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

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                                           BREAD AND CEREALS                       |               RICE                            
                                                                                   |                                               
Area and Region                           2012          2011    Inflation Rates(%) |        2012          2011   Inflation Rates(%)
                                       Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous  |    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           146.1  145.6  143.9  143.2      1.5      1.7     146.2  145.6  146.1  145.7      0.1     -0.1

National Capital Region (NCR)        144.7  144.0  145.8  145.6     -0.8     -1.1     147.9  146.9  153.1  153.3     -3.4     -4.2

Areas Outside NCR                    146.3  145.8  143.6  142.8      1.9      2.1     146.0  145.4  145.2  144.7      0.6      0.5

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                    134.6  135.1  134.2  133.0      0.3      1.6     130.1  131.0  130.4  129.2     -0.2      1.4							 		   		     
    I  - Ilocos                      133.8  134.0  134.0  133.5     -0.1      0.4     135.0  135.3  136.4  136.0     -1.0     -0.5
   II  - Cagayan Valley              144.3  143.5  143.3  143.0      0.7      0.3     146.1  145.0  145.6  145.2      0.3     -0.1
  III  - Central Luzon               148.4  148.0  150.0  148.6     -1.1     -0.4     150.7  150.2  156.0  154.4     -3.4     -2.7
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  154.7  154.3  151.1  150.6      2.4      2.5     155.9  155.5  154.8  154.4      0.7      0.7
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    145.6  144.9  144.3  145.1      0.9     -0.1     145.8  145.0  145.3  146.4      0.3     -1.0
    V  - Bicol                       148.9  148.9  147.9  148.2      0.7      0.5     147.3  147.4  148.3  149.3     -0.7     -1.3
   VI  - Western Visayas             141.3  140.7  137.0  136.7      3.1      2.9     140.0  139.5  136.3  136.0      2.7      2.6
  VII  - Central Visayas             126.6  126.3  124.4  123.8      1.8      2.0     119.2  119.3  119.1  118.8      0.1      0.4
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             156.3  155.6  152.0  151.7      2.8      2.6     158.2  157.4  154.6  154.5      2.3      1.9
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         141.0  140.4  135.3  131.6      4.2      6.7     131.2  130.3  126.9  126.3      3.4      3.2
    X  - Northern Mindanao           155.1  154.6  146.8  145.5      5.7      6.3     153.7  152.6  150.6  150.3      2.1      1.5
   XI  - Davao                       153.5  152.3  151.7  150.1      1.2      1.5     154.0  152.4  155.7  155.0     -1.1     -1.7
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                149.6  147.6  145.6  145.4      2.7      1.5     151.0  148.4  147.8  147.9      2.2      0.3
 XIII  - Caraga                      142.1  141.2  137.4  137.0      3.4      3.1     137.8  136.7  133.2  133.1      3.5      2.7
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			 
           in Muslim Mindanao        152.5  152.7  147.6  144.0      3.3      6.0     155.6  155.9  149.7  145.7      3.9      7.0
									 
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Table 10--Continued

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                                                CORN                               |              MEAT        
                                                                                   |                               
Area and Region                           2012          2011    Inflation Rates(%) |        2012          2011   Inflation Rates(%)
                                       Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous  |    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           155.0  155.0  145.4  141.0      6.6      9.9     126.8  126.7  124.7  124.7      1.7      1.6

National Capital Region (NCR)        165.9  165.9  168.8  173.7     -1.7     -4.5     124.7  124.8  123.4  124.4      1.1      0.3

Areas Outside NCR                    154.6  154.6  144.6  139.9      6.9     10.5     127.4  127.2  125.1  124.8      1.8      1.9
								 
