Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, February and January 2007 
           (2000 = 100)

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                                        C e r e a l s                           |           R i c e
Area/Region                            2007          2006    Inflation Rates(%) |       2007          2006     Inflation Rates(%)   
                                    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous  |    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       121.3  120.8  119.0  117.9      1.9      2.5     120.2  119.8r 118.5  117.7       1.4      1.8r 

National Capital Region (NCR)     110.0  110.1  109.4  108.8      0.5      1.2     110.0  110.1  109.4  108.8       0.5      1.2  

Areas Outside NCR                 122.9  122.3  120.4  119.2      2.1      2.6     121.8  121.3r 119.9  119.1       1.6      1.8r 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 120.3  120.4  118.9  119.4      1.2      0.8     120.3  120.4  118.9  119.4       1.2      0.8  
    I  - Ilocos                   124.9  124.4  124.3  124.3      0.5      0.1     125.1  124.5  124.5  124.4       0.5      0.1  
   II  - Cagayan Valley           127.0  126.8  124.3  122.7      2.2      3.3     127.3  127.1  124.6  123.0       2.2      3.3  
  III  - Central Luzon            116.0  116.1  112.5  112.9      3.1      2.8     115.0  115.1  111.5  112.0       3.1      2.8  
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               112.4  112.2  111.5  110.6      0.8      1.4     112.3  112.1  111.4  110.5       0.8      1.4  
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 128.3  128.3  126.3  126.2      1.6      1.7     128.3  128.3  126.3  126.3       1.6      1.6  
    V  - Bicol                    121.8  121.3  119.0  118.3      2.4      2.5     121.0  120.5  118.5  117.7       2.1      2.4  
   VI  - Western Visayas          117.7  117.1  116.4  116.7      1.1      0.3     117.6  116.9  116.6  117.0       0.9     -0.1  
  VII  - Central Visayas          131.8  131.3r 129.0  125.6      2.2      4.5r    127.5  126.5r 127.6  124.2      -0.1      1.9r 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          130.2  129.5  126.9  126.0      2.6      2.8     131.0  130.3  127.8  126.9       2.5      2.7  
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      121.0  119.5  116.4  114.7      4.0      4.2     122.3  120.7  119.5  118.4       2.3      1.9  
    X  - Northern Mindanao        129.2  128.4  124.7  121.7      3.6      5.5     126.2  125.4  122.4  122.1       3.1      2.7  
   XI  - Davao                    128.1  126.2  124.6  121.4      2.8      4.0     127.1  126.0  125.0  123.9       1.7      1.7  
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             123.3  121.4  119.6  117.8      3.1      3.1     122.7  120.6  119.6  118.2       2.6      2.0  
 XIII  - Caraga                   130.4  129.9  129.5  128.0      0.7      1.5     130.8  130.5  130.3  129.3       0.4      0.9  
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     131.3  130.0  128.4  125.1      2.3      3.9     129.9  128.6  127.4  124.2       2.0      3.5  

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                            C o r n                             |     Cereal Preparations
Area and Region                        2007          2006     Inflation Rates(%)|       2007          2006     Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan   Current Previous |    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       132.1  131.3  124.7  119.9       5.9      9.5    144.3  144.0  138.5  137.5       4.2      4.7 

National Capital Region (NCR)     110.9  110.9  110.9  110.4       0.0      0.5    157.2  157.0  149.8  148.2       4.9      5.9 

