Table  10  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, February and January 2012 and 2011
           (2006 = 100)

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                                           BREAD AND CEREALS                       |               RICE                            
                                                                                   |                                               
Area and Region                           2012          2011    Inflation Rates(%) |        2012          2011   Inflation Rates(%)
                                       Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous  |    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           145.6  145.3  143.2  141.9      1.7      2.4     145.6  145.5  145.7  144.7     -0.1      0.6

National Capital Region (NCR)        144.0  143.5  145.6  144.3     -1.1     -0.6     146.9  146.7  153.3  151.5     -4.2     -3.2

Areas Outside NCR                    145.8  145.6  142.8  141.5      2.1      2.9     145.4  145.3  144.7  143.8      0.5      1.0

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                    135.1  135.0  133.0  131.9      1.6      2.4     131.0  130.8  129.2  127.9      1.4      2.3							 		   		     
    I  - Ilocos                      134.0  135.2  133.5  135.3      0.4     -0.1     135.3  136.8  136.0  138.2     -0.5     -1.0
   II  - Cagayan Valley              143.5  144.4  143.0  142.9      0.3      1.0     145.0  146.4  145.2  145.5     -0.1      0.6
  III  - Central Luzon               148.0  147.7  148.6  145.9     -0.4      1.2     150.2  150.0  154.4  151.1     -2.7     -0.7
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  154.3  153.9  150.6  149.4      2.5      3.0     155.5  155.2  154.4  153.2      0.7      1.3
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    144.9  145.7  145.1  145.6     -0.1      0.1     145.0  146.1  146.4  147.1     -1.0     -0.7
    V  - Bicol                       148.9  148.9  148.2  148.2      0.5      0.5     147.4  147.6  149.3  150.0     -1.3     -1.6
   VI  - Western Visayas             140.7  140.3  136.7  137.2      2.9      2.3     139.5  138.9  136.0  136.9      2.6      1.5
  VII  - Central Visayas             126.3  126.0  123.8  122.7      2.0      2.7     119.3  119.0  118.8  117.7      0.4      1.1
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             155.6  155.7  151.7  148.0      2.6      5.2     157.4  157.6  154.5  149.8      1.9      5.2
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         140.4  140.3  131.6  127.7      6.7      9.9     130.3  130.0  126.3  124.6      3.2      4.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao           154.6  154.0  145.5  143.3      6.3      7.5     152.6  151.6  150.3  150.9      1.5      0.5
   XI  - Davao                       152.3  151.1  150.1  147.3      1.5      2.6     152.4  151.0  155.0  152.5     -1.7     -1.0
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                147.6  147.8  145.4  144.2      1.5      2.5     148.4  148.5  147.9  147.2      0.3      0.9
 XIII  - Caraga                      141.2  140.9  137.0  135.5      3.1      4.0     136.7  136.4  133.1  131.9      2.7      3.4
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			 
           in Muslim Mindanao        152.7  151.3  144.0  143.7      6.0      5.3     155.9  154.1  145.7  145.5      7.0      5.9
									 
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Table 10--Continued

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                                                CORN                               |              MEAT        
                                                                                   |                               
Area and Region                           2012          2011    Inflation Rates(%) |        2012          2011   Inflation Rates(%)
                                       Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous  |    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           155.0  155.4  141.0  135.8     9.9      14.4     126.7  126.6  124.7  124.3     1.6       1.9

National Capital Region (NCR)        165.9  165.9  173.7  177.1    -4.5      -6.3     124.8  124.8  124.4  123.8     0.3       0.8

Areas Outside NCR                    154.6  155.1  139.9  134.4    10.5      15.4     127.2  127.1  124.8  124.5     1.9       2.1
								 
