Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, July and June 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(%)   
                                    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun  Current Previous  |    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       118.1  117.1  110.0  108.4      7.4      8.0     117.3  116.1  109.1  107.6r      7.5      7.9

National Capital Region (NCR)     108.8  108.7  103.6  103.2      5.0      5.3     108.8  108.7  103.7  103.3       4.9      5.2

Areas Outside NCR                 119.4  118.3  110.9  109.1      7.7      8.4     118.6  117.3  109.9  108.3r      7.9      8.3

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  118.2  116.9  107.3r 105.2r    10.2     11.1     118.2  116.9  107.2r 105.1r     10.3     11.2
    I - Ilocos                    121.2  120.3  107.6  106.6     12.6     12.9     121.4  120.5  107.7  106.7      12.7     12.9
   II - Cagayan Valley            118.9  116.8  107.9  107.3     10.2      8.9     119.1  117.0  107.8  107.2      10.5      9.1
  III - Central Luzon             111.1  110.8  105.9  105.1      4.9      5.4     110.3  109.9  105.1  104.4       4.9      5.3
 IV-a - Calabarzon                107.4  107.0  104.9  104.5      2.4      2.4     107.3  106.9  104.8  104.4       2.4      2.4
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  124.5  119.8  108.8  107.6     14.4     11.3     124.6  119.8  108.8  107.6      14.5     11.3
    V - Bicol                     115.1  112.6  108.6  107.1      6.0      5.1     114.2  111.4  106.8  105.7       6.9      5.4
   VI - Western Visayas           120.6  118.9  106.5  105.0     13.2     13.2     120.7  118.9  105.7  104.2      14.2     14.1
  VII - Central Visayas           127.3  127.4  121.2  116.0      5.0      9.8     123.1  123.2  118.3  115.0       4.1      7.1
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           119.0  118.3  110.8  110.0      7.4      7.5     119.7  119.0  111.4  110.5       7.5      7.7
   IX - Western Mindanao          118.7  117.7  108.6  106.9      9.3     10.1     120.0  119.3  109.7  107.3       9.4     11.2
    X - Northern Mindanao         127.1  126.0  118.0  115.0      7.7      9.6     124.9  123.0  116.9  113.3       6.8      8.6
   XI - Southern Mindanao         127.3  126.8  119.1  117.2      6.9      8.2     127.8  127.1  119.2  115.9       7.2      9.7
  XII - Central Mindanao          126.7  125.3  121.0  117.6      4.7      6.5     126.5  125.0  121.0  117.1       4.5      6.7
 XIII - Caraga                    127.8  126.6  115.8  113.2     10.4     11.8     128.2  127.1  116.4  113.6      10.1     11.9
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      129.2  128.2  116.8  113.9     10.6     12.6     128.5  127.5  116.4  113.4      10.4     12.4

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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(%)
                                    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun   Current Previous |    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       127.5  127.3  119.8  117.1       6.4      8.7    133.9  133.3  123.0  121.7       8.9      9.5  

National Capital Region (NCR)     109.4  110.7   98.0   98.7      11.6     12.2    144.6  143.6  132.9  131.8       8.8      9.0  

Areas Outside NCR                 127.8  127.6  120.2  117.4       6.3      8.7    130.2  129.7  119.6  118.2       8.9      9.7  

