Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, May and April ,2008 and 2007
           (2000 = 100)

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                                        C e r e a l s                           |           R i c e
Area/Region                            2008          2007    Inflation Rates(%) |       2008          2007     Inflation Rates(%)   
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous  |    May    Apr    May    Apr   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       161.3  151.8  122.8  122.2     31.4     24.2     160.2  150.9  121.6  121.1      31.7     24.6

National Capital Region (NCR)     157.4  151.5  109.8  109.7     43.4     38.1     157.7  151.8  109.8  109.7      43.6     38.4

Areas Outside NCR                 161.8  151.8  124.6  124.0     29.9     22.4     160.6  150.8  123.4  122.9      30.1     22.7

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 160.9  147.9  121.1  120.2     32.9     23.0     161.4  148.1  121.1  120.2      33.3     23.2
    I  - Ilocos                   164.8  157.4  125.2  125.0     31.6     25.9     165.2  157.8  125.3  125.2      31.8     26.0
   II  - Cagayan Valley           164.0  155.5  126.8  126.8     29.3     22.6     165.2  156.4  127.0  127.0      30.1     23.1
  III  - Central Luzon            152.9  142.6  116.5  115.9     31.2     23.0     152.3  141.8  115.5  114.9      31.9     23.4
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               152.0  146.5  113.1  112.9     34.4     29.8     152.2  146.6  113.0  112.8      34.7     30.0
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 174.9  165.3  129.8  128.9     34.7     28.2     175.1  165.4  129.8  128.9      34.9     28.3
    V  - Bicol                    158.8  152.3  122.8  122.6     29.3     24.2     158.8  152.6  121.4  121.5      30.8     25.6
   VI  - Western Visayas          153.4  145.8  120.5  119.7     27.3     21.8     154.7  146.7  120.4  119.6      28.5     22.7
  VII  - Central Visayas          173.9  167.3  132.1  130.8     31.6     27.9     165.6  158.5  126.4  125.5      31.0     26.3
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          158.5  154.4  129.6  129.8     22.3     19.0     160.1  156.1  130.4  130.6      22.8     19.5
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      164.7  135.8  124.0  123.6     32.8      9.9     168.1  137.9  126.4  126.0      33.0      9.4
    X  - Northern Mindanao        167.5  149.7  130.3  130.5     28.5     14.7     158.5  142.7  127.4  126.9      24.4     12.5
   XI  - Davao                    168.9  160.4  132.9  131.8     27.1     21.7     167.8  158.7  131.1  130.3      28.0     21.8
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             167.8  160.7  132.1  130.2     27.0     23.4     166.4  160.5  131.5  129.6      26.5     23.8
 XIII  - Caraga                   163.3  147.6  132.3  132.3     23.4     11.6     162.3  147.6  132.1  132.1      22.9     11.7
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     179.5  153.2  136.0  134.6     32.0     13.8     178.4  151.6  134.5  133.1      32.6     13.9

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                            C o r n                             |     Cereal Preparations
Area and Region                        2008          2007     Inflation Rates(%)|       2008          2007     Inflation Rates(%)
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr   Current Previous |    May    Apr    May    Apr   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       172.4  160.6  135.6  134.6      27.1     19.3    167.7  165.1  145.5  144.9      15.3     13.9 

National Capital Region (NCR)     130.3  130.3  110.9  110.9      17.5     17.5    183.1  180.7  158.3  158.1      15.7     14.3 