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                    137.3  138.5  136.5  137.7      0.6      0.6     123.1  123.5  123.2  122.9     -0.1      0.5
    I  - Ilocos                      140.8  140.7  135.2  126.5      4.1     11.2     124.4  124.6  123.1  122.9      1.1      1.4
   II  - Cagayan Valley              142.6  142.7  143.2  141.3     -0.4      1.0     130.4  130.0  130.1  129.8      0.2      0.2
  III  - Central Luzon               126.9  127.7  123.4  121.5      2.8      5.1     127.5  127.4  122.9  122.4      3.7      4.1
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  193.5  193.6  187.9  187.9      3.0      3.0     126.5  126.0  124.5  124.5      1.6      1.2
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    155.8  154.8  149.3  150.4      4.4      2.9     133.0  132.9  131.5  131.5      1.1      1.1
    V  - Bicol                       198.7  200.0  178.1  168.0     11.6     19.0     125.7  125.9  125.2  125.7      0.4      0.2
   VI  - Western Visayas             156.8  154.9  147.3  147.3      6.4      5.2     124.1  124.3  122.6  122.5      1.2      1.5
  VII  - Central Visayas             140.0  139.1  135.3  134.8      3.5      3.2     123.0  123.1  120.3  119.7      2.2      2.8
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             133.6  133.8  126.8  127.1      5.4      5.3     127.6  127.4  126.0  125.6      1.3      1.4
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         149.4  149.7  141.1  128.6      5.9     16.4     131.0  130.3  130.6  130.7      0.3     -0.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao           164.9  165.7  143.0  137.9     15.3     20.2     130.6  130.8  130.1  129.1      0.4      1.3
   XI  - Davao                       160.7  161.0  149.8  141.9      7.3     13.5     133.3  132.3  129.3  128.0      3.1      3.4
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                160.8  163.1  149.8  147.7      7.3     10.4     134.7  133.9  131.8  131.9      2.2      1.5
 XIII  - Caraga                      203.1  202.6  195.3  191.4      4.0      5.9     134.0  133.7  131.1  131.2      2.2      1.9
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			
           in Muslim Mindanao        146.9  148.6r 162.3  161.0     -9.5     -7.7     136.2  136.1  134.4  133.3      1.3      2.1
									  
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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(%)
                                       Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous  |    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           142.4  141.9  133.7  134.5      6.5      5.5     129.9  129.5  126.5  125.6      2.7      3.1

National Capital Region (NCR)        128.6  128.3  122.6  124.5      4.9      3.1     125.9  125.4  123.2  122.3      2.2      2.5

Areas Outside NCR                    145.0  144.4  135.7  136.4      6.9      5.9     130.9  130.6  127.4  126.5      2.7      3.2

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                    150.0  148.5  138.7  140.3      8.1      5.8     124.3  123.8  122.2  121.0      1.7      2.3
    I  - Ilocos                      137.2  137.9  128.5  130.2      6.8      5.9     128.2  127.8  125.0  124.3      2.6      2.8
   II  - Cagayan Valley              143.0  142.6  134.9  133.3      6.0      7.0     127.7  127.8  125.6  125.1      1.7      2.2
  III  - Central Luzon               131.5  131.1  125.7  127.6      4.6      2.7     130.5  130.1  128.0  127.4      2.0      2.1
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  142.3  141.9  132.4  133.0      7.5      6.7     131.2  131.1  128.3  127.5      2.3      2.8
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    138.9  140.1  135.1  136.1      2.8      2.9     136.0  135.8  132.1  131.2      3.0      3.5
    V  - Bicol                       147.6  144.7  132.4  133.3     11.5      8.6     130.4  129.8  127.1  125.8      2.6      3.2
   VI  - Western Visayas             144.4  143.0  132.2  136.9      9.2      4.5     131.1  131.0  127.0  126.4      3.2      3.6
  VII  - Central Visayas             139.3  139.6  137.7  138.9      1.2      0.5     128.5  127.7  124.9  123.2      2.9      3.7
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             146.7  144.4  135.3  133.4      8.4      8.2     129.4  129.2  126.2  125.8      2.5      2.7
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         158.3  155.5  143.8  140.7     10.1     10.5     141.7  141.1  136.7  135.9      3.7      3.8
    X  - Northern Mindanao           154.1  154.9  150.5  149.0      2.4      4.0     135.6  135.0  130.0  129.6      4.3      4.2
   XI  - Davao                       158.9  160.2  145.0  149.9      9.6      6.9     128.0  127.9  123.2  121.7      3.9      5.1
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                147.0  148.2  139.1  137.7      5.7      7.6     129.1  128.2  123.0  121.2      5.0      5.8
 XIII  - Caraga                      166.0  164.8  151.7  150.6      9.4      9.4     134.4  133.1  129.1  127.5      4.1      4.4
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao        168.2  165.0  151.1  144.6     11.3     14.1     144.8  144.8  139.8  138.7      3.6      4.4

