Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, September and August 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(%)   
                                    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous  |    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       121.3  121.7  119.3  119.0      1.7      2.3     120.3  120.8  118.9  118.5       1.2      1.9 

National Capital Region (NCR)     109.8  109.8  108.8  108.7      0.9      1.0     109.8  109.8  108.8  108.7       0.9      1.0 

Areas Outside NCR                 122.9  123.4  120.8  120.5      1.7      2.4     121.9  122.5  120.5  120.0       1.2      2.1 
							  
  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  121.8  121.5  120.2  118.6      1.3      2.4     121.8  121.5  120.2  118.6       1.3      2.4 
    I - Ilocos                    125.1  124.8  124.8  121.5      0.2      2.7     125.3  124.9  125.0  121.7       0.2      2.6 
   II - Cagayan Valley            127.8  127.6  122.4  119.9      4.4      6.4     128.1  127.9  122.8  120.2       4.3      6.4 
  III - Central Luzon             114.7  114.7  112.6  111.4      1.9      3.0     113.7  113.7  111.7  110.5       1.8      2.9 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                112.5  112.0  107.8  107.7      4.4      4.0     112.4  111.9  107.7  107.6       4.4      4.0 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  128.5  127.8  130.9  128.4     -1.8     -0.5     128.5  127.9  131.0  128.5      -1.9     -0.5 
    V - Bicol                     120.8  120.7  117.1  117.2      3.2      3.0     119.7  119.5  116.3  116.4       2.9      2.7 
   VI - Western Visayas           118.9  121.7  122.3  122.7     -2.8     -0.8     118.8  121.8  122.7  123.1      -3.2     -1.1 
  VII - Central Visayas           132.3  131.0  128.7  128.5      2.8      1.9     127.2  127.4  126.7  125.7       0.4      1.4 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           127.2  127.0  123.6  123.0      2.9      3.3     127.9  127.8  124.4  123.8       2.8      3.2 
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       120.7  123.5  117.5  118.4      2.7      4.3     122.9  126.4  120.4  121.0       2.1      4.5 
    X - Northern Mindanao         127.7  128.1  124.9  126.1      2.2      1.6     125.2  125.6  125.7  125.6      -0.4      0.0 
   XI - Davao                     130.2  131.2  126.2  126.5      3.2      3.7     130.1  130.9  129.2  128.9       0.7      1.6 
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              125.5  128.1  126.4  128.7     -0.7     -0.5     125.5  128.2  127.2  128.9      -1.3     -0.5 
 XIII - Caraga                    130.1  130.8  128.2  129.2      1.5      1.2     130.7  130.8  129.3  130.0       1.1      0.6 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      132.4  134.6  128.1  130.1      3.4      3.5     131.3  133.6  127.4  129.4       3.1      3.2 

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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(%)
                                    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug   Current Previous |    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       131.5  131.2  122.7  124.8       7.2      5.1    142.4  142.1  135.0  134.4       5.5      5.7 

National Capital Region (NCR)     110.9  110.9  110.4  111.3       0.5     -0.4    154.6  154.3  145.5  145.1       6.3      6.3 

Areas Outside NCR                 131.9  131.6  122.9  125.0       7.3      5.3    138.2  137.8  131.3  130.7       5.3      5.4 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  122.0  121.0  119.3  118.8       2.3      1.9    133.6  133.2  129.1  127.3       3.5      4.6 
    I - Ilocos                    112.7  113.1  108.1  107.2       4.3      5.5    175.0  174.3  166.5  165.4       5.1      5.4 
   II - Cagayan Valley            120.7  121.2  113.5  114.0       6.3      6.3    124.4  124.0  117.4  117.3r      6.0      5.7 
  III - Central Luzon             187.5  187.8  176.9  174.2       6.0      7.8    137.1  136.8  131.7  131.4       4.1      4.1 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                120.0  122.4  117.5  117.4       2.1      4.3    136.2  136.1  130.1  129.1       4.7      5.4 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  124.4  122.4  118.4  115.1       5.1      6.3    127.8  127.1  122.1  121.6       4.7      4.5 
    V - Bicol                     132.3  133.7  125.7  125.7       5.3      6.4    132.9  132.3  127.3  127.2       4.4      4.0 
   VI - Western Visayas           119.8  119.6  115.1  115.6       4.1      3.5    126.8  126.5  122.1  121.9       3.8      3.8 
  VII - Central Visayas           142.7  138.5  132.9  134.2       7.4      3.2    136.1  135.4  127.5  126.0       6.7      7.5 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           114.3  112.6  108.8  107.4       5.1      4.8    137.7  137.6  131.0  130.9       5.1      5.1 
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       115.7  116.7  110.9  112.4       4.3      3.8    146.5  146.1  134.8  133.3       8.7      9.6 
    X - Northern Mindanao         133.9  134.3  123.1  127.3       8.8      5.5    140.2  140.1  132.3  131.9       6.0      6.2 
   XI - Davao                     130.7  132.4  115.3  117.8      13.4     12.4    145.3  145.0  137.9  137.2       5.4      5.7 
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              125.9  127.5  118.4  126.7       6.3      0.6    138.2  137.2  130.9  130.8       5.6      4.9 
 XIII - Caraga                    124.5  131.0  117.8  122.2       5.7      7.2    138.8  138.5  130.9  130.4       6.0      6.2 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      182.3  182.3  160.4  162.4      13.7     12.3    146.7  145.6  131.5  131.1  1    1.6     11.1 

