TABLE 5.  GINI CONCENTRATION RATIOS, BY REGION: 1997 AND 2000

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        REGION               1997              2000
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PHILIPPINES                 0.4872            0.4507

  NCR                       0.4622            0.4511
  CAR                       0.4640            0.4508
  ILOCOS                    0.4257            0.4069
  CAGAYAN VALLEY            0.4130            0.4241
  CENTRAL LUZON             0.3638            0.3594
  SOUTHERN TAGALOG          0.4247            0.4292
  BICOL                     0.4362            0.4478
  WESTERN VISAYAS           0.4412            0.4654
  CENTRAL VISAYAS           0.4750            0.4696
  EASTERN VISAYAS           0.4457            0.4901
  WESTERN MINDANAO          0.4684            0.4589
  NORTHERN MINDANAO         0.4944            0.4752
  SOUTHERN MINDANAO         0.4495            0.4573
  CENTRAL MINDANAO          0.4491            0.4394
  A.R.M.M.                  0.3406            0.3278
  CARAGA                    0.4387            0.4131

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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