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

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                                      BREAD AND CEREALS           |      RICE                     |      CORN
                                                                  |                               |                             
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous
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Philippines                         149.1  148.9     0.1     -0.1   148.2  148.2     0.0     -0.1   161.8  160.4     0.9      0.9

National Capital Region (NCR)       147.3  147.0     0.2     -0.4   148.3  148.1     0.1     -0.7   171.0  171.0     0.0      0.0

Areas Outside NCR                   149.4  149.2     0.1      0.0   148.2  148.2     0.0     -0.1   161.5  160.1     0.9      1.0
								                                                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   138.7  139.3    -0.4      0.1   134.1  134.7    -0.4      0.1   138.8  138.8     0.0      0.1
    I  - Ilocos                     137.2  137.2     0.0      0.0   138.8  138.9    -0.1      0.0   146.2  146.2     0.0      0.0
   II  - Cagayan Valley             146.8  146.9    -0.1     -0.4   147.9  148.1    -0.1     -0.5   132.6  133.4    -0.6      0.2
  III  - Central Luzon              153.4  152.9     0.3      0.3   153.9  153.4     0.3      0.4   116.0  116.9    -0.8      0.3
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 156.7  156.5     0.1      0.1   157.9  157.6     0.2      0.1   181.7  181.2     0.3     -0.1
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   150.9  151.4    -0.3      0.4   151.7  152.2    -0.3      0.4   165.6  165.8    -0.1      1.4
    V  - Bicol                      151.7  151.5     0.1      0.0   149.5  149.5     0.0      0.0   185.4  184.2     0.7     -0.9
   VI  - Western Visayas            144.2  144.6    -0.3     -0.1   142.3  143.0    -0.5     -0.1   161.3  160.2     0.7      0.0
  VII  - Central Visayas            132.9  133.1    -0.2     -0.1   119.2  120.0    -0.7     -0.5   162.7  161.2     0.9      0.2
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            155.2  155.1     0.1      0.1   156.0  155.9     0.1      0.1   141.3  140.8     0.4      0.9
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        144.8  144.4     0.3     -0.2   134.3  134.0     0.2     -0.7   155.8  154.8     0.6      0.7
    X  - Northern Mindanao          156.3  156.0     0.2      0.7   153.5  153.7    -0.1      0.1   167.0  165.1     1.2      2.9
   XI  - Davao                      156.1  155.2     0.6     -0.2   157.7  156.9     0.5     -0.4   159.0  156.9     1.3      1.3
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               152.7  152.7     0.0     -0.5   153.6  153.8    -0.1     -0.8   161.8  160.1     1.1      4.0
 XIII  - Caraga                     145.4  145.3     0.1     -0.1   141.8  141.8     0.0     -0.1   194.3  192.8     0.8      0.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			
           in Muslim Mindanao       154.3  154.0     0.2     -0.3   157.6  157.3     0.2     -0.3   146.4  145.3     0.8      1.8


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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
                                      Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous
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Philippines                         128.5  128.2     0.2      0.2   147.7  146.3r    1.0      0.5r  132.9  132.8     0.1      0.2 

National Capital Region (NCR)       128.3  128.1     0.2      0.1   133.1  130.1     2.3      0.9   129.8  129.7     0.1      0.1 

Areas Outside NCR                   128.6  128.2     0.3      0.2   150.4  149.3r    0.7      0.5r  133.7  133.6     0.1      0.1 
								                                                                                              
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   126.5  126.3     0.2      0.3   154.1  154.0     0.1      0.7   129.1  128.8     0.2      0.2 
    I  - Ilocos                     124.3  124.4    -0.1      0.1   141.8  141.4     0.3      0.2   129.8  129.8     0.0      0.2 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             130.4  129.9     0.4      0.1   144.2  144.2     0.0      0.1   131.2  131.0     0.2      0.0 
  III  - Central Luzon              128.0  126.9     0.9      0.6   136.0  133.0r    2.3     -0.6r  133.5  133.5r    0.0      0.2r
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 125.7  126.0    -0.2      0.0   144.4  143.5     0.6      0.6   133.3  133.0     0.2      0.2 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   134.6  134.4     0.1      0.3   150.0  150.2    -0.1      0.5   139.0  138.8     0.1      0.0 
    V  - Bicol                      128.6  127.7     0.7      0.3   148.6  150.2    -1.1     -1.6   132.3  132.1     0.2      0.1 
   VI  - Western Visayas            125.2  124.8     0.3     -0.1   157.0  157.9    -0.6      1.9   133.1  133.1     0.0      0.2 
  VII  - Central Visayas            129.8  130.0    -0.2      0.5   152.3  151.6     0.5      0.2   134.5  134.3     0.1      0.2 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            129.2  128.4     0.6     -0.1   152.8  151.8     0.7      0.4   131.6  131.2     0.3      0.2 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        131.7  131.7     0.0     -0.2   162.1  157.6     2.9      0.3   144.7  144.8    -0.1      0.0 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          132.2  132.0     0.2      0.3   162.3  158.6     2.3      2.5   136.2  136.3    -0.1      0.2 
   XI  - Davao                      135.6  134.4     0.9      0.3   161.5  159.0     1.6      1.0   133.2  132.6     0.5      0.3 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               135.6  135.2     0.3      0.2   151.7  152.6    -0.6      2.4   129.2  129.1r    0.1     -0.3r
 XIII  - Caraga                     134.7  135.0    -0.2      0.0   165.8  166.0    -0.1      1.6   138.9  138.6     0.2      0.1 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			
           in Muslim Mindanao       144.9  144.0     0.6      0.4   170.3  168.2     1.2      0.3   149.1  148.7     0.3      0.5 

