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

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                                      BREAD AND CEREALS           |      RICE                     |      CORN
                                                                  |                               |                             
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous
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Philipines                          148.9  148.3     0.4      0.4   148.5  147.8     0.5      0.5   158.6  159.7    -0.7      0.5  

National Capital Region (NCR)       147.9  146.5     1.0      0.4   150.4  148.4     1.3      0.1   171.0  171.0     0.0      0.0  

Areas Outside NCR                   149.1  148.6     0.3      0.4   148.3  147.7     0.4      0.5   158.2  159.3    -0.7      0.5  
								                                                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   138.0  138.0r    0.0      0.1r  133.3  133.7r   -0.3      0.0   136.5  134.8     1.3      0.0  
    I  - Ilocos                     137.3  137.2     0.1      0.2   139.0  139.0     0.0      0.3   145.8  144.5     0.9      0.0  
   II  - Cagayan Valley             148.0  147.5     0.3      0.5   149.9  149.3     0.4      0.6   134.3  134.2     0.1      0.4  
  III  - Central Luzon              152.8  151.8     0.7      0.4   153.6  152.3     0.9      0.5   115.9  116.5    -0.5      0.0  
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 155.5  155.8    -0.2      0.2   156.4  156.7    -0.2      0.2   180.7  187.8    -3.8      0.1  
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   150.1  149.2     0.6      0.5   150.8  149.7     0.7      0.7   162.0  161.6     0.2      0.1  
    V  - Bicol                      150.8  150.5     0.2      0.3   148.7  148.3     0.3      0.0   186.3  192.0    -3.0      0.0  
   VI  - Western Visayas            145.6  144.8     0.6      0.6   144.4  143.5     0.6      0.6   159.8  158.9     0.6      0.0  
  VII  - Central Visayas            132.5  132.2     0.2      1.5   119.5  119.1     0.3      0.9   161.0  160.7     0.2      3.1  
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            154.5  153.8     0.5      0.6   155.4  154.8     0.4      0.7   137.1  136.8     0.2      1.1  
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        144.9  143.9     0.7      0.6   135.2  133.6     1.2      1.0   154.7  154.7     0.0      0.2  
    X  - Northern Mindanao          154.8  155.1    -0.2      0.1   154.0  153.4     0.4      0.4   158.7  162.2    -2.2     -1.3  
   XI  - Davao                      154.7  154.6     0.1      0.1   156.9  156.3     0.4      0.3   153.6  156.1    -1.6     -1.5  
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               155.1  153.4     1.1      0.4   157.4  155.2     1.4      0.4   154.1  154.9    -0.5      0.3  
 XIII  - Caraga                     144.9  144.4     0.3      0.6   141.4  140.8     0.4      0.8   193.7  193.6     0.1     -0.8  
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       154.0  153.6     0.3      0.3   157.4  156.9     0.3      0.3   141.8  143.6    -1.3     -1.2 

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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
                                      Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous
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Philipines                          127.9  127.7     0.2      0.2   146.1  143.9     1.5      0.1   132.3   132.1r   0.2      0.2      

National Capital Region (NCR)       127.6  127.3     0.2      0.9   130.4  127.4     2.4      0.4   129.4   129.3r   0.1      0.2      

Areas Outside NCR                   128.0  127.8     0.2      0.1   149.0  147.0     1.4      0.1   133.1   132.8r   0.2      0.2      
								                                                                                                 
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   125.9  125.4     0.4      0.5   153.3  152.8     0.3      1.7   127.5   127.5    0.0      0.7      
    I  - Ilocos                     124.4  124.4     0.0      0.3   141.4  140.4     0.7      0.3   129.2   129.2    0.0      0.1      
   II  - Cagayan Valley             129.8  129.4     0.3      0.2   143.6  142.7     0.6      0.0   130.3   130.2    0.1      0.1      
  III  - Central Luzon              127.1  126.9     0.2      0.0   135.9  133.8     1.6     -0.5   132.6   132.5    0.1      0.3      
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 126.1  126.1     0.0      0.6   144.4  142.7     1.2     -0.7   132.6   132.1    0.4      0.1      
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   133.8  133.4     0.3     -0.3   147.0  142.4     3.2     -0.4   138.5   137.9    0.4      0.3      
    V  - Bicol                      126.7  126.4     0.2      0.1   154.0  151.9     1.4      0.3   131.4   131.1    0.2      0.2      
   VI  - Western Visayas            124.7  124.0     0.6     -0.6   152.3  149.0     2.2      0.5   132.8   132.5    0.2      0.4      
  VII  - Central Visayas            129.2  128.9     0.2      0.2   151.7  147.7     2.7      1.4   134.7   134.4    0.2      0.3      
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            128.8  128.7     0.1      0.2   151.8  151.4     0.3      0.8   130.5   130.4    0.1      0.1      
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        129.9  130.1    -0.2     -0.1   158.8  156.3     1.6      1.0   144.7   144.0    0.5      0.1      
    X  - Northern Mindanao          131.4  131.4     0.0     -0.2   154.3  152.3     1.3      0.1   135.8   134.8    0.7      0.2      
   XI  - Davao                      133.4  133.2     0.2     -0.2   155.7  155.1     0.4      0.5   131.7   131.4    0.2      0.1      
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               134.7  133.9     0.6     -1.0   149.1  148.2     0.6     -0.2   129.5   129.1    0.3      0.2      
 XIII  - Caraga                     135.2  135.2     0.0      0.3   165.6  164.5     0.7     -2.4   138.4   138.4    0.0      0.0    
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			
           in Muslim Mindanao       142.3  141.7     0.4     -0.6   166.9  166.1     0.5      2.0   147.1   146.9r   0.1      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 
                                      Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous
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Philipines                          180.1  181.4    -0.7     -0.5   143.5  141.8     1.2      0.5   148.1  139.1     6.5      1.5 

