Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, November and October 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(%)   
                                    Nov    Oct    Nov    Oct  Current Previous  |    Nov    Oct    Nov    Oct   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       117.9  118.5  109.9  110.2      7.3      7.5     117.7  118.3  108.9  109.2       8.1      8.3

National Capital Region (NCR)     109.1  109.1  103.6  103.9      5.3      5.0     109.1  109.1  103.6  103.9       5.3      5.0

Areas Outside NCR                 119.1  119.8  110.8  111.1      7.5      7.8     119.0  119.7  109.7  110.0       8.5      8.8

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  120.4  120.0  106.9r 107.8r    12.6     11.3     120.4  120.0  106.9r 107.7r     12.6     11.4
    I - Ilocos                    124.0  125.7  108.0  109.2     14.8     15.1     124.2  125.9  108.0  109.2      15.0     15.3
   II - Cagayan Valley            122.7  122.3  113.6  113.9      8.0      7.4     123.1  122.7  113.6  113.9       8.4      7.7
  III - Central Luzon             113.0  112.9  106.0  106.7      6.6      5.8     112.1  112.0  105.2  105.9       6.6      5.8
 IV-a - Calabarzon                109.9  108.5  105.6  105.5      4.1      2.8     109.8  108.4  105.5  105.4       4.1      2.8
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  125.7  130.1  109.6  109.1     14.7     19.2     125.8  130.2  109.6  109.1      14.8     19.3
    V - Bicol                     117.9  117.6  108.2  107.6      9.0      9.3     117.3  116.8  106.4  105.8      10.2     10.4
   VI - Western Visayas           118.0  119.0  104.6  104.6     12.8     13.8     118.2  119.2  103.8  103.8      13.9     14.8
  VII - Central Visayas           126.6  127.3  121.7  122.1      4.0      4.3     125.6  126.2  116.7  117.2       7.6      7.7
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           125.4  124.1  112.9  112.2     11.1     10.6     126.2  124.9  113.4  112.8      11.3     10.7
   IX - Western Mindanao          114.3  116.8  113.2  113.6      1.0      2.8     118.1  120.6  116.0  116.8       1.8      3.3
    X - Northern Mindanao         121.0  123.1  117.4  118.0      3.1      4.3     122.2  124.1  116.7  117.9       4.7      5.3
   XI - Southern Mindanao         120.8  122.4  114.9  115.3      5.1      6.2     123.9  125.5  113.8  114.6       8.9      9.5
  XII - Central Mindanao          117.8  121.4  110.0  111.3      7.1      9.1     118.1  122.1  109.0  110.6       8.3     10.4
 XIII - Caraga                    128.3  127.9  122.2  121.6      5.0      5.2     129.7  129.2  123.2  122.6       5.3      5.4
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      121.9  125.1  116.9  118.7      4.3      5.4     121.0  124.3  116.3  118.2       4.0      5.2

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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(%)
                                    Nov    Oct    Nov    Oct   Current Previous |    Nov    Oct    Nov    Oct   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       119.1  120.4  121.2  120.9      -1.7     -0.4    136.4  135.5  127.5  126.6       7.0      7.0   

National Capital Region (NCR)     110.4  110.4  105.4  105.4       4.7      4.7    147.4  146.2  137.4  136.8       7.3      6.9   

Areas Outside NCR                 119.3  120.6  121.5  121.2      -1.8     -0.5    132.6  131.8  124.1  123.0       6.8      7.2   

