Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, December and November 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(%)
                                    Dec    Nov    Dec    Nov  Current Previous  |    Dec    Nov    Dec    Nov   Current Previous
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Philippines                       120.4  120.5  117.8  117.9      2.2      2.2     119.4  119.4  117.6  117.7       1.5      1.4

National Capital Region (NCR)     109.9  110.0  109.2  109.1      0.6      0.8     109.9  110.0  109.2  109.1       0.6      0.8

Areas Outside NCR                 121.9  122.0  119.0  119.1      2.4      2.4     120.9  120.9  118.9  119.0       1.7      1.6

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  120.6  121.3  118.7  120.4      1.6      0.7     120.6  121.3  118.7  120.4       1.6      0.7
    I - Ilocos                    123.1  124.3  124.4  124.0     -1.0      0.2     123.2  124.4  124.5  124.2      -1.0      0.2
   II - Cagayan Valley            126.9  127.1  123.3  122.7      2.9      3.6     127.2  127.4  123.7  123.1       2.8      3.5
  III - Central Luzon             115.7  115.3  113.2  113.0      2.2      2.0     114.7  114.3  112.3  112.1       2.1      2.0
 IV-a - Calabarzon                112.2  112.2  110.1  109.9      1.9      2.1     112.1  112.1  110.0  109.8       1.9      2.1
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  127.9  128.7  125.1  125.7      2.2      2.4     127.9  128.7  125.1  125.8       2.2      2.3
    V - Bicol                     120.4  120.5  118.0  117.9      2.0      2.2     119.5  119.6  117.4  117.3       1.8      2.0
   VI - Western Visayas           116.5  116.6  116.4  118.0      0.1     -1.2     116.3  116.4  116.5  118.2      -0.2     -1.5
  VII - Central Visayas           132.6  132.2  125.2  126.6      5.9      4.4     128.3  127.9  123.5  125.6       3.9      1.8
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           129.5  129.8  126.0  125.4      2.8      3.5     130.3  130.6  126.8  126.2       2.8      3.5
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       119.0  118.9  115.1  114.3      3.4      4.0     120.1  120.1  119.0  118.1       0.9      1.7
    X - Northern Mindanao         128.4  128.3  121.8  121.2      5.4      5.9     125.1  125.2  122.4  122.2       2.2      2.5
   XI - Davao                     125.1  125.2  120.8  120.8      3.6      3.6     124.5  124.8  123.8  123.9       0.6      0.7
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              120.8  121.0  117.4  117.8      2.9      2.7     120.2  120.4  117.7  118.1       2.1      1.9
 XIII - Caraga                    129.6  129.5  127.0  128.3      2.0      0.9     130.2  130.0  128.3  129.7       1.5      0.2
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      128.3  127.4  124.3  121.9      3.2      4.5     126.9  126.0  123.4  121.0       2.8      4.1

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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(%)
                                    Dec    Nov    Dec    Nov   Current Previous |    Dec    Nov    Dec    Nov   Current Previous
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Philippines                       131.3  130.9  119.7  119.2       9.7      9.8    143.7  143.4  136.9  136.4       5.0      5.1

National Capital Region (NCR)     110.9  110.9  110.4  110.4       0.5      0.5    156.7  156.4  147.8  147.4       6.0      6.1

Areas Outside NCR                 131.7  131.3  119.9  119.4       9.8     10.0    139.1  138.9  133.1  132.6       4.5      4.8

