Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, March and February 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(%)   
                                    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous  |    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       119.4  119.0  111.9  111.1      6.7      7.1     118.7  118.5  110.8  110.0       7.1      7.7

National Capital Region (NCR)     109.4  109.4  104.8  103.7      4.4      5.5     109.4  109.4  104.8  103.7       4.4      5.5

Areas Outside NCR                 120.8  120.4  112.9  112.1      7.0      7.4     120.1  119.9  111.7  111.0       7.5      8.0

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  119.8  118.9  108.5  108.1r    10.4     10.0     119.8  118.9  108.4  108.0r     10.5     10.1
    I - Ilocos                    123.9  124.3  114.7  114.0      8.0      9.0     124.1  124.5  114.8  114.1       8.1      9.1
   II - Cagayan Valley            124.2  124.3  113.0  113.3      9.9      9.7     124.5  124.6  113.0  113.3      10.2     10.0
  III - Central Luzon             112.6  112.5  107.3  106.9      4.9      5.2     111.7  111.5  106.4  106.0       5.0      5.2
 IV-a - Calabarzon                111.4  111.5  106.4  106.1      4.7      5.1     111.3  111.4  106.3  106.0       4.7      5.1
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  125.3  126.3  110.2  110.4     13.7     14.4     125.3  126.3  110.2  110.4      13.7     14.4
    V - Bicol                     119.3  119.0  109.3  108.8      9.1      9.4     118.7  118.5  107.8  107.3      10.1     10.4
   VI - Western Visayas           116.5  116.4  107.6  106.1      8.3      9.7     116.6  116.6  107.0  105.4       9.0     10.6
  VII - Central Visayas           129.9  129.0  122.2  121.3      6.3      6.3     128.3  127.6  117.4  116.2       9.3      9.8
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           126.7  126.9  116.9  115.3      8.4     10.1     127.6  127.8  117.6  115.9       8.5     10.3
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       117.8  116.4  112.1  111.3      5.1      4.6     120.5  119.5  113.3  113.2       6.4      5.6
    X - Northern Mindanao         126.5  124.7  121.2  119.4      4.4      4.4     123.2  122.4  118.3  117.3       4.1      4.3
   XI - Davao                     125.9  124.6  118.3  116.4      6.4      7.0     125.2  125.0  117.5  115.8       6.6      7.9
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              121.4  119.6  114.9  113.8      5.7      5.1     121.1  119.6  114.2  113.2       6.0      5.7
 XIII - Caraga                    129.1  129.5  122.2  121.8      5.6      6.3     129.7  130.3  122.8  122.5       5.6      6.4
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      130.2  128.4  119.0  118.9      9.4      8.0     129.1  127.4  118.4  118.4       9.0      7.6

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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(%)
                                    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb   Current Previous |    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       127.1  124.7  123.4  122.1       3.0      2.1    139.5  138.5  130.7  130.0       6.7      6.5 

National Capital Region (NCR)     110.9  110.9  107.2  107.2       3.5      3.5    151.4  149.8  140.9  140.2       7.5      6.8 

Areas Outside NCR                 127.4  124.9  123.7  122.4       3.0      2.0    135.4  134.6  127.1  126.5       6.5      6.4 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  120.5  121.7  115.3  114.6       4.5      6.2    132.3  132.1  121.4  119.8       9.0     10.3 
    I - Ilocos                    111.1  111.7  105.8  105.7       5.0      5.7    171.5  170.6  156.1  154.4       9.9     10.5 
   II - Cagayan Valley            118.7  117.9  112.9  112.7       5.1      4.6    121.1  120.4  116.2r 116.0       4.2      3.8 
  III - Central Luzon             180.8  181.5  169.4  169.6       6.7      7.0    134.6  134.5  129.0  128.9       4.3      4.3 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                117.3  117.7  112.6  112.4       4.2      4.7    133.8  132.8  125.9  125.6       6.3      5.7 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  122.1  121.7  114.1  113.4       7.0      7.3    125.2  124.8  120.3  120.1       4.1      3.9 
    V - Bicol                     125.2  124.5  125.0  125.0       0.2     -0.4    129.7  128.8  124.5  124.1       4.2      3.8 
   VI - Western Visayas           115.2  113.1  119.4  119.8      -3.5     -5.6    124.7  124.5  120.1  119.6       3.8      4.1 
  VII - Central Visayas           133.3  131.9  132.0  131.9       1.0      0.0    134.0  132.0  122.5  122.4       9.4      7.8 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           110.6  110.1  104.2  103.6       6.1      6.3    136.6  135.8  128.8  127.3       6.1      6.7 
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       111.6  109.4  109.2  106.9       2.2      2.3    140.1  138.6  125.0  123.7      12.1     12.0 
    X - Northern Mindanao         134.4  130.2  128.2  124.4       4.8      4.7    136.3  134.5  128.2  127.1       6.3      5.8 
   XI - Davao                     128.4  123.3  121.0  118.7       6.1      3.9    143.4  142.0  132.0  131.2       8.6      8.2 
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              124.1  119.5  121.4  119.8       2.2     -0.3    134.8  133.9  128.2  125.9       5.1      6.4 
 XIII - Caraga                    123.8  121.7  116.3  115.4       6.4      5.5    137.4  137.2  127.6  124.9       7.7      9.8 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      181.0  174.5  146.3  141.3      23.7     23.5    140.1  139.9  124.8  124.2      12.3     12.6 

