Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, October and September 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(%)   
                                    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep  Current Previous  |    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       120.8  121.3  118.5  119.3      1.9      1.7     119.9  120.3  118.3  118.9       1.4      1.2 

National Capital Region (NCR)     110.1  109.8  109.1  108.8      0.9      0.9     110.1  109.8  109.1  108.8       0.9      0.9 

Areas Outside NCR                 122.3  122.9  119.8  120.8      2.1      1.7     121.4  121.9  119.7  120.5       1.4      1.2 
							  
  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  121.7  121.8  120.0  120.2      1.4      1.3     121.7  121.8  120.0  120.2       1.4      1.3 
    I - Ilocos                    125.0  125.1  125.7  124.8     -0.6      0.2     125.2  125.3  125.9  125.0      -0.6      0.2 
   II - Cagayan Valley            127.4  127.8  122.3  122.4      4.2      4.4     127.7  128.1  122.7  122.8       4.1      4.3 
  III - Central Luzon             115.4  114.7  112.9  112.6      2.2      1.9     114.4  113.7  112.0  111.7       2.1      1.8 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                112.3  112.5  108.5  107.8      3.5      4.4     112.2  112.4  108.4  107.7       3.5      4.4 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  128.5  128.5  130.1  130.9     -1.2     -1.8     128.5  128.5  130.2  131.0      -1.3     -1.9 
    V - Bicol                     120.6  120.8  117.6  117.1      2.6      3.2     119.7  119.7  116.8  116.3       2.5      2.9 
   VI - Western Visayas           117.5  118.9  119.0  122.3     -1.3     -2.8     117.4  118.8  119.2  122.7      -1.5     -3.2 
  VII - Central Visayas           132.0  132.3  127.3  128.7      3.7      2.8     127.5  127.2  126.2  126.7       1.0      0.4 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           128.2  127.2  124.1  123.6      3.3      2.9     128.9  127.9  124.9  124.4       3.2      2.8 
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       118.7  120.7  116.8  117.5      1.6      2.7     120.1  122.9  120.6  120.4      -0.4      2.1 
    X - Northern Mindanao         128.1  127.7  123.1  124.9      4.1      2.2     125.5  125.2  124.1  125.7       1.1     -0.4 
   XI - Davao                     126.0  130.2  122.4  126.2      2.9      3.2     125.6  130.1  125.5  129.2       0.1      0.7 
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              122.7  125.5  121.4  126.4      1.1     -0.7     122.5  125.5  122.1  127.2       0.3     -1.3 
 XIII - Caraga                    129.7  130.1  127.9  128.2      1.4      1.5     130.2  130.7  129.2  129.3       0.8      1.1 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      132.2  132.4  125.1  128.1      5.7      3.4     131.1  131.3  124.3  127.4       5.5      3.1 

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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(%)
                                    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep   Current Previous |    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       130.5  131.5  120.4  122.7       8.4      7.2    143.1  142.4  135.5  135.0       5.6      5.5 

National Capital Region (NCR)     110.9  110.9  110.4  110.4       0.5      0.5    155.9  154.6  146.2  145.5       6.6      6.3 

Areas Outside NCR                 130.9  131.9  120.6  122.9       8.5      7.3    138.6  138.2  131.8  131.3       5.2      5.3 

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  122.5  122.0  119.4  119.3       2.6      2.3    134.2  133.6  129.6  129.1       3.5      3.5 
    I - Ilocos                    112.8  112.7  110.5  108.1       2.1      4.3    175.5  175.0  167.5  166.5       4.8      5.1 
   II - Cagayan Valley            120.5  120.7  113.7  113.5       6.0      6.3    124.9  124.4  117.5  117.4       6.3      6.0 
  III - Central Luzon             186.2  187.5  178.2  176.9       4.5      6.0    137.8  137.1  132.0  131.7       4.4      4.1 
 IV-a - Calabarzon                118.1  120.0  117.7  117.5       0.3      2.1    136.5  136.2  130.7  130.1       4.4      4.7 
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  124.4  124.4  117.8  118.4       5.6      5.1    128.3  127.8  122.4  122.1       4.8      4.7 
    V - Bicol                     130.2  132.3  125.8  125.7       3.5      5.3    133.3  132.9  127.6  127.3       4.5      4.4 
   VI - Western Visayas           119.4  119.8  114.9  115.1       3.9      4.1    126.9  126.8  122.3  122.1       3.8      3.8 
  VII - Central Visayas           141.3  142.7  129.6  132.9       9.0      7.4    136.3  136.1  127.7  127.5       6.7      6.7 
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           114.5  114.3  109.3  108.8       4.8      5.1    137.8  137.7  131.7  131.0       4.6      5.1 
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       115.6  115.7  108.1  110.9       6.9      4.3    147.0  146.5  135.3  134.8       8.6      8.7 
    X - Northern Mindanao         134.3  133.9  120.7  123.1      11.3      8.8    140.7  140.2  132.4  132.3       6.3      6.0 
   XI - Davao                     127.3  130.7  111.3  115.3      14.4     13.4    145.6  145.3  138.3  137.9       5.3      5.4 
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              124.8  125.9  115.3  118.4       8.2      6.3    138.4  138.2  131.3  130.9       5.4      5.6 
 XIII - Caraga                    124.7  124.5  116.4  117.8       7.1      5.7    138.8  138.8  131.8  130.9       5.3      6.0 
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      182.3  182.3  162.0  160.4      12.5     13.7    147.3  146.7  132.8  131.5      10.9     11.6 

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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(%)
                                    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep   Current Previous |    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep    Current Previous 
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Philippines                       153.7  153.2  145.0  144.7       6.0      5.9    128.2  127.9  120.6  120.5        6.3      6.1

National Capital Region (NCR)     155.3  154.5  145.4  145.1       6.8      6.5    134.8  135.6  121.0  121.2       11.4     11.9

Areas Outside NCR                 153.0  152.7  144.8  144.5       5.7      5.7    126.2  125.5  120.5  120.3        4.7      4.3

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  158.2  156.4  150.0  149.7       5.5      4.5    117.4  117.2  116.2  116.5        1.0      0.6
    I - Ilocos                    178.1  177.8  166.9  166.7       6.7      6.7    128.4  128.3  121.9  121.9        5.3      5.3
   II - Cagayan Valley            145.4  145.3  139.0  138.8       4.6      4.7    127.3  125.9  123.3  123.6        3.2      1.9
  III - Central Luzon             159.9  159.9  146.0  145.8       9.5      9.7    118.6  118.4  119.7  119.6       -0.9     -1.0
 IV-a - Calabarzon                147.5  147.4  141.3  141.1       4.4      4.5    117.0  115.4  111.0  111.0        5.4      4.0
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  154.2  152.8  143.0  142.6       7.8      7.2    125.6  125.3  116.6  116.6        7.7      7.5
    V - Bicol                     150.0  149.8  144.5  144.3       3.8      3.8    127.5  126.7  122.2  121.6        4.3      4.2
   VI - Western Visayas           137.0  136.9  133.2  133.1       2.9      2.9    123.7  122.8  113.0  113.0        9.5      8.7
  VII - Central Visayas           156.1  155.8  151.0  150.0       3.4      3.9    129.6  130.3  119.2  119.4        8.7      9.1
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           153.6  153.6  143.3  143.1       7.2      7.3    137.1  136.2  123.4  122.0       11.1     11.6
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       164.8  164.6  151.7  151.4       8.6      8.7    141.9  139.7  131.0  127.3        8.3      9.7
    X - Northern Mindanao         153.0  152.8  144.2  143.5       6.1      6.5    143.2  142.6  135.5  135.5        5.7      5.2
   XI - Davao                     148.1  147.9  142.2  142.0       4.1      4.2    137.9  137.9  133.3  133.3        3.5      3.5
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              145.6  145.6  139.9  139.6       4.1      4.3    132.9  132.1  127.1  126.6        4.6      4.3
 XIII - Caraga                    155.3  154.9  146.8  146.5       5.8      5.7    126.3  125.9  120.4  120.1        4.9      4.8
 ARMM - Autonomous Region		  
          in Muslim Mindanao      154.8  154.5  146.3  145.5       5.8      6.2    144.0  142.9  136.1  134.4        5.8      6.3							     	    

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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(%)
                                    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep   Current Previous  |   Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       134.2  133.0  126.9  126.6       5.8      5.1    132.7  128.0  121.8  118.3       8.9      8.2

National Capital Region (NCR)     119.6  117.3  113.4  113.3       5.5      3.5    125.0  115.1  110.8  107.6      12.8      7.0

Areas Outside NCR                 137.9  137.0  130.4  130.0       5.8      5.4    135.5  132.6  125.7  122.1       7.8      8.6

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  121.3  119.8  116.8  117.8       3.9      1.7    143.7  144.5  141.1  137.6       1.8      5.0
    I - Ilocos                    129.4  129.3  129.0  127.9       0.3      1.1    122.0  121.9  119.2  111.2       2.3      9.6
   II - Cagayan Valley            129.5  129.5  125.0  124.8       3.6      3.8    131.3  129.4  124.5  120.8       5.5      7.1
  III - Central Luzon             125.4  126.3  123.5  123.3       1.5      2.4    135.2  133.8  124.2  119.5       8.9     12.0
 IV-a - Calabarzon                137.1  135.3  131.0  130.6       4.7      3.6    127.9  123.0  117.3  111.8       9.0     10.0
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  137.4  134.7  121.8  121.2      12.8     11.1    136.5  132.5  122.8  122.0      11.2      8.6
    V - Bicol                     133.1  131.2  127.8  127.8       4.1      2.7    123.2  121.0  116.3  114.3       5.9      5.9
   VI - Western Visayas           142.0  139.9  127.5  126.8      11.4     10.3    132.1  126.6  124.3  122.3       6.3      3.5
  VII - Central Visayas           152.5  153.4  145.9  145.1       4.5      5.7    161.7  160.4  146.4  144.4      10.5     11.1
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           138.5  137.0  131.0  129.4       5.7      5.9    133.6  131.7  123.6  121.5       8.1      8.4
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       132.6  132.0  123.9  124.1       7.0      6.4    145.1  142.0  140.8  138.5       3.1      2.5
    X - Northern Mindanao         145.1  143.4  132.5  131.8       9.5      8.8    142.1  134.9  129.3  125.6       9.9      7.4
   XI - Davao                     147.1  146.8  137.4  137.2       7.1      7.0    135.6  132.6  128.5  125.1       5.5      6.0
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              138.6  138.0  128.2  128.2       8.1      7.6    138.2  136.6  125.7  124.1       9.9     10.1
 XIII - Caraga                    146.7  146.3  136.0  136.2       7.9      7.4    136.7  132.5  124.6  124.0       9.7      6.9
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      157.7  154.6  142.1  140.4      11.0     10.1    163.8  159.4  139.4  138.6      17.5     15.0

