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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