Table  9.  Regional Month-on-Month Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, December and November 2006
           (2000 = 100)

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                                           C e r e a l s          |            R i c e            |           C o r n
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous
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Philipines                          120.4  120.5    -0.1     -0.2   119.4  119.4     0.0     -0.4   131.3   130.9    0.3      0.3

National Capital Region (NCR)       109.9  110.0    -0.1     -0.1   109.9  110.0    -0.1     -0.1   110.9   110.9    0.0      0.0

Areas Outside NCR                   121.9  122.0    -0.1     -0.2   120.9  120.9     0.0     -0.4   131.7   131.3    0.3      0.3

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   120.6  121.3    -0.6     -0.3   120.6  121.3    -0.6     -0.3   122.2   122.5   -0.2      0.0
    I  - Ilocos                     123.1  124.3    -1.0     -0.6   123.2  124.4    -1.0     -0.6   112.1   112.8   -0.6      0.0
   II  - Cagayan Valley             126.9  127.1    -0.2     -0.2   127.2  127.4    -0.2     -0.2   120.9   120.8    0.1      0.2
  III  - Central Luzon              115.7  115.3     0.3     -0.1   114.7  114.3     0.3     -0.1   186.0   185.5    0.3     -0.4
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 112.2  112.2     0.0     -0.1   112.1  112.1     0.0     -0.1   118.3   117.9    0.3     -0.2
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   127.9  128.7    -0.6      0.2   127.9  128.7    -0.6      0.2   126.9   126.4    0.4      1.6
    V  - Bicol                      120.4  120.5    -0.1     -0.1   119.5  119.6    -0.1     -0.1   129.9   129.9    0.0     -0.2
   VI  - Western Visayas            116.5  116.6    -0.1     -0.8   116.3  116.4    -0.1     -0.9   120.2   120.0    0.2      0.5
  VII  - Central Visayas            132.6  132.2     0.3      0.2   128.3  127.9     0.3      0.3   141.6   141.2    0.3     -0.1
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            129.5  129.8    -0.2      1.2   130.3  130.6    -0.2      1.3   114.6   114.4    0.2     -0.1
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        119.0  118.9     0.1      0.2   120.1  120.1     0.0      0.0   116.5   116.1    0.3      0.4
    X  - Northern Mindanao          128.4  128.3     0.1      0.2   125.1  125.2    -0.1     -0.2   136.4   135.9    0.4      1.2
   XI  - Davao                      125.1  125.2    -0.1     -0.6   124.5  124.8    -0.2     -0.6   127.4   126.8    0.5     -0.4
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               120.8  121.0    -0.2     -1.4   120.2  120.4    -0.2     -1.7   126.8   126.2    0.5      1.1
 XIII  - Caraga                     129.6  129.5     0.1     -0.2   130.2  130.0     0.2     -0.2   123.9   124.4   -0.4     -0.2
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       128.3  127.4     0.7     -3.6   126.9  126.0     0.7     -3.9   195.3   195.2    0.1      7.1

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Table 9. (Continued)

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                                         Cereal Preparations      |       Dairy Products          |             E g g s
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous
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Philipines                          143.7  143.4     0.2      0.2   154.3  153.9     0.3      0.1   128.9  128.5     0.3      0.2

National Capital Region (NCR)       156.7  156.4     0.2      0.3   156.2  155.7     0.3      0.3   133.6  134.0    -0.3     -0.6

Areas Outside NCR                   139.1  138.9     0.1      0.2   153.5  153.2     0.2      0.1   127.4  126.8     0.5      0.5

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   134.5  134.4     0.1      0.1   158.5  158.2     0.2      0.0   119.6  118.3     1.1      0.8
    I  - Ilocos                     177.0  176.6     0.2      0.6   179.4  178.8     0.3      0.4   130.1  129.6     0.4      0.9
   II  - Cagayan Valley             125.2  125.2     0.0      0.2   145.8  145.6     0.1      0.1   127.8  127.7     0.1      0.3
  III  - Central Luzon              137.6  137.8    -0.1      0.0   160.4  160.2     0.1      0.2   119.1  118.9     0.2      0.3
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 137.1  136.8     0.2      0.2   147.6  147.6     0.0      0.1   118.0  117.6     0.3      0.5
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   128.9  128.7     0.2      0.3   154.6  154.5     0.1      0.2   128.4  125.9     2.0      0.2
    V  - Bicol                      133.9  133.7     0.1      0.3   150.5  150.3     0.1      0.2   128.4  128.2     0.2      0.5
   VI  - Western Visayas            127.1  127.1     0.0      0.2   137.7  137.3     0.3      0.2   125.9  124.5     1.1      0.6
  VII  - Central Visayas            136.9  136.3     0.4      0.0   157.0  156.5     0.3      0.3   130.7  129.8     0.7      0.2
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            138.0  137.9     0.1      0.1   154.7  153.8     0.6      0.1   141.6  139.7     1.4      1.9
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        147.4  147.2     0.1      0.1   165.1  165.1     0.0      0.2   141.9  144.7    -1.9      2.0
    X  - Northern Mindanao          141.6  141.4     0.1      0.5   153.1  153.1     0.0      0.1   144.8  143.1     1.2     -0.1
   XI  - Davao                      146.1  145.7     0.3      0.1   148.3  148.1     0.1      0.0   140.6  138.9     1.2      0.7
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               138.5  138.4     0.1      0.0   146.3  145.8     0.3      0.1   132.1  132.9    -0.6      0.0
 XIII  - Caraga                     139.1  138.8     0.2      0.0   155.7  155.4     0.2      0.1   127.0  126.3     0.6      0.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       149.4  148.6     0.5      0.9   155.7  155.4     0.2      0.4   144.7  144.5     0.1      0.3

