Table 10.  Regional Year-on-Year Inflation Rates of Selected Food Items, July and June, 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(%)   
                                    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun  Current Previous  |    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun   Current Previous  
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Philippines                       184.5  175.5  123.8  123.4     49.0     42.2     183.8  174.6  122.5  122.1      50.0     43.0

National Capital Region (NCR)     176.9  176.0  110.6  110.0     59.9     60.0     177.5  176.6  110.6  110.0      60.5     60.5

Areas Outside NCR                 185.6  175.4  125.7  125.3     47.7     40.0     184.8  174.3  124.4  124.0      48.6     40.6

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 172.6  167.3  121.5  121.4     42.1     37.8     173.2  167.8  121.5  121.4      42.6     38.2
    I  - Ilocos                   178.1  172.9  126.0  125.3     41.3     38.0     178.7  173.4  126.1  125.4      41.7     38.3
   II  - Cagayan Valley           180.4  172.5  126.9  126.8     42.2     36.0     182.3  174.1  127.1  127.0      43.4     37.1
  III  - Central Luzon            177.0  160.0  116.8  116.8     51.5     37.0     176.7  159.4  115.8  115.8      52.6     37.7
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               167.4  156.2  113.3  113.2     47.7     38.0     167.7  156.4  113.2  113.1      48.1     38.3
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 189.1  183.5  131.0  130.7     44.4     40.4     189.3  183.6  131.0  130.7      44.5     40.5
    V  - Bicol                    182.8  165.9  123.0  122.9     48.6     35.0     183.1  166.0  121.7  121.6      50.5     36.5
   VI  - Western Visayas          173.0  155.8  123.4  122.1     40.2     27.6     175.1  157.1  123.4  122.0      41.9     28.8
  VII  - Central Visayas          197.4  184.1  133.3  132.7     48.1     38.7     191.6  175.2  127.9  127.1      49.8     37.8
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          199.5  167.6  129.6  129.6     53.9     29.3     202.1  169.3  130.4  130.4      55.0     29.8
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      197.3  176.5  125.2  124.3     57.6     42.0     201.3  182.5  127.6  125.9      57.8     45.0
    X  - Northern Mindanao        193.7  188.2  134.1  133.9     44.4     40.6     187.2  181.9  129.7  129.1      44.3     40.9
   XI  - Davao                    210.0  210.3  132.7  132.4     58.3     58.8     214.5  215.8  131.7  130.5      62.9     65.4
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             191.2  218.7  134.4  134.1     42.3     63.1     187.7  217.6  133.8  133.5      40.3     63.0
 XIII  - Caraga                   208.4  197.8  133.2  132.6     56.5     49.2     210.3  199.1  133.0  132.4      58.1     50.4
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     201.5  207.1  138.1  137.8     45.9     50.3     200.8  206.5  136.7  136.4      46.9     51.4

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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(%)
                                    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun   Current Previous |    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       192.5  184.4  136.9  137.3      40.6     34.3    172.7  170.4  146.8  146.1      17.6     16.6 

National Capital Region (NCR)     130.3  130.3  114.2  110.9      14.1     17.5    188.9  186.3  159.8  158.6      18.2     17.5 

Areas Outside NCR                 193.6  185.4  137.3  137.8      41.0     34.5    167.0  164.9  142.3  141.8      17.4     16.3 

