Table 10. Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, August and July 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(%)
Aug Jul Aug Jul Current Previous | Aug Jul Aug Jul Current Previous
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Philippines 121.7 121.4 119.0 118.1 2.3 2.8 120.8 120.5 118.5 117.3 1.9 2.7
National Capital Region (NCR) 109.8 109.6 108.7 108.8 1.0 0.7 109.8 109.6 108.7 108.8 1.0 0.7
Areas Outside NCR 123.4 123.1 120.5 119.4 2.4 3.1 122.5 122.2 120.0 118.6 2.1 3.0
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 121.5 122.0 118.6 118.2 2.4 3.2 121.5 122.0 118.6 118.2 2.4 3.2
I - Ilocos 124.8 124.8 121.5 121.2 2.7 3.0 124.9 124.9 121.7 121.4 2.6 2.9
II - Cagayan Valley 127.6 127.0 119.9 118.9 6.4 6.8 127.9 127.3 120.2 119.1 6.4 6.9
III - Central Luzon 114.7 114.3 111.4 111.1 3.0 2.9 113.7 113.3 110.5 110.3 2.9 2.7
IV-a - Calabarzon 112.0 111.6 107.7 107.4 4.0 3.9 111.9 111.5 107.6 107.3 4.0 3.9
IV-b - Mimaropa 127.8 127.6 128.4 124.5 -0.5 2.5 127.9 127.7 128.5 124.6 -0.5 2.5
V - Bicol 120.7 119.8 117.2 115.1 3.0 4.1 119.5 118.8 116.4 114.2 2.7 4.0
VI - Western Visayas 121.7 121.8 122.7 120.6 -0.8 1.0 121.8 122.1 123.1 120.7 -1.1 1.2
VII - Central Visayas 131.0 129.8 128.5 127.3 1.9 2.0 127.4 127.4 125.7 123.1 1.4 3.5
VIII - Eastern Visayas 127.0 125.6 123.0 119.0 3.3 5.5 127.8 126.3 123.8 119.7 3.2 5.5
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 123.5 123.5 118.4 118.7 4.3 4.0 126.4 126.1 121.0 120.0 4.5 5.1
X - Northern Mindanao 128.1 128.7 126.1 127.1 1.6 1.3 125.6 124.7 125.6 124.9 0.0 -0.2
XI - Davao 131.2 131.4 126.5 127.3 3.7 3.2 130.9 130.6 128.9 127.8 1.6 2.2
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 128.1 128.4 128.7 126.7 -0.5 1.3 128.2 128.5 128.9 126.5 -0.5 1.6
XIII - Caraga 130.8 130.6 129.2 127.8 1.2 2.2 130.8 130.7 130.0 128.2 0.6 2.0
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 134.6 134.2 130.1 129.2 3.5 3.9 133.6 133.2 129.4 128.5 3.2 3.7
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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(%)
Aug Jul Aug Jul Current Previous | Aug Jul Aug Jul Current Previous
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Philippines 131.2 130.7 124.8 127.5 5.1 2.5 142.1 141.7 134.4 133.9 5.7 5.8
National Capital Region (NCR) 110.9 110.9 111.3 109.4 -0.4 1.4 154.3 154.2 145.1 144.6 6.3 6.6
Areas Outside NCR 131.6 131.1 125.0 127.8 5.3 2.6 137.8 137.4 130.7 130.2 5.4 5.5
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 121.0 119.6 118.8 119.2 1.9 0.3 133.2 132.9 127.3 126.2 4.6 5.3
I - Ilocos 113.1 113.1 107.2 107.2 5.5 5.5 174.3 173.8 165.4 163.2 5.4 6.5
II - Cagayan Valley 121.2 121.1 114.0 114.4 6.3 5.9 124.0 123.1 117.3r 117.2r 5.7 5.0
III - Central Luzon 187.8 187.3 174.2 172.4 7.8 8.6 136.8 136.7 131.4 131.3 4.1 4.1
