Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, April and March 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(%)   
                                    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous  |    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       120.1  119.4  114.0  111.9      5.4      6.7     119.3  118.7  113.0  110.8       5.6      7.1

National Capital Region (NCR)     109.5  109.4  109.0  104.8      0.5      4.4     109.5  109.4  109.0  104.8       0.5      4.4

Areas Outside NCR                 121.6  120.8  114.7  112.9      6.0      7.0     120.8  120.1  113.6  111.7       6.3      7.5

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  120.5  119.8  110.0  108.5      9.5     10.4     120.5  119.8  109.9  108.4       9.6     10.5
    I - Ilocos                    123.9  123.9  116.9  114.7      6.0      8.0     124.1  124.1  117.0  114.8       6.1      8.1
   II - Cagayan Valley            125.3  124.2  114.3  113.0      9.6      9.9     125.6  124.5  114.3  113.0       9.9     10.2
  III - Central Luzon             113.4  112.6  107.6  107.3      5.4      4.9     112.3  111.7  106.8  106.4       5.1      5.0
 IV-a - Calabarzon                111.4  111.4  106.5  106.4      4.6      4.7     111.3  111.3  106.4  106.3       4.6      4.7
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  126.4  125.3  112.1  110.2     12.8     13.7     126.4  125.3  112.1  110.2      12.8     13.7
    V - Bicol                     119.4  119.3  110.0  109.3      8.5      9.1     118.6  118.7  108.6  107.8       9.2     10.1
   VI - Western Visayas           117.7  116.5  112.6  107.6      4.5      8.3     117.8  116.6  112.2  107.0       5.0      9.0
  VII - Central Visayas           130.7  129.9  123.4  122.2      5.9      6.3     128.1  128.3  118.1  117.4       8.5      9.3
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           125.7  126.7  117.0  116.9      7.4      8.4     126.5  127.6  117.7  117.6       7.5      8.5
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       118.1  117.8  113.6  112.1      4.0      5.1     121.0  120.5  115.4  113.3       4.9      6.4
    X - Northern Mindanao         127.6  126.5  122.2  121.2      4.4      4.4     123.8  123.2  119.3  118.3       3.8      4.1
   XI - Davao                     129.4  125.9  124.7  118.3      3.8      6.4     128.8  125.2  124.9  117.5       3.1      6.6
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              124.8  121.4  118.7  114.9      5.1      5.7     124.4  121.1  118.2  114.2       5.2      6.0
 XIII - Caraga                    128.5  129.1  123.5  122.2      4.0      5.6     129.0  129.7  124.2  122.8       3.9      5.6
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      131.9  130.2  121.0  119.0      9.0      9.4     130.9  129.1  120.5  118.4       8.6      9.0

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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(%)
                                    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar   Current Previous |    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       129.2  127.1  124.8  123.4       3.5      3.0    140.1  139.5  131.5  130.7       6.5      6.7 

National Capital Region (NCR)     110.9  110.9  108.5  107.2       2.2      3.5    152.3  151.4  141.4  140.9       7.7      7.5 

Areas Outside NCR                 129.5  127.4  125.1  123.7       3.5      3.0    135.9  135.4  128.0  127.1       6.2      6.5 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  120.9  120.5  116.0  115.3       4.2      4.5    132.6  132.3  122.5  121.4       8.2      9.0 
    I - Ilocos                    111.0  111.1  106.2  105.8       4.5      5.0    172.0  171.5  158.8  156.1       8.3      9.9 
   II - Cagayan Valley            119.3  118.7  113.5  112.9       5.1      5.1    121.7  121.1  116.5r 116.2r      4.5      4.2 
  III - Central Luzon             189.4  180.8  168.9  169.4      12.1      6.7    135.5  134.6  130.5  129.0       3.8      4.3 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                117.5  117.3  113.0  112.6       4.0      4.2    134.0  133.8  126.4  125.9       6.0      6.3 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  123.5  122.1  114.4  114.1       8.0      7.0    125.4  125.2  120.6  120.3       4.0      4.1 
    V - Bicol                     127.6  125.2  125.0  125.0       2.1      0.2    130.4  129.7  124.9  124.5       4.4      4.2 
   VI - Western Visayas           115.5  115.2  119.3  119.4      -3.2     -3.5    125.0  124.7  120.7  120.1       3.6      3.8 
  VII - Central Visayas           136.1  133.3  134.5  132.0       1.2      1.0    134.1  134.0  122.8  122.5       9.2      9.4 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           110.3  110.6  104.1  104.2       6.0      6.1    136.6  136.6  129.5  128.8       5.5      6.1 
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       111.6  111.6  109.6  109.2       1.8      2.2    142.1  140.1  127.4  125.0      11.5     12.1 
    X - Northern Mindanao         136.7  134.4  129.2  128.2       5.8      4.8    136.8  136.3  128.5  128.2       6.5      6.3 
   XI - Davao                     131.5  128.4  124.0  121.0       6.0      6.1    143.7  143.4  132.9  132.0       8.1      8.6 
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              128.7  124.1  123.5  121.4       4.2      2.2    135.3  134.8  128.5  128.2       5.3      5.1 
 XIII - Caraga                    124.1  123.8  116.7  116.3       6.3      6.4    137.4  137.4  128.0  127.6       7.3      7.7 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      181.1  181.0  146.8  146.3      23.4     23.7    140.9  140.1  126.2  124.8      11.6     12.3 

