TABLE 2C.  TOTAL FAMILY EXPENDITURES AND GROWTH RATE AT CURRENT PRICES,
           BY REGION: 1997 AND 2000

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         REGION          EXPENDITURES (In P1,000)   | GROWTH RATE
                             1997           2000    | 1997 -  2000
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PHILIPPINES            1,412,677,414  1,801,846,426       27.5

   NCR                   433,934,597    534,560,916       23.2
   CAR                    22,516,122     30,351,281       34.8
   ILOCOS                 64,807,393     77,324,474       19.3
   CAGAYAN VALLEY         40,250,654     50,240,362       24.8
   CENTRAL LUZON         151,581,260    182,053,523       20.1
   SOUTHERN TAGALOG      201,585,986    307,177,933       52.4
   BICOL                  64,926,217     84,777,262       30.6
   WESTERN VISAYAS        98,262,916    114,755,885       16.8
   CENTRAL VISAYAS        72,780,538     92,425,706       27.0
   EASTERN VISAYAS        39,851,600     53,116,258       33.3
   WESTERN MINDANAO       37,556,427     41,930,067       11.6
   NORTHERN MINDANAO      40,516,238     45,257,365       11.7
   SOUTHERN MINDANAO      67,790,223     93,829,476       38.4
   CENTRAL MINDANAO       30,801,708     38,434,355       24.8
   ARMM                   20,491,458     26,134,556       27.5
   CARAGA                 25,024,077     29,477,008       17.8

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Source:  Final Results 2000 Family Income and Expenditures Survey
         Income and Employment Statistics Division
         Household Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines