Table  9.  Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, August and July 2005
           (2000 = 100)

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                                           C e r e a l s          |            R i c e            |           C o r n
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous
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Philipines                          119.0  118.1     0.8      0.9   118.5  117.3     1.0      1.0   124.8  127.5    -2.1      0.2

National Capital Region (NCR)       108.7  108.8    -0.1      0.1   108.7  108.8    -0.1      0.1   111.3  109.4     1.7     -1.2

Areas Outside NCR                   120.5  119.4     0.9      0.9   120.0  118.6     1.2      1.1   125.0  127.8    -2.2      0.2
								                                                                                             
  CAR  -  Cordillera Administrative	
          Region                    118.6  118.2     0.3      1.1   118.6  118.2     0.3      1.1   118.8  119.2    -0.3      2.4
    I  -  Ilocos                    121.5  121.2     0.2      0.7   121.7  121.4     0.2      0.7   107.2  107.2     0.0      0.2
   II  -  Cagayan Valley            119.9  118.9     0.8      1.8   120.2  119.1     0.9      1.8   114.0  114.4    -0.3      1.0
  III  -  Central Luzon             111.4  111.1     0.3      0.3   110.5  110.3     0.2      0.4   174.2  172.4     1.0     -0.2
 IV-a  -  Calabarzon                107.7  107.4     0.3      0.4   107.6  107.3     0.3      0.4   117.4  115.5     1.6      1.8
 IV-b  -  Mimaropa                  128.4  124.5     3.1      3.9   128.5  124.6     3.1      4.0   115.1  115.6    -0.4     -0.5
    V  -  Bicol                     117.2  115.1     1.8      2.2   116.4  114.2     1.9      2.5   125.7  125.2     0.4      0.2
   VI  -  Western Visayas           122.7  120.6     1.7      1.4   123.1  120.7     2.0      1.5   115.6  118.3    -2.3     -0.1
  VII  -  Central Visayas           128.5  127.3     0.9     -0.1   125.7  123.1     2.1     -0.1   134.2  136.1    -1.4      0.1
 VIII  -  Eastern Visayas           123.0  119.0     3.4      0.6   123.8  119.7     3.4      0.6   107.4  105.3     2.0     -0.6
   IX  -  Western Mindanao          118.4  118.7    -0.3      0.8   121.0  120.0     0.8      0.6   112.4  115.6    -2.8      1.4
    X  -  Northern Mindanao         126.1  127.1    -0.8      0.9   125.6  124.9     0.6      1.5   127.3  132.3    -3.8     -0.8
   XI  -  Southern Mindanao         126.5  127.3    -0.6      0.4   128.9  127.8     0.9      0.6   117.8  125.6    -6.2      0.0
  XII  -  Central Mindanao          128.7  126.7     1.6      1.1   128.9  126.5     1.9      1.2   126.7  128.6    -1.5      0.0
 XIII  -  Caraga                    129.2  127.8     1.1      0.9   130.0  128.2     1.4      0.9   122.2  123.8    -1.3      1.6
 ARMM  -  Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao        130.1  129.2     0.7      0.8   129.4  128.5     0.7      0.8   162.4  161.8     0.4      1.3

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Table 9. (Continued)

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                                         Cereal Preparations      |       Dairy Products          |             E g g s
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous
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Philipines                          134.4  133.9     0.4      0.5   144.3  143.9     0.3      0.3   119.9  119.2    0.6       1.5

National Capital Region (NCR)       145.1  144.6     0.3      0.7   144.7  144.4     0.2      0.5   120.4  119.0    1.2       4.8

Areas Outside NCR                   130.7  130.2     0.4      0.4   144.1  143.7     0.3      0.3   119.7  119.2    0.4       0.5
								                                                                                             
