Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, June and May 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(%)
                                    Jun    May    Jun    May  Current Previous  |    Jun    May    Jun    May   Current Previous
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Philippines                       121.2  120.8  117.1  116.0      3.5      4.1     120.2  119.8  116.1  115.1       3.5      4.1

National Capital Region (NCR)     109.6  109.5  108.7  109.0      0.8      0.5     109.6  109.5  108.7  109.0       0.8      0.5

Areas Outside NCR                 122.9  122.4  118.3  117.0      3.9      4.6     121.9  121.4  117.3  116.0       3.9      4.7

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  121.5  121.0  116.9  117.3      3.9      3.2     121.5  121.0  116.9  117.3       3.9      3.2
    I - Ilocos                    124.6  124.2  120.3  117.6      3.6      5.6     124.8  124.4  120.5  117.7       3.6      5.7
   II - Cagayan Valley            126.4  126.1  116.8  116.4      8.2      8.3     126.7  126.4  117.0  116.5       8.3      8.5
  III - Central Luzon             114.2  113.8  110.8  109.4      3.1      4.0     113.2  112.7  109.9  108.6       3.0      3.8
 IV-a - Calabarzon                111.5  111.5  107.0  106.7      4.2      4.5     111.4  111.4  106.9  106.6       4.2      4.5
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  127.6  127.5  119.8  119.1      6.5      7.1     127.6  127.5  119.8  119.1       6.5      7.1
    V - Bicol                     119.6  119.4  112.6  111.6      6.2      7.0     118.7  118.5  111.4  110.4       6.6      7.3
   VI - Western Visayas           121.0  119.5  118.9  117.2      1.8      2.0     121.2  119.7  118.9  117.0       1.9      2.3
  VII - Central Visayas           131.6  132.1  127.4  124.7      3.3      5.9     127.9  128.7  123.2  119.8       3.8      7.4
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           125.7  125.2  118.3  116.6      6.3      7.4     126.5  126.0  119.0  117.3       6.3      7.4
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       123.3  120.6  117.7  116.2      4.8      3.8     126.3  123.7  119.3  117.9       5.9      4.9
    X - Northern Mindanao         128.2  127.8  126.0  124.2      1.7      2.9     124.3  124.2  123.0  121.6       1.1      2.1
   XI - Davao                     130.5  130.1  126.8  126.6      2.9      2.8     129.6  129.2  127.1  126.9       2.0      1.8
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              127.7  126.4  125.3  124.1      1.9      1.9     127.5  125.9  125.0  123.8       2.0      1.7
 XIII - Caraga                    129.7  129.2  126.6  126.8      2.4      1.9     129.8  129.5  127.1  127.6       2.1      1.5
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      133.8  133.8  128.2  124.9      4.4      7.1     132.8  132.8  127.5  124.3       4.2      6.8

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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(%)
                                    Jun    May    Jun    May   Current Previous |    Jun    May    Jun    May   Current Previous
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Philippines                       131.6  130.7  127.3  126.1       3.4      3.6    141.4  140.7  133.3  132.6       6.1      6.1

National Capital Region (NCR)     110.9  110.9  110.7  108.5       0.2      2.2    153.7  153.2  143.6  142.9       7.0      7.2

Areas Outside NCR                 132.0  131.1  127.6  126.4       3.4      3.7    137.1  136.3  129.7  129.0       5.7      5.7

