Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, May and April 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(%)   
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous  |    May    Apr    May    Apr   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       120.8  120.1  116.0  114.0      4.1      5.4     119.8  119.3  115.1  113.0       4.1      5.6

National Capital Region (NCR)     109.5  109.5  109.0  109.0      0.5      0.5     109.5  109.5  109.0  109.0       0.5      0.5

Areas Outside NCR                 122.4  121.6  117.0  114.7      4.6      6.0     121.4  120.8  116.0  113.6       4.7      6.3
							  
  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  121.0  120.5  117.3  110.0      3.2      9.5     121.0  120.5  117.3  109.9       3.2      9.6
    I - Ilocos                    124.2  123.9  117.6  116.9      5.6      6.0     124.4  124.1  117.7  117.0       5.7      6.1
   II - Cagayan Valley            126.1  125.3  116.4  114.3      8.3      9.6     126.4  125.6  116.5  114.3       8.5      9.9
  III - Central Luzon             113.8  113.4  109.4  107.6      4.0      5.4     112.7  112.3  108.6  106.8       3.8      5.1
 IV-a - Calabarzon                111.5  111.4  106.7  106.5      4.5      4.6     111.4  111.3  106.6  106.4       4.5      4.6
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  127.5  126.4  119.1  112.1      7.1     12.8     127.5  126.4  119.1  112.1       7.1     12.8
    V - Bicol                     119.4  119.4  111.6  110.0      7.0      8.5     118.5  118.6  110.4  108.6       7.3      9.2
   VI - Western Visayas           119.5  117.7  117.2  112.6      2.0      4.5     119.7  117.8  117.0  112.2       2.3      5.0
  VII - Central Visayas           132.1  130.7  124.7  123.4      5.9      5.9     128.7  128.1  119.8  118.1       7.4      8.5
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           125.2  125.7  116.6  117.0      7.4      7.4     126.0  126.5  117.3  117.7       7.4      7.5
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       120.6  118.1  116.2  113.6      3.8      4.0     123.7  121.0  117.9  115.4       4.9      4.9
    X - Northern Mindanao         127.8  127.6  124.2  122.2      2.9      4.4     124.2  123.8  121.6  119.3       2.1      3.8
   XI - Davao                     130.1  129.4  126.6  124.7      2.8      3.8     129.2  128.8  126.9  124.9       1.8      3.1
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              126.4  124.8  124.1  118.7      1.9      5.1     125.9  124.4  123.8  118.2       1.7      5.2
 XIII - Caraga                    129.2  128.5  126.8  123.5      1.9      4.0     129.5  129.0  127.6  124.2       1.5      3.9
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      133.8  131.9  124.9  121.0      7.1      9.0     132.8  130.9  124.3  120.5       6.8      8.6

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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(%)
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr   Current Previous |    May    Apr    May    Apr   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       130.7  129.2  126.1  124.8       3.6      3.5    140.7  140.1  132.6  131.5       6.1      6.5 

National Capital Region (NCR)     110.9  110.9  108.5  108.5       2.2      2.2    153.2  152.3  142.9  141.4       7.2      7.7 

Areas Outside NCR                 131.1  129.5  126.4  125.1       3.7      3.5    136.3  135.9  129.0  128.0       5.7      6.2 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  120.1  120.9  115.6  116.0       3.9      4.2    132.7  132.6  125.0  122.5       6.2      8.2 
    I - Ilocos                    111.7  111.0  106.3  106.2       5.1      4.5    172.4  172.0  159.7  158.8       8.0      8.3 
   II - Cagayan Valley            119.6  119.3  113.2  113.5       5.7      5.1    122.3  121.7  116.5r 116.5r      5.0      4.5 
  III - Central Luzon             189.9  189.4  170.4  168.9      11.4     12.1    136.0  135.5  130.9  130.5       3.9      3.8 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                117.8  117.5  113.4  113.0       3.9      4.0    134.2  134.0  127.9  126.4       4.9      6.0 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  123.8  123.5  115.1  114.4       7.6      8.0    125.5  125.4  120.9  120.6       3.8      4.0 
    V - Bicol                     129.1  127.6  125.0  125.0       3.3      2.1    130.6  130.4  125.5  124.9       4.1      4.4 
   VI - Western Visayas           115.8  115.5  121.1  119.3      -4.4     -3.2    125.2  125.0  120.8  120.7       3.6      3.6 
  VII - Central Visayas           139.2  136.1  134.7  134.5       3.3      1.2    134.7  134.1  123.9  122.8       8.7      9.2 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           110.7  110.3  104.2  104.1       6.2      6.0    137.0  136.6  129.8  129.5       5.5      5.5 
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       113.4  111.6  112.2  109.6       1.1      1.8    143.8  142.1  130.9  127.4       9.9     11.5 
    X - Northern Mindanao         136.4  136.7  130.4  129.2       4.6      5.8    137.0  136.8  129.8  128.5       5.5      6.5 
   XI - Davao                     133.1  131.5  125.5  124.0       6.1      6.0    144.0  143.7  134.5  132.9       7.1      8.1 
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              130.9  128.7  127.2  123.5       2.9      4.2    136.0  135.3  128.9  128.5       5.5      5.3 
 XIII - Caraga                    126.0  124.1  119.5  116.7       5.4      6.3    137.9  137.4  128.6  128.0       7.2      7.3 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      182.2  181.1  152.3  146.8      19.6     23.4    142.6  140.9  129.1  126.2      10.5     11.6 

