Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, April and March 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(%)   
                                 Apr-05 Mar-05 Apr-04 Mar-04  Current Previous  | Apr-05 Mar-05 Apr-04 Mar-04   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       114.0  111.9  107.2  106.2r     6.3      5.4     113.0  110.8  106.6r 105.6      6.0       4.9 

National Capital Region (NCR)     109.0  104.8  103.3  103.6      5.5      1.2     109.0  104.8  103.3  103.6      5.5       1.2 

Areas Outside NCR                 114.7  112.9  107.8r 106.6r     6.4      5.9     113.6  111.7  107.1r 105.9      6.1       5.5 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  110.0  108.5  104.0r 103.8r     5.8      4.5     109.9  108.4  103.9r 103.7r     5.8       4.5r
    I - Ilocos                    116.9  114.7  105.1  105.5     11.2      8.7     117.0  114.8  105.2  105.5     11.2       8.8 
   II - Cagayan Valley            114.3  113.0  106.4  105.8      7.4      6.8     114.3  113.0  106.5  105.8      7.3       6.8 
  III - Central Luzon             107.6  107.3  105.5  105.6      2.0      1.6     106.8  106.4  104.8  105.0      1.9       1.3 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                106.5  106.4  104.0  104.1      2.4      2.2     106.4  106.3  104.0  104.1      2.3       2.1 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  112.1  110.2  107.6  107.5      4.2      2.5     112.1  110.2  107.6  107.5      4.2       2.5 
    V - Bicol                     110.0  109.3  106.2  106.0      3.6      3.1     108.6  107.8  105.4  105.2      3.0       2.5 
   VI - Western Visayas           112.6  107.6  103.1  102.1      9.2      5.4     112.2  107.0  102.2  101.2      9.8       5.7 
  VII - Central Visayas           123.4  122.2  114.5  114.5      7.8      6.7     118.1  117.4  114.0  115.1      3.6       2.0 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           117.0  116.9  108.1  108.8      8.2      7.4     117.7  117.6  108.6  109.3      8.4       7.6 
   IX - Western Mindanao          113.6  112.1  104.5  103.0      8.7      8.8     115.4  113.3  104.4  102.9     10.5      10.1 
    X - Northern Mindanao         122.2  121.2  113.0  111.9      8.1      8.3     119.3  118.3  111.1  110.2      7.4       7.4 
   XI - Southern Mindanao         124.7  118.3  115.0  109.6      8.4      7.9     124.9  117.5  114.1  107.8      9.5       9.0 
  XII - Central Mindanao          118.7  114.9  113.5  106.8      4.6      7.6     118.2  114.2  113.3  106.5      4.3       7.2 
 XIII - Caraga                    123.5  122.2  112.4r 107.9      9.9     13.3     124.2  122.8  112.8r 108.3     10.1      13.4 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      121.0  119.0  110.7  104.7      9.3     13.7     120.5  118.4  110.4  104.3      9.1      13.5 

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                            C o r n                             |     Cereal Preparations
Area and Region                                               Inflation Rates(%)|                              Inflation Rates(%)
                                 Apr-05 Mar-05 Apr-04 Mar-04   Current Previous | Apr-05 Mar-05 Apr-04 Mar-04   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       124.8  123.4  114.2  112.3       9.3      9.9    131.5  130.7  120.2  119.4       9.4      9.5  

National Capital Region (NCR)     108.5  107.2  100.0  101.3       8.5      5.8    141.4  140.9  129.6  128.7       9.1      9.5  

Areas Outside NCR                 125.1  123.7  114.5  112.5       9.3     10.0    128.0  127.1  116.9  116.1       9.5      9.5  