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 135.3  132.8  124.3  124.0       8.8      7.1    150.3  149.2  135.4  135.4      11.0     10.2 
    I  - Ilocos                   132.1  132.1  114.1  114.9      15.8     15.0    209.3  207.2  178.5  178.2      17.3     16.3 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           139.0  138.6  122.1  122.2      13.8     13.4    146.4  144.2  126.3  126.0      15.9     14.4 
  III  - Central Luzon            198.3  200.8  185.8  185.9       6.7      8.0    164.3  161.3  141.3  138.7      16.3     16.3 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               135.4  133.5  123.6  123.6       9.5      8.0    159.5  158.2  139.5  139.4      14.3     13.5 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 169.2  174.7  131.4  128.6      28.8     35.8    154.7  151.7  132.0  131.6      17.2     15.3 
    V  - Bicol                    179.1  164.3  137.4  137.4      30.3     19.6    158.9  157.4  136.1  135.8      16.8     15.9 
   VI  - Western Visayas          133.1  131.3  123.5  123.2       7.8      6.6    149.9  146.8  130.1  129.8      15.2     13.1 
  VII  - Central Visayas          209.4  202.4  144.6  144.2      44.8     40.4    186.0  185.7  146.8  146.8      26.7     26.5 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          151.6  135.9  115.5  115.5      31.3     17.7    188.6  184.8  143.4  143.4      31.5     28.9 
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      188.3  162.7  119.7  120.7      57.3     34.8    182.4  176.2  150.4  149.3      21.3     18.0 
    X  - Northern Mindanao        209.6  203.5  144.7  145.5      44.9     39.9    163.8  161.8  143.7  143.4      14.0     12.8 
   XI  - Davao                    194.2  190.5  136.1  139.1      42.7     37.0    175.5  174.2  147.5  147.4      19.0     18.2 
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             224.2  228.8  139.7  140.0      60.5     63.4    163.5  162.2  139.9  139.8      16.9     16.0 
 XIII  - Caraga                   190.6  186.1  134.6  134.7      41.6     38.2    171.2  169.1  140.7  140.7      21.7     20.2 
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     236.7  236.1  205.1  205.1      15.4     15.1    177.6  176.3  157.9  157.4      12.5     12.0 

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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(%)
                                    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun   Current Previous |    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       181.2  180.0  160.2  158.6      13.1     13.5    143.1  142.4  135.0  132.5       6.0      7.5     

National Capital Region (NCR)     179.6  178.4  160.4  159.0      12.0     12.2    140.3  139.4  145.2  136.4      -3.4      2.2     

Areas Outside NCR                 181.9  180.7  160.1  158.5      13.6     14.0    144.0  143.3  131.9  131.3       9.2      9.1     

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 203.2  201.6  163.1  162.5      24.6     24.1    130.6  130.6  120.9  120.6       8.0      8.3     
    I  - Ilocos                   209.2  209.0  189.9  187.0      10.2     11.8    142.3  141.9  132.9  132.9       7.1      6.8 
   II  - Cagayan Valley           176.7  174.8  150.6  149.5      17.3     16.9    144.9  143.1  128.7  128.0      12.6     11.8     
  III  - Central Luzon            193.2  190.9  166.4  165.3      16.1     15.5    136.0  137.2  120.9  120.7      12.5     13.7     
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               176.1  175.7  155.5  154.0      13.2     14.1    129.1  129.0  121.5  121.0       6.3      6.6     
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 185.2  182.7  160.7  158.5      15.2     15.3    146.4  146.1  131.3  130.5      11.5     12.0     
    V  - Bicol                    178.9  177.8  158.4  155.7      12.9     14.2    139.6  137.2  133.3  132.1       4.7      3.9     
   VI  - Western Visayas          166.0  164.6  146.0  143.7      13.7     14.5    149.2  147.5  131.9  131.1      13.1     12.5     
  VII  - Central Visayas          173.1  172.7  158.5  157.8       9.2      9.4    147.4  147.1  141.2  139.9       4.4      5.1     
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          173.7  170.7  158.0  157.6       9.9      8.3    161.9  159.7  149.2  147.4       8.5      8.3     
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      204.1  203.5  173.5  172.1      17.6     18.2    168.4  163.6  150.4  149.3      12.0      9.6     
    X  - Northern Mindanao        186.1  185.3  157.7  156.6      18.0     18.3    166.4  163.3  149.6  150.5      11.2      8.5     
   XI  - Davao                    164.8  164.7  155.3  152.3       6.1      8.1    160.4  159.7  150.5  149.2       6.6      7.0     
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             176.3  175.4  154.2  152.7      14.3     14.9    147.5  146.3  137.2  137.1       7.5      6.7     
 XIII  - Caraga                   179.4  178.4  159.5  159.5      12.5     11.8    152.9  151.6  129.4  129.2      18.2     17.3     
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     189.3  184.8  163.0  162.8      16.1     13.5    167.1  166.5  150.4  150.1      11.1     10.9     