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  119.2  116.4  111.0  110.9       7.4      5.0    126.2  125.6  112.7  111.8      12.0     12.3  
    I - Ilocos                    107.2  107.0  103.1  101.6       4.0      5.3    163.2  162.2  148.2  143.0      10.1     13.4  
   II - Cagayan Valley            114.4  113.3  109.4  108.9       4.6      4.0    117.1  116.9  113.0  111.3       3.6      5.0  
  III - Central Luzon             172.4  172.7  162.2  158.3       6.3      9.1    131.3  131.1  120.8  118.3       8.7     10.8  
 IV-a - Calabarzon                115.5  113.5  118.4  116.7      -2.4     -2.7    128.7  128.3  116.2  115.7      10.8     10.9  
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  115.6  116.2  112.5  111.1       2.8      4.6    121.4  121.2  115.8  115.2       4.8      5.2  
    V - Bicol                     125.2  125.0  127.8  121.9      -2.0      2.5    126.9  126.0  119.0  116.8       6.6      7.9  
   VI - Western Visayas           118.3  118.4  120.8  120.1      -2.1     -1.4    121.7  121.1  114.1  113.4       6.7      6.8  
  VII - Central Visayas           136.1  136.0  127.3  118.2       6.9     15.1    125.2  124.7  117.2  116.4       6.8      7.1  
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           105.3  105.9   99.2  100.4       6.1      5.5    130.6  130.6  121.9  121.6       7.1      7.4  
   IX - Western Mindanao          115.6  114.0  106.0  106.0       9.1      7.5    132.5  131.4  117.1  116.7      13.2     12.6  
    X - Northern Mindanao         132.3  133.4  120.7  119.2       9.6     11.9    130.9  130.5  119.5  117.1       9.5     11.4  
   XI - Southern Mindanao         125.6  125.6  118.6  121.7       5.9      3.2    136.8  136.1  123.6  121.8      10.7     11.7  
  XII - Central Mindanao          128.6  128.6  120.6  121.9       6.6      5.5    130.2  129.8  119.4  118.1       9.0      9.9  
 XIII - Caraga                    123.8  121.9  110.6  109.5      11.9     11.3    130.0  129.5  118.7  117.7       9.5     10.0  
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      161.8  159.8  138.0  135.6      17.2     17.8    130.5  130.5  118.3  118.2      10.3     10.4  

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                                          Dairy Products                        |             E g g s
Area and Region                         2005         2004     Inflation Rates(%)|        2005         2004     Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun   Current Previous |    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       143.9  143.4  130.8  129.3      10.0     10.9    119.2  117.4  115.2  113.2       3.5      3.7 

National Capital Region (NCR)     144.4  143.7  131.4  130.2       9.9     10.4    119.0  113.5  119.2  115.4      -0.2     -1.6 

Areas Outside NCR                 143.7  143.3  130.6  129.0      10.0     11.1    119.2  118.6  114.0  112.5       4.6      5.4 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  148.1  147.9  132.2  131.4      12.0     12.6    116.5  115.8  114.1  114.7       2.1      1.0 
    I - Ilocos                    166.1  165.0  151.3  150.9       9.8      9.3    121.5  120.6  114.8  110.1       5.8      9.5 
   II - Cagayan Valley            138.5  137.9  128.2  127.4       8.0      8.2    123.0  123.0  122.0  120.8       0.8      1.8 
  III - Central Luzon             144.8  144.8  131.4  131.2      10.2     10.4    118.2  117.9  110.4  109.4       7.1      7.8 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                140.3  140.0  126.7  124.7      10.7     12.3    110.7  110.7  107.0  106.4       3.5      4.0 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  141.4  141.4  131.7  130.0       7.4      8.8    114.9  114.1  112.7  112.2       2.0      1.7 
    V - Bicol                     143.5  142.7  131.1  130.1       9.5      9.7    120.8  118.9  115.8  115.3       4.3      3.1 
   VI - Western Visayas           132.6  132.1  120.9  116.7       9.7     13.2    113.3  112.9  107.0  106.8       5.9      5.7 
  VII - Central Visayas           149.2  148.5  138.6  137.5       7.6      8.0    119.1  118.4  114.6  112.3       3.9      5.4 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           142.1  141.9  128.9  127.1      10.2     11.6    121.3  121.4  121.6  119.7      -0.2      1.4 
   IX - Western Mindanao          150.6  149.4  132.5  132.0      13.7     13.2    125.3  124.7  120.8  119.2       3.7      4.6 
    X - Northern Mindanao         142.7  142.6  127.2  125.8      12.2     13.4    131.5  130.0  127.3  125.1       3.3      3.9 
   XI - Southern Mindanao         140.4  140.4  125.1  120.9      12.2     16.1    130.8  129.9  119.0  115.7       9.9     12.3 
  XII - Central Mindanao          139.2  138.8  128.8  127.9       8.1      8.5    124.8  123.7  118.0  115.5       5.8      7.1 
 XIII - Caraga                    146.2  146.0  132.5  130.3      10.3     12.0    118.9  117.7  115.7  112.5       2.8      4.6 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      144.5  141.8  129.8  128.8      11.3     10.1    131.4  129.7  126.9  124.8       3.5      3.9 

