Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, December and November 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(%)
                                    Dec    Nov    Dec    Nov  Current Previous  |   Dec    Nov    Dec    Nov   Current Previous
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Philippines                       117.8  117.9  110.0  109.9      7.1      7.3    117.6  117.7  108.9  108.9       8.0      8.1

National Capital Region (NCR)     109.2  109.1  104.1  103.6      4.9      5.3    109.2  109.1  104.1  103.6       4.9      5.3

Areas Outside NCR                 119.0  119.1  110.8  110.8      7.4      7.5    118.9  119.0  109.7  109.7       8.4      8.5

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  118.7  120.4  106.6r 106.9r    11.4     12.6    118.7  120.4  106.6r 106.9r     11.4     12.6
    I - Ilocos                    124.4  124.0  108.2  108.0     15.0     14.8    124.5  124.2  108.2  108.0      15.1     15.0
   II - Cagayan Valley            123.3  122.7  114.1  113.6      8.1      8.0    123.7  123.1  114.1  113.6       8.4      8.4
  III - Central Luzon             113.2  113.0  106.5  106.0      6.3      6.6    112.3  112.1  105.7  105.2       6.2      6.6
 IV-a - Calabarzon                110.1  109.9  105.9  105.6      4.0      4.1    110.0  109.8  105.8  105.5       4.0      4.1
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  125.1  125.7  109.9  109.6     13.8     14.7    125.1  125.8  109.9  109.6      13.8     14.8
    V - Bicol                     118.0  117.9  108.5  108.2      8.8      9.0    117.4  117.3  106.8  106.4       9.9     10.2
   VI - Western Visayas           116.4  118.0  104.4  104.6     11.5     12.8    116.5  118.2  103.6  103.8      12.5     13.9
  VII - Central Visayas           125.2  126.6  122.0  121.7      2.6      4.0    123.5  125.6  117.1  116.7       5.5      7.6
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           126.0  125.4  114.2  112.9     10.3     11.1    126.8  126.2  114.8  113.4      10.5     11.3
   IX - Western Mindanao          115.1  114.3  111.0  113.2      3.7      1.0    119.0  118.1  113.0  116.0       5.3      1.8
    X - Northern Mindanao         121.8  121.0  117.5  117.4      3.7      3.1    122.4  122.2  116.2  116.7       5.3      4.7
   XI - Southern Mindanao         120.8  120.8  114.6  114.9      5.4      5.1    123.8  123.9  113.8  113.8       8.8      8.9
  XII - Central Mindanao          117.4  117.8  109.9  110.0      6.8      7.1    117.7  118.1  108.6  109.0       8.4      8.3
 XIII - Caraga                    127.0  128.3  120.7  122.2      5.2      5.0    128.3  129.7  121.3  123.2       5.8      5.3
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      124.3  121.9  116.1  116.9      7.1      4.3    123.4  121.0  115.5  116.3       6.8      4.0

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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(%)
                                    Dec    Nov    Dec    Nov   Current Previous |    Dec    Nov    Dec    Nov   Current Previous
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Philippines                       119.7  119.1  121.5  121.2      -1.5     -1.7    136.9  136.4  128.1  127.5       6.9      7.0

National Capital Region (NCR)     110.4  110.4  107.4  105.4       2.8      4.7    147.8  147.4  138.1  137.4       7.0      7.3

Areas Outside NCR                 119.9  119.3  121.8  121.5      -1.6     -1.8    133.1  132.6  124.6  124.1       6.8      6.8