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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(%)
                                    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar   Current Previous |    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar    Current Previous 
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Philippines                       150.8  150.3  142.2  141.4       6.0      6.3    124.2  124.5  117.3  117.5        5.9      6.0

National Capital Region (NCR)     151.8  151.0  142.1  141.2       6.8      6.9    124.4  125.3  113.5  116.6        9.6      7.5

Areas Outside NCR                 150.4  150.0  142.3  141.5       5.7      6.0    124.2  124.2  118.5  117.8        4.8      5.4

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  153.4  153.1  147.2  145.0       4.2      5.6    115.7  115.7  114.6  115.2        1.0      0.4
    I - Ilocos                    173.4  173.1  164.3  162.5       5.5      6.5    124.7  125.0  120.7  120.5        3.3      3.7
   II - Cagayan Valley            144.3  143.8  136.4  135.3       5.8      6.3    125.8  126.3  124.4  124.4        1.1      1.5
  III - Central Luzon             157.7  157.5  144.4  143.5       9.2      9.8    121.7  122.1  118.1  115.3        3.0      5.9
 IV-a - Calabarzon                145.2  145.1  139.1  138.5       4.4      4.8    113.2  113.0  110.2  110.2        2.7      2.5
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  150.3  149.3  140.1  138.5       7.3      7.8    123.2  121.5  112.7  112.7        9.3      7.8
    V - Bicol                     147.9  147.3  141.1  140.8       4.8      4.6    124.3  124.3  119.0  119.0        4.5      4.5
   VI - Western Visayas           135.6  134.9  131.5  131.0       3.1      3.0    121.4  121.9  111.8  111.1        8.6      9.7
  VII - Central Visayas           153.8  153.6  146.9  145.8       4.7      5.3    128.0  127.3  119.8  118.9        6.8      7.1
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           152.0  151.5  140.9  140.5       7.9      7.8    126.1  126.1  120.8  120.7        4.4      4.5
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       158.5  157.5  146.8  146.6       8.0      7.4    136.2  135.8  123.9  123.9        9.9      9.6
    X - Northern Mindanao         150.9  150.0  141.1  140.5       6.9      6.8    141.4  141.4  130.1  130.3        8.7      8.5
   XI - Davao                     144.9  144.6  139.8  139.2       3.6      3.9    137.3  137.5  129.0  127.8        6.4      7.6
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              143.4  143.1  138.0  137.7       3.9      3.9    129.1  129.4  124.9  124.5        3.4      3.9
 XIII - Caraga                    151.3  150.7  145.4  144.9       4.1      4.0    124.2  123.3  118.6  118.2        4.7      4.3
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      153.6  153.3  140.5  139.7       9.3      9.7    140.4  141.5  128.5  127.0        9.3     11.4

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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(%)
                                    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar   Current Previous  |   Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       132.6  132.8  126.9  127.0       4.5      4.6    122.5  123.4  112.1  112.9       9.3      9.3

National Capital Region (NCR)     119.1  118.7  117.7  120.3       1.2     -1.3    106.7  106.5   98.3   98.4       8.5      8.2

Areas Outside NCR                 136.1  136.4  129.3  128.7       5.3      6.0    128.1  129.5  117.0  118.1       9.5      9.7

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  117.9  117.2  115.9  115.9       1.7      1.1    132.6  132.5  126.9  129.7       4.5      2.2
    I - Ilocos                    131.3  130.3  127.8  128.7       2.7      1.2    111.7  112.6  104.1  106.3       7.3      5.9
   II - Cagayan Valley            129.7  127.9  121.8  121.4       6.5      5.4    126.5  130.6  113.4  117.6      11.6     11.1
  III - Central Luzon             128.6  129.1  128.4  125.9       0.2      2.5    122.6  122.9  110.2  114.4      11.3      7.4
 IV-a - Calabarzon                137.1  137.4  132.3  131.9       3.6      4.2    114.2  116.4  105.5  108.7       8.2      7.1
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  133.7  132.4  123.8  122.9       8.0      7.7    128.3  129.7  117.2  117.2       9.5     10.7
    V - Bicol                     130.8  130.1  125.4  126.3       4.3      3.0    121.3  122.2  113.7  116.0       6.7      5.3
   VI - Western Visayas           136.3  136.2  123.0  121.8      10.8     11.8    125.4  126.7  118.9  118.9       5.5      6.6
  VII - Central Visayas           150.9  150.6  140.6  139.4       7.3      8.0    158.3  160.7  137.4  136.0      15.2     18.2
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           132.0  132.9  125.8  126.0       4.9      5.5    133.1  133.5  120.1  121.0      10.8     10.3
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       127.9  133.3  122.1  121.6       4.8      9.6    136.8  140.3  129.5  127.1       5.6     10.4
    X - Northern Mindanao         142.1  142.7  129.8  129.4       9.5     10.3    138.7  138.8  123.3  120.8      12.5     14.9
   XI - Davao                     146.0  146.9  138.1  137.6       5.7      6.8    138.4  139.2  129.2  125.6       7.1     10.8
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              134.1  134.2  125.9  126.1       6.5      6.4    131.8  133.1  120.8  118.8       9.1     12.0
 XIII - Caraga                    142.4  145.0  135.3  134.7       5.2      7.6    135.1  137.0  120.8  119.8      11.8     14.4
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      150.5  150.5  137.4  136.4       9.5     10.3    158.3  159.4  136.4  132.6      16.1     20.2