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  122.2  122.5  121.0  119.3       1.0      2.7    134.5  134.4  131.2  130.9       2.5      2.7
    I - Ilocos                    112.1  112.8  114.3  110.3      -1.9      2.3    177.0  176.6  169.1  168.1       4.7      5.1
   II - Cagayan Valley            120.9  120.8  114.8  114.2       5.3      5.8    125.2  125.2  118.4  117.9       5.7      6.2
  III - Central Luzon             186.0  185.5  181.4  179.4       2.5      3.4    137.6  137.8  133.1  132.7       3.4      3.8
 IV-a - Calabarzon                118.3  117.9  116.5  118.3       1.5     -0.3    137.1  136.8  131.6  131.4       4.2      4.1
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  126.9  126.4  119.9  119.8       5.8      5.5    128.9  128.7  124.1  123.7       3.9      4.0
    V - Bicol                     129.9  129.9  124.1  124.8       4.7      4.1    133.9  133.7  128.1  127.9       4.5      4.5
   VI - Western Visayas           120.2  120.0  114.8  114.1       4.7      5.2    127.1  127.1  123.5  123.2       2.9      3.2
  VII - Central Visayas           141.6  141.2  128.6  128.7      10.1      9.7    136.9  136.3  129.5  129.0       5.7      5.7
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           114.6  114.4  111.2  110.8       3.1      3.2    138.0  137.9  134.6  134.2       2.5      2.8
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       116.5  116.1  106.1  105.6       9.8      9.9    147.4  147.2  137.8  136.5       7.0      7.8
    X - Northern Mindanao         136.4  135.9  120.5  118.7      13.2     14.5    141.6  141.4  133.1  133.1       6.4      6.2
   XI - Davao                     127.4  126.8  110.0  109.7      15.8     15.6    146.1  145.7  140.5  138.8       4.0      5.0
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              126.8  126.2  114.3  114.5      10.9     10.2    138.5  138.4  132.6  132.3       4.4      4.6
 XIII - Caraga                    123.9  124.4  115.0  115.1       7.7      8.1    139.1  138.8  133.5  133.2       4.2      4.2
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      195.3  195.2  164.8  162.2      18.5     20.3    149.4  148.6  134.1  134.0      11.4     10.9

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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(%)
                                    Dec    Nov    Dec    Nov   Current Previous |    Dec    Nov    Dec    Nov    Current Previous
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Philippines                       154.3  153.9  146.8  146.1       5.1      5.3    128.9  128.5  121.7  121.2        5.9      6.0

National Capital Region (NCR)     156.2  155.7  146.5  146.2       6.6      6.5    133.6  134.0  121.5  121.2       10.0     10.6

Areas Outside NCR                 153.5  153.2  146.9  146.0       4.5      4.9    127.4  126.8  121.7  121.2        4.7      4.6

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  158.5  158.2  151.4  151.0       4.7      4.8    119.6  118.3  115.5  116.5        3.5      1.5
    I - Ilocos                    179.4  178.8  168.3  167.8       6.6      6.6    130.1  129.6  125.2  123.3        3.9      5.1
   II - Cagayan Valley            145.8  145.6  141.4  141.1       3.1      3.2    127.8  127.7  123.7  123.4        3.3      3.5
  III - Central Luzon             160.4  160.2  153.5  149.7       4.5      7.0    119.1  118.9  120.4  119.9       -1.1     -0.8
 IV-a - Calabarzon                147.6  147.6  141.8  141.7       4.1      4.2    118.0  117.6  112.2  111.3        5.2      5.7
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  154.6  154.5  146.3  143.8       5.7      7.4    128.4  125.9  118.9  118.2        8.0      6.5
    V - Bicol                     150.5  150.3  144.9  144.6       3.9      3.9    128.4  128.2  123.0  122.7        4.4      4.5
   VI - Western Visayas           137.7  137.3  133.6  133.5       3.1      2.8    125.9  124.5  113.4  113.4       11.0      9.8
  VII - Central Visayas           157.0  156.5  151.3  151.3       3.8      3.4    130.7  129.8  121.8  121.6        7.3      6.7
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           154.7  153.8  145.7  145.0       6.2      6.1    141.6  139.7  125.7  125.1       12.6     11.7
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       165.1  165.1  154.9  154.4       6.6      6.9    141.9  144.7  133.4  133.6        6.4      8.3
    X - Northern Mindanao         153.1  153.1  145.5  145.2       5.2      5.4    144.8  143.1  137.1  136.4        5.6      4.9
   XI - Davao                     148.3  148.1  142.5  142.4       4.1      4.0    140.6  138.9  133.7  133.6        5.2      4.0
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              146.3  145.8  140.6  140.6       4.1      3.7    132.1  132.9  127.8  127.6        3.4      4.2
 XIII - Caraga                    155.7  155.4  148.1  148.0       5.1      5.0    127.0  126.3  121.4  121.3        4.6      4.1
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      155.7  155.4  148.5  147.4       4.8      5.4    144.7  144.5  137.2  136.9        5.5      5.6

