Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, May and April 2007 and 2006 
           (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(%)   
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous  |    May    Apr    May    Apr   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       122.8  122.2  120.8  120.1      1.7      1.7     121.6  121.1  119.8  119.2       1.5      1.6 

National Capital Region (NCR)     109.8  109.7  109.5  109.5      0.3      0.2     109.8  109.7  109.5  109.5       0.3      0.2 

Areas Outside NCR                 124.6  124.0  122.4  121.6      1.8      2.0     123.4  122.9  121.4  120.7       1.6      1.8 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 121.1  120.2  121.0  120.5      0.1     -0.2     121.1  120.2  121.0  120.5       0.1     -0.2 
    I  - Ilocos                   125.2  125.0  124.2  123.9      0.8      0.9     125.3  125.2  124.4  124.1       0.7      0.9 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           126.8  126.8  126.1  125.3      0.6      1.2     127.0  127.0  126.4  125.6       0.5      1.1 
  III  - Central Luzon            116.5  115.9  113.8  113.4      2.4      2.2     115.5  114.9  112.7  112.3       2.5      2.3 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               113.1  112.9  111.5  111.4      1.4      1.3     113.0  112.8  111.4  111.3       1.4      1.3 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 129.8  128.9  127.5  126.4      1.8      2.0     129.8  128.9  127.5  126.4       1.8      2.0 
    V  - Bicol                    122.8  122.6  119.4  119.4      2.8      2.7     121.4  121.5  118.5  118.6       2.4      2.4 
   VI  - Western Visayas          120.5  119.7  119.5  117.7      0.8      1.7     120.4  119.6  119.7  117.8       0.6      1.5 
  VII  - Central Visayas          132.1  130.8  132.1  130.6      0.0      0.2     126.4  125.5  128.7  127.9      -1.8     -1.9 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          129.6  129.8  125.2  125.7      3.5      3.3     130.4  130.6  126.0  126.5       3.5      3.2 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      124.0  123.6  120.6  118.1      2.8      4.7     126.4  126.0  123.7  121.0       2.2      4.1 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        130.3  130.5  127.8  127.6      2.0      2.3     127.4  126.9  124.2  123.8       2.6      2.5 
   XI  - Davao                    132.9  131.8  130.1  129.4      2.2      1.9     131.1  130.3  129.2  128.8       1.5      1.2 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             132.1  130.2  126.4  124.8      4.5      4.3     131.5  129.6  125.9  124.4       4.4      4.2 
 XIII  - Caraga                   132.3  132.3  129.2  128.5      2.4      3.0     132.1  132.1  129.5  129.0       2.0      2.4 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     136.0  134.6  133.8  131.9      1.6      2.0     134.5  133.1  132.8  130.9       1.3      1.7 

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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(%)
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr   Current Previous |    May    Apr    May    Apr   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       135.6  134.6  130.7  129.2       3.7      4.2    145.5  144.9  140.7  140.1       3.4      3.4 

National Capital Region (NCR)     110.9  110.9  110.9  110.9       0.0      0.0    158.3  158.1  153.2  152.3       3.3      3.8 

Areas Outside NCR                 136.0  135.0  131.1  129.5       3.7      4.2    141.0  140.3  136.3  135.9       3.4      3.2 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 123.6  122.8  120.1  120.9       2.9      1.6    135.4  135.3  132.7  132.6       2.0      2.0 
    I  - Ilocos                   113.5  112.9  111.7  111.0       1.6      1.7    177.9  177.7  172.4  172.0       3.2      3.3 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           121.6  121.6  119.6  119.3       1.7      1.9    125.9  125.6  122.3  121.7       2.9      3.2 
  III  - Central Luzon            185.4  184.4  189.9  189.5      -2.4     -2.7    138.6  138.6  135.9  135.5       2.0      2.3 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               127.3  126.7  117.8  117.5       8.1      7.8    139.3  138.1  134.2  134.0       3.8      3.1 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 128.1  126.8  123.8  123.5       3.5      2.7    131.3  131.3  125.5  125.4       4.6      4.7 
    V  - Bicol                    137.4  133.9  129.1  127.6       6.4      4.9    135.7  135.4  130.6  130.4       3.9      3.8 
   VI  - Western Visayas          122.4  120.9  115.8  115.5       5.7      4.7    129.4  129.3  125.2  125.0       3.4      3.4 
  VII  - Central Visayas          143.9  141.9  139.2  136.1       3.4      4.3    138.0  138.0  134.7  134.1       2.4      2.9 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          114.5  114.6  110.7  110.3       3.4      3.9    143.4  138.6  137.0  136.6       4.7      1.5 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      118.5  118.2  113.4  111.6       4.5      5.9    149.2  148.7  143.8  142.1       3.8      4.6 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        137.4  139.2  136.4  136.7       0.7      1.8    143.3  143.1  137.0  136.8       4.6      4.6 
   XI  - Davao                    139.5  137.3  133.1  131.5       4.8      4.4    147.4  147.1  144.0  143.7       2.4      2.4 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             138.1  135.5  130.9  128.7       5.5      5.3    139.6  139.5  136.0  135.3       2.6      3.1 
 XIII  - Caraga                   134.1  134.2  126.0  124.1       6.4      8.1    140.4  139.7  137.9  137.4       1.8      1.7 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     204.9  204.8  182.2  181.1      12.5     13.1    155.8  153.2  142.6  140.9       9.3      8.7 

