Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, October and September 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(%)   
                                    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep  Current Previous  |    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       128.4  128.3  120.8  121.3      6.3      5.8     127.9  127.5  119.9  120.3       6.7      6.0 

National Capital Region (NCR)     122.3  122.4  110.1  109.8     11.1     11.5     122.3  122.4  110.1  109.8      11.1     11.5 

Areas Outside NCR                 129.3  129.1  122.3  122.9      5.7      5.0     128.8  128.3  121.4  121.9       6.1      5.3 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 128.9  127.5  121.7  121.8      5.9      4.7     129.0  127.6  121.7  121.8       6.0      4.8 
    I  - Ilocos                   130.4  128.6  125.0  125.1      4.3      2.8     130.6  128.8  125.2  125.3       4.3      2.8 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           134.4  133.9  127.4  127.8      5.5      4.8     134.8  134.3  127.7  128.1       5.6      4.8 
  III  - Central Luzon            124.4  122.6  115.4  114.7      7.8      6.9     123.5  121.7  114.4  113.7       8.0      7.0 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               120.0  118.2  112.3  112.5      6.9      5.1     119.9  118.1  112.2  112.4       6.9      5.1 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 143.0  140.0  128.5  128.5     11.3      8.9     143.1  140.1  128.5  128.5      11.4      9.0 
    V  - Bicol                    128.8  125.8  120.6  120.8      6.8      4.1     128.2  124.7  119.7  119.7       7.1      4.2 
   VI  - Western Visayas          126.6  127.7  117.5  118.9      7.7      7.4     126.7  127.9  117.4  118.8       7.9      7.7 
  VII  - Central Visayas          133.5  134.5  132.0  132.3      1.1      1.7     129.0  130.5  127.5  127.2       1.2      2.6 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          134.1  132.8  128.2  127.2      4.6      4.4     135.1  133.7  128.9  127.9       4.8      4.5 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      123.3  127.2  118.7  120.7      3.9      5.4     126.4  130.5  120.1  122.9       5.2      6.2 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        133.4  134.8  128.1  127.7      4.1      5.6     130.6  130.1  125.5  125.2       4.1      3.9 
   XI  - Davao                    131.7  133.2  126.0  130.2      4.5      2.3     132.9  133.8  125.6  130.1       5.8      2.8 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             133.1  134.2  122.7  125.5      8.5      6.9     133.5  134.4  122.5  125.5       9.0      7.1 
 XIII  - Caraga                   133.1  133.2  129.7  130.1      2.6      2.4     133.2  133.2  130.2  130.7       2.3      1.9 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     135.2  141.5  132.2  132.4      2.3      6.9     133.6  140.0  131.1  131.3       1.9      6.6 

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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(%)
                                    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep   Current Previous |    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       134.0  136.1  130.5  131.5       2.7      3.5    148.0  147.3  143.1  142.4       3.4      3.4 

National Capital Region (NCR)     125.9  126.0  110.9  110.9      13.5     13.6    161.3  160.3  155.9  154.6       3.5      3.7 

Areas Outside NCR                 134.1  136.3  130.9  131.9       2.4      3.3    143.4  142.8  138.6  138.2       3.5      3.3 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 124.8  123.2  122.5  122.0       1.9      1.0    136.4  135.8  134.2  133.6       1.6      1.6 
    I  - Ilocos                   116.3  115.9  112.8  112.7       3.1      2.8    179.4  178.6  175.5  175.0       2.2      2.1 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           124.9  124.4  120.5  120.7       3.7      3.1    127.3  126.8  124.9  124.4       1.9      1.9 
  III  - Central Luzon            189.6  188.6  186.2  187.5       1.8      0.6    142.3  142.0  137.8  137.1       3.3      3.6 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               125.2  125.0  118.1  120.0       6.0      4.2    140.4  139.8  136.5  136.2       2.9      2.6 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 128.4  127.8  124.4  124.4       3.2      2.7    133.1  132.1  128.3  127.8       3.7      3.4 
    V  - Bicol                    135.3  137.5  130.2  132.3       3.9      3.9    137.2  136.6  133.3  132.9       2.9      2.8 
   VI  - Western Visayas          124.7  124.3  119.4  119.8       4.4      3.8    130.7  130.5  126.9  126.8       3.0      2.9 
  VII  - Central Visayas          142.9  142.9  141.3  142.7       1.1      0.1    147.1  146.9  136.3  136.1       7.9      7.9 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          116.2  116.2  114.5  114.3       1.5      1.7    144.3  143.5  137.8  137.7       4.7      4.2 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      116.2  119.7  115.6  115.7       0.5      3.5    151.2  150.8  147.0  146.5       2.9      2.9 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        140.2  146.2  134.3  133.9       4.4      9.2    144.6  144.6  140.7  140.2       2.8      3.1 
   XI  - Davao                    127.5  131.0  127.3  130.7       0.2      0.2    148.9  148.3  145.6  145.3       2.3      2.1 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             129.0  132.8  124.8  125.9       3.4      5.5    141.1  140.4  138.4  138.2       2.0      1.6 
 XIII  - Caraga                   132.3  133.7  124.7  124.5       6.1      7.4    142.4  140.7  138.8  138.8       2.6      1.4 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     210.1  210.1  182.3  182.3      15.2     15.2    161.9  159.0  147.3  146.7       9.9      8.4 

