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

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                                      BREAD AND CEREALS           |      RICE                     |      CORN
                                                                  |                               |                             
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Oct    Sep Current Previous |   Oct    Sep Current Previous |   Oct    Sep Current Previous
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Philipines                          149.0  149.2    -0.1      0.2   148.4  148.8    -0.3      0.2   158.9  158.7     0.1      0.1  

National Capital Region (NCR)       147.6  148.9    -0.9      0.7   149.2  151.6    -1.6      0.8   171.0  171.0     0.0      0.0  

Areas Outside NCR                   149.2  149.2     0.0      0.1   148.3  148.4    -0.1      0.1   158.5  158.3     0.1      0.1  
								                                                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   139.1  138.9     0.1      0.7   134.5  134.2     0.2      0.7   138.6  137.9     0.5      1.0  
    I  - Ilocos                     137.2  137.2     0.0     -0.1   138.9  138.9     0.0     -0.1   146.2  146.2     0.0      0.3  
   II  - Cagayan Valley             147.5  147.9    -0.3     -0.1   148.9  149.5    -0.4     -0.3   133.2  132.8     0.3     -1.1  
  III  - Central Luzon              152.4  152.6    -0.1     -0.1   152.8  153.2    -0.3     -0.3   116.6  121.1    -3.7      4.5  
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 156.3  155.7     0.4      0.1   157.5  156.7     0.5      0.2   181.4  181.2     0.1      0.3  
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   150.8  150.0     0.5     -0.1   151.6  150.7     0.6     -0.1   163.5  161.9     1.0     -0.1  
    V  - Bicol                      151.5  151.3     0.1      0.3   149.5  149.4     0.1      0.5   185.8  184.0     1.0     -1.2  
   VI  - Western Visayas            144.7  145.6    -0.6      0.0   143.2  144.3    -0.8     -0.1   160.2  160.2     0.0      0.3  
  VII  - Central Visayas            133.2  132.9     0.2      0.3   120.6  120.0     0.5      0.4   160.9  161.0    -0.1      0.0  
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            154.9  155.0    -0.1      0.3   155.7  156.0    -0.2      0.4   139.6  137.9     1.2      0.6  
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        144.7  145.0    -0.2      0.1   134.9  135.1    -0.1     -0.1   153.8  155.0    -0.8      0.2  
    X  - Northern Mindanao          154.9  155.1    -0.1      0.2   153.6  154.4    -0.5      0.3   160.4  158.9     0.9      0.1  
   XI  - Davao                      155.5  155.0     0.3      0.2   157.6  157.3     0.2      0.3   154.9  153.7     0.8      0.1  
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               153.4  154.2    -0.5     -0.6   155.1  156.3    -0.8     -0.7   154.0  151.6     1.6     -1.6  
 XIII  - Caraga                     145.4  145.3     0.1      0.3   142.0  141.8     0.1      0.3   192.8  194.0    -0.6      0.2  
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			
           in Muslim Mindanao       154.4  154.2     0.1      0.1   157.8  157.7     0.1      0.2   142.8  142.1     0.5      0.2 

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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
                                      Oct    Sep Current Previous |   Oct    Sep Current Previous |   Oct    Sep Current Previous
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Philipines                          127.9  127.8     0.1     -0.1   145.5  145.6r   -0.1     -0.3r  132.6   132.4    0.2      0.1      

National Capital Region (NCR)       128.0  127.9     0.1      0.2   129.0  128.7     0.2     -1.3   129.6   129.5    0.1      0.1      

Areas Outside NCR                   127.9  127.8     0.1     -0.2   148.6  148.7r   -0.1     -0.2r  133.4   133.2    0.2      0.1      
								                                                                                                 
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   125.9  125.9     0.0      0.0   153.0  152.9     0.1     -0.3   128.6   128.5    0.1      0.8      
    I  - Ilocos                     124.3  124.4    -0.1      0.0   141.1  141.7    -0.4      0.2   129.6   129.5    0.1      0.2      
   II  - Cagayan Valley             129.8  129.7     0.1     -0.1   144.0  144.0     0.0      0.3   131.0   130.6    0.3      0.2      
  III  - Central Luzon              126.2  126.4    -0.2     -0.6   133.8  136.7    -2.1      0.6   133.3   133.1    0.2      0.4      
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 126.0  125.8     0.2     -0.2   142.7  142.7     0.0     -1.2   132.7   132.7    0.0      0.1      
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   134.0  133.9     0.1      0.1   149.5  149.4     0.1      1.6   138.8   138.6    0.1      0.1      
    V  - Bicol                      127.3  126.8     0.4      0.1   152.6  152.6     0.0     -0.9   132.0   131.8    0.2      0.3      
   VI  - Western Visayas            124.9  124.7     0.2      0.0   155.0  151.4     2.4     -0.6   132.9   132.8    0.1      0.0      
  VII  - Central Visayas            129.3  129.2     0.1      0.0   151.3  151.4    -0.1     -0.2   134.0   134.0    0.0     -0.5      
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            128.5  128.7    -0.2     -0.1   151.2  151.9    -0.5      0.1   131.0   130.7    0.2      0.2      
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        131.9  131.0     0.7      0.8   157.2  157.4    -0.1     -0.9   144.8   144.7    0.1      0.0      
    X  - Northern Mindanao          131.6  131.4     0.2      0.0   154.7  153.1     1.0     -0.8   136.0   136.0    0.0      0.1      
   XI  - Davao                      134.0  133.8     0.1      0.3   157.5  155.9     1.0      0.1   132.2   131.8    0.3      0.1      
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               134.9  134.5     0.3     -0.1   149.0  150.1r   -0.7      0.7r  129.5   128.8    0.5     -0.5      
 XIII  - Caraga                     135.0  134.9     0.1     -0.2   163.4  164.6    -0.7     -0.6   138.5   138.5    0.0      0.1    
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			
           in Muslim Mindanao       143.4  142.7     0.5      0.3   167.7  167.5     0.1      0.4   147.9   147.3    0.4      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 
                                      Oct    Sep Current Previous |   Oct    Sep Current Previous |   Oct    Sep Current Previous
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Philipines                          177.3  178.9    -0.9     -0.7   145.5  144.9     0.4      1.0   150.6  153.6    -2.0      3.7 