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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(%)
                                    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous  |    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current  Previous 
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Philippines                       131.0  131.0  127.9  127.4      2.4      2.8     132.1  131.8  121.3  120.9      8.9       9.0

National Capital Region (NCR)     128.9  129.1  126.4  125.8      2.0      2.6     129.3  129.2  117.5  117.5     10.0      10.0

Areas Outside NCR                 131.9  131.8  128.5  128.1      2.6      2.9     133.3  133.0  123.0  122.4      8.4       8.7

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  130.4  130.5  126.3  126.1      3.2      3.5     124.5  124.4  113.6  113.1      9.6      10.0
    I - Ilocos                    138.6  138.8  135.8  135.1      2.1      2.7     138.8  138.5  131.5  130.4      5.6       6.2
   II - Cagayan Valley            128.5  129.6  127.3  126.5      0.9      2.5     148.0  147.8  137.7  137.5      7.5       7.5
  III - Central Luzon             133.0  132.7  128.4  128.2      3.6      3.5     133.4  133.4  122.8  122.3      8.6       9.1
 IV-a - Calabarzon                128.7  128.7  126.5  126.6      1.7      1.7     122.4  122.3  114.7  114.1      6.7       7.2
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  130.2  129.9  126.6  126.1      2.8      3.0     134.2  134.1  120.7  120.0     11.2      11.8
    V - Bicol                     131.1  130.9  127.9  127.4      2.5      2.7     141.1  140.3  127.6  127.3     10.6      10.2
   VI - Western Visayas           127.0  126.8  125.8  124.0      1.0      2.3     131.9  131.4  122.4  121.8      7.8       7.9
  VII - Central Visayas           136.3  136.3  130.2  129.7      4.7      5.1     152.2  152.1  140.7  140.2      8.2       8.5
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           131.4  131.2  124.3  123.8      5.7      6.0     130.1  129.1  117.1  116.7     11.1      10.6
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       131.9  132.2  128.4  128.2      2.7      3.1     136.0  135.2  123.5  122.3     10.1      10.5
    X - Northern Mindanao         132.4  132.3  128.7  128.6      2.9      2.9     131.8  131.6  118.5  117.8     11.2      11.7
   XI - Davao                     130.7  130.6  129.3  127.8      1.1      2.2     139.9  139.5  129.7  129.4      7.9       7.8
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              137.6  137.4  134.3  133.4      2.5      3.0     134.1  133.9  122.4  121.8      9.6       9.9
 XIII - Caraga                    132.7  132.3  127.6  127.3      4.0      3.9     140.4  139.8  125.4  124.7     12.0      12.1
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      154.8  155.2  147.0  144.1      5.3      7.7     144.2  143.9  127.6  126.5     13.0      13.8

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2006          2005    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Apr    Mar    Apr    Mar  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       128.8  128.7  120.7  120.5      6.7      6.8

National Capital Region (NCR)     126.9  126.9  115.2  115.2     10.2     10.2

Areas Outside NCR                 130.0  129.8  124.0  123.6      4.8      5.0

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  111.5  111.5  107.6  107.7      3.6      3.5
    I - Ilocos                    134.0  133.7  129.1  128.4      3.8      4.1
   II - Cagayan Valley            176.3  175.0  169.1  169.1      4.3      3.5
  III - Central Luzon             127.4  127.4  121.9  121.5      4.5      4.9
 IV-a - Calabarzon                120.3  120.1  114.3  113.6      5.2      5.7
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  129.1  128.5  124.2  123.6      3.9      4.0
    V - Bicol                     143.3  143.1  137.5  137.3      4.2      4.2
   VI - Western Visayas           129.7  129.0  125.3  125.3      3.5      3.0
  VII - Central Visayas           161.4  161.3  154.1  154.0      4.7      4.7
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           127.6  127.4  118.1  118.1      8.0      7.9
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       133.4  132.8  129.3  126.7      3.2      4.8
    X - Northern Mindanao         118.5  118.4  113.5  113.1      4.4      4.7
   XI - Davao                     130.5  130.0  124.0  124.0      5.2      4.8
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              124.7  124.3  119.1  119.1      4.7      4.4
 XIII - Caraga                    146.9  146.9  137.3  137.3      7.0      7.0
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      166.4  166.1  144.0  143.2     15.6     16.0

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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:  May 5, 2006

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