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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(%)
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr   Current Previous |    May    Apr    May    Apr   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       157.3  157.0  151.5  150.8       3.8      4.1    131.7  131.4  123.9  124.2       6.3      5.8

National Capital Region (NCR)     158.6  158.3  152.8  151.8       3.8      4.3    135.3  135.5  123.2  124.4       9.8      8.9

Areas Outside NCR                 156.8  156.5  151.0  150.4       3.8      4.1    130.6  130.1  124.1  124.2       5.2      4.8

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 161.7  161.7  153.9  153.4       5.1      5.4    120.6  119.9  116.9  115.7       3.2      3.6
    I  - Ilocos                   183.0  182.4  174.9  173.4       4.6      5.2    132.3  131.6  124.9  124.7       5.9      5.5
   II  - Cagayan Valley           147.2  146.8  144.9  144.3       1.6      1.7    128.3  128.9  125.7  125.8       2.1      2.5
  III  - Central Luzon            164.3  163.8  158.3  157.7       3.8      3.9    120.1  119.5  120.8  121.7      -0.6     -1.8
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               151.9  151.8  145.5  145.2       4.4      4.5    120.8  119.9  113.5  113.2       6.4      5.9
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 157.4  157.0  150.9  150.3       4.3      4.5    129.3  128.3  123.2  123.2       5.0      4.1
    V  - Bicol                    155.0  154.7  148.5  147.9       4.4      4.6    131.5  132.0  124.2  124.2       5.9      6.3
   VI  - Western Visayas          140.5  140.2  135.6  135.6       3.6      3.4    131.6  131.8  121.4  121.4       8.4      8.6
  VII  - Central Visayas          157.6  157.5  154.9  153.8       1.7      2.4    136.3  135.8  129.0  128.0       5.7      6.1
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          156.9  156.6  152.4  152.0       3.0      3.0    143.3  143.4  127.3  126.1      12.6     13.7
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      171.4  170.4  158.7  158.5       8.0      7.5    148.5  147.6  136.3  136.3       9.0      8.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao        154.0  154.0  151.4  150.9       1.7      2.1    148.5  148.6  141.6  141.4       4.9      5.1
   XI  - Davao                    151.2  151.1  145.9  144.9       3.6      4.3    148.9  147.3  135.3  137.3      10.1      7.3
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             149.5  149.5  143.7  143.4       4.0      4.3    136.9  136.3  129.4  129.1       5.8      5.6
 XIII  - Caraga                   159.1  158.9  152.2  151.3       4.5      5.0    128.2  128.3  124.7  124.2       2.8      3.3
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     161.7  161.4  153.7  153.6       5.2      5.1    149.0  148.9  140.7  140.4       5.9      6.1

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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(%)
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous  |    May    Apr    May    Apr   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       136.9  137.8  132.8  132.6      3.1      3.9     126.2  125.3  122.7  122.5       2.9      2.3

National Capital Region (NCR)     118.7  121.1  118.7  119.1      0.0      1.7     108.8  107.5  107.5  106.7       1.2      0.7

Areas Outside NCR                 141.6  142.0  136.4  136.1      3.8      4.3     132.4  131.7  128.2  128.1       3.3      2.8
							  
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 120.2  121.1  117.6  117.9      2.2      2.7     132.9  130.5  138.5  132.6      -4.0     -1.6
    I  - Ilocos                   136.5  136.1  131.0  131.3      4.2      3.7     110.3  111.5  109.6  111.7       0.6     -0.2
   II  - Cagayan Valley           132.9  132.7  129.7  129.7      2.5      2.3     123.0  122.6  125.6  126.5      -2.1     -3.1
  III  - Central Luzon            130.3  130.6  127.5  128.6      2.2      1.6     122.1  120.9  122.3  122.6      -0.2     -1.4
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               140.6  142.3  136.4  137.1      3.1      3.8     116.2  117.7  115.1  114.2       1.0      3.1
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 141.1  140.8  134.2  133.7      5.1      5.3     133.3  133.5  127.9  128.3       4.2      4.1
    V  - Bicol                    138.0  137.0  131.5  130.9      4.9      4.7     128.6  130.1  120.5  121.3       6.7      7.3
   VI  - Western Visayas          145.6  144.5  137.2  136.3      6.1      6.0     133.7  131.1  125.4  125.4       6.6      4.5
  VII  - Central Visayas          153.3  153.2  154.0  150.9     -0.5      1.5     168.5  166.6  164.6  158.3       2.4      5.2
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          140.5  140.1  132.2  132.0      6.3      6.1     136.0  136.3  132.3  133.1       2.8      2.4
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      141.2  142.2  130.0  127.9      8.6     11.2     146.0  145.9  135.3  136.8       7.9      6.7
    X  - Northern Mindanao        148.2  150.1  142.2  142.1      4.2      5.6     147.7  146.3  139.7  138.7       5.7      5.5
   XI  - Davao                    155.1  157.5  145.9  146.0      6.3      7.9     146.2  143.6  134.5  138.4       8.7      3.8
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             139.0  139.6  134.6  134.1      3.3      4.1     145.1  141.8  129.4  131.8      12.1      7.6
 XIII  - Caraga                   144.0  144.8  144.1  142.4     -0.1      1.7     135.7  134.7  136.9  135.1      -0.9     -0.3
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region		  
           in Muslim Mindanao     160.0  159.5  150.7  150.5      6.2      6.0     167.8  165.0  158.1  158.3       6.1      4.2

