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

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                                      BREAD AND CEREALS           |      RICE                     |      CORN
                                                                  |                               |                             
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Apr    Mar Current Previous |   Apr    Mar Current Previous |   Apr    Mar Current Previous
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Philipines                          146.8  146.0r    0.5      0.3   146.4  146.1r    0.2      0.3r  156.4  155.0     0.9      0.0  

National Capital Region (NCR)       144.7  144.7     0.0      0.5   147.2  147.9    -0.5      0.7   169.7  165.9     2.3      0.0  

Areas Outside NCR                   147.1  146.2r    0.6      0.3   146.3  145.9r    0.3      0.3r  156.0  154.6     0.9      0.0  
								                                                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   136.6  134.6     1.5     -0.4   132.6  130.1     1.9     -0.7   138.1  137.3     0.6     -0.9  
    I  - Ilocos                     135.0  133.8     0.9     -0.1   136.3  135.0     1.0     -0.2   142.9  140.8     1.5      0.1  
   II  - Cagayan Valley             147.4  144.3     2.1      0.6   149.6  146.1     2.4      0.8   137.1  142.6    -3.9     -0.1  
  III  - Central Luzon              151.3  148.7r    1.7      0.3   152.4  150.9r    1.0      0.3   123.6  126.9    -2.6     -0.6  
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 156.0  154.7     0.8      0.3   157.2  155.9     0.8      0.3   195.0  193.5     0.8     -0.1  
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   145.9  145.6     0.2      0.5   146.1  145.8     0.2      0.6   157.5  155.8     1.1      0.6  
    V  - Bicol                      148.6  148.9    -0.2      0.0   146.5  147.3    -0.5     -0.1   199.8  198.7     0.6     -0.7  
   VI  - Western Visayas            142.7  141.3     1.0      0.4   141.3  140.0     0.9      0.4   160.1  156.8     2.1      1.2  
  VII  - Central Visayas            127.3  126.5r    0.6      0.2   116.1  119.0r   -2.4     -0.3r  148.9  140.0     6.4      0.6  
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            153.1  155.6r   -1.6      0.5r  154.1  157.4r   -2.1      0.6r  134.1  133.6     0.4     -0.1  
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        141.0  141.0     0.0      0.4   131.0  131.2    -0.2      0.7   149.2  149.4    -0.1     -0.2  
    X  - Northern Mindanao          154.6  155.1    -0.3      0.3   153.6  153.7    -0.1      0.7   160.9  164.9    -2.4     -0.5  
   XI  - Davao                      152.8  153.5    -0.5      0.8   153.6  154.0    -0.3      1.0   157.7  160.7    -1.9     -0.2  
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               151.1  149.6     1.0      1.4   152.2  151.0     0.8      1.8   161.1  160.8     0.2     -1.4  
 XIII  - Caraga                     142.6  142.1     0.4      0.1r  138.4  137.8     0.4      0.1r  200.5  203.1    -1.3      0.2  
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       152.9  152.5     0.3     -0.1   156.2  155.6     0.4     -0.2   144.7  146.9    -1.5     -1.1 

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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
                                      Apr    Mar Current Previous |   Apr    Mar Current Previous |   Apr    Mar Current Previous
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Philipines                          127.1  126.8     0.2      0.1   145.1  142.4     1.9      0.4   130.9  130.0r    0.7      0.4r     

National Capital Region (NCR)       125.2  124.7     0.4     -0.1   129.3  128.6     0.5      0.2   127.0  125.9     0.9      0.4      

Areas Outside NCR                   127.6  127.4     0.2      0.2   148.0  145.0     2.1      0.4   131.9  131.0r    0.7      0.3r     
								                                                                                                 
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   124.4  123.1     1.1     -0.3   150.5  150.0     0.3      1.0   124.9  124.3     0.5      0.4      
    I  - Ilocos                     124.4  124.4     0.0     -0.2   140.5  137.2     2.4     -0.5   128.5  128.2     0.2      0.3      
   II  - Cagayan Valley             129.1  130.4    -1.0      0.3   147.1  143.0     2.9      0.3   129.7  128.8r    0.7      0.8r     
  III  - Central Luzon              127.5  127.5     0.0      0.1   135.6  131.5     3.1      0.3   131.5  130.5     0.8      0.3      
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 125.8  126.5    -0.6      0.4   146.0  142.3     2.6      0.3   132.1  131.2     0.7      0.1      
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   133.6  133.0     0.5      0.1   141.8  138.9     2.1     -0.9   136.1  136.0     0.1      0.1      
    V  - Bicol                      126.3  125.7     0.5     -0.2   152.7  147.6     3.5      2.0   130.3  130.4    -0.1      0.5      
   VI  - Western Visayas            123.8  124.1    -0.2     -0.2   145.3  144.4     0.6      1.0   131.6  131.1     0.4      0.1      
  VII  - Central Visayas            127.2  123.0     3.4     -0.1   143.3  139.3     2.9     -0.2   132.2  128.5     2.9      0.6      
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            127.8  127.6     0.2      0.2   149.5  146.7     1.9      1.6   129.7  129.4     0.2      0.2      
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        130.2  131.0    -0.6      0.5   157.4  158.3    -0.6      1.8   142.4  141.7     0.5      0.4      
    X  - Northern Mindanao          131.0  130.6     0.3     -0.2   154.0  154.1    -0.1     -0.5   135.9  135.6     0.2      0.4      
   XI  - Davao                      132.8  133.3    -0.4      0.8   162.3  158.9     2.1     -0.8   129.8  128.0     1.4      0.1      
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               135.1  134.7     0.3      0.6   148.3  147.0     0.9     -0.8   129.0  129.1    -0.1      0.7      
 XIII  - Caraga                     133.9  134.0    -0.1      0.2   172.5  166.0     3.9      0.7   135.0  134.4     0.4      1.0    
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			
           in Muslim Mindanao       136.3  136.2     0.1      0.1   168.7  168.2     0.3      1.9   144.7  144.8    -0.1      0.0 

