Table  9.  Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, September and August 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
                                      Sep    Aug Current Previous |   Sep    Aug Current Previous |   Sep    Aug Current Previous
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Philipines                          119.3  119.0     0.3      0.8   118.9  118.5     0.3      1.0   122.7  124.8    -1.7     -2.1

National Capital Region (NCR)       108.8  108.7     0.1     -0.1   108.8  108.7     0.1     -0.1   110.4  111.3    -0.8      1.7

Areas Outside NCR                   120.8  120.5     0.2      0.9   120.5  120.0     0.4      1.2   122.9  125.0    -1.7     -2.2
								                                                                                             
  CAR  -  Cordillera Administrative	
          Region                    120.2  118.6     1.3      0.3   120.2  118.6     1.3      0.3   119.3  118.8     0.4     -0.3
    I  -  Ilocos                    124.8  121.5     2.7      0.2   125.0  121.7     2.7      0.2   108.1  107.2     0.8      0.0
   II  -  Cagayan Valley            122.4  119.9     2.1      0.8   122.8  120.2     2.2      0.9   113.5  114.0    -0.4     -0.3
  III  -  Central Luzon             112.6  111.4     1.1      0.3   111.7  110.5     1.1      0.2   176.9  174.2     1.5      1.0
 IV-a  -  Calabarzon                107.8  107.7     0.1      0.3   107.7  107.6     0.1      0.3   117.5  117.4     0.1      1.6
 IV-b  -  Mimaropa                  130.9  128.4     1.9      3.1   131.0  128.5     1.9      3.1   118.4  115.1     2.9     -0.4
    V  -  Bicol                     117.1  117.2    -0.1      1.8   116.3  116.4    -0.1      1.9   125.7  125.7     0.0      0.4
   VI  -  Western Visayas           122.3  122.7    -0.3      1.7   122.7  123.1    -0.3      2.0   115.1  115.6    -0.4     -2.3
  VII  -  Central Visayas           128.7  128.5     0.2      0.9   126.7  125.7     0.8      2.1   132.9  134.2    -1.0     -1.4
 VIII  -  Eastern Visayas           123.6  123.0     0.5      3.4   124.4  123.8     0.5      3.4   108.8  107.4     1.3      2.0
   IX  -  Western Mindanao          117.5  118.4    -0.8     -0.3   120.4  121.0    -0.5      0.8   110.9  112.4    -1.3     -2.8
    X  -  Northern Mindanao         124.9  126.1    -1.0     -0.8   125.7  125.6     0.1      0.6   123.1  127.3    -3.3     -3.8
   XI  -  Southern Mindanao         126.2  126.5    -0.2     -0.6   129.2  128.9     0.2      0.9   115.3  117.8    -2.1     -6.2
  XII  -  Central Mindanao          126.4  128.7    -1.8      1.6   127.2  128.9    -1.3      1.9   118.4  126.7    -6.6     -1.5
 XIII  -  Caraga                    128.2  129.2    -0.8      1.1   129.3  130.0    -0.5      1.4   117.8  122.2    -3.6     -1.3
 ARMM  -  Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao        128.1  130.1    -1.5      0.7   127.4  129.4    -1.5      0.7   160.4  162.4    -1.2      0.4

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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
                                      Sep    Aug Current Previous |   Sep    Aug Current Previous |   Sep    Aug Current Previous
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Philipines                          135.0  134.4     0.4      0.4   144.7  144.3     0.3      0.3   120.5  119.9     0.5      0.6

National Capital Region (NCR)       145.5  145.1     0.3      0.3   145.1  144.7     0.3      0.2   121.2  120.4     0.7      1.2

Areas Outside NCR                   131.3  130.7     0.5      0.4   144.5  144.1     0.3      0.3   120.3  119.7     0.5      0.4
								                                                                                             