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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(%)
                                    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug   Current Previous |    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug    Current Previous 
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Philippines                       153.2  152.9  144.7  144.3       5.9      6.0    127.9  127.0  120.5  119.9        6.1      5.9

National Capital Region (NCR)     154.5  154.2  145.1  144.7       6.5      6.6    135.6  134.2  121.2  120.4       11.9     11.5

Areas Outside NCR                 152.7  152.4  144.5  144.1       5.7      5.8    125.5  124.8  120.3  119.7        4.3      4.3

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  156.4  155.3  149.7  148.7       4.5      4.4    117.2  117.3  116.5  116.5        0.6      0.7
    I - Ilocos                    177.8  177.6  166.7  166.4       6.7      6.7    128.3  125.2  121.9  121.6        5.3      3.0
   II - Cagayan Valley            145.3  145.3  138.8  138.6       4.7      4.8    125.9  125.2  123.6  123.2        1.9      1.6
  III - Central Luzon             159.9  159.5  145.8  145.2       9.7      9.8    118.4  117.9  119.6  118.3       -1.0     -0.3
 IV-a - Calabarzon                147.4  146.9  141.1  140.5       4.5      4.6    115.4  114.5  111.0  110.7        4.0      3.4
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  152.8  152.8  142.6  142.4       7.2      7.3    125.3  124.5  116.6  116.1        7.5      7.2
    V - Bicol                     149.8  149.6  144.3  144.2       3.8      3.7    126.7  125.4  121.6  121.6        4.2      3.1
   VI - Western Visayas           136.9  136.5  133.1  132.9       2.9      2.7    122.8  122.8  113.0  112.4        8.7      9.3
  VII - Central Visayas           155.8  155.6  150.0  149.3       3.9      4.2    130.3  131.6  119.4  120.1        9.1      9.6
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           153.6  153.5  143.1  142.5       7.3      7.7    136.2  134.0  122.0  122.0       11.6      9.8
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       164.6  162.9  151.4  150.8       8.7      8.0    139.7  139.8  127.3  126.2        9.7     10.8
    X - Northern Mindanao         152.8  152.6  143.5  143.3       6.5      6.5    142.6  141.6  135.5  133.1        5.2      6.4
   XI - Davao                     147.9  147.8  142.0  141.4       4.2      4.5    137.9  137.7  133.3  133.2        3.5      3.4
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              145.6  145.6  139.6  139.5       4.3      4.4    132.1  131.7  126.6  125.9        4.3      4.6
 XIII - Caraga                    154.9  154.7  146.5  146.4       5.7      5.7    125.9  126.2  120.1  119.5        4.8      5.6
 ARMM - Autonomous Region		  
          in Muslim Mindanao      154.5  154.4  145.5  144.6       6.2      6.8    142.9  142.5  134.4  134.3        6.3      6.1							     	    

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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(%)
                                    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug   Current Previous  |   Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       133.0  134.1  126.6  126.2       5.1      6.3    128.0  129.4  118.3  115.9       8.2     11.6

National Capital Region (NCR)     117.3  121.0  113.3  114.2       3.5      6.0    115.1  119.6  107.6  103.4       7.0     15.7

Areas Outside NCR                 137.0  137.4  130.0  129.2       5.4      6.3    132.6  132.9  122.1  120.4       8.6     10.4

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  119.8  117.9  117.8  116.4       1.7      1.3    144.5  143.9  137.6  132.4       5.0      8.7
    I - Ilocos                    129.3  131.0  127.9  127.9       1.1      2.4    121.9  127.4  111.2  108.8       9.6     17.1
   II - Cagayan Valley            129.5  129.2  124.8  124.5       3.8      3.8    129.4  128.9  120.8  119.2       7.1      8.1
  III - Central Luzon             126.3  126.9  123.3  123.5       2.4      2.8    133.8  134.4  119.5  115.8      12.0     16.1
 IV-a - Calabarzon                135.3  134.8  130.6  129.3       3.6      4.3    123.0  121.8  111.8  110.4      10.0     10.3
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  134.7  134.7  121.2  121.3      11.1     11.0    132.5  130.1  122.0  118.7       8.6      9.6
    V - Bicol                     131.2  131.9  127.8  126.8       2.7      4.0    121.0  121.7  114.3  112.7       5.9      8.0
   VI - Western Visayas           139.9  140.7  126.8  125.5      10.3     12.1    126.6  126.8  122.3  120.1       3.5      5.6
  VII - Central Visayas           153.4  154.5  145.1  144.1       5.7      7.2    160.4  163.4  144.4  143.9      11.1     13.6
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           137.0  136.4  129.4  128.7       5.9      6.0    131.7  132.9  121.5  120.6       8.4     10.2
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       132.0  134.9  124.1  122.2       6.4     10.4    142.0  138.3  138.5  137.0       2.5      0.9
    X - Northern Mindanao         143.4  144.4  131.8  131.6       8.8      9.7    134.9  137.5  125.6  126.2       7.4      9.0
   XI - Davao                     146.8  147.5  137.2  136.7       7.0      7.9    132.6  132.5  125.1  127.2       6.0      4.2
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              138.0  137.5  128.2  128.0       7.6      7.4    136.6  134.5  124.1  122.9      10.1      9.4
 XIII - Caraga                    146.3  145.3  136.2  135.2       7.4      7.5    132.5  134.9  124.0  121.9       6.9     10.7
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      154.6  153.7  140.4  139.5      10.1     10.2    159.4  158.6  138.6  137.6      15.0     15.3

