Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, October and September 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(%)   
                                    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep  Current Previous  |    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       118.5  119.3  110.2  111.2      7.5      7.3     118.3  118.9  109.2  110.2       8.3      7.9

National Capital Region (NCR)     109.1  108.8  103.9  103.8      5.0      4.8     109.1  108.8  103.9  103.8       5.0      4.8

Areas Outside NCR                 119.8  120.8  111.1  112.2      7.8      7.7     119.7  120.5  110.0  111.2       8.8      8.4

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  120.0  120.2  107.8r 108.5r    11.3     10.8     120.0  120.2  107.7r 108.4r     11.4     10.9
    I - Ilocos                    125.7  124.8  109.2  108.9     15.1     14.6     125.9  125.0  109.2  108.9      15.3     14.8
   II - Cagayan Valley            122.3  122.4  113.9  111.4      7.4      9.9     122.7  122.8  113.9  111.5       7.7     10.1
  III - Central Luzon             112.9  112.6  106.7  107.2      5.8      5.0     112.0  111.7  105.9  106.4       5.8      5.0
 IV-a - Calabarzon                108.5  107.8  105.5  106.0      2.8      1.7     108.4  107.7  105.4  105.9       2.8      1.7
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  130.1  130.9  109.1  109.0     19.2     20.1     130.2  131.0  109.1  109.0      19.3     20.2
    V - Bicol                     117.6  117.1  107.6  108.0      9.3      8.4     116.8  116.3  105.8  106.3      10.4      9.4
   VI - Western Visayas           119.0  122.3  104.6  106.7     13.8     14.6     119.2  122.7  103.8  105.9      14.8     15.9
  VII - Central Visayas           127.3  128.7  122.1  121.9      4.3      5.6     126.2  126.7  117.2  117.6       7.7      7.7
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           124.1  123.6  112.2  111.6     10.6     10.8     124.9  124.4  112.8  112.2      10.7     10.9
   IX - Western Mindanao          116.8  117.5  113.6  114.5      2.8      2.6     120.6  120.4  116.8  117.3       3.3      2.6
    X - Northern Mindanao         123.1  124.9  118.0  120.3      4.3      3.8     124.1  125.7  117.9  119.9       5.3      4.8
   XI - Southern Mindanao         122.4  126.2  115.3  118.7      6.2      6.3     125.5  129.2  114.6  118.9       9.5      8.7
  XII - Central Mindanao          121.4  126.4  111.3  120.6      9.1      4.8     122.1  127.2  110.6  120.9      10.4      5.2
 XIII - Caraga                    127.9  128.2  121.6  121.7      5.2      5.3     129.2  129.3  122.6  122.5       5.4      5.6
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      125.1  128.1  118.7  119.6      5.4      7.1     124.3  127.4  118.2  119.1       5.2      7.0

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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(%)
                                    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep   Current Previous |    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       120.4  122.7  120.9  121.3     -0.4       1.2    135.5  135.0  126.6  125.7       7.0      7.4  

National Capital Region (NCR)     110.4  110.4  105.4  105.6      4.7       4.5    146.2  145.5  136.8  136.0       6.9      7.0  

Areas Outside NCR                 120.6  122.9  121.2  121.6     -0.5       1.1    131.8  131.3  123.0  122.1       7.2      7.5  