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  121.0  119.3  109.5  109.6      10.5      8.9    131.2  130.9  117.5  116.5      11.7     12.4
    I - Ilocos                    114.3  110.3  105.8  107.5       8.0      2.6    169.1  168.1  153.0  152.4      10.5     10.3
   II - Cagayan Valley            114.8  114.2  113.4  113.3       1.2      0.8    118.4  117.9  115.5  115.0       2.5      2.5
  III - Central Luzon             181.4  179.4  164.3  165.5      10.4      8.4    133.1  132.7  126.2  125.6       5.5      5.7
 IV-a - Calabarzon                116.5  118.3  115.2  115.2       1.1      2.7    131.6  131.4  123.5  122.7       6.6      7.1
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  119.9  119.8  113.0  112.5       6.1      6.5    124.1  123.7  119.2  118.5       4.1      4.4
    V - Bicol                     124.1  124.8  127.1  127.1      -2.4     -1.8    128.1  127.9  122.8  122.1       4.3      4.8
   VI - Western Visayas           114.8  114.1  119.6  119.6      -4.0     -4.6    123.5  123.2  117.0  117.0       5.6      5.3
  VII - Central Visayas           128.6  128.7  132.2  132.1      -2.7     -2.6    129.5  129.0  120.6  120.2       7.4      7.3
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           111.2  110.8  103.6  102.8       7.3      7.8    134.6  134.2  126.4  126.2       6.5      6.3
   IX - Western Mindanao          106.1  105.6  106.4  106.7      -0.3     -1.0    137.8  136.5  121.3  121.1      13.6     12.7
    X - Northern Mindanao         120.5  118.0  120.7  119.1      -0.2     -0.9    133.1  133.1  126.6  126.1       5.1      5.6
   XI - Southern Mindanao         110.0  109.7  117.6  118.7      -6.5     -7.6    140.5  138.8  128.8  128.0       9.1      8.4
  XII - Central Mindanao          114.3  114.5  121.9  119.8      -6.2     -4.4    132.6  132.3  124.5  124.5       6.5      6.3
 XIII - Caraga                    115.0  115.1  114.8  112.6       0.2      2.2    133.5  133.2  123.3  123.0       8.3      8.3
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      164.8  162.2  142.8  143.1      15.4     13.3    134.1  134.0  123.2  122.9       8.8      9.0

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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(%)
                                    Dec    Nov    Dec    Nov   Current Previous |    Dec    Nov    Dec    Nov   Current Previous
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Philippines                       146.8  146.1  136.1  135.8       7.9      7.6    121.7  121.2  117.5  117.4       3.6      3.2

National Capital Region (NCR)     146.5  146.2  135.4  135.0       8.2      8.3    121.5  121.2  119.5  120.7       1.7      0.4

Areas Outside NCR                 146.9  146.0r 136.4  136.1       7.7      7.3r   121.7  121.2  116.9  116.4       4.1      4.1

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  151.4  151.0  137.9  138.0       9.8      9.4    115.5  116.5  115.2  114.8       0.3      1.5
    I - Ilocos                    168.3  167.8  157.0  156.3       7.2      7.4    125.2  123.3  118.8  117.8       5.4      4.7
   II - Cagayan Valley            141.4  141.1  131.2  131.0       7.8      7.7    123.7  123.4  123.2  123.1       0.4      0.2
  III - Central Luzon             153.5  149.7r 137.4  136.5      11.7      9.7r   120.4  119.9  113.8  111.9       5.8      7.1
 IV-a - Calabarzon                141.8  141.7  133.2  133.1       6.5      6.5    112.2  111.3  109.4  109.4       2.6      1.7
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  146.3  143.8  134.0  133.6       9.2      7.6    118.9  118.2  113.5  112.9       4.8      4.7
    V - Bicol                     144.9  144.6  135.2  134.9       7.2      7.2    123.0  122.7  118.1  117.8       4.1      4.2
   VI - Western Visayas           133.6  133.5  126.7  126.7       5.4      5.4    113.4  113.4  109.1  109.1       3.9      3.9
  VII - Central Visayas           151.3  151.3  144.1  143.9       5.0      5.1    121.8  121.6  120.4  120.8       1.2      0.7
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           145.7  145.0  135.6  135.5       7.4      7.0    125.7  125.1  120.7  121.0       4.1      3.4
   IX - Western Mindanao          154.9  154.4  143.2  142.6       8.2      8.3    133.4  133.6  122.2  121.1       9.2     10.3
    X - Northern Mindanao         145.5  145.2  134.3  133.7       8.3      8.6    137.1  136.4  131.0  130.7       4.7      4.4
   XI - Southern Mindanao         142.5  142.4  133.8  133.5       6.5      6.7    133.7  133.6  125.9  125.3       6.2      6.6
  XII - Central Mindanao          140.6  140.6  132.6  132.5       6.0      6.1    127.8  127.6  123.1  122.4       3.8      4.2
 XIII - Caraga                    148.1  148.0  137.6  137.5       7.6      7.6    121.4  121.3  116.7  117.4       4.0      3.3
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      148.5  147.4  134.2  133.3      10.7     10.6    137.2  136.9  127.5  127.9       7.6      7.0

