Table  9.  Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, December and November 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
                                      Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous
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Philipines                          117.8  117.9    -0.1     -0.5   117.6  117.7    -0.1     -0.5   119.7  119.1     0.5     -1.1

National Capital Region (NCR)       109.2  109.1     0.1      0.0   109.2  109.1     0.1      0.0   110.4  110.4     0.0      0.0

Areas Outside NCR                   119.0  119.1    -0.1     -0.6   118.9  119.0    -0.1     -0.6   119.9  119.3     0.5     -1.1

  CAR  -  Cordillera Administrative
          Region                    118.7  120.4    -1.4      0.3   118.7  120.4    -1.4      0.3   121.0  119.3     1.4     -0.1
    I  -  Ilocos                    124.4  124.0     0.3     -1.4   124.5  124.2     0.2     -1.4   114.3  110.3     3.6     -0.2
   II  -  Cagayan Valley            123.3  122.7     0.5      0.3   123.7  123.1     0.5      0.3   114.8  114.2     0.5      0.4
  III  -  Central Luzon             113.2  113.0     0.2      0.1   112.3  112.1     0.2      0.1   181.4  179.4     1.1      0.7
 IV-a  -  Calabarzon                110.1  109.9     0.2      1.3   110.0  109.8     0.2      1.3   116.5  118.3    -1.5      0.5
 IV-b  -  Mimaropa                  125.1  125.7    -0.5     -3.4   125.1  125.8    -0.6     -3.4   119.9  119.8     0.1      1.7
    V  -  Bicol                     118.0  117.9     0.1      0.3   117.4  117.3     0.1      0.4   124.1  124.8    -0.6     -0.8
   VI  -  Western Visayas           116.4  118.0    -1.4     -0.8   116.5  118.2    -1.4     -0.8   114.8  114.1     0.6     -0.7
  VII  -  Central Visayas           125.2  126.6    -1.1     -0.5   123.5  125.6    -1.7     -0.5   128.6  128.7    -0.1     -0.7
 VIII  -  Eastern Visayas           126.0  125.4     0.5      1.0   126.8  126.2     0.5      1.0   111.2  110.8     0.4      1.4
   IX  -  Western Mindanao          115.1  114.3     0.7     -2.1   119.0  118.1     0.8     -2.1   106.1  105.6     0.5     -2.3
    X  -  Northern Mindanao         121.8  121.0     0.7     -1.7   122.4  122.2     0.2     -1.5   120.5  118.0     2.1     -2.2
   XI  -  Southern Mindanao         120.8  120.8     0.0     -1.3   123.8  123.9    -0.1     -1.3   110.0  109.7     0.3     -1.4
  XII  -  Central Mindanao          117.4  117.8    -0.3     -3.0   117.7  118.1    -0.3     -3.3   114.3  114.5    -0.2     -0.7
 XIII  -  Caraga                    127.0  128.3    -1.0      0.3   128.3  129.7    -1.1      0.4   115.0  115.1    -0.1     -1.1
 ARMM  -  Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao        124.3  121.9     2.0     -2.6   123.4  121.0     2.0     -2.7   164.8  162.2     1.6      0.1

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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
                                      Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous
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Philipines                          136.9  136.4     0.4      0.7   146.8   146.1    0.5      0.8   121.7   121.2    0.4      0.5

National Capital Region (NCR)       147.8  147.4     0.3      0.8   146.5   146.2    0.2      0.6   121.5   121.2    0.2      0.2

Areas Outside NCR                   133.1  132.6     0.4      0.6   146.9   146.0    0.6      0.8   121.7   121.2    0.4      0.6

  CAR  -  Cordillera Administrative
          Region                    131.2  130.9     0.2      1.0   151.4   151.0    0.3      0.7   115.5   116.5   -0.9      0.3
    I  -  Ilocos                    169.1  168.1     0.6      0.4   168.3   167.8    0.3      0.5   125.2   123.3    1.5      1.1
   II  -  Cagayan Valley            118.4  117.9     0.4      0.3   141.4   141.1    0.2      1.5   123.7   123.4    0.2      0.1
  III  -  Central Luzon             133.1  132.7     0.3      0.5   153.5   149.7    2.5      2.4   120.4   119.9    0.4      0.2
 IV-a  -  Calabarzon                131.6  131.4     0.2      0.5   141.8   141.7    0.1      0.3   112.2   111.3    0.8      0.3
 IV-b  -  Mimaropa                  124.1  123.7     0.3      1.1   146.3   143.8    1.7      0.6   118.9   118.2    0.6      1.4
    V  -  Bicol                     128.1  127.9     0.2      0.2   144.9   144.6    0.2      0.1   123.0   122.7    0.2      0.4
   VI  -  Western Visayas           123.5  123.2     0.2      0.7   133.6   133.5    0.1      0.2   113.4   113.4    0.0      0.4
  VII  -  Central Visayas           129.5  129.0     0.4      1.0   151.3   151.3    0.0      0.2   121.8   121.6    0.2      2.0
 VIII  -  Eastern Visayas           134.6  134.2     0.3      1.9   145.7   145.0    0.5      1.2   125.7   125.1    0.5      1.4
   IX  -  Western Mindanao          137.8  136.5     1.0      0.9   154.9   154.4    0.3      1.8   133.4   133.6   -0.1      2.0
    X  -  Northern Mindanao         133.1  133.1     0.0      0.5   145.5   145.2    0.2      0.7   137.1   136.4    0.5      0.7
   XI  -  Southern Mindanao         140.5  138.8     1.2      0.4   142.5   142.4    0.1      0.1   133.7   133.6    0.1      0.2
  XII  -  Central Mindanao          132.6  132.3     0.2      0.8   140.6   140.6    0.0      0.5   127.8   127.6    0.2      0.4
 XIII  -  Caraga                    133.5  133.2     0.2      1.1   148.1   148.0    0.1      0.8   121.4   121.3    0.1      0.7
 ARMM  -  Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao        134.1  134.0     0.1      0.9   148.5   147.4    0.7      0.8   137.2   136.9    0.2      0.6