National Capital Region (NCR)       210.4  210.7    -0.1     -0.4   138.4  138.7    -0.2      2.6   137.6  145.9    -5.7     -3.1 

Areas Outside NCR                   169.6  171.5    -1.1     -0.8   147.5  146.6     0.6      0.5   153.4  155.3    -1.2      5.3 
								                                                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   179.2  179.5    -0.2     -0.1   156.2  156.3    -0.1     -1.3   175.8  176.2    -0.2      7.9 
    I  - Ilocos                     160.2  161.7    -0.9      0.7   140.8  140.1     0.5     -0.1   148.2  146.2     1.4      6.4 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             143.8  143.9    -0.1     -1.3   161.8  163.9    -1.3     -0.7   172.3  172.1     0.1      9.8 
  III  - Central Luzon              171.8  179.5    -4.3     -2.2   135.5  134.8     0.5      2.3   143.4  152.7    -6.1     14.1 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 180.0  181.3    -0.7     -0.8   153.6  152.2     0.9      1.6   152.8  158.3    -3.5      9.3 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   181.8  184.1    -1.2     -0.3   143.6  142.0     1.1      0.4   155.0  152.4     1.7      3.0 
    V  - Bicol                      153.5  154.1    -0.4     -0.9   131.1  131.7    -0.5     -1.8   158.9  158.8     0.1      6.6 
   VI  - Western Visayas            162.1  162.3    -0.1     -0.2   153.1  150.7     1.6     -1.6   160.6  157.4     2.0      0.3 
  VII  - Central Visayas            168.3  168.5    -0.1     -0.6   136.2  136.8    -0.4      1.8   152.5  150.9     1.1      1.4 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            190.8  190.7     0.1      0.0   145.7  143.2     1.7      0.4   144.9  143.7     0.8      0.4 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        177.5  177.4     0.1     -0.8   170.5  166.8     2.2      1.6   161.2  161.2     0.0     -0.5 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          146.5  146.2     0.2     -0.1   149.2  148.4     0.5      0.4   154.2  155.4    -0.8     -0.1 
   XI  - Davao                      184.1  183.5     0.3      0.3   163.4  162.0     0.9      0.4   155.2  156.4    -0.8      0.4 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               150.3  152.6    -1.5     -1.2   139.9  138.6     0.9     -0.3   133.8  135.1    -1.0     -0.1 
 XIII  - Caraga                     174.0  174.4    -0.2      0.9   141.7  141.6     0.1      0.8   162.0  163.0    -0.6     -0.9 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			
           in Muslim Mindanao       165.9  165.3     0.4      0.2   180.1  179.4     0.4      0.1   153.5  154.7    -0.8      0.2 

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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  
                                      Oct    Sep Current Previous |   Oct    Sep Current Previous 
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Philipines                          131.8   132.0    -0.2     0.2   139.9  140.1    -0.1     -0.3 

National Capital Region (NCR)       119.2   119.0     0.2     0.1   129.7  128.6     0.9     -0.2 

Areas Outside NCR                   134.0   134.3    -0.2     0.2   142.3  142.7    -0.3     -0.3 
								                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   130.7   131.2    -0.4     0.8   145.1  145.1     0.0     -0.6 
    I  - Ilocos                     131.8   130.7     0.8     0.5   123.5  124.4    -0.7     -0.5 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             131.0   130.2     0.6     2.8   140.9  140.8     0.1     -0.3 
  III  - Central Luzon              134.1   133.9     0.1     0.3   159.6  160.0    -0.3     -0.9 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 134.6   135.5    -0.7    -0.2   134.1  135.9    -1.3     -0.8 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   127.0   127.4    -0.3    -0.2   125.7  125.7     0.0     -0.1 
    V  - Bicol                      126.1   126.0     0.1     0.2   137.3  137.1     0.1     -0.6 
   VI  - Western Visayas            133.7   134.4    -0.5     0.4   138.8  139.0    -0.1      0.0 
  VII  - Central Visayas            138.2   138.8    -0.4    -0.3   142.7  142.4     0.2      0.3 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            141.2   140.0     0.9     2.0   128.0  128.1    -0.1     -0.1 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        128.3   128.7    -0.3     0.3   150.5  150.6    -0.1     -0.7 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          139.4   140.3    -0.6    -1.3   170.4  169.8     0.4      1.4 
   XI  - Davao                      127.3   126.9     0.3     0.2   134.5  134.1     0.3      0.1 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               125.6   128.1    -2.0    -0.2   134.0  133.6     0.3      0.4 
 XIII  - Caraga                     130.1   131.9    -1.4     0.2   157.1  158.3    -0.8      0.3 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			
           in Muslim Mindanao       158.7   158.5     0.1     0.1   152.9  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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