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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(%)
                                       Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous   |   Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           181.8  182.1  177.8  169.2      2.2      7.6     140.4  139.4  133.8  133.8      4.9      4.2

National Capital Region (NCR)        221.6  222.5  205.7  198.4      7.7     12.1     131.7  132.4  125.1  128.2      5.3      3.3

Areas Outside NCR                    172.6  172.7  171.3  162.5      0.8      6.3     142.8  141.3  136.2  135.3      4.8      4.4
								 
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                    170.5  170.8  159.9  148.7      6.6     14.9     144.8  145.8  135.5  138.3      6.9      5.4
    I  - Ilocos                      159.3  160.0  152.6  139.0      4.4     15.1     133.0  132.2  130.5  130.0      1.9      1.7
   II  - Cagayan Valley              144.6  144.7  152.3  149.9     -5.1     -3.5     165.6  165.8  145.9  145.9     13.5     13.6
  III  - Central Luzon               179.8  183.1  195.5  179.7     -8.0      1.9     133.1  131.1  130.3  126.4      2.1      3.7
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  190.5  190.0  187.3  177.6      1.7      7.0     147.4  143.4  140.1  145.3      5.2     -1.3
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    190.1  190.4  181.4  167.0      4.8     14.0     137.3  138.7  134.7  131.8      1.9      5.2
    V  - Bicol                       151.2  150.3  148.1  145.9      2.1      3.0     131.2  131.6  121.0  121.0      8.4      8.8
   VI  - Western Visayas             165.0  164.6  153.2  152.3      7.7      8.1     147.1  148.0  145.5  136.8      1.1      8.2
  VII  - Central Visayas             160.8  157.5  160.6  153.7      0.1      2.5     130.5  125.7  126.2  126.2      3.4     -0.4
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             188.7  188.3  174.1  168.2      8.4     12.0     138.8  137.8  134.3  133.6      3.4      3.1
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         176.1  177.1  180.7  174.8     -2.5      1.3     148.2  147.4  140.4  139.2      5.6      5.9
    X  - Northern Mindanao           141.0  137.4  127.5  125.2     10.6      9.7     150.4  150.4  142.2  142.1      5.8      5.8
   XI  - Davao                       183.0  182.1  171.4  165.0      6.8     10.4     165.2  162.5  152.4  146.9      8.4     10.6
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                165.6  166.2  163.4  154.7      1.3      7.4     137.1  138.5  129.6  128.2      5.8      8.0
 XIII  - Caraga                      165.7  165.6  157.3  153.2      5.3      8.1     137.4  138.3  135.8  133.7      1.2      3.4
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao        164.1  164.2  166.3  151.5     -1.3      8.4     172.7  169.5  153.2  152.3     12.7     11.3
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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(%)
                                       Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous   |   Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           135.6  139.4  140.8  145.3     -3.7     -4.1     121.1  121.7  157.8  160.4    -23.3    -24.1   

National Capital Region (NCR)        117.3  119.1  116.1  127.3      1.0     -6.4     110.5  111.8  138.3  140.3    -20.1    -20.3