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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
                                      Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous
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Philipines                          129.2  128.2     0.8      1.0   123.0  122.2     0.7      0.3   129.9  129.9     0.0      0.0

National Capital Region (NCR)       119.5  114.7     4.2      1.1   110.7  108.8     1.7     -1.8   128.6  127.9     0.5     -0.5

Areas Outside NCR                   131.7  131.6     0.1      0.9   127.4  127.0     0.3      1.0   130.4  130.7    -0.2      0.2

  CAR  -  Cordillera Administrative
          Region                    116.0  114.9     1.0     -1.6   139.5  144.6    -3.5      2.5   129.8  130.4    -0.5      0.9
    I  -  Ilocos                    130.9  131.5    -0.5      1.9   119.3  122.0    -2.2      2.3   136.7  136.4     0.2      0.6
   II  -  Cagayan Valley            125.2  125.0     0.2      0.0   128.0  125.1     2.3      0.5   129.7  129.6     0.1      0.4
  III  -  Central Luzon             124.2  124.5    -0.2      0.8   119.2  122.1    -2.4     -1.7   129.2  129.8    -0.5     -0.5
 IV-a  -  Calabarzon                132.7  133.6    -0.7      2.0   117.3  118.3    -0.8      0.9   128.0  129.0    -0.8      0.0
 IV-b  -  Mimaropa                  123.5  123.2     0.2      1.1   127.4  125.4     1.6      2.1   128.9  128.0     0.7      1.4
    V  -  Bicol                     128.3  128.3     0.0      0.4   120.4  117.8     2.2      1.3   131.0  131.2    -0.2      0.0
   VI  -  Western Visayas           129.4  128.8     0.5      1.0   126.4  125.6     0.6      1.0   127.6  127.4     0.2      0.2
  VII  -  Central Visayas           147.4  146.3     0.8      0.3   154.5  150.2     2.9      2.6   134.8  134.5     0.2      0.9
 VIII  -  Eastern Visayas           132.2  132.1     0.1      0.8   127.6  125.6     1.6      1.6   128.9  129.1    -0.2      0.9
   IX  -  Western Mindanao          125.7  126.4    -0.6      2.0   140.3  141.3    -0.7      0.4   130.3  131.4    -0.8      0.4
    X  -  Northern Mindanao         134.4  133.2     0.9      0.5   134.4  132.4     1.5      2.4   130.4  130.3     0.1      0.2
   XI  -  Southern Mindanao         137.7  137.6     0.1      0.1   133.5  129.3     3.2      0.6   129.5  129.5     0.0      0.2
  XII  -  Central Mindanao          130.2  129.0     0.9      0.6   130.0  127.5     2.0      1.4   136.7  136.7     0.0      0.5
 XIII  -  Caraga                    137.6  136.9     0.5      0.7   127.0  126.0     0.8      1.1   128.8  129.0    -0.2      0.5
 ARMM  -  Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao        144.1  143.7     0.3      1.1   145.7  143.8     1.3      3.2   149.9  150.2    -0.2      1.8

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Table 9 (concluded)

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                                          Miscellaneous Foods     |       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous
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Philipines                          127.5  127.2     0.2      1.4   126.3  126.0     0.2      1.4

National Capital Region (NCR)       125.3  125.1     0.2      1.7   123.5  123.5     0.0      2.2

Areas Outside NCR                   128.5  128.2     0.2      1.3   127.9  127.5     0.3      0.9

  CAR  -  Cordillera Administrative
          Region                    120.0  119.5     0.4      1.4   111.4  111.3     0.1      1.7
    I  -  Ilocos                    135.0  134.5     0.4      0.4   131.7  131.6     0.1      0.0
   II  -  Cagayan Valley            142.4  141.3     0.8      0.7   172.2  170.7     0.9      0.4
  III  -  Central Luzon             128.6  128.2     0.3      1.4   126.4  125.6     0.6      0.9
 IV-a  -  Calabarzon                118.8  118.7     0.1      1.5   117.9  117.7     0.2      1.5
 IV-b  -  Mimaropa                  128.1  128.3    -0.2      2.1   127.8  127.7     0.1      0.1
    V  -  Bicol                     135.2  135.0     0.1      1.4   141.9  141.7     0.1      0.4
   VI  -  Western Visayas           126.7  126.3     0.3      0.8   127.5  127.2     0.2      0.6
  VII  -  Central Visayas           146.8  146.3     0.3      0.8   158.2  158.0     0.1      0.7
 VIII  -  Eastern Visayas           123.5  122.1     1.1      1.6   122.7  119.7     2.5      0.1
   IX  -  Western Mindanao          130.4  129.9     0.4      1.2   132.8  132.8     0.0      1.1
    X  -  Northern Mindanao         126.2  125.3     0.7      0.9   117.0  116.3     0.6      0.5
   XI  -  Southern Mindanao         136.6  136.4     0.1      0.7   129.6  129.1     0.4      0.0
  XII  -  Central Mindanao          128.4  128.6    -0.2      1.1   121.6  121.6     0.0      0.2
 XIII  -  Caraga                    133.9  133.7     0.1      1.9   142.3  142.3     0.0      1.1
 ARMM  -  Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao        136.6  135.9     0.5      1.5   164.7  163.5     0.7      0.4
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Source:  National Statistics Office
         
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