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

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                                           BREAD AND CEREALS                       |               RICE                            
                                                                                   |                                               
Area and Region                           2012          2011    Inflation Rates(%) |        2012         2011    Inflation Rates(%)
                                       Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous  |    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           149.2  148.9  145.8  145.9      2.3      2.1     148.8  148.5  147.0  147.1      1.2      1.0

National Capital Region (NCR)        148.9  147.9  143.9  143.2      3.5      3.3     151.6  150.4  148.2  147.6      2.3      1.9

Areas Outside NCR                    149.2  149.1  146.1  146.3      2.1      1.9     148.4  148.3  146.8  147.0      1.1      0.9
								 
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                    138.9  138.0  134.9  135.1      3.0      2.1     134.2  133.3  131.0  131.2      2.4      1.6					 		   		     
    I  - Ilocos                      137.2  137.3  134.5  135.2      2.0      1.6     138.9  139.0  136.4  137.3      1.8      1.2
   II  - Cagayan Valley              147.9  148.0  143.8  143.7      2.9      3.0     149.5  149.9  145.8  145.8      2.5      2.8
  III  - Central Luzon               152.6  152.8  154.1  153.9     -1.0     -0.7     153.2  153.6  159.1  159.3     -3.7     -3.6
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  155.7  155.5  153.6  153.6      1.4      1.2     156.7  156.4  156.0  156.2      0.4      0.1
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    150.0  150.1  146.5  146.0      2.4      2.8     150.7  150.8  147.2  146.7      2.4      2.8
    V  - Bicol                       151.3  150.8  149.1  149.7      1.5      0.7     149.4  148.7  148.2  149.2      0.8     -0.3
   VI  - Western Visayas             145.6  145.6  140.3  140.0      3.8      4.0     144.3  144.4  139.2  138.8      3.7      4.0
  VII  - Central Visayas             132.9  132.5  125.8  126.0      5.6      5.2     120.0  119.5  119.0  119.5      0.8      0.0
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             155.0  154.5  154.1  154.2      0.6      0.2     156.0  155.4  155.9  155.9      0.1     -0.3
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         145.0  144.9  140.0  139.9      3.6      3.6     135.1  135.2  129.7  129.6      4.2      4.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao           155.1  154.8  149.3  150.6      3.9      2.8     154.4  154.0  150.4  150.7      2.7      2.2
   XI  - Davao                       155.0  154.7  154.3  154.7      0.5      0.0     157.3  156.9  156.4  156.8      0.6      0.1
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                154.2  155.1  149.5  150.3      3.1      3.2     156.3  157.4  150.7  151.7      3.7      3.8
 XIII  - Caraga                      145.3  144.9  140.4  140.5      3.5      3.1     141.8  141.4  135.9  135.9      4.3      4.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			 
           in Muslim Mindanao        154.2  154.0  149.9  150.4      2.9      2.4     157.7  157.4  152.6  153.3      3.3      2.7
									 
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Table 10--Continued

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                                                CORN                               |              MEAT        
                                                                                   |                               
Area and Region                           2012          2011    Inflation Rates(%) |        2012          2011   Inflation Rates(%)
                                       Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous  |    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           158.7  158.6  152.4  153.5      4.1      3.3     127.8  127.9  126.1  126.3      1.3      1.3

National Capital Region (NCR)        171.0  171.0  165.2  161.5      3.5      5.9     127.9  127.6  124.3  125.1      2.9      2.0

Areas Outside NCR                    158.3  158.2  152.0  153.2      4.1      3.3     127.8  128.0  126.6  126.7      0.9      1.0							   		   
								 