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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(%)
                                    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun  Current Previous  |    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun   Current Previous 
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Philippines                       148.5  151.4  136.9  136.7      8.5     10.8     146.7  143.8  128.9  127.8      13.8     12.5

National Capital Region (NCR)     124.7  132.0  118.5  118.1      5.2     11.8     124.3  121.9  112.2  112.2      10.8      8.6

Areas Outside NCR                 154.6  156.3  141.6  141.5      9.2     10.5     154.7  151.6  134.9  133.4      14.7     13.6
							  
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 127.1  125.4  122.0  121.5      4.2      3.2     153.8  153.3  132.9  134.2      15.7     14.2
    I  - Ilocos                   143.7  144.2  136.6  136.3      5.2      5.8     133.3  130.2  116.2  113.1      14.7     15.1
   II  - Cagayan Valley           145.2  144.6  133.6  133.4      8.7      8.4     143.4  144.4  126.1  125.2      13.7     15.3
  III  - Central Luzon            139.7  141.3  131.4  131.0      6.3      7.9     143.3  142.7  127.0  124.3      12.8     14.8
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               145.7  149.7  140.7  139.7      3.6      7.2     137.6  134.6  122.6  119.7      12.2     12.4
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 147.4  153.4  140.2  139.9      5.1      9.6     147.8  150.8  137.7  132.7       7.3     13.6
    V  - Bicol                    139.8  146.9  137.5  138.5      1.7      6.1     141.4  141.6  127.9  127.5      10.6     11.1
   VI  - Western Visayas          164.0  161.0  144.2  144.4     13.7     11.5     168.1  154.0  131.7  131.9      27.6     16.8
  VII  - Central Visayas          176.2  179.7  152.8  153.0     15.3     17.5     194.8  184.2  168.5  168.3      15.6      9.4
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          160.5  158.8  140.4  140.7     14.3     12.9     165.4  161.9  135.9  136.1      21.7     19.0
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      159.6  161.2  137.5  141.6     16.1     13.8     169.2  168.7  147.8  147.2      14.5     14.6
    X  - Northern Mindanao        169.5  169.4  148.1  147.4     14.4     14.9     172.1  170.0  151.0  148.9      14.0     14.2
   XI  - Davao                    168.1  170.0  155.2  154.2      8.3     10.2     159.3  157.2  144.7  145.0      10.1      8.4
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             157.7  157.9  140.6  139.5     12.2     13.2     162.2  161.2  146.6  145.1      10.6     11.1
 XIII  - Caraga                   181.5  181.2  145.4  145.2     24.8     24.8     167.6  164.6  134.1  134.6      25.0     22.3
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region		  
           in Muslim Mindanao     174.2  173.1  162.7  161.7      7.1      7.1     194.8  191.3  170.8  168.9      14.1     13.3

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                                             M e a t                            |      Miscellaneous Foods
Area and Region                        2008          2007    Inflation Rates(%) |       2008          2007    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun  Current Previous  |    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       151.1  150.0  136.1  134.7     11.0     11.4     148.6  147.5  136.4  136.2      8.9      8.3

National Capital Region (NCR)     151.4  150.2  138.5  134.8      9.3     11.4     143.1  142.7  134.4  134.1      6.5      6.4

Areas Outside NCR                 150.9  149.9  135.0  134.6     11.8     11.4     151.0  149.6  137.3  137.1     10.0      9.1

