Table  9.  Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, August and July 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
                                      Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous
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Philipines                          121.7  121.4     0.2      0.2   120.8  120.5     0.2      0.2   131.2  130.7     0.4     -0.7 

National Capital Region (NCR)       109.8  109.6     0.2      0.0   109.8  109.6     0.2      0.0   110.9  110.9     0.0      0.0 

Areas Outside NCR                   123.4  123.1     0.2      0.2   122.5  122.2     0.2      0.2   131.6  131.1     0.4     -0.7 
								 
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	                                                                                             
           Region                   121.5  122.0    -0.4      0.4   121.5  122.0    -0.4      0.4   121.0  119.6     1.2     -0.5 
    I  - Ilocos                     124.8  124.8     0.0      0.2   124.9  124.9     0.0      0.1   113.1  113.1     0.0      0.5 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             127.6  127.0     0.5      0.5   127.9  127.3     0.5      0.5   121.2  121.1     0.1      0.7 
  III  - Central Luzon              114.7  114.3     0.3      0.1   113.7  113.3     0.4      0.1   187.8  187.3     0.3     -0.5 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 112.0  111.6     0.4      0.1   111.9  111.5     0.4      0.1   122.4  121.2     1.0     -0.4 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   127.8  127.6     0.2      0.0   127.9  127.7     0.2      0.1   122.4  121.7     0.6     -1.9 
    V  - Bicol                      120.7  119.8     0.8      0.2   119.5  118.8     0.6      0.1   133.7  130.3     2.6      0.9 
   VI  - Western Visayas            121.7  121.8    -0.1      0.7   121.8  122.1    -0.2      0.7   119.6  116.7     2.5      0.1 
  VII  - Central Visayas            131.0  129.8     0.9     -1.4   127.4  127.4     0.0     -0.4   138.5  134.9     2.7     -3.2 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            127.0  125.6     1.1     -0.1   127.8  126.3     1.2     -0.2   112.6  112.6     0.0      0.7 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        123.5  123.5     0.0      0.2   126.4  126.1     0.2     -0.2   116.7  117.4    -0.6      0.8 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          128.1  128.7    -0.5      0.4   125.6  124.7     0.7      0.3   134.3  138.3    -2.9      0.5 
   XI  - Davao                      131.2  131.4    -0.2      0.7   130.9  130.6     0.2      0.8   132.4  134.1    -1.3      0.1 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               128.1  128.4    -0.2      0.5   128.2  128.5    -0.2      0.8   127.5  127.6    -0.1     -1.5 
 XIII  - Caraga                     130.8  130.6     0.2      0.7   130.8  130.7     0.1      0.7   131.0  129.3     1.3      0.7 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       134.6  134.2     0.3      0.3   133.6  133.2     0.3      0.3   182.3  182.2     0.1      0.0 

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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
                                      Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous
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Philipines                          142.1  141.7     0.3      0.2   152.9  152.4     0.3      0.3   127.0  124.3     2.2      0.2

National Capital Region (NCR)       154.3  154.2     0.1      0.3   154.2  153.7     0.3      0.4   134.2  124.8     7.5      1.1

Areas Outside NCR                   137.8  137.4     0.3      0.2   152.4  151.9     0.3      0.2   124.8  124.1     0.6     -0.1
								
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	                                                                                             
           Region                   133.2  132.9     0.2      0.1   155.3  154.8     0.3      0.4   117.3  117.0     0.3     -0.2
    I  - Ilocos                     174.3  173.8     0.3      0.3   177.6  176.2     0.8      0.3   125.2  125.0     0.2      0.0
   II  - Cagayan Valley             124.0  123.1     0.7      0.4   145.3  145.3     0.0      0.0   125.2  124.9     0.2      0.3
  III  - Central Luzon              136.8  136.7     0.1      0.0   159.5  159.0     0.3      0.1   117.9  117.3     0.5     -1.7
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 136.1  135.8     0.2      0.1   146.9  146.7     0.1      0.3   114.5  113.6     0.8      0.0
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   127.1  126.9     0.2      0.2   152.8  152.7     0.1      0.2   124.5  123.6     0.7      0.5
    V  - Bicol                      132.3  131.5     0.6      0.5   149.6  149.2     0.3      0.1   125.4  124.4     0.8     -0.1
   VI  - Western Visayas            126.5  126.4     0.1      0.3   136.5  135.9     0.4      0.1   122.8  123.1    -0.2      0.6
  VII  - Central Visayas            135.4  135.2     0.1      0.2   155.6  155.6     0.0      0.1   131.6  129.3     1.8     -0.2
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            137.6  137.4     0.1      0.1   153.5  152.7     0.5      0.0   134.0  131.5     1.9      0.5
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        146.1  144.8     0.9      0.3   162.9  161.4     0.9      0.2   139.8  138.9     0.6     -0.1
    X  - Northern Mindanao          140.1  139.3     0.6      0.8   152.6  152.2     0.3      0.3   141.6  141.5     0.1      0.1
   XI  - Davao                      145.0  144.9     0.1      0.3   147.8  147.7     0.1      0.8   137.7  136.9     0.6      1.3
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               137.2  136.7     0.4      0.0   145.6  144.7     0.6      0.1   131.7  130.9     0.6      0.5
 XIII  - Caraga                     138.5  138.3     0.1      0.1   154.7  154.5     0.1      0.7   126.2  125.6     0.5      0.1
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       145.6  145.1     0.3      0.5   154.4  154.3     0.1      0.0   142.5  142.0     0.4      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
                                      Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous
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Philipines                          134.1  133.5     0.4      0.5   129.4  124.9     3.6      0.8   132.6  131.7     0.7      0.4