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  119.4  119.3  113.2  114.0      5.5       4.6    129.6  129.1  115.9  115.4      11.8     11.9  
    I - Ilocos                    110.5  108.1  107.5  107.4      2.8       0.7    167.5  166.5  151.7  150.5      10.4     10.6  
   II - Cagayan Valley            113.7  113.5  113.7  109.3      0.0       3.8    117.5  117.4  114.4  114.0       2.7      3.0  
  III - Central Luzon             178.2  176.9  166.7  163.5      6.9       8.2    132.0  131.7  123.0  122.7       7.3      7.3  
 IV-a - Calabarzon                117.7  117.5  115.1  118.5      2.3      -0.8    130.7  130.1  122.1  120.8       7.0      7.7  
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  117.8  118.4  112.9  112.4      4.3       5.3    122.4  122.1  117.9  117.5       3.8      3.9  
    V - Bicol                     125.8  125.7  126.9  126.9     -0.9      -0.9    127.6  127.3  121.1  120.7       5.4      5.5  
   VI - Western Visayas           114.9  115.1  120.2  121.3     -4.4      -5.1    122.3  122.1  116.5  115.6       5.0      5.6  
  VII - Central Visayas           129.6  132.9  132.2  130.9     -2.0       1.5    127.7  127.5  120.0  119.4       6.4      6.8  
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           109.3  108.8  101.3  100.9      7.9       7.8    131.7  131.0  123.5  123.3       6.6      6.2  
   IX - Western Mindanao          108.1  110.9  106.4  108.1      1.6       2.6    135.3  134.8  118.7  118.0      14.0     14.2  
    X - Northern Mindanao         120.7  123.1  118.4  121.4      1.9       1.4    132.4  132.3  124.9  123.5       6.0      7.1  
   XI - Southern Mindanao         111.3  115.3  117.9  118.1     -5.6      -2.4    138.3  137.9  127.6  126.0       8.4      9.4  
  XII - Central Mindanao          115.3  118.4  118.1  118.3     -2.4       0.1    131.3  130.9  123.6  121.4       6.2      7.8  
 XIII - Caraga                    116.4  117.8  112.3  114.5      3.7       2.9    131.1  130.9  122.3  121.5       7.2      7.7  
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      162.0  160.4  141.0  141.0     14.9      13.8    132.8  131.5  122.4  120.1       8.5      9.5  

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                          Dairy Products                        |             E g g s
Area and Region                         2005         2004     Inflation Rates(%)|        2005         2004     Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep   Current Previous |    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       145.0  144.7  135.4  134.2       7.1      7.8    120.6  120.5  117.9   117.3      2.3      2.7 

National Capital Region (NCR)     145.4  145.1  134.8  134.1       7.9      8.2    121.0  121.2  122.3   122.0     -1.1     -0.7 

Areas Outside NCR                 144.8  144.5  135.7  134.3       6.7      7.6    120.5  120.3  116.5   115.8      3.4      3.9 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  150.0  149.7  137.6  136.5       9.0      9.7    116.2  116.5  114.8   114.6      1.2      1.7 
    I - Ilocos                    166.9  166.7  156.2  154.7       6.9      7.8    121.9  121.9  117.6   117.6      3.7      3.7 
   II - Cagayan Valley            139.0  138.8  130.9  129.8       6.2      6.9    123.3  123.6  123.0   122.5      0.2      0.9 
  III - Central Luzon             146.0  145.8  136.2  135.7       7.2      7.4    119.7  119.6  112.9   111.2      6.0      7.6 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                141.3  141.1  132.5  129.9       6.6      8.6    111.0  111.0  109.3   109.3      1.6      1.6 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  143.0  142.6  133.5  133.2       7.1      7.1    116.6  116.6  114.1   114.3      2.2      2.0 
    V - Bicol                     144.5  144.3  134.4  133.3       7.5      8.3    122.2  121.6  117.5   116.5      4.0      4.4 
   VI - Western Visayas           133.2  133.1  126.4  124.8       5.4      6.7    113.0  113.0  108.9   108.5      3.8      4.1 
  VII - Central Visayas           151.0  150.0  143.5  141.9       5.2      5.7    119.2  119.4  119.9   120.0     -0.6     -0.5 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           143.3  143.1  134.8  133.8       6.3      7.0    123.4  122.0  121.0   120.9      2.0      0.9 
   IX - Western Mindanao          151.7  151.4  142.3  141.8       6.6      6.8    131.0  127.3  121.0   122.3      8.3      4.1 
    X - Northern Mindanao         144.2  143.5  132.8  131.0       8.6      9.5    135.5  135.5  132.2   130.3      2.5      4.0 
   XI - Southern Mindanao         142.2  142.0  133.3  132.8       6.7      6.9    133.3  133.3  123.4   123.3      8.0      8.1 
  XII - Central Mindanao          139.9  139.6  132.4  131.8       5.7      5.9    127.1  126.6  123.5   119.6      2.9      5.9 
 XIII - Caraga                    146.8  146.5  136.4  134.7       7.6      8.8    120.4  120.1  117.2   116.8      2.7      2.8 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      146.3  145.5  132.5  132.2      10.4     10.1    136.1  134.4  128.0   127.2      6.3      5.7 