Areas Outside NCR                 132.5  131.7  124.9  120.1       6.1      9.7    139.8  139.5  134.6  133.7       3.9      4.3 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 123.1  122.4  121.7  120.9       1.2      1.2    135.0  134.6  132.1  131.4       2.2      2.4 
    I  - Ilocos                   112.9  113.0  111.7  114.0       1.1     -0.9    177.4  177.3  170.6  169.7       4.0      4.5 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           121.3  121.1  117.9  116.3       2.9      4.1    125.4  125.2  120.4  119.1       4.2      5.1 
  III  - Central Luzon            186.2  186.4  181.5  179.2       2.6      4.0    138.3  138.0  134.5  133.7       2.8      3.2 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               125.8  125.1  117.7  118.2       6.9      5.8    137.5  137.4  132.8  131.9       3.5      4.2 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 127.1  125.5  121.7  120.7       4.4      4.0    131.1  130.8  124.8  124.5       5.0      5.1 
    V  - Bicol                    129.9  129.9  124.5  124.5       4.3      4.3    134.7  134.2  128.8  128.5       4.6      4.4 
   VI  - Western Visayas          120.4  120.3  113.1  111.7       6.5      7.7    129.0  128.5  124.5  124.0       3.6      3.6 
  VII  - Central Visayas          140.8  141.3  131.9  128.6       6.7      9.9    137.3  137.3  132.0  131.9       4.0      4.1 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          115.0  114.6  110.1  109.9       4.5      4.3    138.2  138.1  135.8  135.2       1.8      2.1 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      117.9  116.8  109.4  106.2       7.8     10.0    147.9  147.9  138.6  137.9       6.7      7.3 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        136.4  135.8  130.2  120.8       4.8     12.4    142.0  141.7  134.5  133.7       5.6      6.0 
   XI  - Davao                    131.5  127.0  123.3  112.4       6.7     13.0    146.5  146.1  142.0  141.0       3.2      3.6 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             128.8  128.6  119.5  114.5       7.8     12.3    139.2  138.6  133.9  133.3       4.0      4.0 
 XIII  - Caraga                   127.1  124.5  121.7  115.6       4.4      7.7    139.2  139.1  137.2  133.7       1.5      4.0 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     196.5  195.4  174.5  166.8      12.6     17.1    151.2  150.1  139.9  137.0       8.1      9.6 

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                         Dairy Products                         |           E g g s
Area and Region                        2007          2006     Inflation Rates(%)|       2007           2006    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan   Current Previous |    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       155.0  154.5  148.7  147.2       4.2      5.0    130.4  129.8  123.9  122.8       5.2      5.7

National Capital Region (NCR)     156.5  156.3  148.7  146.8       5.2      6.5    135.1  134.8  124.8  123.7       8.3      9.0

Areas Outside NCR                 154.4  153.7  148.7  147.4       3.8      4.3    129.0  128.3  123.6  122.5       4.4      4.7

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 159.9  159.1  152.5  151.9       4.9      4.7    119.9  119.7  115.4  115.3       3.9      3.8
    I  - Ilocos                   180.4  179.7  170.8  168.5       5.6      6.6    131.4  130.7  124.9  125.4       5.2      4.2
   II  - Cagayan Valley           145.8  145.8  142.9  141.6       2.0      3.0    128.4  128.3  125.4  124.0       2.4      3.5
  III  - Central Luzon            161.4  160.8  155.9  153.9       3.5      4.5    119.3  119.3  121.8  121.0      -2.1     -1.4
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               149.0  148.1  144.0  143.1       3.5      3.5    119.2  118.3  113.0  112.3       5.5      5.3
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 155.0  154.6  147.2  146.5       5.3      5.5    129.8  129.4  120.9  120.2       7.4      7.7
    V  - Bicol                    152.5  150.5  145.8  145.1       4.6      3.7    131.3  129.7  123.6  123.3       6.2      5.2
   VI  - Western Visayas          138.5  138.0  134.5  133.8       3.0      3.1    130.6  129.2  121.1  115.9       7.8     11.5
  VII  - Central Visayas          157.1  157.1  152.1  151.6       3.3      3.6    132.1  131.2  124.7  122.5       5.9      7.1
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          155.1  154.7  149.5  146.8       3.7      5.4    142.5  142.4  125.9  125.2      13.2     13.7
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      166.7  165.9  156.5  155.4       6.5      6.8    142.3  142.0  133.8  134.9       6.4      5.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao        153.7  153.3  147.7  145.8       4.1      5.1    146.2  145.5  140.2  138.1       4.3      5.4
   XI  - Davao                    149.0  148.3  143.7  142.7       3.7      3.9    146.6  144.5  136.8  134.6       7.2      7.4
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             147.1  146.3  142.4  140.8       3.3      3.9    133.5  132.8  128.5  128.5       3.9      3.3
 XIII  - Caraga                   156.0  155.7  150.0  148.9       4.0      4.6    127.3  127.2  123.6  122.8       3.0      3.6
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     158.3  156.8  152.5  151.3       3.8      3.6    147.1  145.4  141.1  140.2       4.3      3.7

