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

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                                           C e r e a l s                        |           R i c e
Area/Region                             2005         2004    Inflation Rates(%) |        2005         2004     Inflation Rates(%)   
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous  |    May    Apr    May    Apr   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       116.0  114.0  107.5r 107.2      7.9      6.3     115.1  113.0  106.8r 106.6r      7.8      6.0

National Capital Region (NCR)     109.0  109.0  103.2  103.3      5.6      5.5     109.0  109.0  103.3  103.3       5.5      5.5

Areas Outside NCR                 117.0  114.7  108.1r 107.8r     8.2      6.4     116.0  113.6  107.3r 107.1r      8.1      6.1

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  117.3  110.0  104.5r 104.0r    12.2      5.8     117.3  109.9  104.4r 103.9r     12.4      5.8
    I - Ilocos                    117.6  116.9  105.4  105.1     11.6     11.2     117.7  117.0  105.5  105.2      11.6     11.2
   II - Cagayan Valley            116.4  114.3  106.9  106.4      8.9      7.4     116.5  114.3  106.8  106.5       9.1      7.3
  III - Central Luzon             109.4  107.6  104.4  105.5      4.8      2.0     108.6  106.8  103.7  104.8       4.7      1.9
 IV-a - Calabarzon                106.7  106.5  104.5  104.0      2.1      2.4     106.6  106.4  104.4  104.0       2.1      2.3
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  119.1  112.1  107.1  107.6     11.2      4.2     119.1  112.1  107.1  107.6      11.2      4.2
    V - Bicol                     111.6  110.0  106.8  106.2      4.5      3.6     110.4  108.6  105.5  105.4       4.6      3.0
   VI - Western Visayas           117.2  112.6  104.3  103.1     12.4      9.2     117.0  112.2  103.5  102.2      13.0      9.8
  VII - Central Visayas           124.7  123.4  115.1  114.5      8.3      7.8     119.8  118.1  114.5  114.0       4.6      3.6
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           116.6  117.0  108.2  108.1      7.8      8.2     117.3  117.7  108.6  108.6       8.0      8.4
   IX - Western Mindanao          116.2  113.6  104.7  104.5     11.0      8.7     117.9  115.4  104.6  104.4      12.7     10.5
    X - Northern Mindanao         124.2  122.2  113.8  113.0      9.1      8.1     121.6  119.3  112.1  111.1       8.5      7.4
   XI - Southern Mindanao         126.6  124.7  114.9  115.0     10.2      8.4     126.9  124.9  113.8  114.1      11.5      9.5
  XII - Central Mindanao          124.1  118.7  114.0  113.5      8.9      4.6     123.8  118.2  113.5  113.3       9.1      4.3
 XIII - Caraga                    126.8  123.5  112.4  112.4r    12.8      9.9     127.6  124.2  112.8  112.8r     13.1     10.1
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      124.9  121.0  111.5  110.7     12.0      9.3     124.3  120.5  111.2  110.4      11.8      9.1

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                             C o r n                            |       Cereal Preparations
Area and Region                         2005         2004     Inflation Rates(%)|        2005         2004     Inflation Rates(%)
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr   Current Previous |    May    Apr    May    Apr   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       126.1  124.8  115.4  114.2       9.3      9.3    132.6  131.5  120.8  120.2       9.8      9.4  

National Capital Region (NCR)     108.5  108.5   98.7  100.0       9.9      8.5    142.9  141.4  130.4  129.6       9.6      9.1  

Areas Outside NCR                 126.4  125.1  115.7  114.5       9.2      9.3    129.0  128.0  117.4  116.9       9.9      9.5  

