Table 9. Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, May and April 2006
(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
May Apr Current Previous | May Apr Current Previous | May Apr Current Previous
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Philipines 120.8 120.1 0.6 0.6 119.8 119.3 0.4 0.5 130.7 129.2 1.2 1.7
National Capital Region (NCR) 109.5 109.5 0.0 0.1 109.5 109.5 0.0 0.1 110.9 110.9 0.0 0.0
Areas Outside NCR 122.4 121.6 0.7 0.7 121.4 120.8 0.5 0.6 131.1 129.5 1.2 1.6
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 121.0 120.5 0.4 0.6 121.0 120.5 0.4 0.6 120.1 120.9 -0.7 0.3
I - Ilocos 124.2 123.9 0.2 0.0 124.4 124.1 0.2 0.0 111.7 111.0 0.6 -0.1
II - Cagayan Valley 126.1 125.3 0.6 0.9 126.4 125.6 0.6 0.9 119.6 119.3 0.3 0.5
III - Central Luzon 113.8 113.4 0.4 0.7 112.7 112.3 0.4 0.5 189.9 189.4 0.3 4.8
IV-a - Calabarzon 111.5 111.4 0.1 0.0 111.4 111.3 0.1 0.0 117.8 117.5 0.3 0.2
IV-b - Mimaropa 127.5 126.4 0.9 0.9 127.5 126.4 0.9 0.9 123.8 123.5 0.2 1.1
V - Bicol 119.4 119.4 0.0 0.1 118.5 118.6 -0.1 -0.1 129.1 127.6 1.2 1.9
VI - Western Visayas 119.5 117.7 1.5 1.0 119.7 117.8 1.6 1.0 115.8 115.5 0.3 0.3
VII - Central Visayas 132.1 130.7 1.1 0.6 128.7 128.1 0.5 -0.2 139.2 136.1 2.3 2.1
VIII - Eastern Visayas 125.2 125.7 -0.4 -0.8 126.0 126.5 -0.4 -0.9 110.7 110.3 0.4 -0.3
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 120.6 118.1 2.1 0.3 123.7 121.0 2.2 0.4 113.4 111.6 1.6 0.0
X - Northern Mindanao 127.8 127.6 0.2 0.9 124.2 123.8 0.3 0.5 136.4 136.7 -0.2 1.7
XI - Davao 130.1 129.4 0.5 2.8 129.2 128.8 0.3 2.9 133.1 131.5 1.2 2.4
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 126.4 124.8 1.3 2.8 125.9 124.4 1.2 2.7 130.9 128.7 1.7 3.7
XIII - Caraga 129.2 128.5 0.5 -0.5 129.5 129.0 0.4 -0.5 126.0 124.1 1.5 0.2
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 133.8 131.9 1.4 1.3 132.8 130.9 1.5 1.4 182.2 181.1 0.6 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
May Apr Current Previous | May Apr Current Previous | May Apr Current Previous
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Philipines 140.7 140.1 0.4 0.4 151.5 150.8 0.5 0.3 123.9 124.2 -0.2 -0.2
National Capital Region (NCR) 153.2 152.3 0.6 0.6 152.8 151.8 0.7 0.5 123.2 124.4 -1.0 -0.7
Areas Outside NCR 136.3 135.9 0.3 0.4 151.0 150.4 0.4 0.3 124.1 124.2 -0.1 0.0
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 132.7 132.6 0.1 0.2 153.9 153.4 0.3 0.2 116.9 115.7 1.0 0.0
I - Ilocos 172.4 172.0 0.2 0.3 174.9 173.4 0.9 0.2 124.9 124.7 0.2 -0.2
II - Cagayan Valley 122.3 121.7 0.5 0.5 144.9 144.3 0.4 0.3 125.7 125.8 -0.1 -0.4
III - Central Luzon 136.0 135.5 0.4 0.7 158.3 157.7 0.4 0.1 120.8 121.7 -0.7 -0.3
IV-a - Calabarzon 134.2 134.0 0.1 0.1 145.5 145.2 0.2 0.1 113.5 113.2 0.3 0.2
IV-b - Mimaropa 125.5 125.4 0.1 0.2 150.9 150.3 0.4 0.7 123.2 123.2 0.0 1.4
V - Bicol 130.6 130.4 0.2 0.5 148.5 147.9 0.4 0.4 124.2 124.3 -0.1 0.0
VI - Western Visayas 125.2 125.0 0.2 0.2 135.6 135.6 0.0 0.5 121.4 121.4 0.0 -0.4
VII - Central Visayas 134.7 134.1 0.4 0.1 154.9 153.8 0.7 0.1 129.0 128.0 0.8 0.5
VIII - Eastern Visayas 137.0 136.6 0.3 0.0 152.4 152.0 0.3 0.3 127.3 126.1 1.0 0.0
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 143.8 142.1 1.2 1.4 158.7 158.5 0.1 0.6 136.3 136.2 0.1 0.3
X - Northern Mindanao 137.0 136.8 0.1 0.4 151.4 150.9 0.3 0.6 141.6 141.4 0.1 0.0
XI - Davao 144.0 143.7 0.2 0.2 145.9 144.9 0.7 0.2 135.3 137.3 -1.5 -0.1
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 136.0 135.3 0.5 0.4 143.7 143.4 0.2 0.2 129.4 129.1 0.2 -0.2
XIII - Caraga 137.9 137.4 0.4 0.0 152.2 151.3 0.6 0.4 124.7 124.2 0.4 0.7
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 142.6 140.9 1.2 0.6 153.7 153.6 0.1 0.2 140.7 140.4 0.2 -0.8
