Table  9.  Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, May and April 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
                                      May    Apr Current Previous |   May    Apr Current Previous |   May    Apr Current Previous
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Philipines                          178.0  177.2     0.5      0.3   177.2  176.4     0.5      0.3   187.0  185.5     0.8      1.0  

National Capital Region (NCR)       161.3  159.4     1.2      0.0   161.3  159.4     1.2      0.0   159.8  159.8     0.0      0.0  

Areas Outside NCR                   180.4  179.7     0.4      0.3   179.7  179.0     0.4      0.3   187.5  186.0     0.8      1.1  
								                                                                                               
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   178.9  178.9     0.0     -0.1   179.3  179.3     0.0     -0.1   152.5  152.2     0.2      0.1  
    I  - Ilocos                     180.7  180.6     0.1      0.8   181.0  181.0     0.0      0.8   153.2  151.6     1.1      0.0  
   II  - Cagayan Valley             191.2  190.2     0.5      0.4   191.7  190.7     0.5      0.5   180.6  180.2     0.2     -0.2  
  III  - Central Luzon              167.5  167.7    -0.1      0.6   167.1  167.3    -0.1      0.7   197.3  197.5    -0.1     -1.5  
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 169.4  168.8     0.4      0.6   169.5  168.9     0.4      0.6   161.7  161.4     0.2      0.8  
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   180.8  182.2    -0.8     -0.5   180.5  181.9    -0.8     -0.5   216.7  217.7    -0.5      1.6  
    V  - Bicol                      174.0  173.8     0.1      0.1   174.9  174.6     0.2     -0.2   164.8  165.3    -0.3      3.3  
   VI  - Western Visayas            178.4  177.2     0.7     -0.2   179.5  178.3     0.7     -0.2   158.8  157.2     1.0      0.6  
  VII  - Central Visayas            183.3  183.6    -0.2      0.4   182.3  183.0    -0.4      0.5   185.5  184.7     0.4      0.2  
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            198.5  197.0     0.8     -0.3   200.8  199.3     0.8     -0.3   156.5  154.7     1.2     -0.1  
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        172.3  170.7     0.9      0.4   172.1  171.0     0.6     -0.1   172.8  170.0     1.6      1.5  
    X  - Northern Mindanao          188.0  187.8     0.1      0.4   177.7  177.6     0.1      0.1   212.9  212.7     0.1      1.1  
   XI  - Davao                      187.7  186.5     0.6      0.6   185.2  184.3     0.5      0.5   196.6  194.2     1.2      0.8  
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               184.3  181.7     1.4      1.2   182.3  180.0     1.3      1.0   203.1  198.1     2.5      3.4  
 XIII  - Caraga                     189.7  187.3     1.3      0.6   188.4  186.5     1.0      0.3   201.4  194.9     3.3      3.8  
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       202.2  200.0     1.1      0.2   200.9  198.6     1.2      0.2   266.0  265.9     0.0      1.0  

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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
                                      May    Apr Current Previous |   May    Apr Current Previous |   May    Apr Current Previous
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Philipines                          197.1  196.1     0.5      0.5   199.6  199.2     0.2      0.4   160.4  160.4     0.0     -0.1  

National Capital Region (NCR)       207.2  206.8     0.2      0.5   196.5  196.4     0.1      0.6   154.4  154.1     0.2     -1.1  

Areas Outside NCR                   193.6  192.4     0.6      0.5   200.9  200.4     0.2      0.3   162.2  162.4    -0.1      0.3  
								                                                                                               
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   165.2  165.1     0.1      0.2   216.9  216.7     0.1      0.1   141.7  141.0     0.5      0.1  
    I  - Ilocos                     226.9  226.4     0.2      0.2   218.1  218.1     0.0      0.0   154.8  154.5     0.2     -0.1  
   II  - Cagayan Valley             170.0  168.4     1.0      0.2   191.6  191.0     0.3      0.1   163.4  162.6     0.5      0.1  
  III  - Central Luzon              184.7  183.3     0.8      0.4   215.2  214.4     0.4      0.2   145.2  146.3    -0.8      0.3  
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 192.9  191.1     0.9      1.0   207.6  207.3     0.1      0.4   150.4  150.3     0.1      0.3  
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   175.0  174.3     0.4      0.2   201.4  201.3     0.0      0.5   160.4  160.6    -0.1     -0.2  
    V  - Bicol                      184.7  184.0     0.4      0.7   192.3  192.0     0.2      0.2   163.9  163.6     0.2      0.3  
   VI  - Western Visayas            173.6  173.0     0.3      0.9   179.7  179.3     0.2      0.1   172.1  171.1     0.6     -0.1  
  VII  - Central Visayas            215.2  214.9     0.1      0.1   189.5  188.2     0.7      0.1   160.8  160.8     0.0      0.6  
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            223.4  219.6     1.7      0.3   186.4  185.5     0.5      0.2   173.0  172.8     0.1      0.0  
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        212.8  212.7     0.0      0.1   217.9  217.8     0.0      0.0   204.6  204.3     0.1      0.3  
    X  - Northern Mindanao          183.4  182.0     0.8      0.5   200.6  199.8     0.4      0.4   193.4  193.8    -0.2      0.4  
   XI  - Davao                      213.1  212.0     0.5      0.5   191.7  191.2     0.3      0.5   183.3  186.9    -1.9      0.6  
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               189.5  189.2     0.2      0.4   186.6  186.3     0.2      0.2   159.4  157.9     0.9      0.3  
 XIII  - Caraga                     184.8  183.1     0.9      0.2   193.2  193.3    -0.1      1.0   170.5  170.6    -0.1      1.2
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			
           in Muslim Mindanao       213.6  211.8     0.8      0.0   205.7  205.0     0.3      0.6   204.4  204.3     0.0      0.7
									  
