Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, August and July 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(%)   
                                    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul  Current Previous  |    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       119.0  118.1  111.1  110.0      7.1      7.4     118.5  117.3  110.1  109.1       7.6      7.5

National Capital Region (NCR)     108.7  108.8  103.8  103.6      4.7      5.0     108.7  108.8  103.8  103.7       4.7      4.9

Areas Outside NCR                 120.5  119.4  112.1  110.9      7.5      7.7     120.0  118.6  111.1  109.9       8.0      7.9

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  118.6  118.2  109.0  107.3r     8.8     10.2     118.6  118.2  108.9r 107.2r      8.9     10.3
    I - Ilocos                    121.5  121.2  107.6  107.6     12.9     12.6     121.7  121.4  107.6  107.7      13.1     12.7
   II - Cagayan Valley            119.9  118.9  110.6  107.9      8.4     10.2     120.2  119.1  110.6  107.8       8.7     10.5
  III - Central Luzon             111.4  111.1  106.8  105.9      4.3      4.9     110.5  110.3  106.0  105.1       4.2      4.9
 IV-a - Calabarzon                107.7  107.4  104.6  104.9      3.0      2.4     107.6  107.3  104.5  104.8       3.0      2.4
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  128.4  124.5  108.7  108.8     18.1     14.4     128.5  124.6  108.7  108.8      18.2     14.5
    V - Bicol                     117.2  115.1  108.9  108.6      7.6      6.0     116.4  114.2  107.2  106.8       8.6      6.9
   VI - Western Visayas           122.7  120.6  107.2  106.5     14.5     13.2     123.1  120.7  106.4  105.7      15.7     14.2
  VII - Central Visayas           128.5  127.3  121.8  121.2      5.5      5.0     125.7  123.1  118.1  118.3       6.4      4.1
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           123.0  119.0  111.2  110.8     10.6      7.4     123.8  119.7  111.8  111.4      10.7      7.5
   IX - Western Mindanao          118.4  118.7  114.3  108.6      3.6      9.3     121.0  120.0  117.0  109.7       3.4      9.4
    X - Northern Mindanao         126.1  127.1  121.5  118.0      3.8      7.7     125.6  124.9  121.0  116.9       3.8      6.8
   XI - Southern Mindanao         126.5  127.3  120.1  119.1      5.3      6.9     128.9  127.8  121.0  119.2       6.5      7.2
  XII - Central Mindanao          128.7  126.7  123.8  121.0      4.0      4.7     128.9  126.5  124.0  121.0       4.0      4.5
 XIII - Caraga                    129.2  127.8  120.0  115.8      7.7     10.4     130.0  128.2  120.8  116.4       7.6     10.1
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      130.1  129.2  118.4  116.8      9.9     10.6     129.4  128.5  117.9  116.4       9.8     10.4

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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(%)
                                    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul   Current Previous |    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       124.8  127.5  120.9  119.8       3.2      6.4    134.4  133.9  124.5  123.0       8.0      8.9  

National Capital Region (NCR)     111.3  109.4  101.4   98.0       9.8     11.6    145.1  144.6  135.0  132.9       7.5      8.8  

Areas Outside NCR                 125.0  127.8  121.3  120.2       3.1      6.3    130.7  130.2  120.8  119.6       8.2      8.9  

