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

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                                      BREAD AND CEREALS           |      RICE                     |      CORN
                                                                  |                               |                             
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                          146.1  145.6     0.3      0.2   146.2  145.6     0.4      0.1   155.0  155.0     0.0     -0.3  

National Capital Region (NCR)       144.7  144.0     0.5      0.3   147.9  146.9     0.7      0.1   165.9  165.9     0.0      0.0  

Areas Outside NCR                   146.3  145.8     0.3      0.1   146.0  145.4     0.4      0.1   154.6  154.6     0.0     -0.3  
								                                                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   134.6  135.1    -0.4      0.1   130.1  131.0    -0.7      0.2   137.3  138.5    -0.9      1.4  
    I  - Ilocos                     133.8  134.0    -0.1     -0.9   135.0  135.3    -0.2     -1.1   140.8  140.7     0.1      0.0  
   II  - Cagayan Valley             144.3  143.5     0.6     -0.6   146.1  145.0     0.8     -1.0   142.6  142.7    -0.1     -0.1  
  III  - Central Luzon              148.4  148.0     0.3      0.2   150.7  150.2     0.3      0.1   126.9  127.7    -0.6     -2.2  
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 154.7  154.3     0.3      0.3   155.9  155.5     0.3      0.2   193.5  193.6    -0.1      0.3  
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   145.6  144.9     0.5     -0.5   145.8  145.0     0.6     -0.8   155.8  154.8     0.6     -0.5  
    V  - Bicol                      148.9  148.9     0.0      0.0   147.3  147.4    -0.1     -0.1   198.7  200.0    -0.7     -0.1  
   VI  - Western Visayas            141.3  140.7     0.4      0.3   140.0  139.5     0.4      0.4   156.8  154.9     1.2      0.0  
  VII  - Central Visayas            126.6  126.3     0.2      0.2   119.2  119.3    -0.1      0.3   140.0  139.1     0.6     -0.7  
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            156.3  155.6     0.4     -0.1   158.2  157.4     0.5     -0.1   133.6  133.8    -0.1      0.6  
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        141.0  140.4     0.4      0.1   131.2  130.3     0.7      0.2   149.4  149.7    -0.2     -0.5  
    X  - Northern Mindanao          155.1  154.6     0.3      0.4   153.7  152.6     0.7      0.7   164.9  165.7    -0.5     -0.4  
   XI  - Davao                      153.5  152.3     0.8      0.8   154.0  152.4     1.0      0.9   160.7  161.0    -0.2      0.9  
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               149.6  147.6     1.4     -0.1   151.0  148.4     1.8     -0.1   160.8  163.1    -1.4     -0.9  
 XIII  - Caraga                     142.1  141.2     0.6      0.2   137.8  136.7     0.8      0.2   203.1  202.6     0.2      0.1  
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       152.5  152.7    -0.1      0.9   155.6  155.9    -0.2      1.2   146.9  148.6    -1.1     -0.3 

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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
                                      Mar    Feb Current Previous |   Mar    Feb Current Previous |   Mar    Feb Current Previous
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Philipines                          126.8  126.7     0.1      0.1   142.4  141.9     0.4     -0.2   129.9  129.5     0.3      0.3     

National Capital Region (NCR)       124.7  124.8    -0.1      0.0   128.6  128.3     0.2     -1.8   125.9  125.4     0.4      0.3     

Areas Outside NCR                   127.4  127.2     0.2      0.1   145.0  144.4     0.4      0.1   130.9  130.6     0.2      0.3     
								                                                                                                
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   123.1  123.5    -0.3     -0.1   150.0  148.5     1.0     -1.5   124.3  123.8     0.4     -0.4     
    I  - Ilocos                     124.4  124.6    -0.2      0.0   137.2  137.9    -0.5      0.9   128.2  127.8     0.3      0.4     
   II  - Cagayan Valley             130.4  130.0     0.3      0.0   143.0  142.6     0.3      0.4   127.7  127.8    -0.1      0.6     
  III  - Central Luzon              127.5  127.4     0.1      0.2   131.5  131.1     0.3     -2.5   130.5  130.1     0.3      0.4     
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 126.5  126.0     0.4      0.0   142.3  141.9     0.3      0.9   131.2  131.1     0.1      0.1     
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   133.0  132.9     0.1      0.5   138.9  140.1    -0.9     -1.1   136.0  135.8     0.1      0.1     
    V  - Bicol                      125.7  125.9    -0.2     -0.7   147.6  144.7     2.0      2.3   130.4  129.8     0.5      0.2     
   VI  - Western Visayas            124.1  124.3    -0.2      0.1   144.4  143.0     1.0      0.5   131.1  131.0     0.1      0.2     
  VII  - Central Visayas            123.0  123.1    -0.1      0.6   139.3  139.6    -0.2      1.1   128.5  127.7     0.6      0.3     
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            127.6  127.4     0.2      0.3   146.7  144.4     1.6     -0.1   129.4  129.2     0.2      0.5     
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        131.0  130.3     0.5      0.0   158.3  155.5     1.8     -3.5   141.7  141.1     0.4      0.7     
    X  - Northern Mindanao          130.6  130.8    -0.2      0.3   154.1  154.9    -0.5      0.6   135.6  135.0     0.4      0.3     
   XI  - Davao                      133.3  132.3     0.8     -0.3   158.9  160.2    -0.8      0.1   128.0  127.9     0.1      0.2     
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               134.7  133.9     0.6      0.0   147.0  148.2    -0.8      1.3   129.1  128.2     0.7      0.1     
 XIII  - Caraga                     134.0  133.7     0.2      0.2   166.0  164.8     0.7     -0.7   134.4  133.1     1.0      0.2   
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			
           in Muslim Mindanao       136.2  136.1     0.1      0.1   168.2  165.0     1.9      0.9   144.8  144.8     0.0      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 
                                      Mar    Feb Current Previous |   Mar    Feb Current Previous |   Mar    Feb Current Previous
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Philipines                          181.8  182.1    -0.2     -0.2   140.4  139.4     0.7     -0.9   135.6  139.4    -2.7     -5.7

