Table  9.  Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, June and May 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
                                      Jun    May Current Previous |   Jun    May Current Previous |   Jun    May Current Previous
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Philipines                          121.2  120.8     0.3      0.6   120.2  119.8     0.3      0.4   131.6  130.7     0.7      1.2

National Capital Region (NCR)       109.6  109.5     0.1      0.0   109.6  109.5     0.1      0.0   110.9  110.9     0.0      0.0

Areas Outside NCR                   122.9  122.4     0.4      0.7   121.9  121.4     0.4      0.5   132.0  131.1     0.7      1.2

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   121.5  121.0     0.4      0.4   121.5  121.0     0.4      0.4   120.2  120.1     0.1     -0.7
    I  - Ilocos                     124.6  124.2     0.3      0.2   124.8  124.4     0.3      0.2   112.5  111.7     0.7      0.6
   II  - Cagayan Valley             126.4  126.1     0.2      0.6   126.7  126.4     0.2      0.6   120.3  119.6     0.6      0.3
  III  - Central Luzon              114.2  113.8     0.4      0.4   113.2  112.7     0.4      0.4   188.2  189.9    -0.9      0.3
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 111.5  111.5     0.0      0.1   111.4  111.4     0.0      0.1   121.7  117.8     3.3      0.3
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   127.6  127.5     0.1      0.9   127.6  127.5     0.1      0.9   124.0  123.8     0.2      0.2
    V  - Bicol                      119.6  119.4     0.2      0.0   118.7  118.5     0.2     -0.1   129.1  129.1     0.0      1.2
   VI  - Western Visayas            121.0  119.5     1.3      1.5   121.2  119.7     1.3      1.6   116.6  115.8     0.7      0.3
  VII  - Central Visayas            131.6  132.1    -0.4      1.1   127.9  128.7    -0.6      0.5   139.3  139.2     0.1      2.3
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            125.7  125.2     0.4     -0.4   126.5  126.0     0.4     -0.4   111.8  110.7     1.0      0.4
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        123.3  120.6     2.2      2.1   126.3  123.7     2.1      2.2   116.5  113.4     2.7      1.6
    X  - Northern Mindanao          128.2  127.8     0.3      0.2   124.3  124.2     0.1      0.3   137.6  136.4     0.9     -0.2
   XI  - Davao                      130.5  130.1     0.3      0.5   129.6  129.2     0.3      0.3   133.9  133.1     0.6      1.2
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               127.7  126.4     1.0      1.3   127.5  125.9     1.3      1.2   129.5  130.9    -1.1      1.7
 XIII  - Caraga                     129.7  129.2     0.4      0.5   129.8  129.5     0.2      0.4   128.4  126.0     1.9      1.5
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       133.8  133.8     0.0      1.4   132.8  132.8     0.0      1.5   182.2  182.2     0.0      0.6

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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
                                      Jun    May Current Previous |   Jun    May Current Previous |   Jun    May Current Previous
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Philipines                          141.4  140.7     0.5      0.4   152.0  151.5     0.3      0.5   124.0  123.9     0.1     -0.2

National Capital Region (NCR)       153.7  153.2     0.3      0.6   153.1  152.8     0.2      0.7   123.5  123.2     0.2     -1.0

Areas Outside NCR                   137.1  136.3     0.6      0.3   151.6  151.0     0.4      0.4   124.2  124.1     0.1     -0.1

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   132.8  132.7     0.1      0.1   154.2  153.9     0.2      0.3   117.2  116.9     0.3      1.0
    I  - Ilocos                     173.2  172.4     0.5      0.2   175.7  174.9     0.5      0.9   125.0  124.9     0.1      0.2
   II  - Cagayan Valley             122.6  122.3     0.2      0.5   145.3  144.9     0.3      0.4   124.5  125.7    -1.0     -0.1
  III  - Central Luzon              136.7  136.0     0.5      0.4   158.8  158.3     0.3      0.4   119.3  120.8    -1.2     -0.7
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 135.6  134.2     1.0      0.1   146.2  145.5     0.5      0.2   113.6  113.5     0.1      0.3
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   126.6  125.5     0.9      0.1   152.4  150.9     1.0      0.4   123.0  123.2    -0.2      0.0
    V  - Bicol                      130.9  130.6     0.2      0.2   149.0  148.5     0.3      0.4   124.5  124.2     0.2     -0.1
   VI  - Western Visayas            126.0  125.2     0.6      0.2   135.7  135.6     0.1      0.0   122.4  121.4     0.8      0.0
  VII  - Central Visayas            134.9  134.7     0.1      0.4   155.5  154.9     0.4      0.7   129.5  129.0     0.4      0.8
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            137.3  137.0     0.2      0.3   152.7  152.4     0.2      0.3   130.8  127.3     2.7      1.0
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        144.4  143.8     0.4      1.2   161.0  158.7     1.4      0.1   139.1  136.3     2.1      0.1
    X  - Northern Mindanao          138.2  137.0     0.9      0.1   151.7  151.4     0.2      0.3   141.4  141.6    -0.1      0.1
   XI  - Davao                      144.5  144.0     0.3      0.2   146.6  145.9     0.5      0.7   135.2  135.3    -0.1     -1.5
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               136.7  136.0     0.5      0.5   144.6  143.7     0.6      0.2   130.3  129.4     0.7      0.2
 XIII  - Caraga                     138.1  137.9     0.1      0.4   153.4  152.2     0.8      0.6   125.5  124.7     0.6      0.4
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       144.4  142.6     1.3      1.2   154.3  153.7     0.4      0.1   141.7  140.7     0.7      0.2

