Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, February and January 2006 and 2005
           (2000 = 100)

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                                        C e r e a l s                           |           R i c e
Area/Region                            2006          2005    Inflation Rates(%) |      2006          2005     Inflation Rates(%)   
                                    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous  |    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       119.0  117.9  111.1  110.5      7.1      6.7     118.5  117.7  110.0  109.4       7.7      7.6

National Capital Region (NCR)     109.4  108.8  103.7  103.5      5.5      5.1     109.4  108.8  103.7  103.5       5.5      5.1

Areas Outside NCR                 120.4  119.2  112.1  111.5      7.4      6.9     119.9  119.1  111.0  110.3       8.0      8.0

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  118.9  119.4  108.1r 107.6r    10.0     11.0     118.9  119.4  108.0r 107.5r     10.1     11.1
    I - Ilocos                    124.3  124.3  114.0  109.1      9.0     13.9     124.5  124.4  114.1  109.2       9.1     13.9
   II - Cagayan Valley            124.3  122.7  113.3  114.3      9.7      7.3     124.6  123.0  113.3  114.3      10.0      7.6
  III - Central Luzon             112.5  112.9  106.9  107.2      5.2      5.3     111.5  112.0  106.0  106.3       5.2      5.4
 IV-a - Calabarzon                111.5  110.6  106.1  106.0      5.1      4.3     111.4  110.5  106.0  105.9       5.1      4.3
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  126.3  126.2  110.4  109.2     14.4     15.6     126.3  126.3  110.4  109.2      14.4     15.7
    V - Bicol                     119.0  118.3  108.8  108.3      9.4      9.2     118.5  117.7  107.3  106.7      10.4     10.3
   VI - Western Visayas           116.4  116.7  106.1  105.1      9.7     11.0     116.6  117.0  105.4  104.2      10.6     12.3
  VII - Central Visayas           129.0  125.6  121.3  122.1      6.3      2.9     127.6  124.2  116.2  117.3       9.8      5.9
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           126.9  126.0  115.3  114.4     10.1     10.1     127.8  126.9  115.9  115.0      10.3     10.3
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       116.4  114.7  111.3  111.4      4.6      3.0     119.5  118.4  113.2  113.4       5.6      4.4
    X - Northern Mindanao         124.7  121.7  119.4  118.2      4.4      3.0     122.4  122.1  117.3  116.9       4.3      4.4
   XI - Davao                     124.6  121.4  116.4  116.6      7.0      4.1     125.0  123.9  115.8  116.0       7.9      6.8
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              119.6  117.8  113.8  112.5      5.1      4.7     119.6  118.2  113.2  111.7       5.7      5.8
 XIII - Caraga                    129.5  128.0  121.8  121.6      6.3      5.3     130.3  129.3  122.5  122.3       6.4      5.7
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      128.4  125.1  118.9  117.5      8.0      6.5     127.4  124.2  118.4  117.0       7.6      6.2

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                            C o r n                             |      Cereal Preparations
Area and Region                        2006          2005     Inflation Rates(%)|       2006          2005     Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan   Current Previous |    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       124.7  119.9  122.1  121.7       2.1     -1.5    138.5  137.5  130.0  129.1       6.5      6.5 

National Capital Region (NCR)     110.9  110.4  107.2  107.2       3.5      3.0    149.8  148.2  140.2  139.3       6.8      6.4 

