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

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                                           BREAD AND CEREALS                       |               RICE                            
                                                                                   |                                               
Area and Region                           2012          2011    Inflation Rates(%) |        2012         2011    Inflation Rates(%)
                                       May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous  |    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           147.2  146.8  145.2  145.0      1.4      1.2     146.8  146.4  147.1  146.9     -0.2     -0.3 

National Capital Region (NCR)        145.6  144.7  147.3  147.4     -1.2     -1.8     148.4  147.2  154.9  155.2     -4.2     -5.2

Areas Outside NCR                    147.4  147.1  144.9  144.6      1.7      1.7     146.6  146.3  146.1  145.8      0.3      0.3

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                    137.4  136.6  134.3  134.3      2.3      1.7     133.3  132.6  130.3  130.4      2.3      1.7						 		   		     
    I  - Ilocos                      135.9  135.0  135.4  135.7      0.4     -0.5     137.4  136.3  138.0  138.4     -0.4     -1.5
   II  - Cagayan Valley              147.0  147.4  144.1  143.9      2.0      2.4     149.1  149.6  146.7  146.3      1.6      2.3
  III  - Central Luzon               151.0  151.3  150.5  151.9      0.3     -0.4     151.6  152.4  156.5  156.5     -3.1     -2.6
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  155.9  156.0  153.3  152.0      1.7      2.6     156.9  157.2  156.7  155.5      0.1      1.1
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    146.8  145.9  145.1  145.9      1.2      0.0     147.0  146.1  145.9  147.0      0.8     -0.6
    V  - Bicol                       148.8  148.6  148.7  148.3      0.1      0.2     147.0  146.5  148.7  148.7     -1.1     -1.5
   VI  - Western Visayas             143.5  142.7  138.0  138.5      4.0      3.0     142.1  141.3  137.3  138.0      3.5      2.4
  VII  - Central Visayas             128.5  127.3  124.4  123.6      3.3      3.0     117.1  116.1  118.3  117.3     -1.0     -1.0 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             152.6  153.1  153.3  151.9     -0.5      0.8     153.5  154.1  155.3  154.4     -1.2     -0.2 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         142.1  141.0  138.3  136.7      2.7      3.1     131.8  131.0  129.2  127.6      2.0      2.7
    X  - Northern Mindanao           153.5  154.6  150.3  149.0      2.1      3.8     152.4  153.6  151.6  150.8      0.5      1.9
   XI  - Davao                       153.7  152.8  153.3  153.2      0.3     -0.3     154.9  153.6  156.4  156.0     -1.0     -1.5
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                152.0  151.1  147.1  146.1      3.3      3.4     153.5  152.2  148.7  147.6      3.2      3.1
 XIII  - Caraga                      143.3  142.6  138.2  137.5      3.7      3.7     139.5  138.4  133.3  132.6      4.7      4.4
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			 
           in Muslim Mindanao        152.7  152.9  148.5  148.0      2.8      3.3     155.8  156.2  151.4  151.1      2.9      3.4 
									 
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Table 10--Continued

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                                                CORN                               |              MEAT        
                                                                                   |                               
Area and Region                           2012          2011    Inflation Rates(%) |        2012          2011   Inflation Rates(%)
                                       May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous  |    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           156.5  156.4  149.7  148.6      4.5      5.2     127.0  127.1  125.8  125.3      1.0      1.4

National Capital Region (NCR)        171.0  169.7  156.8  159.8      9.1      6.2     125.8  125.2  124.4  124.5      1.1      0.6

Areas Outside NCR                    156.0  156.0  149.5  148.2      4.3      5.3     127.4  127.6  126.2  125.5      1.0      1.7							   		   
								 