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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(%)
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr   Current Previous |    May    Apr    May    Apr    Current Previous 
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Philippines                       151.5  150.8  143.0  142.2       5.9      6.0    123.9  124.2  117.2  117.3        5.7      5.9

National Capital Region (NCR)     152.8  151.8  143.1  142.1       6.8      6.8    123.2  124.4  112.2  113.5        9.8      9.6

Areas Outside NCR                 151.0  150.4  142.9  142.3       5.7      5.7    124.1  124.2  118.8  118.5        4.5      4.8

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  153.9  153.4  147.8  147.2       4.1      4.2    116.9  115.7  115.5  114.6        1.2      1.0
    I - Ilocos                    174.9  173.4  164.8  164.3       6.1      5.5    124.9  124.7  120.9  120.7        3.3      3.3
   II - Cagayan Valley            144.9  144.3  137.5  136.4       5.4      5.8    125.7  125.8  124.6  124.4        0.9      1.1
  III - Central Luzon             158.3  157.7  144.6  144.4       9.5      9.2    120.8  121.7  118.2  118.1        2.2      3.0
 IV-a - Calabarzon                145.5  145.2  140.2  139.1       3.8      4.4    113.5  113.2  110.7  110.2        2.5      2.7
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  150.9  150.3  141.1  140.1       6.9      7.3    123.2  123.2  112.7  112.7        9.3      9.3
    V - Bicol                     148.5  147.9  141.9  141.1       4.7      4.8    124.2  124.3  118.7  119.0        4.6      4.5
   VI - Western Visayas           135.6  135.6  131.7  131.5       3.0      3.1    121.4  121.4  112.5  111.8        7.9      8.6
  VII - Central Visayas           154.9  153.8  147.2  146.9       5.2      4.7    129.0  128.0  119.4  119.8        8.0      6.8
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           152.4  152.0  141.5  140.9       7.7      7.9    127.3  126.1  120.5  120.8        5.6      4.4
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       158.7  158.5  148.6  146.8       6.8      8.0    136.3  136.2  124.9  123.9        9.1      9.9
    X - Northern Mindanao         151.4  150.9  141.6  141.1       6.9      6.9    141.6  141.4  130.5  130.1        8.5      8.7
   XI - Davao                     145.9  144.9  140.0  139.8       4.2      3.6    135.3  137.3  129.0  129.0        4.9      6.4
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              143.7  143.4  138.6  138.0       3.7      3.9    129.4  129.1  125.5  124.9        3.1      3.4
 XIII - Caraga                    152.2  151.3  145.7  145.4       4.5      4.1    124.7  124.2  118.7  118.6        5.1      4.7
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      153.7  153.6  140.8  140.5       9.2      9.3    140.7  140.4  129.1  128.5        9.0      9.3

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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(%)
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr   Current Previous  |   May    Apr    May    Apr   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       132.8  132.6  126.2  126.9       5.2      4.5    122.7  122.5  111.8  112.1       9.7      9.3

National Capital Region (NCR)     118.7  119.1  115.9  117.7       2.4      1.2    107.5  106.7   98.4   98.3       9.2      8.5

Areas Outside NCR                 136.4  136.1  128.8  129.3       5.9      5.3    128.2  128.1  116.6  117.0       9.9      9.5

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  117.6  117.9  117.3  115.9       0.3      1.7    138.5  132.6  128.6  126.9       7.7      4.5
    I - Ilocos                    131.0  131.3  127.8  127.8       2.5      2.7    109.6  111.7  104.2  104.1       5.2      7.3
   II - Cagayan Valley            129.7  129.7  122.1  121.8       6.2      6.5    125.6  126.5  112.7  113.4      11.4     11.6
  III - Central Luzon             127.5  128.6  125.6  128.4       1.5      0.2    122.3  122.6  110.4  110.2      10.8     11.3
 IV-a - Calabarzon                136.4  137.1  130.2  132.3       4.8      3.6    115.1  114.2  103.7  105.5      11.0      8.2
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  134.2  133.7  121.9  123.8      10.1      8.0    127.9  128.3  116.1  117.2      10.2      9.5
    V - Bicol                     131.5  130.8  125.4  125.4       4.9      4.3    120.5  121.3  111.3  113.7       8.3      6.7
   VI - Western Visayas           137.2  136.3  125.7  123.0       9.1     10.8    125.4  125.4  118.7  118.9       5.6      5.5
  VII - Central Visayas           154.0  150.9  139.2  140.6      10.6      7.3    164.6  158.3  136.6  137.4      20.5     15.2
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           132.2  132.0  127.6  125.8       3.6      4.9    132.3  133.1  119.1  120.1      11.1     10.8
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       130.0  127.9  120.9  122.1       7.5      4.8    135.3  136.8  127.1  129.5       6.5      5.6
    X - Northern Mindanao         142.2  142.1  130.0  129.8       9.4      9.5    139.7  138.7  125.5  123.3      11.3     12.5
   XI - Davao                     145.9  146.0  138.4  138.1       5.4      5.7    134.5  138.4  129.4  129.2       3.9      7.1
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              134.6  134.1  125.5  125.9       7.3      6.5    129.4  131.8  121.8  120.8       6.2      9.1
 XIII - Caraga                    144.1  142.4  136.2  135.3       5.8      5.2    136.9  135.1  121.1  120.8      13.0     11.8
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      150.7  150.5  137.6  137.4       9.5      9.5    158.1  158.3  137.5  136.4      15.0     16.1