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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(%)
                                    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous  |    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current  Previous 
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Philippines                       132.2  132.6  129.7  129.8      1.9      2.2     134.6  134.2  124.9  124.5      7.8       7.8

National Capital Region (NCR)     131.3  132.2  128.1  128.6      2.5      2.8     132.3  131.4  121.8  121.6      8.6       8.1

Areas Outside NCR                 132.6  132.8  130.4  130.3      1.7      1.9     135.7  135.4  126.3  125.8      7.4       7.6

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  131.1  130.9  128.8  128.2      1.8      2.1     125.3  124.5  117.9  116.1      6.3       7.2
    I - Ilocos                    138.7  138.9  135.7  136.1      2.2      2.1     141.6  141.7  133.5  133.0      6.1       6.5
   II - Cagayan Valley            128.5  128.5  129.6  129.3     -0.8     -0.6     149.9  149.4  139.8  139.7      7.2       6.9
  III - Central Luzon             134.0  135.1  130.6  130.7      2.6      3.4     136.9  136.7  126.1  125.6      8.6       8.8
 IV-a - Calabarzon                129.7  129.6  128.9  128.6      0.6      0.8     124.7  124.2  116.8  116.5      6.8       6.6
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  131.8  131.1  127.3  127.3      3.5      3.0     136.5  136.2  125.0  124.2      9.2       9.7
    V - Bicol                     132.3  132.4  131.2  131.1      0.8      1.0     142.6  142.4  133.0  132.1      7.2       7.8
   VI - Western Visayas           126.2  126.1  126.8  127.1     -0.5     -0.8     134.2  134.2  125.0  124.6      7.4       7.7
  VII - Central Visayas           137.0  137.4  133.2  133.0      2.9      3.3     153.3  153.4  143.8  143.1      6.6       7.2
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           132.6  132.3  127.6  127.5      3.9      3.8     133.1  132.2  119.8  119.5     11.1      10.6
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       136.4  135.0  130.7  130.3      4.4      3.6     136.6  136.3  127.9  127.6      6.8       6.8
    X - Northern Mindanao         133.7  133.4  129.5  129.6      3.2      2.9     136.2  135.7  123.7  122.7     10.1      10.6
   XI - Davao                     131.1  130.8  129.2  129.8      1.5      0.8     141.4  141.2  135.1  135.1      4.7       4.5
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              137.1  136.9  135.3  135.4      1.3      1.1     136.4  136.2  127.2  126.7      7.2       7.5
 XIII - Caraga                    132.7  133.1  128.2  128.0      3.5      4.0     142.8  142.8  130.9  130.5      9.1       9.4
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      156.2  155.9  146.8  145.7      6.4      7.0     147.5  147.4  132.9  131.9     11.0      11.8

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2006          2005    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Sep    Aug    Sep    Aug  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       131.6  131.0  123.7  123.6      6.4      6.0   

National Capital Region (NCR)     130.4  129.1  119.6  119.6      9.0      7.9   

Areas Outside NCR                 132.3  132.1  126.2  126.0      4.8      4.8   

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  111.7  111.5  109.4  109.1      2.1      2.2   
    I - Ilocos                    135.1  135.1  131.4  131.1      2.8      3.1   
   II - Cagayan Valley            178.3  178.3  169.7  169.5      5.1      5.2   
  III - Central Luzon             132.0  131.8  124.5  124.5      6.0      5.9   
 IV-a - Calabarzon                122.5  122.2  116.0  115.9      5.6      5.4   
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  131.2  129.8  127.6  126.7      2.8      2.4   
    V - Bicol                     144.5  144.4  140.8  139.5      2.6      3.5   
   VI - Western Visayas           130.6  130.5  126.4  126.3      3.3      3.3   
  VII - Central Visayas           161.7  161.7  155.1  154.6      4.3      4.6   
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           132.4  130.0  119.6  119.4     10.7      8.9   
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       133.4  133.4  130.7  130.6      2.1      2.1   
    X - Northern Mindanao         122.3  122.3  115.7  115.1      5.7      6.3   
   XI - Davao                     131.2  131.2  129.1  129.1      1.6      1.6   
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              127.6  127.3  121.3  121.2      5.2      5.0   
 XIII - Caraga                    147.6  147.6  140.4  139.9      5.1      5.5   
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      171.6  171.2  160.9  159.3      6.7      7.5   

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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:  October 5, 2006

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