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

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                                           BREAD AND CEREALS                       |               RICE                            
                                                                                   |                                               
Area and Region                           2012          2011    Inflation Rates(%) |        2012         2011    Inflation Rates(%)
                                       Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous  |    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           146.8  146.0r 145.0  143.9      1.2      1.5     146.4  146.1r 146.9  146.1     -0.3      0.0r 

National Capital Region (NCR)        144.7  144.7  147.4  145.8     -1.8     -0.8     147.2  147.9  155.2  153.1     -5.2     -3.4

Areas Outside NCR                    147.1  146.2r 144.6  143.6      1.7      1.8r    146.3  145.9r 145.8  145.2      0.3      0.5r

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                    136.6  134.6  134.3  134.2      1.7      0.3     132.6  130.1  130.4  130.4      1.7     -0.2							 		   		     
    I  - Ilocos                      135.0  133.8  135.7  134.0     -0.5     -0.1     136.3  135.0  138.4  136.4     -1.5     -1.0
   II  - Cagayan Valley              147.4  144.3  143.9  143.3      2.4      0.7     149.6  146.1  146.3  145.6      2.3      0.3
  III  - Central Luzon               151.3  148.7r 151.9  150.3     -0.4     -1.1     152.4  150.9r 156.5  156.3     -2.6     -3.5r
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  156.0  154.7  152.0  151.1      2.6      2.4     157.2  155.9  155.5  154.8      1.1      0.7
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    145.9  145.6  145.9  144.3      0.0      0.9     146.1  145.8  147.0  145.3     -0.6      0.3
    V  - Bicol                       148.6  148.9  148.3  147.9      0.2      0.7     146.5  147.3  148.7  148.3     -1.5     -0.7
   VI  - Western Visayas             142.7  141.3  138.5  137.0      3.0      3.1     141.3  140.0  138.0  136.3      2.4      2.7
  VII  - Central Visayas             127.3  126.5r 123.6  124.4      3.0      1.7r    116.1  119.0r 117.3  119.1     -1.0     -0.1r
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             153.1  155.6r 151.9  151.1      0.8      3.0r    154.1  157.4r 154.4  153.6     -0.2      2.5r
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         141.0  141.0  136.7  135.3      3.1      4.2     131.0  131.2  127.6  126.9      2.7      3.4
    X  - Northern Mindanao           154.6  155.1  149.0  146.8      3.8      5.7     153.6  153.7  150.8  150.6      1.9      2.1
   XI  - Davao                       152.8  153.5  153.2  151.7     -0.3      1.2     153.6  154.0  156.0  155.7     -1.5     -1.1
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                151.1  149.6  146.1  145.6      3.4      2.7     152.2  151.0  147.6  147.8      3.1      2.2
 XIII  - Caraga                      142.6  142.1  137.5  137.4      3.7      3.4     138.4  137.8  132.6  133.2      4.4      3.5
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			 
           in Muslim Mindanao        152.9  152.5  148.0  147.6      3.3      3.3     156.2  155.6  151.1  149.7      3.4      3.9
									 
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Table 10--Continued

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                                                CORN                               |              MEAT        
                                                                                   |                               
Area and Region                           2012          2011    Inflation Rates(%) |        2012          2011   Inflation Rates(%)
                                       Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous  |    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           156.4  155.0  148.6  145.4      5.2      6.6     127.1  126.8  125.3  124.7      1.4      1.7

National Capital Region (NCR)        169.7  165.9  159.8  168.8      6.2     -1.7     125.2  124.7  124.5  123.4      0.6      1.1

Areas Outside NCR                    156.0  154.6  148.2  144.6      5.3      6.9     127.6  127.4  125.5  125.1      1.7      1.8
								 
