Table A. Comparative Summary Statistics on Building Constructions: Second Quarter 2003 and 2002

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Region                Number        |          Floor Area           |              Value              | Average Cost
            Percent |       |       | Percent |          |          | Percent |           |           |    Per Floor
             Change |  2003 |  2002 |  Change |     2003 |     2002 |  Change |      2003 |      2002 |         2003
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Philippines   -7.47  23,557  25,459     10.14  3,694,834  3,354,587     16.31  22,858,530  19,653,715          6,187

NCR          -19.01   3,280   4,050     31.93  1,222,148    926,383     24.88  10,038,187   8,038,186          8,214
CAR           -1.47     268     272     -1.99     74,478     75,992     43.77     853,132     593,421         11,455
   I         -31.39   1,589   2,316    -16.62    185,925    222,996     -4.00     952,102     991,803          5,121
  II          10.32     481     436    -10.45     58,317     65,123    -15.41     242,202     286,327          4,153
 III          21.56   2,137   1,758     -9.99    303,392    337,074     -1.39   1,557,548   1,579,515          5,134
  IV         -17.15   5,991   7,231    -10.99    750,975    843,657     -7.36   4,044,790   4,366,141          5,386
   V          44.13     970     673     29.77     91,025     70,143     13.47     449,760     396,372          4,941
  VI          -4.33   1,106   1,156    -13.59    155,762    180,266      1.94     858,843     842,528          5,514
 VII           9.30   2,832   2,591     20.84    270,978    224,252     25.79   1,164,121     925,472          4,296
VIII         -32.26     525     775     25.23     73,532     58,716    107.36     502,509     242,332          6,834
  IX         -18.31     406     497    174.08     84,166     30,708    217.32     358,320     112,922          4,257
   X         -32.50     538     797    -22.82     50,768     65,782    -15.16     201,639     237,675          3,972
  XI          34.89   2,200   1,631     68.98    245,156    145,078     99.58   1,033,924     518,058          4,217
 XII         140.74     520     216    138.52     63,511     26,627     64.13     313,437     190,966          4,935
Caraga       -30.81     575     831    -22.85     56,263     72,930    -16.60     252,000     302,172          4,479
ARMM         -39.30     139     229     -4.76      8,438      8,860     20.76      36,016      29,825          4,268

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Table A.  (continued)

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Region                Number        |          Floor Area           |              Value              | Average Cost
            Percent |       |       | Percent |          |          | Percent |           |           |    Per Floor
             Change |  2003 |  2002 |  Change |     2003 |     2002 |  Change |      2003 |      2002 |         2003
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Philippines   -5.96  16,956  18,030     10.20  2,130,013  1,932,910      1.46  10,550,673  10,398,367          4,953

NCR          -22.10   1,738   2,231     36.11    636,002    467,270     -1.30   3,733,770   3,782,837          5,871
CAR          -18.41     164     201    -13.65     27,001     31,269    -15.73     160,791     190,804          5,955
   I         -29.01   1,324   1,865    -15.07    135,004    158,959     -2.06     646,521     660,102          4,789
  II          11.35     422     379     20.60     48,180     39,950     19.00     193,706     162,780          4,020
 III          47.14   1,545   1,050     23.35    169,758    137,623     28.23     862,900     672,944          5,083
  IV         -15.59   4,763   5,643     -0.89    489,642    494,047     -9.49   2,357,919   2,605,047          4,816
   V          39.74     749     536     36.77     71,459     52,246     22.27     292,296     239,062          4,090
  VI         -11.22     870     980    -10.71    123,281    138,063      0.77     646,440     641,483          5,244
 VII           7.79   2,117   1,964      1.71    172,347    169,449     11.75     672,902     602,148          3,904
VIII         -31.33     399     581    -14.47     40,370     47,200     -9.83     167,230     185,455          4,142
  IX          -1.23     240     243     31.29     28,040     21,358     94.66     142,556      73,235          5,084
   X         -26.43     359     488     -9.17     34,996     38,528     -3.45     116,559     120,729          3,331
  XI          39.57   1,506   1,079     14.62     93,618     81,674     21.75     342,422     281,244          3,658
 XII          91.77     303     158     75.79     23,696     13,480     90.94      86,868      45,494          3,666
Caraga       -16.51     354     424     -9.07     31,207     34,319     -1.45     110,891     112,525          3,553
ARMM         -50.48     103     208    -27.60      5,412      7,475    -24.81      16,902      22,478          3,123

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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 |  2003 |  2002 |  Change |     2003 |     2002 |  Change |      2003 |      2002 |         2003
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Philippines    5.61   2,577   2,440     16.67  1,432,283  1,227,584     41.20   9,838,431   6,967,555          6,869

NCR           -1.11     445     450     33.87    538,392    402,176     50.08   4,798,714   3,197,448          8,913
CAR           67.74      52      31      2.62     44,544     43,407     95.60     666,287     340,637         14,958
   I         -20.90     140     177    -15.94     47,427     56,423     -3.02     252,000     259,846          5,313
  II         -30.00      35      50    -69.71      7,329     24,200    -65.53      36,828     106,836          5,025
 III         -10.69     351     393    -25.96    123,875    167,301    -25.26     542,604     725,999          4,380
  IV          -4.99     495     521    -23.04    219,554    285,287      0.45   1,247,673   1,242,087          5,683
   V          74.51      89      51     13.82     18,108     15,910      1.87     110,900     108,866          6,124
  VI          51.58     144      95    -20.45     31,182     39,200     12.99     172,727     152,873          5,539
 VII          14.15     234     205     84.78     95,534     51,702    110.38     437,783     208,094          4,582
VIII          31.91      62      47    221.89     31,175      9,685    617.50     310,419      43,264          9,957
  IX         137.50      95      40    478.16     50,606      8,753    614.89     191,247      26,752          3,779
   X         -50.59      42      85    -17.83     15,381     18,719     -3.73      73,607      76,462          4,786
  XI          37.87     233     169    173.55    145,364     53,140    260.97     636,374     176,294          4,378
 XII         110.34      61      29    201.11     39,087     12,981     59.08     214,866     135,064          5,497
Caraga       -11.24      79      89    -42.15     21,886     37,832    -20.96     130,589     165,209          5,967
ARMM         150.00      20       8    227.07      2,839        868    766.94      15,813       1,824          5,570

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


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