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  120.2  120.1  116.4  115.6       3.3      3.9    132.8  132.7  125.6  125.0       5.7      6.2
    I - Ilocos                    112.5  111.7  107.0  106.3       5.1      5.1    173.2  172.4  162.2  159.7       6.8      8.0
   II - Cagayan Valley            120.3  119.6  113.3  113.2       6.2      5.7    122.6  122.3  117.0r 116.5r      4.8      5.0
  III - Central Luzon             188.2  189.9  172.7  170.4       9.0     11.4    136.7  136.0  131.1  130.9       4.3      3.9
 IV-a - Calabarzon                121.7  117.8  113.5  113.4       7.2      3.9    135.6  134.2  128.3  127.9       5.7      4.9
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  124.0  123.8  116.2  115.1       6.7      7.6    126.6  125.5  121.2  120.9       4.5      3.8
    V - Bicol                     129.1  129.1  125.0  125.0       3.3      3.3    130.9  130.6  126.0  125.5       3.9      4.1
   VI - Western Visayas           116.6  115.8  118.4  121.1      -1.5     -4.4    126.0  125.2  121.1  120.8       4.0      3.6
  VII - Central Visayas           139.3  139.2  136.0  134.7       2.4      3.3    134.9  134.7  124.7  123.9       8.2      8.7
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           111.8  110.7  105.9  104.2       5.6      6.2    137.3  137.0  130.6  129.8       5.1      5.5
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       116.5  113.4  114.0  112.2       2.2      1.1    144.4  143.8  131.4  130.9       9.9      9.9
    X - Northern Mindanao         137.6  136.4  133.4  130.4       3.1      4.6    138.2  137.0  130.5  129.8       5.9      5.5
   XI - Davao                     133.9  133.1  125.6  125.5       6.6      6.1    144.5  144.0  136.1  134.5       6.2      7.1
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              129.5  130.9  128.6  127.2       0.7      2.9    136.7  136.0  129.8  128.9       5.3      5.5
 XIII - Caraga                    128.4  126.0  121.9  119.5       5.3      5.4    138.1  137.9  129.5  128.6       6.6      7.2
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      182.2  182.2  159.8  152.3      14.0     19.6    144.4  142.6  130.5  129.1      10.7     10.5

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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(%)
                                    Jun    May    Jun    May   Current Previous |    Jun    May    Jun    May    Current Previous
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Philippines                       152.0  151.5  143.4  143.0       6.0      5.9    124.0  123.9  117.4  117.2        5.6      5.7

National Capital Region (NCR)     153.1  152.8  143.7  143.1       6.5      6.8    123.5  123.2  113.5  112.2        8.8      9.8

Areas Outside NCR                 151.6  151.0  143.3  142.9       5.8      5.7    124.2  124.1  118.6  118.8        4.7      4.5

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  154.2  153.9  147.9  147.8       4.3      4.1    117.2  116.9  115.8  115.5        1.2      1.2
    I - Ilocos                    175.7  174.9  165.0  164.8       6.5      6.1    125.0  124.9  120.6  120.9        3.6      3.3
   II - Cagayan Valley            145.3  144.9  137.9  137.5       5.4      5.4    124.5  125.7  123.0  124.6        1.2      0.9
  III - Central Luzon             158.8  158.3  144.8  144.6       9.7      9.5    119.3  120.8  117.9  118.2        1.2      2.2
 IV-a - Calabarzon                146.2  145.5  140.0  140.2       4.4      3.8    113.6  113.5  110.7  110.7        2.6      2.5
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  152.4  150.9  141.4  141.1       7.8      6.9    123.0  123.2  114.1  112.7        7.8      9.3
    V - Bicol                     149.0  148.5  142.7  141.9       4.4      4.7    124.5  124.2  118.9  118.7        4.7      4.6
   VI - Western Visayas           135.7  135.6  132.1  131.7       2.7      3.0    122.4  121.4  112.9  112.5        8.4      7.9
  VII - Central Visayas           155.5  154.9  148.5  147.2       4.7      5.2    129.5  129.0  118.4  119.4        9.4      8.0
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           152.7  152.4  141.9  141.5       7.6      7.7    130.8  127.3  121.4  120.5        7.7      5.6
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       161.0  158.7  149.4  148.6       7.8      6.8    139.1  136.3  124.7  124.9       11.5      9.1
    X - Northern Mindanao         151.7  151.4  142.6  141.6       6.4      6.9    141.4  141.6  130.0  130.5        8.8      8.5
   XI - Davao                     146.6  145.9  140.4  140.0       4.4      4.2    135.2  135.3  129.9  129.0        4.1      4.9
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              144.6  143.7  138.8  138.6       4.2      3.7    130.3  129.4  123.7  125.5        5.3      3.1
 XIII - Caraga                    153.4  152.2  146.0  145.7       5.1      4.5    125.5  124.7  117.7  118.7        6.6      5.1
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      154.3  153.7  141.8  140.8       8.8      9.2    141.7  140.7  129.7  129.1        9.3      9.0