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                    138.1  137.3  135.5  136.5      1.9      0.6     124.4  123.1  122.9  123.2      1.2     -0.1
    I  - Ilocos                      142.9  140.8  140.8  135.2      1.5      4.1     124.4  124.4  123.9  123.1      0.4      1.1
   II  - Cagayan Valley              137.1  142.6  141.9  143.2     -3.4     -0.4     129.1  130.4  130.3  130.1     -0.9      0.2
  III  - Central Luzon               123.6  126.9  123.7  123.4     -0.1      2.8     127.5  127.5  124.3  122.9      2.6      3.7
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  195.0  193.5  194.8  187.9      0.1      3.0     125.8  126.5  124.9  124.5      0.7      1.6
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    157.5  155.8  152.9  149.3      3.0      4.4     133.6  133.0  131.8  131.5      1.4      1.1
    V  - Bicol                       199.8  198.7  194.1  178.1      2.9     11.6     126.3  125.7  125.3  125.2      0.8      0.4
   VI  - Western Visayas             160.1  156.8  147.0  147.3      8.9      6.4     123.8  124.1  122.6  122.6      1.0      1.2
  VII  - Central Visayas             148.9  140.0  136.3  135.3      9.2      3.5     127.2  123.0  120.6  120.3      5.5      2.2
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             134.1  133.6  126.8  126.8      5.8      5.4     127.8  127.6  126.0  126.0      1.4      1.3
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         149.2  149.4  143.3  141.1      4.1      5.9     130.2  131.0  128.3  130.6      1.5      0.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao           160.9  164.9  151.9  143.0      5.9     15.3     131.0  130.6  130.2  130.1      0.6      0.4
   XI  - Davao                       157.7  160.7  152.5  149.8      3.4      7.3     132.8  133.3  129.3  129.3      2.7      3.1
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                161.1  160.8  157.4  149.8      2.4      7.3     135.1  134.7  131.9  131.8      2.4      2.2
 XIII  - Caraga                      200.5  203.1  201.4  195.3     -0.4      4.0     133.9  134.0  131.4  131.1      1.9      2.2
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			
           in Muslim Mindanao        144.7  146.9  145.4  162.3     -0.5     -9.5     136.3  136.2  134.9  134.4      1.0      1.3
									  
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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(%)
                                       Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous  |    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           145.1  142.4  135.0  133.7      7.5      6.5    130.9   130.0r 126.9  126.5      3.2      2.8r 

National Capital Region (NCR)        129.3  128.6  122.5  122.6      5.6      4.9    127.0   125.9  123.3  123.2      3.0      2.2

Areas Outside NCR                    148.0  145.0  137.3  135.7      7.8      6.9    131.9   131.0r 127.8  127.4      3.2      2.8r 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                    150.5  150.0  139.7  138.7      7.7      8.1    124.9   124.3  122.2  122.2      2.2      1.7
    I  - Ilocos                      140.5  137.2  132.1  128.5      6.4      6.8    128.5   128.2  125.3  125.0      2.6      2.6
   II  - Cagayan Valley              147.1  143.0  135.4  134.9      8.6      6.0    129.7   128.8r 125.4  125.6      3.4      2.5r 
  III  - Central Luzon               135.6  131.5  128.0  125.7      5.9      4.6    131.5   130.5  128.1  128.0      2.7      2.0
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  146.0  142.3  132.1  132.4     10.5      7.5    132.1   131.2  128.7  128.3      2.6      2.3
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    141.8  138.9  135.0  135.1      5.0      2.8    136.1   136.0  132.8  132.1      2.5      3.0
    V  - Bicol                       152.7  147.6  135.7  132.4     12.5     11.5    130.3   130.4  127.5  127.1      2.2      2.6
   VI  - Western Visayas             145.3  144.4  133.3  132.2      9.0      9.2    131.6   131.1  127.7  127.0      3.1      3.2
  VII  - Central Visayas             143.3  139.3  138.9  137.7      3.2      1.2    132.2   128.5  125.5  124.9      5.3      2.9
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             149.5  146.7  136.5  135.3      9.5      8.4    129.7   129.4  126.3  126.2      2.7      2.5
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         157.4  158.3  153.6  143.8      2.5     10.1    142.4   141.7  138.9  136.7      2.5      3.7
    X  - Northern Mindanao           154.0  154.1  151.0  150.5      2.0      2.4    135.9   135.6  130.0  130.0      4.5      4.3
   XI  - Davao                       162.3  158.9  145.4  145.0     11.6      9.6    129.8   128.0  124.2  123.2      4.5      3.9
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                148.3  147.0  140.4  139.1      5.6      5.7    129.0   129.1  123.7  123.0      4.3      5.0
 XIII  - Caraga                      172.5  166.0  153.2  151.7     12.6      9.4    135.0   134.4  129.9  129.1      3.9      4.1
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao        168.7  168.2  152.9  151.1     10.3     11.3    144.7   144.8  138.6  139.8      4.4      3.6