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                                             F i s h                            |      Fruits and Vegetables
Area and Region                         2005         2004    Inflation Rates(%) |        2005         2004     Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun  Current Previous  |    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       126.7  126.6  119.8  118.2      5.8      7.1     113.7  112.9  113.8  109.1      -0.1      3.5

National Capital Region (NCR)     117.6  117.0  113.0  110.8      4.1      5.6     100.5  101.6  106.1  101.7      -5.3     -0.1

Areas Outside NCR                 129.0  129.0  121.5  120.1      6.2      7.4     118.5  117.0  116.6  111.8       1.6      4.7

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  116.2  116.3  110.1  108.4      5.5      7.3     130.5  125.3  130.6  120.5      -0.1      4.0
    I - Ilocos                    129.0  126.9  121.5  120.4      6.2      5.4     107.7  104.6  115.5  102.8      -6.8      1.8
   II - Cagayan Valley            123.3  122.7  117.7  116.2      4.8      5.6     116.6  113.4  109.2  104.1       6.8      8.9
  III - Central Luzon             124.3  124.8  119.1  117.9      4.4      5.9     114.0  112.7  117.8  108.3      -3.2      4.1
 IV-a - Calabarzon                128.7  131.0  122.2  121.0      5.3      8.3     107.8  106.7  110.1  104.1      -2.1      2.5
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  124.2  123.5  116.9  113.1      6.2      9.2     117.0  115.5  112.6  108.4       3.9      6.5
    V - Bicol                     126.2  125.5  120.7  119.2      4.6      5.3     111.2  110.7  110.4  108.7       0.7      1.8
   VI - Western Visayas           125.3  124.9  114.3  114.3      9.6      9.3     118.7  118.1  116.1  113.4       2.2      4.1
  VII - Central Visayas           142.8  140.9  134.9  131.3      5.9      7.3     140.5  136.4  128.7  127.1       9.2      7.3
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           127.5  128.9  120.3  119.8      6.0      7.6     119.7  118.9  114.7  113.4       4.4      4.9
   IX - Western Mindanao          122.4  122.1  115.0  113.9      6.4      7.2     132.0  129.3  126.3  126.2       4.5      2.5
    X - Northern Mindanao         130.5  130.9  123.8  121.4      5.4      7.8     124.8  123.6  119.5  118.0       4.4      4.7
   XI - Southern Mindanao         139.5  139.0  127.0  126.7      9.8      9.7     127.4  128.8  121.9  119.8       4.5      7.5
  XII - Central Mindanao          125.3  125.3  120.2  118.3      4.2      5.9     120.0  119.0  114.5  111.4       4.8      6.8
 XIII - Caraga                    134.7  134.5  124.8  124.0      7.9      8.5     120.1  120.4  111.0  111.8       8.2      7.7
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      138.3  137.1  126.2  124.1      9.6     10.5     136.8  137.3  126.4  125.8       8.2      9.1

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                                              M e a t                           |       Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region                         2005         2004    Inflation Rates(%) |        2005         2004    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun  Current Previous  |    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       129.7  129.6  123.6  123.4      4.9      5.0     124.0  122.4  116.6  115.9      6.3      5.6 

National Capital Region (NCR)     129.1  129.9  121.2  122.4      6.5      6.1     121.4  118.0  116.6  116.5      4.1      1.3 

