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

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                                      BREAD AND CEREALS           |      RICE                     |      CORN
                                                                  |                               |                             
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      May    Apr Current Previous |   May    Apr Current Previous |   May    Apr Current Previous
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Philipines                          147.2  146.8     0.3      0.5   146.8  146.4     0.3      0.2   156.5  156.4     0.1      0.9   

National Capital Region (NCR)       145.6  144.7     0.6      0.0   148.4  147.2     0.8     -0.5   171.0  169.7     0.8      2.3   

Areas Outside NCR                   147.4  147.1     0.2      0.6   146.6  146.3     0.2      0.3   156.0  156.0     0.0      0.9   
								                                                                                               
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   137.4  136.6     0.6      1.5   133.3  132.6     0.5      1.9   136.6  138.1    -1.1      0.6   
    I  - Ilocos                     135.9  135.0     0.7      0.9   137.4  136.3     0.8      1.0   143.7  142.9     0.6      1.5   
   II  - Cagayan Valley             147.0  147.4    -0.3      2.1   149.1  149.6    -0.3      2.4   136.0  137.1    -0.8     -3.9   
  III  - Central Luzon              151.0  151.3    -0.2      1.7   151.6  152.4    -0.5      1.0   117.1  123.6    -5.3     -2.6   
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 155.9  156.0    -0.1      0.8   156.9  157.2    -0.2      0.8   194.4  195.0    -0.3      0.8   
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   146.8  145.9     0.6      0.2   147.0  146.1     0.6      0.2   160.5  157.5     1.9      1.1   
    V  - Bicol                      148.8  148.6     0.1     -0.2   147.0  146.5     0.3     -0.5   191.7  199.8    -4.1      0.6   
   VI  - Western Visayas            143.5  142.7     0.6      1.0   142.1  141.3     0.6      0.9   158.2  160.1    -1.2      2.1   
  VII  - Central Visayas            128.5  127.3     0.9      0.6   117.1  116.1     0.9     -2.4   151.1  148.9     1.5      6.4   
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            152.6  153.1    -0.3     -1.6   153.5  154.1    -0.4     -2.1   134.8  134.1     0.5      0.4   
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        142.1  141.0     0.8      0.0   131.8  131.0     0.6     -0.2   151.5  149.2     1.5     -0.1   
    X  - Northern Mindanao          153.5  154.6    -0.7     -0.3   152.4  153.6    -0.8     -0.1   159.5  160.9    -0.9     -2.4   
   XI  - Davao                      153.7  152.8     0.6     -0.5   154.9  153.6     0.8     -0.3   157.7  157.7     0.0     -1.9   
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               152.0  151.1     0.6      1.0   153.5  152.2     0.9      0.8   158.0  161.1    -1.9      0.2   
 XIII  - Caraga                     143.3  142.6     0.5      0.4   139.5  138.4     0.8      0.4   195.6  200.5    -2.4     -1.3   
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       152.7  152.9    -0.1      0.3   155.8  156.2    -0.3      0.4   144.5  144.7    -0.1     -1.5  

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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
                                      May    Apr Current Previous |   May    Apr Current Previous |   May    Apr Current Previous
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Philipines                          127.0  127.1    -0.1      0.2   143.6  145.1    -1.0      1.9   131.1  130.9     0.2      0.7      

National Capital Region (NCR)       125.8  125.2     0.5      0.4   127.7  129.3    -1.2      0.5   127.3  127.0     0.2      0.9      

Areas Outside NCR                   127.4  127.6    -0.2      0.2   146.5  148.0    -1.0      2.1   132.1  131.9     0.2      0.7      
								                                                                                                 
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   125.0  124.4     0.5      1.1   152.0  150.5     1.0      0.3   125.9  124.9     0.8      0.5      
    I  - Ilocos                     123.8  124.4    -0.5      0.0   139.9  140.5    -0.4      2.4   128.9  128.5     0.3      0.2      
   II  - Cagayan Valley             129.0  129.1    -0.1     -1.0   145.0  147.1    -1.4      2.9   130.1  129.7     0.3      0.7      
  III  - Central Luzon              126.3  127.5    -0.9      0.0   132.8  135.6    -2.1      3.1   132.1  131.5     0.5      0.8      
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 125.9  125.8     0.1     -0.6   143.3  146.0    -1.8      2.6   132.1  132.1     0.0      0.7      
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   133.7  133.6     0.1      0.5   140.0  141.8    -1.3      2.1   136.4  136.1     0.2      0.1      
    V  - Bicol                      126.8  126.3     0.4      0.5   151.0  152.7    -1.1      3.5   129.7  130.3    -0.5     -0.1      
   VI  - Western Visayas            124.5  123.8     0.6     -0.2   146.6  145.3     0.9      0.6   131.7  131.6     0.1      0.4      
  VII  - Central Visayas            127.0  127.2    -0.2      3.4   143.0  143.3    -0.2      2.9   133.1  132.2     0.7      2.9      
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            128.2  127.8     0.3      0.2   149.8  149.5     0.2      1.9   129.8  129.7     0.1      0.2      
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        129.9  130.2    -0.2     -0.6   156.2  157.4    -0.8     -0.6   142.6  142.4     0.1      0.5      
    X  - Northern Mindanao          131.3  131.0     0.2      0.3   152.4  154.0    -1.0     -0.1   135.2  135.9    -0.5      0.2      
   XI  - Davao                      132.7  132.8    -0.1     -0.4   157.2  162.3    -3.1      2.1   130.4  129.8     0.5      1.4      
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               134.6  135.1    -0.4      0.3   147.8  148.3    -0.3      0.9   128.7  129.0    -0.2     -0.1      
 XIII  - Caraga                     135.2  133.9     1.0     -0.1   171.8  172.5    -0.4      3.9   136.8  135.0     1.3      0.4    
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			
           in Muslim Mindanao       138.1  136.3     1.3      0.1   166.0  168.7    -1.6      0.3   141.8  144.7    -2.0     -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 
                                      May    Apr Current Previous |   May    Apr Current Previous |   May    Apr Current Previous
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Philipines                          182.2  182.4    -0.1      0.3   140.6  140.8    -0.1      0.3   134.6  135.7    -0.8      0.1 