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  116.0  115.3  110.1  109.1       5.4      5.7    122.5  121.4  110.0  109.4      11.4     11.0  
    I - Ilocos                    106.2  105.8  100.6  102.8       5.6      2.9    158.8  156.1  141.9  141.1      11.9     10.6  
   II - Cagayan Valley            113.5  112.9  105.3  105.6       7.8      6.9    116.4  116.1  110.6  110.1       5.2      5.4  
  III - Central Luzon             168.9  169.4  152.4  149.6      10.8     13.2    130.5  129.0  116.8  113.7      11.7     13.5  
 IV-a - Calabarzon                113.0  112.6  108.7  106.8       4.0      5.4    126.4  125.9  115.4  115.3       9.5      9.2  
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  114.4  114.1  109.2  108.5       4.8      5.2    120.6  120.3  113.8  113.6       6.0      5.9  
    V - Bicol                     125.0  125.0  114.3  114.3       9.4      9.4    124.9  124.5  115.1  114.9       8.5      8.4  
   VI - Western Visayas           119.3  119.4  119.4  118.6      -0.1      0.7    120.7  120.1  112.4  112.4       7.4      6.9  
  VII - Central Visayas           134.5  132.0  115.6  113.2      16.3     16.6    122.8  122.5  115.6  115.5       6.2      6.1  
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           104.1  104.2   99.4   99.0       4.7      5.3    129.5  128.8  121.0  118.7       7.0      8.5  
   IX - Western Mindanao          109.6  109.2  104.8  103.2       4.6      5.8    127.4  125.0  114.5  114.4      11.3      9.3  
    X - Northern Mindanao         129.2  128.2  117.5  115.9      10.0     10.6    128.5  128.2  115.8  115.3      11.0     11.2  
   XI - Southern Mindanao         124.0  121.0  118.4  116.0       4.7      4.3    132.9  132.0  116.1  115.5      14.5     14.3  
  XII - Central Mindanao          123.5  121.4  115.0  109.4       7.4     11.0    128.5  128.2  116.9  116.0       9.9     10.5  
 XIII - Caraga                    116.7  116.3  109.1  104.1r      7.0     11.7    128.0  127.6  116.4  115.9      10.0     10.1  
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      146.8  146.3  126.8  124.6      15.8     17.4    126.2  124.8  116.5  116.5       8.3      7.1  

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                         Dairy Products                         |           E g g s
Area and Region                                               Inflation Rates(%)|                              Inflation Rates(%)
                                 Apr-05 Mar-05 Apr-04 Mar-04   Current Previous | Apr-05 Mar-05 Apr-04 Mar-04   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       142.2  141.4  126.8  124.7      12.1     13.4    117.3  117.5  113.0  114.6       3.8      2.5 

National Capital Region (NCR)     142.1  141.2  127.7  125.8      11.3     12.2    113.5  116.6  117.6  124.7      -3.5     -6.5 

Areas Outside NCR                 142.3  141.5  126.4  124.2      12.6     13.9    118.5  117.8  111.6  111.5       6.2      5.7 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  147.2  145.0  128.2  125.8      14.8     15.3    114.6  115.2  114.1  113.7       0.4      1.3 
    I - Ilocos                    164.3  162.5  146.4  141.5      12.2     14.8    120.7  120.5  110.8  110.0       8.9      9.5 
   II - Cagayan Valley            136.4  135.3  126.5  125.3       7.8      8.0    124.4  124.4  119.9  118.9       3.8      4.6 
  III - Central Luzon             144.4  143.5  126.4  124.2      14.2     15.5    118.1  115.3  108.4  108.3       8.9      6.5 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                139.1  138.5  122.6  121.0      13.5     14.5    110.2  110.2  106.2  106.2       3.8      3.8 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  140.1  138.5  128.3  126.3       9.2      9.7    112.7  112.7  111.3  110.8       1.3      1.7 
    V - Bicol                     141.1  140.8  128.1  125.9      10.1     11.8    119.0  119.0  115.1  115.5       3.4      3.0 
   VI - Western Visayas           131.5  131.0  115.3  113.0      14.1     15.9    111.8  111.1  105.8  105.8       5.7      5.0 
  VII - Central Visayas           146.9  145.8  137.0  135.3       7.2      7.8    119.8  118.9  113.3  113.4       5.7      4.9 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           140.9  140.5  125.8  124.2      12.0     13.1    120.8  120.7  116.9  116.6       3.3      3.5 
   IX - Western Mindanao          146.8  146.6  122.8  121.9      19.5     20.3    123.9  123.9  115.0  118.0       7.7      5.0 
    X - Northern Mindanao         141.1  140.5  122.6r 120.7      15.1     16.4    130.1  130.3  123.4r 123.6       5.4      5.4 
   XI - Southern Mindanao         139.8  139.2  119.6  116.9      16.9     19.1    129.0  127.8  113.0  112.6      14.2     13.5 
  XII - Central Mindanao          138.0  137.7  127.2  123.4       8.5     11.6    124.9  124.5  114.0  113.4       9.6      9.8 
 XIII - Caraga                    145.4  144.9  129.0r 125.8      12.7     15.2    118.6  118.2  111.8  112.6r      6.1      5.0 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      140.5  139.7  125.3  124.1      12.1     12.6    128.5  127.0  121.2  120.8       6.0      5.1 