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 144.9  144.1  132.1  132.3      9.7      8.9     145.4  143.7  126.7  126.3     14.8     13.8
    I  - Ilocos                   156.4  155.4  141.8  141.7     10.3      9.7     153.3  152.5  143.2  143.0      7.1      6.6
   II  - Cagayan Valley           147.6  145.6  130.2  130.0     13.4     12.0     163.1  161.8  149.0  148.9      9.5      8.7
  III  - Central Luzon            155.3  153.9  135.7  134.8     14.4     14.2     151.8  150.8  139.2  139.2      9.1      8.3
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               146.9  146.4  131.3  131.0     11.9     11.8     137.8  136.6  127.3  127.1      8.2      7.5
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 154.6  154.0  134.8  134.3     14.7     14.7     148.6  147.5  137.6  137.0      8.0      7.7
    V  - Bicol                    157.0  156.0  137.2  136.8     14.4     14.0     153.2  151.8  142.8  142.6      7.3      6.5
   VI  - Western Visayas          140.5  138.7  127.4  127.4     10.3      8.9     149.1  148.0  135.7  135.4      9.9      9.3
  VII  - Central Visayas          149.6  148.8  139.5  139.0      7.2      7.1     165.9  164.7  153.3  153.2      8.2      7.5
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          151.0  150.2  137.5  134.8      9.8     11.4     152.2  148.9  133.7  133.2     13.8     11.8
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      149.7  148.2  137.6  138.1      8.8      7.3     159.8  157.2  136.8  136.5     16.8     15.2
    X  - Northern Mindanao        152.8  152.1  138.9  138.3     10.0     10.0     152.6  150.8  138.6  138.4     10.1      9.0
   XI  - Davao                    149.3  148.3  133.4  133.7     11.9     10.9     166.4  166.2  143.7  142.8     15.8     16.4
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             157.2  157.7  140.7  140.5     11.7     12.2     158.6  157.2  135.7  135.4     16.9     16.1
 XIII  - Caraga                   155.1  153.1  135.1  135.0     14.8     13.4     165.2  162.6  142.2r 142.4     16.2     14.2
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     174.3  172.4  162.7  162.3      7.1      6.2     177.3  170.6  152.5  152.3     16.3     12.0

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Table 10 (concluded)

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                                       Meals Eaten Outside
Area and Region                        2008          2007    Inflation Rates(%)
                                    Jul    Jun    Jul    Jun  Current Previous 
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Philippines                       140.5  139.3  133.6  133.6      5.2      4.3

National Capital Region (NCR)     136.0  135.0  131.8  131.8      3.2      2.4

Areas Outside NCR                 143.2  141.9  134.7  134.7      6.3      5.3

  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative
           Region                 120.5  120.4  112.6  112.6      7.0      6.9
    I  - Ilocos                   141.1  141.1  135.7  135.7      4.0      4.0
   II  - Cagayan Valley           189.5  186.6  177.1  177.1      7.0      5.4
  III  - Central Luzon            139.1  139.0  135.3  135.3      2.8      2.7
 IV-a  - Calabarzon               134.7  133.2  125.8  125.8      7.1      5.9
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                 141.1  140.6  133.5  133.1      5.7      5.6
    V  - Bicol                    154.4  152.6  146.7  146.6      5.2      4.1
   VI  - Western Visayas          138.5  137.9  131.7  131.6      5.2      4.8
  VII  - Central Visayas          170.6  170.6  161.6  161.6      5.6      5.6
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas          150.8  146.3  135.4  133.9     11.4      9.3
   IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula      147.2  145.6  134.6  134.5      9.4      8.3
    X  - Northern Mindanao        134.0  132.2  126.4  127.1      6.0      4.0
   XI  - Davao                    143.2  142.7  132.3  131.7      8.2      8.4
  XII  - SOCCSKSARGEN             148.5  147.0  128.4  128.4     15.7     14.5
 XIII  - Caraga                   170.4  164.7  148.4  148.4     14.8     11.0
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao     214.6  185.2  179.5  179.5     19.6      3.2

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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:  August 5, 2008

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