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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(%)
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous  |    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current  Previous 
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Philippines                       131.0  131.0  128.8  127.9      1.7      2.4     132.7  132.1  121.9  121.3      8.9       8.9

National Capital Region (NCR)     129.0  128.9  128.4  126.4      0.5      2.0     129.4  129.3  117.7  117.5      9.9      10.0

Areas Outside NCR                 131.9  131.9  129.0  128.5      2.2      2.6     134.2  133.3  123.8  123.0      8.4       8.4

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  130.9  130.4  126.6  126.3      3.4      3.2     124.9  124.5  114.4  113.6      9.2       9.6
    I - Ilocos                    138.6  138.6  135.3  135.8      2.4      2.1     139.1  138.8  131.8  131.5      5.5       5.6
   II - Cagayan Valley            129.0  128.5  128.0  127.3      0.8      0.9     148.8  148.0  138.3  137.7      7.6       7.5
  III - Central Luzon             132.3  133.0  128.9  128.4      2.6      3.6     136.4  133.4  123.4  122.8     10.5       8.6
 IV-a - Calabarzon                129.0  128.7  127.0  126.5      1.6      1.7     122.8  122.4  116.0  114.7      5.9       6.7
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  130.3  130.2  126.9  126.6      2.7      2.8     134.7  134.2  121.3  120.7     11.0      11.2
    V - Bicol                     131.4  131.1  129.1  127.9      1.8      2.5     141.6  141.1  128.4  127.6     10.3      10.6
   VI - Western Visayas           126.7  127.0  126.9  125.8     -0.2      1.0     132.2  131.9  122.9  122.4      7.6       7.8
  VII - Central Visayas           137.0  136.3  130.4  130.2      5.1      4.7     152.7  152.2  141.1  140.7      8.2       8.2
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           131.6  131.4  124.3  124.3      5.9      5.7     130.6  130.1  117.5  117.1     11.1      11.1
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       131.6  131.9  128.4  128.4      2.5      2.7     137.8  136.0  125.1  123.5     10.2      10.1
    X - Northern Mindanao         132.2  132.4  130.3  128.7      1.5      2.9     132.8  131.8  119.4  118.5     11.2      11.2
   XI - Davao                     130.5  130.7  130.0  129.3      0.4      1.1     140.5  139.9  130.5  129.7      7.7       7.9
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              137.6  137.6  135.3  134.3      1.7      2.5     134.5  134.1  123.2  122.4      9.2       9.6
 XIII - Caraga                    132.9  132.7  127.6  127.6      4.2      4.0     142.4  140.4  125.6  125.4     13.4      12.0
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      155.4  154.8  148.0  147.0      5.0      5.3     145.0  144.2  127.6  127.6     13.6      13.0

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2006          2005    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       129.4  128.8  120.7  120.7      7.2      6.7 

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

Areas Outside NCR                 130.9  130.0  124.0  124.0      5.6      4.8 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  111.5  111.5  107.6  107.6      3.6      3.6 
    I - Ilocos                    134.5  134.0  129.1  129.1      4.2      3.8 
   II - Cagayan Valley            176.6  176.3  169.1  169.1      4.4      4.3 
  III - Central Luzon             131.5  127.4  121.9  121.9      7.9      4.5 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                120.3  120.3  114.3  114.3      5.2      5.2 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  129.0  128.9r 124.2  124.2      3.9      3.8r
    V - Bicol                     143.5  143.3  137.5  137.5      4.4      4.2 
   VI - Western Visayas           130.1  129.7  125.3  125.3      3.8      3.5 
  VII - Central Visayas           161.5  161.4  154.1  154.1      4.8      4.7 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           127.6  127.6  118.1  118.1      8.0      8.0 
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       133.4  133.4  129.3  129.3      3.2      3.2 
    X - Northern Mindanao         120.1  118.5  113.5  113.5      5.8      4.4 
   XI - Davao                     131.0  130.5  124.0  124.0      5.6      5.2 
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              124.7  124.7  119.1  119.1      4.7      4.7 
 XIII - Caraga                    147.5  146.9  137.3  137.3      7.4      7.0 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      166.5  166.4  144.0  144.0     15.6     15.6 

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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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