Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, August and July 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(%)   
                                    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul  Current Previous  |    Aug    Jul    Aug     Jul   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       125.0  123.8  121.7  121.4      2.7      2.0     123.9  122.5  120.8   120.5       2.6      1.7 

National Capital Region (NCR)     114.0  110.6  109.8  109.6      3.8      0.9     113.9  110.6  109.8   109.6       3.7      0.9 

Areas Outside NCR                 126.6  125.7  123.4  123.1      2.6      2.1     125.5  124.4  122.5   122.2       2.4      1.8 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 123.0  121.5  121.5  122.0      1.2     -0.4     123.0  121.5  121.5   122.0       1.2     -0.4 
    I  - Ilocos                   126.6  126.0  124.8  124.8      1.4      1.0     126.7  126.1  124.9   124.9       1.4      1.0 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           127.5  126.9  127.6  127.0     -0.1     -0.1     127.8  127.1  127.9   127.3      -0.1     -0.2 
  III  - Central Luzon            117.2  116.8  114.7  114.3      2.2      2.2     116.2  115.8  113.7   113.3       2.2      2.2 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               113.8  113.3  112.0  111.6      1.6      1.5     113.7  113.2  111.9   111.5       1.6      1.5 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 133.1  131.0  127.8  127.6      4.1      2.7     133.1  131.0  127.9   127.7       4.1      2.6 
    V  - Bicol                    123.1  123.0  120.7  119.8      2.0      2.7     121.8  121.7  119.5   118.8       1.9      2.4 
   VI  - Western Visayas          126.9  123.4  121.7  121.8      4.3      1.3     127.0  123.4  121.8   122.1       4.3      1.1 
  VII  - Central Visayas          134.1  133.3  131.0  129.8      2.4      2.7     128.7  127.9  127.4   127.4       1.0      0.4 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          129.9  129.6  127.0  125.6      2.3      3.2     130.6  130.4  127.8   126.3       2.2      3.2 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      126.0  125.2  123.5  123.5      2.0      1.4     128.8  127.6  126.4   126.1       1.9      1.2 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        135.2  134.1  128.1  128.7      5.5      4.2     130.3  129.7  125.6   124.7       3.7      4.0 
   XI  - Davao                    133.3  132.7  131.2  131.4      1.6      1.0     133.4  131.7  130.9   130.6       1.9      0.8 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             135.2  134.4  128.1  128.4      5.5      4.7     134.9  133.8  128.2   128.5       5.2      4.1 
 XIII  - Caraga                   132.9  133.2  130.8  130.6      1.6      2.0     133.0  133.0  130.8   130.7       1.7      1.8 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     139.7  138.1  134.6  134.2      3.8      2.9     138.3  136.7  133.6   133.2       3.5      2.6 

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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(%)
                                    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul   Current Previous |    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       137.3  136.9  131.2  130.7       4.6      4.7    147.0  146.8  142.1  141.7       3.4      3.6 

National Capital Region (NCR)     124.6  114.2  110.9  110.9      12.4      3.0    159.9  159.8  154.3  154.2       3.6      3.6 

Areas Outside NCR                 137.5  137.3  131.6  131.1       4.5      4.7    142.5  142.3  137.8  137.4       3.4      3.6 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 124.0  124.3  121.0  119.6       2.5      3.9    135.5  135.4  133.2  132.9       1.7      1.9 
    I  - Ilocos                   114.6  114.1  113.1  113.1       1.3      0.9    178.6  178.5  174.3  173.8       2.5      2.7 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           122.1  122.1  121.2  121.1       0.7      0.8    126.5  126.3  124.0  123.1       2.0      2.6 
  III  - Central Luzon            187.5  185.8  187.8  187.3      -0.2     -0.8    141.6  141.3  136.8  136.7       3.5      3.4 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               124.0  123.6  122.4  121.2       1.3      2.0    139.7  139.5  136.1  135.8       2.6      2.7 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 127.8  131.4  122.4  121.7       4.4      8.0    132.1  132.0  127.1  126.9       3.9      4.0 
    V  - Bicol                    137.5  137.4  133.7  130.3       2.8      5.4    136.4  136.1  132.3  131.5       3.1      3.5 
   VI  - Western Visayas          124.2  123.5  119.6  116.7       3.8      5.8    130.2  130.1  126.5  126.4       2.9      2.9 
  VII  - Central Visayas          145.4  144.6  138.5  134.9       5.0      7.2    146.9  146.8  135.4  135.2       8.5      8.6 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          116.1  115.5  112.6  112.6       3.1      2.6    143.4  143.4  137.6  137.4       4.2      4.4 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      119.7  119.7  116.7  117.4       2.6      2.0    150.5  150.4  146.1  144.8       3.0      3.9 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        147.2  144.7  134.3  138.3       9.6      4.6    144.6  143.7  140.1  139.3       3.2      3.2 
   XI  - Davao                    132.9  136.1  132.4  134.1       0.4      1.5    148.0  147.5  145.0  144.9       2.1      1.8 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             137.9  139.7  127.5  127.6       8.2      9.5    140.0  139.9  137.2  136.7       2.0      2.3 
 XIII  - Caraga                   132.3  134.6  131.0  129.3       1.0      4.1    140.6  140.7  138.5  138.3       1.5      1.7 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     206.3  205.1  182.3  182.2      13.2     12.6    158.0  157.9  145.6  145.1       8.5      8.8 