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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(%)
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous  |    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       134.5  133.4  131.0  131.0      2.7      1.8     135.8  135.6  132.7  132.1      2.3      2.6

National Capital Region (NCR)     134.8  132.8  129.0  128.9      4.5      3.0     133.6  133.6  129.4  129.3      3.2      3.3

Areas Outside NCR                 134.3  133.7  131.9  131.9      1.8      1.4     136.8  136.5  134.2  133.3      1.9      2.4

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 131.9  131.7  130.9  130.4      0.8      1.0     125.8  125.4  124.9  124.5      0.7      0.7
    I  - Ilocos                   141.2  140.3  138.6  138.6      1.9      1.2     142.8  142.6  139.1  138.8      2.7      2.7
   II  - Cagayan Valley           129.8  129.7  129.0  128.5      0.6      0.9     148.6  148.5  148.8  148.0     -0.1      0.3
  III  - Central Luzon            135.1  133.7  132.3  133.0      2.1      0.5     138.8  138.3  136.4  133.4      1.8      3.7
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               130.8  129.8  129.0  128.7      1.4      0.9     126.9  126.7  122.8  122.4      3.3      3.5
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 134.1  134.0  130.3  130.2      2.9      2.9     136.8  136.8  134.7  134.2      1.6      1.9
    V  - Bicol                    135.4  134.7  131.4  131.1      3.0      2.7     142.3  142.3  141.6  141.1      0.5      0.9
   VI  - Western Visayas          127.7  128.2  126.7  127.0      0.8      0.9     135.0  134.5  132.2  131.9      2.1      2.0
  VII  - Central Visayas          139.3  139.5  137.0  136.3      1.7      2.3     153.2  152.9  152.7  152.2      0.3      0.5
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          134.3  134.0  131.6  131.4      2.1      2.0     132.3  132.4  130.6  130.1      1.3      1.8
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      139.0  138.5  131.6  131.9      5.6      5.0     136.4  137.1  137.8  136.0     -1.0      0.8
    X  - Northern Mindanao        137.1  137.2  132.2  132.4      3.7      3.6     137.7  136.9  132.8  131.8      3.7      3.9
   XI  - Davao                    132.6  132.4  130.5  130.7      1.6      1.3     141.7  141.5  140.5  139.9      0.9      1.1
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             140.6  140.6  137.6  137.6      2.2      2.2     134.8  134.8  134.5  134.1      0.2      0.5
 XIII  - Caraga                   134.2  133.6  132.9  132.7      1.0      0.7     141.7  141.3  142.4  140.4     -0.5      0.6
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     160.6  159.8  155.4  154.8      3.3      3.2     152.0  150.9  145.0  144.2      4.8      4.6

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2007          2006    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       133.5  133.4  129.4  128.8      3.2      3.6

National Capital Region (NCR)     131.8  131.8  126.9  126.9      3.9      3.9

Areas Outside NCR                 134.5  134.3  130.9  130.0      2.8      3.3

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 112.6  112.4  111.5  111.5      1.0      0.8
    I  - Ilocos                   135.7  135.7  134.5  134.0      0.9      1.3
   II  - Cagayan Valley           177.1  177.1  176.6  176.3      0.3      0.5
  III  - Central Luzon            134.9  134.4  131.5  127.4      2.6      5.5
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               125.6  125.6  120.3  120.3      4.4      4.4
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 132.9  132.8  129.0  128.9r     3.0      3.0
    V  - Bicol                    146.5  146.5  143.5  143.3      2.1      2.2
   VI  - Western Visayas          131.4  131.0  130.1  129.7      1.0      1.0
  VII  - Central Visayas          161.7  161.7  161.5  161.4      0.1      0.2
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          132.7  132.7  127.6  127.6      4.0      4.0
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      134.0  134.0  133.4  133.4      0.4      0.4
    X  - Northern Mindanao        126.7  125.1  120.1  118.5      5.5      5.6
   XI  - Davao                    131.5  131.4  131.0  130.5      0.4      0.7
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             128.4  128.4  124.7  124.7      3.0      3.0
 XIII  - Caraga                   148.4  148.4  147.5  146.9      0.6      1.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     179.5  178.7  166.5  166.4      7.8      7.4

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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:  June 5, 2007

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