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

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                                        C e r e a l s                           |           R i c e
Area/Region                                                  Inflation Rates(%) |                              Inflation Rates(%)   
                                 Feb-05 Jan-05 Feb-04 Jan-04  Current Previous  | Feb-05 Jan-05 Feb-04 Jan-04   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       111.1  110.5  105.3  105.2      5.5      5.0     110.0  109.4  105.0  104.9       4.8      4.3

National Capital Region (NCR)     103.7  103.5  103.4  103.4      0.3      0.1     103.7  103.5  103.4  103.4       0.3      0.1

Areas Outside NCR                 112.1  111.5  105.6  105.4      6.2      5.8     111.0  110.3  105.2  105.1       5.5      4.9

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  107.9  107.4  101.6  101.7      6.2      5.6     107.8  107.3  101.5  101.6       6.2      5.6
    I - Ilocos                    114.0  109.1  104.7  103.2      8.9      5.7     114.1  109.2  104.7  103.2       9.0      5.8
   II - Cagayan Valley            113.3  114.3  105.5  106.4      7.4      7.4     113.3  114.3  105.4  106.4       7.5      7.4
  III - Central Luzon             106.9  107.2  105.8  105.6      1.0      1.5     106.0  106.3  105.2  105.1       0.8      1.1
 IV-a - Calabarzon                106.1  106.0  104.0  104.1      2.0      1.8     106.0  105.9  104.0  104.1       1.9      1.7
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  110.4  109.2  106.6  106.6      3.6      2.4     110.4  109.2  106.6  106.6       3.6      2.4
    V - Bicol                     108.8  108.3  106.1  105.9      2.5      2.3     107.3  106.7  105.3  105.1       1.9      1.5
   VI - Western Visayas           106.1  105.1  101.4  101.5      4.6      3.5     105.4  104.2  100.7  100.8       4.7      3.4
  VII - Central Visayas           121.3  122.1  113.0  112.0      7.3      9.0     116.2  117.3  113.7  112.6       2.2      4.2
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           115.3  114.4  107.2  106.6      7.6      7.3     115.9  115.0  107.7  107.1       7.6      7.4
   IX - Western Mindanao          111.3  111.4  102.0  101.9      9.1      9.3     113.2  113.4  102.3  102.3      10.7     10.9
    X - Northern Mindanao         119.4  118.2  108.0  107.6     10.6      9.9     117.3  116.9  107.9  107.9       8.7      8.3
   XI - Southern Mindanao         116.4  116.6  106.9  107.2      8.9      8.8     115.8  116.0  105.7  106.3       9.6      9.1
  XII - Central Mindanao          113.8  112.5  105.4  105.0      8.0      7.1     113.2  111.7  105.2  105.1       7.6      6.3
 XIII - Caraga                    121.8  121.6  107.8  106.8     13.0     13.9     122.5  122.3  108.3  107.6      13.1     13.7
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      118.9  117.5  103.4  103.8     15.0     13.2     118.4  117.0  103.0  103.7      15.0     12.8

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                            C o r n                             |     Cereal Preparations
Area and Region                                               Inflation Rates(%)|                              Inflation Rates(%)
                                 Feb-05 Jan-05 Feb-04 Jan-04   Current Previous | Feb-05 Jan-05 Feb-04 Jan-04   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       122.1  121.7  109.4  108.3      11.6     12.4    130.0  129.1  118.5  118.1       9.7      9.3 

National Capital Region (NCR)     107.2  107.2  100.9   99.3       6.2      8.0    140.2  139.3  126.6  126.0      10.7     10.6 