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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(%)
                                    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep   Current Previous |    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       164.2  162.2  153.7  153.2       6.8      5.9    137.9  136.9  128.2  127.9       7.6      7.0

National Capital Region (NCR)     164.0  162.8  155.3  154.5       5.6      5.4    146.8  146.7  134.8  135.6       8.9      8.2

Areas Outside NCR                 164.3  162.0  153.0  152.7       7.4      6.1    135.2  133.9  126.2  125.5       7.1      6.7

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 169.0  166.7  158.2  156.4       6.8      6.6    124.7  124.3  117.4  117.2       6.2      6.1
    I  - Ilocos                   195.0  190.6  178.1  177.8       9.5      7.2    136.7  135.7  128.4  128.3       6.5      5.8
   II  - Cagayan Valley           155.8  153.0  145.4  145.3       7.2      5.3    134.4  132.0  127.3  125.9       5.6      4.8
  III  - Central Luzon            173.9  169.0  159.9  159.9       8.8      5.7    124.2  121.5  118.6  118.4       4.7      2.6
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               158.7  157.2  147.5  147.4       7.6      6.6    125.2  124.3  117.0  115.4       7.0      7.7
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 163.7  162.9  154.2  152.8       6.2      6.6    136.3  134.7  125.6  125.3       8.5      7.5
    V  - Bicol                    163.8  161.4  150.0  149.8       9.2      7.7    135.9  135.2  127.5  126.7       6.6      6.7
   VI  - Western Visayas          147.2  146.8  137.0  136.9       7.4      7.2    134.0  134.1  123.7  122.8       8.3      9.2
  VII  - Central Visayas          159.5  159.2  156.1  155.8       2.2      2.2    143.4  141.8  129.6  130.3      10.6      8.8
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          160.6  159.3  153.6  153.6       4.6      3.7    149.0  149.8  137.1  136.2       8.7     10.0
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      178.8  176.4  164.8  164.6       8.5      7.2    155.3  154.3  141.9  139.7       9.4     10.5
    X  - Northern Mindanao        163.5  161.4  153.0  152.8       6.9      5.6    154.4  151.4  143.2  142.6       7.8      6.2
   XI  - Davao                    160.1  158.5  148.1  147.9       8.1      7.2    154.8  151.8  137.9  137.9      12.3     10.1
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             159.0  155.9  145.6  145.6       9.2      7.1    137.2  137.6  132.9  132.1       3.2      4.2
 XIII  - Caraga                   165.0  161.3  155.3  154.9       6.2      4.1    132.9  132.5  126.3  125.9       5.2      5.2
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     165.3  164.8  154.8  154.5       6.8      6.7    154.7  154.8  144.0  142.9       7.4      8.3

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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(%)
                                    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep  Current Previous  |    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       138.4  137.2  134.2  133.0      3.1      3.2     133.9  131.2  132.7  128.0       0.9      2.5

National Capital Region (NCR)     120.2  118.7  119.6  117.3      0.5      1.2     120.9  117.0  125.0  115.1      -3.3      1.7

Areas Outside NCR                 143.1  141.9  137.9  137.0      3.8      3.6     138.5  136.3  135.4r 132.6       2.3      2.8
							  
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 121.5  123.2  121.3  119.8      0.2      2.8     141.3  139.1  143.7  144.5      -1.7     -3.7
    I  - Ilocos                   138.1  137.1  129.4  129.3      6.7      6.0     118.7  116.9  122.0  121.9      -2.7     -4.1
   II  - Cagayan Valley           135.0  134.8  129.5  129.5      4.2      4.1     128.4  128.0  131.3  129.4      -2.2     -1.1
  III  - Central Luzon            132.2  132.3  125.4  126.3      5.4      4.8     131.6  129.0  135.2  133.8      -2.7     -3.6
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               141.6  138.9  137.1  135.3      3.3      2.7     128.5  126.2  127.9  123.0       0.5      2.6
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 142.3  140.8  137.4  134.7      3.6      4.5     139.7  136.9  136.5  132.5       2.3      3.3
    V  - Bicol                    139.6  137.9  133.1  131.2      4.9      5.1     129.7  127.8  123.2  121.0       5.3      5.6
   VI  - Western Visayas          146.2  145.9  142.0  139.9      3.0      4.3     140.5  134.3  132.1  126.6       6.4      6.1
  VII  - Central Visayas          155.8  153.8  152.5  153.4      2.2      0.3     170.4  170.6  161.7  160.4       5.4      6.4
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          141.4  140.6  138.5  137.0      2.1      2.6     137.9  136.9  133.6  131.7       3.2      3.9
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      142.5  138.1  132.6  132.0      7.5      4.6     143.3  144.7  145.1  142.0      -1.2      1.9
    X  - Northern Mindanao        149.7  149.0  145.1  143.4      3.2      3.9     150.1  147.6  142.1  134.9       5.6      9.4
   XI  - Davao                    153.7  153.0  147.1  146.8      4.5      4.2     146.5  144.2  135.6  132.6       8.0      8.7
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             142.0  142.4  138.6  138.0      2.5      3.2     148.8  146.2  138.2  136.6       7.7      7.0
 XIII  - Caraga                   147.6  146.8  146.7  146.3      0.6      0.3     135.5  134.4  133.1r 132.5       1.8      1.4
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region		  
           in Muslim Mindanao     164.3  163.8  157.7  154.6      4.2      6.0     177.0  173.9  163.8  159.4       8.1      9.1					   		    		  

