TABLE 2C.  TOTAL FAMILY EXPENDITURES AND GROWTH RATE AT CURRENT PRICES,
           BY REGION: 1997 AND 2000

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         REGION         EXPENDITURES (In P1,000)  |  GROWTH RATE
                           1997           2000    | 1997 -  2000
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PHILIPPINES          1,412,677,414  1,821,234,264        28.9

   NCR                 433,934,597    541,601,952        24.8
   CAR                  22,516,122     31,116,059        38.2
   ILOCOS               64,807,393     77,536,074        19.6
   CAGAYAN VALLEY       40,250,654     50,407,360        25.2
   CENTRAL LUZON       151,581,260    183,545,677        21.1
   SOUTHERN TAGALOG    201,585,986    310,337,407        53.9
   BICOL                64,926,217     85,695,957        32.0
   WESTERN VISAYAS      98,262,916    115,085,780        17.1
   CENTRAL VISAYAS      72,780,538     93,952,039        29.1
   EASTERN VISAYAS      39,851,600     53,964,256        35.4
   WESTERN MINDANAO     37,556,427     42,806,413        14.0
   NORTHERN MINDANAO    40,516,238     46,142,626        13.9
   SOUTHERN MINDANAO    67,790,223     93,832,477        38.4
   CENTRAL MINDANAO     30,801,708     39,121,160        27.0
   A.R.M.M.             20,491,458     26,370,902        28.7
   CARAGA               25,024,077     29,718,126        18.8

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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