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  118.8  119.2  113.3  111.0       4.9      7.4    127.3  126.2  114.5  112.7      11.2     12.0  
    I - Ilocos                    107.2  107.2  107.1  103.1       0.1      4.0    165.4  163.2  149.3  148.2      10.8     10.1  
   II - Cagayan Valley            114.0  114.4  109.6  109.4       4.0      4.6    117.2  117.1  113.5  113.0       3.3      3.6  
  III - Central Luzon             174.2  172.4  162.3  162.2       7.3      6.3    131.4  131.3  122.0  120.8       7.7      8.7  
 IV-a - Calabarzon                117.4  115.5  118.4  118.4      -0.8     -2.4    129.1  128.7  118.2  116.2       9.2     10.8  
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  115.1  115.6  111.7  112.5       3.0      2.8    121.6  121.4  116.4  115.8       4.5      4.8  
    V - Bicol                     125.7  125.2  126.9  127.8      -0.9     -2.0    127.2  126.9  120.0  119.0       6.0      6.6  
   VI - Western Visayas           115.6  118.3  121.3  120.8      -4.7     -2.1    121.9  121.7  115.2  114.1       5.8      6.7  
  VII - Central Visayas           134.2  136.1  129.4  127.3       3.7      6.9    126.0  125.2  118.1  117.2       6.7      6.8  
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           107.4  105.3   99.2   99.2       8.3      6.1    130.9  130.6  122.1  121.9       7.2      7.1  
   IX - Western Mindanao          112.4  115.6  108.1  106.0       4.0      9.1    133.3  132.5  117.9  117.1      13.1     13.2  
    X - Northern Mindanao         127.3  132.3  122.8  120.7       3.7      9.6    131.9  130.9  120.7  119.5       9.3      9.5  
   XI - Southern Mindanao         117.8  125.6  116.8  118.6       0.9      5.9    137.2  136.8  124.2  123.6      10.5     10.7  
  XII - Central Mindanao          126.7  128.6  121.7  120.6       4.1      6.6    130.8  130.2  121.1  119.4       8.0      9.0  
 XIII - Caraga                    122.2  123.8  112.7  110.6       8.4     11.9    130.4  130.0  119.9  118.7       8.8      9.5  
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      162.4  161.8  140.8  138.0      15.3     17.2    131.1  130.5  118.4  118.3      10.7     10.3  

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                                          Dairy Products                        |             E g g s
Area and Region                         2005         2004     Inflation Rates(%)|        2005         2004     Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul   Current Previous |    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       144.3  143.9  133.2  130.8       8.3     10.0    119.9  119.2  116.6  115.2       2.8      3.5 

National Capital Region (NCR)     144.7  144.4  133.3  131.4       8.6      9.9    120.4  119.0  121.3  119.2      -0.7     -0.2 

Areas Outside NCR                 144.1  143.7  133.1  130.6       8.3     10.0    119.7  119.2  115.2  114.0       3.9      4.6 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  148.7  148.1  133.7  132.2      11.2     12.0    116.5  116.5  114.3  114.1       1.9      2.1 
    I - Ilocos                    166.4  166.1  154.1  151.3       8.0      9.8    121.6  121.5  114.3  114.8       6.4      5.8 
   II - Cagayan Valley            138.6  138.5  128.8  128.2       7.6      8.0    123.2  123.0  122.0  122.0       1.0      0.8 
  III - Central Luzon             145.2  144.8  134.1  131.4       8.3     10.2    118.3  118.2  110.7  110.4       6.9      7.1 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                140.5  140.3  129.3  126.7       8.7     10.7    110.7  110.7  108.8  107.0       1.7      3.5 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  142.4  141.4  132.8  131.7       7.2      7.4    116.1  114.9  114.0  112.7       1.8      2.0 
    V - Bicol                     144.2  143.5  132.8  131.1       8.6      9.5    121.6  120.8  115.8  115.8       5.0      4.3 
   VI - Western Visayas           132.9  132.6  123.5  120.9       7.6      9.7    112.4  113.3  108.5  107.0       3.6      5.9 
  VII - Central Visayas           149.3  149.2  140.8  138.6       6.0      7.6    120.1  119.1  118.6  114.6       1.3      3.9 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           142.5  142.1  130.9  128.9       8.9     10.2    122.0  121.3  121.8  121.6       0.2     -0.2 
   IX - Western Mindanao          150.8  150.6  139.6  132.5       8.0     13.7    126.2  125.3  122.9  120.8       2.7      3.7 
    X - Northern Mindanao         143.3  142.7  129.6  127.2      10.6     12.2    133.1  131.5  128.8  127.3       3.3      3.3 
   XI - Southern Mindanao         141.4  140.4  129.0  125.1       9.6     12.2    133.2  130.8  122.5  119.0       8.7      9.9 
  XII - Central Mindanao          139.5  139.2  131.2  128.8       6.3      8.1    125.9  124.8  118.6  118.0       6.2      5.8 
 XIII - Caraga                    146.4  146.2  134.1  132.5       9.2     10.3    119.5  118.9  117.0  115.7       2.1      2.8 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      144.6  144.5  130.9  129.8      10.5     11.3    134.3  131.4  127.1  126.9       5.7      3.5 