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                             F i s h                            |      Fruits and Vegetables
Area and Region                         2005         2004    Inflation Rates(%) |        2005         2004     Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep  Current Previous  |    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       126.9  126.6  120.6  120.1      5.2      5.4     121.8  118.3  117.6  116.0       3.6      2.0

National Capital Region (NCR)     113.4  113.3  110.4  109.6      2.7      3.4     110.8  107.6  107.9  106.7       2.7      0.8

Areas Outside NCR                 130.4  130.0  123.2  122.8      5.8      5.9     125.7  122.1  121.1  119.4       3.8      2.3

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  116.8  117.8  108.2  109.3      7.9      7.8     141.1  137.6  137.9  135.8       2.3      1.3
    I - Ilocos                    129.0  127.9  120.7  120.5      6.9      6.1     119.2  111.2  114.6  116.2       4.0     -4.3
   II - Cagayan Valley            125.0  124.8  119.4  118.5      4.7      5.3     124.5  120.8  114.6  111.9       8.6      8.0
  III - Central Luzon             123.5  123.3  117.3  120.4      5.3      2.4     124.2  119.5  120.4  121.0       3.2     -1.2
 IV-a - Calabarzon                131.0  130.6  123.0  123.1      6.5      6.1     117.3  111.8  112.9  110.6       3.9      1.1
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  121.8  121.2  115.7  115.5      5.3      4.9     122.8  122.0  116.7  116.1       5.2      5.1
    V - Bicol                     127.8  127.8  123.5  123.1      3.5      3.8     116.3  114.3  114.8  113.4       1.3      0.8
   VI - Western Visayas           127.5  126.8  117.8  116.5      8.2      8.8     124.3  122.3  123.8  119.0       0.4      2.8
  VII - Central Visayas           145.9  145.1  136.9  134.7      6.6      7.7     146.4  144.4  138.4  136.6       5.8      5.7
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           131.0  129.4  124.0  122.9      5.6      5.3     123.6  121.5  120.9  118.6       2.2      2.4
   IX - Western Mindanao          123.9  124.1  118.4  114.7      4.6      8.2     140.8  138.5  135.8  132.8       3.7      4.3
    X - Northern Mindanao         132.5  131.8  128.1  126.5      3.4      4.2     129.3  125.6  125.6  121.9       2.9      3.0
   XI - Southern Mindanao         137.4  137.2  129.0  128.7      6.5      6.6     128.5  125.1  127.6  124.4       0.7      0.6
  XII - Central Mindanao          128.2  128.2  122.6  121.0      4.6      6.0     125.7  124.1  117.7  116.3       6.8      6.7
 XIII - Caraga                    136.0  136.2  131.0  130.4      3.8      4.4     124.6  124.0  114.7  113.1       8.6      9.6
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      142.1  140.4  128.3  127.8     10.8      9.9     139.4  138.6  129.9  129.0       7.3      7.4

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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(%)
                                    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep  Current Previous  |    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       129.9  129.7  123.5  123.5      5.2      5.0     125.5  124.9  118.4  118.0      6.0      5.8 

National Capital Region (NCR)     128.5  128.1  120.6  120.9      6.6      6.0     123.0  121.8  117.2  117.0      4.9      4.1 

