Table 7. Percentage Distribution of Total Family Expenditures by Major Expenditure Group: 2000 and 2003

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   Expenditure Group                                       2000   |         2003
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Total  Family Expenditures (p1,000)               1,791,132,882    2,023,353,939

  In percent                                              100.0            100.0
  Food                                                     43.6             42.8
   Food consumed at home                                   38.6             37.5
      Cereals and cereals preparations                     11.9             11.0
      Roots and tubers                                      0.6              0.6
      Fruits and vegetables                                 4.4              4.3
      Meat and meat preparations                            7.0              6.7
      Dairy products and eggs                               3.0              3.2
      Fish and marine products                              5.7              5.5
      Coffee, cocoa and tea                                 1.0              1.0
      Non- alcoholic beverages                              1.4              1.5
      Food not elsewhere classified                         3.6              3.8
   Food regularly consumed outside the  home                5.0              5.3
  Alcoholic beverages                                       0.7              0.7
  Tobacco                                                   1.1              1.1
  Fuel, light and water                                     6.3              6.5
  Transportation and communication                          6.8              7.4
  Household operations                                      2.3              2.2
  Personal care and effects                                 3.6              3.9
  Clothing, footwear and other wear                         2.7              2.9
  Education                                                 4.2              4.0
  Recreation                                                0.5              0.5
  Medical care                                              1.9              2.2
  Non- durable furnishings                                  0.2              0.2
  Durable furniture and equipment                           2.5              2.7
  Rent/rental value of dwelling unit                       14.3             13.3
  House maintenance and minor repairs                       0.9              0.7
  Taxes paid                                                2.2              2.2
  Miscellaneous expenditures                                3.3              3.7
     special occasions of the family                        2.4              2.5
     gifts and contributions to others                      0.9              1.2
  Other expenditures                                        2.9              2.9
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Notes:    1/  In 2000, Basilan including Isabela City was under Region IX.
          2/  In 2000, Marawi City is a part of Region XII.
          3/  Basilan province (excluding Isabela City), which was part of Region IX in 2000,
              has been transferred to  ARMM under EO 36.

Source:   2003 Family Income and Expenditure Survey Final Results
          Income and Employment Statistics Division
          Household Statistics Department
          National Statistics Office
          Republic of the Philippines

Page last updated:  February 4, 2005
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