Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, June and May 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(%)   
                                    Jun    May    Jun    May  Current Previous  |    Jun    May    Jun    May   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       117.1  116.0  108.4  107.5r     8.0      7.9     116.1  115.1  107.6r 106.8r      7.9      7.8

National Capital Region (NCR)     108.7  109.0  103.2  103.2      5.3      5.6     108.7  109.0  103.3  103.3       5.2      5.5

Areas Outside NCR                 118.3  117.0  109.1  108.1r     8.4      8.2     117.3  116.0  108.3r 107.3r      8.3      8.1

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  116.9  117.3  105.2r 104.5r    11.1     12.2     116.9  117.3  105.1r 104.4r     11.2     12.4
    I - Ilocos                    120.3  117.6  106.6  105.4     12.9     11.6     120.5  117.7  106.7  105.5      12.9     11.6
   II - Cagayan Valley            116.8  116.4  107.3  106.9      8.9      8.9     117.0  116.5  107.2  106.8       9.1      9.1
  III - Central Luzon             110.8  109.4  105.1  104.4      5.4      4.8     109.9  108.6  104.4  103.7       5.3      4.7
 IV-a - Calabarzon                107.0  106.7  104.5  104.5      2.4      2.1     106.9  106.6  104.4  104.4       2.4      2.1
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  119.8  119.1  107.6  107.1     11.3     11.2     119.8  119.1  107.6  107.1      11.3     11.2
    V - Bicol                     112.6  111.6  107.1  106.8      5.1      4.5     111.4  110.4  105.7  105.5       5.4      4.6
   VI - Western Visayas           118.9  117.2  105.0  104.3     13.2     12.4     118.9  117.0  104.2  103.5      14.1     13.0
  VII - Central Visayas           127.4  124.7  116.0  115.1      9.8      8.3     123.2  119.8  115.0  114.5       7.1      4.6
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           118.3  116.6  110.0  108.2      7.5      7.8     119.0  117.3  110.5  108.6       7.7      8.0
   IX - Western Mindanao          117.7  116.2  106.9  104.7     10.1     11.0     119.3  117.9  107.3  104.6      11.2     12.7
    X - Northern Mindanao         126.0  124.2  115.0  113.8      9.6      9.1     123.0  121.6  113.3  112.1       8.6      8.5
   XI - Southern Mindanao         126.8  126.6  117.2  114.9      8.2     10.2     127.1  126.9  115.9  113.8       9.7     11.5
  XII - Central Mindanao          125.3  124.1  117.6  114.0      6.5      8.9     125.0  123.8  117.1  113.5       6.7      9.1
 XIII - Caraga                    126.6  126.8  113.2  112.4     11.8     12.8     127.1  127.6  113.6  112.8      11.9     13.1
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      128.2  124.9  113.9  111.5     12.6     12.0     127.5  124.3  113.4  111.2      12.4     11.8

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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(%)
                                    Jun    May    Jun    May   Current Previous |    Jun    May    Jun    May   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       127.3  126.1  117.1  115.4       8.7      9.3    133.3  132.6  121.7  120.8       9.5      9.8  

National Capital Region (NCR)     110.7  108.5   98.7   98.7      12.2      9.9    143.6  142.9  131.8  130.4       9.0      9.6  

Areas Outside NCR                 127.6  126.4  117.4  115.7       8.7      9.2    129.7  129.0  118.2  117.4       9.7      9.9  

