Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, January 2005 and 2004, December 2004 and 2003
           (2000 = 100)

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                                        C e r e a l s                           |           R i c e
Area/Region                                                  Inflation Rates(%) |                              Inflation Rates(%)   
                                 Jan-05 Dec-04 Jan-04 Dec-03  Current Previous  | Jan-05 Dec-04 Jan-04 Dec-03   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       110.5  110.0  105.2  105.0      5.0      4.8     109.4  108.9  104.9  104.7       4.3      4.0

National Capital Region (NCR)     103.5  104.1  103.4  103.4      0.1      0.7     103.5  104.1  103.4  103.5       0.1      0.6

Areas Outside NCR                 111.5  110.8  105.4  105.2      5.8      5.3     110.3  109.7  105.1  104.9       4.9      4.6

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  107.4  106.5  101.7  103.7      5.6      2.7     107.3  106.5  101.6  103.6       5.6      2.8
    I - Ilocos                    109.1  108.2  103.2  103.8      5.7      4.2     109.2  108.2  103.2  103.8       5.8      4.2
   II - Cagayan Valley            114.3  114.1  106.4  106.9      7.4      6.7     114.3  114.1  106.4  107.0       7.4      6.6
  III - Central Luzon             107.2  106.5  105.6  104.7      1.5      1.7     106.3  105.7  105.1  104.2       1.1      1.4
 IV-a - Calabarzon                106.0  105.9  104.1  104.1      1.8      1.7     105.9  105.8  104.1  104.1       1.7      1.6
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  109.2  109.9  106.6  108.6      2.4      1.2     109.2  109.9  106.6  108.6       2.4      1.2
    V - Bicol                     108.3  108.5  105.9  105.2      2.3      3.1     106.7  106.8  105.1  104.3       1.5      2.4
   VI - Western Visayas           105.1  104.4  101.5  101.7      3.5      2.7     104.2  103.6  100.8  101.1       3.4      2.5
  VII - Central Visayas           122.1  122.0  112.0  112.5      9.0      8.4     117.3  117.1  112.6  113.1       4.2      3.5
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           114.4  114.2  106.6  106.5      7.3      7.2     115.0  114.8  107.1  107.1       7.4      7.2
   IX - Western Mindanao          111.4  111.0  101.9  102.7      9.3      8.1     113.4  113.0  102.3  103.8      10.9      8.9
    X - Northern Mindanao         118.2  117.5  107.6  106.7      9.9     10.1     116.9  116.2  107.9  107.6       8.3      8.0
   XI - Southern Mindanao         116.6  114.6  107.2  106.5      8.8      7.6     116.0  113.8  106.3  105.1       9.1      8.3
  XII - Central Mindanao          112.5  109.9  105.0  103.9      7.1      5.8     111.7  108.6  105.1  104.1       6.3      4.3
 XIII - Caraga                    121.6  120.7  106.8  105.6r    13.9     14.3     122.3  121.3  107.6  106.5      13.7     13.9
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      117.5  116.1  103.8  101.4     13.2     14.5     117.0  115.5  103.7  101.2      12.8     14.1

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                            C o r n                             |     Cereal Preparations
Area and Region                                               Inflation Rates(%)|                              Inflation Rates(%)
                                 Jan-05 Dec-04 Jan-04 Dec-03   Current Previous | Jan-05 Dec-04 Jan-04 Dec-03   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       121.7  121.5  108.3  107.7      12.4     12.8    129.1  128.1  118.1  117.3       9.3      9.2 

National Capital Region (NCR)     107.2  107.4   99.3   98.1       8.0      9.5    139.3  138.1  126.0  125.5      10.6     10.0 