Areas Outside NCR                 122.4  122.0  109.6  108.5      11.7     12.4    126.5  125.5  115.7  115.3       9.3      8.8 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  114.6  114.3  109.5  110.3       4.7      3.6    119.8  119.5  109.0  108.8       9.9      9.8 
    I - Ilocos                    105.7  104.5  100.8  104.2       4.9      0.3    154.4  154.0  140.3  139.9      10.0     10.1 
   II - Cagayan Valley            112.7  113.3  106.7  106.6       5.6      6.3    116.0  115.6  109.8  109.8       5.6      5.3 
  III - Central Luzon             169.6  170.2  149.5  143.4      13.4     18.7    128.9  127.3  113.5  112.7      13.6     13.0 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                112.4  115.2  106.6  108.3       5.4      6.4    125.6  124.5  115.1  115.0       9.1      8.3 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  113.4  113.0  108.5  108.3       4.5      4.3    120.1  119.7  113.3  113.1       6.0      5.8 
    V - Bicol                     125.0  125.0  114.3  114.3       9.4      9.4    124.1  123.2  113.3  112.9       9.5      9.1 
   VI - Western Visayas           119.8  121.1  114.6  114.1       4.5      6.1    119.6  118.9  112.4  112.2       6.4      6.0 
  VII - Central Visayas           131.9  131.9  111.7  110.7      18.1     19.2    122.4  120.6  115.3  114.9       6.2      5.0 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           103.6  103.6   98.2   96.6       5.5      7.2    127.3  126.9  118.5  117.8       7.4      7.7 
   IX - Western Mindanao          106.9  106.8  101.3  101.0       5.5      5.7    123.7  122.7  113.5  113.5       9.0      8.1 
    X - Northern Mindanao         124.4  121.3  108.1  107.0      15.1     13.4    127.1  126.8  115.3  115.1r     10.2     10.2 
   XI - Southern Mindanao         118.7  118.9  111.0  110.6       6.9      7.5    131.2  130.3  114.8  113.8      14.3     14.5 
  XII - Central Mindanao          119.8  120.0  107.7  104.3      11.2     15.1    125.9  125.0  116.0  115.1       8.5      8.6 
 XIII - Caraga                    115.4  114.8  102.9   99.5      12.1     15.4    124.9  123.9  115.5  114.9r      8.1      7.8 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      141.3  142.2  124.6  109.9      13.4     29.4    124.2  124.0  116.2  115.9       6.9      7.0 

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                         Dairy Products                         |           E g g s
Area and Region                                               Inflation Rates(%)|                              Inflation Rates(%)
                                 Feb-05 Jan-05 Feb-04 Jan-04   Current Previous | Feb-05 Jan-05 Feb-04 Jan-04   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       139.7  136.6  124.0  123.7      12.7     10.4    117.7  117.9  113.0  111.8       4.2      5.5

National Capital Region (NCR)     139.0  135.8  125.0  124.7      11.2      8.9    118.5  120.5  121.6  117.2      -2.5      2.8

Areas Outside NCR                 140.0  136.9  123.6  123.3      13.3     11.0    117.4  117.1  110.4  110.1       6.3      6.4

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  143.7  139.4  125.3  125.2      14.7     11.3    114.7  115.3  111.1  111.1       3.2      3.8
    I - Ilocos                    159.5  157.4  140.9  139.5      13.2     12.8    119.7  119.5  108.5  105.5      10.3     13.3
   II - Cagayan Valley            134.2  131.2  124.9  124.9       7.4      5.0    123.7  123.2  117.6  117.3       5.2      5.0
  III - Central Luzon             141.3  137.5  123.6  123.3      14.3     11.5    114.5  113.6  107.8r 107.9       6.2      5.3
 IV-a - Calabarzon                137.0  133.4  120.7  120.5      13.5     10.7    110.0  109.6  105.0  105.0       4.8      4.4
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  137.0  134.4  125.7  125.2       9.0      7.3    112.2  111.6  110.4  110.5       1.6      1.0
    V - Bicol                     140.1  135.9  125.3  125.0      11.8      8.7    119.0  118.6  114.8  114.1       3.7      3.9
   VI - Western Visayas           130.2  127.5  112.0  111.6      16.3     14.2    111.4  109.6  105.5  105.2       5.6      4.2
  VII - Central Visayas           145.1  144.3  134.8  134.8       7.6      7.0    119.0  119.9  112.2  112.0       6.1      7.1
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           137.6  136.2  123.9  123.5      11.1     10.3    121.5  122.6  114.3  114.4       6.3      7.2
   IX - Western Mindanao          145.9  143.8  121.2  121.1      20.4     18.7    123.7  123.2  117.8  116.8       5.0      5.5
    X - Northern Mindanao         137.8  134.5  120.4  120.4      14.5     11.7    129.9  130.5  120.7  119.3       7.6      9.4
   XI - Southern Mindanao         138.0  134.5  115.1  114.9      19.9     17.1    128.0  127.8  111.3  112.3      15.0     13.8
  XII - Central Mindanao          136.7  132.7  122.1  122.1      12.0      8.7    123.7  123.9  112.1  111.8      10.3     10.8
 XIII - Caraga                    142.9  140.5  124.7  124.0r     14.6     13.3    118.0  118.3  111.9  112.1       5.5      5.5
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      138.8  136.4  124.1  124.0      11.8     10.0    126.5  127.4  119.7  119.5       5.7      6.6