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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
                                      May    Apr Current Previous |   May    Apr Current Previous |   May    Apr Current Previous
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Philipines                          174.1  174.8    -0.4      0.7   159.6  161.3    -1.1     -3.5   164.0  163.4     0.4      0.5

National Capital Region (NCR)       142.9  144.8    -1.3      0.1   129.5  128.2     1.0     -2.6   159.6  159.8    -0.1      0.8

Areas Outside NCR                   182.0  182.5    -0.3      0.9   170.4  173.2    -1.6     -3.8   165.9  164.9     0.6      0.3
								                                                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   153.0  153.1    -0.1      0.9   175.0  175.9    -0.5     -0.1   158.8  158.3     0.3      0.1
    I  - Ilocos                     162.5  160.9     1.0      2.2   141.3  143.5    -1.5     -4.1   171.2  170.0     0.7      0.4
   II  - Cagayan Valley             176.3  176.3     0.0      0.1   162.8  166.4    -2.2     -4.2   163.4  162.6     0.5      0.0
  III  - Central Luzon              155.4  156.0    -0.4      0.7   150.1  151.8    -1.1     -5.4   165.6  163.9     1.0      0.6
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 183.6  184.6    -0.5      1.3   138.2  143.8    -3.9     -5.6   160.0  158.9     0.7      0.3
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   165.1  167.6    -1.5     -0.5   155.6  158.8    -2.0     -4.5   172.7  172.8    -0.1      0.2
    V  - Bicol                      169.6  174.7    -2.9      2.6   156.3  158.2    -1.2     -3.4   166.0  166.1    -0.1      0.1
   VI  - Western Visayas            188.4  183.8     2.5     -1.1   176.1  178.6    -1.4     -4.0   155.8  155.6     0.1      0.1
  VII  - Central Visayas            194.0  194.2    -0.1      0.7   225.0  224.0     0.4     -1.4   163.9  163.5     0.2     -0.2
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            182.6  181.4     0.7      0.8   188.1  187.8     0.2      0.0   163.9  163.9     0.0     -0.2
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        182.2  183.5    -0.7      0.2   196.6  200.5    -1.9     -2.1   174.5  173.3     0.7      0.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao          204.9  202.4     1.2      0.7   195.6  199.9    -2.2     -4.2   175.9  175.7     0.1      1.0
   XI  - Davao                      197.9  201.3    -1.7      1.8   198.1  201.9    -1.9     -3.0   172.7  170.1     1.5      0.5
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               188.8  190.7    -1.0      2.0   180.3  184.4    -2.2     -2.5   181.5  180.2     0.7      0.7
 XIII  - Caraga                     214.1  217.4    -1.5      0.4   219.7  221.8    -0.9     -3.1   180.7  181.0    -0.2      0.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       233.4  231.8     0.7      0.4   227.9  228.9    -0.4     -6.0   211.3  209.8     0.7      0.1

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Table 9 (concluded)

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                                          Miscellaneous Foods     |       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      May    Apr Current Previous |   May    Apr Current Previous
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Philipines                          171.7  171.3     0.2      0.1   154.7  153.8     0.6      0.4  

National Capital Region (NCR)       163.8  162.4     0.9      0.0   151.8  149.9     1.3      0.0  

Areas Outside NCR                   175.2  175.3    -0.1      0.1   156.5  156.2     0.2      0.6  
								                                                               
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                   166.3  166.6    -0.2      0.6   127.6  127.5     0.1      0.0  
    I  - Ilocos                     168.3  168.2     0.1     -0.4   144.7  144.7     0.0      0.0  
   II  - Cagayan Valley             195.6  194.4     0.6      0.8   210.3  206.6     1.8      3.5  
  III  - Central Luzon              174.8  176.3    -0.9      0.7   153.3  153.3     0.0      2.2  
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 159.3  158.9     0.3     -0.1   150.1  150.1     0.0      0.0  
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   174.9  176.2    -0.7     -0.7   150.4  150.4     0.0      0.3  
    V  - Bicol                      191.2  191.4    -0.1     -0.5   176.0  175.7     0.2      0.5  
   VI  - Western Visayas            173.8  173.5     0.2      0.1   150.6  150.5     0.1      0.1  
  VII  - Central Visayas            183.0  183.8    -0.4      0.1   174.2  174.2     0.0      0.3  
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            177.6  177.6     0.0     -0.3   161.2  161.2     0.0      0.1  
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        190.3  190.2     0.1     -0.5   151.4  151.4     0.0      0.0  
    X  - Northern Mindanao          186.2  185.1     0.6      0.2   160.4  157.5     1.8      0.7  
   XI  - Davao                      190.5  190.2     0.2     -0.9   151.7  151.4     0.2      0.3  
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               182.7  182.6     0.1     -0.2   161.2  161.0     0.1      0.6  
 XIII  - Caraga                     193.7  193.6     0.1     -0.2   190.3  185.7     2.5      0.5  
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       213.1  212.2     0.4      0.6   221.8  218.3     1.6      0.1  
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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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