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

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