.3      5.8     186.0  185.4  169.5  171.6      9.7      8.0
  VII  - Central Visayas          192.8  194.9  186.4  188.1      3.4      3.6     227.1  229.1  208.1  206.0      9.1     11.2
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          180.0  178.1  173.1  173.0      4.0      2.9     187.8  183.5  172.8  174.3      8.7      5.3
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      183.1  180.8  161.8  166.0     13.2      8.9     204.7  198.4  174.5  174.3     17.3     13.8
    X  - Northern Mindanao        201.0  200.9  187.6  189.3      7.1      6.1     208.7  213.6  176.7  181.7     18.1     17.6
   XI  - Davao                    197.8  200.8  189.8  192.1      4.2      4.5     208.2  203.8  177.5  182.0     17.3     12.0
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             186.9  184.4  176.1  175.1      6.1      5.3     189.2  188.1  167.0  171.6     13.3      9.6
 XIII  - Caraga                   216.6  211.3  199.5  202.3      8.6      4.4     229.0  220.5  183.6  189.0     24.7     16.7
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     230.8  221.7  204.4  202.5     12.9      9.5     243.6  238.2  221.4  221.1     10.0      7.7

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                             M e a t                            |      Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region                        2011          2010    Inflation Rates(%) |      2011          2010    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous  |   Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       162.6  162.8  162.0  162.2      0.4      0.4    171.2  170.4  159.9  159.4      7.1      6.9 

National Capital Region (NCR)     158.6  159.5  159.4  160.0     -0.5     -0.3    162.4  161.1  152.2  152.1      6.7      5.9 

Areas Outside NCR                 164.4  164.3  163.2  163.2      0.7      0.7    175.2  174.5  163.4  162.7r     7.2      7.3 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 158.1  158.3  156.5  156.8      1.0      1.0    165.6  166.0  152.3  150.7r     8.7     10.2 
    I  - Ilocos                   169.4  169.0  170.5  169.5     -0.6     -0.3    168.8  167.8  161.4  161.3      4.6      4.0 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           162.6  162.5  161.6  161.6      0.6      0.6    192.9  193.0  176.3  176.3      9.4      9.5 
  III  - Central Luzon            162.9  163.1  161.9  163.2      0.6     -0.1    175.1  174.4  164.0  164.3      6.8      6.1 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               158.4  158.7  159.3  158.5     -0.6      0.1    159.0  158.1  150.1  148.8      5.9      6.2 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 172.4  172.4  168.2  167.4      2.5      3.0    177.5  178.0  162.6  162.9      9.2      9.3 
    V  - Bicol                    165.9  166.5  164.8  164.9      0.7      1.0    192.3  192.2  176.5  173.8      9.0     10.6 
   VI  - Western Visayas          155.4  155.1  153.3  154.3      1.4      0.5    173.4  172.7  163.1  162.6      6.3      6.2 
  VII  - Central Visayas          163.8  163.4  161.9  162.2      1.2      0.7    183.6  183.1  175.1  175.3      4.9      4.4 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          164.3  164.1  160.5  160.9      2.4      2.0    178.1  178.2  166.4  164.9      7.0      8.1 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      172.7  171.3  165.1  165.2      4.6      3.7    191.2  190.8  172.4  172.5     10.9     10.6 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        173.9  172.7  170.1  169.1      2.2      2.1    184.7  184.2  163.2  161.8     13.2     13.8 
   XI  - Davao                    169.3  168.9  169.9  169.8     -0.4     -0.5    191.9  189.8  174.5  173.7     10.0      9.3 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             179.0  178.3  176.3  173.1      1.5      3.0    183.0  184.4  167.7  167.6      9.1     10.0 
 XIII  - Caraga                   181.0  180.5  175.0  177.4      3.4      1.7    194.0  192.2  178.0  177.8      9.0      8.1 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     209.5  209.3  198.4  196.4      5.6      6.6    211.0  208.4  195.0  194.1      8.2      7.4 

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2011          2010    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       153.2  153.1  149.2  148.8      2.7      2.9  

National Capital Region (NCR)     149.9  149.9  143.4  143.4      4.5      4.5  

Areas Outside NCR                 155.2  155.0  152.7  152.0      1.6      2.0  

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 127.5  127.4  125.8  132.0      1.4     -3.5  
    I  - Ilocos                   144.7  144.7  143.9  143.9      0.6      0.6  
   II  - Cagayan Valley           199.6  199.2  196.8  196.5      1.4      1.4  
  III  - Central Luzon            150.0  149.2  148.3  147.6      1.1      1.1  
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               150.1  150.1  146.8  145.6      2.2      3.1  
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 150.0  150.0  149.3  149.3      0.5      0.5  
    V  - Bicol                    174.8  173.7  170.1  169.6      2.8      2.4  
   VI  - Western Visayas          150.4  150.2  148.0  147.5      1.6      1.8  
  VII  - Central Visayas          173.6  173.6  173.5  173.5      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  151.2      0.1      0.1  
    X  - Northern Mindanao        156.4  156.0  146.8  145.3      6.5      7.4  
   XI  - Davao                    151.0  150.5  147.2  146.9      2.6      2.5  
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             160.1  159.9  157.8  156.7      1.5      2.0  
 XIII  - Caraga                   184.7  183.7  182.7  182.7      1.1      0.5  
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     218.0  216.7  213.2  213.2      2.3      1.6  

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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:  April 5, 2011

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