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  116.4  115.6  110.9  110.5       5.0      4.6    125.6  125.0  111.8  110.3      12.3     13.3  
    I - Ilocos                    107.0  106.3  101.6  100.5       5.3      5.8    162.2  159.7  143.0  142.6      13.4     12.0  
   II - Cagayan Valley            113.3  113.2  108.9  108.5       4.0      4.3    116.9  116.4  111.3  110.8       5.0      5.1  
  III - Central Luzon             172.7  170.4  158.3  153.2       9.1     11.2    131.1  130.9  118.3  117.1      10.8     11.8  
 IV-a - Calabarzon                113.5  113.4  116.7  114.5      -2.7     -1.0    128.3  127.9  115.7  115.9      10.9     10.4  
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  116.2  115.1  111.1  109.5       4.6      5.1    121.2  120.9  115.2  114.2       5.2      5.9  
    V - Bicol                     125.0  125.0  121.9  121.1       2.5      3.2    126.0  125.5  116.8  115.9       7.9      8.3  
   VI - Western Visayas           118.4  121.1  120.1  119.9      -1.4      1.0    121.1  120.8  113.4  112.9       6.8      7.0  
  VII - Central Visayas           136.0  134.7  118.2  116.2      15.1     15.9    124.7  123.9  116.4  115.7       7.1      7.1  
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           105.9  104.2  100.4  100.4       5.5      3.8    130.6  129.8  121.6  121.1       7.4      7.2  
   IX - Western Mindanao          114.0  112.2  106.0  104.9       7.5      7.0    131.4  130.9  116.7  115.5      12.6     13.3  
    X - Northern Mindanao         133.4  130.4  119.2  117.9      11.9     10.6    130.5  129.8  117.1  116.5      11.4     11.4  
   XI - Southern Mindanao         125.6  125.5  121.7  118.9       3.2      5.6    136.1  134.5  121.8  118.9      11.7     13.1  
  XII - Central Mindanao          128.6  127.2  121.9  119.0       5.5      6.9    129.8  128.9  118.1  117.7       9.9      9.5  
 XIII - Caraga                    121.9  119.5  109.5  109.1      11.3      9.5    129.5  128.6  117.7  116.4      10.0     10.5  
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      159.8  152.3  135.6  126.9      17.8     20.0    130.5  129.1  118.2  116.6      10.4     10.7  

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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(%)
                                    Jun    May    Jun    May   Current Previous |    Jun    May    Jun    May   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       143.4  143.0  129.3  127.8      10.9     11.9    117.4  117.2  113.2  111.9       3.7      4.7 

National Capital Region (NCR)     143.7  143.1  130.2  129.3      10.4     10.7    113.5  112.2  115.4  113.4      -1.6     -1.1 

Areas Outside NCR                 143.3  142.9  129.0  127.2      11.1     12.3    118.6  118.8  112.5  111.5       5.4      6.5 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  147.9  147.8  131.4  128.5      12.6     15.0    115.8  115.5  114.7  113.7       1.0      1.6 
    I - Ilocos                    165.0  164.8  150.9  148.0       9.3     11.4    120.6  120.9  110.1  109.8       9.5     10.1 
   II - Cagayan Valley            137.9  137.5  127.4  126.7       8.2      8.5    123.0  124.6  120.8  120.1       1.8      3.7 
  III - Central Luzon             144.8  144.6  131.2  126.9      10.4     13.9    117.9  118.2  109.4  108.6       7.8      8.8 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                140.0  140.2  124.7  123.6      12.3     13.4    110.7  110.7  106.4  106.2       4.0      4.2 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  141.4  141.1  130.0  128.6       8.8      9.7    114.1  112.7  112.2  111.5       1.7      1.1 
    V - Bicol                     142.7  141.9  130.1  128.5       9.7     10.4    118.9  118.7  115.3  115.2       3.1      3.0 
   VI - Western Visayas           132.1  131.7  116.7  115.9      13.2     13.6    112.9  112.5  106.8  106.5       5.7      5.6 
  VII - Central Visayas           148.5  147.2  137.5  137.1       8.0      7.4    118.4  119.4  112.3  111.2       5.4      7.4 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           141.9  141.5  127.1  126.3      11.6     12.0    121.4  120.5  119.7  116.6       1.4      3.3 
   IX - Western Mindanao          149.4  148.6  132.0  123.9      13.2     19.9    124.7  124.9  119.2  115.7       4.6      8.0 
    X - Northern Mindanao         142.6  141.6  125.8  125.2      13.4     13.1    130.0  130.5  125.1  123.9       3.9      5.3 
   XI - Southern Mindanao         140.4  140.0  120.9  120.4      16.1     16.3    129.9  129.0  115.7  113.0      12.3     14.2 
  XII - Central Mindanao          138.8  138.6  127.9  127.8       8.5      8.5    123.7  125.5  115.5  114.2       7.1      9.9 
 XIII - Caraga                    146.0  145.7  130.3  129.2      12.0     12.8    117.7  118.7  112.5  111.8       4.6      6.2 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      141.8  140.8  128.8  126.6      10.1     11.2    129.7  129.1  124.8  120.8       3.9      6.9 

