Table 3.1. Average Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items: 2005 - 2006   
           (2000=100)

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                                          |                |                |  Fruits and   |               | Miscellaneous
                                          |      Eggs      |      Fish      |  Vegetables   |      Meat     |    Products
Area / Region                             ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          |   2005 |  2006 |   2005 |  2006 |  2005 |  2006 |  2005 |  2006 |  2005 |  2006
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Philippines                                    6.8     3.9      7.0     3.7     5.5     4.7     8.6     5.9     9.9     6.0

National Capital Region (NCR)                  4.0     1.8      4.0     1.8     7.4     1.5     8.5     6.8     9.6     6.8

Areas Outside NCR                              7.2     4.1      7.4     4.0     5.5     4.8     8.5     5.6    10.1     5.7

 Regions:
  CAR  -  Cordillera Administrative Region     9.0     4.7      9.0     4.8     5.9     3.2    11.5     5.9    12.0     5.1
  I    -  I l o c o s                         12.0     4.1     12.2     4.0     3.6     4.3    10.9     7.0    10.0     6.6
  II   -  Cagayan Valley                       8.2     6.8      8.4     6.8     4.0     5.5     4.1     5.0     7.4     5.2
  III  -  Central Luzon                        4.2     3.4      4.0     3.4    10.2     7.0     9.5     4.1    11.1     9.2
  IV-A -  CALABARZON                           2.6     3.9      2.6     3.9     1.6     3.2     8.8     5.2    10.4     4.7
  IV-B -  MIMAROPA                            11.4     5.7     11.4     5.7     4.8     6.4     5.0     4.2     8.3     7.4
  V    -  B i c o l                            5.9     5.5      6.2     5.7     2.6     3.0     7.0     4.2     9.2     4.4
  VI   -  Western Visayas                     10.7     2.5     11.5     2.7    -1.2    -0.6     6.1     3.8    10.4     3.1
  VII  -  Central Visayas                      6.3     4.2      5.3     4.6     8.2     3.6     6.6     7.7     6.6     4.4
  VIII -  Eastern Visayas                      8.9     5.8      9.0     5.8     6.4     5.4     7.1     5.1     9.7     7.4
  IX   - Zamboanga Peninsula                   6.6     3.7      7.4     3.8     4.4     3.7    12.0     9.9    13.2     7.6
  X    -  Northern Mindanao                    6.7     3.5      6.6     2.1     7.1     6.7     8.9     6.1    11.7     6.6
  XI   - Davao                                 7.2     3.9      9.0     2.8     1.4     8.3    11.4     6.5    12.5     4.4
  XII  -  SOCCSKSARGEN                         6.5     2.6      6.8     2.4     4.3     3.3     8.4     5.4     8.0     4.2
  Caraga                                       9.3     2.9      9.4     2.5     7.9     5.9     8.8     6.6    10.9     5.2
  ARMM                                         9.8     5.6      9.6     5.4    16.8    17.5     8.9    11.3    10.9     7.8

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Table 3.1. (concluded)

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                                          |                |                |  Fruits and   |               | Miscellaneous
                                          |      Eggs      |      Fish      |  Vegetables   |      Meat     |     Foods
Area / Region                             ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          |   2005 |  2006 |   2005 |  2006 |  2005 |  2006 |  2005 |  2006 |  2005 |  2006
                                          |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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Philippines                                    3.5     5.6      6.6     5.2     5.0     8.8     5.9     2.4     6.2     7.8

National Capital Region (NCR)                 -1.1     8.6      4.0     2.8     2.9     8.6     5.7     2.6     3.6     8.6

Areas Outside NCR                              5.0     4.7      7.3     5.7     5.6     9.0     6.1     2.3     7.4     7.4

 Regions:
  CAR  -  Cordillera Administrative Region     1.6     1.0      6.2     2.6     7.4     4.9     6.4     2.5     5.8     7.7
  I    -  I l o c o s                          7.4     4.1      7.0     2.2     3.6     5.4     6.7     2.2    12.6     5.7
  II   -  Cagayan Valley                       2.2     1.9      5.3     4.8    10.2     9.3     6.6     0.6     6.6     6.8
  III  -  Central Luzon                        7.0     1.6      5.9     1.7     4.5     9.6     4.7     3.1     9.4     8.4
  IV-A -  CALABARZON                           3.1     3.5      7.4     4.1     3.7     9.3     4.8     1.3     4.4     5.9
  IV-B -  MIMAROPA                             2.1     7.8      7.3     9.3     7.1     9.8     7.3     3.1     7.3     9.3
  V    -  B i c o l                            3.8     4.2      6.1     3.6     4.3     7.6     5.4     1.8     7.1     8.3
  VI   -  Western Visayas                      4.8     8.8      8.7    11.0     3.2     5.7     7.9     0.6     7.1     7.1
  VII  -  Central Visayas                      3.5     7.4      7.9     7.1     8.5    14.0     8.5     4.3     8.0     7.4
  VIII -  Eastern Visayas                      2.9     7.8      7.5     5.5     5.0     9.6     6.3     4.6     6.0    10.1
  IX   - Zamboanga Peninsula                   6.2     9.3      8.2     7.0     5.7     5.2     7.1     3.9     8.3     8.2
  X    -  Northern Mindanao                    4.8     6.9      6.7     8.9     5.8    11.4     8.3     2.9     6.8    10.4
  XI   - Davao                                10.8     4.9      9.1     6.8     5.5     6.0     5.3     1.5     9.9     5.6
  XII  -  SOCCSKSARGEN                         7.1     4.1      6.6     7.1     8.1     9.8     6.8     1.9     7.4     7.8
  Caraga                                       4.2     4.9      7.3     6.7    10.0    10.5     5.1     3.7    10.0     9.6
  ARMM                                         5.8     8.1     11.2     9.6     8.7    15.5    11.1     6.1     8.7    11.7

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Source:  National Statistics Office
         
Page last updated:  July 4, 2007

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