Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, September and August 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(%)   
                                    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous  |    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       119.3  119.0  111.2  111.1      7.3      7.1     118.9  118.5  110.2   110.1      7.9      7.6

National Capital Region (NCR)     108.8  108.7  103.8  103.8      4.8      4.7     108.8  108.7  103.8   103.8      4.8      4.7

Areas Outside NCR                 120.8  120.5  112.2  112.1      7.7      7.5     120.5  120.0  111.2   111.1      8.4      8.0

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  120.2  118.6  108.5r 109.0     10.8      8.8     120.2  118.6  108.4r  108.9r    10.9      8.9
    I - Ilocos                    124.8  121.5  108.9  107.6     14.6     12.9     125.0  121.7  108.9   107.6     14.8     13.1
   II - Cagayan Valley            122.4  119.9  111.4  110.6      9.9      8.4     122.8  120.2  111.5   110.6     10.1      8.7
  III - Central Luzon             112.6  111.4  107.2  106.8      5.0      4.3     111.7  110.5  106.4   106.0      5.0      4.2
 IV-a - Calabarzon                107.8  107.7  106.0  104.6      1.7      3.0     107.7  107.6  105.9   104.5      1.7      3.0
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  130.9  128.4  109.0  108.7     20.1     18.1     131.0  128.5  109.0   108.7     20.2     18.2
    V - Bicol                     117.1  117.2  108.0  108.9      8.4      7.6     116.3  116.4  106.3   107.2      9.4      8.6
   VI - Western Visayas           122.3  122.7  106.7  107.2     14.6     14.5     122.7  123.1  105.9   106.4     15.9     15.7
  VII - Central Visayas           128.7  128.5  121.9  121.8      5.6      5.5     126.7  125.7  117.6   118.1      7.7      6.4
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           123.6  123.0  111.6  111.2     10.8     10.6     124.4  123.8  112.2   111.8     10.9     10.7
   IX - Western Mindanao          117.5  118.4  114.5  114.3      2.6      3.6     120.4  121.0  117.3   117.0      2.6      3.4
    X - Northern Mindanao         124.9  126.1  120.3  121.5      3.8      3.8     125.7  125.6  119.9   121.0      4.8      3.8
   XI - Southern Mindanao         126.2  126.5  118.7  120.1      6.3      5.3     129.2  128.9  118.9   121.0      8.7      6.5
  XII - Central Mindanao          126.4  128.7  120.6  123.8      4.8      4.0     127.2  128.9  120.9   124.0      5.2      4.0
 XIII - Caraga                    128.2  129.2  121.7  120.0      5.3      7.7     129.3  130.0  122.5   120.8      5.6      7.6
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      128.1  130.1  119.6  118.4      7.1      9.9     127.4  129.4  119.1   117.9      7.0      9.8

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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(%)
                                    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug   Current Previous |    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       122.7  124.8  121.3  120.9       1.2      3.2    135.0  134.4  125.7  124.5       7.4      8.0  

National Capital Region (NCR)     110.4  111.3  105.6  101.4       4.5      9.8    145.5  145.1  136.0  135.0       7.0      7.5  

Areas Outside NCR                 122.9  125.0  121.6  121.3       1.1      3.1    131.3  130.7  122.1  120.8       7.5      8.2  