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Table 9 (continued)

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                                             F i s h              |     Fruits and Vegetables     |            M e a t
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous
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Philipines                          135.6  134.6     0.7      0.3   132.0  134.0    -1.5      1.0   134.4  133.9     0.4      0.9

National Capital Region (NCR)       121.5  118.8     2.3     -0.7   117.1  119.9    -2.3     -4.1   135.7  134.9     0.6      1.7

Areas Outside NCR                   139.2  138.6     0.4      0.5   137.3  139.1    -1.3      2.7   133.9  133.5     0.3      0.6

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   119.9  119.7     0.2     -1.3   144.7  151.0    -4.2      5.1   130.8  130.3     0.4     -0.1
    I  - Ilocos                     136.7  131.9     3.6      1.9   119.1  124.0    -4.0      1.6   139.7  139.1     0.4      0.3
   II  - Cagayan Valley             132.2  130.3     1.5      0.6   138.7  138.4     0.2      5.4   129.0  128.8     0.2      0.1
  III  - Central Luzon              126.5  126.3     0.2      0.7   134.3  139.1    -3.5      2.9   136.2  136.3    -0.1      1.9
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 139.5  139.0     0.4      1.4   130.7  133.0    -1.7      4.0   130.4  130.2     0.2      0.5
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   139.8  138.3     1.1      0.7   138.7  138.7     0.0      1.6   132.4  131.8     0.5      0.0
    V  - Bicol                      132.4  132.5    -0.1     -0.5   132.8  131.9     0.7      7.1   133.3  132.7     0.5      0.2
   VI  - Western Visayas            141.8  142.4    -0.4      0.3   131.7  132.3    -0.5      0.2   127.6  126.9     0.6      0.3
  VII  - Central Visayas            153.9  153.5     0.3      0.7   163.3  164.0    -0.4      1.4   139.4  138.7     0.5      0.9
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            138.9  139.9    -0.7      1.0   136.5  135.6     0.7      1.5   133.8  133.1     0.5      0.2
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        135.9  135.5     0.3      2.2   146.4  146.9    -0.3      1.2   137.8  137.4     0.3      0.1
    X  - Northern Mindanao          145.6  143.7     1.3     -1.0   148.4  148.6    -0.1      4.6   135.0  134.1     0.7     -0.1
   XI  - Davao                      149.1  147.1     1.4      0.0   137.0  137.2    -0.1      1.2   132.6  131.7     0.7      0.3
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               138.3  137.7     0.4     -0.6   139.5  140.0    -0.4      1.3   138.6  138.0     0.4      0.3
 XIII  - Caraga                     144.8  145.7    -0.6     -0.7   133.7  134.6    -0.7      1.1   132.5  132.4     0.1      0.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       155.1  155.1     0.0     -1.6   160.9  163.2    -1.4     -0.4   157.1  156.5     0.4      0.1

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Table 9 (concluded)

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                                          Miscellaneous Foods     |       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                                   Percent Change  |               Percent Change
                                      Dec    Nov Current Previous |   Dec    Nov Current Previous
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Philipines                          134.9  134.6     0.2     -0.1   132.3   131.7     0.5      0.0

National Capital Region (NCR)       133.7  132.6     0.8      0.1   131.8   130.4     1.1      0.0

Areas Outside NCR                   135.4  135.5    -0.1     -0.1   132.6   132.4     0.2      0.0

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                   125.5  125.5     0.0      0.0   111.8   111.8     0.0      0.1
    I  - Ilocos                     141.9  141.9     0.0     -0.1   135.4   135.4     0.0      0.0
   II  - Cagayan Valley             149.4  149.5    -0.1     -0.3   177.1   176.9     0.1     -0.8
  III  - Central Luzon              136.8  136.9    -0.1      0.0   132.0   132.0     0.0      0.0
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 124.6  124.5     0.1     -0.1   122.9   122.5     0.3      0.0
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   135.9  135.7     0.1     -0.5   131.9   131.5     0.3      0.1
    V  - Bicol                      142.3  142.6    -0.2      0.0   145.0   144.9     0.1      0.2
   VI  - Western Visayas            133.6  133.9    -0.2     -0.2   130.8   130.7     0.1      0.0
  VII  - Central Visayas            153.6  152.9     0.5     -0.3   161.7   161.7     0.0      0.0
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            132.7  133.0    -0.2     -0.1   132.4   132.4     0.0      0.0
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula        136.3  136.4    -0.1     -0.1   133.8   133.8     0.0      0.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao          135.9  136.1    -0.1     -0.1   122.8   122.5     0.2      0.2
   XI  - Davao                      140.1  141.1    -0.7     -0.2   131.2   131.2     0.0      0.0
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN               134.5  135.4    -0.7     -0.7   128.0   128.0     0.0      0.2
 XIII  - Caraga                     140.9  142.2    -0.9     -0.1   148.0   147.8     0.1      0.4
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       148.0  148.4    -0.3      0.2   172.3   172.3     0.0      0.0
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Source:  Economic Indices and Indicators Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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