National Capital Region (NCR)       221.6  222.5    -0.4     -0.7   131.7  132.4    -0.5     -2.5   117.3  119.1    -1.5     -7.7

Areas Outside NCR                   172.6  172.7    -0.1     -0.1   142.8  141.3     1.1     -0.5   139.6  143.9    -3.0     -5.3
								                                                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   170.5  170.8    -0.2     -1.7   144.8  145.8    -0.7      1.7   147.3  152.0    -3.1     -1.9
    I  - Ilocos                     159.3  160.0    -0.4     -0.1   133.0  132.2     0.6     -0.5   128.7  134.0    -4.0     -8.2
   II  - Cagayan Valley             144.6  144.7    -0.1      1.3   165.6  165.8    -0.1      2.1   158.6  162.1    -2.2     -8.8
  III  - Central Luzon              179.8  183.1    -1.8     -0.6   133.1  131.1     1.5     -5.1   120.4  122.8    -2.0    -10.8
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 190.5  190.0     0.3     -0.4   147.4  143.4     2.8     -0.6   124.7  132.7    -6.0     -9.3
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   190.1  190.4    -0.2     -0.2   137.3  138.7    -1.0      0.3   132.1  135.7    -2.7     -5.6
    V  - Bicol                      151.2  150.3     0.6      0.0   131.2  131.6    -0.3     -0.2   138.6  146.2    -5.2     -3.9
   VI  - Western Visayas            165.0  164.6     0.2      0.0   147.1  148.0    -0.6      1.1   151.2  154.7    -2.3     -3.1
  VII  - Central Visayas            160.8  157.5     2.1     -0.4   130.5  125.7     3.8      1.1   146.1  146.5    -0.3     -0.6
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            188.7  188.3     0.2      0.6   138.8  137.8     0.7      0.3   142.4  141.8     0.4      0.4
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        176.1  177.1    -0.6     -0.2   148.2  147.4     0.5      0.7   160.1  160.1     0.0     -0.8
    X  - Northern Mindanao          141.0  137.4     2.6      0.7   150.4  150.4     0.0     -0.7   159.6  167.8    -4.9     -6.9
   XI  - Davao                      183.0  182.1     0.5      0.8   165.2  162.5     1.7      0.1   155.9  162.4    -4.0      0.4
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               165.6  166.2    -0.4      0.0   137.1  138.5    -1.0      2.1   136.3  141.4    -3.6     -2.1
 XIII  - Caraga                     165.7  165.6     0.1      0.2   137.4  138.3    -0.7     -2.0   163.9  165.3    -0.8     -1.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       164.1  164.2    -0.1      0.0   172.7  169.5     1.9      0.2   156.7  156.8    -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  
                                      Mar    Feb Current Previous |   Mar    Feb Current Previous 
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Philipines                          121.1  121.7    -0.5     -1.1   138.1  138.5    -0.3     -0.6

National Capital Region (NCR)       110.5  111.8    -1.2     -1.2   127.9  127.7     0.2     -2.1

Areas Outside NCR                   123.0  123.5    -0.4     -1.0   140.4  141.0    -0.4     -0.3
								                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   124.7  125.0    -0.2     -2.3   137.9  139.6    -1.2      0.6
    I  - Ilocos                     119.8  119.6     0.2     -0.6   125.3  126.6    -1.0      0.3
   II  - Cagayan Valley             116.5  118.2    -1.4     -0.8   136.9  137.2    -0.2      0.7
  III  - Central Luzon              123.8  123.6     0.2      0.2   155.4  155.4     0.0     -1.0
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 123.6  124.3    -0.6     -1.0   136.9  140.2    -2.4     -1.1
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   113.5  113.2     0.3      0.0   123.1  123.1     0.0     -0.6
    V  - Bicol                      114.2  115.0    -0.7     -4.0   137.4  136.8     0.4      0.1
   VI  - Western Visayas            120.0  120.8    -0.7     -0.7   138.7  138.4     0.2      0.1
  VII  - Central Visayas            125.2  126.1    -0.7     -1.3   133.1  132.4     0.5      0.0
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            123.0  125.1    -1.7     -3.2   125.8  125.5     0.2      0.2
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        115.9  117.6    -1.4     -0.6   152.0  152.4    -0.3     -0.1
    X  - Northern Mindanao          141.1  141.2    -0.1     -0.4   161.6  160.2     0.9      0.4
   XI  - Davao                      116.7  116.3     0.3      0.1   133.4  134.4    -0.7      0.5
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               112.6  112.5     0.1     -0.6   130.0  129.4     0.5     -0.7
 XIII  - Caraga                     120.9  121.2    -0.2     -1.0   155.5  157.2    -1.1      1.1
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       156.3  156.2     0.1     -0.7   151.8  151.4     0.3      0.7
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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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