Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, July and June 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(%)
                                    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun  Current Previous  |    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun   Current Previous
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Philippines                       121.4  121.2  118.1  117.1      2.8      3.5     120.5  120.2  117.3  116.1       2.7      3.5

National Capital Region (NCR)     109.6  109.6  108.8  108.7      0.7      0.8     109.6  109.6  108.8  108.7       0.7      0.8

Areas Outside NCR                 123.1  122.9  119.4  118.3      3.1      3.9     122.2  121.9  118.6  117.3       3.0      3.9

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  122.0  121.5  118.2  116.9      3.2      3.9     122.0  121.5  118.2  116.9       3.2      3.9
    I - Ilocos                    124.8  124.6  121.2  120.3      3.0      3.6     124.9  124.8  121.4  120.5       2.9      3.6
   II - Cagayan Valley            127.0  126.4  118.9  116.8      6.8      8.2     127.3  126.7  119.1  117.0       6.9      8.3
  III - Central Luzon             114.3  114.2  111.1  110.8      2.9      3.1     113.3  113.2  110.3  109.9       2.7      3.0
 IV-a - Calabarzon                111.6  111.5  107.4  107.0      3.9      4.2     111.5  111.4  107.3  106.9       3.9      4.2
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  127.6  127.6  124.5  119.8      2.5      6.5     127.7  127.6  124.6  119.8       2.5      6.5
    V - Bicol                     119.8  119.6  115.1  112.6      4.1      6.2     118.8  118.7  114.2  111.4       4.0      6.6
   VI - Western Visayas           121.8  121.0  120.6  118.9      1.0      1.8     122.1  121.2  120.7  118.9       1.2      1.9
  VII - Central Visayas           129.8  131.6  127.3  127.4      2.0      3.3     127.4  127.9  123.1  123.2       3.5      3.8
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           125.6  125.7  119.0  118.3      5.5      6.3     126.3  126.5  119.7  119.0       5.5      6.3
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       123.5  123.3  118.7  117.7      4.0      4.8     126.1  126.3  120.0  119.3       5.1      5.9
    X - Northern Mindanao         128.7  128.2  127.1  126.0      1.3      1.7     124.7  124.3  124.9  123.0      -0.2      1.1
   XI - Davao                     131.4  130.5  127.3  126.8      3.2      2.9     130.6  129.6  127.8  127.1       2.2      2.0
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              128.4  127.7  126.7  125.3      1.3      1.9     128.5  127.5  126.5  125.0       1.6      2.0
 XIII - Caraga                    130.6  129.7  127.8  126.6      2.2      2.4     130.7  129.8  128.2  127.1       2.0      2.1
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      134.2  133.8  129.2  128.2      3.9      4.4     133.2  132.8  128.5  127.5       3.7      4.2

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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(%)
                                    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun   Current Previous |    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun   Current Previous
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Philippines                       130.7  131.6  127.5  127.3       2.5      3.4   141.7   141.4  133.9  133.3       5.8      6.1

National Capital Region (NCR)     110.9  110.9  109.4  110.7       1.4      0.2   154.2   153.7  144.6  143.6       6.6      7.0

Areas Outside NCR                 131.1  132.0  127.8  127.6       2.6      3.4   137.4   137.1  130.2  129.7       5.5      5.7

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  119.6  120.2  119.2  116.4       0.3      3.3   132.9   132.8  126.2  125.6       5.3      5.7
    I - Ilocos                    113.1  112.5  107.2  107.0       5.5      5.1   173.8   173.2  163.2  162.2       6.5      6.8
   II - Cagayan Valley            121.1  120.3  114.4  113.3       5.9      6.2   123.1   122.6  117.2r 117.0r      5.0      4.8
  III - Central Luzon             187.3  188.2  172.4  172.7       8.6      9.0   136.7   136.7  131.3  131.1       4.1      4.3
 IV-a - Calabarzon                121.2  121.7  115.5  113.5       4.9      7.2   135.8   135.6  128.7  128.3       5.5      5.7
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  121.7  124.0  115.6  116.2       5.3      6.7   126.9   126.6  121.4  121.2       4.5      4.5
    V - Bicol                     130.3  129.1  125.2  125.0       4.1      3.3   131.5   130.9  126.9  126.0       3.6      3.9
   VI - Western Visayas           116.7  116.6  118.3  118.4      -1.4     -1.5   126.4   126.0  121.7  121.1       3.9      4.0
  VII - Central Visayas           134.9  139.3  136.1  136.0      -0.9      2.4   135.2   134.9  125.2  124.7       8.0      8.2
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           112.6  111.8  105.3  105.9       6.9      5.6   137.4   137.3  130.6  130.6       5.2      5.1
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       117.4  116.5  115.6  114.0       1.6      2.2   144.8   144.4  132.5  131.4       9.3      9.9
    X - Northern Mindanao         138.3  137.6  132.3  133.4       4.5      3.1   139.3   138.2  130.9  130.5       6.4      5.9
   XI - Davao                     134.1  133.9  125.6  125.6       6.8      6.6   144.9   144.5  136.8  136.1       5.9      6.2
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              127.6  129.5  128.6  128.6      -0.8      0.7   136.7   136.7  130.2  129.8       5.0      5.3
 XIII - Caraga                    129.3  128.4  123.8  121.9       4.4      5.3   138.3   138.1  130.0  129.5       6.4      6.6
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      182.2  182.2  161.8  159.8      12.6     14.0   145.1   144.4  130.5  130.5      11.2     10.7