  CAR  -  Cordillera Administrative	
          Region                    127.3  126.2     0.9      0.5   148.7  148.1     0.4      0.1   116.5  116.5    0.0       0.6
    I  -  Ilocos                    165.4  163.2     1.3      0.6   166.4  166.1     0.2      0.7   121.6  121.5    0.1       0.7
   II  -  Cagayan Valley            117.2  117.1     0.1      0.2   138.6  138.5     0.1      0.4   123.2  123.0    0.2       0.0
  III  -  Central Luzon             131.4  131.3     0.1      0.2   145.2  144.8     0.3      0.0   118.3  118.2    0.1       0.3
 IV-a  -  Calabarzon                129.1  128.7     0.3      0.3   140.5  140.3     0.1      0.2   110.7  110.7    0.0       0.0
 IV-b  -  Mimaropa                  121.6  121.4     0.2      0.2   142.4  141.4     0.7      0.0   116.1  114.9    1.0       0.7
    V  -  Bicol                     127.2  126.9     0.2      0.7   144.2  143.5     0.5      0.6   121.6  120.8    0.7       1.6
   VI  -  Western Visayas           121.9  121.7     0.2      0.5   132.9  132.6     0.2      0.4   112.4  113.3   -0.8       0.4
  VII  -  Central Visayas           126.0  125.2     0.6      0.4   149.3  149.2     0.1      0.5   120.1  119.1    0.8       0.6
 VIII  -  Eastern Visayas           130.9  130.6     0.2      0.0   142.5  142.1     0.3      0.1   122.0  121.3    0.6      -0.1
   IX  -  Western Mindanao          133.3  132.5     0.6      0.8   150.8  150.6     0.1      0.8   126.2  125.3    0.7       0.5
    X  -  Northern Mindanao         131.9  130.9     0.8      0.3   143.3  142.7     0.4      0.1   133.1  131.5    1.2       1.2
   XI  -  Southern Mindanao         137.2  136.8     0.3      0.5   141.4  140.4     0.7      0.0   133.2  130.8    1.8       0.7
  XII  -  Central Mindanao          130.8  130.2     0.5      0.3   139.5  139.2     0.2      0.3   125.9  124.8    0.9       0.9
 XIII  -  Caraga                    130.4  130.0     0.3      0.4   146.4  146.2     0.1      0.1   119.5  118.9    0.5       1.0
 ARMM  -  Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao        131.1  130.5     0.5      0.0   144.6  144.5     0.1      1.9   134.3  131.4    2.2       1.3

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Table 9 (continued)

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                                             F i s h              |     Fruits and Vegetables     |            M e a t
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous
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Philipines                          126.2  126.7    -0.4      0.1   115.9  113.7     1.9      0.7   129.8  129.7     0.1      0.1

National Capital Region (NCR)       114.2  117.6    -2.9      0.5   103.4  100.5     2.9     -1.1   128.6  129.1    -0.4     -0.6

Areas Outside NCR                   129.2  129.0     0.2      0.0   120.4  118.5     1.6      1.3   130.3  130.0     0.2      0.4
								                                                                                             
