Table  9.  Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, October and September 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
                                      Oct    Sep Current Previous |   Oct    Sep Current Previous |   Oct    Sep Current Previous
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Philipines                          118.5  119.3    -0.7      0.3   118.3  118.9    -0.5      0.3   120.4  122.7    -1.9     -1.7

National Capital Region (NCR)       109.1  108.8     0.3      0.1   109.1  108.8     0.3      0.1   110.4  110.4     0.0     -0.8

Areas Outside NCR                   119.8  120.8    -0.8      0.2   119.7  120.5    -0.7      0.4   120.6  122.9    -1.9     -1.7
								                                                                                             
  CAR  -  Cordillera Administrative	
          Region                    120.0  120.2    -0.2      1.3   120.0  120.2    -0.2      1.3   119.4  119.3     0.1      0.4
    I  -  Ilocos                    125.7  124.8     0.7      2.7   125.9  125.0     0.7      2.7   110.5  108.1     2.2      0.8
   II  -  Cagayan Valley            122.3  122.4    -0.1      2.1   122.7  122.8    -0.1      2.2   113.7  113.5     0.2     -0.4
  III  -  Central Luzon             112.9  112.6     0.3      1.1   112.0  111.7     0.3      1.1   178.2  176.9     0.7      1.5
 IV-a  -  Calabarzon                108.5  107.8     0.6      0.1   108.4  107.7     0.6      0.1   117.7  117.5     0.2      0.1
 IV-b  -  Mimaropa                  130.1  130.9    -0.6      1.9   130.2  131.0    -0.6      1.9   117.8  118.4    -0.5      2.9
    V  -  Bicol                     117.6  117.1     0.4     -0.1   116.8  116.3     0.4     -0.1   125.8  125.7     0.1      0.0
   VI  -  Western Visayas           119.0  122.3    -2.7     -0.3   119.2  122.7    -2.9     -0.3   114.9  115.1    -0.2     -0.4
  VII  -  Central Visayas           127.3  128.7    -1.1      0.2   126.2  126.7    -0.4      0.8   129.6  132.9    -2.5     -1.0
 VIII  -  Eastern Visayas           124.1  123.6     0.4      0.5   124.9  124.4     0.4      0.5   109.3  108.8     0.5      1.3
   IX  -  Western Mindanao          116.8  117.5    -0.6     -0.8   120.6  120.4     0.2     -0.5   108.1  110.9    -2.5     -1.3
    X  -  Northern Mindanao         123.1  124.9    -1.4     -1.0   124.1  125.7    -1.3      0.1   120.7  123.1    -1.9     -3.3
   XI  -  Southern Mindanao         122.4  126.2    -3.0     -0.2   125.5  129.2    -2.9      0.2   111.3  115.3    -3.5     -2.1
  XII  -  Central Mindanao          121.4  126.4    -4.0     -1.8   122.1  127.2    -4.0     -1.3   115.3  118.4    -2.6     -6.6
 XIII  -  Caraga                    127.9  128.2    -0.2     -0.8   129.2  129.3    -0.1     -0.5   116.4  117.8    -1.2     -3.6
 ARMM  -  Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao        125.1  128.1    -2.3     -1.5   124.3  127.4    -2.4     -1.5   162.0  160.4     1.0     -1.2

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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
                                      Oct    Sep Current Previous |   Oct    Sep Current Previous |   Oct    Sep Current Previous
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Philipines                          135.5  135.0     0.4      0.4   145.0  144.7     0.2      0.3   120.6  120.5     0.1      0.5

National Capital Region (NCR)       146.2  145.5     0.5      0.3   145.4  145.1     0.2      0.3   121.0  121.2    -0.2      0.7

Areas Outside NCR                   131.8  131.3     0.4      0.5   144.8  144.5     0.2      0.3   120.5  120.3     0.2      0.5
								                                                                                             