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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(%)
                                    Dec    Nov    Dec    Nov  Current Previous  |    Dec    Nov    Dec    Nov   Current Previous
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Philippines                       129.2  128.2  123.4  121.4      4.7      5.6     123.0  122.2  119.4  115.6       3.0      5.7

National Capital Region (NCR)     119.5  114.7  117.0  111.4      2.1      3.0     110.7  108.8  113.9  101.5      -2.8      7.2

Areas Outside NCR                 131.7  131.6  125.0  124.0      5.4      6.1     127.4  127.0  121.4  120.7       4.9      5.2

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  116.0  114.9  112.2  111.1      3.4      3.4     139.5  144.6  134.7  132.5       3.6      9.1
    I - Ilocos                    130.9  131.5  122.6  121.6      6.8      8.1     119.3  122.0  114.2  114.6       4.5      6.5
   II - Cagayan Valley            125.2  125.0  120.5  119.8      3.9      4.3     128.0  125.1  118.5  115.2       8.0      8.6
  III - Central Luzon             124.2  124.5  120.2  117.0      3.3      6.4     119.2  122.1  121.2  117.2      -1.7      4.2
 IV-a - Calabarzon                132.7  133.6  125.9  124.9      5.4      7.0     117.3  118.3  112.9  112.8       3.9      4.9
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  123.5  123.2  120.6  118.4      2.4      4.1     127.4  125.4  119.1  117.1       7.0      7.1
    V - Bicol                     128.3  128.3  125.7  123.9      2.1      3.6     120.4  117.8  117.3  114.9       2.6      2.5
   VI - Western Visayas           129.4  128.8  119.0  118.6      8.7      8.6     126.4  125.6  123.0  123.4       2.8      1.8
  VII - Central Visayas           147.4  146.3  138.0  138.3      6.8      5.8     154.5  150.2  138.8  139.1      11.3      8.0
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           132.2  132.1  123.9  124.1      6.7      6.4     127.6  125.6  120.7  121.0       5.7      3.8
   IX - Western Mindanao          125.7  126.4  119.9  118.9      4.8      6.3     140.3  141.3  131.4  135.0       6.8      4.7
    X - Northern Mindanao         134.4  133.2  127.9  127.8      5.1      4.2     134.4  132.4  122.6  125.1       9.6      5.8
   XI - Southern Mindanao         137.7  137.6  130.7  130.6      5.4      5.4     133.5  129.3  129.6  129.3       3.0      0.0
  XII - Central Mindanao          130.2  129.0  122.2  122.1      6.5      5.7     130.0  127.5  118.7  119.4       9.5      6.8
 XIII - Caraga                    137.6  136.9  132.1  132.5      4.2      3.3     127.0  126.0  115.1  115.3      10.3      9.3
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      144.1  143.7  130.0  129.9     10.8     10.6     145.7  143.8  130.1  130.8      12.0      9.9

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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(%)
                                    Dec    Nov    Dec    Nov  Current Previous  |    Dec    Nov    Dec    Nov  Current Previous
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Philippines                       129.9  129.9  126.0  123.6      3.1      5.1     127.5  127.2  119.0  118.7      7.1      7.2

National Capital Region (NCR)     128.6  127.9  125.9  121.0      2.1      5.7     125.3  125.1  117.3  117.3      6.8      6.6