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                    138.5  136.6  137.7  140.7     0.6      -2.9     123.5  123.6  122.9  123.1     0.5       0.4
    I  - Ilocos                      140.7  140.7  126.5  126.1    11.2      11.6     124.6  124.6  122.9  123.2     1.4       1.1
   II  - Cagayan Valley              142.7  142.8  141.3  142.8     1.0       0.0     130.0  130.0  129.8  129.2     0.2       0.6
  III  - Central Luzon               127.7  130.6  121.5  118.3     5.1      10.4     127.4  127.2  122.4  121.8     4.1       4.4
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  193.6  193.0  187.9  186.3     3.0       3.6     126.0  126.0  124.5  123.9     1.2       1.7
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    154.8  155.5  150.4  151.4     2.9       2.7     132.9  132.2  131.5  131.1     1.1       0.8
    V  - Bicol                       200.0  200.2  168.0  156.3    19.0      28.1     125.9  126.8  125.7  125.4     0.2       1.1
   VI  - Western Visayas             154.9  154.9  147.3  147.3     5.2       5.2     124.3  124.2  122.5  122.4     1.5       1.5
  VII  - Central Visayas             139.1  140.1  134.8  133.9     3.2       4.6     123.1  122.4  119.7  119.6     2.8       2.3
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             133.8  133.0  127.1  126.6     5.3       5.1     127.4  127.0  125.6  125.7     1.4       1.0
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         149.7  150.5  128.6  122.4    16.4      23.0     130.3  130.3  130.7  131.1    -0.3      -0.6
    X  - Northern Mindanao           165.7  166.4  137.9  126.2    20.2      31.9     130.8  130.4  129.1  128.2     1.3       1.7
   XI  - Davao                       161.0  159.6  141.9  134.7    13.5      18.5     132.3  132.7  128.0  128.0     3.4       3.7
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                163.1  164.6  147.7  136.5    10.4      20.6     133.9  133.9  131.9  131.1     1.5       2.1
 XIII  - Caraga                      202.6  202.4  191.4  183.3     5.9      10.4     133.7  133.4  131.2  130.8     1.9       2.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			
           in Muslim Mindanao        148.6  149.1r 161.0  159.7    -7.7      -6.6     136.1  135.9  133.3  131.1     2.1       3.7
									  
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Table 10--Continued

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                                                 FISH                              |     MILK, CHEESE AND EGG                 
                                                                                   |                                 
Area and Region                           2012          2011    Inflation Rates(%) |        2012          2011   Inflation Rates(%)
                                       Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous  |    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           141.9  142.2  134.5  132.1      5.5      7.6     129.5  129.1  125.6  125.3      3.1      3.0

National Capital Region (NCR)        128.3  130.7  124.5  125.8      3.1      3.9     125.4  125.0  122.3  122.3      2.5      2.2

Areas Outside NCR                    144.4  144.3  136.4  133.3      5.9      8.3     130.6  130.2  126.5  126.1      3.2      3.3

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                    148.5  150.7  140.3  141.2      5.8      6.7     123.8  124.3  121.0  121.0      2.3      2.7
    I  - Ilocos                      137.9  136.7  130.2  129.3      5.9      5.7     127.8  127.3  124.3  124.2      2.8      2.5
   II  - Cagayan Valley              142.6  142.1  133.3  131.0      7.0      8.5     127.8  127.1  125.1  124.6      2.2      2.0
  III  - Central Luzon               131.1  134.5  127.6  123.8      2.7      8.6     130.1  129.6  127.4  126.7      2.1      2.3
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  141.9  140.6  133.0  131.1      6.7      7.2     131.1  131.0  127.5  127.0      2.8      3.1
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    140.1  141.7  136.1  136.3      2.9      4.0     135.8  135.7  131.2  131.5      3.5      3.2
    V  - Bicol                       144.7  141.5  133.3  133.2      8.6      6.2     129.8  129.6  125.8  125.4      3.2      3.3
   VI  - Western Visayas             143.0  142.3  136.9  134.0      4.5      6.2     131.0  130.7  126.4  125.7      3.6      4.0
  VII  - Central Visayas             139.6  138.1  138.9  134.5      0.5      2.7     127.7  127.3  123.2  123.6      3.7      3.0
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             144.4  144.6  133.4  132.3      8.2      9.3     129.2  128.5  125.8  126.1      2.7      1.9
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         155.5  161.1  140.7  134.0     10.5     20.2     141.1  140.1  135.9  136.9      3.8      2.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao           154.9  154.0  149.0  145.8      4.0      5.6     135.0  134.6  129.6  128.0      4.2      5.2
   XI  - Davao                       160.2  160.0  149.9  144.4      6.9     10.8     127.9  127.6  121.7  121.8      5.1      4.8
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                148.2  146.3  137.7  135.8      7.6      7.7     128.2  128.1  121.2  121.5      5.8      5.4
 XIII  - Caraga                      164.8  166.0  150.6  142.1      9.4     16.8     133.1  132.8  127.5  127.4      4.4      4.2
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao        165.0  163.6  144.6  135.1     14.1     21.1     144.8  144.6  138.7  137.5      4.4      5.2