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  115.6  116.0  110.5  110.1       4.6      5.4    125.0  122.5  110.3  110.0      13.3     11.4  
    I - Ilocos                    106.3  106.2  100.5  100.6       5.8      5.6    159.7  158.8  142.6  141.9      12.0     11.9  
   II - Cagayan Valley            113.2  113.5  108.5  105.3       4.3      7.8    116.4  116.4  110.8  110.6       5.1      5.2  
  III - Central Luzon             170.4  168.9  153.2  152.4      11.2     10.8    130.9  130.5  117.1  116.8      11.8     11.7  
 IV-a - Calabarzon                113.4  113.0  114.5  108.7      -1.0      4.0    127.9  126.4  115.9  115.4      10.4      9.5  
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  115.1  114.4  109.5  109.2       5.1      4.8    120.9  120.6  114.2  113.8       5.9      6.0  
    V - Bicol                     125.0  125.0  121.1  114.3       3.2      9.4    125.5  124.9  115.9  115.1       8.3      8.5  
   VI - Western Visayas           121.1  119.3  119.9  119.4       1.0     -0.1    120.8  120.7  112.9  112.4       7.0      7.4  
  VII - Central Visayas           134.7  134.5  116.2  115.6      15.9     16.3    123.9  122.8  115.7  115.6       7.1      6.2  
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           104.2  104.1  100.4   99.4       3.8      4.7    129.8  129.5  121.1  121.0       7.2      7.0  
   IX - Western Mindanao          112.2  109.6  104.9  104.8       7.0      4.6    130.9  127.4  115.5  114.5      13.3     11.3  
    X - Northern Mindanao         130.4  129.2  117.9  117.5      10.6     10.0    129.8  128.5  116.5  115.8      11.4     11.0  
   XI - Southern Mindanao         125.5  124.0  118.9  118.4       5.6      4.7    134.5  132.9  118.9  116.1      13.1     14.5  
  XII - Central Mindanao          127.2  123.5  119.0  115.0       6.9      7.4    128.9  128.5  117.7  116.9       9.5      9.9  
 XIII - Caraga                    119.5  116.7  109.1  109.1       9.5      7.0    128.6  128.0  116.4  116.4      10.5     10.0  
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      152.3  146.8  126.9  126.8      20.0     15.8    129.1  126.2  116.6  116.5      10.7      8.3  

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                          Dairy Products                        |             E g g s
Area and Region                         2005         2004     Inflation Rates(%)|        2005         2004     Inflation Rates(%)
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr   Current Previous |    May    Apr    May    Apr   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       143.0  142.2  127.8  126.8      11.9     12.1    117.2  117.3  111.9  113.0      4.7       3.8 

National Capital Region (NCR)     143.1  142.1  129.3  127.7      10.7     11.3    112.2  113.5  113.4  117.6     -1.1      -3.5 

Areas Outside NCR                 142.9  142.3  127.2  126.4      12.3     12.6    118.8  118.5  111.5  111.6      6.5       6.2 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  147.8  147.2  128.5  128.2      15.0     14.8    115.5  114.6  113.7  114.1      1.6       0.4 
    I - Ilocos                    164.8  164.3  148.0  146.4      11.4     12.2    120.9  120.7  109.8  110.8     10.1       8.9 
   II - Cagayan Valley            137.5  136.4  126.7  126.5       8.5      7.8    124.6  124.4  120.1  119.9      3.7       3.8 
  III - Central Luzon             144.6  144.4  126.9  126.4      13.9     14.2    118.2  118.1  108.6  108.4      8.8       8.9 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                140.2  139.1  123.6  122.6      13.4     13.5    110.7  110.2  106.2  106.2      4.2       3.8 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  141.1  140.1  128.6  128.3       9.7      9.2    112.7  112.7  111.5  111.3      1.1       1.3 
    V - Bicol                     141.9  141.1  128.5  128.1      10.4     10.1    118.7  119.0  115.2  115.1      3.0       3.4 
   VI - Western Visayas           131.7  131.5  115.9  115.3      13.6     14.1    112.5  111.8  106.5  105.8      5.6       5.7 
  VII - Central Visayas           147.2  146.9  137.1  137.0       7.4      7.2    119.4  119.8  111.2  113.3      7.4       5.7 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           141.5  140.9  126.3  125.8      12.0     12.0    120.5  120.8  116.6  116.9      3.3       3.3 
   IX - Western Mindanao          148.6  146.8  123.9  122.8      19.9     19.5    124.9  123.9  115.7  115.0      8.0       7.7 
    X - Northern Mindanao         141.6  141.1  125.2  122.6r     13.1     15.1    130.5  130.1  123.9  123.4r     5.3       5.4 
   XI - Southern Mindanao         140.0  139.8  120.4  119.6      16.3     16.9    129.0  129.0  113.0  113.0     14.2      14.2 
  XII - Central Mindanao          138.6  138.0  127.8  127.2       8.5      8.5    125.5  124.9  114.2  114.0      9.9       9.6 
 XIII - Caraga                    145.7  145.4  129.2  129.0r     12.8     12.7    118.7  118.6  111.8  111.8      6.2       6.1 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      140.8  140.5  126.6  125.3      11.2     12.1    129.1  128.5  120.8  121.2      6.9       6.0 

