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

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Region                Number        |   Floor Area(per square meter)|    Value(in thousand pesos)     |  Average Cost Per Square Meter
            Percent |       |       | Percent |          |          | Percent |           |           | Percent |           |           
             Change |  2003 |  2002 |  Change |     2003 |     2002 |  Change |      2003 |      2002 |  Change |      2003 |      2002 
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Philippines   17.51  22,536  19,178     24.37  3,188,594  2,563,700     26.35  19,077,850  15,099,796      1.58       5,983       5,890

NCR           26.27   3,413   2,703     50.87    854,029    566,066     52.68   6,893,775   4,515,116      1.20       8,072       7,976
CAR           13.19     266     235     32.43     54,184     40,916      5.47     340,021     322,377    -20.35       6,275       7,879
   I          11.65   1,648   1,476     10.41    177,885    161,116     12.57     859,457     763,494      1.96       4,832       4,739
  II           3.16     490     475     20.89     67,226     55,609     30.59     335,275     256,730      8.03       4,987       4,617
 III          44.60   2,263   1,565     49.02    328,623    220,524     42.05   1,811,185   1,275,027     -4.68       5,511       5,782
IV-A          -5.07   4,359   4,592    -11.77    613,827    695,685     -8.37   3,834,381   4,184,629      3.85       6,247       6,015
IV-B          17.31     366     312     14.52     43,620     38,090      0.72     225,193     223,582    -12.05       5,163       5,870
   V          15.60     756     654     -3.27     84,924     87,794     -4.64     430,485     451,426     -1.42       5,069       5,142
  VI           4.61     953     911     15.12    171,460    148,943     29.45     918,220     709,305     12.45       5,355       4,762
 VII          46.43   2,567   1,753     53.68    264,161    171,885     70.90   1,278,839     748,279     11.20       4,841       4,353
VIII          -7.06     500     538     -2.26     58,540     59,896     -1.43     275,739     279,726      0.86       4,710       4,670
  IX          26.12     507     402    142.83     49,250     20,282    185.78     201,855      70,633     17.69       4,099       3,483
   X          23.23   1,098     891     62.89    104,575     64,198     15.02     378,392     328,977    -29.39       3,618       5,124
  XI          25.11   1,973   1,577     29.87    164,719    126,836     10.35     619,019     560,941    -15.03       3,758       4,423
 XII         -10.05     492     547      1.03     61,920     61,291     37.80     294,805     213,931     36.40       4,761       3,490
Caraga        61.33     876     543    100.27     88,710     44,296     94.70     378,285     194,291     -2.78       4,264       4,386
ARMM         125.00       9       4    244.69        941        273    119.52       2,924       1,332    -36.31       3,107       4,879

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Table A.  (continued)

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Region                Number        |   Floor Area(per square meter)|    Value(in thousand pesos)     |  Average Cost Per Square Meter
            Percent |       |       | Percent |          |          | Percent |           |           | Percent |           |           
             Change |  2003 |  2002 |  Change |     2003 |     2002 |  Change |      2003 |      2002 |  Change |      2003 |      2002 
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Philippines   16.52  15,050  12,916     29.94  1,871,194  1,440,074     34.22   9,968,824   7,427,154      3.30       5,328       5,157

NCR           13.86   1,610   1,414     50.28    459,397    305,685     67.33   3,354,803   2,004,903     11.34       7,303       6,559
CAR           -2.19     179     183     -2.26     31,021     31,739     -2.55     163,695     167,986     -0.30       5,277       5,293
   I          11.70   1,356   1,214     21.87    139,977    114,853     25.66     617,099     491,097      3.10       4,409       4,276
  II           1.47     415     409     27.36     47,186     37,049     28.02     212,734     166,171      0.52       4,508       4,485
 III          41.60   1,484   1,048     50.62    162,203    107,689     39.65     814,866     583,486     -7.28       5,024       5,418
IV-A          -4.81   3,204   3,366      5.22    352,575    335,099      1.98   1,953,037   1,915,145     -3.08       5,539       5,715
IV-B          25.25     248     198     -1.52     24,859     25,243    -19.88     106,129     132,456    -18.64       4,269       5,247
   V          15.46     575     498     27.79     60,622     47,440     31.57     269,335     204,714      2.96       4,443       4,315
  VI           0.00     707     707     18.71    114,118     96,133     29.99     591,457     454,990      9.51       5,183       4,733
 VII          62.48   1,745   1,074     59.13    178,486    112,162     74.39     781,943     448,384      9.59       4,381       3,998
VIII           7.91     382     354     33.01     46,196     34,732     24.05     196,933     158,754     -6.73       4,263       4,571
  IX          -0.39     257     258     44.00     28,337     19,679     63.18     110,224      67,549     13.32       3,890       3,433
   X          24.71     641     514     30.07     58,518     44,988     40.42     205,867     146,603      7.96       3,518       3,259
  XI          40.95   1,418   1,006     31.65     99,052     75,238     13.22     348,683     307,957    -14.00       3,520       4,093
 XII           2.32     353     345    -23.10     21,161     27,516    -13.21      77,299      89,069     12.85       3,653       3,237
Caraga        44.92     471     325     90.39     46,980     24,676     88.10     163,287      86,808     -1.20       3,476       3,518
ARMM          66.67       5       3    230.72        506        153     32.44       1,433       1,082    -59.95       2,832       7,072