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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(%)
                                    Jun    May    Jun    May  Current Previous  |    Jun    May    Jun    May   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       126.6  126.2  118.2  118.1      7.1      6.9     112.9  111.8  109.1  105.0       3.5      6.5

National Capital Region (NCR)     117.0  115.9  110.8  114.5      5.6      1.2     101.6   98.4  101.7   95.1      -0.1      3.5

Areas Outside NCR                 129.0  128.8  120.1  119.0      7.4      8.2     117.0  116.6  111.8  108.5       4.7      7.5

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  116.3  117.3  108.4  108.6      7.3      8.0     125.3  128.6  120.5  116.5       4.0     10.4
    I - Ilocos                    126.9  127.8  120.4  120.6      5.4      6.0     104.6  104.2  102.8   98.3       1.8      6.0
   II - Cagayan Valley            122.7  122.1  116.2  115.6      5.6      5.6     113.4  112.7  104.1  102.2       8.9     10.3
  III - Central Luzon             124.8  125.6  117.9  118.1      5.9      6.4     112.7  110.4  108.3  102.4       4.1      7.8
 IV-a - Calabarzon                131.0  130.2  121.0  119.0      8.3      9.4     106.7  103.7  104.1   99.8       2.5      3.9
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  123.5  121.9  113.1  112.4      9.2      8.5     115.5  116.1  108.4  106.4       6.5      9.1
    V - Bicol                     125.5  125.4  119.2  116.7      5.3      7.5     110.7  111.3  108.7  106.1       1.8      4.9
   VI - Western Visayas           124.9  125.7  114.3  113.9      9.3     10.4     118.1  118.7  113.4  113.5       4.1      4.6
  VII - Central Visayas           140.9  139.2  131.3  129.6      7.3      7.4     136.4  136.6  127.1  125.8       7.3      8.6
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           128.9  127.6  119.8  117.2      7.6      8.9     118.9  119.1  113.4  110.9       4.9      7.4
   IX - Western Mindanao          122.1  120.9  113.9  111.7      7.2      8.2     129.3  127.1  126.2  123.0       2.5      3.3
    X - Northern Mindanao         130.9  130.0  121.4  120.5      7.8      7.9     123.6  125.5  118.0  113.8       4.7     10.3
   XI - Southern Mindanao         139.0  138.4  126.7  126.3      9.7      9.6     128.8  129.4  119.8  116.4       7.5     11.2
  XII - Central Mindanao          125.3  125.5  118.3  118.1      5.9      6.3     119.0  121.8  111.4  108.9       6.8     11.8
 XIII - Caraga                    134.5  136.2  124.0  123.1r     8.5     10.6     120.4  121.1  111.8  106.9       7.7     13.3
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      137.1  137.6  124.1  122.7     10.5     12.1     137.3  137.5  125.8  125.1       9.1      9.9

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                                              M e a t                           |       Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region                         2005         2004    Inflation Rates(%) |        2005         2004    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Jun    May    Jun    May  Current Previous  |    Jun    May    Jun    May  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       129.6  128.8  123.4  122.8      5.0      4.9     122.4  121.9  115.9  115.0      5.6      6.0 

National Capital Region (NCR)     129.9  128.4  122.4  123.5      6.1      4.0     118.0  117.7  116.5  115.6      1.3      1.8 