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  119.3  118.8  114.0  113.3       4.6      4.9    129.1  127.3  115.4  114.5      11.9     11.2  
    I - Ilocos                    108.1  107.2  107.4  107.1       0.7      0.1    166.5  165.4  150.5  149.3      10.6     10.8  
   II - Cagayan Valley            113.5  114.0  109.3  109.6       3.8      4.0    117.4  117.3  114.0  113.5       3.0      3.3  
  III - Central Luzon             176.9  174.2  163.5  162.3       8.2      7.3    131.7  131.4  122.7  122.0       7.3      7.7  
 IV-a - Calabarzon                117.5  117.4  118.5  118.4      -0.8     -0.8    130.1  129.1  120.8  118.2       7.7      9.2  
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  118.4  115.1  112.4  111.7       5.3      3.0    122.1  121.6  117.5  116.4       3.9      4.5  
    V - Bicol                     125.7  125.7  126.9  126.9      -0.9     -0.9    127.3  127.2  120.7  120.0       5.5      6.0  
   VI - Western Visayas           115.1  115.6  121.3  121.3      -5.1     -4.7    122.1  121.9  115.6  115.2       5.6      5.8  
  VII - Central Visayas           132.9  134.2  130.9  129.4       1.5      3.7    127.5  126.0  119.4  118.1       6.8      6.7  
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           108.8  107.4  100.9   99.2       7.8      8.3    131.0  130.9  123.3  122.1       6.2      7.2  
   IX - Western Mindanao          110.9  112.4  108.1  108.1       2.6      4.0    134.8  133.3  118.0  117.9      14.2     13.1  
    X - Northern Mindanao         123.1  127.3  121.4  122.8       1.4      3.7    132.3  131.9  123.5  120.7       7.1      9.3  
   XI - Southern Mindanao         115.3  117.8  118.1  116.8      -2.4      0.9    137.9  137.2  126.0  124.2       9.4     10.5  
  XII - Central Mindanao          118.4  126.7  118.3  121.7       0.1      4.1    130.9  130.8  121.4  121.1       7.8      8.0  
 XIII - Caraga                    117.8  122.2  114.5  112.7       2.9      8.4    130.9  130.4  121.5  119.9       7.7      8.8  
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      160.4  162.4  141.0  140.8      13.8     15.3    131.5  131.1  120.1  118.4       9.5     10.7  

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                                          Dairy Products                        |             E g g s
Area and Region                         2005         2004     Inflation Rates(%)|        2005         2004     Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug   Current Previous |    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       144.7  144.3  134.2  133.2       7.8      8.3    120.5  119.9  117.3  116.6       2.7      2.8 

National Capital Region (NCR)     145.1  144.7  134.1  133.3       8.2      8.6    121.2  120.4  122.0  121.3      -0.7     -0.7 

Areas Outside NCR                 144.5  144.1  134.3  133.1       7.6      8.3    120.3  119.7  115.8  115.2       3.9      3.9 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  149.7  148.7  136.5  133.7       9.7     11.2    116.5  116.5  114.6  114.3       1.7      1.9 
    I - Ilocos                    166.7  166.4  154.7  154.1       7.8      8.0    121.9  121.6  117.6  114.3       3.7      6.4 
   II - Cagayan Valley            138.8  138.6  129.8  128.8       6.9      7.6    123.6  123.2  122.5  122.0       0.9      1.0 
  III - Central Luzon             145.8  145.2  135.7  134.1       7.4      8.3    119.6  118.3  111.2  110.7       7.6      6.9 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                141.1  140.5  129.9  129.3       8.6      8.7    111.0  110.7  109.3  108.8       1.6      1.7 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  142.6  142.4  133.2  132.8       7.1      7.2    116.6  116.1  114.3  114.0       2.0      1.8 
    V - Bicol                     144.3  144.2  133.3  132.8       8.3      8.6    121.6  121.6  116.5  115.8       4.4      5.0 
   VI - Western Visayas           133.1  132.9  124.8  123.5       6.7      7.6    113.0  112.4  108.5  108.5       4.1      3.6 
  VII - Central Visayas           150.0  149.3  141.9  140.8       5.7      6.0    119.4  120.1  120.0  118.6      -0.5      1.3 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           143.1  142.5  133.8  130.9       7.0      8.9    122.0  122.0  120.9  121.8       0.9      0.2 
   IX - Western Mindanao          151.4  150.8  141.8  139.6       6.8      8.0    127.3  126.2  122.3  122.9       4.1      2.7 
    X - Northern Mindanao         143.5  143.3  131.0  129.6       9.5     10.6    135.5  133.1  130.3  128.8       4.0      3.3 
   XI - Southern Mindanao         142.0  141.4  132.8  129.0       6.9      9.6    133.3  133.2  123.3  122.5       8.1      8.7 
  XII - Central Mindanao          139.6  139.5  131.8  131.2       5.9      6.3    126.6  125.9  119.6  118.6       5.9      6.2 
 XIII - Caraga                    146.5  146.4  134.7  134.1       8.8      9.2    120.1  119.5  116.8  117.0       2.8      2.1 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      145.5  144.6  132.2  130.9      10.1     10.5    134.4  134.3  127.2  127.1       5.7      5.7 