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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(%)
                                    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb   Current Previous |    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb    Current Previous 
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Philippines                       150.3  148.7  141.4  139.7       6.3      6.4    124.5  123.9  117.5  117.7        6.0      5.3

National Capital Region (NCR)     151.0  148.7  141.2  139.0       6.9      7.0    125.3  124.8  116.6  118.5        7.5      5.3

Areas Outside NCR                 150.0  148.7  141.5  140.0       6.0      6.2    124.2  123.6  117.8  117.4        5.4      5.3

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  153.1  152.5  145.0  143.7       5.6      6.1    115.7  115.4  115.2  114.7        0.4      0.6
    I - Ilocos                    173.1  170.8  162.5  159.5       6.5      7.1    125.0  124.9  120.5  119.7        3.7      4.3
   II - Cagayan Valley            143.8  142.9  135.3  134.2       6.3      6.5    126.3  125.4  124.4  123.7        1.5      1.4
  III - Central Luzon             157.5  155.9  143.5  141.3       9.8     10.3    122.1  121.8  115.3  114.5        5.9      6.4
 IV-a - Calabarzon                145.1  144.0  138.5  137.0       4.8      5.1    113.0  113.0  110.2  110.0        2.5      2.7
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  149.3  147.2  138.5  137.0       7.8      7.4    121.5  120.9  112.7  112.2        7.8      7.8
    V - Bicol                     147.3  145.8  140.8  140.1       4.6      4.1    124.3  123.6  119.0  119.0        4.5      3.9
   VI - Western Visayas           134.9  134.5  131.0  130.2       3.0      3.3    121.9  121.1  111.1  111.4        9.7      8.7
  VII - Central Visayas           153.6  152.1  145.8  145.1       5.3      4.8    127.3  124.7  118.9  119.0        7.1      4.8
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           151.5  149.5  140.5  137.6       7.8      8.6    126.1  125.9  120.7  121.5        4.5      3.6
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       157.5  156.5  146.6  145.9       7.4      7.3    135.8  133.8  123.9  123.7        9.6      8.2
    X - Northern Mindanao         150.0  147.7  140.5  137.8       6.8      7.2    141.4  140.2  130.3  129.9        8.5      7.9
   XI - Davao                     144.6  143.7  139.2  138.0       3.9      4.1    137.5  136.8  127.8  128.0        7.6      6.9
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              143.1  142.4  137.7  136.7       3.9      4.2    129.4  128.5  124.5  123.7        3.9      3.9
 XIII - Caraga                    150.7  150.0  144.9  142.9       4.0      5.0    123.3  123.6  118.2  118.0        4.3      4.7
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      153.3  152.5  139.7  138.8       9.7      9.9    141.5  141.1  127.0  126.5       11.4     11.5

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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(%)
                                    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb   Current Previous  |   Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       132.8  133.2  127.0  126.8       4.6      5.0    123.4  124.8  112.9  115.6       9.3      8.0

National Capital Region (NCR)     118.7  122.0  120.3  119.8      -1.3      1.8    106.5  109.5   98.4  101.2       8.2      8.2

Areas Outside NCR                 136.4  136.1  128.7  128.6       6.0      5.8    129.5  130.3  118.1  120.8       9.7      7.9

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  117.2  117.3  115.9  114.2       1.1      2.7    132.5  136.3  129.7  136.0       2.2      0.2
    I - Ilocos                    130.3  132.9  128.7  126.6       1.2      5.0    112.6  112.9  106.3  110.7       5.9      2.0
   II - Cagayan Valley            127.9  126.9  121.4  120.7       5.4      5.1    130.6  130.9  117.6  118.0      11.1     10.9
  III - Central Luzon             129.1  128.9  125.9  126.6       2.5      1.8    122.9  123.7  114.4  118.3       7.4      4.6
 IV-a - Calabarzon                137.4  136.5  131.9  131.6       4.2      3.7    116.4  118.6  108.7  112.3       7.1      5.6
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  132.4  129.4  122.9  123.1       7.7      5.1    129.7  127.5  117.2  119.2      10.7      7.0
    V - Bicol                     130.1  130.4  126.3  127.2       3.0      2.5    122.2  124.3  116.0  117.8       5.3      5.5
   VI - Western Visayas           136.2  135.6  121.8  121.5      11.8     11.6    126.7  128.1  118.9  120.7       6.6      6.1
  VII - Central Visayas           150.6  150.4  139.4  140.3       8.0      7.2    160.7  159.3  136.0  138.8      18.2     14.8
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           132.9  135.4  126.0  125.7       5.5      7.7    133.5  134.0  121.0  120.7      10.3     11.0
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       133.3  133.9  121.6  123.6       9.6      8.3    140.3  141.1  127.1  131.4      10.4      7.4
    X - Northern Mindanao         142.7  140.5  129.4  130.2      10.3      7.9    138.8  140.2  120.8  123.5      14.9     13.5
   XI - Davao                     146.9  146.4  137.6  135.1       6.8      8.4    139.2  140.7  125.6  129.1      10.8      9.0
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              134.2  133.3  126.1  125.9       6.4      5.9    133.1  132.4  118.8  120.2      12.0     10.1
 XIII - Caraga                    145.0  144.4  134.7  134.3       7.6      7.5    137.0  136.6  119.8  119.9      14.4     13.9
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      150.5  149.8  136.4  135.9      10.3     10.2    159.4  157.7  132.6  132.6      20.2     18.9