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  119.3  119.4  109.6  113.2       8.9      5.5    130.9  129.6  116.5  115.9      12.4     11.8   
    I - Ilocos                    110.3  110.5  107.5  107.5       2.6      2.8    168.1  167.5  152.4  151.7      10.3     10.4   
   II - Cagayan Valley            114.2  113.7  113.3  113.7       0.8      0.0    117.9  117.5  115.0  114.4       2.5      2.7   
  III - Central Luzon             179.4  178.2  165.5  166.7       8.4      6.9    132.7  132.0  125.6  123.0       5.7      7.3   
 IV-a - Calabarzon                118.3  117.7  115.2  115.1       2.7      2.3    131.4  130.7  122.7  122.1       7.1      7.0   
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  119.8  117.8  112.5  112.9       6.5      4.3    123.7  122.4  118.5  117.9       4.4      3.8   
    V - Bicol                     124.8  125.8  127.1  126.9      -1.8     -0.9    127.9  127.6  122.1  121.1       4.8      5.4   
   VI - Western Visayas           114.1  114.9  119.6  120.2      -4.6     -4.4    123.2  122.3  117.0  116.5       5.3      5.0   
  VII - Central Visayas           128.7  129.6  132.1  132.2      -2.6     -2.0    129.0  127.7  120.2  120.0       7.3      6.4   
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           110.8  109.3  102.8  101.3       7.8      7.9    134.2  131.7  126.2  123.5       6.3      6.6   
   IX - Western Mindanao          105.6  108.1  106.7  106.4      -1.0      1.6    136.5  135.3  121.1  118.7      12.7     14.0   
    X - Northern Mindanao         118.0  120.7  119.1  118.4      -0.9      1.9    133.1  132.4  126.1  124.9       5.6      6.0   
   XI - Southern Mindanao         109.7  111.3  118.7  117.9      -7.6     -5.6    138.8  138.3  128.0  127.6       8.4      8.4   
  XII - Central Mindanao          114.5  115.3  119.8  118.1      -4.4     -2.4    132.3  131.3  124.5  123.6       6.3      6.2   
 XIII - Caraga                    115.1  116.4  112.6  112.3       2.2      3.7    133.2  131.8  123.0  122.3       8.3      7.8r  
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      162.2  162.0  143.1  141.0      13.3     14.9    134.0  132.8  122.9  122.4       9.0      8.5   

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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(%)
                                    Nov    Oct    Nov    Oct   Current Previous |    Nov    Oct    Nov    Oct   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       146.1  145.0  135.8  135.4       7.6      7.1    121.2  120.6  117.4  117.9       3.2      2.3 

National Capital Region (NCR)     146.2  145.4  135.0  134.8       8.3      7.9    121.2  121.0  120.7  122.3       0.4     -1.1 

Areas Outside NCR                 146.0  144.9  136.1  135.7       7.3      6.8r   121.2  120.5  116.4  116.5       4.1      3.4 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  151.0  150.0  138.0  137.6       9.4      9.0    116.5  116.2  114.8  114.8       1.5      1.2 
    I - Ilocos                    167.8  166.9  156.3  156.2       7.4      6.9    123.3  121.9  117.8  117.6       4.7      3.7 
   II - Cagayan Valley            141.1  139.0  131.0  130.9       7.7      6.2    123.4  123.3  123.1  123.0       0.2      0.2 
  III - Central Luzon             149.5  146.2r 136.5  136.2       9.5      7.3r   119.9  119.7  111.9  112.9       7.1      6.0 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                141.7  141.3  133.1  132.5       6.5      6.6    111.3  111.0  109.4  109.3       1.7      1.6 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  143.8  143.0  133.6  133.5       7.6      7.1    118.2  116.6  112.9  114.1       4.7      2.2 
    V - Bicol                     144.6  144.5  134.9  134.4       7.2      7.5    122.7  122.2  117.8  117.5       4.2      4.0 
   VI - Western Visayas           133.5  133.2  126.7  126.4       5.4      5.4    113.4  113.0  109.1  108.9       3.9      3.8 
  VII - Central Visayas           151.3  151.0  143.9  143.5       5.1      5.2    121.6  119.2  120.8  119.9       0.7     -0.6 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           145.0  143.3  135.5  134.8       7.0      6.3    125.1  123.4  121.0  121.0       3.4      2.0 
   IX - Western Mindanao          154.4  151.7  142.6  142.3       8.3      6.6    133.6  131.0  121.1  121.0      10.3      8.3 
    X - Northern Mindanao         145.2  144.2  133.7  132.8       8.6      8.6    136.4  135.5  130.7  132.2       4.4      2.5 
   XI - Southern Mindanao         142.4  142.2  133.5  133.3       6.7      6.7    133.6  133.3  125.3  123.4       6.6      8.0 
  XII - Central Mindanao          140.6  139.9  132.5  132.4       6.1      5.7    127.6  127.1  122.4  123.5       4.2      2.9 
 XIII - Caraga                    148.0  146.8  137.5  136.4       7.6      7.6    121.3  120.4  117.4  117.2       3.3      2.7 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      147.4  146.3  133.3  132.5      10.6     10.4    136.9  136.1  127.9  128.0       7.0      6.3 