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                                             F i s h                            |      Fruits and Vegetables
Area and Region                         2005         2004    Inflation Rates(%) |        2005         2004     Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous  |    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       126.6  126.2  120.1  120.1      5.4      5.1     118.3  115.9  116.0  113.4       2.0      2.2

National Capital Region (NCR)     113.3  114.2  109.6  113.7      3.4      0.4     107.6  103.4  106.7  104.0       0.8     -0.6

Areas Outside NCR                 130.0  129.2  122.8  121.7      5.9      6.2     122.1  120.4  119.4  116.8       2.3      3.1

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  117.8  116.4  109.3  110.2      7.8      5.6     137.6  132.4  135.8  130.1       1.3      1.8
    I - Ilocos                    127.9  127.9  120.5  120.3      6.1      6.3     111.2  108.8  116.2  114.0      -4.3     -4.6
   II - Cagayan Valley            124.8  124.5  118.5  118.2      5.3      5.3     120.8  119.2  111.9  109.5       8.0      8.9
  III - Central Luzon             123.3  123.5  120.4  118.4      2.4      4.3     119.5  115.8  121.0  118.1      -1.2     -1.9
 IV-a - Calabarzon                130.6  129.3  123.1  122.1      6.1      5.9     111.8  110.4  110.6  109.6       1.1      0.7
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  121.2  121.3  115.5  115.5      4.9      5.0     122.0  118.7  116.1  113.0       5.1      5.0
    V - Bicol                     127.8  126.8  123.1  121.2      3.8      4.6     114.3  112.7  113.4  111.5       0.8      1.1
   VI - Western Visayas           126.8  125.5  116.5  116.2      8.8      8.0     122.3  120.1  119.0  118.1       2.8      1.7
  VII - Central Visayas           145.1  144.1  134.7  134.3      7.7      7.3     144.4  143.9  136.6  131.2       5.7      9.7
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           129.4  128.7  122.9  121.5      5.3      5.9     121.5  120.6  118.6  115.2       2.4      4.7
   IX - Western Mindanao          124.1  122.2  114.7  114.7      8.2      6.5     138.5  137.0  132.8  126.5       4.3      8.3
    X - Northern Mindanao         131.8  131.6  126.5  124.2      4.2      6.0     125.6  126.2  121.9  119.4       3.0      5.7
   XI - Southern Mindanao         137.2  136.7  128.7  127.2      6.6      7.5     125.1  127.2  124.4  120.0       0.6      6.0
  XII - Central Mindanao          128.2  128.0  121.0  120.4      6.0      6.3     124.1  122.9  116.3  113.9       6.7      7.9
 XIII - Caraga                    136.2  135.2  130.4  126.9      4.4      6.5     124.0  121.9  113.1  111.2       9.6      9.6
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      140.4  139.5  127.8  126.7      9.9     10.1     138.6  137.6  129.0  127.1       7.4      8.3

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                                              M e a t                           |       Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region                         2005         2004    Inflation Rates(%) |        2005         2004    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous  |    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       129.7  129.8  123.5  123.7      5.0      4.9     124.9  124.5  118.0  117.2      5.8      6.2 

National Capital Region (NCR)     128.1  128.6  120.9  121.3      6.0      6.0     121.8  121.6  117.0  116.8      4.1      4.1 