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Table 10--Continued

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                                                                                    |
                                              OILS AND FATS                         |             FRUITS        
                                                                                    |
Area and Region                           2012          2011    Inflation Rates(%)  |       2012          2011   Inflation Rates(%)
                                       Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous   |   Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           181.8  182.5  169.2  157.2      7.4     16.1     139.4  140.7  133.8  132.4     4.2       6.3

National Capital Region (NCR)        222.5  224.1  198.4  180.0     12.1     24.5     132.4  135.8  128.2  130.0     3.3       4.5

Areas Outside NCR                    172.4  172.9  162.5  151.9      6.1     13.8     141.3  142.0  135.3  133.1     4.4       6.7
								 
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                    170.8  173.8  148.7  144.8     14.9     20.0     145.8  143.4  138.3  135.5     5.4       5.8
    I  - Ilocos                      160.0  160.2  139.0  138.5     15.1     15.7     132.2  132.9  130.0  128.0     1.7       3.8
   II  - Cagayan Valley              144.7  142.9  149.9  131.1     -3.5      9.0     165.8  162.4  145.9  148.8    13.6       9.1
  III  - Central Luzon               183.1  184.2  179.7  156.3      1.9     17.9     131.1  138.2  126.4  122.9     3.7      12.4
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  188.6  190.7  177.6  167.5      6.2     13.9     143.4  144.3  145.3  139.5    -1.3       3.4
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    190.4  190.7  167.0  151.9     14.0     25.5     138.7  138.3  131.8  133.8     5.2       3.4
    V  - Bicol                       150.3  150.3  145.9  133.5      3.0     12.6     131.6  131.9  121.0  120.2     8.8       9.7
   VI  - Western Visayas             164.6  164.6  152.3  145.4      8.1     13.2     148.0  146.4  136.8  136.3     8.2       7.4
  VII  - Central Visayas             157.5  158.2  153.7  154.5      2.5      2.4     125.7  124.3  126.2  125.6    -0.4      -1.0
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             188.3  187.1  168.2  164.8     12.0     13.5     137.8  137.4  133.6  132.7     3.1       3.5
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         177.1  177.5  174.8  157.6      1.3     12.6     147.4  146.4  139.2  137.1     5.9       6.8
    X  - Northern Mindanao           137.4  136.5  125.2  124.5      9.7      9.6     150.4  151.5  142.1  140.8     5.8       7.6
   XI  - Davao                       182.1  180.6  165.0  158.6     10.4     13.9     162.5  162.4  146.9  145.2    10.6      11.8
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                166.2  166.2  154.7  149.1      7.4     11.5     138.5  135.6  128.2  126.3     8.0       7.4
 XIII  - Caraga                      165.6  165.3  153.2  133.5      8.1     23.8     138.3  141.1  133.7  133.1     3.4       6.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao        164.2  164.2  151.5  149.4      8.4      9.9     169.5  169.1  152.3  150.5    11.3      12.4
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Table 10--Continued

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                                                                                    |   SUGAR, JAM, HONEY,
                                                VEGETABLES                          |   CHOCOLATE AND CONFECTIONERY
                                                                                    |                                               
Area and Region                           2012          2011    Inflation Rates(%)  |       2012          2011   Inflation Rates(%)
                                       Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous   |   Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           139.4  147.9  145.3  137.8     -4.1      7.3     121.7  123.0  160.4  159.3    -24.1    -22.8   

National Capital Region (NCR)        119.1  129.1  127.3  123.2     -6.4      4.8     111.8  113.2  140.3  139.7    -20.3    -19.0