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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(%)
                                    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep  Current Previous  |    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep  Current  Previous 
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Philippines                       132.7  132.2  129.9  129.7      2.2      1.9     134.7  134.6  125.5  124.9      7.3       7.8

National Capital Region (NCR)     132.7  131.3  128.5  128.1      3.3      2.5     132.5  132.3  123.0  121.8      7.7       8.6

Areas Outside NCR                 132.7  132.6  130.5  130.4      1.7      1.7     135.7  135.7  126.6  126.3      7.2       7.4

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  130.4  131.1  129.3  128.8      0.9      1.8     125.5  125.3  117.9  117.9      6.4       6.3
    I - Ilocos                    138.7  138.7  135.6  135.7      2.3      2.2     142.0  141.6  134.0  133.5      6.0       6.1
   II - Cagayan Valley            128.7  128.5  129.1  129.6     -0.3     -0.8     149.9  149.9  140.3  139.8      6.8       7.2
  III - Central Luzon             133.8  134.0  130.5  130.6      2.5      2.6     136.9  136.9  126.4  126.1      8.3       8.6
 IV-a - Calabarzon                129.6  129.7  129.0  128.9      0.5      0.6     124.6  124.7  116.9  116.8      6.6       6.8
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  131.8  131.8  126.2  127.3      4.4      3.5     136.4  136.5  125.7  125.0      8.5       9.2
    V - Bicol                     132.5  132.3  131.2  131.2      1.0      0.8     142.6  142.6  133.2  133.0      7.1       7.2
   VI - Western Visayas           126.5  126.2  127.1  126.8     -0.5     -0.5     134.2  134.2  125.3  125.0      7.1       7.4
  VII - Central Visayas           137.4  137.0  133.3  133.2      3.1      2.9     153.3  153.3  145.2  143.8      5.6       6.6
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           132.8  132.6  127.9  127.6      3.8      3.9     133.1  133.1  120.2  119.8     10.7      11.1
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       137.2  136.4  130.9  130.7      4.8      4.4     136.6  136.6  128.4  127.9      6.4       6.8
    X - Northern Mindanao         134.3  133.7  130.0  129.5      3.3      3.2     136.2  136.2  124.2  123.7      9.7      10.1
   XI - Davao                     131.3  131.1  129.2  129.2      1.6      1.5     141.4  141.4  135.5  135.1      4.4       4.7
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              137.6  137.1  136.0  135.3      1.2      1.3     136.3  136.4  127.2  127.2      7.2       7.2
 XIII - Caraga                    132.4  132.7  128.4  128.2      3.1      3.5     142.3  142.8  131.2  130.9      8.5       9.1
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      156.4  156.2  147.5  146.8      6.0      6.4     148.1  147.5  133.9  132.9     10.6      11.0

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2006          2005    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       131.9  131.6  124.3  123.7      6.1      6.4   

National Capital Region (NCR)     130.4  130.4  120.8  119.6      7.9      9.0   

Areas Outside NCR                 132.8  132.3  126.4  126.2      5.1      4.8   

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  111.7  111.7  109.4  109.4      2.1      2.1   
    I - Ilocos                    135.4  135.1  131.6  131.4      2.9      2.8   
   II - Cagayan Valley            178.3  178.3  170.1  169.7      4.8      5.1   
  III - Central Luzon             134.0  132.0  124.5  124.5      7.6      6.0   
 IV-a - Calabarzon                122.5  122.5  116.0  116.0      5.6      5.6   
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  131.4  131.2  127.6  127.6      3.0      2.8   
    V - Bicol                     144.6  144.5  141.2  140.8      2.4      2.6   
   VI - Western Visayas           130.7  130.6  126.5  126.4      3.3      3.3   
  VII - Central Visayas           161.7  161.7  156.9  155.1      3.1      4.3   
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           132.4  132.4  119.6  119.6     10.7     10.7   
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       133.4  133.4  131.4  130.7      1.5      2.1   
    X - Northern Mindanao         122.3  122.3  115.7  115.7      5.7      5.7   
   XI - Davao                     131.2  131.2  129.1  129.1      1.6      1.6   
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              127.8  127.6  121.4  121.3      5.3      5.2   
 XIII - Caraga                    147.2  147.6  140.7  140.4      4.6      5.1   
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      172.3  171.6  162.8  160.9      5.8      6.7   

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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:  November 7, 2006

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