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                            F i s h                             |    Fruits and Vegetables
Area and Region                        2007          2006    Inflation Rates(%) |       2007          2006     Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous  |    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       137.7  137.1  133.2  132.4      3.4      3.5     128.9  132.6  124.8  124.8       3.3      6.3

National Capital Region (NCR)     123.0  122.8  122.0  123.7      0.8     -0.7     110.3  116.9  109.5  108.5       0.7      7.7

Areas Outside NCR                 141.5  140.8  136.1  134.6      4.0      4.6     135.6  138.2  130.3  130.6       4.1      5.8
							  
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 121.6  121.1  117.3  118.2      3.7      2.5     136.7  141.6  136.3  138.0       0.3      2.6
    I  - Ilocos                   134.1  133.4  132.9  131.8      0.9      1.2     113.0  119.6  112.9  117.5       0.1      1.8
   II  - Cagayan Valley           132.8  133.1  126.9  125.6      4.6      6.0     134.6  138.7  130.9  131.6       2.8      5.4
  III  - Central Luzon            128.1  129.4  128.9  127.2     -0.6      1.7     126.2  133.8  123.7  124.7       2.0      7.3
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               142.7  142.0  136.5  135.0      4.5      5.2     123.1  130.9  118.6  121.1       3.8      8.1
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 138.9  141.3  129.4  127.3      7.3     11.0     138.6  138.3  127.5  129.2       8.7      7.0
    V  - Bicol                    137.5  136.1  130.4  131.3      5.4      3.7     138.0  139.1  124.3  123.8      11.0     12.4
   VI  - Western Visayas          144.2  143.0  135.6  133.9      6.3      6.8     130.4  134.0  128.1  129.0       1.8      3.9
  VII  - Central Visayas          154.9  153.9  150.4  148.6      3.0      3.6     168.2  164.7  159.3  156.2       5.6      5.4
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          140.4  140.7  135.4  133.9      3.7      5.1     138.8  137.4  134.0  131.1       3.6      4.8
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      139.4  137.1  133.9  130.6      4.1      5.0     147.3  147.6  141.1  141.1       4.4      4.6
    X  - Northern Mindanao        148.2  147.6  140.5  139.3      5.5      6.0     146.6  146.9  140.2  140.3       4.6      4.7
   XI  - Davao                    154.4  152.0  146.4  143.0      5.5      6.3     147.9  139.7  140.7  137.8       5.1      1.4
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             140.9  138.6  133.3  132.1      5.7      4.9     142.7  142.3  132.4  134.6       7.8      5.7
 XIII  - Caraga                   146.4  144.8  144.4  141.8      1.4      2.1     137.1  133.4  136.6  131.2       0.4      1.7
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region		  
           in Muslim Mindanao     159.3  155.9  149.8  146.9      6.3      6.1     163.8  160.2  157.7  150.0       3.9      6.8

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                             M e a t                            |      Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region                        2007          2006    Inflation Rates(%) |       2007          2006    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous  |    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       133.6  134.8  131.0  130.7      2.0      3.1     135.1  134.9  130.9  127.9      3.2      5.5

National Capital Region (NCR)     132.7  135.1  129.0  129.1      2.9      4.6     133.6  133.7  129.0  125.4      3.6      6.6