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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(%)
                                 Apr-05 Mar-05 Apr-04 Mar-04  Current Previous  | Apr-05 Mar-05 Apr-04 Mar-04   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       126.9  127.0  117.8  116.7      7.7      8.8     112.1  112.9  103.9  105.1       7.9      7.4

National Capital Region (NCR)     117.7  120.3  115.7  111.9      1.7      7.5      98.3   98.4   92.9   94.0       5.8      4.7

Areas Outside NCR                 129.3  128.7  118.3  117.9      9.3      9.2     117.0  118.1  107.9  109.1       8.4      8.2

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  115.9  115.9  108.7  108.0      6.6      7.3     126.9  129.7  114.5  116.1      10.8     11.7
    I - Ilocos                    127.8  128.7  119.1  117.5      7.3      9.5     104.1  106.3   96.6   98.0       7.8      8.5
   II - Cagayan Valley            121.8  121.4  115.2  114.1      5.7      6.4     113.4  117.6  100.1  101.6      13.3     15.7
  III - Central Luzon             128.4  125.9  117.5  118.0      9.3      6.7     110.2  114.4  101.3  102.8       8.8     11.3
 IV-a - Calabarzon                132.3  131.9  119.2  120.9     11.0      9.1     105.5  108.7  101.0  103.0       4.5      5.5
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  123.8  122.9  111.3  112.1     11.2      9.6     117.2  117.2  106.5  107.5      10.0      9.0
    V - Bicol                     125.4  126.3  116.3  115.8      7.8      9.1     113.7  116.0  105.4  106.0       7.9      9.4
   VI - Western Visayas           123.0  121.8  113.7  113.3      8.2      7.5     118.9  118.9  113.9  113.5       4.4      4.8
  VII - Central Visayas           140.6  139.4  128.7  126.2      9.2     10.5     137.4  136.0  124.7  125.9      10.2      8.0
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           125.8  126.0  116.0  115.3      8.4      9.3     120.1  121.0  111.9  113.7       7.3      6.4
   IX - Western Mindanao          122.1  121.6  110.5  109.3     10.5     11.3     129.5  127.1  119.0  118.6       8.8      7.2
    X - Northern Mindanao         129.8  129.4  120.1  119.6      8.1      8.2     123.3  120.8  113.2r 113.2       8.9      6.7
   XI - Southern Mindanao         138.1  137.6  122.8  120.9     12.5     13.8     129.2  125.6  114.2  118.3      13.1      6.2
  XII - Central Mindanao          125.9  126.1  117.7  116.3      7.0      8.4     120.8  118.8  109.2  109.9      10.6      8.1
 XIII - Caraga                    135.3  134.7  123.0r 122.6r    10.0      9.9     120.8  119.8  106.3  106.9      13.6     12.1
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      137.4  136.4  121.7  121.7     12.9     12.1     136.4  132.6  123.9  124.1      10.1      6.8

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                             M e a t                            |      Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region                                              Inflation Rates(%) |                             Inflation Rates(%)
                                 Apr-05 Mar-05 Apr-04 Mar-04  Current Previous  | Apr-05 Mar-05 Apr-04 Mar-04  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       127.9  127.4  119.8r 117.8     6.8       8.1     121.3  120.9  114.5  113.9      5.9      6.1 

National Capital Region (NCR)     126.4  125.8  119.8  116.9     5.5       7.6     117.5  117.5  115.2  114.7      2.0      2.4 