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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(%)
                                    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul   Current Previous |    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       161.1  160.2  152.9  152.4       5.4      5.1    136.1  135.0  127.0  124.3       7.2      8.6

National Capital Region (NCR)     162.1  160.4  154.2  153.7       5.1      4.4    146.7  145.2  134.2  124.8       9.3     16.3

Areas Outside NCR                 160.7  160.1  152.4  151.9       5.4      5.4    132.9  131.9  124.8  124.1       6.5      6.3

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 164.0  163.1  155.3  154.8       5.6      5.4    122.6  120.9  117.3  117.0       4.5      3.3
    I  - Ilocos                   190.3  189.9  177.6  176.2       7.2      7.8    135.0  132.9  125.2  125.0       7.8      6.3
   II  - Cagayan Valley           150.7  150.6  145.3  145.3       3.7      3.6    129.8  128.7  125.2  124.9       3.7      3.0
  III  - Central Luzon            167.3  166.4  159.5  159.0       4.9      4.7    120.6  120.9  117.9  117.3       2.3      3.1
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               155.9  155.5  146.9  146.7       6.1      6.0    122.7  121.5  114.5  113.6       7.2      7.0
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 162.2  160.7  152.8  152.7       6.2      5.2    131.9  131.3  124.5  123.6       5.9      6.2
    V  - Bicol                    159.3  158.4  149.6  149.2       6.5      6.2    133.8  133.3  125.4  124.4       6.7      7.2
   VI  - Western Visayas          146.0  146.0  136.5  135.9       7.0      7.4    133.4  131.9  122.8  123.1       8.6      7.1
  VII  - Central Visayas          158.8  158.5  155.6  155.6       2.1      1.9    141.4  141.2  131.6  129.3       7.4      9.2
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          158.3  158.0  153.5  152.7       3.1      3.5    150.2  149.2  134.0  131.5      12.1     13.5
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      174.9  173.5  162.9  161.4       7.4      7.5    154.3  150.4  139.8  138.9      10.4      8.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao        159.1  157.7  152.6  152.2       4.3      3.6    150.8  149.6  141.6  141.5       6.5      5.7
   XI  - Davao                    156.4  155.3  147.8  147.7       5.8      5.1    151.0  150.5  137.7  136.9       9.7      9.9
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             154.5  154.2  145.6  144.7       6.1      6.6    137.0  137.2  131.7  130.9       4.0      4.8
 XIII  - Caraga                   160.2  159.5  154.7  154.5       3.6      3.2    132.2  129.4  126.2  125.6       4.8      3.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     163.7  163.0  154.4  154.3       6.0      5.6    154.3  150.4  142.5  142.0       8.3      5.9

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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(%)
                                    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul  Current Previous  |    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       136.9  136.9  134.1  133.5      2.1      2.5     128.8  128.9  129.4  124.9      -0.5      3.2

National Capital Region (NCR)     119.1  118.5  121.0  121.4     -1.6     -2.4     113.2  112.2  119.6  111.1      -5.4      1.0

Areas Outside NCR                 141.4  141.6  137.4  136.6      2.9      3.7     134.4  134.9  132.9  129.9       1.1      3.8
							  
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 122.7  122.0  117.9  120.7      4.1      1.1     134.6  132.9  143.9  139.5      -6.5     -4.7
    I  - Ilocos                   137.4  136.6  131.0  128.4      4.9      6.4     113.9  116.2  127.4  114.0     -10.6      1.9
   II  - Cagayan Valley           133.6  133.6  129.2  128.9      3.4      3.6     126.2  126.1  128.9  128.1      -2.1     -1.6
  III  - Central Luzon            131.3  131.4  126.9  126.0      3.5      4.3     125.8  127.0  134.4  124.6      -6.4      1.9
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               139.1  140.7  134.8  133.8      3.2      5.2     123.1  122.6  121.8  118.7       1.1      3.3
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 140.0  140.2  134.7  134.0      3.9      4.6     135.8  137.7  130.1  130.2       4.4      5.8
    V  - Bicol                    137.2  137.5  131.9  131.3      4.0      4.7     127.5  127.9  121.7  121.4       4.8      5.4
   VI  - Western Visayas          145.5  144.2  140.7  139.7      3.4      3.2     132.5  131.7  126.8  127.1       4.5      3.6
  VII  - Central Visayas          153.1  152.8  154.5  156.6     -0.9     -2.4     168.5  168.5  163.4  162.9       3.1      3.4
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          140.5  140.4  136.4  134.9      3.0      4.1     136.2  135.9  132.9  132.7       2.5      2.4
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      136.9  137.5  134.9  131.0      1.5      5.0     144.5  147.8  138.3  140.3       4.5      5.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao        148.0  148.1  144.4  142.7      2.5      3.8     146.7  151.0  137.5  137.1       6.7     10.1
   XI  - Davao                    153.0  155.2  147.5  147.5      3.7      5.2     143.4  144.7  132.5  133.4       8.2      8.5
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             140.8  140.6  137.5  136.4      2.4      3.1     146.6  146.6  134.5  133.4       9.0      9.9
 XIII  - Caraga                   145.6  145.4  145.3  144.3      0.2      0.8     134.3  134.1  134.9  135.2      -0.4     -0.8
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region		  
           in Muslim Mindanao     164.1  162.7  153.7  152.1      6.8      7.0     171.7  170.8  158.6  158.4       8.3      7.8					   		    		  