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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(%)
                                    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep  Current Previous  |    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       136.0  135.9  132.7  132.2      2.5      2.8     137.5  137.1  134.7  134.6      2.1      1.9 

National Capital Region (NCR)     136.9  137.0  132.7  131.3      3.2      4.3     135.7  135.5  132.5  132.3      2.4      2.4 

Areas Outside NCR                 135.6  135.4  132.7  132.6      2.2      2.1     138.3  137.8  135.7  135.7      1.9      1.5 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 133.1  132.9  130.4  131.1      2.1      1.4     129.8  128.6  125.5  125.3      3.4      2.6 
    I  - Ilocos                   142.4  142.6  138.7  138.7      2.7      2.8     144.8  144.0  142.0  141.6      2.0      1.7 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           130.3  130.2  128.7  128.5      1.2      1.3     151.0  149.6  149.9  149.9      0.7     -0.2 
  III  - Central Luzon            136.1  136.0  133.8  134.0      1.7      1.5     140.5  140.0  136.9  136.9      2.6      2.3 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               131.9  131.9  129.6  129.7      1.8      1.7     127.8  127.4  124.6  124.7      2.6      2.2 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 135.9  135.4  131.8  131.8      3.1      2.7     138.8  137.9  136.4  136.5      1.8      1.0 
    V  - Bicol                    138.0  137.7  132.5  132.3      4.2      4.1     144.0  143.4  142.6  142.6      1.0      0.6 
   VI  - Western Visayas          127.8  127.8  126.5  126.2      1.0      1.3     136.4  136.1  134.2  134.2      1.6      1.4 
  VII  - Central Visayas          139.8  139.5  137.4  137.0      1.7      1.8     153.5  153.5  153.3  153.3      0.1      0.1 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          137.9  137.8  132.8  132.6      3.8      3.9     134.6  134.3  133.1  133.1      1.1      0.9 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      138.3  138.1  137.2  136.4      0.8      1.2     138.0  137.7  136.6  136.6      1.0      0.8 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        139.8  139.4  134.3  133.7      4.1      4.3     140.1  139.6  136.2  136.2      2.9      2.5 
   XI  - Davao                    134.9  134.0  131.3  131.1      2.7      2.2     145.1  144.6  141.4  141.4      2.6      2.3 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             141.5  141.3  137.6  137.1      2.8      3.1     136.7  136.1  136.3  136.4      0.3     -0.2 
 XIII  - Caraga                   136.5  135.8  132.4  132.7      3.1      2.3     143.0  142.5r 142.4r 142.8      0.4     -0.2
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     164.3  163.4  156.4  156.2      5.1      4.6     154.1  153.2  148.1  147.5      4.1      3.9 

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2007          2006    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Oct    Sep    Oct    Sep  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       133.9  133.9  131.7  131.6      1.7      1.7   

National Capital Region (NCR)     132.3  132.3  130.4  130.4      1.5      1.5   

Areas Outside NCR                 134.9  134.8  132.4  132.3      1.9      1.9   

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 112.7  112.7  111.7  111.7      0.9      0.9   
    I  - Ilocos                   136.1  136.1  135.4  135.1      0.5      0.7   
   II  - Cagayan Valley           178.3  177.5  178.3  178.3      0.0     -0.4   
  III  - Central Luzon            135.4  135.3  132.0  132.0      2.6      2.5   
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               125.8  125.8  122.5  122.5      2.7      2.7   
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 134.9  133.7  131.4  131.2      2.7      1.9   
    V  - Bicol                    147.7  147.3  144.6  144.5      2.1      1.9   
   VI  - Western Visayas          131.9  131.9  130.7  130.6      0.9      1.0   
  VII  - Central Visayas          161.7  161.6  161.7  161.7      0.0     -0.1   
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          136.0  135.8  132.4  132.4      2.7      2.6   
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      135.0  135.0  133.4  133.4      1.2      1.2   
    X  - Northern Mindanao        127.5  127.2r 122.3  122.3      4.3      4.0 
   XI  - Davao                    132.5  132.4  131.2  131.2      1.0      0.9   
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             128.6  128.6  127.8  127.6      0.6      0.8   
 XIII  - Caraga                   148.6  148.4  147.2  147.6      1.0      0.5   
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     179.5  179.5  172.3  171.6      4.2      4.6   

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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:  November 6, 2007

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