Areas Outside NCR                    139.6  143.9  146.2  149.2     -4.5     -3.6     123.0  123.5  161.3  164.0    -23.7    -24.7 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                    147.3  152.0  139.2  144.5      5.8      5.2     124.7  125.0  151.3  153.3    -17.6    -18.5
    I  - Ilocos                      128.7  134.0  130.0  134.8     -1.0     -0.6     119.8  119.6  161.5  162.8    -25.8    -26.5
   II  - Cagayan Valley              158.6  162.1  151.6  161.8      4.6      0.2     116.5  118.2  173.1  172.3    -32.7    -31.4  
  III  - Central Luzon               120.4  122.8  129.9  137.1     -7.3    -10.4     123.8  123.6  159.3  162.4    -22.3    -23.9
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  124.7  132.7  141.9  151.5    -12.1    -12.4     123.6  124.3  166.9  172.1    -25.9    -27.8
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    132.1  135.7  130.8  132.2      1.0      2.6     113.5  113.2  164.0  167.6    -30.8    -32.5
    V  - Bicol                       138.6  146.2  141.4  141.5     -2.0      3.3     114.2  115.0  157.7  159.6    -27.6    -27.9
   VI  - Western Visayas             151.2  154.7  152.1  152.2     -0.6      1.6     120.0  120.8  152.9  155.3    -21.5    -22.2
  VII  - Central Visayas             146.1  146.5  149.3  152.2     -2.1     -3.7     125.2  126.1  165.5  167.7    -24.4    -24.8
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             142.4  141.8  142.2  138.4      0.1      2.5     123.0  125.1  168.8  169.4    -27.1    -26.2
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         160.1  160.1  162.9  159.4     -1.7      0.4     115.9  117.6  154.3  156.9    -24.9    -25.0
    X  - Northern Mindanao           159.6  167.8  176.3  178.8     -9.5     -6.2     141.1  141.2  156.5  158.3     -9.8    -10.8
   XI  - Davao                       155.9  162.4  164.8  156.8     -5.4      3.6     116.7  116.3  153.2  157.2    -23.8    -26.0
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                136.3  141.4  144.1  142.8     -5.4     -1.0     112.6  112.5  151.5  157.4    -25.7    -28.5
 XIII  - Caraga                      163.9  165.3  194.4  187.6    -15.7    -11.9     120.9  121.2  156.1  157.2    -22.5    -22.9
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao        156.7  156.8  156.0  152.0      0.4      3.2     156.3  156.2  175.2  173.0    -10.8     -9.7 
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Table 10--Concluded

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                                           FOOD PRODUCTS, N.E.C.                  
                                                                                  
Area and Region                            2012          2011   Inflation Rates(%)
                                       Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           138.1  138.5  135.9  134.3      1.6      3.1

National Capital Region (NCR)        127.9  127.7  128.9  126.6     -0.8      0.9

Areas Outside NCR                    140.4  141.0  137.5  136.1      2.1      3.6
								
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                    137.9  139.6  137.9  139.5      0.0      0.1
    I  - Ilocos                      125.3  126.6  121.6  118.5      3.0      6.8
   II  - Cagayan Valley              136.9  137.2  137.4  138.1     -0.4     -0.7
  III  - Central Luzon               155.4  155.4  150.6  148.9      3.2      4.4
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  136.9  140.2  134.1  131.4      2.1      6.7
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    123.1  123.1  120.4  120.2      2.2      2.4
    V  - Bicol                       137.4  136.8  138.2  137.5     -0.6     -0.5
   VI  - Western Visayas             138.7  138.4  135.8  133.7      2.1      3.5
  VII  - Central Visayas             133.1  132.4  131.2  130.5      1.4      1.5
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             125.8  125.5  124.1  123.6      1.4      1.5
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         152.0  152.4  150.9  151.0      0.7      0.9
    X  - Northern Mindanao           161.6  160.2  155.3  157.4      4.1      1.8
   XI  - Davao                       133.4  134.4  131.4  128.6      1.5      4.5
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                130.0  129.4  125.8  125.6      3.3      3.0
 XIII  - Caraga                      155.5  157.2  153.7  151.1      1.2      4.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao        151.8  151.4  146.2  143.7      3.8      5.4
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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:   April 4, 2012

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