Areas Outside NCR                 124.9  120.1  122.4  122.0       2.0     -1.6    134.6  133.7  126.5  125.5       6.4      6.5 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  121.7  120.9  114.6  114.3       6.2      5.8    132.1  131.4  119.8  119.5      10.3     10.0 
    I - Ilocos                    111.7  114.0  105.7  104.5       5.7      9.1    170.6  169.7  154.4  154.0      10.5     10.2 
   II - Cagayan Valley            117.9  116.3  112.7  113.3       4.6      2.6    120.4  119.1  116.0  115.6       3.8      3.0 
  III - Central Luzon             181.5  179.2  169.6  170.2       7.0      5.3    134.5  133.7  128.9  127.3       4.3      5.0 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                117.7  118.2  112.4  115.2       4.7      2.6    132.8  131.9  125.6  124.5       5.7      5.9 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  121.7  120.7  113.4  113.0       7.3      6.8    124.8  124.5  120.1  119.7       3.9      4.0 
    V - Bicol                     124.5  124.5  125.0  125.0      -0.4     -0.4    128.8  128.5  124.1  123.2       3.8      4.3 
   VI - Western Visayas           113.1  111.7  119.8  121.1      -5.6     -7.8    124.5  124.0  119.6  118.9       4.1      4.3 
  VII - Central Visayas           131.9  128.6  131.9  131.9       0.0     -2.5    132.0  131.9  122.4  120.6       7.8      9.4 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           110.1  109.9  103.6  103.6       6.3      6.1    135.8  135.2  127.3  126.9       6.7      6.5 
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       109.4  106.2  106.9  106.8       2.3     -0.6    138.6  137.9  123.7  122.7      12.0     12.4 
    X - Northern Mindanao         130.2  120.8  124.4  121.3       4.7     -0.4    134.5  133.7  127.1  126.8       5.8      5.4 
   XI - Davao                     123.3  112.4  118.7  118.9       3.9     -5.5    142.0  141.0  131.2  130.3       8.2      8.2 
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              119.5  114.5  119.8  120.0      -0.3     -4.6    133.9  133.3  125.9  125.0       6.4      6.6 
 XIII - Caraga                    121.7  115.6  115.4  114.8       5.5      0.7    137.2  133.7  124.9  123.9       9.8      7.9 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      174.5  166.8  141.3  142.2      23.5     17.3    139.9  137.0  124.2  124.0      12.6     10.5 

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                         Dairy Products                         |            E g g s
Area and Region                        2006          2005     Inflation Rates(%)|       2006          2005      Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan   Current Previous |    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan    Current Previous 
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Philippines                       148.7  147.2  139.7  136.6       6.4      7.8    123.9  122.8  117.7   117.9       5.3      4.2

National Capital Region (NCR)     148.7  146.8  139.0  135.8       7.0      8.1    124.8  123.7  118.5   120.5       5.3      2.7

Areas Outside NCR                 148.7  147.4  140.0  136.9       6.2      7.7    123.6  122.5  117.4   117.1       5.3      4.6

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  152.5  151.9  143.7  139.4       6.1      9.0    115.4  115.3  114.7   115.3       0.6      0.0
    I - Ilocos                    170.8  168.5  159.5  157.4       7.1      7.1    124.9  125.4  119.7   119.5       4.3      4.9
   II - Cagayan Valley            142.9  141.6  134.2  131.2       6.5      7.9    125.4  124.0  123.7   123.2       1.4      0.6
  III - Central Luzon             155.9  153.9  141.3  137.5      10.3     11.9    121.8  121.0  114.5   113.6       6.4      6.5
 IV-a - Calabarzon                144.0  143.1  137.0  133.4       5.1      7.3    113.0  112.3  110.0   109.6       2.7      2.5
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  147.2  146.5  137.0  134.4       7.4      9.0    120.9  120.2  112.2   111.6       7.8      7.7
    V - Bicol                     145.8  145.1  140.1  135.9       4.1      6.8    123.6  123.3  119.0   118.6       3.9      4.0
   VI - Western Visayas           134.5  133.8  130.2  127.5       3.3      4.9    121.1  115.9  111.4   109.6       8.7      5.7
  VII - Central Visayas           152.1  151.6  145.1  144.3       4.8      5.1    124.7  122.5  119.0   119.9       4.8      2.2
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           149.5  146.8  137.6  136.2       8.6      7.8    125.9  125.2  121.5   122.6       3.6      2.1
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       156.5  155.4  145.9  143.8       7.3      8.1    133.8  134.9  123.7   123.2       8.2      9.5
    X - Northern Mindanao         147.7  145.8  137.8  134.5       7.2      8.4    140.2  138.1  129.9   130.5       7.9      5.8
   XI - Davao                     143.7  142.7  138.0  134.5       4.1      6.1    136.8  134.6  128.0   127.8       6.9      5.3
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              142.4  140.8  136.7  132.7       4.2      6.1    128.5  128.5  123.7   123.9       3.9      3.7
 XIII - Caraga                    150.0  148.9  142.9  140.5       5.0      6.0    123.6  122.8  118.0   118.3       4.7      3.8
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      152.5  151.3  138.8  136.4       9.9     10.9    141.1  140.2  126.5   127.4      11.5     10.0