Areas Outside NCR                 173.2  161.1  136.0  135.0      27.4     19.3    162.3  159.7  141.0  140.3      15.1     13.8 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 131.4  136.2  123.6  122.8       6.3     10.9    148.3  146.0  135.4  135.3       9.5      7.9 
    I  - Ilocos                   131.8  128.3  113.5  112.9      16.1     13.6    202.8  198.6  177.9  177.7      14.0     11.8 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           137.3  134.8  121.6  121.6      12.9     10.9    142.5  141.5  125.9  125.6      13.2     12.7 
  III  - Central Luzon            198.4  196.9  185.4  184.4       7.0      6.8    158.2  155.4  138.6  138.6      14.1     12.1 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               133.2  133.4  127.3  126.7       4.6      5.3    156.3  155.5  139.3  138.1      12.2     12.6 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 155.0  151.5  128.1  126.8      21.0     19.5    150.1  145.0  131.3  131.3      14.3     10.4 
    V  - Bicol                    158.4  149.4  137.4  133.9      15.3     11.6    155.3  152.9  135.7  135.4      14.4     12.9 
   VI  - Western Visayas          129.7  129.3  122.4  120.9       6.0      6.9    145.2  143.7  129.4  129.3      12.2     11.1 
  VII  - Central Visayas          191.2  185.5  143.9  141.9      32.9     30.7    180.8  175.1  138.0  138.0      31.0     26.9 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          128.8  122.5  114.5  114.6      12.5      6.9    181.3  178.5  143.4  138.6      26.4     28.8 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      156.9  131.0  118.5  118.2      32.4     10.8    172.8  169.5  149.2  148.7      15.8     14.0 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        189.2  166.6  137.4  139.2      37.7     19.7    159.6  155.7  143.3  143.1      11.4      8.8 
   XI  - Davao                    172.9  166.3  139.5  137.3      23.9     21.1    169.2  165.8  147.4  147.1      14.8     12.7 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             180.5  162.5  138.1  135.5      30.7     19.9    159.9  158.2  139.6  139.5      14.5     13.4 
 XIII  - Caraga                   172.7  147.3  134.1  134.2      28.8      9.8    165.9  162.1  140.4  139.7      18.2     16.0 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     233.2  229.6  204.9  204.8      13.8     12.1    175.2  173.1  155.8  153.2      12.5     13.0 

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                         Dairy Products                         |           E g g s
Area and Region                        2008          2007     Inflation Rates(%)|       2008          2007     Inflation Rates(%)
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr   Current Previous |    May    Apr    May    Apr   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       178.9  177.8  157.3  157.0      13.7     13.2    141.8  142.5  131.7  131.4       7.7      8.4     

National Capital Region (NCR)     177.3  176.2  158.6  158.3      11.8     11.3    139.8  143.3  135.3  135.5       3.3      5.8     

Areas Outside NCR                 179.6  178.5  156.8  156.5      14.5     14.1    142.4  142.2  130.6  130.1       9.0      9.3     

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 200.7  199.3  161.7  161.7      24.1     23.3    131.1  132.7  120.6  119.9       8.7     10.7     
    I  - Ilocos                   207.7  207.4  183.0  182.4      13.5     13.7    141.7  140.8  132.3  131.6       7.1      7.0 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           173.2  172.2  147.2  146.8      17.7     17.3    143.1  143.0  128.3  128.9      11.5     10.9     
  III  - Central Luzon            190.6  189.7  164.3  163.8      16.0     15.8    134.8  133.2  120.1  119.5      12.2     11.5     
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               175.4  173.6  151.9  151.8      15.5     14.4    128.9  128.7  120.8  119.9       6.7      7.3     
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 181.6  181.2  157.4  157.0      15.4     15.4    144.9  144.5  129.3  128.3      12.1     12.6     
    V  - Bicol                    177.2  176.8  155.0  154.7      14.3     14.3    137.1  138.4  131.5  132.0       4.3      4.8     
   VI  - Western Visayas          161.2  159.6  140.5  140.2      14.7     13.8    147.2  147.8  131.6  131.8      11.9     12.1     
  VII  - Central Visayas          171.4  170.6  157.6  157.5       8.8      8.3    146.5  146.0  136.3  135.8       7.5      7.5     
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          168.9  168.2  156.9  156.6       7.6      7.4    159.0  158.1  143.3  143.4      11.0     10.3     
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      202.1  200.9  171.4  170.4      17.9     17.9    161.4  167.1  148.5  147.6       8.7     13.2     
    X  - Northern Mindanao        183.4  182.2  154.0  154.0      19.1     18.3    162.0  162.2  148.5  148.6       9.1      9.2     
   XI  - Davao                    164.2  164.0  151.2  151.1       8.6      8.5    159.2  159.1  148.9  147.3       6.9      8.0     
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             173.8  172.4  149.5  149.5      16.3     15.3    144.7  144.0  136.9  136.3       5.7      5.6     
 XIII  - Caraga                   177.7  177.0  159.1  158.9      11.7     11.4    150.5  148.9  128.2  128.3      17.4     16.1     
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     184.0  181.4  161.7  161.4      13.8     12.4    163.7  163.2  149.0  148.9       9.9      9.6     