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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(%)
                                    Jun    May    Jun    May   Current Previous  |   Jun    May    Jun    May   Current Previous
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Philippines                       132.9  132.8  126.6  126.2       5.0      5.2    123.9  122.7  112.9  111.8       9.7      9.7

National Capital Region (NCR)     120.2  118.7  117.0  115.9       2.7      2.4    107.6  107.5  101.6   98.4       5.9      9.2

Areas Outside NCR                 136.1  136.4  129.0  128.8       5.5      5.9    129.8  128.2  117.0  116.6      10.9      9.9

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  120.2  117.6  116.3  117.3       3.4      0.3    145.0  138.5  125.3  128.6      15.7      7.7
    I - Ilocos                    128.3  131.0  126.9  127.8       1.1      2.5    113.8  109.6  104.6  104.2       8.8      5.2
   II - Cagayan Valley            128.9  129.7  122.7  122.1       5.1      6.2    126.1  125.6  113.4  112.7      11.2     11.4
  III - Central Luzon             126.0  127.5  124.8  125.6       1.0      1.5    123.2  122.3  112.7  110.4       9.3     10.8
 IV-a - Calabarzon                134.6  136.4  131.0  130.2       2.7      4.8    117.7  115.1  106.7  103.7      10.3     11.0
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  134.4  134.2  123.5  121.9       8.8     10.1    131.0  127.9  115.5  116.1      13.4     10.2
    V - Bicol                     131.6  131.5  125.5  125.4       4.9      4.9    121.5  120.5  110.7  111.3       9.8      8.3
   VI - Western Visayas           140.1  137.2  124.9  125.7      12.2      9.1    126.8  125.4  118.1  118.7       7.4      5.6
  VII - Central Visayas           153.4  154.0  140.9  139.2       8.9     10.6    164.3  164.6  136.4  136.6      20.5     20.5
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           133.2  132.2  128.9  127.6       3.3      3.6    132.5  132.3  118.9  119.1      11.4     11.1
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       129.2  130.0  122.1  120.9       5.8      7.5    136.8  135.3  129.3  127.1       5.8      6.5
    X - Northern Mindanao         142.6  142.2  130.9  130.0       8.9      9.4    139.6  139.7  123.6  125.5      12.9     11.3
   XI - Davao                     146.0  145.9  139.0  138.4       5.0      5.4    136.3  134.5  128.8  129.4       5.8      3.9
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              134.2  134.6  125.3  125.5       7.1      7.3    132.7  129.4  119.0  121.8      11.5      6.2
 XIII - Caraga                    144.2  144.1  134.5  136.2       7.2      5.8    136.4  136.9  120.4  121.1      13.3     13.0
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      151.7  150.7  137.1  137.6      10.6      9.5    158.7  158.1  137.3  137.5      15.6     15.0

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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(%)
                                    Jun    May    Jun    May  Current Previous  |    Jun    May    Jun    May  Current  Previous
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Philippines                       131.2  131.0  129.6  128.8      1.2      1.7     133.6  132.7  122.4  121.9      9.2       8.9

National Capital Region (NCR)     129.5  129.0  129.9  128.4     -0.3      0.5     131.2  129.4  118.0  117.7     11.2       9.9

Areas Outside NCR                 132.0  131.9  129.5  129.0      1.9      2.2     134.7  134.2  124.3  123.8      8.4       8.4