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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(%)
                                       Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous   |   Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           182.4  181.8  182.9  177.8     -0.3      2.2     140.8  140.4  131.7  133.8      6.9      4.9

National Capital Region (NCR)        219.5  221.6  220.6  205.7     -0.5      7.7     132.3  131.7  124.2  125.1      6.5      5.3

Areas Outside NCR                    173.8  172.6  174.2  171.3     -0.2      0.8     143.2  142.8  133.8  136.2      7.0      4.8
								 
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                    175.1  170.5  160.4  159.9      9.2      6.6     146.9  144.8  134.9  135.5      8.9      6.9
    I  - Ilocos                      159.1  159.3  155.0  152.6      2.6      4.4     136.7  133.0  131.6  130.5      3.9      1.9
   II  - Cagayan Valley              144.7  144.6  151.2  152.3     -4.3     -5.1     165.2  165.6  146.7  145.9     12.6     13.5
  III  - Central Luzon               180.6  179.8  196.4  195.5     -8.0     -8.0     135.2  133.1  125.5  130.3      7.7      2.1
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  190.1  190.5  193.5  187.3     -1.8      1.7     145.7  147.4  132.0  140.1     10.4      5.2
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    191.6  190.1  190.0  181.4      0.8      4.8     138.6  137.3  131.8  134.7      5.2      1.9
    V  - Bicol                       156.0  151.2  147.9  148.1      5.5      2.1     133.5  131.2  119.5  121.0     11.7      8.4
   VI  - Western Visayas             166.2  165.0  157.7  153.2      5.4      7.7     145.7  147.1  139.5  145.5      4.4      1.1
  VII  - Central Visayas             166.0  160.8  165.4  160.6      0.4      0.1     130.8  130.5  124.2  126.2      5.3      3.4
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             189.0  188.7  176.8  174.1      6.9      8.4     139.3  138.8  134.3  134.3      3.7      3.4
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         175.9  176.1  179.0  180.7     -1.7     -2.5     146.2  148.2  160.0  140.4     -8.6      5.6
    X  - Northern Mindanao           143.1  141.0  134.1  127.5      6.7     10.6     151.0  150.4  140.0  142.2      7.9      5.8
   XI  - Davao                       184.2  183.0  173.1  171.4      6.4      6.8     162.2  165.2  152.0  152.4      6.7      8.4
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                166.4  165.6  166.2  163.4      0.1      1.3     140.9  137.1  128.1  129.6     10.0      5.8
 XIII  - Caraga                      169.1  165.7  166.9  157.3      1.3      5.3     138.8  137.4  137.1  135.8      1.2      1.2
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao        164.3  164.1  159.0  166.3      3.3     -1.3     171.8  172.7  153.3  153.2     12.1     12.7
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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(%)
                                       Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous   |   Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           135.7  135.6  137.1  140.8     -1.0     -3.7     122.6  121.1  153.6  157.8    -20.2    -23.3  

National Capital Region (NCR)        117.8  117.3  113.7  116.1      3.6      1.0     110.6  110.5  134.8  138.3    -18.0    -20.1

Areas Outside NCR                    139.6  139.6  142.2  146.2     -1.8     -4.5     124.7  123.0  157.0  161.3    -20.6    -23.7

