TABLE 1D. DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL FAMILY EXPENDITURES AT 1997 PRICES,
          BY REGION: 1997 AND 2000

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                                  EXPENDITURES (IN P1,000)
        REGION                   1997       |           2000
                           TOTAL       %    |     TOTAL       %
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PHILIPPINES           1,412,677,414  100.0   1,492,166,396  100.0

   NCR                  433,934,597   30.7     446,634,174   29.9
   CAR                   22,516,122    1.6      25,662,293    1.7
   ILOCOS                64,807,393    4.6      63,527,240    4.3
   CAGAYAN VALLEY        40,250,654    2.8      40,810,637    2.7
   CENTRAL LUZON        151,581,260   10.7     150,338,400   10.1
   SOUTHERN TAGALOG     201,585,986   14.3     252,035,272   16.9
   BICOL                 64,926,217    4.6      69,047,676    4.6
   WESTERN VISAYAS       98,262,916    7.0      95,786,172    6.4
   CENTRAL VISAYAS       72,780,538    5.2      73,476,813    4.9
   EASTERN VISAYAS       39,851,600    2.8      44,212,516    3.0
   WESTERN MINDANAO      37,556,427    2.7      35,395,991    2.4
   NORTHERN MINDANAO     40,516,238    2.9      37,797,040    2.5
   SOUTHERN MINDANAO     67,790,223    4.8      79,747,959    5.3
   CENTRAL MINDANAO      30,801,708    2.2      32,983,977    2.2
   A.R.M.M.              20,491,458    1.5      20,220,300    1.4
   CARAGA                25,024,077    1.8      24,489,937    1.6

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Source:  Preliminary Results of 2000 Family Income and Expenditures Survey
         Income and Employment Statistics Division
         Household Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines