Table A. Comparative Summary Statistics on Building Constructions: Third Quarter 2002 and 2001

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Region                Number        |          Floor Area           |              Value              | Average Cost 
            Percent |       |       | Percent |          |          | Percent |           |           |    Per Floor
             Change |  2002 |  2001 |  Change |     2002 |     2001 |  Change |      2002 |      2001 |         2002
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Philippines   18.90  19,178  16,129     10.29  2,563,700  2,324,437     15.24  15,099,796  13,103,396          5,890

NCR          -12.83   2,703   3,101    -17.70    566,066    687,821     -9.40   4,515,116   4,983,306          7,976
CAR           56.67     235     150     64.78     40,916     24,830    106.01     322,377     156,485          7,879
   I           4.46   1,476   1,413     20.05    161,116    134,209     25.58     763,494     607,981          4,739
  II          22.74     475     387     21.23     55,609     45,872      9.35     256,730     234,777          4,617
 III           6.67   1,536   1,440      2.45    217,322    212,121     10.81   1,259,052   1,136,221          5,793
  IV          51.97   4,933   3,246     49.82    736,977    491,904     57.47   4,424,186   2,809,613          6,003
   V         168.03     654     244     -9.51     87,794     97,017     15.47     451,426     390,948          5,142
  VI          27.95     911     712     35.66    148,943    109,790     23.69     709,305     573,452          4,762
 VII          42.40   1,753   1,231     19.52    171,885    143,816      6.53     748,279     702,403          4,353
VIII          44.62     538     372     57.87     59,896     37,940     82.60     279,726     153,193          4,670
  IX           2.02     405     397    -51.93     20,435     42,509    -55.04      71,715     159,504          3,509
   X         -26.72     691     943    -33.55     47,147     70,952     -9.43     261,346     288,542          5,543
  XI          43.72   1,946   1,354     37.81    173,189    125,670     43.57     704,877     490,954          4,070
 XII         -11.94     236     268    -22.03     21,327     27,353    -37.95      82,884     133,572          3,886
Caraga       -30.12     543     777    -29.62     44,296     62,934    -15.26     194,291     229,267          4,386
ARMM          52.13     143      94     11.17     10,782      9,699      3.41      54,992      53,178          5,100

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Table A.  (continued)

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                                                        RESIDENTIAL
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Region                Number        |          Floor Area           |              Value              | Average Cost 
            Percent |       |       | Percent |          |          | Percent |           |           |    Per Floor
             Change |  2002 |  2001 |  Change |     2002 |     2001 |  Change |      2002 |      2001 |         2002
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Philippines   21.53  12,916  10,628     11.42  1,440,074  1,292,471     20.38   7,427,154   6,169,543          5,157

NCR           -6.97   1,414   1,520     -2.05    305,685    312,086      0.43   2,004,903   1,996,338          6,559
CAR           84.85     183      99     88.74     31,739     16,816     59.53     167,986     105,299          5,293
   I           6.49   1,214   1,140     11.87    114,853    102,664     21.88     491,097     402,926          4,276
  II          45.04     409     282     33.43     37,049     27,767     52.01     166,171     109,315          4,485
 III           0.20   1,027   1,025     17.02    105,280     89,968     40.87     573,634     407,203          5,449
  IV          58.56   3,585   2,261     29.36    362,751    280,425     45.16   2,057,453   1,417,326          5,672
   V         176.67     498     180    -34.73     47,440     72,686    -27.38     204,714     281,915          4,315
  VI          23.60     707     572     20.47     96,133     79,797     34.28     454,990     338,847          4,733
 VII          30.50   1,074     823     36.47    112,162     82,188     42.37     448,384     314,942          3,998
VIII          39.37     354     254     42.39     34,732     24,393     70.48     158,754      93,120          4,571
  IX          32.49     261     197     -8.35     19,832     21,640    -12.56      68,631      78,493          3,461
   X         -41.51     372     636    -28.79     33,192     46,612    -29.84     104,589     149,062          3,151
  XI          37.61   1,222     888     37.97     94,561     68,539     51.88     363,982     239,644          3,849
 XII          -9.68     168     186    -12.31     14,551     16,594    -19.02      51,338      63,395          3,528
Caraga       -36.27     325     510    -46.65     24,676     46,257    -44.70      86,808     156,979          3,518
ARMM          87.27     103      55     34.64      5,438      4,039     60.93      23,720      14,739          4,362

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Table A.  (concluded)

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                                                      NONRESIDENTIAL
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Region                Number        |          Floor Area           |              Value              | Average Cost 
            Percent |       |       | Percent |          |          | Percent |           |           |    Per Floor
             Change |  2002 |  2001 |  Change |     2002 |     2001 |  Change |      2002 |      2001 |         2002
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Philippines   16.45   2,322   1,994      8.58    986,662    908,658      9.60   5,871,250   5,357,122          5,951

NCR          -10.80     388     435    -33.81    218,203    329,684    -23.74   1,687,353   2,212,675          7,733
CAR          -39.29      17      28      5.09      7,346      6,990     27.61      49,133      38,501          6,688
   I          23.20     154     125     49.93     42,039     28,039     52.39     227,203     149,096          5,405
  II          28.57      45      35    -12.55     15,659     17,906    -32.93      79,438     118,436          5,073
 III          10.89     275     248    -10.33    101,588    113,287    -14.34     562,408     656,524          5,536
  IV          53.48     640     417     88.16    326,567    173,561    108.13   2,029,686     975,216          6,215
   V          72.50      69      40     59.25     37,817     23,747    111.22     202,322      95,786          5,350
  VI          21.84     106      87     72.98     50,122     28,976      0.26     208,969     208,436          4,169
 VII          22.54     174     142     -6.87     54,467     58,488    -37.92     218,500     351,982          4,012
VIII          65.91      73      44     87.47     19,188     10,235    103.33      81,776      40,218          4,262
  IX         -97.87       1      47    -97.42        416     16,155    -99.04         588      60,972          1,413
   X         -28.41      63      88    -38.35     13,276     21,534    -21.39      91,704     116,658          6,908
  XI          20.13     191     159     34.58     69,887     51,929     33.52     280,164     209,837          4,009
 XII           3.45      30      29    -36.71      6,544     10,340    -36.76      29,197      46,168          4,462
Caraga        23.73      73      59     49.26     18,358     12,299    131.69      95,340      41,149          5,193
ARMM         109.09      23      11     -5.52      5,185      5,488    -22.55      27,469      35,468          5,298

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Source:  Industry Statistics Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

Page last updated:  June 30, 2003
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