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                            F i s h                             |    Fruits and Vegetables
Area and Region                        2008          2007    Inflation Rates(%) |       2008          2007     Inflation Rates(%)
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous  |    May    Apr    May    Apr   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       150.1  149.9  136.9  137.8      9.6      8.8     138.9  135.1  126.2  125.3      10.1      7.8

National Capital Region (NCR)     133.8  135.6  118.7  121.1     12.7     12.0     120.2  111.3  108.8  107.5      10.5      3.5

Areas Outside NCR                 154.3  153.5  141.6  142.0      9.0      8.1     145.6  143.6  132.4  131.7      10.0      9.0
							  
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 122.7  122.8  120.2  121.1      2.1      1.4     142.1  141.2  132.9  130.5       6.9      8.2
    I  - Ilocos                   145.4  145.0  136.5  136.1      6.5      6.5     119.5  115.4  110.3  111.5       8.3      3.5
   II  - Cagayan Valley           143.3  140.9  132.9  132.7      7.8      6.2     136.9  131.4  123.0  122.6      11.3      7.2
  III  - Central Luzon            140.7  139.1  130.3  130.6      8.0      6.5     133.5  128.1  122.1  120.9       9.3      6.0
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               147.7  147.7  140.6  142.3      5.0      3.8     128.7  126.6  116.2  117.7      10.8      7.6
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 153.7  152.4  141.1  140.8      8.9      8.2     146.7  147.0  133.3  133.5      10.1     10.1
    V  - Bicol                    146.1  146.2  138.0  137.0      5.9      6.7     136.3  138.2  128.6  130.1       6.0      6.2
   VI  - Western Visayas          159.9  158.8  145.6  144.5      9.8      9.9     147.3  147.2  133.7  131.1      10.2     12.3
  VII  - Central Visayas          175.1  174.5  153.3  153.2     14.2     13.9     179.3  180.7  168.5  166.6       6.4      8.5
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          157.1  154.6  140.5  140.1     11.8     10.3     159.8  155.5  136.0  136.3      17.5     14.1
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      155.4  158.4  141.2  142.2     10.1     11.4     163.0  159.8  146.0  145.9      11.6      9.5
    X  - Northern Mindanao        166.5  165.7  148.2  150.1     12.3     10.4     164.7  164.0  147.7  146.3      11.5     12.1
   XI  - Davao                    168.1  167.9  155.1  157.5      8.4      6.6     159.4  159.7  146.2  143.6       9.0     11.2
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             154.4  153.5  139.0  139.6     11.1     10.0     159.7  157.7  145.1  141.8      10.1     11.2
 XIII  - Caraga                   173.5  167.2  144.0  144.8     20.5     15.5     160.1  157.8  135.7  134.7      18.0     17.1
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region		  
           in Muslim Mindanao     171.4  170.1  160.0  159.5      7.1      6.6     184.9  183.7  167.8  165.0      10.2     11.3

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Table 10 (continued)

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                                             M e a t                            |      Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region                        2008          2007    Inflation Rates(%) |       2008          2007    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous  |    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       148.5  146.5  134.5  133.4     10.4      9.8     146.1  144.2  135.8  135.6      7.6      6.3

National Capital Region (NCR)     149.0  148.1  134.8  132.8     10.5     11.5     142.8  140.8  133.6  133.6      6.9      5.4