  CAR  -  Cordillera Administrative	
          Region                    129.1  127.3     1.4      0.9   149.7  148.7     0.7      0.4   116.5  116.5     0.0      0.0
    I  -  Ilocos                    166.5  165.4     0.7      1.3   166.7  166.4     0.2      0.2   121.9  121.6     0.2      0.1
   II  -  Cagayan Valley            117.4  117.3r    0.1      0.1   138.8  138.6     0.1      0.1   123.6  123.2     0.3      0.2
  III  -  Central Luzon             131.7  131.4     0.2      0.1   145.8  145.2     0.4      0.3   119.6  118.3     1.1      0.1
 IV-a  -  Calabarzon                130.1  129.1     0.8      0.3   141.1  140.5     0.4      0.1   111.0  110.7     0.3      0.0
 IV-b  -  Mimaropa                  122.1  121.6     0.4      0.2   142.6  142.4     0.1      0.7   116.6  116.1     0.4      1.0
    V  -  Bicol                     127.3  127.2     0.1      0.2   144.3  144.2     0.1      0.5   121.6  121.6     0.0      0.7
   VI  -  Western Visayas           122.1  121.9     0.2      0.2   133.1  132.9     0.2      0.2   113.0  112.4     0.5     -0.8
  VII  -  Central Visayas           127.5  126.0     1.2      0.6   150.0  149.3     0.5      0.1   119.4  120.1    -0.6      0.8
 VIII  -  Eastern Visayas           131.0  130.9     0.1      0.2   143.1  142.5     0.4      0.3   122.0  122.0     0.0      0.6
   IX  -  Western Mindanao          134.8  133.3     1.1      0.6   151.4  150.8     0.4      0.1   127.3  126.2     0.9      0.7
    X  -  Northern Mindanao         132.3  131.9     0.3      0.8   143.5  143.3     0.1      0.4   135.5  133.1     1.8      1.2
   XI  -  Southern Mindanao         137.9  137.2     0.5      0.3   142.0  141.4     0.4      0.7   133.3  133.2     0.1      1.8
  XII  -  Central Mindanao          130.9  130.8     0.1      0.5   139.6  139.5     0.1      0.2   126.6  125.9     0.6      0.9
 XIII  -  Caraga                    130.9  130.4     0.4      0.3   146.5  146.4     0.1      0.1   120.1  119.5     0.5      0.5
 ARMM  -  Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao        131.5  131.1     0.3      0.5   145.5  144.6     0.6      0.1   134.4  134.3     0.1      2.2

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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
                                      Sep    Aug Current Previous |   Sep    Aug Current Previous |   Sep    Aug Current Previous
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Philipines                          126.6  126.2     0.3     -0.4   118.3  115.9     2.1      1.9   129.7  129.8    -0.1      0.1

National Capital Region (NCR)       113.3  114.2    -0.8     -2.9   107.6  103.4     4.1      2.9   128.1  128.6    -0.4     -0.4

Areas Outside NCR                   130.0  129.2     0.6      0.2   122.1  120.4     1.4      1.6   130.4  130.3     0.1      0.2
								                                                                                             