Areas Outside NCR                 130.0  129.5  124.6  123.9      4.3      4.5     125.2  124.3  116.6  115.6      7.4      7.5 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  127.1  127.3  122.9  121.2      3.4      5.0     115.2  114.9  109.8  109.5      4.9      4.9 
    I - Ilocos                    135.9  136.0  129.2  130.1      5.2      4.5     132.5  131.9  116.9  115.5     13.3     14.2 
   II - Cagayan Valley            129.3  128.7  125.7  124.2      2.9      3.6     139.3  138.7  131.8  128.6      5.7      7.9 
  III - Central Luzon             130.3  130.2  125.4  123.7      3.9      5.3     124.9  123.7  115.0  114.1      8.6      8.4 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                128.3  127.1  124.0  124.0      3.5      2.5     116.4  116.0  111.1  110.9      4.8      4.6 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  127.1  127.1  121.0  120.3      5.0      5.7     123.2  121.8  115.8  115.2      6.4      5.7 
    V - Bicol                     130.6  129.9  127.3  126.2      2.6      2.9     130.9  129.1  122.4  121.4      6.9      6.3 
   VI - Western Visayas           127.4  127.0  119.0  118.8      7.1      6.9     124.4  123.4  116.4  114.8      6.9      7.5 
  VII - Central Visayas           131.6  130.7  123.5  122.3      6.6      6.9     142.5  141.7  130.3  129.8      9.4      9.2 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           126.7  125.9  121.1  120.5      4.6      4.5     119.1  118.4  111.7  110.5      6.6      7.1 
   IX - Western Mindanao          129.2  128.2  123.2  125.0      4.9      2.6     126.5  125.7  118.0  117.4      7.2      7.1 
    X - Northern Mindanao         129.8  130.4  121.4  119.7      6.9      8.9     121.7  120.0  113.7  112.9      7.0      6.3 
   XI - Southern Mindanao         130.1  130.0  126.1  125.9      3.2      3.3     134.1  132.6  121.1  117.2     10.7     13.1 
  XII - Central Mindanao          135.1  135.1  130.3  130.1      3.7      3.8     125.4  124.4  117.4  115.9      6.8      7.3 
 XIII - Caraga                    127.6  127.2  124.2  121.3      2.7      4.9     129.9  128.2  117.0  114.8     11.0     11.7 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      145.5  145.1  133.4  131.6      9.1     10.3     130.7  130.2  120.8  119.1      8.2      9.3 

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                         2005         2004    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun Current  Previous 
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Philippines                       123.4  121.4  116.6  116.3     5.8       4.4

National Capital Region (NCR)     119.6  115.2  115.2  115.2     3.8       0.0

Areas Outside NCR                 125.6  125.1  117.5  116.9     6.9       7.0

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  108.5  108.2  104.2  104.2     4.1       3.8
    I - Ilocos                    130.4  130.4  121.1  119.1     7.7       9.5
   II - Cagayan Valley            169.5  169.1  158.2  152.1     7.1      11.2
  III - Central Luzon             123.4  122.5  112.8  113.1     9.4       8.3
 IV-a - Calabarzon                115.9  115.7  110.3  110.3     5.1       4.9
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  126.7  125.6  119.1  119.1     6.4       5.5
    V - Bicol                     138.8  138.2  132.3  131.3     4.9       5.3
   VI - Western Visayas           126.3  125.9  118.9  118.1     6.2       6.6
  VII - Central Visayas           154.5  154.4  141.0  140.5     9.6       9.9
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           119.3  119.0  112.8  110.2     5.8       8.0
   IX - Western Mindanao          130.3  130.3  119.9  119.9     8.7       8.7
    X - Northern Mindanao         114.5  114.3  109.6  109.4     4.5       4.5
   XI - Southern Mindanao         128.0  125.2  118.5  117.9     8.0       6.2
  XII - Central Mindanao          120.3  119.5  114.0  112.1     5.5       6.6
 XIII - Caraga                    139.5  139.5  126.5  122.5    10.3      13.9
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      154.9  154.3  134.3  130.0    15.3      18.7

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Source:  National Statistics Office
         
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