National Capital Region (NCR)       121.0  121.4    -0.3      1.0   119.6  111.1     7.7      3.3   132.2  130.8     1.1      1.0

Areas Outside NCR                   137.4  136.6     0.6      0.4   132.9  129.9     2.3      0.1   132.8  132.1     0.5      0.1
								
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	                                                                                             
           Region                   117.9  120.7    -2.3      0.4   143.9  139.5     3.2     -3.8   130.9  130.5     0.3     -0.5
    I  - Ilocos                     131.0  128.4     2.0      0.1   127.4  114.0    11.8      0.2   138.9  138.7     0.1     -0.1
   II  - Cagayan Valley             129.2  128.9     0.2      0.0   128.9  128.1     0.6      1.6   128.5  128.5     0.0     -0.2
  III  - Central Luzon              126.9  126.0     0.7      0.0   134.4  124.6     7.9      1.1   135.1  132.8     1.7      0.5
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 134.8  133.8     0.7     -0.6   121.8  118.7     2.6      0.8   129.6  129.1     0.4      0.2
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   134.7  134.0     0.5     -0.3   130.1  130.2    -0.1     -0.6   131.1  130.7     0.3      0.2
    V  - Bicol                      131.9  131.3     0.5     -0.2   121.7  121.4     0.2     -0.1   132.4  132.1     0.2      0.1
   VI  - Western Visayas            140.7  139.7     0.7     -0.3   126.8  127.1    -0.2      0.2   126.1  126.3    -0.2     -0.2
  VII  - Central Visayas            154.5  156.6    -1.3      2.1   163.4  162.9     0.3     -0.9   137.4  137.8    -0.3      0.2
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            136.4  134.9     1.1      1.3   132.9  132.7     0.2      0.2   132.3  132.4    -0.1      0.5
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        134.9  131.0     3.0      1.4   138.3  140.3    -1.4      2.6   135.0  133.6     1.0      0.5
    X  - Northern Mindanao          144.4  142.7     1.2      0.1   137.5  137.1     0.3     -1.8   133.4  133.2     0.2      0.2
   XI  - Davao                      147.5  147.5     0.0      1.0   132.5  133.4    -0.7     -2.1   130.8  130.8     0.0      0.3
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               137.5  136.4     0.8      1.6   134.5  133.4     0.8      0.5   136.9  137.0    -0.1     -0.2
 XIII  - Caraga                     145.3  144.3     0.7      0.1   134.9  135.2    -0.2     -0.9   133.1  133.1     0.0      0.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       153.7  152.1     1.1      0.3   158.6  158.4     0.1     -0.2   155.9  155.4     0.3     -0.6

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Table 9 (concluded)

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                                          Miscellaneous Foods     |       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Aug    Jul Current Previous |   Aug    Jul Current Previous
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Philipines                          134.2  133.7     0.4      0.1   131.0  130.5     0.4      0.0   

National Capital Region (NCR)       131.4  131.3     0.1      0.1   129.1  129.1     0.0      0.0   

Areas Outside NCR                   135.4  134.8     0.4      0.1   132.1  131.4     0.5      0.1   
								   
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative	                                                             
           Region                   124.5  125.6    -0.9     -0.2   111.5  111.5     0.0      0.0   
    I  - Ilocos                     141.7  139.5     1.6      0.1   135.1  134.7     0.3      0.1   
   II  - Cagayan Valley             149.4  149.6    -0.1      0.0   178.3  178.3     0.0      0.0   
  III  - Central Luzon              136.7  136.4     0.2      0.0   131.8  131.8     0.0      0.0   
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 124.2  122.8     1.1      0.0   122.2  120.3     1.6      0.0   
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   136.2  136.0     0.1      0.2   129.8  129.8     0.0      0.0  
    V  - Bicol                      142.4  142.4     0.0      0.3   144.4  144.4     0.0      0.3   
   VI  - Western Visayas            134.2  133.2     0.8      0.2   130.5  130.5     0.0      0.0   
  VII  - Central Visayas            153.4  153.3     0.1      0.0   161.7  161.7     0.0      0.0   
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            132.2  131.8     0.3      0.2   130.0  130.0     0.0      0.2   
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        136.3  138.4    -1.5      0.1   133.4  133.4     0.0      0.0   
    X  - Northern Mindanao          135.7  135.4     0.2      0.4   122.3  121.9     0.3      0.4   
   XI  - Davao                      141.2  141.1     0.1      0.3   131.2  131.2     0.0      0.0   
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               136.2  136.2     0.0      0.1   127.3  127.3     0.0      0.2   
 XIII  - Caraga                     142.8  142.9    -0.1      0.1   147.6  147.6     0.0      0.1   
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       147.4  147.3     0.1      0.3   171.2  170.9     0.2      0.0   
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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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