Areas Outside NCR                 122.0  121.8  108.5  107.9      12.4     12.9    125.5  124.6  115.3  114.4       8.8      8.9 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  114.3  109.5  110.3  110.3       3.6     -0.7    119.5  117.5  108.8  107.8       9.8      9.0 
    I - Ilocos                    104.5  105.8  104.2  101.9       0.3      3.8    154.0  153.0  139.9  139.3      10.1      9.8 
   II - Cagayan Valley            113.3  113.4  106.6  105.3       6.3      7.7    115.6  115.5  109.8  109.8       5.3      5.2 
  III - Central Luzon             170.2  164.3  143.4  141.3      18.7     16.3    127.3  126.2  112.7  111.7      13.0     13.0 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                115.2  115.2  108.3  105.8       6.4      8.9    124.5  123.5  115.0  113.0       8.3      9.3 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  113.0  113.0  108.3  106.9       4.3      5.7    119.7  119.2  113.1  112.0       5.8      6.4 
    V - Bicol                     125.0  127.1  114.3  114.5       9.4     11.0    123.2  122.8  112.9  112.3       9.1      9.3 
   VI - Western Visayas           121.1  119.6  114.1  113.8       6.1      5.1    118.9  117.0  112.2  111.8       6.0      4.7 
  VII - Central Visayas           131.9  132.2  110.7  111.4      19.2     18.7    120.6  120.6  114.9  115.0       5.0      4.9 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           103.6  103.6   96.6   96.0       7.2      7.9    126.9  126.4  117.8  114.6       7.7     10.3 
   IX - Western Mindanao          106.8  106.4  101.0  100.3       5.7      6.1    122.7  121.3  113.5  113.2       8.1      7.2 
    X - Northern Mindanao         121.3  120.7  107.0  104.5      13.4     15.5    126.8  126.6  115.1r 114.3      10.2     10.8 
   XI - Southern Mindanao         118.9  117.6  110.6  111.4       7.5      5.6    130.3  128.8  113.8  113.8      14.5     13.2 
  XII - Central Mindanao          120.0  121.9  104.3  101.6      15.1     20.0    125.0  124.5  115.1  114.7       8.6      8.5 
 XIII - Caraga                    114.8  114.8   99.5   96.8r     15.4     18.6    123.9  123.3  114.9r 115.6r      7.8      6.7 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      142.2  142.8  109.9  109.9      29.4     29.9    124.0  123.2  115.9  115.7       7.0      6.5 

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                         Dairy Products                         |           E g g s
Area and Region                                               Inflation Rates(%)|                              Inflation Rates(%)
                                 Jan-05 Dec-04 Jan-04 Dec-03   Current Previous | Jan-05 Dec-04 Jan-04 Dec-03   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       136.6  136.1  123.7  123.3      10.4     10.4    117.9  117.5  111.8  110.1       5.5      6.7

National Capital Region (NCR)     135.8  135.4  124.7  124.4       8.9      8.8    120.5  119.5  117.2  113.0       2.8      5.8

Areas Outside NCR                 136.9  136.4  123.3  122.9      11.0     11.0    117.1  116.9  110.1  109.2       6.4      7.1

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  139.4  137.9  125.2  125.2      11.3     10.1    115.3  115.2  111.1  108.9       3.8      5.8
    I - Ilocos                    157.4  157.0  139.5  139.2      12.8     12.8    119.5  118.8  105.5  106.7      13.3     11.3
   II - Cagayan Valley            131.2  131.2  124.9  123.7       5.0      6.1    123.2  123.2  117.3  117.5       5.0      4.9
  III - Central Luzon             137.5  137.4  123.3  123.0      11.5     11.7    113.6  113.8  107.9  107.3       5.3      6.1
 IV-a - Calabarzon                133.4  133.2  120.5  120.3      10.7     10.7    109.6  109.4  105.0  104.1       4.4      5.1
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  134.4  134.0  125.2  124.8       7.3      7.4    111.6  113.5  110.5  110.3       1.0      2.9
    V - Bicol                     135.9  135.2  125.0  124.2       8.7      8.9    118.6  118.1  114.1  112.0       3.9      5.4
   VI - Western Visayas           127.5  126.7  111.6  111.1      14.2     14.0    109.6  109.1  105.2  104.2       4.2      4.7
  VII - Central Visayas           144.3  144.1  134.8  134.7       7.0      7.0    119.9  120.4  112.0  109.6       7.1      9.9
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           136.2  135.6  123.5  123.0      10.3     10.2    122.6  120.7  114.4  114.1       7.2      5.8
   IX - Western Mindanao          143.8  143.2  121.1  120.5      18.7     18.8    123.2  122.2  116.8  116.3       5.5      5.1
    X - Northern Mindanao         134.5  134.3  120.4  120.4      11.7     11.5    130.5  131.0  119.3  118.8       9.4     10.3
   XI - Southern Mindanao         134.5  133.8  114.9  114.4      17.1     17.0    127.8  125.9  112.3  110.9      13.8     13.5
  XII - Central Mindanao          132.7  132.6  122.1  122.0       8.7      8.7    123.9  123.1  111.8  110.8      10.8     11.1
 XIII - Caraga                    140.5  137.6  124.0 r124.0      13.3     11.0    118.3  116.7  112.1  107.8       5.5      8.3
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      136.4  134.2  124.0  123.8      10.0      8.4    127.4  127.5  119.5  117.6       6.6      8.4