National Capital Region (NCR)       211.6  216.7    -2.4     -1.2   135.2  132.8     1.8     -0.2   150.6  124.5    21.0      2.6 

Areas Outside NCR                   172.8  173.2    -0.2     -0.3   145.8  144.3     1.0      0.7   147.5  142.3     3.7      1.3 
								                                                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   179.6  178.8     0.4      0.2   158.4  156.5     1.2      4.1   163.3  152.2     7.3      2.2 
    I  - Ilocos                     160.6  160.1     0.3      0.0   140.3  140.2     0.1      2.2   137.4  132.5     3.7      2.3 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             145.8  144.6     0.8      0.2   165.1  168.4    -2.0     -1.2   156.7  153.3     2.2     -1.4 
  III  - Central Luzon              183.5  182.5     0.5      0.1   131.8  130.9     0.7     -1.3   133.8  124.3     7.6      1.1 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 182.7  184.4    -0.9     -1.4   149.8  146.9     2.0      1.6   144.8  132.6     9.2      1.6 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   184.7  186.6    -1.0     -1.1   141.5  138.3     2.3     -0.1   148.0  137.6     7.6      0.5 
    V  - Bicol                      155.5  156.7    -0.8     -0.3   134.1  132.6     1.1      0.5   149.0  144.0     3.5      2.1 
   VI  - Western Visayas            162.7  164.6    -1.2     -0.5   153.1  149.6     2.3      1.8   157.0  152.8     2.7      0.5 
  VII  - Central Visayas            169.6  168.6     0.6      1.3   134.4  135.6    -0.9      1.5   148.8  149.5    -0.5      1.4 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            190.7  190.3     0.2      0.1   142.7  139.2     2.5      0.0   143.1  142.4     0.5     -0.3 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        178.9  178.6     0.2      1.0   164.2  156.5     4.9      4.5   162.0  159.5     1.6      2.8 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          146.4  144.6     1.2      0.3   147.8  147.7     0.1      0.0   155.5  157.0    -1.0      3.1 
   XI  - Davao                      183.0  184.0    -0.5     -0.9   161.4  161.6    -0.1     -1.2   155.8  157.1    -0.8      1.5 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               154.4  159.4    -3.1     -3.8   139.0  139.6    -0.4     -1.7   135.3  136.1    -0.6      1.3 
 XIII  - Caraga                     172.8  172.9    -0.1      0.4   140.5  139.8     0.5     -0.1   164.4  164.4     0.0      1.0 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       165.0  165.0     0.0      0.1   179.2  174.3     2.8     -0.1   154.4  154.8    -0.3      1.3 

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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  
                                      Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous 
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Philipines                          131.7  129.9     1.4      3.1   140.5  140.3     0.1     -0.4 

National Capital Region (NCR)       118.9  116.3     2.2      2.4   128.8  128.7     0.1     -0.5 

Areas Outside NCR                   134.0  132.3     1.3      3.2   143.2  143.0     0.1     -0.4 
								                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   130.2  129.0     0.9      1.7   146.0  146.9    -0.6      1.6 
    I  - Ilocos                     130.0  129.1     0.7      4.3   125.0  125.2    -0.2     -0.9 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             126.6  124.7     1.5      4.4   141.2  141.5    -0.2     -0.4 
  III  - Central Luzon              133.5  132.3     0.9      2.4   161.5  158.5     1.9     -0.8 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 135.8  133.2     2.0      3.7   137.0  139.0    -1.4     -1.4 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   127.6  126.5     0.9      3.9   125.8  125.9    -0.1     -0.8 
    V  - Bicol                      125.8  123.3     2.0      2.9   137.9  138.9    -0.7     -1.1 
   VI  - Western Visayas            133.8  131.4     1.8      5.5   139.0  138.3     0.5     -0.1 
  VII  - Central Visayas            139.2  138.9     0.2      2.1   142.0  141.2     0.6      1.7 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            137.2  132.9     3.2      3.5   128.2  128.0     0.2      0.6 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        128.3  126.2     1.7      3.4   151.7  153.8    -1.4      0.1 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          142.2  141.0     0.9      0.9   167.4  166.9     0.3      0.5 
   XI  - Davao                      126.7  125.3     1.1      3.8   133.9  134.3    -0.3     -1.5 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               128.3  127.1     0.9      4.5   133.1  131.5     1.2      0.2 
 XIII  - Caraga                     131.6  132.1    -0.4      3.1   157.8  157.2     0.4     -1.2 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       158.3  157.9     0.3      0.1   152.6  152.8    -0.1     -0.1 
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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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