National Capital Region (NCR)       218.8  219.5    -0.3     -0.9   132.5  132.3     0.2      0.5   117.9  117.8     0.1      0.4 

Areas Outside NCR                   173.7  173.8    -0.1      0.7   142.8  143.2    -0.3      0.3   138.2  139.6    -1.0      0.0 
								                                                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   176.1  175.1     0.6      2.7   146.4  146.9    -0.3      1.5   147.4  149.8    -1.6      1.7 
    I  - Ilocos                     160.1  159.1     0.6     -0.1   139.0  136.7     1.7      2.8   126.8  129.6    -2.2      0.7 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             144.8  144.7     0.1      0.1   165.2  165.2     0.0     -0.2   154.1  152.9     0.8     -3.6 
  III  - Central Luzon              182.0  180.6     0.8      0.4   133.4  135.2    -1.3      1.6   119.7  122.0    -1.9      1.3 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 188.3  190.1    -0.9     -0.2   143.8  145.7    -1.3     -1.2   125.3  127.1    -1.4      1.9 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   191.5  191.6    -0.1      0.8   137.5  138.6    -0.8      0.9   130.9  130.6     0.2     -1.1 
    V  - Bicol                      155.8  156.0    -0.1      3.2   132.3  133.5    -0.9      1.8   137.6  141.5    -2.8      2.1 
   VI  - Western Visayas            165.5  166.2    -0.4      0.7   146.5  145.7     0.5     -1.0   152.0  151.8     0.1      0.4 
  VII  - Central Visayas            165.2  166.0    -0.5      3.2   132.3  130.8     1.1      0.2   147.6  148.8    -0.8      1.8 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            189.3  189.0     0.2      0.2   139.4  139.3     0.1      0.4   142.9  142.4     0.4      0.0 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        177.0  175.9     0.6     -0.1   146.7  146.2     0.3     -1.3   153.2  153.2     0.0     -4.3 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          144.1  143.1     0.7      1.5   149.2  151.0    -1.2      0.4   153.3  154.1    -0.5     -3.4 
   XI  - Davao                      184.3  184.2     0.1      0.7   162.6  162.2     0.2     -1.8   151.5  153.9    -1.6     -1.3 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               164.6  166.4    -1.1      0.5   141.4  140.9     0.4      2.8   133.0  132.7     0.2     -2.6 
 XIII  - Caraga                     170.3  169.1     0.7      2.1   141.4  138.8     1.9      1.0   163.4  164.6    -0.7      0.4 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       164.1  164.3    -0.1      0.1   171.0  171.8    -0.5     -0.5   152.4  154.9    -1.6     -1.1 

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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  
                                      May    Apr Current Previous |   May    Apr Current Previous 
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Philipines                          124.8  122.6     1.8      1.2   141.8  140.7     0.8      1.9 

National Capital Region (NCR)       111.2  110.6     0.5      0.1   130.9  131.8    -0.7      3.0 

Areas Outside NCR                   127.2  124.7     2.0      1.4   144.3  142.7     1.1      1.6 
								                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   126.4  125.8     0.5      0.9   142.5  141.1     1.0      2.3 
    I  - Ilocos                     122.4  121.3     0.9      1.3   126.8  125.8     0.8      0.4 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             118.4  116.8     1.4      0.3   140.6  140.1     0.4      2.3 
  III  - Central Luzon              127.9  126.6     1.0      2.3   161.7  157.9     2.4      1.6 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 127.5  125.6     1.5      1.6   143.8  142.2     1.1      3.9 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   118.7  114.6     3.6      1.0   125.8  124.4     1.1      1.1 
    V  - Bicol                      116.7  113.5     2.8     -0.6   139.9  138.5     1.0      0.8 
   VI  - Western Visayas            124.4  121.7     2.2      1.4   138.4  138.6    -0.1     -0.1 
  VII  - Central Visayas            136.2  129.0     5.6      3.0   138.5  137.1     1.0      3.0 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            127.3  126.7     0.5      3.0   127.0  126.9     0.1      0.9 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        120.7  118.5     1.9      2.2   153.7  152.8     0.6      0.5 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          142.8  140.8     1.4     -0.2   164.0  161.3     1.7     -0.2 
   XI  - Davao                      119.5  116.4     2.7     -0.3   136.7  135.8     0.7      1.8 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               119.7  114.8     4.3      2.0   131.7  129.8     1.5     -0.2 
 XIII  - Caraga                     126.7  124.1     2.1      2.6   159.5  159.1     0.3      2.3 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       156.3  155.1     0.8     -0.8   153.0  152.9     0.1      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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