Areas Outside NCR                 130.4  130.7  126.1  124.7      3.4      4.8     128.5  128.2  119.8  119.3      7.3      7.5

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  129.8  130.4  124.4  122.7      4.3      6.3     120.0  119.5  112.2  111.8      7.0      6.9
    I - Ilocos                    136.7  136.4  132.8  131.3      2.9      3.9     135.0  134.5  122.4  121.9     10.3     10.3
   II - Cagayan Valley            129.7  129.6  124.1  123.8      4.5      4.7     142.4  141.3  136.5  136.3      4.3      3.7
  III - Central Luzon             129.2  129.8  126.4  122.8      2.2      5.7     128.6  128.2  117.7  116.1      9.3     10.4
 IV-a - Calabarzon                128.0  129.0  123.8  122.3      3.4      5.5     118.8  118.7  113.4  113.2      4.8      4.9
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  128.9  128.0  125.5  123.9      2.7      3.3     128.1  128.3  118.2  117.7      8.4      9.0
    V - Bicol                     131.0  131.2  127.0  126.8      3.1      3.5     135.2  135.0  125.6  125.3      7.6      7.7
   VI - Western Visayas           127.6  127.4  122.3  122.2      4.3      4.3     126.7  126.3  118.1  118.1      7.3      6.9
  VII - Central Visayas           134.8  134.5  126.9  126.0      6.2      6.7     146.8  146.3  134.1  134.0      9.5      9.2
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           128.9  129.1  123.5  123.8      4.4      4.3     123.5  122.1  114.8  114.7      7.6      6.5
   IX - Western Mindanao          130.3  131.4  127.1  125.8      2.5      4.5     130.4  129.9  120.4  120.0      8.3      8.3
    X - Northern Mindanao         130.4  130.3  126.3  125.9      3.2      3.5     126.2  125.3  116.1  116.3      8.7      7.7
   XI - Southern Mindanao         129.5  129.5  127.3  127.1      1.7      1.9     136.6  136.4  129.1  128.9      5.8      5.8
  XII - Central Mindanao          136.7  136.7  132.0  130.6      3.6      4.7     128.4  128.6  120.8  120.5      6.3      6.7
 XIII - Caraga                    128.8  129.0  126.3  125.8      2.0      2.5     133.9  133.7  123.7  122.9      8.2      8.8
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      149.9  150.2  139.7  139.6      7.3      7.6     136.6  135.9  123.7  123.5     10.4     10.0

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                         2005         2004    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Dec    Nov    Dec    Nov Current  Previous
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Philippines                       126.3  126.0  118.5  118.2     6.6       6.6

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

Areas Outside NCR                 127.9  127.5  120.5  120.0     6.1       6.3

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  111.4  111.3  107.5  107.2     3.6       3.8
    I - Ilocos                    131.7  131.6  124.8  124.7     5.5       5.5
   II - Cagayan Valley            172.2  170.7  168.2  167.8     2.4       1.7
  III - Central Luzon             126.4  125.6  115.5  113.5     9.4      10.7
 IV-a - Calabarzon                117.9  117.7  112.8  112.6     4.5       4.5
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  127.8  127.7  121.9  121.3     4.8       5.3
    V - Bicol                     141.9  141.7  135.1  135.0     5.0       5.0
   VI - Western Visayas           127.5  127.2  119.9  119.9     6.3       6.1
  VII - Central Visayas           158.2  158.0  143.9  143.8     9.9       9.9
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           122.7  119.7  115.3  114.9     6.4       4.2
   IX - Western Mindanao          132.8  132.8  123.4  122.4     7.6       8.5
    X - Northern Mindanao         117.0  116.3  112.3  112.1     4.2       3.7
   XI - Southern Mindanao         129.6  129.1  123.9  123.8     4.6       4.3
  XII - Central Mindanao          121.6  121.6  118.9  117.9     2.3       3.1
 XIII - Caraga                    142.3  142.3  136.5  135.6     4.2       4.9
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      164.7  163.5  140.3  139.9    17.4      16.9

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