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                                             F i s h                            |      Fruits and Vegetables
Area and Region                         2005         2004    Inflation Rates(%) |        2005         2004     Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul  Current Previous  |    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       126.2  126.7  120.1  119.8      5.1      5.8     115.9  113.7  113.4  113.8       2.2     -0.1

National Capital Region (NCR)     114.2  117.6  113.7  113.0      0.4      4.1     103.4  100.5  104.0  106.1      -0.6     -5.3

Areas Outside NCR                 129.2  129.0  121.7  121.5      6.2      6.2     120.4  118.5  116.8  116.6       3.1      1.6

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  116.4  116.2  110.2  110.1      5.6      5.5     132.4  130.5  130.1  130.6       1.8     -0.1
    I - Ilocos                    127.9  129.0  120.3  121.5      6.3      6.2     108.8  107.7  114.0  115.5      -4.6     -6.8
   II - Cagayan Valley            124.5  123.3  118.2  117.7      5.3      4.8     119.2  116.6  109.5  109.2       8.9      6.8
  III - Central Luzon             123.5  124.3  118.4  119.1      4.3      4.4     115.8  114.0  118.1  117.8      -1.9     -3.2
 IV-a - Calabarzon                129.3  128.7  122.1  122.2      5.9      5.3     110.4  107.8  109.6  110.1       0.7     -2.1
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  121.3  124.2  115.5  116.9      5.0      6.2     118.7  117.0  113.0  112.6       5.0      3.9
    V - Bicol                     126.8  126.2  121.2  120.7      4.6      4.6     112.7  111.2  111.5  110.4       1.1      0.7
   VI - Western Visayas           125.5  125.3  116.2  114.3      8.0      9.6     120.1  118.7  118.1  116.1       1.7      2.2
  VII - Central Visayas           144.1  142.8  134.3  134.9      7.3      5.9     143.9  140.5  131.2  128.7       9.7      9.2
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           128.7  127.5  121.5  120.3      5.9      6.0     120.6  119.7  115.2  114.7       4.7      4.4
   IX - Western Mindanao          122.2  122.4  114.7  115.0      6.5      6.4     137.0  132.0  126.5  126.3       8.3      4.5
    X - Northern Mindanao         131.6  130.5  124.2  123.8      6.0      5.4     126.2  124.8  119.4  119.5       5.7      4.4
   XI - Southern Mindanao         136.7  139.5  127.2  127.0      7.5      9.8     127.2  127.4  120.0  121.9       6.0      4.5
  XII - Central Mindanao          128.0  125.3  120.4  120.2      6.3      4.2     122.9  120.0  113.9  114.5       7.9      4.8
 XIII - Caraga                    135.2  134.7  126.9  124.8      6.5      7.9     121.9  120.1  111.2  111.0       9.6      8.2
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      139.5  138.3  126.7  126.2     10.1      9.6     137.6  136.8  127.1  126.4       8.3      8.2

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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(%)
                                    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul  Current Previous  |    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       129.8  129.7  123.7  123.6      4.9      4.9     124.5  124.0  117.2  116.6      6.2      6.3 

National Capital Region (NCR)     128.6  129.1  121.3  121.2      6.0      6.5     121.6  121.4  116.8  116.6      4.1      4.1 