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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
                                      Jun    May Current Previous |   Jun    May Current Previous |   Jun    May Current Previous
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Philipines                          132.9   132.8    0.1      0.2   123.9  122.7     1.0      0.2   131.2  131.0     0.2      0.0

National Capital Region (NCR)       120.2   118.7    1.3     -0.3   107.6  107.5     0.1      0.7   129.5  129.0     0.4      0.1

Areas Outside NCR                   136.1   136.4   -0.2      0.2   129.8  128.2     1.2      0.1   132.0  131.9     0.1      0.0

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   120.2   117.6    2.2     -0.3   145.0  138.5     4.7      4.4   131.1  130.9     0.2      0.4
    I  - Ilocos                     128.3   131.0   -2.1     -0.2   113.8  109.6     3.8     -1.9   138.9  138.6     0.2      0.0
   II  - Cagayan Valley             128.9   129.7   -0.6      0.0   126.1  125.6     0.4     -0.7   128.8  129.0    -0.2      0.4
  III  - Central Luzon              126.0   127.5   -1.2     -0.9   123.2  122.3     0.7     -0.2   132.1  132.3    -0.2     -0.5
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 134.6   136.4   -1.3     -0.5   117.7  115.1     2.3      0.8   128.9  129.0    -0.1      0.2
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   134.4   134.2    0.1      0.4   131.0  127.9     2.4     -0.3   130.5  130.3     0.2      0.1
    V  - Bicol                      131.6   131.5    0.1      0.5   121.5  120.5     0.8     -0.7   132.0  131.4     0.5      0.2
   VI  - Western Visayas            140.1   137.2    2.1      0.7   126.8  125.4     1.1      0.0   126.6  126.7    -0.1     -0.2
  VII  - Central Visayas            153.4   154.0   -0.4      2.1   164.3  164.6    -0.2      4.0   137.5  137.0     0.4      0.5
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            133.2   132.2    0.8      0.2   132.5  132.3     0.2     -0.6   131.7  131.6     0.1      0.2
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        129.2   130.0   -0.6      1.6   136.8  135.3     1.1     -1.1   133.0  131.6     1.1     -0.2
    X  - Northern Mindanao          142.6   142.2    0.3      0.1   139.6  139.7    -0.1      0.7   132.9  132.2     0.5     -0.2
   XI  - Davao                      146.0   145.9    0.1     -0.1   136.3  134.5     1.3     -2.8   130.4  130.5    -0.1     -0.2
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               134.2   134.6   -0.3      0.4   132.7  129.4     2.6     -1.8   137.3  137.6    -0.2      0.0
 XIII  - Caraga                     144.2   144.1    0.1      1.2   136.4  136.9    -0.4      1.3   133.1  132.9     0.2      0.2
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       151.7   150.7    0.7      0.1   158.7  158.1     0.4     -0.1   156.4  155.4     0.6      0.4

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Table 9 (concluded)

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                                          Miscellaneous Foods     |       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Jun    May Current Previous |   Jun    May Current Previous
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Philipines                          133.6  132.7     0.7      0.5   130.5  129.4     0.9      0.5

National Capital Region (NCR)       131.2  129.4     1.4      0.1   129.1  126.9     1.7      0.0

Areas Outside NCR                   134.7  134.2     0.4      0.7   131.3  130.9     0.3      0.7

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   125.9  124.9     0.8      0.3   111.5  111.5     0.0      0.0
    I  - Ilocos                     139.4  139.1     0.2      0.2   134.6  134.5     0.1      0.4
   II  - Cagayan Valley             149.6  148.8     0.5      0.5   178.3  176.6     1.0      0.2
  III  - Central Luzon              136.4  136.4     0.0      2.2   131.8  131.5     0.2      3.2
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 122.8  122.8     0.0      0.3   120.3  120.3     0.0      0.0
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   135.7  134.7     0.7      0.4   129.8  129.0     0.6      0.1r
    V  - Bicol                      142.0  141.6     0.3      0.4   143.9  143.5     0.3      0.1
   VI  - Western Visayas            132.9  132.2     0.5      0.2   130.5  130.1     0.3      0.3
  VII  - Central Visayas            153.3  152.7     0.4      0.3   161.7  161.5     0.1      0.1
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            131.6  130.6     0.8      0.4   129.7  127.6     1.6      0.0
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        138.3  137.8     0.4      1.3   133.4  133.4     0.0      0.0
    X  - Northern Mindanao          134.8  132.8     1.5      0.8   121.4  120.1     1.1      1.4
   XI  - Davao                      140.7  140.5     0.1      0.4   131.2  131.0     0.2      0.4
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               136.0  134.5     1.1      0.3   127.0  124.7     1.8      0.0
 XIII  - Caraga                     142.7  142.4     0.2      1.4   147.5  147.5     0.0      0.4
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       146.8  145.0     1.2      0.6   170.9  166.5     2.6      0.1
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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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