Areas Outside NCR                    143.9  152.0  149.2  141.0     -3.6      7.8     123.5  124.7  164.0  162.8    -24.7    -23.4 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                    152.0  155.0  144.5  144.8      5.2      7.0     125.0  128.0  153.3  149.9    -18.5    -14.6
    I  - Ilocos                      134.0  145.9  134.8  130.4     -0.6     11.9     119.6  120.3  162.8  159.6    -26.5    -24.6
   II  - Cagayan Valley              162.1  177.7  161.8  176.0      0.2      1.0     118.2  119.1  172.3  172.6    -31.4    -31.0  
  III  - Central Luzon               122.8  137.6  137.1  126.3    -10.4      8.9     123.6  123.4  162.4  161.3    -23.9    -23.5
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  132.7  146.3  151.5  140.9    -12.4      3.8     124.3  125.6  172.1  169.9    -27.8    -26.1
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    135.7  143.7  132.2  127.2      2.6     13.0     113.2  113.2  167.6  167.7    -32.5    -32.5
    V  - Bicol                       146.2  152.1  141.5  138.9      3.3      9.5     115.0  119.8  159.6  157.6    -27.9    -24.0
   VI  - Western Visayas             154.7  159.7  152.2  144.0      1.6     10.9     120.8  121.6  155.3  154.1    -22.2    -21.1
  VII  - Central Visayas             146.5  147.4  152.2  132.8     -3.7     11.0     126.1  127.7  167.7  165.9    -24.8    -23.0
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             141.8  141.3  138.4  131.6      2.5      7.4     125.1  129.3  169.4  168.6    -26.2    -23.3
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         160.1  161.4  159.4  154.9      0.4      4.2     117.6  118.3  156.9  153.7    -25.0    -23.0
    X  - Northern Mindanao           167.8  180.3  178.8  165.8     -6.2      8.7     141.2  141.8  158.3  155.3    -10.8     -8.7
   XI  - Davao                       162.4  161.8  156.8  142.9      3.6     13.2     116.3  116.2  157.2  158.2    -26.0    -26.5
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                141.4  144.4  142.8  136.0     -1.0      6.2     112.5  113.2  157.4  162.0    -28.5    -30.1
 XIII  - Caraga                      165.3  167.0  187.6  158.4    -11.9      5.4     121.2  122.4  157.2  157.7    -22.9    -22.4
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao        156.8  156.6  152.0  145.3      3.2      7.8     156.2  157.3  173.0  171.9     -9.7     -8.5 
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Table 10--Concluded

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                                           FOOD PRODUCTS, N.E.C.                   
                                                                                   
Area and Region                            2012          2011   Inflation Rates(%)
                                       Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           138.5  139.4  134.3  134.4      3.1      3.7

National Capital Region (NCR)        127.7  130.5  126.6  126.6      0.9      3.1

Areas Outside NCR                    141.0  141.4  136.1  136.2      3.6      3.8
								
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                    139.6  138.8  139.5  138.3      0.1      0.4
    I  - Ilocos                      126.6  126.2  118.5  118.1      6.8      6.9
   II  - Cagayan Valley              137.2  136.2  138.1  140.6     -0.7     -3.1
  III  - Central Luzon               155.4  157.0  148.9  150.8      4.4      4.1
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  140.2  141.7  131.4  131.6      6.7      7.7
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    123.1  123.9  120.2  120.4      2.4      2.9
    V  - Bicol                       136.8  136.6  137.5  136.1     -0.5      0.4
   VI  - Western Visayas             138.4  138.3  133.7  133.2      3.5      3.8
  VII  - Central Visayas             132.4  132.4  130.5  129.1      1.5      2.6
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             125.5  125.3  123.6  123.5      1.5      1.5
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         152.4  152.6  151.0  148.4      0.9      2.8
    X  - Northern Mindanao           160.2  159.6  157.4  157.2      1.8      1.5
   XI  - Davao                       134.4  133.7  128.6  127.2      4.5      5.1
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                129.4  130.3  125.6  126.4      3.0      3.1
 XIII  - Caraga                      157.2  155.5  151.1  150.4      4.0      3.4
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao        151.4  150.4  143.7  144.1      5.4      4.4
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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:   March 6, 2012

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