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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(%)
                                    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul  Current Previous  |    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       136.9  136.1  132.6  131.7      3.2      3.3     136.8  136.4   134.2  133.7     1.9      2.0   

National Capital Region (NCR)     139.7  138.5  132.2  130.8      5.7      5.9     135.1  134.4   131.4  131.3     2.8      2.4   

Areas Outside NCR                 135.7  135.0  132.8  132.1      2.2      2.2     137.6  137.3   135.4  134.8     1.6      1.9   

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 132.3  132.1  130.9  130.5      1.1      1.2     127.6  126.7   124.5  125.6     2.5      0.9   
    I  - Ilocos                   141.8  141.8  138.9  138.7      2.1      2.2     143.7  143.2   141.7  139.5     1.4      2.7   
   II  - Cagayan Valley           130.2  130.2  128.5  128.5      1.3      1.3     149.6  149.0   149.4  149.6     0.1     -0.4   
  III  - Central Luzon            138.2  135.7  135.1  132.8      2.3      2.2     139.5  139.2   136.7  136.4     2.0      2.1   
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               132.1  131.3  129.6  129.1      1.9      1.7     127.4  127.3   124.2  122.8     2.6      3.7   
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 135.1  134.8  131.1  130.7      3.1      3.1     137.7  137.6   136.2  136.0     1.1      1.2   
    V  - Bicol                    137.3  137.2  132.4  132.1      3.7      3.9     143.0  142.8   142.4  142.4     0.4      0.3   
   VI  - Western Visayas          127.2  127.4  126.1  126.3      0.9      0.9     135.9  135.7   134.2  133.2     1.3      1.9   
  VII  - Central Visayas          139.5  139.5  137.4  137.8      1.5      1.2     153.4  153.3   153.4  153.3     0.0      0.0   
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          137.5  137.5  132.3  132.4      3.9      3.9     133.8  133.7   132.2  131.8     1.2      1.4   
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      138.0  137.6  135.0  133.6      2.2      3.0     137.2  136.8   136.3  138.4     0.7     -1.2   
    X  - Northern Mindanao        138.8  138.9  133.4  133.2      4.0      4.3     139.3  138.6   135.7  135.4     2.7      2.4   
   XI  - Davao                    133.5  133.4  130.8  130.8      2.1      2.0     144.4  143.7   141.2  141.1     2.3      1.8   
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             140.6  140.7  136.9  137.0      2.7      2.7     135.6  135.7   136.2  136.2    -0.4     -0.4   
 XIII  - Caraga                   135.8  135.1  133.1  133.1      2.0      1.5     142.3  142.2 r 142.8  142.9    -0.4     -0.5r 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     162.9  162.7  155.9  155.4      4.5      4.7     152.5  152.5   147.4  147.3     3.5      3.5   

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2007          2006    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Aug    Jul    Aug    Jul  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       133.9  133.6  131.0  130.5      2.2      2.4 

National Capital Region (NCR)     132.3  131.8  129.1  129.1      2.5      2.1 

Areas Outside NCR                 134.8  134.7  132.1  131.4      2.0      2.5 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 112.7  112.6  111.5  111.5      1.1      1.0 
    I  - Ilocos                   136.1  135.7  135.1  134.7      0.7      0.7 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           177.5  177.1  178.3  178.3     -0.4     -0.7 
  III  - Central Luzon            135.3  135.3  131.8  131.8      2.7      2.7 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               125.8  125.8  122.2  120.3      2.9      4.6 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 133.5  133.5  129.8  129.8      2.9      2.9 
    V  - Bicol                    147.1  146.7  144.4  144.4      1.9      1.6 
   VI  - Western Visayas          131.9  131.7  130.5  130.5      1.1      0.9 
  VII  - Central Visayas          161.6  161.6  161.7  161.7     -0.1     -0.1 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          135.4  135.4  130.0  130.0      4.2      4.2 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      135.0  134.6  133.4  133.4      1.2      0.9 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        127.3  126.4  122.3  121.9      4.1      3.7 
   XI  - Davao                    132.3  132.3  131.2  131.2      0.8      0.8 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             128.6  128.4  127.3  127.3      1.0      0.9 
 XIII  - Caraga                   148.4  148.4  147.6  147.6      0.5      0.5 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     179.5  179.5  171.2  170.9      4.8      5.0 

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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:  September 5, 2007

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