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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