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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(%)
                                    Nov    Oct    Nov    Oct  Current Previous  |    Nov    Oct    Nov    Oct   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       128.2  126.9  121.4  120.6      5.6      5.2     122.2  121.8  115.6  117.6       5.7      3.6

National Capital Region (NCR)     114.7  113.4  111.4  110.4      3.0      2.7     108.8  110.8  101.5  107.9       7.2      2.7

Areas Outside NCR                 131.6  130.4  124.0  123.2      6.1      5.8     127.0  125.7  120.7  121.1       5.2      3.8

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  114.9  116.8  111.1  108.2      3.4      7.9     144.6  141.1  132.5  137.9       9.1      2.3
    I - Ilocos                    131.5  129.0  121.6  120.7      8.1      6.9     122.0  119.2  114.6  114.6       6.5      4.0
   II - Cagayan Valley            125.0  125.0  119.8  119.4      4.3      4.7     125.1  124.5  115.2  114.6       8.6      8.6
  III - Central Luzon             124.5  123.5  117.0  117.3      6.4      5.3     122.1  124.2  117.2  120.4       4.2      3.2
 IV-a - Calabarzon                133.6  131.0  124.9  123.0      7.0      6.5     118.3  117.3  112.8  112.9       4.9      3.9
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  123.2  121.8  118.4  115.7      4.1      5.3     125.4  122.8  117.1  116.7       7.1      5.2
    V - Bicol                     128.3  127.8  123.9  123.5      3.6      3.5     117.8  116.3  114.9  114.8       2.5      1.3
   VI - Western Visayas           128.8  127.5  118.6  117.8      8.6      8.2     125.6  124.3  123.4  123.8       1.8      0.4
  VII - Central Visayas           146.3  145.9  138.3  136.9      5.8      6.6     150.2  146.4  139.1  138.4       8.0      5.8
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           132.1  131.0  124.1  124.0      6.4      5.6     125.6  123.6  121.0  120.9       3.8      2.2
   IX - Western Mindanao          126.4  123.9  118.9  118.4      6.3      4.6     141.3  140.8  135.0  135.8       4.7      3.7
    X - Northern Mindanao         133.2  132.5  127.8  128.1      4.2      3.4     132.4  129.3  125.1  125.6       5.8      2.9
   XI - Southern Mindanao         137.6  137.4  130.6  129.0      5.4      6.5     129.3  128.5  129.3  127.6       0.0      0.7
  XII - Central Mindanao          129.0  128.2  122.1  122.6      5.7      4.6     127.5  125.7  119.4  117.7       6.8      6.8
 XIII - Caraga                    136.9  136.0  132.5  131.0      3.3      3.8     126.0  124.6  115.3  114.7       9.3      8.6
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      143.7  142.1  129.9  128.3     10.6     10.8     143.8  139.4  130.8  129.9       9.9      7.3

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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(%)
                                    Nov    Oct    Nov    Oct  Current Previous  |    Nov    Oct    Nov    Oct  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       129.9  129.9  123.6  123.5      5.1      5.2     127.2  125.5  118.7  118.4      7.2      6.0 

National Capital Region (NCR)     127.9  128.5  121.0  120.6      5.7      6.6     125.1  123.0  117.3  117.2      6.6      4.9 