  CAR  -  Cordillera Administrative	
          Region                    129.6  129.1     0.4      1.4   150.0  149.7     0.2      0.7   116.2  116.5    -0.3      0.0
    I  -  Ilocos                    167.5  166.5     0.6      0.7   166.9  166.7     0.1      0.2   121.9  121.9     0.0      0.2
   II  -  Cagayan Valley            117.5  117.4     0.1      0.1   139.0  138.8     0.1      0.1   123.3  123.6    -0.2      0.3
  III  -  Central Luzon             132.0  131.7     0.2      0.2   146.0  145.8     0.1      0.4   119.7  119.6     0.1      1.1
 IV-a  -  Calabarzon                130.7  130.1     0.5      0.8   141.3  141.1     0.1      0.4   111.0  111.0     0.0      0.3
 IV-b  -  Mimaropa                  122.4  122.1     0.2      0.4   143.0  142.6     0.3      0.1   116.6  116.6     0.0      0.4
    V  -  Bicol                     127.6  127.3     0.2      0.1   144.5  144.3     0.1      0.1   122.2  121.6     0.5      0.0
   VI  -  Western Visayas           122.3  122.1     0.2      0.2   133.2  133.1     0.1      0.2   113.0  113.0     0.0      0.5
  VII  -  Central Visayas           127.7  127.5     0.2      1.2   151.0  150.0     0.7      0.5   119.2  119.4    -0.2     -0.6
 VIII  -  Eastern Visayas           131.7  131.0     0.5      0.1   143.3  143.1     0.1      0.4   123.4  122.0     1.1      0.0
   IX  -  Western Mindanao          135.3  134.8     0.4      1.1   151.7  151.4     0.2      0.4   131.0  127.3     2.9      0.9
    X  -  Northern Mindanao         132.4  132.3     0.1      0.3   144.2  143.5     0.5      0.1   135.5  135.5     0.0      1.8
   XI  -  Southern Mindanao         138.3  137.9     0.3      0.5   142.2  142.0     0.1      0.4   133.3  133.3     0.0      0.1
  XII  -  Central Mindanao          131.3  130.9     0.3      0.1   139.9  139.6     0.2      0.1   127.1  126.6     0.4      0.6
 XIII  -  Caraga                    131.1  130.9     0.2      0.4   146.8  146.5     0.2      0.1   120.4  120.1     0.2      0.5
 ARMM  -  Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao        132.8  131.5     1.0      0.3   146.3  145.5     0.5      0.6   136.1  134.4     1.3      0.1

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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
                                      Oct    Sep Current Previous |   Oct    Sep Current Previous |   Oct    Sep Current Previous
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Philipines                          126.9   126.6    0.2      0.3   121.8  118.3     3.0      2.1   129.9   129.7    0.2     -0.1

National Capital Region (NCR)       113.4   113.3    0.1     -0.8   110.8  107.6     3.0      4.1   128.5   128.1    0.3     -0.4

Areas Outside NCR                   130.4   130.0    0.3      0.6   125.7  122.1     2.9      1.4   130.5   130.4    0.1      0.1
								                                                                                             