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	 
           Region                    136.6  138.1  135.8  135.5      0.6      1.9     125.0  124.4  123.1  122.9      1.5      1.2
    I  - Ilocos                      143.7  142.9  137.9  140.8      4.2      1.5     123.8  124.4  124.3  123.9     -0.4      0.4
   II  - Cagayan Valley              136.0  137.1  141.9  141.9     -4.2     -3.4     129.0  129.1  130.6  130.3     -1.2     -0.9
  III  - Central Luzon               117.1  123.6  120.9  123.7     -3.1     -0.1     126.3  127.5  124.6  124.3      1.4      2.6
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  194.4  195.0  194.7  194.8     -0.2      0.1     125.9  125.8  126.3  124.9     -0.3      0.7
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    160.5  157.5  151.9  152.9      5.7      3.0     133.7  133.6  131.8  131.8      1.4      1.4
    V  - Bicol                       191.7  199.8  188.2  194.1      1.9      2.9     126.8  126.3  125.6  125.3      1.0      0.8
   VI  - Western Visayas             158.2  160.1  147.0  147.0      7.6      8.9     124.5  123.8  122.7  122.6      1.5      1.0
  VII  - Central Visayas             151.1  148.9  137.1  136.3     10.2      9.2     127.0  127.2  121.1  120.6      4.9      5.5
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             134.8  134.1  128.2  126.8      5.1      5.8     128.2  127.8  126.1  126.0      1.7      1.4
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         151.5  149.2  145.7  143.3      4.0      4.1     129.9  130.2  129.3  128.3      0.5      1.5
    X  - Northern Mindanao           159.5  160.9  154.4  151.9      3.3      5.9     131.3  131.0  130.9  130.2      0.3      0.6
   XI  - Davao                       157.7  157.7  154.2  152.5      2.3      3.4     132.7  132.8  131.2  129.3      1.1      2.7
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                158.0  161.1  160.4  157.4     -1.5      2.4     134.6  135.1  132.8  131.9      1.4      2.4
 XIII  - Caraga                      195.6  200.5  203.5  201.4     -3.9     -0.4     135.2  133.9  131.6  131.4      2.7      1.9
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			 
           in Muslim Mindanao        144.5  144.7  151.1  145.4     -4.4     -0.5     138.1  136.3  134.9  134.9      2.4      1.0							   		   
									  
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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(%)
                                       May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous  |    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           143.6  145.1  134.3  135.0      6.9      7.5     131.1  130.9  127.1  126.9      3.1      3.2 

National Capital Region (NCR)        127.7  129.3  120.5  122.5      6.0      5.6     127.3  127.0  123.4  123.3      3.2      3.0

Areas Outside NCR                    146.5  148.0  136.9  137.3      7.0      7.8     132.1  131.9  128.1  127.8      3.1      3.2 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                    152.0  150.5  140.6  139.7      8.1      7.7     125.9  124.9  122.6  122.2      2.7      2.2
    I  - Ilocos                      139.9  140.5  130.2  132.1      7.5      6.4     128.9  128.5  125.9  125.3      2.4      2.6
   II  - Cagayan Valley              145.0  147.1  135.1  135.4      7.3      8.6     130.1  129.7  125.6  125.4      3.6      3.4 
  III  - Central Luzon               132.8  135.6  127.4  128.0      4.2      5.9     132.1  131.5  127.9  128.1      3.3      2.7
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  143.3  146.0  130.2  132.1     10.1     10.5     132.1  132.1  129.2  128.7      2.2      2.6
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    140.0  141.8  132.8  135.0      5.4      5.0     136.4  136.1  132.8  132.8      2.7      2.5
    V  - Bicol                       151.0  152.7  132.1  135.7     14.3     12.5     129.7  130.3  128.0  127.5      1.3      2.2
   VI  - Western Visayas             146.6  145.3  132.1  133.3     11.0      9.0     131.7  131.6  127.9  127.7      3.0      3.1
  VII  - Central Visayas             143.0  143.3  139.9  138.9      2.2      3.2     133.1  132.2  125.5  125.5      6.1      5.3
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             149.8  149.5  136.7  136.5      9.6      9.5     129.8  129.7  126.6  126.3      2.5      2.7
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         156.2  157.4  151.2  153.6      3.3      2.5     142.6  142.4  138.5  138.9      3.0      2.5
    X  - Northern Mindanao           152.4  154.0  149.1  151.0      2.2      2.0     135.2  135.9  131.3  130.0      3.0      4.5
   XI  - Davao                       157.2  162.3  150.3  145.4      4.6     11.6     130.4  129.8  124.7  124.2      4.6      4.5
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                147.8  148.3  143.4  140.4      3.1      5.6     128.7  129.0  124.3  123.7      3.5      4.3
 XIII  - Caraga                      171.8  172.5  156.3  153.2      9.9     12.6     136.8  135.0  130.3  129.9      5.0      3.9
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao        166.0  168.7  156.2  152.9      6.3     10.3     141.8  144.7  139.5  138.6      1.6      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(%)
                                       May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous   |   May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           182.2  182.4  185.2  182.9     -1.6     -0.3     140.6  140.8  131.4  131.7      7.0      6.9