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Table A.  (continued)

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Region                Number        |   Floor Area(per square meter)|    Value(in thousand pesos)     |  Average Cost Per Square Meter
            Percent |       |       | Percent |          |          | Percent |           |           | Percent |           |           
             Change |  2003 |  2002 |  Change |     2003 |     2002 |  Change |      2003 |      2002 |  Change |      2003 |      2002 
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Philippines   27.99   2,972   2,322     15.98  1,144,333    986,662     18.33   6,947,214   5,871,250      2.02       6,071       5,951

NCR           43.30     556     388     55.78    339,907    218,203     45.51   2,455,297   1,687,353     -6.59       7,223       7,733
CAR          182.35      48      17    112.35     15,599      7,346     58.99      78,119      49,133    -25.12       5,008       6,688
   I           8.44     167     154    -19.98     33,639     42,039    -17.74     186,899     227,203      2.80       5,556       5,405
  II          22.22      55      45     19.18     18,662     15,659     44.78     115,007      79,438     21.48       6,163       5,073
 III          95.00     546     280     35.97    139,122    102,319     40.85     800,377     568,231      3.59       5,753       5,554
IV-A         -19.09     462     571    -31.59    214,441    313,470    -22.49   1,500,137   1,935,457     13.30       6,996       6,174
IV-B          21.88      78      64     40.08     17,322     12,366     27.81     112,988      88,406     -8.76       6,523       7,149
   V          21.74      84      69    -39.38     22,924     37,817    -42.10     117,138     202,322     -4.49       5,110       5,350
  VI          27.36     135     106      2.11     51,178     50,122     10.40     230,711     208,969      8.13       4,508       4,169
 VII          41.95     247     174     51.59     82,566     54,467    105.71     449,486     218,500     35.71       5,444       4,012
VIII         -27.40      53      73    -43.87     10,771     19,188    -32.06      55,559      81,776     21.03       5,158       4,262
  IX       7,300.00      74       1  3,543.75     15,158        416 11,677.72      69,253         588    223.23       4,569       1,413
   X          31.40     113      86    139.85     43,995     18,343     21.58     140,876     115,868    -49.31       3,202       6,317
  XI          -2.88     135     139     43.22     63,112     44,068     21.87     249,508     204,727    -14.90       3,953       4,646
 XII          18.52      96      81     19.90     38,800     32,361     81.72     195,697     107,689     51.57       5,044       3,328
Caraga        65.75     121      73    101.04     36,907     18,358     98.34     189,102      95,340     -1.34       5,124       5,193
ARMM         100.00       2       1     91.67        230        120    324.00       1,060         250    121.22       4,609       2,083

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Table A.  (concluded)

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Region                Number        |   Floor Area(per square meter)|    Value(in thousand pesos)     |  Average Cost Per Square Meter
            Percent |       |       | Percent |          |          | Percent |           |           | Percent |           |           
             Change |  2003 |  2002 |  Change |     2003 |     2002 |  Change |      2003 |      2002 |  Change |      2003 |      2002 
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Philippines   14.57   4,514   3,940     26.36    173,067    136,964     20.01   2,161,812   1,801,392     -5.03      12,491      13,152

NCR           38.40   1,247     901     29.75     54,725     42,178     31.70   1,083,675     822,860      1.50      19,802      19,509
CAR           11.43      39      35    313.11      7,564      1,831     -6.70      98,207     105,258    -77.41      12,983      57,487
   I          15.74     125     108      1.07      4,269      4,224     22.71      55,459      45,194     21.42      12,991      10,699
  II          -4.76      20      21    -52.50      1,378      2,901    -32.25       7,534      11,121     42.62       5,467       3,834
 III          -1.69     233     237    159.59     27,298     10,516     58.90     195,942     123,310    -38.79       7,178      11,726
IV-A           5.80     693     655     -0.65     46,811     47,116     14.12     381,207     334,027     14.87       8,144       7,089
IV-B         -20.00      40      50    199.17      1,439        481    123.38       6,076       2,720    -25.33       4,222       5,655
   V          11.49      97      87    -45.68      1,378      2,537     -0.85      44,012      44,390     82.54      31,939      17,497
  VI          13.27     111      98    129.32      6,164      2,688    111.82      96,052      45,346     -7.63      15,583      16,870
 VII          13.86     575     505    -40.85      3,109      5,256    -41.75      47,410      81,395     -1.53      15,249      15,486
VIII         -41.44      65     111    -73.68      1,573      5,976    -40.69      23,247      39,196    125.32      14,779       6,559
  IX          23.08     176     143  2,977.54      5,755        187    796.55      22,378       2,496    -70.87       3,888      13,348
   X          18.21     344     291    137.83      2,062        867    -52.41      31,649      66,506    -79.99      15,349      76,708
  XI          -2.78     420     432    -66.07      2,555      7,530    -56.84      20,828      48,257     27.20       8,152       6,409
 XII         -64.46      43     121     38.54      1,959      1,414     27.00      21,809      17,173     -8.33      11,133      12,145
Caraga            -       2       -         -        205          -         -         431           -         -       2,102           -
ARMM          95.86     284     145    282.17      4,823      1,262    113.26      25,896      12,143    -44.20       5,369       9,622

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

Page last updated:  February 23, 2004
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