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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(%)
                                    Dec    Nov    Dec    Nov   Current Previous  |   Dec    Nov    Dec    Nov   Current Previous
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Philippines                       135.6  134.6  129.2  128.2       5.0      5.0    132.0  134.0  123.0  122.2      7.3       9.7

National Capital Region (NCR)     121.5  118.8  119.5  114.7       1.7      3.6    117.1  119.9  110.7  108.8      5.8      10.2

Areas Outside NCR                 139.2  138.6  131.7  131.6       5.7      5.3    137.3  139.1  127.4  127.0      7.8       9.5

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  119.9  119.7  116.0  114.9       3.4      4.2    144.7  151.0  139.5  144.6      3.7       4.4
    I - Ilocos                    136.7  131.9  130.9  131.5       4.4      0.3    119.1  124.0  119.3  122.0     -0.2       1.6
   II - Cagayan Valley            132.2  130.3  125.2  125.0       5.6      4.2    138.7  138.4  128.0  125.1      8.4      10.6
  III - Central Luzon             126.5  126.3  124.2  124.5       1.9      1.4    134.3  139.1  119.2  122.1     12.7      13.9
 IV-a - Calabarzon                139.5  139.0  132.7  133.6       5.1      4.0    130.7  133.0  117.3  118.3     11.4      12.4
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  139.8  138.3  123.5  123.2      13.2     12.3    138.7  138.7  127.4  125.4      8.9      10.6
    V - Bicol                     132.4  132.5  128.3  128.3       3.2      3.3    132.8  131.9  120.4  117.8     10.3      12.0
   VI - Western Visayas           141.8  142.4  129.4  128.8       9.6     10.6    131.7  132.3  126.4  125.6      4.2       5.3
  VII - Central Visayas           153.9  153.5  147.4  146.3       4.4      4.9    163.3  164.0  154.5  150.1      5.7       9.3
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           138.9  139.9  132.2  132.1       5.1      5.9    136.5  135.6  127.6  125.6      7.0       8.0
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       135.9  135.5  125.7  126.4       8.1      7.2    146.4  146.9  140.3  141.3      4.3       4.0
    X - Northern Mindanao         145.6  143.7  134.4  133.2       8.3      7.9    148.4  148.6  134.4  132.4     10.4      12.2
   XI - Davao                     149.1  147.1  137.7  137.6       8.3      6.9    137.0  137.2  133.5  129.3      2.6       6.1
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              138.3  137.7  130.2  129.0       6.2      6.7    139.5  140.0  130.0  127.5      7.3       9.8
 XIII - Caraga                    144.8  145.7  137.6  136.9       5.2      6.4    133.7  134.6  127.0  126.0      5.3       6.8
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      155.1  155.1  144.1  143.7       7.6      7.9    160.9  163.2  145.7  143.8     10.4      13.5

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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(%)
                                    Dec    Nov    Dec    Nov  Current Previous  |    Dec    Nov    Dec    Nov  Current  Previous
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Philippines                       134.4  133.9  129.9  129.9      3.5      3.1     134.9  134.6  127.5  127.2      5.8       5.8

National Capital Region (NCR)     135.7  134.9  128.6  127.9      5.5      5.5     133.7  132.6  125.3  125.1      6.7       6.0

Areas Outside NCR                 133.9  133.5  130.4  130.7      2.7      2.1     135.4  135.5  128.5  128.2      5.4       5.7

