Table 9    Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, February and January 2012
           (2006 = 100)

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                                      BREAD AND CEREALS           |      RICE                     |      CORN
                                                                  |                               |                             
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Feb    Jan Current Previous |   Feb    Jan Current Previous |   Feb    Jan Current Previous
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Philipines                          145.6  145.3     0.2      0.1   145.6  145.5     0.1      0.0   155.0  155.4    -0.3      0.4  

National Capital Region (NCR)       144.0  143.5     0.3      0.0   146.9  146.7     0.1     -0.1   165.9  165.9     0.0      0.0  

Areas Outside NCR                   145.8  145.6     0.1      0.1   145.4  145.3     0.1      0.0   154.6  155.1    -0.3      0.5  
								                                                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   135.1  135.0     0.1      0.0   131.0  130.8     0.2     -0.1   138.5  136.6     1.4     -0.2  
    I  - Ilocos                     134.0  135.2    -0.9     -1.0   135.3  136.8    -1.1     -1.3   140.7  140.7     0.0      0.1  
   II  - Cagayan Valley             143.5  144.4    -0.6     -0.7   145.0  146.4    -1.0     -0.9   142.7  142.8    -0.1      0.1  
  III  - Central Luzon              148.0  147.7     0.2      0.0   150.2  150.0     0.1      0.0   127.7  130.6    -2.2      2.0  
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 154.3  153.9     0.3      0.1   155.5  155.2     0.2     -0.3   193.6  193.0     0.3      0.6  
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   144.9  145.7    -0.5      0.1   145.0  146.1    -0.8      0.1   154.8  155.5    -0.5      1.0  
    V  - Bicol                      148.9  148.9     0.0     -0.2   147.4  147.6    -0.1     -0.2   200.0  200.2    -0.1      0.0  
   VI  - Western Visayas            140.7  140.3     0.3     -0.2   139.5  138.9     0.4     -0.3   154.9  154.9     0.0      0.0  
  VII  - Central Visayas            126.3  126.0     0.2      0.2   119.3  119.0     0.3      0.1   139.1  140.1    -0.7      0.7  
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            155.6  155.7    -0.1      0.2   157.4  157.6    -0.1      0.1   133.8  133.0     0.6      0.5  
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        140.4  140.3     0.1      0.7   130.3  130.0     0.2      0.9   149.7  150.5    -0.5      0.5  
    X  - Northern Mindanao          154.6  154.0     0.4      0.5   152.6  151.6     0.7      0.2   165.7  166.4    -0.4      0.9  
   XI  - Davao                      152.3  151.1     0.8      0.2   152.4  151.0     0.9      0.3   161.0  159.6     0.9     -0.3  
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               147.6  147.8    -0.1      0.9   148.4  148.5    -0.1      1.1   163.1  164.6    -0.9      0.1  
 XIII  - Caraga                     141.2  140.9     0.2      0.2   136.7  136.4     0.2      0.4   202.6  202.4     0.1     -1.0  
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       152.7  151.3     0.9      0.1   155.9  154.1     1.2      0.1   148.6  149.1    -0.3      0.1 

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Table 9--Continued

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                                         MEAT                     |      FISH                     |   MILK, CHEESE AND EGG        
                                                                  |                               |                             
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Feb    Jan Current Previous |   Feb    Jan Current Previous |   Feb    Jan Current Previous
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Philipines                          126.7  126.6     0.1      0.1   141.9  142.2    -0.2      1.9   129.5  129.1     0.3      0.2     

National Capital Region (NCR)       124.8  124.8     0.0      0.0   128.3  130.7    -1.8      1.8   125.4  125.0     0.3      0.2     

Areas Outside NCR                   127.2  127.1     0.1      0.1   144.4  144.3     0.1      2.0   130.6  130.2     0.3      0.2     
								                                                                                                
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   123.5  123.6    -0.1      0.0   148.5  150.7    -1.5      1.2   123.8  124.3    -0.4      0.1     
    I  - Ilocos                     124.6  124.6     0.0     -0.2   137.9  136.7     0.9      1.9   127.8  127.3     0.4      0.2     
   II  - Cagayan Valley             130.0  130.0r    0.0     -0.2   142.6  142.1     0.4      3.9   127.8  127.1     0.6      0.3     
  III  - Central Luzon              127.4  127.2     0.2     -0.1   131.1  134.5    -2.5      2.8   130.1  129.6     0.4      0.3     
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 126.0  126.0     0.0      0.0   141.9  140.6     0.9      4.0   131.1  131.0     0.1      0.1     
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   132.9  132.2     0.5     -0.1   140.1  141.7    -1.1      3.2   135.8  135.7     0.1      0.3     
    V  - Bicol                      125.9  126.8    -0.7      0.6   144.7  141.5     2.3      0.1   129.8  129.6     0.2      0.2     
   VI  - Western Visayas            124.3  124.2     0.1      0.6   143.0  142.3     0.5      2.0   131.0  130.7     0.2      0.2     
  VII  - Central Visayas            123.1  122.4     0.6      0.2   139.6  138.1     1.1      0.2   127.7  127.3     0.3     -0.1     
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            127.4  127.0     0.3      0.2   144.4  144.6    -0.1      0.7   129.2  128.5     0.5      0.3     
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        130.3  130.3     0.0      0.2   155.5  161.1    -3.5     -0.2   141.1  140.1     0.7      0.1     
    X  - Northern Mindanao          130.8  130.4     0.3      0.2   154.9  154.0     0.6      0.7   135.0  134.6     0.3      1.1     
   XI  - Davao                      132.3  132.7    -0.3      0.1   160.2  160.0     0.1      4.1   127.9  127.6     0.2      0.6     
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               133.9  133.9     0.0      0.2   148.2  146.3     1.3      0.7   128.2  128.1     0.1      0.0     
 XIII  - Caraga                     133.7  133.4     0.2      0.2   164.8  166.0    -0.7      2.7   133.1  132.8     0.2      0.1   
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			
           in Muslim Mindanao       136.1  135.9     0.1     -0.2   165.0  163.6     0.9      0.2   144.8  144.6     0.1      0.1

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Table 9--Continued

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                                      OILS AND FATS               |     FRUITS                    |   VEGETABLES                
                                                                  |                               |                              
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change  |               Percent Change 
                                      Feb    Jan Current Previous |   Feb    Jan Current Previous |   Feb    Jan Current Previous
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Philipines                          181.8  182.5    -0.4     -0.3   139.4  140.7    -0.9      0.2   139.4  147.9    -5.7     -2.0

National Capital Region (NCR)       222.5  224.1    -0.7     -1.1   132.4  135.8    -2.5     -0.4   119.1  129.1    -7.7     -4.3

Areas Outside NCR                   172.4  172.9    -0.3     -0.1   141.3  142.0    -0.5      0.4   143.9  152.0    -5.3     -1.6
								                                                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   170.8  173.8    -1.7      0.1   145.8  143.4     1.7      3.1   152.0  155.0    -1.9     -3.1
    I  - Ilocos                     160.0  160.2    -0.1      0.3   132.2  132.9    -0.5      1.4   134.0  145.9    -8.2     -9.8
   II  - Cagayan Valley             144.7  142.9     1.3     -2.7   165.8  162.4     2.1      1.1   162.1  177.7    -8.8     -3.8
  III  - Central Luzon              183.1  184.2    -0.6     -0.2   131.1  138.2    -5.1     -0.9   122.8  137.6   -10.8     -4.0
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 188.6  190.7    -1.1     -0.2   143.4  144.3    -0.6      1.4   132.7  146.3    -9.3     -1.6
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   190.4  190.7    -0.2     -0.2   138.7  138.3     0.3      0.7   135.7  143.7    -5.6      0.8
    V  - Bicol                      150.3  150.3     0.0     -0.1   131.6  131.9    -0.2      0.8   146.2  152.1    -3.9     -0.5
   VI  - Western Visayas            164.6  164.6     0.0      0.6   148.0  146.4     1.1      1.3   154.7  159.7    -3.1      0.8
  VII  - Central Visayas            157.5  158.2    -0.4     -0.4   125.7  124.3     1.1     -1.0   146.5  147.4    -0.6      0.1
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            188.3  187.1     0.6      0.4   137.8  137.4     0.3      0.1   141.8  141.3     0.4      0.5
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        177.1  177.5    -0.2      0.9   147.4  146.4     0.7     -0.8   160.1  161.4    -0.8     -0.1
    X  - Northern Mindanao          137.4  136.5     0.7      0.9   150.4  151.5    -0.7     -1.0   167.8  180.3    -6.9      2.9
   XI  - Davao                      182.1  180.6     0.8      0.1   162.5  162.4     0.1      1.4   162.4  161.8     0.4      2.7
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               166.2  166.2     0.0     -2.1   138.5  135.6     2.1      0.1   141.4  144.4    -2.1     -0.6
 XIII  - Caraga                     165.6  165.3     0.2      0.8   138.3  141.1    -2.0      1.2   165.3  167.0    -1.0      1.7
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       164.2  164.2     0.0     -0.1   169.5  169.1     0.2     -1.3   156.8  156.6     0.1     -0.1

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Table 9--Concluded

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                                      SUGAR, JAM, HONEY,          |   FOOD PRODUCTS, N.E.C.      
                                      CHOCOLATE AND CONFECTIONERY |                               
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change  
                                      Feb    Jan Current Previous |   Feb    Jan Current Previous 
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Philipines                          121.7  123.0    -1.1     -0.7   138.5  139.4    -0.6      1.0

National Capital Region (NCR)       111.8  113.2    -1.2     -1.0   127.7  130.5    -2.1      1.1

Areas Outside NCR                   123.5  124.7    -1.0     -0.7   141.0  141.4    -0.3      1.0
								                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   125.0  128.0    -2.3     -0.5   139.6  138.8     0.6     -0.4
    I  - Ilocos                     119.6  120.3    -0.6     -3.6   126.6  126.2     0.3      0.6
   II  - Cagayan Valley             118.2  119.1    -0.8     -0.2   137.2  136.2     0.7     -0.2
  III  - Central Luzon              123.6  123.4     0.2     -1.7   155.4  157.0    -1.0      1.9
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 124.3  125.6    -1.0      0.3   140.2  141.7    -1.1      3.0
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   113.2  113.2     0.0     -0.8   123.1  123.9    -0.6     -0.3
    V  - Bicol                      115.0  119.8    -4.0     -1.0   136.8  136.6     0.1      1.2
   VI  - Western Visayas            120.8  121.6    -0.7     -1.2   138.4  138.3     0.1      0.1
  VII  - Central Visayas            126.1  127.7    -1.3     -0.1   132.4  132.4     0.0     -0.2
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            125.1  129.3    -3.2     -1.1   125.5  125.3     0.2     -0.2
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        117.6  118.3    -0.6      0.2   152.4  152.6    -0.1      0.8
    X  - Northern Mindanao          141.2  141.8    -0.4      0.8   160.2  159.6     0.4     -0.2
   XI  - Davao                      116.3  116.2     0.1     -1.9   134.4  133.7     0.5     -1.5
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               112.5  113.2    -0.6     -1.1   129.4  130.3    -0.7     -0.4
 XIII  - Caraga                     121.2  122.4    -1.0      1.0   157.2  155.5     1.1      0.6
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       156.2  157.3    -0.7     -0.6   151.4  150.4     0.7      0.5
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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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