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

===================================================================
        REGION             EXPENDITURES (IN P1,000)  | GROWTH RATE
                             1997            2000    | 1997 - 2000
-------------------------------------------------------------------

PHILIPPINES            1,412,677,414   1,476,923,300        4.5

   NCR                   433,934,597     440,693,253        1.6
    CAR                   22,516,122      25,021,666       11.1
   ILOCOS                 64,807,393      63,328,808       -2.3
   CAGAYAN VALLEY         40,250,654      40,746,441        1.2
   CENTRAL LUZON         151,581,260     149,101,984       -1.6
   SOUTHERN TAGALOG      201,585,986     249,535,283       23.8
   BICOL                  64,926,217      68,313,668        5.2
   WESTERN VISAYAS        98,262,916      95,550,279       -2.8
   CENTRAL VISAYAS        72,780,538      72,264,039       -0.7
   EASTERN VISAYAS        39,851,600      43,502,259        9.2
   WESTERN MINDANAO       37,556,427      34,681,610       -7.7
   NORTHERN MINDANAO      40,516,238      37,065,819       -8.5
   SOUTHERN MINDANAO      67,790,223      79,719,181       17.6
   CENTRAL MINDANAO       30,801,708      32,406,707        5.2
   ARMM                   20,491,458      20,041,837       -2.2
   CARAGA                 25,024,077      24,300,913       -2.9

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