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                            F i s h                              |    Fruits and Vegetables
Area and Region                        2006          2005     Inflation Rates(%) |      2006          2005     Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan   Current Previous  |   Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       133.2  132.4  126.8  126.0       5.0      5.1    124.8  124.8  115.6  118.9       8.0      5.0

National Capital Region (NCR)     122.0  123.7  119.8  119.9       1.8      3.2    109.5  108.5  101.2  107.0       8.2      1.4

Areas Outside NCR                 136.1  134.6  128.6  127.5       5.8      5.6    130.3  130.6  120.8  123.1       7.9      6.1

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  117.3  118.2  114.2  114.6       2.7      3.1    136.3  138.0  136.0  139.1       0.2     -0.8
    I - Ilocos                    132.9  131.8  126.6  124.6       5.0      5.8    112.9  117.5  110.7  116.0       2.0      1.3
   II - Cagayan Valley            126.9  125.6  120.7  120.8       5.1      4.0    130.9  131.6  118.0  123.7      10.9      6.4
  III - Central Luzon             128.9  127.2  126.6  124.8       1.8      1.9    123.7  124.7  118.3  125.0       4.6     -0.2
 IV-a - Calabarzon                136.5  135.0  131.6  128.7       3.7      4.9    118.6  121.1  112.3  114.2       5.6      6.0
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  129.4  127.3  123.1  122.7       5.1      3.7    127.5  129.2  119.2  120.7       7.0      7.0
    V - Bicol                     130.4  131.3  127.2  127.4       2.5      3.1    124.3  123.8  117.8  119.1       5.5      3.9
   VI - Western Visayas           135.6  133.9  121.5  120.8      11.6     10.8    128.1  129.0  120.7  122.4       6.1      5.4
  VII - Central Visayas           150.4  148.6  140.3  139.7       7.2      6.4    159.3  156.2  138.8  136.9      14.8     14.1
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           135.4  133.9  125.7  125.0       7.7      7.1    134.0  131.1  120.7  121.0      11.0      8.3
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       133.9  130.6  123.6  126.4       8.3      3.3    141.1  141.1  131.4  132.2       7.4      6.7
    X - Northern Mindanao         140.5  139.3  130.2  129.6       7.9      7.5    140.2  140.3  123.5  123.6      13.5     13.5
   XI - Davao                     146.4  143.0  135.1  132.8       8.4      7.7    140.7  137.8  129.1  129.8       9.0      6.2
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              133.3  132.1  125.9  124.2       5.9      6.4    132.4  134.6  120.2  122.0      10.1     10.3
 XIII - Caraga                    144.4  141.8  134.3  134.4       7.5      5.5    136.6  131.2  119.9  118.4      13.9     10.8
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      149.8  146.9  135.9  135.7      10.2      8.3    157.7  150.0  132.6  132.5      18.9     13.2

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                             M e a t                            |      Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region                       2006          2005     Inflation Rates(%) |       2006          2005    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous  |    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current  Previous 
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Philippines                       131.0  130.7  126.7  127.0      3.4      2.9     130.9  127.9  120.4  120.1      8.7       6.5

National Capital Region (NCR)     129.0  129.1  124.9  125.7      3.3      2.7     129.0  125.4  117.6  117.4      9.7       6.8