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                    149.8  147.3  138.7  139.2      8.0      5.8     125.8  124.7  150.3  151.3    -16.3    -17.6
    I  - Ilocos                      129.6  128.7  123.7  130.0      4.8     -1.0     121.3  119.8  154.8  161.5    -21.6    -25.8
   II  - Cagayan Valley              152.9  158.6  148.9  151.6      2.7      4.6     116.8  116.5  167.9  173.1    -30.4    -32.7 
  III  - Central Luzon               122.0  120.4  124.4  129.9     -1.9     -7.3     126.6  123.8  160.0  159.3    -20.9    -22.3
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  127.1  124.7  134.3  141.9     -5.4    -12.1     125.6  123.6  156.9  166.9    -19.9    -25.9
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    130.6  132.1  126.5  130.8      3.2      1.0     114.6  113.5  158.7  164.0    -27.8    -30.8
    V  - Bicol                       141.5  138.6  138.3  141.4      2.3     -2.0     113.5  114.2  152.3  157.7    -25.5    -27.6
   VI  - Western Visayas             151.8  151.2  147.7  152.1      2.8     -0.6     121.7  120.0  148.3  152.9    -17.9    -21.5
  VII  - Central Visayas             148.8  146.1  145.4  149.3      2.3     -2.1     129.0  125.2  158.7  165.5    -18.7    -24.4
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             142.4  142.4  140.8  142.2      1.1      0.1     126.7  123.0  168.8  168.8    -24.9    -27.1
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         153.2  160.1  167.0  162.9     -8.3     -1.7     118.5  115.9  146.7  154.3    -19.2    -24.9
    X  - Northern Mindanao           154.1  159.6  174.6  176.3    -11.7     -9.5     140.8  141.1  155.3  156.5     -9.3     -9.8
   XI  - Davao                       153.9  155.9  166.3  164.8     -7.5     -5.4     116.4  116.7  145.2  153.2    -19.8    -23.8
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                132.7  136.3  141.1  144.1     -6.0     -5.4     114.8  112.6  147.0  151.5    -21.9    -25.7
 XIII  - Caraga                      164.6  163.9  186.4  194.4    -11.7    -15.7     124.1  120.9  154.2  156.1    -19.5    -22.5
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao        154.9  156.7  151.0  156.0      2.6      0.4     155.1  156.3  185.2  175.2    -16.3    -10.8
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Table 10--Concluded

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                                           FOOD PRODUCTS, N.E.C.                  
                                                                                  
Area and Region                            2012          2011   Inflation Rates(%)
                                       Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           140.7  138.1  136.7  135.9      2.9      1.6

National Capital Region (NCR)        131.8  127.9  128.4  128.9      2.6     -0.8

Areas Outside NCR                    142.7  140.4  138.6  137.5      3.0      2.1
								
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                    141.1  137.9  139.3  137.9      1.3      0.0
    I  - Ilocos                      125.8  125.3  124.1  121.6      1.4      3.0
   II  - Cagayan Valley              140.1  136.9  136.9  137.4      2.3     -0.4
  III  - Central Luzon               157.9  155.4  151.1  150.6      4.5      3.2
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  142.2  136.9  135.0  134.1      5.3      2.1
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    124.4  123.1  121.4  120.4      2.5      2.2
    V  - Bicol                       138.5  137.4  138.8  138.2     -0.2     -0.6
   VI  - Western Visayas             138.6  138.7  135.9  135.8      2.0      2.1
  VII  - Central Visayas             137.1  133.1  132.5  131.2      3.5      1.4
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             126.9  125.8  124.6  124.1      1.8      1.4
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         152.8  152.0  166.9  150.9     -8.4      0.7
    X  - Northern Mindanao           161.3  161.6  155.0  155.3      4.1      4.1
   XI  - Davao                       135.8  133.4  130.2  131.4      4.3      1.5
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                129.8  130.0  126.9  125.8      2.3      3.3
 XIII  - Caraga                      159.1  155.5  154.8  153.7      2.8      1.2
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao        152.9  151.8  144.3  146.2      6.0      3.8
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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:   May 4, 2012

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