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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                                             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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