Areas Outside NCR                 130.5  130.4  124.7  124.7      4.7      4.6     126.6  126.3  119.0  118.4      6.4      6.7 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  129.3  128.8  123.0  122.7      5.1      5.0     117.9  117.9  111.4  111.0      5.8      6.2 
    I - Ilocos                    135.6  135.7  131.0  130.9      3.5      3.7     134.0  133.5  121.2  120.5     10.6     10.8 
   II - Cagayan Valley            129.1  129.6  124.2  124.1      3.9      4.4     140.3  139.8  135.4  132.3      3.6      5.7 
  III - Central Luzon             130.5  130.6  125.4  125.6      4.1      4.0     126.4  126.1  115.9  115.7      9.1      9.0 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                129.0  128.9  122.1  123.8      5.7      4.1     116.9  116.8  113.1  112.9      3.4      3.5 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  126.2  127.3  122.3  122.4      3.2      4.0     125.7  125.0  117.2  117.0      7.3      6.8 
    V - Bicol                     131.2  131.2  126.8  126.9      3.5      3.4     133.2  133.0  124.5  124.4      7.0      6.9 
   VI - Western Visayas           127.1  126.8  120.6  118.6      5.4      6.9     125.3  125.0  117.8  116.8      6.4      7.0 
  VII - Central Visayas           133.3  133.2  125.3  124.6      6.4      6.9     145.2  143.8  133.7  133.5      8.6      7.7 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           127.9  127.6  122.8  122.5      4.2      4.2     120.2  119.8  114.7  114.5      4.8      4.6 
   IX - Western Mindanao          130.9  130.7  125.5  123.7      4.3      5.7     128.4  127.9  119.3  118.8      7.6      7.7 
    X - Northern Mindanao         130.0  129.5  124.7  123.9      4.3      4.5     124.2  123.7  116.5  115.6      6.6      7.0 
   XI - Southern Mindanao         129.2  129.2  126.3  124.7      2.3      3.6     135.5  135.1  128.5  126.7      5.4      6.6 
  XII - Central Mindanao          136.0  135.3  129.7  129.5      4.9      4.5     127.2  127.2  118.7  118.3      7.2      7.5 
 XIII - Caraga                    128.4  128.2  125.7  124.5      2.1      3.0     131.2  130.9  122.7  120.8      6.9      8.4 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      147.5  146.8  136.8  133.6      7.8      9.9     133.9  132.9  122.8  122.4      9.0      8.6 

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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                       124.3  123.7  118.0  117.7     5.3       5.1

National Capital Region (NCR)     120.8  119.6  115.2  115.2     4.9       3.8

Areas Outside NCR                 126.4  126.2  119.6  119.2     5.7       5.9

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  109.4  109.4  106.3  105.9     2.9       3.3
    I - Ilocos                    131.6  131.4  124.1  123.9     6.0       6.1
   II - Cagayan Valley            170.1  169.7  166.5  159.3     2.2       6.5
  III - Central Luzon             124.5  124.5  113.4  113.2     9.8      10.0
 IV-a - Calabarzon                116.0  116.0  112.4  112.4     3.2       3.2
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  127.6  127.6  120.7  120.5     5.7       5.9
    V - Bicol                     141.2  140.8  134.7  134.6     4.8       4.6
   VI - Western Visayas           126.5  126.4  119.6  118.2     5.8       6.9
  VII - Central Visayas           156.9  155.1  144.0  143.6     9.0       8.0
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           119.6  119.6  114.9  114.9     4.1       4.1
   IX - Western Mindanao          131.4  130.7  121.0  120.2     8.6       8.7
    X - Northern Mindanao         115.7  115.7  111.7  111.7     3.6       3.6
   XI - Southern Mindanao         129.1  129.1  123.8  123.3     4.3       4.7
  XII - Central Mindanao          121.4  121.3  114.4  114.2     6.1       6.2
 XIII - Caraga                    140.7  140.4  134.4  133.3     4.7       5.3
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      162.8  160.9  136.9  136.9    18.9      17.5

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Source:  National Statistics Office
         
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