Areas Outside NCR                 128.5  128.1  119.8r 118.2     7.3       8.4     123.0  122.4  114.2  113.6      7.7      7.7 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  126.3  126.1  117.1  116.8     7.9       8.0     113.6  113.1  107.9  106.9      5.3      5.8 
    I - Ilocos                    135.8  135.1  124.2  123.2     9.3       9.7     131.5  130.4  114.9  113.9     14.4     14.5 
   II - Cagayan Valley            127.3  126.5  117.6  113.7     8.2      11.3     137.7  137.5  126.6  126.3      8.8      8.9 
  III - Central Luzon             128.4  128.2  123.5  119.8     4.0       7.0     122.8  122.3  111.9  111.4      9.7      9.8 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                126.5  126.6  120.3  120.8     5.2       4.8     114.7  114.1  110.0  109.6      4.3      4.1 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  126.6  126.1  113.2  112.6    11.8      12.0     120.7  120.0  112.0  111.6      7.8      7.5 
    V - Bicol                     127.9  127.4  120.2  116.9     6.4       9.0     127.6  127.3  119.7  118.9      6.6      7.1 
   VI - Western Visayas           125.8  124.0  113.0  112.9    11.3       9.8     122.4  121.8  113.8  113.2      7.6      7.6 
  VII - Central Visayas           130.2  129.7  118.6  116.4     9.8      11.4     140.7  140.2  129.5  129.3      8.6      8.4 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           124.3  123.8  113.6  114.1     9.4       8.5     117.1  116.7  110.1  110.1      6.4      6.0 
   IX - Western Mindanao          128.4  128.2  115.5  114.2    11.2      12.3     123.5  122.3  113.4  111.7      8.9      9.5 
    X - Northern Mindanao         128.7  128.6  115.1r 114.0    11.8      12.8     118.5  117.8  111.3  110.5      6.5      6.6 
   XI - Southern Mindanao         129.3  127.8  119.7  116.4     8.0       9.8     129.7  129.4  115.8  114.5     12.0     13.0 
  XII - Central Mindanao          134.3  133.4  124.0  121.5     8.3       9.8     122.4  121.8  114.2  112.6      7.2      8.2 
 XIII - Caraga                    127.6  127.3  118.6  118.7     7.6       7.2     125.4  124.7  112.8  112.2r    11.2     11.1 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      147.0  144.1  129.1  126.3    13.9      14.1     127.6  126.5  117.9  117.1      8.2      8.0 

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                                              Inflation Rates(%)
                                 Apr-05 Mar-05 Apr-04 Mar-04  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       120.7   120.5   115.6   115.5     4.4     4.3

National Capital Region (NCR)     115.2   115.2   114.9   114.9     0.3     0.3

Areas Outside NCR                 124.0   123.6   116.1   115.8     6.8     6.7

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  107.6   107.7   103.4   103.4     4.1     4.2
    I - Ilocos                    129.1   128.4   119.0   118.6     8.5     8.3
   II - Cagayan Valley            169.1   169.1   149.6   149.6    13.0    13.0
  III - Central Luzon             121.9   121.5   111.5   111.5     9.3     9.0
 IV-a - Calabarzon                114.3   113.6   109.9   109.7     4.0     3.6
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  124.2   123.6   114.9   114.9     8.1     7.6
    V - Bicol                     137.5   137.3   130.5   130.3     5.4     5.4
   VI - Western Visayas           125.3   125.3   117.2   116.7     6.9     7.4
  VII - Central Visayas           154.1   154.0   140.5   140.4     9.7     9.7
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           118.1   118.1   110.2   110.0     7.2     7.4
   IX - Western Mindanao          129.3   126.7   119.1   118.8     8.6     6.6
    X - Northern Mindanao         113.5   113.1   107.9   107.7     5.2     5.0
   XI - Southern Mindanao         124.0   124.0   117.4   116.3     5.6     6.6
  XII - Central Mindanao          119.1   119.1   110.7   109.7     7.6     8.6
 XIII - Caraga                    137.3   137.3   119.1   118.8    15.3    15.6
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      144.0   143.2   130.0   130.0    10.8    10.2

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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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