National Capital Region (NCR)        218.8  219.5  221.3  220.6     -1.1     -0.5     132.5  132.3  124.5  124.2      6.4      6.5

Areas Outside NCR                    173.7  173.8  176.9  174.2     -1.8     -0.2     142.8  143.2  133.3  133.8      7.1      7.0
								 
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                    176.1  175.1  160.8  160.4      9.5      9.2     146.4  146.9  134.4  134.9      8.9      8.9
    I  - Ilocos                      160.1  159.1  155.1  155.0      3.2      2.6     139.0  136.7  131.1  131.6      6.0      3.9
   II  - Cagayan Valley              144.8  144.7  151.2  151.2     -4.2     -4.3     165.2  165.2  146.4  146.7     12.8     12.6
  III  - Central Luzon               182.0  180.6  198.7  196.4     -8.4     -8.0     133.4  135.2  123.4  125.5      8.1      7.7
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  188.3  190.1  197.2  193.5     -4.5     -1.8     143.8  145.7  131.0  132.0      9.8     10.4
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    191.5  191.6  197.5  190.0     -3.0      0.8     137.5  138.6  127.6  131.8      7.8      5.2
    V  - Bicol                       155.8  156.0  148.8  147.9      4.7      5.5     132.3  133.5  119.8  119.5     10.4     11.7
   VI  - Western Visayas             165.5  166.2  159.4  157.7      3.8      5.4     146.5  145.7  139.4  139.5      5.1      4.4
  VII  - Central Visayas             165.2  166.0  167.3  165.4     -1.3      0.4     132.3  130.8  126.2  124.2      4.8      5.3
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             189.3  189.0  177.3  176.8      6.8      6.9     139.4  139.3  134.3  134.3      3.8      3.7
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         177.0  175.9  179.3  179.0     -1.3     -1.7     146.7  146.2  142.3  160.0      3.1     -8.6
    X  - Northern Mindanao           144.1  143.1  135.8  134.1      6.1      6.7     149.2  151.0  140.9  140.0      5.9      7.9
   XI  - Davao                       184.3  184.2  185.1  173.1     -0.4      6.4     162.6  162.2  155.9  152.0      4.3      6.7
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                164.6  166.4  172.4  166.2     -4.5      0.1     141.4  140.9  132.1  128.1      7.0     10.0
 XIII  - Caraga                      170.3  169.1  167.3  166.9      1.8      1.3     141.4  138.8  138.2  137.1      2.3      1.2
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao        164.1  164.3  160.8  159.0      2.1      3.3     171.0  171.8  156.1  153.3      9.5     12.1
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                                                                                    |   SUGAR, JAM, HONEY,
                                                VEGETABLES                          |   CHOCOLATE AND CONFECTIONERY
                                                                                    |                                               
Area and Region                           2012          2011    Inflation Rates(%)  |       2012          2011   Inflation Rates(%)
                                       May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous   |   May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           134.6  135.7  135.4  137.1     -0.6     -1.0     124.8  122.6  150.3  153.6    -17.0    -20.2  

National Capital Region (NCR)        117.9  117.8  115.9  113.7      1.7      3.6     111.2  110.6  134.4  134.8    -17.3    -18.0

Areas Outside NCR                    138.2  139.6  139.7  142.2     -1.1     -1.8     127.2  124.7  153.1  157.0    -16.9    -20.6