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	 
           Region                    137.9  136.5  137.3  138.2      0.4     -1.2     125.9  125.9  122.8  122.9      2.5      2.4
    I  - Ilocos                      146.2  145.8  143.2  140.1      2.1      4.1     124.4  124.4  124.4  124.1      0.0      0.2
   II  - Cagayan Valley              132.8  134.3  141.7  142.2     -6.3     -5.6     129.7  129.8  130.7  130.7     -0.8     -0.7
  III  - Central Luzon               121.1  115.9  122.0  120.9     -0.7     -4.1     126.4  127.1  126.0  125.9      0.3      1.0
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  181.2  180.7  191.5  192.0     -5.4     -5.9     125.8  126.1  126.5  126.8     -0.6     -0.6
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    161.9  162.0  153.6  158.4      5.4      2.3     133.9  133.8  132.6  132.6      1.0      0.9
    V  - Bicol                       184.0  186.3  200.9  198.5     -8.4     -6.1     126.8  126.7  125.8  125.5      0.8      1.0
   VI  - Western Visayas             160.2  159.8  151.9  151.9      5.5      5.2     124.7  124.7  123.1  122.8      1.3      1.5
  VII  - Central Visayas             161.0  161.0  139.9  139.7     15.1     15.2     129.2  129.2  120.1  121.1      7.6      6.7
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             137.9  137.1  130.7  130.7      5.5      4.9     128.7  128.8  125.9  126.0      2.2      2.2
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         155.0  154.7  150.8  150.9      2.8      2.5     131.0  129.9  130.2  130.5      0.6     -0.5
    X  - Northern Mindanao           158.9  158.7  152.4  157.5      4.3      0.8     131.4  131.4  130.7  130.9      0.5      0.4
   XI  - Davao                       153.7  153.6  158.3  160.0     -2.9     -4.0     133.8  133.4  132.3  132.3      1.1      0.8
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                151.6  154.1  163.8  165.7     -7.4     -7.0     134.5  134.7  133.1  133.5      1.1      0.9
 XIII  - Caraga                      194.0  193.7  203.6  205.5     -4.7     -5.7     134.9  135.2  132.5  132.6      1.8      2.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			 
           in Muslim Mindanao        142.1  141.8  149.8  149.9     -5.1     -5.4     142.7  142.3  138.0  137.7      3.4      3.3							   		   
									  
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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(%)
                                       Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous  |    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           145.5  146.1  136.2  136.2      6.8      7.3     132.4  132.3  128.1  127.8      3.4      3.5 

National Capital Region (NCR)        128.7  130.4  122.8  121.3      4.8      7.5     129.5  129.4  124.1  123.7      4.4      4.6

Areas Outside NCR                    148.6  149.0  138.7  138.9      7.1      7.3     133.2  133.1  129.1  128.8      3.2      3.3 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                    152.9  153.3  148.0  145.7      3.3      5.2     128.5  127.5  123.1  123.0      4.4      3.7
    I  - Ilocos                      141.7  141.4  130.6  129.5      8.5      9.2     129.5  129.2  126.4  126.4      2.5      2.2
   II  - Cagayan Valley              144.0  143.6  133.4  132.9      7.9      8.1     130.6  130.3  126.9  126.7      2.9      2.8
  III  - Central Luzon               136.7  135.9  126.5  127.2      8.1      6.8     133.1  132.6  128.7  128.2      3.4      3.4
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  142.7  144.4  131.5  131.5      8.5      9.8     132.7  132.6  129.5  129.3      2.5      2.6
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    149.4  147.0  134.8  133.8     10.8      9.9     138.6  138.5  134.7  134.7      2.9      2.8
    V  - Bicol                       152.6  154.0  139.0  136.6      9.8     12.7     131.8  131.4  128.5  128.1      2.6      2.6
   VI  - Western Visayas             151.4  152.3  136.7  136.9     10.8     11.2     132.8  132.8  129.1  128.5      2.9      3.3
  VII  - Central Visayas             151.4  151.7  136.5  140.4     10.9      8.0     134.0  134.7  127.0  126.6      5.5      6.4
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             151.9  151.8  141.5  140.8      7.3      7.8     130.7  130.5  127.9  127.9      2.2      2.0
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         157.4  158.8  156.7  157.7      0.4      0.7     144.7  144.7  139.7  139.4      3.6      3.8
    X  - Northern Mindanao           153.1  154.3  149.2  150.2      2.6      2.7     136.0  135.8  132.1  131.8      3.0      3.0
   XI  - Davao                       155.9  155.7  154.3  154.2      1.0      1.0     131.8  131.7  126.1  125.9      4.5      4.6
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                150.0  149.1  142.5  142.7      5.3      4.5     128.8  129.5  126.3  125.8      2.0      2.9
 XIII  - Caraga                      164.6  165.6  161.5  159.8      1.9      3.6     138.5  138.4  131.7  131.6      5.2      5.2
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao        167.5  166.9  162.9  162.7      2.8      2.6     147.3  147.1  142.8  143.1      3.2      2.8 