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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(%)
                                 Feb-05 Jan-05 Feb-04 Jan-04  Current Previous  | Feb-05 Jan-05 Feb-04 Jan-04   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       126.8  126.0  116.0  115.6      9.3      9.0     115.6  118.9  105.7  108.4       9.4      9.7

National Capital Region (NCR)     119.8  119.9  112.0  108.7      7.0     10.3     101.2  107.0   93.8   94.5       7.9     13.2

Areas Outside NCR                 128.6  127.5  117.0  117.3      9.9      8.7     120.8  123.1  109.9  113.4       9.9      8.6

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  114.2  114.6  108.0  107.7      5.7      6.4     136.0  139.1  115.4  116.5      17.9     19.4
    I - Ilocos                    126.6  124.6  116.7  115.8      8.5      7.6     110.7  116.0   99.3  103.0      11.5     12.6
   II - Cagayan Valley            120.7  120.8  113.9  113.4      6.0      6.5     118.0  123.7  104.3  108.5      13.1     14.0
  III - Central Luzon             126.6  124.8  114.9  117.6     10.2      6.1     118.3  125.0  103.5  111.3      14.3     12.3
 IV-a - Calabarzon                131.6  128.7  121.4  121.8      8.4      5.7     112.3  114.2  101.9  108.2      10.2      5.5
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  123.1  122.7  111.1  110.4     10.8     11.1     119.2  120.7  107.7  111.2      10.7      8.5
    V - Bicol                     127.2  127.4  114.8  113.8     10.8     12.0     117.8  119.1  106.7  109.3      10.4      9.0
   VI - Western Visayas           121.5  120.8  111.5  112.3      9.0      7.6     120.7  122.4  115.0  117.2       5.0      4.4
  VII - Central Visayas           140.3  139.7  125.3  126.4     12.0     10.5     138.8  136.9  126.2  125.6      10.0      9.0
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           125.7  125.0  114.9  112.8      9.4     10.8     120.7  121.0  114.5  114.3       5.4      5.9
   IX - Western Mindanao          123.6  126.4  110.6  111.7     11.8     13.2     131.4  132.2  121.4  124.4       8.2      6.3
    X - Northern Mindanao         130.2  129.6  118.5  117.2      9.9     10.6     123.5  123.6  118.3  119.8       4.4      3.2
   XI - Southern Mindanao         135.1  132.8  120.0  120.5     12.6     10.2     129.1  129.8  119.7  121.3       7.9      7.0
  XII - Central Mindanao          125.9  124.2  114.5  114.3     10.0      8.7     120.2  122.0  110.2  111.5       9.1      9.4
 XIII - Caraga                    134.3  134.4  123.0r 122.7r     9.2      9.5     119.9  118.4  108.9  109.9      10.1      7.7
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      135.9  135.7  120.0  120.3     13.3     12.8     132.6  132.5  123.4  123.9       7.5      6.9

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                             M e a t                            |      Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region                                              Inflation Rates(%) |                             Inflation Rates(%)
                                 Feb-05 Jan-05 Feb-04 Jan-04  Current Previous  | Feb-05 Jan-05 Feb-04 Jan-04  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       126.7  127.0  116.4  115.8      8.8      9.7     120.4  120.1  113.5  113.3      6.1      6.0

National Capital Region (NCR)     124.9  125.7  116.7  119.5      7.0      5.2     117.6  117.4  114.4  114.1      2.8      2.9