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                            F i s h                             |    Fruits and Vegetables
Area and Region                                              Inflation Rates(%) |                              Inflation Rates(%)
                                 Jan-05 Dec-04 Jan-04 Dec-03  Current Previous  | Jan-05 Dec-04 Jan-04 Dec-03   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       126.0  123.4  115.6  112.0      9.0     10.2     118.9  119.4  108.4  108.4       9.7     10.1

National Capital Region (NCR)     119.9  117.0  108.7  104.8     10.3     11.6     107.0  113.9   94.5  100.2      13.2     13.7

Areas Outside NCR                 127.5  125.0  117.3  113.8      8.7      9.8     123.1  121.4  113.4  111.4       8.6      9.0

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  114.6  112.2  107.7  103.5      6.4      8.4     139.1  134.7  116.5  122.1      19.4     10.3
    I - Ilocos                    124.6  122.6  115.8  114.3      7.6      7.3     116.0  114.2  103.0  106.1      12.6      7.6
   II - Cagayan Valley            120.8  120.5  113.4  112.7      6.5      6.9     123.7  118.5  108.5  111.2      14.0      6.6
  III - Central Luzon             124.8  120.2  117.6  109.6      6.1      9.7     125.0  121.2  111.3  105.5      12.3     14.9
 IV-a - Calabarzon                128.7  125.9  121.8  118.9      5.7      5.9     114.2  112.9  108.2  107.8       5.5      4.7
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  122.7  120.6  110.4  109.2     11.1     10.4     120.7  119.1  111.2  110.6       8.5      7.7
    V - Bicol                     127.4  125.7  113.8  111.1     12.0     13.1     119.1  117.3  109.3  108.1       9.0      8.5
   VI - Western Visayas           120.8  119.0  112.3  108.5      7.6      9.7     122.4  123.0  117.2  115.4       4.4      6.6
  VII - Central Visayas           139.7  138.0  126.4  124.9     10.5     10.5     136.9  138.8  125.6  124.3       9.0     11.7
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           125.0  123.9  112.8  110.6     10.8     12.0     121.0  120.7  114.3  112.6       5.9      7.2
   IX - Western Mindanao          126.4  119.9  111.7  107.2     13.2     11.8     132.2  131.4  124.4  121.6       6.3      8.1
    X - Northern Mindanao         129.6  127.9  117.2  114.4     10.6     11.8     123.6  122.6  119.8  114.3       3.2      7.3
   XI - Southern Mindanao         132.8  130.7  120.5  113.9     10.2     14.7     129.8  129.6  121.3  111.6       7.0     16.1
  XII - Central Mindanao          124.2  122.2  114.3  111.6      8.7      9.5     122.0  118.7  111.5  106.5       9.4     11.5
 XIII - Caraga                    134.4  132.1  122.7r 116.9r     9.5     13.0     118.4  115.1  109.9  104.1       7.7     10.6
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      135.7  130.0  120.3  120.3     12.8      8.1     132.5  130.1  123.9  122.6       6.9      6.1

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                             M e a t                            |      Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region                                              Inflation Rates(%) |                             Inflation Rates(%)
                                 Jan-05 Dec-04 Jan-04 Dec-03  Current Previous  | Jan-05 Dec-04 Jan-04 Dec-03  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       127.0  126.0  115.8  110.3      9.7     14.2     120.1  119.0  113.3   113.0r    6.0      5.3

National Capital Region (NCR)     125.7  125.9  119.5  113.1      5.2     11.3     117.4  117.3  114.1   113.5     2.9      3.3