  CAR  -  Cordillera Administrative	
          Region                    117.8  116.4     1.2      0.2   137.6  132.4     3.9      1.5   128.8  128.2     0.5      0.9
    I  -  Ilocos                    127.9  127.9     0.0     -0.9   111.2  108.8     2.2      1.0   135.7  136.1    -0.3      0.1
   II  -  Cagayan Valley            124.8  124.5     0.2      1.0   120.8  119.2     1.3      2.2   129.6  129.3     0.2      0.0
  III  -  Central Luzon             123.3  123.5    -0.2     -0.6   119.5  115.8     3.2      1.6   130.6  130.7    -0.1      0.3
 IV-a  -  Calabarzon                130.6  129.3     1.0      0.5   111.8  110.4     1.3      2.4   128.9  128.6     0.2      0.2
 IV-b  -  Mimaropa                  121.2  121.3    -0.1     -2.3   122.0  118.7     2.8      1.5   127.3  127.3     0.0      0.2
    V  -  Bicol                     127.8  126.8     0.8      0.5   114.3  112.7     1.4      1.3   131.2  131.1     0.1      0.4
   VI  -  Western Visayas           126.8  125.5     1.0      0.2   122.3  120.1     1.8      1.2   126.8  127.1    -0.2     -0.2
  VII  -  Central Visayas           145.1  144.1     0.7      0.9   144.4  143.9     0.3      2.4   133.2  133.0     0.2      1.1
 VIII  -  Eastern Visayas           129.4  128.7     0.5      0.9   121.5  120.6     0.7      0.8   127.6  127.5     0.1      0.6
   IX  -  Western Mindanao          124.1  122.2     1.6     -0.2   138.5  137.0     1.1      3.8   130.7  130.3     0.3      0.9
    X  -  Northern Mindanao         131.8  131.6     0.2      0.8   125.6  126.2    -0.5      1.1   129.5  129.6    -0.1     -0.2
   XI  -  Southern Mindanao         137.2  136.7     0.4     -2.0   125.1  127.2    -1.7     -0.2   129.2  129.8    -0.5     -0.2
  XII  -  Central Mindanao          128.2  128.0     0.2      2.2   124.1  122.9     1.0      2.4   135.3  135.4    -0.1      0.2
 XIII  -  Caraga                    136.2  135.2     0.7      0.4   124.0  121.9     1.7      1.5   128.2  128.0     0.2      0.3
 ARMM  -  Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao        140.4  139.5     0.6      0.9   138.6  137.6     0.7      0.6   146.8  145.7     0.8      0.1

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Table 9 (concluded)

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                                          Miscellaneous Foods     |       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Sep    Aug Current Previous |   Sep    Aug Current Previous
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Philipines                          124.9  124.5     0.3      0.4   123.9  123.6     0.1      0.2

National Capital Region (NCR)       121.8  121.6     0.2      0.2   119.6  119.6     0.0      0.0

Areas Outside NCR                   126.3  125.8     0.4      0.5   126.4  126.0     0.2      0.3
								                                                             
  CAR  -  Cordillera Administrative	
          Region                    117.9  116.1     1.6      0.8   109.4  109.1     0.3      0.6
    I  -  Ilocos                    133.5  133.0     0.4      0.4   131.4  131.1     0.2      0.5
   II  -  Cagayan Valley            139.8  139.7     0.1      0.3   169.7  169.5     0.1      0.0
  III  -  Central Luzon             126.1  125.6     0.4      0.6   124.5  124.5     0.0      0.9
 IV-a  -  Calabarzon                116.8  116.5     0.3      0.1   116.0  115.9     0.1      0.0
 IV-b  -  Mimaropa                  125.0  124.2     0.6      0.8   127.6  126.7     0.7      0.0
    V  -  Bicol                     133.0  132.1     0.7      0.9   140.8  139.5     0.9      0.5
   VI  -  Western Visayas           125.0  124.6     0.3      0.2   126.4  126.3     0.1      0.0
  VII  -  Central Visayas           143.8  143.1     0.5      0.4   155.1  154.6     0.3      0.1
 VIII  -  Eastern Visayas           119.8  119.5     0.3      0.3   119.6  119.4     0.2      0.1
   IX  -  Western Mindanao          127.9  127.6     0.2      0.9   130.7  130.6     0.1      0.2
    X  -  Northern Mindanao         123.7  122.7     0.8      0.8   115.7  115.1     0.5      0.5
   XI  -  Southern Mindanao         135.1  135.1     0.0      0.7   129.1  129.1     0.0      0.9
  XII  -  Central Mindanao          127.2  126.7     0.4      1.0   121.3  121.2     0.1      0.7
 XIII  -  Caraga                    130.9  130.5     0.3      0.5   140.4  139.9     0.4      0.3
 ARMM  -  Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao        132.9  131.9     0.8      0.9   160.9  159.3     1.0      2.8
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Source:  National Statistics Office
         
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