Areas Outside NCR                 148.3  145.8  134.3  133.7     10.4      9.1     147.6  145.7  136.8  136.5      7.9      6.7

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 143.3  140.6  131.9  131.7      8.6      6.8     142.1  138.5  125.8  125.4     13.0     10.4
    I  - Ilocos                   153.6  150.7  141.2  140.3      8.8      7.4     151.3  149.7  142.8  142.6      6.0      5.0
   II  - Cagayan Valley           143.6  139.2  129.8  129.7     10.6      7.3     158.3  156.3  148.6  148.5      6.5      5.3
  III  - Central Luzon            152.9  150.0  135.1  133.7     13.2     12.2     149.8  147.6  138.8  138.3      7.9      6.7
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               145.3  142.8  130.8  129.8     11.1     10.0     134.9  134.2  126.9  126.7      6.3      5.9
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 153.1  152.3  134.1  134.0     14.2     13.7     145.6  144.4  136.8  136.8      6.4      5.6
    V  - Bicol                    151.5  147.6  135.4  134.7     11.9      9.6     150.8  148.4  142.3  142.3      6.0      4.3
   VI  - Western Visayas          136.9  136.1  127.7  128.2      7.2      6.2     146.4  144.1  135.0  134.5      8.4      7.1
  VII  - Central Visayas          146.9  145.5  139.3  139.5      5.5      4.3     163.3  161.7  153.2  152.9      6.6      5.8
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          147.9  145.8  134.3  134.0     10.1      8.8     143.9  141.5  132.3  132.4      8.8      6.9
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      147.2  146.4  139.0  138.5      5.9      5.7     154.3  153.0  136.4  137.1     13.1     11.6
    X  - Northern Mindanao        150.9  148.1  137.1  137.2     10.1      7.9     149.3  145.7  137.7  136.9      8.4      6.4
   XI  - Davao                    146.4  143.8  132.6  132.4     10.4      8.6     162.2  157.3  141.7  141.5     14.5     11.2
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             155.5  152.4  140.6  140.6     10.6      8.4     153.7  149.6  134.8  134.8     14.0     11.0
 XIII  - Caraga                   150.6  148.8  134.2  133.6     12.2     11.4     157.1  154.0  141.7  141.3     10.9      9.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     171.0  170.4  160.6  159.8      6.5      6.6     165.5  164.2  152.0  150.9      8.9      8.8

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2008          2007    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    May    Apr    May    Apr  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       138.3  137.8  133.5  133.4      3.6      3.3

National Capital Region (NCR)     135.0  135.0  131.8  131.8      2.4      2.4

Areas Outside NCR                 140.3  139.5  134.5  134.3      4.3      3.9

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 114.6  113.2  112.6  112.4      1.8      0.7
    I  - Ilocos                   140.9  140.3  135.7  135.7      3.8      3.4
   II  - Cagayan Valley           181.3  180.7  177.1  177.1      2.4      2.0
  III  - Central Luzon            138.6  137.9  134.9  134.4      2.7      2.6
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               131.3  131.1  125.6  125.6      4.5      4.4
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 137.1  136.4  132.9  132.8      3.2      2.7
    V  - Bicol                    151.8  151.2  146.5  146.5      3.6      3.2
   VI  - Western Visayas          135.9  134.4  131.4  131.0      3.4      2.6
  VII  - Central Visayas          170.6  168.9  161.7  161.7      5.5      4.5
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          141.8  141.2  132.7  132.7      6.9      6.4
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      145.6  145.5  134.0  134.0      8.7      8.6
    X  - Northern Mindanao        131.7  129.1  126.7  125.1      3.9      3.2
   XI  - Davao                    138.8  137.8  131.5  131.4      5.6      4.9
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             144.0  140.3  128.4  128.4     12.1      9.3
 XIII  - Caraga                   158.2  157.3  148.4  148.4      6.6      6.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     183.3  182.3  179.5  178.7      2.1      2.0

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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:  June 5, 2008

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