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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
May Apr Current Previous | May Apr Current Previous | May Apr Current Previous
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Philipines 132.8 132.6 0.2 -0.2 122.7 122.5 0.2 -0.7 131.0 131.0 0.0 0.0
National Capital Region (NCR) 118.7 119.1 -0.3 0.3 107.5 106.7 0.7 0.2 129.0 128.9 0.1 -0.2
Areas Outside NCR 136.4 136.1 0.2 -0.2 128.2 128.1 0.1 -1.1 131.9 131.9 0.0 0.1
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 117.6 117.9 -0.3 0.6 138.5 132.6 4.4 0.1 130.9 130.4 0.4 -0.1
I - Ilocos 131.0 131.3 -0.2 0.8 109.6 111.7 -1.9 -0.8 138.6 138.6 0.0 -0.1
II - Cagayan Valley 129.7 129.7 0.0 1.4 125.6 126.5 -0.7 -3.1 129.0 128.5 0.4 -0.8
III - Central Luzon 127.5 128.6 -0.9 -0.4 122.3 122.6 -0.2 -0.2 132.3 133.0 -0.5 0.2
IV-a - Calabarzon 136.4 137.1 -0.5 -0.2 115.1 114.2 0.8 -1.9 129.0 128.7 0.2 0.0
IV-b - Mimaropa 134.2 133.7 0.4 1.0 127.9 128.3 -0.3 -1.1 130.3 130.2 0.1 0.2
V - Bicol 131.5 130.8 0.5 0.5 120.5 121.3 -0.7 -0.7 131.4 131.1 0.2 0.2
VI - Western Visayas 137.2 136.3 0.7 0.1 125.4 125.4 0.0 -1.0 126.7 127.0 -0.2 0.2
VII - Central Visayas 154.0 150.9 2.1 0.2 164.6 158.3 4.0 -1.5 137.0 136.3 0.5 0.0
VIII - Eastern Visayas 132.2 132.0 0.2 -0.7 132.3 133.1 -0.6 -0.3 131.6 131.4 0.2 0.2
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 130.0 127.9 1.6 -4.1 135.3 136.8 -1.1 -2.5 131.6 131.9 -0.2 -0.2
X - Northern Mindanao 142.2 142.1 0.1 -0.4 139.7 138.7 0.7 -0.1 132.2 132.4 -0.2 0.1
XI - Davao 145.9 146.0 -0.1 -0.6 134.5 138.4 -2.8 -0.6 130.5 130.7 -0.2 0.1
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 134.6 134.1 0.4 -0.1 129.4 131.8 -1.8 -1.0 137.6 137.6 0.0 0.1
XIII - Caraga 144.1 142.4 1.2 -1.8 136.9 135.1 1.3 -1.4 132.9 132.7 0.2 0.3
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 150.7 150.5 0.1 0.0 158.1 158.3 -0.1 -0.7 155.4 154.8 0.4 -0.3
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Table 9 (concluded)
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Miscellaneous Foods | Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region Percent Change | Percent Change
May Apr Current Previous | May Apr Current Previous
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Philipines 132.7 132.1 0.5 0.2 129.4 128.8 0.5 0.1
National Capital Region (NCR) 129.4 129.3 0.1 0.1 126.9 126.9 0.0 0.0
Areas Outside NCR 134.2 133.3 0.7 0.2 130.9 130.0 0.7 0.2
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 124.9 124.5 0.3 0.1 111.5 111.5 0.0 0.0
I - Ilocos 139.1 138.8 0.2 0.2 134.5 134.0 0.4 0.2
II - Cagayan Valley 148.8 148.0 0.5 0.1 176.6 176.3 0.2 0.7
III - Central Luzon 136.4 133.4 2.2 0.0 131.5 127.4 3.2 0.0
IV-a - Calabarzon 122.8 122.4 0.3 0.1 120.3 120.3 0.0 0.2
IV-b - Mimaropa 134.7 134.2 0.4 0.1 129.0 128.9r 0.1 0.3r
V - Bicol 141.6 141.1 0.4 0.6 143.5 143.3 0.1 0.1
VI - Western Visayas 132.2 131.9 0.2 0.4 130.1 129.7 0.3 0.5
VII - Central Visayas 152.7 152.2 0.3 0.1 161.5 161.4 0.1 0.1
VIII - Eastern Visayas 130.6 130.1 0.4 0.8 127.6 127.6 0.0 0.2
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 137.8 136.0 1.3 0.6 133.4 133.4 0.0 0.5
X - Northern Mindanao 132.8 131.8 0.8 0.2 120.1 118.5 1.4 0.1
XI - Davao 140.5 139.9 0.4 0.3 131.0 130.5 0.4 0.4
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 134.5 134.1 0.3 0.1 124.7 124.7 0.0 0.3
XIII - Caraga 142.4 140.4 1.4 0.4 147.5 146.9 0.4 0.0
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 145.0 144.2 0.6 0.2 166.5 166.4 0.1 0.2
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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: June 6, 2006
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