Areas Outside NCR                 130.3  130.0  124.8  124.6      4.4      4.3     125.8  125.2  117.4  116.6      7.2      7.4 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  128.2  127.1  123.4  122.9      3.9      3.4     116.1  115.2  110.4  109.8      5.2      4.9 
    I - Ilocos                    136.1  135.9  130.2  129.2      4.5      5.2     133.0  132.5  118.6  116.9     12.1     13.3 
   II - Cagayan Valley            129.3  129.3  124.8  125.7      3.6      2.9     139.7  139.3  132.2  131.8      5.7      5.7 
  III - Central Luzon             130.7  130.3  126.7  125.4      3.2      3.9     125.6  124.9  115.2  115.0      9.0      8.6 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                128.6  128.3  124.3  124.0      3.5      3.5     116.5  116.4  111.7  111.1      4.3      4.8 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  127.3  127.1  118.7  121.0      7.2      5.0     124.2  123.2  116.5  115.8      6.6      6.4 
    V - Bicol                     131.1  130.6  127.7  127.3      2.7      2.6     132.1  130.9  123.1  122.4      7.3      6.9 
   VI - Western Visayas           127.1  127.4  117.8  119.0      7.9      7.1     124.6  124.4  116.6  116.4      6.9      6.9 
  VII - Central Visayas           133.0  131.6  123.3  123.5      7.9      6.6     143.1  142.5  132.1  130.3      8.3      9.4 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           127.5  126.7  121.3  121.1      5.1      4.6     119.5  119.1  112.8  111.7      5.9      6.6 
   IX - Western Mindanao          130.3  129.2  123.5  123.2      5.5      4.9     127.6  126.5  118.8  118.0      7.4      7.2 
    X - Northern Mindanao         129.6  129.8  122.9  121.4      5.5      6.9     122.7  121.7  114.8  113.7      6.9      7.0 
   XI - Southern Mindanao         129.8  130.1  124.8  126.1      4.0      3.2     135.1  134.1  123.4  121.1      9.5     10.7 
  XII - Central Mindanao          135.4  135.1  129.5  130.3      4.6      3.7     126.7  125.4  118.3  117.4      7.1      6.8 
 XIII - Caraga                    128.0  127.6  124.3  124.2      3.0      2.7     130.5  129.9  117.9  117.0     10.7     11.0 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      145.7  145.5  134.0  133.4      8.7      9.1     131.9  130.7  121.3  120.8      8.7      8.2 

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                         2005         2004    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul Current  Previous 
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Philippines                       123.6  123.4  116.9  116.6     5.7       5.8

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

Areas Outside NCR                 126.0  125.6  117.9  117.5     6.9       6.9

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  109.1  108.5  104.2  104.2     4.7       4.1
    I - Ilocos                    131.1  130.4  121.1  121.1     8.3       7.7
   II - Cagayan Valley            169.5  169.5  159.3  158.2     6.4       7.1
  III - Central Luzon             124.5  123.4  112.8  112.8    10.4       9.4
 IV-a - Calabarzon                115.9  115.9  110.8  110.3     4.6       5.1
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  126.7  126.7  120.5  119.1     5.1       6.4
    V - Bicol                     139.5  138.8  132.9  132.3     5.0       4.9
   VI - Western Visayas           126.3  126.3  118.2  118.9     6.9       6.2
  VII - Central Visayas           154.6  154.5  142.3  141.0     8.6       9.6
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           119.4  119.3  114.9  112.8     3.9       5.8
   IX - Western Mindanao          130.6  130.3  120.2  119.9     8.7       8.7
    X - Northern Mindanao         115.1  114.5  110.3  109.6     4.4       4.5
   XI - Southern Mindanao         129.1  128.0  119.7  118.5     7.9       8.0
  XII - Central Mindanao          121.2  120.3  114.2  114.0     6.1       5.5
 XIII - Caraga                    139.9  139.5  126.6  126.5    10.5      10.3
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      159.3  154.9  134.6  134.3    18.4      15.3

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Source:  National Statistics Office
         
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