Areas Outside NCR                 127.5  127.6  116.2  114.2      9.7     11.7     121.7  121.3  113.1  113.0      7.6      7.3

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  124.6  125.2  113.6  110.5      9.7     13.3     113.6  112.5  106.4r 107.1      6.8      5.0
    I - Ilocos                    134.5  133.8  119.5  115.1     12.6     16.2     129.5  129.2  113.7  113.6     13.9     13.7
   II - Cagayan Valley            125.6  125.9  111.0  109.0     13.2     15.5     137.1  136.7  126.0  126.1      8.8      8.4
  III - Central Luzon             127.8  129.4  119.3  118.7      7.1      9.0     122.2  121.6  110.7  110.9     10.4      9.6
 IV-a - Calabarzon                126.1  125.5  117.1  115.0      7.7      9.1     114.1  114.0  109.1  109.0      4.6      4.6
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  125.6  125.5  112.7  111.0     11.4     13.1     119.6  119.0  110.9  110.7      7.8      7.5
    V - Bicol                     127.0  127.0  114.8  112.4     10.6     13.0     126.7  126.0  118.0  117.6      7.4      7.1
   VI - Western Visayas           123.3  123.8  112.1  111.1     10.0     11.4     121.3  120.0  113.0  112.8      7.3      6.4
  VII - Central Visayas           128.7  128.8  114.8  113.3     12.1     13.7     134.2  134.2  129.1  129.0      4.0      4.0
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           123.5  123.7  112.9  111.7      9.4     10.7     115.4  115.2  109.9  109.7      5.0      5.0
   IX - Western Mindanao          127.7  126.7  113.4  112.0     12.6     13.1     121.9  120.8  110.8  110.7     10.0      9.1
    X - Northern Mindanao         127.5  126.9  111.6r 110.5     14.2     14.8     116.5  116.0  110.4r 109.6r     5.5      5.8
   XI - Southern Mindanao         127.6  127.6  116.0  113.9     10.0     12.0     129.2  129.2  114.0  113.9     13.3     13.4
  XII - Central Mindanao          132.7  133.0  119.0  113.6     11.5     17.1     121.9  121.2  112.3  112.3      8.5      7.9
 XIII - Caraga                    127.0  126.8  118.0  112.9r     7.6     12.3     124.3  123.3  111.9r 111.4     11.1     10.7
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      143.2  143.5  124.5  122.9     15.0     16.8     125.1  124.2  115.8  115.8      8.0      7.3

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                                              Inflation Rates(%)
                                 Feb-05 Jan-05 Feb-04 Jan-04  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       119.9  119.6  115.3  115.0      4.0      4.0

National Capital Region (NCR)     115.3  115.2  114.9  114.4      0.3      0.7

Areas Outside NCR                 122.6  122.2  115.5  115.4      6.1      5.9

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  107.6  107.5  102.9  102.7      4.6      4.7
    I - Ilocos                    126.5  126.1  118.5  118.2      6.8      6.7
   II - Cagayan Valley            168.6  168.2  149.6  149.6     12.7     12.4
  III - Central Luzon             121.4  121.0  111.2  111.1      9.2      8.9
 IV-a - Calabarzon                113.6  113.5  109.1  109.1      4.1      4.1
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  123.6  123.8  114.7  114.7      7.8      8.0
    V - Bicol                     136.4  135.6  129.6  129.4      5.2      4.8
   VI - Western Visayas           124.9  123.1  116.7  116.4      7.0      5.8
  VII - Central Visayas           143.8  143.9  140.4  140.3      2.4      2.5
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           115.4  115.4  110.0  109.5      4.9      5.4
   IX - Western Mindanao          126.7  123.6  118.5  118.5      6.9      4.3
    X - Northern Mindanao         112.4  112.4  107.6  106.3      4.5      5.7
   XI - Southern Mindanao         123.9  123.9  116.3  116.3      6.5      6.5
  XII - Central Mindanao          119.1  119.4  109.6  109.1      8.7      9.4
 XIII - Caraga                    136.5  136.5  118.8  117.5     14.9     16.2
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      142.8  142.7  129.9  129.9      9.9      9.9

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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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