Areas Outside NCR                 127.6  126.1  114.2  109.1     11.7     15.6     121.3  119.8  113.0   112.8r    7.3      6.2

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  125.2  124.4  110.5  107.3     13.3     15.9     112.5  112.2  107.1   106.6     5.0      5.3
    I - Ilocos                    133.8  132.8  115.1  111.0     16.2     19.6     129.2  122.4  113.6   113.1    13.7      8.2
   II - Cagayan Valley            125.9  124.1  109.0  106.5     15.5     16.5     136.7  136.5  126.1   126.0     8.4      8.3
  III - Central Luzon             129.4  126.4  118.7  109.6      9.0     15.3     121.6  117.7  110.9   110.1     9.6      6.9
 IV-a - Calabarzon                125.5  123.8  115.0  108.2      9.1     14.4     114.0  113.4  109.0   108.9     4.6      4.1
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  125.5  125.5  111.0  109.6     13.1     14.5     119.0  118.2  110.7   110.6     7.5      6.9
    V - Bicol                     127.0  127.0  112.4  111.2     13.0     14.2     126.0  125.6  117.6   116.9     7.1      7.4
   VI - Western Visayas           123.8  122.3  111.1  107.2     11.4     14.1     120.0  118.1  112.8   112.8     6.4      4.7
  VII - Central Visayas           128.8  126.9  113.3  112.4     13.7     12.9     134.2  134.1  129.0   129.1     4.0      3.9
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           123.7  123.5  111.7  108.5     10.7     13.8     115.2  114.8  109.7   109.6     5.0      4.7
   IX - Western Mindanao          126.7  127.1  112.0  108.7     13.1     16.9     120.8  120.4  110.7   110.0     9.1      9.5
    X - Northern Mindanao         126.9  126.3  110.5  108.9     14.8     16.0     116.0  116.1  109.6r  110.4r    5.8      5.2
   XI - Southern Mindanao         127.6  127.3  113.9  107.4     12.0     18.5     129.2  129.1  113.9   113.9    13.4     13.3
  XII - Central Mindanao          133.0  132.0  113.6  110.2     17.1     19.8     121.2  120.8  112.3   111.5     7.9      8.3
 XIII - Caraga                    126.8  126.3  112.9 r109.6     12.3     15.2     123.3  123.7  111.4   111.0r   10.7     11.4
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      143.5  139.7  122.9  116.3     16.8     20.1     124.2  123.7  115.8   115.8     7.3      6.8

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                                              Inflation Rates(%)
                                 Jan-05 Dec-04 Jan-04 Dec-03  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       119.6  118.5  115.0  114.6      4.0      3.4

National Capital Region (NCR)     115.2  115.2  114.4  113.8      0.7      1.2

Areas Outside NCR                 122.2  120.5  115.4  115.1      5.9      4.7

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  107.5  107.5  102.7  102.7      4.7      4.7
    I - Ilocos                    126.1  124.8  118.2  117.3      6.7      6.4
   II - Cagayan Valley            168.2  168.2  149.6  149.6     12.4     12.4
  III - Central Luzon             121.0  115.5  111.1  110.5      8.9      4.5
 IV-a - Calabarzon                113.5  112.8  109.1  108.9      4.1      3.5
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  123.8  121.9  114.7  114.4      8.0      6.6
    V - Bicol                     135.6  135.1  129.4  128.8      4.8      4.9
   VI - Western Visayas           123.1  119.9  116.4  116.4      5.8      3.0
  VII - Central Visayas           143.9  143.9  140.3  140.3      2.5      2.5
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           115.4  115.3  109.5  109.3      5.4      5.5
   IX - Western Mindanao          123.6  123.4  118.5  118.2      4.3      4.4
    X - Northern Mindanao         112.4  112.3  106.3  107.2      5.7      4.8
   XI - Southern Mindanao         123.9  123.9  116.3  116.2      6.5      6.7
  XII - Central Mindanao          119.4  118.9  109.1  108.6      9.4      9.5
 XIII - Caraga                    136.5  136.5  117.5  117.5     16.2     16.2
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      142.7  140.3  129.9  126.7      9.9     10.8

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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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