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                             F i s h                            |      Fruits and Vegetables
Area and Region                         2005         2004    Inflation Rates(%) |        2005         2004     Inflation Rates(%)
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous  |    May    Apr    May    Apr   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       126.2  126.9  118.1  117.8      6.9      7.7     111.8  112.1  105.0  103.9       6.5      7.9

National Capital Region (NCR)     115.9  117.7  114.5  115.7      1.2      1.7      98.4   98.3   95.1   92.9       3.5      5.8

Areas Outside NCR                 128.8  129.3  119.0  118.3      8.2      9.3     116.6  117.0  108.5  107.9       7.5      8.4

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  117.3  115.9  108.6  108.7      8.0      6.6     128.6  126.9  116.5  114.5      10.4     10.8
    I - Ilocos                    127.8  127.8  120.6  119.1      6.0      7.3     104.2  104.1   98.3   96.6       6.0      7.8
   II - Cagayan Valley            122.1  121.8  115.6  115.2      5.6      5.7     112.7  113.4  102.2  100.1      10.3     13.3
  III - Central Luzon             125.6  128.4  118.1  117.5      6.4      9.3     110.4  110.2  102.4  101.3       7.8      8.8
 IV-a - Calabarzon                130.2  132.3  119.0  119.2      9.4     11.0     103.7  105.5   99.8  101.0       3.9      4.5
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  121.9  123.8  112.4  111.3      8.5     11.2     116.1  117.2  106.4  106.5       9.1     10.0
    V - Bicol                     125.4  125.4  116.7  116.3      7.5      7.8     111.3  113.7  106.1  105.4       4.9      7.9
   VI - Western Visayas           125.7  123.0  113.9  113.7     10.4      8.2     118.7  118.9  113.5  113.9       4.6      4.4
  VII - Central Visayas           139.2  140.6  129.6  128.7      7.4      9.2     136.6  137.4  125.8  124.7       8.6     10.2
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           127.6  125.8  117.2  116.0      8.9      8.4     119.1  120.1  110.9  111.9       7.4      7.3
   IX - Western Mindanao          120.9  122.1  111.7  110.5      8.2     10.5     127.1  129.5  123.0  119.0       3.3      8.8
    X - Northern Mindanao         130.0  129.8  120.5  120.1      7.9      8.1     125.5  123.3  113.8  113.2r     10.3      8.9
   XI - Southern Mindanao         138.4  138.1  126.3  122.8      9.6     12.5     129.4  129.2  116.4  114.2      11.2     13.1
  XII - Central Mindanao          125.5  125.9  118.1  117.7      6.3      7.0     121.8  120.8  108.9  109.2      11.8     10.6
 XIII - Caraga                    136.2  135.3  123.1r 123.0r    10.6     10.0     121.1  120.8  106.9  106.3      13.3     13.6
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      137.6  137.4  122.7  121.7     12.1     12.9     137.5  136.4  125.1  123.9       9.9     10.1

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                              M e a t                           |       Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region                         2005         2004    Inflation Rates(%) |        2005         2004    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous  |    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       128.8  127.9  122.8  119.8r     4.9      6.8     121.9  121.3  115.0  114.5      6.0      5.9 

National Capital Region (NCR)     128.4  126.4  123.5  119.8      4.0      5.5     117.7  117.5  115.6  115.2      1.8      2.0 

