TABLE 2B.  TOTAL FAMILY INCOME AND GROWTH RATE AT 1997 PRICES,
           BY REGION 1997 AND 2000

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         REGION             INCOME (IN P1,000)     | GROWTH RATE
                           1997            2000    |  1997-2000
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PHILIPPINES           1,748,060,769  1,808,141,899        3.4

   NCR                  539,814,704    542,425,987        0.5
   CAR                   29,105,144     32,177,324       10.6
   ILOCOS                79,814,082     79,828,307        0.0
   CAGAYAN VALLEY        50,975,066     49,517,760       -2.9
   CENTRAL LUZON        191,173,438    190,128,807       -0.5
   SOUTHERN TAGALOG     256,557,127    301,479,414       17.5
   BICOL                 74,731,309     78,822,783        5.5
   WESTERN VISAYAS      108,460,218    112,262,589        3.5
   CENTRAL VISAYAS       89,148,704     86,109,783       -3.4
   EASTERN VISAYAS       50,921,314     55,499,214        9.0
   WESTERN MINDANAO      48,600,969     42,900,901      -11.7
   NORTHERN MINDANAO     52,542,497     48,504,189       -7.7
   SOUTHERN MINDANAO     84,059,712     98,030,006       16.6
   CENTRAL MINDANAO      36,454,544     39,614,510        8.7
   A.R.M.M.              26,665,707     23,273,055      -12.7
   CARAGA                29,036,234     27,567,270       -5.1

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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