Areas Outside NCR                 131.8  131.4  127.5  127.6      3.4      3.0     131.8  129.0  121.7  121.3      8.3       6.3

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  131.3  129.8  124.6  125.2      5.4      3.7     123.7  120.0  113.6  112.5      8.9       6.7
    I - Ilocos                    137.7  137.2  134.5  133.8      2.4      2.5     137.1  135.6  129.5  129.2      5.9       5.0
   II - Cagayan Valley            130.1  129.8  125.6  125.9      3.6      3.1     146.7  142.9  137.1  136.7      7.0       4.5
  III - Central Luzon             132.5  131.2  127.8  129.4      3.7      1.4     132.9  129.3  122.2  121.6      8.8       6.3
 IV-a - Calabarzon                128.9  128.6  126.1  125.5      2.2      2.5     121.2  119.1  114.1  114.0      6.2       4.5
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  129.9  129.6  125.6  125.5      3.4      3.3     131.5  128.5  119.6  119.0      9.9       8.0
    V - Bicol                     131.1  131.1  127.0  127.0      3.2      3.2     139.0  135.6  126.7  126.0      9.7       7.6
   VI - Western Visayas           126.8  129.5  123.3  123.8      2.8      4.6     130.3  127.5  121.3  120.0      7.4       6.3
  VII - Central Visayas           136.0  135.3  128.7  128.8      5.7      5.0     149.7  147.1  134.2  134.2     11.5       9.6
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           130.6  129.3  123.5  123.7      5.7      4.5     126.4  124.0  115.4  115.2      9.5       7.6
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       133.5  131.7  127.7  126.7      4.5      3.9     134.3  130.4  121.9  120.8     10.2       7.9
    X - Northern Mindanao         132.3  131.9  127.5  126.9      3.8      3.9     130.2  127.0  116.5  116.0     11.8       9.5
   XI - Davao                     130.8  130.6  127.6  127.6      2.5      2.4     138.8  136.6  129.2  129.2      7.4       5.7
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              137.7  137.5  132.7  133.0      3.8      3.4     132.9  128.9  121.9  121.2      9.0       6.4
 XIII - Caraga                    132.2  130.3  127.0  126.8      4.1      2.8     136.9  134.4  124.3  123.3     10.1       9.0
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      153.6  151.3  143.2  143.5      7.3      5.4     142.2  137.0  125.1  124.2     13.7      10.3

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2006          2005    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       128.1  126.4  119.9  119.6      6.8      5.7

National Capital Region (NCR)     126.8  123.5  115.3  115.2     10.0      7.2

Areas Outside NCR                 128.8  128.2  122.6  122.2      5.1      4.9

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  111.5  111.4  107.6  107.5      3.6      3.6
    I - Ilocos                    131.7  131.7  126.5  126.1      4.1      4.4
   II - Cagayan Valley            173.3  172.9  168.6  168.2      2.8      2.8
  III - Central Luzon             127.2  126.7  121.4  121.0      4.8      4.7
 IV-a - Calabarzon                119.0  118.0  113.6  113.5      4.8      4.0
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  127.9  127.8  123.6  123.8      3.5      3.2
    V - Bicol                     142.8  142.3  136.4  135.6      4.7      4.9
   VI - Western Visayas           128.0  128.0  124.9  123.1      2.5      4.0
  VII - Central Visayas           158.7  158.5  143.8  143.9     10.4     10.1
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           124.2  123.8  115.4  115.4      7.6      7.3
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       132.8  132.8  126.7  123.6      4.8      7.4
    X - Northern Mindanao         117.7  117.0  112.4  112.4      4.7      4.1
   XI - Davao                     130.0  130.0  123.9  123.9      4.9      4.9
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              123.6  121.6  119.1  119.4      3.8      1.8
 XIII - Caraga                    142.7  142.4  136.5  136.5      4.5      4.3
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      165.8  165.2  142.8  142.7     16.1     15.8

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Source:  Economic Indices and Indicators Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

Page last updated:  March 7, 2006

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