  CAR  -  Cordillera Administrative	
          Region                    116.8   117.8   -0.8      1.2   141.1  137.6     2.5      3.9   129.3   128.8    0.4      0.5
    I  -  Ilocos                    129.0   127.9    0.9      0.0   119.2  111.2     7.2      2.2   135.6   135.7   -0.1     -0.3
   II  -  Cagayan Valley            125.0   124.8    0.2      0.2   124.5  120.8     3.1      1.3   129.1   129.6   -0.4      0.2
  III  -  Central Luzon             123.5   123.3    0.2     -0.2   124.2  119.5     3.9      3.2   130.5   130.6   -0.1     -0.1
 IV-a  -  Calabarzon                131.0   130.6    0.3      1.0   117.3  111.8     4.9      1.3   129.0   128.9    0.1      0.2
 IV-b  -  Mimaropa                  121.8   121.2    0.5     -0.1   122.8  122.0     0.7      2.8   126.2   127.3   -0.9      0.0
    V  -  Bicol                     127.8   127.8    0.0      0.8   116.3  114.3     1.7      1.4   131.2   131.2    0.0      0.1
   VI  -  Western Visayas           127.5   126.8    0.6      1.0   124.3  122.3     1.6      1.8   127.1   126.8    0.2     -0.2
  VII  -  Central Visayas           145.9   145.1    0.6      0.7   146.4  144.4     1.4      0.3   133.3   133.2    0.1      0.2
 VIII  -  Eastern Visayas           131.0   129.4    1.2      0.5   123.6  121.5     1.7      0.7   127.9   127.6    0.2      0.1
   IX  -  Western Mindanao          123.9   124.1   -0.2      1.6   140.8  138.5     1.7      1.1   130.9   130.7    0.2      0.3
    X  -  Northern Mindanao         132.5   131.8    0.5      0.2   129.3  125.6     2.9     -0.5   130.0   129.5    0.4     -0.1
   XI  -  Southern Mindanao         137.4   137.2    0.1      0.4   128.5  125.1     2.7     -1.7   129.2   129.2    0.0     -0.5
  XII  -  Central Mindanao          128.2   128.2    0.0      0.2   125.7  124.1     1.3      1.0   136.0   135.3    0.5     -0.1
 XIII  -  Caraga                    136.0   136.2   -0.1      0.7   124.6  124.0     0.5      1.7   128.4   128.2    0.2      0.2
 ARMM  -  Autonomous Region								 								 
          in Muslim Mindanao        142.1   140.4    1.2      0.6   139.4  138.6     0.6      0.7   147.5   146.8    0.5      0.8

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Table 9 (concluded)

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                                          Miscellaneous Foods     |       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Oct    Sep Current Previous |   Oct    Sep Current Previous
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Philipines                          125.5  124.9     0.5      0.3   124.3  123.7     0.5      0.1

National Capital Region (NCR)       123.0  121.8     1.0      0.2   120.8  119.6     1.0      0.0

Areas Outside NCR                   126.6  126.3     0.2      0.4   126.4  126.2     0.2      0.2
								                                                             
  CAR  -  Cordillera Administrative	
          Region                    117.9  117.9     0.0      1.6   109.4  109.4     0.0      0.3
    I  -  Ilocos                    134.0  133.5     0.4      0.4   131.6  131.4     0.2      0.2
   II  -  Cagayan Valley            140.3  139.8     0.4      0.1   170.1  169.7     0.2      0.1
  III  -  Central Luzon             126.4  126.1     0.2      0.4   124.5  124.5     0.0      0.0
 IV-a  -  Calabarzon                116.9  116.8     0.1      0.3   116.0  116.0     0.0      0.1
 IV-b  -  Mimaropa                  125.7  125.0     0.6      0.6   127.6  127.6     0.0      0.7
    V  -  Bicol                     133.2  133.0     0.2      0.7   141.2  140.8     0.3      0.9
   VI  -  Western Visayas           125.3  125.0     0.2      0.3   126.5  126.4     0.1      0.1
  VII  -  Central Visayas           145.2  143.8     1.0      0.5   156.9  155.1     1.2      0.3
 VIII  -  Eastern Visayas           120.2  119.8     0.3      0.3   119.6  119.6     0.0      0.2
   IX  -  Western Mindanao          128.4  127.9     0.4      0.2   131.4  130.7     0.5      0.1
    X  -  Northern Mindanao         124.2  123.7     0.4      0.8   115.7  115.7     0.0      0.5
   XI  -  Southern Mindanao         135.5  135.1     0.3      0.0   129.1  129.1     0.0      0.0
  XII  -  Central Mindanao          127.2  127.2     0.0      0.4   121.4  121.3     0.1      0.1
 XIII  -  Caraga                    131.2  130.9     0.2      0.3   140.7  140.4     0.2      0.4
 ARMM  -  Autonomous Region			
          in Muslim Mindanao        133.9  132.9     0.8      0.8   162.8  160.9     1.2      1.0
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Source:  National Statistics Office
         
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