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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 
                                      Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous
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Philippines                         173.5  175.4r   -1.1     -1.1r  148.1  147.0     0.7      1.0   143.3  147.1    -2.6     -2.3

National Capital Region (NCR)       210.0  210.3    -0.1      0.0   141.4  139.8     1.1      1.0   127.2  129.3    -1.6     -6.0

Areas Outside NCR                   165.1  167.3r   -1.3     -1.4r  149.9  149.0     0.6      1.0   146.8  151.0    -2.8     -1.6
								                                                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   178.7  178.9    -0.1     -0.2   163.8  162.0     1.1      3.7   162.3  169.6    -4.3     -3.5
    I  - Ilocos                     158.7  158.3     0.3     -1.2   140.4  140.4     0.0     -0.3   141.9  146.8    -3.3     -0.9
   II  - Cagayan Valley             137.9  140.5    -1.9     -2.3   160.8  161.3    -0.3     -0.3   168.8  170.1    -0.8     -1.3
  III  - Central Luzon              159.9  167.6r   -4.6     -2.4r  139.9  135.9     2.9      0.3   129.7  137.7    -5.8     -4.0
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 175.8  177.4    -0.9     -1.4   155.3  156.0    -0.4      1.6   137.8  149.6    -7.9     -2.1
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   177.9  181.2    -1.8     -0.3   145.0  145.9    -0.6      1.6   150.2  153.3    -2.0     -1.1
    V  - Bicol                      152.8  153.4    -0.4     -0.1   132.7  131.6     0.8      0.4   151.3  155.5    -2.7     -2.1
   VI  - Western Visayas            159.2  160.1    -0.6     -1.2   155.0  154.7     0.2      1.0   159.4  159.5    -0.1     -0.7
  VII  - Central Visayas            162.9  163.6    -0.4     -2.8   136.2  136.4    -0.1      0.1   149.2  151.0    -1.2     -1.0
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            189.5  190.4    -0.5     -0.2   145.2  145.8    -0.4      0.1   145.3  145.0     0.2      0.1
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        177.5  177.5     0.0      0.0   181.5  178.1     1.9      4.5   157.6  158.7    -0.7     -1.6
    X  - Northern Mindanao          146.3  146.2     0.1     -0.2   154.0  151.1     1.9      1.3   151.6  152.4    -0.5     -1.2
   XI  - Davao                      184.6  183.9     0.4     -0.1   166.6  165.3     0.8      1.2   155.8  154.3     1.0     -0.6
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               140.5  144.7    -2.9     -3.7   140.7  141.5    -0.6      1.1   134.0  133.9     0.1      0.1
 XIII  - Caraga                     174.3  173.9     0.2     -0.1   141.7  141.4     0.2     -0.2   163.3  162.5     0.5      0.3
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			
           in Muslim Mindanao       165.0  165.5    -0.3     -0.2   183.7  182.6     0.6      1.4   154.1  153.1     0.7     -0.3


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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  
                                      Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous 
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Philippines                         128.1  130.6    -1.9     -0.9   141.9  141.0     0.6      0.8

National Capital Region (NCR)       119.3  119.5    -0.2      0.3   133.7  131.8     1.4      1.6

Areas Outside NCR                   129.7  132.6    -2.2     -1.0   143.8  143.1     0.5      0.6
								                                                             
  CAR  - Cordillera AdministrativeR
           Region                   129.0  130.4    -1.1     -0.2   145.0  144.2     0.6     -0.6
    I  - Ilocos                     130.5  131.0    -0.4     -0.6   125.0  124.3     0.6      0.6
   II  - Cagayan Valley             128.2  130.5    -1.8     -0.4   140.7  140.7     0.0     -0.1
  III  - Central Luzon              129.1  133.3    -3.2     -0.6   160.1  160.0     0.1      0.3
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 130.3  132.9    -2.0     -1.3   139.0  136.8     1.6      2.0
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   123.4  126.1    -2.1     -0.7   125.4  125.6    -0.2     -0.1
    V  - Bicol                      124.0  125.7    -1.4     -0.3   139.3  138.7     0.4      1.0
   VI  - Western Visayas            127.0  132.5    -4.2     -0.9   138.4  138.2     0.1     -0.4
  VII  - Central Visayas            131.7  136.7    -3.7     -1.1   144.7  143.9     0.6      0.8
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            139.0  141.2    -1.6      0.0   128.0  127.9     0.1     -0.1
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        125.3  126.2    -0.7     -1.6   150.6  151.0    -0.3      0.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao          134.2  136.0    -1.3     -2.4   170.6  170.9    -0.2      0.3
   XI  - Davao                      123.9  125.0    -0.9     -1.8   135.8  135.2     0.4      0.5
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               117.4  121.7    -3.5     -3.1   134.5  134.1     0.3      0.1
 XIII  - Caraga                     123.7  127.7    -3.1     -1.8   158.4  158.2     0.1      0.7
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region			
           in Muslim Mindanao       156.4  157.6    -0.8     -0.7   153.7  153.4     0.2      0.3

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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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