IV-a - Calabarzon 122.4 121.2 117.4 115.5 4.3 4.9 136.1 135.8 129.1 128.7 5.4 5.5
IV-b - Mimaropa 122.4 121.7 115.1 115.6 6.3 5.3 127.1 126.9 121.6 121.4 4.5 4.5
V - Bicol 133.7 130.3 125.7 125.2 6.4 4.1 132.3 131.5 127.2 126.9 4.0 3.6
VI - Western Visayas 119.6 116.7 115.6 118.3 3.5 -1.4 126.5 126.4 121.9 121.7 3.8 3.9
VII - Central Visayas 138.5 134.9 134.2 136.1 3.2 -0.9 135.4 135.2 126.0 125.2 7.5 8.0
VIII - Eastern Visayas 112.6 112.6 107.4 105.3 4.8 6.9 137.6 137.4 130.9 130.6 5.1 5.2
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 116.7 117.4 112.4 115.6 3.8 1.6 146.1 144.8 133.3 132.5 9.6 9.3
X - Northern Mindanao 134.3 138.3 127.3 132.3 5.5 4.5 140.1 139.3 131.9 130.9 6.2 6.4
XI - Davao 132.4 134.1 117.8 125.6 12.4 6.8 145.0 144.9 137.2 136.8 5.7 5.9
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 127.5 127.6 126.7 128.6 0.6 -0.8 137.2 136.7 130.8 130.2 4.9 5.0
XIII - Caraga 131.0 129.3 122.2 123.8 7.2 4.4 138.5 138.3 130.4 130.0 6.2 6.4
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 182.3 182.2 162.4 161.8 12.3 12.6 145.6 145.1 131.1 130.5 11.1 11.2
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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(%)
Aug Jul Aug Jul Current Previous | Aug Jul Aug Jul Current Previous
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Philippines 152.9 152.4 144.3 143.9 6.0 5.9 127.0 124.3 119.9 119.2 5.9 4.3
National Capital Region (NCR) 154.2 153.7 144.7 144.4 6.6 6.4 134.2 124.8 120.4 119.0 11.5 4.9
Areas Outside NCR 152.4 151.9 144.1 143.7 5.8 5.7 124.8 124.1 119.7 119.2 4.3 4.1
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 155.3 154.8 148.7 148.1 4.4 4.5 117.3 117.0 116.5 116.5 0.7 0.4
I - Ilocos 177.6 176.2 166.4 166.1 6.7 6.1 125.2 125.0 121.6 121.5 3.0 2.9
II - Cagayan Valley 145.3 145.3 138.6 138.5 4.8 4.9 125.2 124.9 123.2 123.0 1.6 1.5
III - Central Luzon 159.5 159.0 145.2 144.8 9.8 9.8 117.9 117.3 118.3 118.2 -0.3 -0.8
IV-a - Calabarzon 146.9 146.7 140.5 140.3 4.6 4.6 114.5 113.6 110.7 110.7 3.4 2.6
IV-b - Mimaropa 152.8 152.7 142.4 141.4 7.3 8.0 124.5 123.6 116.1 114.9 7.2 7.6
V - Bicol 149.6 149.2 144.2 143.5 3.7 4.0 125.4 124.4 121.6 120.8 3.1 3.0
VI - Western Visayas 136.5 135.9 132.9 132.6 2.7 2.5 122.8 123.1 112.4 113.3 9.3 8.6
VII - Central Visayas 155.6 155.6 149.3 149.2 4.2 4.3 131.6 129.3 120.1 119.1 9.6 8.6
VIII - Eastern Visayas 153.5 152.7 142.5 142.1 7.7 7.5 134.0 131.5 122.0 121.3 9.8 8.4
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 162.9 161.4 150.8 150.6 8.0 7.2 139.8 138.9 126.2 125.3 10.8 10.9
X - Northern Mindanao 152.6 152.2 143.3 142.7 6.5 6.7 141.6 141.5 133.1 131.5 6.4 7.6
XI - Davao 147.8 147.7 141.4 140.4 4.5 5.2 137.7 136.9 133.2 130.8 3.4 4.7
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 145.6 144.7 139.5 139.2 4.4 4.0 131.7 130.9 125.9 124.8 4.6 4.9