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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(%)
                                    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous  |    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current  Previous 
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Philippines                       131.0  131.0  127.4  126.7     2.8       3.4     131.8  130.9  120.9  120.4      9.0       8.7

National Capital Region (NCR)     129.1  129.0  125.8  124.9     2.6       3.3     129.2  129.0  117.5  117.6     10.0       9.7

Areas Outside NCR                 131.8  131.8  128.1  127.5     2.9       3.4     133.0  131.8  122.4  121.7      8.7       8.3

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  130.5  131.3  126.1  124.6     3.5       5.4     124.4  123.7  113.1  113.6     10.0       8.9
    I - Ilocos                    138.8  137.7  135.1  134.5     2.7       2.4     138.5  137.1  130.4  129.5      6.2       5.9
   II - Cagayan Valley            129.6  130.1  126.5  125.6     2.5       3.6     147.8  146.7  137.5  137.1      7.5       7.0
  III - Central Luzon             132.7  132.5  128.2  127.8     3.5       3.7     133.4  132.9  122.3  122.2      9.1       8.8
 IV-a - Calabarzon                128.7  128.9  126.6  126.1     1.7       2.2     122.3  121.2  114.1  114.1      7.2       6.2
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  129.9  129.9  126.1  125.6     3.0       3.4     134.1  131.5  120.0  119.6     11.8       9.9
    V - Bicol                     130.9  131.1  127.4  127.0     2.7       3.2     140.3  139.0  127.3  126.7     10.2       9.7
   VI - Western Visayas           126.8  126.8  124.0  123.3     2.3       2.8     131.4  130.3  121.8  121.3      7.9       7.4
  VII - Central Visayas           136.3  136.0  129.7  128.7     5.1       5.7     152.1  149.7  140.2  134.2      8.5      11.5
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           131.2  130.6  123.8  123.5     6.0       5.7     129.1  126.4  116.7  115.4     10.6       9.5
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       132.2  133.5  128.2  127.7     3.1       4.5     135.2  134.3  122.3  121.9     10.5      10.2
    X - Northern Mindanao         132.3  132.3  128.6  127.5     2.9       3.8     131.6  130.2  117.8  116.5     11.7      11.8
   XI - Davao                     130.6  130.8  127.8  127.6     2.2       2.5     139.5  138.8  129.4  129.2      7.8       7.4
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              137.4  137.7  133.4  132.7     3.0       3.8     133.9  132.9  121.8  121.9      9.9       9.0
 XIII - Caraga                    132.3  132.2  127.3  127.0     3.9       4.1     139.8  136.9  124.7  124.3     12.1      10.1
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      155.2  153.6  144.1  143.2     7.7       7.3     143.9  142.2  126.5  125.1     13.8      13.7

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2006          2005    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       128.7  128.1  120.5  119.9      6.8      6.8

National Capital Region (NCR)     126.9  126.8  115.2  115.3     10.2     10.0

Areas Outside NCR                 129.8  128.8  123.6  122.6      5.0      5.1

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  111.5  111.5  107.7  107.6      3.5      3.6
    I - Ilocos                    133.7  131.7  128.4  126.5      4.1      4.1
   II - Cagayan Valley            175.0  173.3  169.1  168.6      3.5      2.8
  III - Central Luzon             127.4  127.2  121.5  121.4      4.9      4.8
 IV-a - Calabarzon                120.1  119.0  113.6  113.6      5.7      4.8
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  128.5  127.9  123.6  123.6      4.0      3.5
    V - Bicol                     143.1  142.8  137.3  136.4      4.2      4.7
   VI - Western Visayas           129.0  128.0  125.3  124.9      3.0      2.5
  VII - Central Visayas           161.3  158.7  154.0  143.8      4.7     10.4
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           127.4  124.2  118.1  115.4      7.9      7.6
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       132.8  132.8  126.7  126.7      4.8      4.8
    X - Northern Mindanao         118.4  117.7  113.1  112.4      4.7      4.7
   XI - Davao                     130.0  130.0  124.0  123.9      4.8      4.9
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              124.3  123.6  119.1  119.1      4.4      3.8
 XIII - Caraga                    146.9  142.7  137.3  136.5      7.0      4.5
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      166.1  165.8  143.2  142.8     16.0     16.1

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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:  April 5, 2006

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