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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(%)
                                       Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous   |   Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           178.9  180.1  188.1  188.8     -4.9     -4.6     144.9  143.5  136.4  133.2      6.2      7.7

National Capital Region (NCR)        210.7  211.6  231.3  231.1     -8.9     -8.4     138.7  135.2  132.0  127.8      5.1      5.8

Areas Outside NCR                    171.5  172.8  178.1  179.0     -3.7     -3.5     146.6  145.8  137.6  134.7      6.5      8.2
								 
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                    179.5  179.6  164.1  164.7      9.4      9.0     156.3  158.4  137.1  135.2     14.0     17.2
    I  - Ilocos                      161.7  160.6  159.8  158.7      1.2      1.2     140.1  140.3  127.9  128.5      9.5      9.2
   II  - Cagayan Valley              143.9  145.8  151.2  151.9     -4.8     -4.0     163.9  165.1  151.8  146.4      8.0     12.8
  III  - Central Luzon               179.5  183.5  196.9  196.9     -8.8     -6.8     134.8  131.8  131.5  127.5      2.5      3.4
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  181.3  182.7  198.9  201.3     -8.8     -9.2     152.2  149.8  139.5  133.1      9.1     12.5
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    184.1  184.7  197.4  198.9     -6.7     -7.1     142.0  141.5  130.5  130.6      8.8      8.3
    V  - Bicol                       154.1  155.5  151.4  152.6      1.8      1.9     131.7  134.1  128.9  127.7      2.2      5.0
   VI  - Western Visayas             162.3  162.7  163.0  162.9     -0.4     -0.1     150.7  153.1  138.9  137.0      8.5     11.8
  VII  - Central Visayas             168.5  169.6  164.8  165.1      2.2      2.7     136.8  134.4  127.1  124.2      7.6      8.2
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             190.7  190.7  184.4  179.7      3.4      6.1     143.2  142.7  136.4  135.7      5.0      5.2
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         177.4  178.9  180.8  182.8     -1.9     -2.1     166.8  164.2  138.9  138.4     20.1     18.6
    X  - Northern Mindanao           146.2  146.4  135.5  139.2      7.9      5.2     148.4  147.8  147.5  145.8      0.6      1.4
   XI  - Davao                       183.5  183.0  189.0  188.9     -2.9     -3.1     162.0  161.4  159.5  155.3      1.6      3.9
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                152.6  154.4  170.4  175.2    -10.4    -11.9     138.6  139.0  134.0  131.0      3.4      6.1
 XIII  - Caraga                      174.4  172.8  169.1  168.8      3.1      2.4     141.6  140.5  139.8  140.0      1.3      0.4
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao        165.3  165.0  164.6  165.7      0.4     -0.4     179.4  179.2  165.3  164.1      8.5      9.2
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                                                                                    |   SUGAR, JAM, HONEY,
                                                VEGETABLES                          |   CHOCOLATE AND CONFECTIONERY
                                                                                    |                                               
Area and Region                           2012          2011    Inflation Rates(%)  |       2012          2011   Inflation Rates(%)
                                       Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous   |   Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           153.6  148.1  139.8  137.9      9.9      7.4     132.0  131.7  128.8  132.5      2.5     -0.6  

National Capital Region (NCR)        145.9  150.6  122.8  119.1     18.8     26.4     119.0  118.9  120.7  123.6     -1.4     -3.8

Areas Outside NCR                    155.3  147.5  143.5  142.0      8.2      3.9     134.3  134.0  130.3  134.1      3.1     -0.1