Areas Outside NCR                 130.7  130.5  124.7  124.7      4.8      4.7     128.2  126.6  119.3  119.0      7.5      6.4 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  130.4  129.3  122.7  123.0      6.3      5.1     119.5  117.9  111.8  111.4      6.9      5.8 
    I - Ilocos                    136.4  135.6  131.3  131.0      3.9      3.5     134.5  134.0  121.9  121.2     10.3     10.6 
   II - Cagayan Valley            129.6  129.1  123.8  124.2      4.7      3.9     141.3  140.3  136.3  135.4      3.7      3.6 
  III - Central Luzon             129.8  130.5  122.8  125.4      5.7      4.1     128.2  126.4  116.1  115.9     10.4      9.1 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                129.0  129.0  122.3  122.1      5.5      5.7     118.7  116.9  113.2  113.1      4.9      3.4 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  128.0  126.2  123.9  122.3      3.3      3.2     128.3  125.7  117.7  117.2      9.0      7.3 
    V - Bicol                     131.2  131.2  126.8  126.8      3.5      3.5     135.0  133.2  125.3  124.5      7.7      7.0 
   VI - Western Visayas           127.4  127.1  122.2  120.6      4.3      5.4     126.3  125.3  118.1  117.8      6.9      6.4 
  VII - Central Visayas           134.5  133.3  126.0  125.3      6.7      6.4     146.3  145.2  134.0  133.7      9.2      8.6 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           129.1  127.9  123.8  122.8      4.3      4.2     122.1  120.2  114.7  114.7      6.5      4.8 
   IX - Western Mindanao          131.4  130.9  125.8  125.5      4.5      4.3     129.9  128.4  120.0  119.3      8.3      7.6 
    X - Northern Mindanao         130.3  130.0  125.9  124.7      3.5      4.3     125.3  124.2  116.3  116.5      7.7      6.6 
   XI - Southern Mindanao         129.5  129.2  127.1  126.3      1.9      2.3     136.4  135.5  128.9  128.5      5.8      5.4 
  XII - Central Mindanao          136.7  136.0  130.6  129.7      4.7      4.9     128.6  127.2  120.5  118.7      6.7      7.2 
 XIII - Caraga                    129.0  128.4  125.8  125.7      2.5      2.1     133.7  131.2  122.9  122.7      8.8      6.9 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      150.2  147.5  139.6  136.8      7.6      7.8     135.9  133.9  123.5  122.8     10.0      9.0 

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                         2005         2004    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Nov    Oct    Nov    Oct Current  Previous 
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Philippines                       126.0  124.3  118.2  118.0     6.6       5.3

National Capital Region (NCR)     123.5  120.8  115.2  115.2     7.2       4.9

Areas Outside NCR                 127.5  126.4  120.0  119.6     6.3       5.7

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  111.3  109.4  107.2  106.3     3.8       2.9
    I - Ilocos                    131.6  131.6  124.7  124.1     5.5       6.0
   II - Cagayan Valley            170.7  170.1  167.8  166.5     1.7       2.2
  III - Central Luzon             125.6  124.5  113.5  113.4    10.7       9.8
 IV-a - Calabarzon                117.7  116.0  112.6  112.4     4.5       3.2
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  127.7  127.6  121.3  120.7     5.3       5.7
    V - Bicol                     141.7  141.2  135.0  134.7     5.0       4.8
   VI - Western Visayas           127.2  126.5  119.9  119.6     6.1       5.8
  VII - Central Visayas           158.0  156.9  143.8  144.0     9.9       9.0
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           119.7  119.6  114.9  114.9     4.2       4.1
   IX - Western Mindanao          132.8  131.4  122.4  121.0     8.5       8.6
    X - Northern Mindanao         116.3  115.7  112.1  111.7     3.7       3.6
   XI - Southern Mindanao         129.1  129.1  123.8  123.8     4.3       4.3
  XII - Central Mindanao          121.6  121.4  117.9  114.4     3.1       6.1
 XIII - Caraga                    142.3  140.7  135.6  134.4     4.9       4.7
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      163.5  162.8  139.9  136.9    16.9      18.9

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Source:  National Statistics Office
         
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