Areas Outside NCR                 129.0  128.5  122.5  119.8r     5.3      7.3     123.8  123.0  114.8  114.2      7.8      7.7 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  126.6  126.3  119.8  117.1      5.7      7.9     114.4  113.6  108.4  107.9      5.5      5.3 
    I - Ilocos                    135.3  135.8  127.4  124.2      6.2      9.3     131.8  131.5  115.1  114.9     14.5     14.4 
   II - Cagayan Valley            128.0  127.3  121.4  117.6      5.4      8.2     138.3  137.7  127.5  126.6      8.5      8.8 
  III - Central Luzon             128.9  128.4  126.6  123.5      1.8      4.0     123.4  122.8  113.2  111.9      9.0      9.7 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                127.0  126.5  123.1  120.3      3.2      5.2     116.0  114.7  110.1  110.0      5.4      4.3 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  126.9  126.6  115.6  113.2      9.8     11.8     121.3  120.7  113.4  112.0      7.0      7.8 
    V - Bicol                     129.1  127.9  122.4  120.2      5.5      6.4     128.4  127.6  120.6  119.7      6.5      6.6 
   VI - Western Visayas           126.9  125.8  115.7  113.0      9.7     11.3     122.9  122.4  114.4  113.8      7.4      7.6 
  VII - Central Visayas           130.4  130.2  120.6  118.6      8.1      9.8     141.1  140.7  129.6  129.5      8.9      8.6 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           124.3  124.3  115.7  113.6      7.4      9.4     117.5  117.1  110.2  110.1      6.6      6.4 
   IX - Western Mindanao          128.4  128.4  117.9  115.5      8.9     11.2     125.1  123.5  114.7  113.4      9.1      8.9 
    X - Northern Mindanao         130.3  128.7  117.3  115.1r    11.1     11.8     119.4  118.5  111.9  111.3      6.7      6.5 
   XI - Southern Mindanao         130.0  129.3  123.1  119.7      5.6      8.0     130.5  129.7  116.8  115.8     11.7     12.0 
  XII - Central Mindanao          135.3  134.3  125.3  124.0      8.0      8.3     123.2  122.4  114.4  114.2      7.7      7.2 
 XIII - Caraga                    127.6  127.6  119.1  118.6      7.1      7.6     125.6  125.4  114.0  112.8     10.2     11.2 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      148.0  147.0  129.7  129.1     14.1     13.9     127.6  127.6  118.4  117.9      7.8      8.2 

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                         2005         2004    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr Current  Previous 
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Philippines                       121.2  120.7  115.9  115.6    4.6        4.4

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

Areas Outside NCR                 124.8  124.0  116.5  116.1    7.1        6.8

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  108.2  107.6  103.8  103.4    4.2        4.1
    I - Ilocos                    130.4  129.1  119.1  119.0    9.5        8.5
   II - Cagayan Valley            169.1  169.1  150.9  149.6   12.1       13.0
  III - Central Luzon             122.5  121.9  113.0  111.5    8.4        9.3
 IV-a - Calabarzon                115.6  114.3  109.8  109.9    5.3        4.0
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  125.2  124.2  117.8  114.9    6.3        8.1
    V - Bicol                     137.8  137.5  130.8  130.5    5.4        5.4
   VI - Western Visayas           125.7  125.3  117.8  117.2    6.7        6.9
  VII - Central Visayas           154.4  154.1  140.5  140.5    9.9        9.7
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           118.6  118.1  110.2  110.2    7.6        7.2
   IX - Western Mindanao          130.0  129.3  119.1  119.1    9.2        8.6
    X - Northern Mindanao         113.8  113.5  108.2  107.9    5.2        5.2
   XI - Southern Mindanao         124.1  124.0  117.8  117.4    5.3        5.6
  XII - Central Mindanao          119.2  119.1  110.7  110.7    7.7        7.6
 XIII - Caraga                    137.3  137.3  121.9  119.1   12.6       15.3
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      144.0  144.0  130.0  130.0   10.8       10.8

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Source:  National Statistics Office
         
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