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                    176.2  163.3  141.6  137.9     24.4     18.4     131.2  130.2  131.4  134.9     -0.2     -3.5
    I  - Ilocos                      146.2  137.4  139.8  130.1      4.6      5.6     130.7  130.0  129.4  134.5      1.0     -3.3
   II  - Cagayan Valley              172.1  156.7  153.0  150.8     12.5      3.9     130.2  126.6  124.1  131.9      4.9     -4.0 
  III  - Central Luzon               152.7  133.8  128.4  128.0     18.9      4.5     133.9  133.5  130.2  132.3      2.8      0.9
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  158.3  144.8  132.3  130.0     19.7     11.4     135.5  135.8  129.3  133.5      4.8      1.7
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    152.4  148.0  130.8  130.5     16.5     13.4     127.4  127.6  121.3  127.3      5.0      0.2
    V  - Bicol                       158.8  149.0  139.0  136.0     14.2      9.6     126.0  125.8  125.9  130.1      0.1     -3.3
   VI  - Western Visayas             157.4  157.0  156.7  154.0      0.4      1.9     134.4  133.8  129.8  130.8      3.5      2.3
  VII  - Central Visayas             150.9  148.8  143.3  143.7      5.3      3.5     138.8  139.2  130.4  135.2      6.4      3.0
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             143.7  143.1  139.0  138.6      3.4      3.2     140.0  137.2  143.7  150.6     -2.6     -8.9
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         161.2  162.0  159.5  161.0      1.1      0.6     128.7  128.3  124.4  129.6      3.5     -1.0
    X  - Northern Mindanao           155.4  155.5  174.4  172.4    -10.9     -9.8     140.3  142.2  140.2  142.9      0.1     -0.5
   XI  - Davao                       156.4  155.8  160.7  161.6     -2.7     -3.6     126.9  126.7  122.3  125.0      3.8      1.4
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                135.1  135.3  140.0  142.4     -3.5     -5.0     128.1  128.3  117.7  119.3      8.8      7.5
 XIII  - Caraga                      163.0  164.4  167.1  171.6     -2.5     -4.2     131.9  131.6  124.5  126.7      5.9      3.9
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao        154.7  154.4  153.8  155.8      0.6     -0.9     158.5  158.3  162.1  167.9     -2.2     -5.7
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Table 10--Concluded

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                                           FOOD PRODUCTS, N.E.C.                  
                                                                                  
Area and Region                            2012          2011   Inflation Rates(%)
                                       Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous 
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Philipines                           140.1  140.5  136.4  138.1      2.7      1.7

National Capital Region (NCR)        128.6  128.8  126.2  127.6      1.9      0.9

Areas Outside NCR                    142.7  143.2  138.7  140.5      2.9      1.9
								
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	
           Region                    145.1  146.0  137.6  139.1      5.5      5.0
    I  - Ilocos                      124.4  125.0  123.8  125.1      0.5     -0.1
   II  - Cagayan Valley              140.8  141.2  136.5  136.4      3.2      3.5
  III  - Central Luzon               160.0  161.5  154.4  157.1      3.6      2.8
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                  135.9  137.0  132.8  138.2      2.3     -0.9
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                    125.7  125.8  123.3  123.7      1.9      1.7
    V  - Bicol                       137.1  137.9  135.8  137.4      1.0      0.4
   VI  - Western Visayas             139.0  139.0  137.8  137.3      0.9      1.2
  VII  - Central Visayas             142.4  142.0  131.1  133.1      8.6      6.7
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas             128.1  128.2  125.8  126.0      1.8      1.7
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula         150.6  151.7  150.7  150.6     -0.1      0.7
    X  - Northern Mindanao           169.8  167.4  158.8  159.2      6.9      5.2
   XI  - Davao                       134.1  133.9  133.0  133.4      0.8      0.4
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN                133.6  133.1  129.7  129.5      3.0      2.8
 XIII  - Caraga                      158.3  157.8  157.7  157.8      0.4      0.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao        152.8  152.6  147.7  147.6      3.5      3.4
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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:   October 5, 2012

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