Areas Outside NCR                 134.0  134.6  131.8  131.4      1.7      2.4     135.7  135.4  131.8  129.0      3.0      5.0

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 131.3  131.0  131.3  129.8      0.0      0.9     125.9  126.0  123.7  120.0      1.8      5.0
    I  - Ilocos                   140.4  140.5  137.7  137.2      2.0      2.4     142.0  141.9  137.1  135.6      3.6      4.6
   II  - Cagayan Valley           129.4  129.6  130.1  129.8     -0.5     -0.2     149.4  149.4  146.7  142.9      1.8      4.5
  III  - Central Luzon            135.1  137.4  132.5  131.2      2.0      4.7     138.1  136.5  132.9  129.3      3.9      5.6
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               129.9  130.7  128.9  128.6      0.8      1.6     124.6  124.6  121.2  119.1      2.8      4.6
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 133.0  132.4  129.9  129.6      2.4      2.2     136.0  136.0  131.5  128.5      3.4      5.8
    V  - Bicol                    134.6  134.3  131.1  131.1      2.7      2.4     142.1  142.1  139.0  135.6      2.2      4.8
   VI  - Western Visayas          128.6  128.6  126.8  129.5      1.4     -0.7     134.0  133.7  130.3  127.5      2.8      4.9
  VII  - Central Visayas          140.3  139.7  136.0  135.3      3.2      3.3     153.0  152.9  149.7  147.1      2.2      3.9
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          134.0  134.0  130.6  129.3      2.6      3.6     132.5  132.7  126.4  124.0      4.8      7.0
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      139.4  138.5  133.5  131.7      4.4      5.2     136.6  136.6  134.3  130.4      1.7      4.8
    X  - Northern Mindanao        136.2  135.6  132.3  131.9      2.9      2.8     136.2  136.2  130.2  127.0      4.6      7.2
   XI  - Davao                    132.9  133.9  130.8  130.6      1.6      2.5     141.4  140.9  138.8  136.6      1.9      3.1
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             139.9  139.8  137.7  137.5      1.6      1.7     134.8  134.6  132.9  128.9      1.4      4.4
 XIII  - Caraga                   133.5  134.3  132.2  130.3      1.0      3.1     141.6  141.0  136.9  134.4      3.4      4.9
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     159.4  159.4  153.6  151.3      3.8      5.4     149.5  148.7  142.2  137.0      5.1      8.5

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2007          2006    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Feb    Jan    Feb    Jan  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       132.7  132.4  128.1  126.4      3.6      4.7

National Capital Region (NCR)     131.8  131.8  126.8  123.5      3.9      6.7

Areas Outside NCR                 133.2  132.7  128.8  128.2      3.4      3.5

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 112.4  112.4  111.5  111.4      0.8      0.9
    I  - Ilocos                   135.6  135.4  131.7  131.7      3.0      2.8
   II  - Cagayan Valley           177.1  177.1  173.3  172.9      2.2      2.4
  III  - Central Luzon            134.3  132.0  127.2  126.7      5.6      4.2
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               123.1  123.1  119.0  118.0      3.4      4.3
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 132.5  132.1  127.9  127.8      3.6      3.4
    V  - Bicol                    145.7  145.4  142.8  142.3      2.0      2.2
   VI  - Western Visayas          130.8  130.8  128.0  128.0      2.2      2.2
  VII  - Central Visayas          161.7  161.7  158.7  158.5      1.9      2.0
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          132.5  132.4  124.2  123.8      6.7      6.9
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      134.0  133.8  132.8  132.8      0.9      0.8
    X  - Northern Mindanao        123.8  123.6  117.7  117.0      5.2      5.6
   XI  - Davao                    131.4  131.4  130.0  130.0      1.1      1.1
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             128.4  128.4  123.6  121.6      3.9      5.6
 XIII  - Caraga                   148.4  148.0  142.7  142.4      4.0      3.9
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     173.9  173.9  165.8  165.2      4.9      5.3

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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:  March 6, 2007

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