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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(%)
                                    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun   Current Previous |    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun    Current Previous
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Philippines                       152.4  152.0  143.9  143.4       5.9      6.0    124.3  124.0  119.2  117.4        4.3      5.6

National Capital Region (NCR)     153.7  153.1  144.4  143.7       6.4      6.5    124.8  123.5  119.0  113.5        4.9      8.8

Areas Outside NCR                 151.9  151.6  143.7  143.3       5.7      5.8    124.1  124.2  119.2  118.6        4.1      4.7

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  154.8  154.2  148.1  147.9       4.5      4.3    117.0  117.2  116.5  115.8        0.4      1.2
    I - Ilocos                    176.2  175.7  166.1  165.0       6.1      6.5    125.0  125.0  121.5  120.6        2.9      3.6
   II - Cagayan Valley            145.3  145.3  138.5  137.9       4.9      5.4    124.9  124.5  123.0  123.0        1.5      1.2
  III - Central Luzon             159.0  158.8  144.8  144.8       9.8      9.7    117.3  119.3  118.2  117.9       -0.8      1.2
 IV-a - Calabarzon                146.7  146.2  140.3  140.0       4.6      4.4    113.6  113.6  110.7  110.7        2.6      2.6
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  152.7  152.4  141.4  141.4       8.0      7.8    123.6  123.0  114.9  114.1        7.6      7.8
    V - Bicol                     149.2  149.0  143.5  142.7       4.0      4.4    124.4  124.5  120.8  118.9        3.0      4.7
   VI - Western Visayas           135.9  135.7  132.6  132.1       2.5      2.7    123.1  122.4  113.3  112.9        8.6      8.4
  VII - Central Visayas           155.6  155.5  149.2  148.5       4.3      4.7    129.3  129.5  119.1  118.4        8.6      9.4
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           152.7  152.7  142.1  141.9       7.5      7.6    131.5  130.8  121.3  121.4        8.4      7.7
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       161.4  161.0  150.6  149.4       7.2      7.8    138.9  139.1  125.3  124.7       10.9     11.5
    X - Northern Mindanao         152.2  151.7  142.7  142.6       6.7      6.4    141.5  141.4  131.5  130.0        7.6      8.8
   XI - Davao                     147.7  146.6  140.4  140.4       5.2      4.4    136.9  135.2  130.8  129.9        4.7      4.1
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              144.7  144.6  139.2  138.8       4.0      4.2    130.9  130.3  124.8  123.7        4.9      5.3
 XIII - Caraga                    154.5  153.4  146.2  146.0       5.7      5.1    125.6  125.5  118.9  117.7        5.6      6.6
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      154.3  154.3  144.5  141.8       6.8      8.8    142.0  141.7  131.4  129.7        8.1      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(%)
                                    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun   Current Previous  |   Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun   Current Previous
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Philippines                       133.5  132.9  126.7  126.6       5.4      5.0    124.9  123.9  113.7  112.9       9.9      9.7

National Capital Region (NCR)     121.4  120.2  117.6  117.0       3.2      2.7    111.1  107.6  100.5  101.6      10.5      5.9

Areas Outside NCR                 136.6  136.1  129.0  129.0       5.9      5.5    129.9  129.8  118.5  117.0       9.6     10.9

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  120.7  120.2  116.2  116.3       3.9      3.4    139.5  145.0  130.5  125.3       6.9     15.7
    I - Ilocos                    128.4  128.3  129.0  126.9      -0.5      1.1    114.0  113.8  107.7  104.6       5.8      8.8
   II - Cagayan Valley            128.9  128.9  123.3  122.7       4.5      5.1    128.1  126.1  116.6  113.4       9.9     11.2
  III - Central Luzon             126.0  126.0  124.3  124.8       1.4      1.0    124.6  123.2  114.0  112.7       9.3      9.3
 IV-a - Calabarzon                133.8  134.6  128.7  131.0       4.0      2.7    118.7  117.7  107.8  106.7      10.1     10.3
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  134.0  134.4  124.2  123.5       7.9      8.8    130.2  131.0  117.0  115.5      11.3     13.4
    V - Bicol                     131.3  131.6  126.2  125.5       4.0      4.9    121.4  121.5  111.2  110.7       9.2      9.8
   VI - Western Visayas           139.7  140.1  125.3  124.9      11.5     12.2    127.1  126.8  118.7  118.1       7.1      7.4
  VII - Central Visayas           156.6  153.4  142.8  140.9       9.7      8.9    162.9  164.3  140.5  136.4      15.9     20.5
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           134.9  133.2  127.5  128.9       5.8      3.3    132.7  132.5  119.7  118.9      10.9     11.4
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       131.0  129.2  122.4  122.1       7.0      5.8    140.3  136.8  132.0  129.3       6.3      5.8
    X - Northern Mindanao         142.7  142.6  130.5  130.9       9.3      8.9    137.1  139.6  124.8  123.6       9.9     12.9
   XI - Davao                     147.5  146.0  139.5  139.0       5.7      5.0    133.4  136.3  127.4  128.8       4.7      5.8
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              136.4  134.2  125.3  125.3       8.9      7.1    133.4  132.7  120.0  119.0      11.2     11.5
 XIII - Caraga                    144.3  144.2  134.7  134.5       7.1      7.2    135.2  136.4  120.1  120.4      12.6     13.3
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      152.1  151.7  138.3  137.1      10.0     10.6    158.4  158.7  136.8  137.3      15.8     15.6