  CAR  -  Cordillera Administrative	
          Region                    116.4  116.2     0.2     -0.1   132.4  130.5     1.5      4.2   128.2  127.1     0.9     -0.2
    I  -  Ilocos                    127.9  129.0    -0.9      1.7   108.8  107.7     1.0      3.0   136.1  135.9     0.1     -0.1
   II  -  Cagayan Valley            124.5  123.3     1.0      0.5   119.2  116.6     2.2      2.8   129.3  129.3     0.0      0.5
  III  -  Central Luzon             123.5  124.3    -0.6     -0.4   115.8  114.0     1.6      1.2   130.7  130.3     0.3      0.1
 IV-a  -  Calabarzon                129.3  128.7     0.5     -1.8   110.4  107.8     2.4      1.0   128.6  128.3     0.2      0.9
 IV-b  -  Mimaropa                  121.3  124.2    -2.3      0.6   118.7  117.0     1.5      1.3   127.3  127.1     0.2      0.0
    V  -  Bicol                     126.8  126.2     0.5      0.6   112.7  111.2     1.3      0.5   131.1  130.6     0.4      0.5
   VI  -  Western Visayas           125.5  125.3     0.2      0.3   120.1  118.7     1.2      0.5   127.1  127.4    -0.2      0.3
  VII  -  Central Visayas           144.1  142.8     0.9      1.3   143.9  140.5     2.4      3.0   133.0  131.6     1.1      0.7
 VIII  -  Eastern Visayas           128.7  127.5     0.9     -1.1   120.6  119.7     0.8      0.7   127.5  126.7     0.6      0.6
   IX  -  Western Mindanao          122.2  122.4    -0.2      0.2   137.0  132.0     3.8      2.1   130.3  129.2     0.9      0.8
    X  -  Northern Mindanao         131.6  130.5     0.8     -0.3   126.2  124.8     1.1      1.0   129.6  129.8    -0.2     -0.5
   XI  -  Southern Mindanao         136.7  139.5    -2.0      0.4   127.2  127.4    -0.2     -1.1   129.8  130.1    -0.2      0.1
  XII  -  Central Mindanao          128.0  125.3     2.2      0.0   122.9  120.0     2.4      0.8   135.4  135.1     0.2      0.0
 XIII  -  Caraga                    135.2  134.7     0.4      0.1   121.9  120.1     1.5     -0.2   128.0  127.6     0.3      0.3
 ARMM  -  Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao        139.5  138.3     0.9      0.9   137.6  136.8     0.6     -0.4   145.7  145.5     0.1      0.3

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Table 9 (concluded)

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                                          Miscellaneous Foods     |       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous
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Philipines                          124.5  124.0     0.4      1.3   123.6  123.4     0.2      1.6

National Capital Region (NCR)       121.6  121.4     0.2      2.9   119.6  119.6     0.0      3.8

Areas Outside NCR                   125.8  125.2     0.5      0.7   126.0  125.6     0.3      0.4
								                                                             
  CAR  -  Cordillera Administrative	
          Region                    116.1  115.2     0.8      0.3   109.1  108.5     0.6      0.3
    I  -  Ilocos                    133.0  132.5     0.4      0.5   131.1  130.4     0.5      0.0
   II  -  Cagayan Valley            139.7  139.3     0.3      0.4   169.5  169.5     0.0      0.2
  III  -  Central Luzon             125.6  124.9     0.6      1.0   124.5  123.4     0.9      0.7
 IV-a  -  Calabarzon                116.5  116.4     0.1      0.3   115.9  115.9     0.0      0.2
 IV-b  -  Mimaropa                  124.2  123.2     0.8      1.1   126.7  126.7     0.0      0.9
    V  -  Bicol                     132.1  130.9     0.9      1.4   139.5  138.8     0.5      0.4
   VI  -  Western Visayas           124.6  124.4     0.2      0.8   126.3  126.3     0.0      0.3
  VII  -  Central Visayas           143.1  142.5     0.4      0.6   154.6  154.5     0.1      0.1
 VIII  -  Eastern Visayas           119.5  119.1     0.3      0.6   119.4  119.3     0.1      0.3
   IX  -  Western Mindanao          127.6  126.5     0.9      0.6   130.6  130.3     0.2      0.0
    X  -  Northern Mindanao         122.7  121.7     0.8      1.4   115.1  114.5     0.5      0.2
   XI  -  Southern Mindanao         135.1  134.1     0.7      1.1   129.1  128.0     0.9      2.2
  XII  -  Central Mindanao          126.7  125.4     1.0      0.8   121.2  120.3     0.7      0.7
 XIII  -  Caraga                    130.5  129.9     0.5      1.3   139.9  139.5     0.3      0.0
 ARMM  -  Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao        131.9  130.7     0.9      0.4   159.3  154.9     2.8      0.4
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Source:  National Statistics Office
         
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