Table 10.  Number and Percentage of Households by Primary Cooking Fuel,
           Philippines:  October 2003 to September 2004	 
           (Number in thousands)

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                         |            |    Primary Cooking Fuel in October 2003 to September 2004
Primary Cooking Fuel     |      Total |---------------------------------------------------------------
  in September 2004      | Households | Electricity|    LPG | Kerosene | Fuelwood | Charcoal | Others
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Total Households               16,195           215   7,020       761      6,776       1,093      330
Percent                         100.0         100.0   100.0       100.0     100.0      100.0    100.0

   Electricity                    217          96.9     0.1         0.2       0.1        -        -
   LPG                          6,859           0.9    96.8         0.8       0.6        1.4      0.7
   Kerosene                       770           0.9     0.2        97.7       0.1        0.1      -
   Fuelwood                     6,850           0.9     1.7         0.7      99.0        1.3      0.2
   Charcoal                     1,161           0.4     1.2         0.5       0.2       97.0      -
   Others                         338           -       0.1         -         0.0        0.1     99.1

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Notes:   1.  Estimates are preliminary results and are subject to change.
         2.  Details may not add up to total due to rounding.
         3.  Excludes those households who did not cook anytime during the month of September 2004.

Source:  National Statistics Office
         Department of Energy
         2004 Household Energy Consumption Survey

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