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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(%)
                                    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun  Current Previous  |    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun  Current  Previous
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Philippines                       131.7  131.2  129.7  129.6      1.5      1.2     133.7  133.6  124.0  122.4      7.8       9.2

National Capital Region (NCR)     130.8  129.5  129.1  129.9      1.3     -0.3     131.3  131.2  121.4  118.0      8.2      11.2

Areas Outside NCR                 132.1  132.0  130.0  129.5      1.6      1.9     134.8  134.7  125.2  124.3      7.7       8.4

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  130.5  131.1  127.1  127.3      2.7      3.0     125.6  125.9  115.2  114.9      9.0       9.6
    I - Ilocos                    138.7  138.9  135.9  136.0      2.1      2.1     139.5  139.4  132.5  131.9      5.3       5.7
   II - Cagayan Valley            128.5  128.8  129.3  128.7     -0.6      0.1     149.6  149.6  139.3  138.7      7.4       7.9
  III - Central Luzon             132.8  132.1  130.3  130.2      1.9      1.5     136.4  136.4  124.9  123.7      9.2      10.3
 IV-a - Calabarzon                129.1  128.9  128.3  127.1      0.6      1.4     122.8  122.8  116.4  116.0      5.5       5.9
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  130.7  130.5  127.1  127.1      2.8      2.7     136.0  135.7  123.2  121.8     10.4      11.4
    V - Bicol                     132.1  132.0  130.6  129.9      1.1      1.6     142.4  142.0  130.9  129.1      8.8      10.0
   VI - Western Visayas           126.3  126.6  127.4  127.0     -0.9     -0.3     133.2  132.9  124.4  123.4      7.1       7.7
  VII - Central Visayas           137.8  137.5  131.6  130.7      4.7      5.2     153.3  153.3  142.5  141.7      7.6       8.2
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           132.4  131.7  126.7  125.9      4.5      4.6     131.8  131.6  119.1  118.4     10.7      11.1
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       133.6  133.0  129.2  128.2      3.4      3.7     138.4  138.3  126.5  125.7      9.4      10.0
    X - Northern Mindanao         133.2  132.9  129.8  130.4      2.6      1.9     135.4  134.8  121.7  120.0     11.3      12.3
   XI - Davao                     130.8  130.4  130.1  130.0      0.5      0.3     141.1  140.7  134.1  132.6      5.2       6.1
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              137.0  137.3  135.1  135.1      1.4      1.6     136.2  136.0  125.4  124.4      8.6       9.3
 XIII - Caraga                    133.1  133.1  127.6  127.2      4.3      4.6     142.9  142.7  129.9  128.2     10.0      11.3
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      155.4  156.4  145.5  145.1      6.8      7.8     147.3  146.8  130.7  130.2     12.7      12.7

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2006          2005    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun  Current Previous
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Philippines                       130.5  130.5  123.4  121.4      5.8      7.5

National Capital Region (NCR)     129.1  129.1  119.6  115.2      7.9     12.1

Areas Outside NCR                 131.4  131.3  125.6  125.1      4.6      5.0

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  111.5  111.5  108.5  108.2      2.8      3.0
    I - Ilocos                    134.7  134.6  130.4  130.4      3.3      3.2
   II - Cagayan Valley            178.3  178.3  169.5  169.1      5.2      5.4
  III - Central Luzon             131.8  131.8  123.4  122.5      6.8      7.6
 IV-a - Calabarzon                120.3  120.3  115.9  115.7      3.8      4.0
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  129.8  129.8  126.7  125.6      2.4      3.3
    V - Bicol                     144.4  143.9  138.8  138.2      4.0      4.1
   VI - Western Visayas           130.5  130.5  126.3  125.9      3.3      3.7
  VII - Central Visayas           161.7  161.7  154.5  154.4      4.7      4.7
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           130.0  129.7  119.3  119.0      9.0      9.0
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       133.4  133.4  130.3  130.3      2.4      2.4
    X - Northern Mindanao         121.9  121.4  114.5  114.3      6.5      6.2
   XI - Davao                     131.2  131.2  128.0  125.2      2.5      4.8
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              127.3  127.0  120.3  119.5      5.8      6.3
 XIII - Caraga                    147.6  147.5  139.5  139.5      5.8      5.7
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      170.9  170.9  154.9  154.3     10.3     10.8

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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:  August 4, 2006

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