TABLE 2D.  TOTAL FAMILY EXPENDITURES AND GROWTH RATE AT 1997 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  1,492,166,396         5.6

   NCR                 433,934,597    446,634,174         2.9
    CAR                 22,516,122     25,662,293        14.0
   ILOCOS               64,807,393     63,527,240        -2.0
   CAGAYAN VALLEY       40,250,654     40,810,637         1.4
   CENTRAL LUZON       151,581,260    150,338,400        -0.8
   SOUTHERN TAGALOG    201,585,986    252,035,272        25.0
   BICOL                64,926,217     69,047,676         6.3
   WESTERN VISAYAS      98,262,916     95,786,172        -2.5
   CENTRAL VISAYAS      72,780,538     73,476,813         1.0
   EASTERN VISAYAS      39,851,600     44,212,516        10.9
   WESTERN MINDANAO     37,556,427     35,395,991        -5.8
   NORTHERN MINDANAO    40,516,238     37,797,040        -6.7
   SOUTHERN MINDANAO    67,790,223     79,747,959        17.6
   CENTRAL MINDANAO     30,801,708     32,983,977         7.1
   A.R.M.M.             20,491,458     20,220,300        -1.3
   CARAGA               25,024,077     24,489,937        -2.1

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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