XIII - Caraga 154.7 154.5 146.4 146.2 5.7 5.7 126.2 125.6 119.5 118.9 5.6 5.6
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 154.4 154.3 144.6 144.5 6.8 6.8 142.5 142.0 134.3 131.4 6.1 8.1
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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(%)
Aug Jul Aug Jul Current Previous | Aug Jul Aug Jul Current Previous
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Philippines 134.1 133.5 126.2 126.7 6.3 5.4 129.4 124.9 115.9 113.7 11.6 9.9
National Capital Region (NCR) 121.0 121.4 114.2 117.6 6.0 3.2 119.6 111.1 103.4 100.5 15.7 10.5
Areas Outside NCR 137.4 136.6 129.2 129.0 6.3 5.9 132.9 129.9 120.4 118.5 10.4 9.6
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 117.9 120.7 116.4 116.2 1.3 3.9 143.9 139.5 132.4 130.5 8.7 6.9
I - Ilocos 131.0 128.4 127.9 129.0 2.4 -0.5 127.4 114.0 108.8 107.7 17.1 5.8
II - Cagayan Valley 129.2 128.9 124.5 123.3 3.8 4.5 128.9 128.1 119.2 116.6 8.1 9.9
III - Central Luzon 126.9 126.0 123.5 124.3 2.8 1.4 134.4 124.6 115.8 114.0 16.1 9.3
IV-a - Calabarzon 134.8 133.8 129.3 128.7 4.3 4.0 121.8 118.7 110.4 107.8 10.3 10.1
IV-b - Mimaropa 134.7 134.0 121.3 124.2 11.0 7.9 130.1 130.2 118.7 117.0 9.6 11.3
V - Bicol 131.9 131.3 126.8 126.2 4.0 4.0 121.7 121.4 112.7 111.2 8.0 9.2
VI - Western Visayas 140.7 139.7 125.5 125.3 12.1 11.5 126.8 127.1 120.1 118.7 5.6 7.1
VII - Central Visayas 154.5 156.6 144.1 142.8 7.2 9.7 163.4 162.9 143.9 140.5 13.6 15.9
VIII - Eastern Visayas 136.4 134.9 128.7 127.5 6.0 5.8 132.9 132.7 120.6 119.7 10.2 10.9
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 134.9 131.0 122.2 122.4 10.4 7.0 138.3 140.3 137.0 132.0 0.9 6.3
X - Northern Mindanao 144.4 142.7 131.6 130.5 9.7 9.3 137.5 137.1 126.2 124.8 9.0 9.9
XI - Davao 147.5 147.5 136.7 139.5 7.9 5.7 132.5 133.4 127.2 127.4 4.2 4.7
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 137.5 136.4 128.0 125.3 7.4 8.9 134.5 133.4 122.9 120.0 9.4 11.2
XIII - Caraga 145.3 144.3 135.2 134.7 7.5 7.1 134.9 135.2 121.9 120.1 10.7 12.6
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 153.7 152.1 139.5 138.3 10.2 10.0 158.6 158.4 137.6 136.8 15.3 15.8
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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(%)
Aug Jul Aug Jul Current Previous | Aug Jul Aug Jul Current Previous
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Philippines 132.6 131.7 129.8 129.7 2.2 1.5 134.2 133.7 124.5 124.0 7.8 7.8
National Capital Region (NCR) 132.2 130.8 128.6 129.1 2.8 1.3 131.4 131.3 121.6 121.4 8.1 8.2
Areas Outside NCR 132.8 132.1 130.3 130.0 1.9 1.6 135.4 134.8 125.8 125.2 7.6 7.7
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 130.9 130.5 128.2 127.1 2.1 2.7 124.5 125.6 116.1 115.2 7.2 9.0
I - Ilocos 138.9 138.7 136.1 135.9 2.1 2.1 141.7 139.5 133.0 132.5 6.5 5.3