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                    147.4  149.8  137.3  138.7      7.4      8.0     126.4  125.8  148.4  150.3    -14.8    -16.3
    I  - Ilocos                      126.8  129.6  123.0  123.7      3.1      4.8     122.4  121.3  151.9  154.8    -19.4    -21.6
   II  - Cagayan Valley              154.1  152.9  150.2  148.9      2.6      2.7     118.4  116.8  167.4  167.9    -29.3    -30.4 
  III  - Central Luzon               119.7  122.0  122.8  124.4     -2.5     -1.9     127.9  126.6  151.4  160.0    -15.5    -20.9
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  125.3  127.1  128.4  134.3     -2.4     -5.4     127.5  125.6  153.5  156.9    -16.9    -19.9
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    130.9  130.6  123.5  126.5      6.0      3.2     118.7  114.6  153.1  158.7    -22.5    -27.8
    V  - Bicol                       137.6  141.5  134.9  138.3      2.0      2.3     116.7  113.5  150.6  152.3    -22.5    -25.5
   VI  - Western Visayas             152.0  151.8  148.4  147.7      2.4      2.8     124.4  121.7  146.2  148.3    -14.9    -17.9
  VII  - Central Visayas             147.6  148.8  144.9  145.4      1.9      2.3     136.2  129.0  152.4  158.7    -10.6    -18.7
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             142.9  142.4  140.1  140.8      2.0      1.1     127.3  126.7  168.7  168.8    -24.5    -24.9
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         153.2  153.2  160.2  167.0     -4.4     -8.3     120.7  118.5  143.5  146.7    -15.9    -19.2
    X  - Northern Mindanao           153.3  154.1  173.2  174.6    -11.5    -11.7     142.8  140.8  152.8  155.3     -6.5     -9.3
   XI  - Davao                       151.5  153.9  158.4  166.3     -4.4     -7.5     119.5  116.4  138.8  145.2    -13.9    -19.8
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                133.0  132.7  138.0  141.1     -3.6     -6.0     119.7  114.8  143.4  147.0    -16.5    -21.9
 XIII  - Caraga                      163.4  164.6  182.5  186.4    -10.5    -11.7     126.7  124.1  149.3  154.2    -15.1    -19.5
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao        152.4  154.9  152.8  151.0     -0.3      2.6     156.3  155.1  185.4  185.2    -15.7    -16.3
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Table 10--Concluded

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                                           FOOD PRODUCTS, N.E.C.                  
                                                                                  
Area and Region                            2012          2011   Inflation Rates(%)
                                       May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           141.8  140.7  137.3  136.7      3.3      2.9

National Capital Region (NCR)        130.9  131.8  129.0  128.4      1.5      2.6

Areas Outside NCR                    144.3  142.7  139.2  138.6      3.7      3.0
								
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                    142.5  141.1  140.5  139.3      1.4      1.3
    I  - Ilocos                      126.8  125.8  124.9  124.1      1.5      1.4
   II  - Cagayan Valley              140.6  140.1  137.3  136.9      2.4      2.3
  III  - Central Luzon               161.7  157.9  154.9  151.1      4.4      4.5
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  143.8  142.2  134.9  135.0      6.6      5.3
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    125.8  124.4  122.0  121.4      3.1      2.5
    V  - Bicol                       139.9  138.5  139.0  138.8      0.6     -0.2
   VI  - Western Visayas             138.4  138.6  136.3  135.9      1.5      2.0
  VII  - Central Visayas             138.5  137.1  132.7  132.5      4.4      3.5
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             127.0  126.9  124.7  124.6      1.8      1.8
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         153.7  152.8  150.3  166.9      2.3     -8.4
    X  - Northern Mindanao           164.0  161.3  156.6  155.0      4.7      4.1
   XI  - Davao                       136.7  135.8  133.7  130.2      2.2      4.3
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                131.7  129.8  128.4  126.9      2.6      2.3
 XIII  - Caraga                      159.5  159.1  156.2  154.8      2.1      2.8
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao        153.0  152.9  146.1  144.3      4.7      6.0
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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:   June 5, 2012

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