Areas Outside NCR                 130.4  130.3  124.7  124.8      4.6      4.4     126.3  125.8  118.4  117.4      6.7      7.2 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  128.8  128.2  122.7  123.4      5.0      3.9     117.9  116.1  111.0  110.4      6.2      5.2 
    I - Ilocos                    135.7  136.1  130.9  130.2      3.7      4.5     133.5  133.0  120.5  118.6     10.8     12.1 
   II - Cagayan Valley            129.6  129.3  124.1  124.8      4.4      3.6     139.8  139.7  132.3  132.2      5.7      5.7 
  III - Central Luzon             130.6  130.7  125.6  126.7      4.0      3.2     126.1  125.6  115.7  115.2      9.0      9.0 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                128.9  128.6  123.8  124.3      4.1      3.5     116.8  116.5  112.9  111.7      3.5      4.3 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  127.3  127.3  122.4  118.7      4.0      7.2     125.0  124.2  117.0  116.5      6.8      6.6 
    V - Bicol                     131.2  131.1  126.9  127.7      3.4      2.7     133.0  132.1  124.4  123.1      6.9      7.3 
   VI - Western Visayas           126.8  127.1  118.6  117.8      6.9      7.9     125.0  124.6  116.8  116.6      7.0      6.9 
  VII - Central Visayas           133.2  133.0  124.6  123.3      6.9      7.9     143.8  143.1  133.5  132.1      7.7      8.3 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           127.6  127.5  122.5  121.3      4.2      5.1     119.8  119.5  114.5  112.8      4.6      5.9 
   IX - Western Mindanao          130.7  130.3  123.7  123.5      5.7      5.5     127.9  127.6  118.8  118.8      7.7      7.4 
    X - Northern Mindanao         129.5  129.6  123.9  122.9      4.5      5.5     123.7  122.7  115.6  114.8      7.0      6.9 
   XI - Southern Mindanao         129.2  129.8  124.7  124.8      3.6      4.0     135.1  135.1  126.7  123.4      6.6      9.5 
  XII - Central Mindanao          135.3  135.4  129.5  129.5      4.5      4.6     127.2  126.7  118.3  118.3      7.5      7.1 
 XIII - Caraga                    128.2  128.0  124.5  124.3      3.0      3.0     130.9  130.5  120.8  117.9      8.4     10.7 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      146.8  145.7  133.6  134.0      9.9      8.7     132.9  131.9  122.4  121.3      8.6      8.7 

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                         2005         2004    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug Current  Previous 
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Philippines                       123.9  123.6  117.7  116.9     5.1       5.7

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

Areas Outside NCR                 126.4  126.0  119.2  117.9     5.9       6.9

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  109.4  109.1  105.9  104.2     3.3       4.7
    I - Ilocos                    131.4  131.1  123.9  121.1     6.1       8.3
   II - Cagayan Valley            169.7  169.5  159.3  159.3     6.5       6.4
  III - Central Luzon             124.5  124.5  113.2  112.8    10.0      10.4
 IV-a - Calabarzon                116.0  115.9  112.4  110.8     3.2       4.6
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  127.6  126.7  120.5  120.5     5.9       5.1
    V - Bicol                     140.8  139.5  134.6  132.9     4.6       5.0
   VI - Western Visayas           126.4  126.3  118.2  118.2     6.9       6.9
  VII - Central Visayas           155.1  154.6  143.6  142.3     8.0       8.6
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           119.6  119.4  114.9  114.9     4.1       3.9
   IX - Western Mindanao          130.7  130.6  120.2  120.2     8.7       8.7
    X - Northern Mindanao         115.7  115.1  111.7  110.3     3.6       4.4
   XI - Southern Mindanao         129.1  129.1  123.3  119.7     4.7       7.9
  XII - Central Mindanao          121.3  121.2  114.2  114.2     6.2       6.1
 XIII - Caraga                    140.4  139.9  133.3  126.6     5.3      10.5
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      160.9  159.3  136.9  134.6    17.5      18.4

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Source:  National Statistics Office
         
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