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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 
                                      Apr    Mar Current Previous |   Apr    Mar Current Previous |   Apr    Mar Current Previous
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Philipines                          182.4  181.8     0.3     -0.2   140.8  140.4     0.3      0.7   135.7  135.6     0.1     -2.7

National Capital Region (NCR)       219.5  221.6    -0.9     -0.4   132.3  131.7     0.5     -0.5   117.8  117.3     0.4     -1.5

Areas Outside NCR                   173.8  172.6     0.7     -0.1   143.2  142.8     0.3      1.1   139.6  139.6     0.0     -3.0
								                                                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   175.1  170.5     2.7     -0.2   146.9  144.8     1.5     -0.7   149.8  147.3     1.7     -3.1
    I  - Ilocos                     159.1  159.3    -0.1     -0.4   136.7  133.0     2.8      0.6   129.6  128.7     0.7     -4.0
   II  - Cagayan Valley             144.7  144.6     0.1     -0.1   165.2  165.6    -0.2     -0.1   152.9  158.6    -3.6     -2.2
  III  - Central Luzon              180.6  179.8     0.4     -1.8   135.2  133.1     1.6      1.5   122.0  120.4     1.3     -2.0
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 190.1  190.5    -0.2      0.3   145.7  147.4    -1.2      2.8   127.1  124.7     1.9     -6.0
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   191.6  190.1     0.8     -0.2   138.6  137.3     0.9     -1.0   130.6  132.1    -1.1     -2.7
    V  - Bicol                      156.0  151.2     3.2      0.6   133.5  131.2     1.8     -0.3   141.5  138.6     2.1     -5.2
   VI  - Western Visayas            166.2  165.0     0.7      0.2   145.7  147.1    -1.0     -0.6   151.8  151.2     0.4     -2.3
  VII  - Central Visayas            166.0  160.8     3.2      0.4r  130.8  130.5     0.2      3.8   148.8  146.1     1.8     -0.3
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            189.0  188.7     0.2      0.2   139.3  138.8     0.4      0.7   142.4  142.4     0.0      0.4
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        175.9  176.1    -0.1     -0.6   146.2  148.2    -1.3      0.5   153.2  160.1    -4.3      0.0
    X  - Northern Mindanao          143.1  141.0     1.5      2.6   151.0  150.4     0.4      0.0   154.1  159.6    -3.4     -4.9
   XI  - Davao                      184.2  183.0     0.7      0.5   162.2  165.2    -1.8      1.7   153.9  155.9    -1.3     -4.0
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               166.4  165.6     0.5     -0.4   140.9  137.1     2.8     -1.0   132.7  136.3    -2.6     -3.6
 XIII  - Caraga                     169.1  165.7     2.1      0.1   138.8  137.4     1.0     -0.7   164.6  163.9     0.4     -0.8
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       164.3  164.1     0.1     -0.1   171.8  172.7    -0.5      1.9   154.9  156.7    -1.1     -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  
                                      Apr    Mar Current Previous |   Apr    Mar Current Previous 
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Philipines                          122.6  121.1     1.2     -0.5   140.7  138.1     1.9     -0.3 

National Capital Region (NCR)       110.6  110.5     0.1     -1.2   131.8  127.9     3.0      0.2 

Areas Outside NCR                   124.7  123.0     1.4     -0.4   142.7  140.4     1.6     -0.4 
								                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   125.8  124.7     0.9     -0.2   141.1  137.9     2.3     -1.2 
    I  - Ilocos                     121.3  119.8     1.3      0.2   125.8  125.3     0.4     -1.0 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             116.8  116.5     0.3     -1.4   140.1  136.9     2.3     -0.2 
  III  - Central Luzon              126.6  123.8     2.3      0.2   157.9  155.4     1.6      0.0 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 125.6  123.6     1.6     -0.6   142.2  136.9     3.9     -2.4 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   114.6  113.5     1.0      0.3   124.4  123.1     1.1      0.0 
    V  - Bicol                      113.5  114.2    -0.6     -0.7   138.5  137.4     0.8      0.4 
   VI  - Western Visayas            121.7  120.0     1.4     -0.7   138.6  138.7    -0.1      0.2 
  VII  - Central Visayas            129.0  125.2     3.0     -0.7   137.1  133.1     3.0      0.5 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            126.7  123.0     3.0     -1.7   126.9  125.8     0.9      0.2 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        118.5  115.9     2.2     -1.4   152.8  152.0     0.5     -0.3 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          140.8  141.1    -0.2     -0.1   161.3  161.6    -0.2      0.9 
   XI  - Davao                      116.4  116.7    -0.3      0.3   135.8  133.4     1.8     -0.7 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               114.8  112.6     2.0      0.1   129.8  130.0    -0.2      0.5 
 XIII  - Caraga                     124.1  120.9     2.6     -0.2   159.1  155.5     2.3     -1.1 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       155.1  156.3    -0.8      0.1   152.9  151.8     0.7      0.3 
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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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