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  130.8  130.3  129.8  130.4      0.8     -0.1     125.5  125.5  120.0  119.5      4.6       5.0
    I - Ilocos                    139.7  139.1  136.7  136.4      2.2      2.0     141.9  141.9  135.0  134.5      5.1       5.5
   II - Cagayan Valley            129.0  128.8  129.7  129.6     -0.5     -0.6     149.4  149.5  142.4  141.3      4.9       5.8
  III - Central Luzon             136.2  136.3  129.2  129.8      5.4      5.0     136.8  136.9  128.6  128.2      6.4       6.8
 IV-a - Calabarzon                130.4  130.2  128.0  129.0      1.9      0.9     124.6  124.5  118.8  118.7      4.9       4.9
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  132.4  131.8  128.9  128.0      2.7      3.0     135.9  135.7  128.1  128.3      6.1       5.8
    V - Bicol                     133.3  132.7  131.0  131.2      1.8      1.1     142.3  142.6  135.2  135.0      5.3       5.6
   VI - Western Visayas           127.6  126.9  127.6  127.4      0.0     -0.4     133.6  133.9  126.7  126.3      5.4       6.0
  VII - Central Visayas           139.4  138.7  134.8  134.5      3.4      3.1     153.6  152.9  146.8  146.3      4.6       4.5
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           133.8  133.1  128.9  129.1      3.8      3.1     132.7  133.0  123.5  122.1      7.4       8.9
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       137.8  137.4  130.3  131.4      5.8      4.6     136.3  136.4  130.4  129.9      4.5       5.0
    X - Northern Mindanao         135.0  134.1  130.4  130.3      3.5      2.9     135.9  136.1  126.2  125.3      7.7       8.6
   XI - Davao                     132.6  131.7  129.5  129.5      2.4      1.7     140.1  141.1  136.6  136.4      2.6       3.4
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              138.6  138.0  136.7  136.7      1.4      1.0     134.5  135.4  128.4  128.6      4.8       5.3
 XIII - Caraga                    132.5  132.4  128.8  129.0      2.9      2.6     140.9  142.2  133.9  133.7      5.2       6.4
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      157.1  156.5  149.9  150.2      4.8      4.2     148.0  148.4  136.6  135.9      8.3       9.2

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2006          2005    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Dec    Nov    Dec    Nov  Current Previous
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Philippines                       132.3  131.7  126.3  126.0      4.8      4.5

National Capital Region (NCR)     131.8  130.4  123.5  123.5      6.7      5.6

Areas Outside NCR                 132.6  132.4  127.9  127.5      3.7      3.8

  CAR - Cordillera Administrative
          Region                  111.8  111.8  111.4  111.3      0.4      0.4
    I - Ilocos                    135.4  135.4  131.7  131.6      2.8      2.9
   II - Cagayan Valley            177.1  176.9  172.2  170.7      2.8      3.6
  III - Central Luzon             132.0  132.0  126.4  125.6      4.4      5.1
 IV-a - Calabarzon                122.9  122.5  117.9  117.7      4.2      4.1
 IV-b - Mimaropa                  131.9  131.5  127.8  127.7      3.2      3.0
    V - Bicol                     145.0  144.9  141.9  141.7      2.2      2.3
   VI - Western Visayas           130.8  130.7  127.5  127.2      2.6      2.8
  VII - Central Visayas           161.7  161.7  158.2  158.0      2.2      2.3
 VIII - Eastern Visayas           132.4  132.4  122.7  119.7      7.9     10.6
   IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       133.8  133.8  132.8  132.8      0.8      0.8
    X - Northern Mindanao         122.8  122.5  117.0  116.3      5.0      5.3
   XI - Davao                     131.2  131.2  129.6  129.1      1.2      1.6
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              128.0  128.0  121.6  121.6      5.3      5.3
 XIII - Caraga                    148.0  147.8  142.3  142.3      4.0      3.9
 ARMM - Autonomous Region
          in Muslim Mindanao      172.3  172.3  164.7  163.5      4.6      5.4

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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:  January 5, 2007

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