Areas Outside NCR                 129.5  129.0  123.9  122.5      4.5      5.3     124.3  123.8  115.6  114.8      7.5      7.8 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  127.3  126.6  121.2  119.8      5.0      5.7     114.9  114.4  109.5  108.4      4.9      5.5 
    I - Ilocos                    136.0  135.3  130.1  127.4      4.5      6.2     131.9  131.8  115.5  115.1     14.2     14.5 
   II - Cagayan Valley            128.7  128.0  124.2  121.4      3.6      5.4     138.7  138.3  128.6  127.5      7.9      8.5 
  III - Central Luzon             130.2  128.9  123.7  126.6      5.3      1.8     123.7  123.4  114.1  113.2      8.4      9.0 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                127.1  127.0  124.0  123.1      2.5      3.2     116.0  116.0  110.9  110.1      4.6      5.4 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  127.1  126.9  120.3  115.6      5.7      9.8     121.8  121.3  115.2  113.4      5.7      7.0 
    V - Bicol                     129.9  129.1  126.2  122.4      2.9      5.5     129.1  128.4  121.4  120.6      6.3      6.5 
   VI - Western Visayas           127.0  126.9  118.8  115.7      6.9      9.7     123.4  122.9  114.8  114.4      7.5      7.4 
  VII - Central Visayas           130.7  130.4  122.3  120.6      6.9      8.1     141.7  141.1  129.8  129.6      9.2      8.9 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           125.9  124.3  120.5  115.7      4.5      7.4     118.4  117.5  110.5  110.2      7.1      6.6 
   IX - Western Mindanao          128.2  128.4  125.0  117.9      2.6      8.9     125.7  125.1  117.4  114.7      7.1      9.1 
    X - Northern Mindanao         130.4  130.3  119.7  117.3      8.9     11.1     120.0  119.4  112.9  111.9      6.3      6.7 
   XI - Southern Mindanao         130.0  130.0  125.9  123.1      3.3      5.6     132.6  130.5  117.2  116.8     13.1     11.7 
  XII - Central Mindanao          135.1  135.3  130.1  125.3      3.8      8.0     124.4  123.2  115.9  114.4      7.3      7.7 
 XIII - Caraga                    127.2  127.6  121.3  119.1      4.9      7.1     128.2  125.6  114.8  114.0     11.7     10.2 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      145.1  148.0  131.6  129.7     10.3     14.1     130.2  127.6  119.1  118.4      9.3      7.8 

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                         2005         2004    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Jun    May    Jun    May Current  Previous 
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Philippines                       121.4  121.2  116.3  115.9     4.4       4.6

National Capital Region (NCR)     115.2  115.2  115.2  114.9     0.0       0.3

Areas Outside NCR                 125.1  124.8  116.9  116.5     7.0       7.1

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  108.2  108.2  104.2  103.8     3.8       4.2
    I - Ilocos                    130.4  130.4  119.1  119.1     9.5       9.5
   II - Cagayan Valley            169.1  169.1  152.1  150.9    11.2      12.1
  III - Central Luzon             122.5  122.5  113.1  113.0     8.3       8.4
 IV-a - Calabarzon                115.7  115.6  110.3  109.8     4.9       5.3
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  125.6  125.2  119.1  117.8     5.5       6.3
    V - Bicol                     138.2  137.8  131.3  130.8     5.3       5.4
   VI - Western Visayas           125.9  125.7  118.1  117.8     6.6       6.7
  VII - Central Visayas           154.4  154.4  140.5  140.5     9.9       9.9
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           119.0  118.6  110.2  110.2     8.0       7.6
   IX - Western Mindanao          130.3  130.0  119.9  119.1     8.7       9.2
    X - Northern Mindanao         114.3  113.8  109.4  108.2     4.5       5.2
   XI - Southern Mindanao         125.2  124.1  117.9  117.8     6.2       5.3
  XII - Central Mindanao          119.5  119.2  112.1  110.7     6.6       7.7
 XIII - Caraga                    139.5  137.3  122.5  121.9    13.9      12.6
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      154.3  144.0  130.0  130.0    18.7      10.8

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Source:  National Statistics Office
         
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