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  131.1  130.9  127.3  126.6      3.0      3.4     125.9  124.9  114.9  114.4      9.6       9.2
    I - Ilocos                    138.9  138.6  136.0  135.3      2.1      2.4     139.4  139.1  131.9  131.8      5.7       5.5
   II - Cagayan Valley            128.8  129.0  128.7  128.0      0.1      0.8     149.6  148.8  138.7  138.3      7.9       7.6
  III - Central Luzon             132.1  132.3  130.2  128.9      1.5      2.6     136.4  136.4  123.7  123.4     10.3      10.5
 IV-a - Calabarzon                128.9  129.0  127.1  127.0      1.4      1.6     122.8  122.8  116.0  116.0      5.9       5.9
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  130.5  130.3  127.1  126.9      2.7      2.7     135.7  134.7  121.8  121.3     11.4      11.0
    V - Bicol                     132.0  131.4  129.9  129.1      1.6      1.8     142.0  141.6  129.1  128.4     10.0      10.3
   VI - Western Visayas           126.6  126.7  127.0  126.9     -0.3     -0.2     132.9  132.2  123.4  122.9      7.7       7.6
  VII - Central Visayas           137.5  137.0  130.7  130.4      5.2      5.1     153.3  152.7  141.7  141.1      8.2       8.2
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           131.7  131.6  125.9  124.3      4.6      5.9     131.6  130.6  118.4  117.5     11.1      11.1
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       133.0  131.6  128.2  128.4      3.7      2.5     138.3  137.8  125.7  125.1     10.0      10.2
    X - Northern Mindanao         132.9  132.2  130.4  130.3      1.9      1.5     134.8  132.8  120.0  119.4     12.3      11.2
   XI - Davao                     130.4  130.5  130.0  130.0      0.3      0.4     140.7  140.5  132.6  130.5      6.1       7.7
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              137.3  137.6  135.1  135.3      1.6      1.7     136.0  134.5  124.4  123.2      9.3       9.2
 XIII - Caraga                    133.1  132.9  127.2  127.6      4.6      4.2     142.7  142.4  128.2  125.6     11.3      13.4
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      156.4  155.4  145.1  148.0      7.8      5.0     146.8  145.0  130.2  127.6     12.7      13.6

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2006          2005    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Jun    May    Jun    May  Current Previous
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Philippines                       130.5  129.4  121.4  120.7      7.5      7.2

National Capital Region (NCR)     129.1  126.9  115.2  115.2     12.1     10.2

Areas Outside NCR                 131.3  130.9  125.1  124.0      5.0      5.6

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  111.5  111.5  108.2  107.6      3.0      3.6
    I - Ilocos                    134.6  134.5  130.4  129.1      3.2      4.2
   II - Cagayan Valley            178.3  176.6  169.1  169.1      5.4      4.4
  III - Central Luzon             131.8  131.5  122.5  121.9      7.6      7.9
 IV-a - Calabarzon                120.3  120.3  115.7  114.3      4.0      5.2
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  129.8  129.0  125.6  124.2      3.3      3.9
    V - Bicol                     143.9  143.5  138.2  137.5      4.1      4.4
   VI - Western Visayas           130.5  130.1  125.9  125.3      3.7      3.8
  VII - Central Visayas           161.7  161.5  154.4  154.1      4.7      4.8
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           129.7  127.6  119.0  118.1      9.0      8.0
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       133.4  133.4  130.3  129.3      2.4      3.2
    X - Northern Mindanao         121.4  120.1  114.3  113.5      6.2      5.8
   XI - Davao                     131.2  131.0  125.2  124.0      4.8      5.6
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              127.0  124.7  119.5  119.1      6.3      4.7
 XIII - Caraga                    147.5  147.5  139.5  137.3      5.7      7.4
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      170.9  166.5  154.3  144.0     10.8     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:  July 5, 2006

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