II - Cagayan Valley 128.5 128.5 129.3 129.3 -0.6 -0.6 149.4 149.6 139.7 139.3 6.9 7.4
III - Central Luzon 135.1 132.8 130.7 130.3 3.4 1.9 136.7 136.4 125.6 124.9 8.8 9.2
IV-a - Calabarzon 129.6 129.1 128.6 128.3 0.8 0.6 124.2 122.8 116.5 116.4 6.6 5.5
IV-b - Mimaropa 131.1 130.7 127.3 127.1 3.0 2.8 136.2 136.0 124.2 123.2 9.7 10.4
V - Bicol 132.4 132.1 131.1 130.6 1.0 1.1 142.4 142.4 132.1 130.9 7.8 8.8
VI - Western Visayas 126.1 126.3 127.1 127.4 -0.8 -0.9 134.2 133.2 124.6 124.4 7.7 7.1
VII - Central Visayas 137.4 137.8 133.0 131.6 3.3 4.7 153.4 153.3 143.1 142.5 7.2 7.6
VIII - Eastern Visayas 132.3 132.4 127.5 126.7 3.8 4.5 132.2 131.8 119.5 119.1 10.6 10.7
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 135.0 133.6 130.3 129.2 3.6 3.4 136.3 138.4 127.6 126.5 6.8 9.4
X - Northern Mindanao 133.4 133.2 129.6 129.8 2.9 2.6 135.7 135.4 122.7 121.7 10.6 11.3
XI - Davao 130.8 130.8 129.8 130.1 0.8 0.5 141.2 141.1 135.1 134.1 4.5 5.2
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 136.9 137.0 135.4 135.1 1.1 1.4 136.2 136.2 126.7 125.4 7.5 8.6
XIII - Caraga 133.1 133.1 128.0 127.6 4.0 4.3 142.8 142.9 130.5 129.9 9.4 10.0
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 155.9 155.4 145.7 145.5 7.0 6.8 147.4 147.3 131.9 130.7 11.8 12.7
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Table 10 (concluded)
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Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region 2006 2005 Inflation Rates(%)
Aug Jul Aug Jul Current Previous
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Philippines 131.0 130.5 123.6 123.4 6.0 5.8
National Capital Region (NCR) 129.1 129.1 119.6 119.6 7.9 7.9
Areas Outside NCR 132.1 131.4 126.0 125.6 4.8 4.6
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region 111.5 111.5 109.1 108.5 2.2 2.8
I - Ilocos 135.1 134.7 131.1 130.4 3.1 3.3
II - Cagayan Valley 178.3 178.3 169.5 169.5 5.2 5.2
III - Central Luzon 131.8 131.8 124.5 123.4 5.9 6.8
IV-a - Calabarzon 122.2 120.3 115.9 115.9 5.4 3.8
IV-b - Mimaropa 129.8 129.8 126.7 126.7 2.4 2.4
V - Bicol 144.4 144.4 139.5 138.8 3.5 4.0
VI - Western Visayas 130.5 130.5 126.3 126.3 3.3 3.3
VII - Central Visayas 161.7 161.7 154.6 154.5 4.6 4.7
VIII - Eastern Visayas 130.0 130.0 119.4 119.3 8.9 9.0
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 133.4 133.4 130.6 130.3 2.1 2.4
X - Northern Mindanao 122.3 121.9 115.1 114.5 6.3 6.5
XI - Davao 131.2 131.2 129.1 128.0 1.6 2.5
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 127.3 127.3 121.2 120.3 5.0 5.8
XIII - Caraga 147.6 147.6 139.9 139.5 5.5 5.8
ARMM - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 171.2 170.9 159.3 154.9 7.5 10.3
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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: September 5, 2006
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