Table 5. Number of Industrial Building Construction Started, Floor Area and Value of Construction,
         by Type of Building, by Region and Province:  Third Quarter, 2004

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                                              TOTAL              |             FACTORY            |    REPAIR SHOP/MACHINE SHOP
Region, Province,                Number | Floor Area |    Value  | Number | Floor Area |    Value | Number | Floor Area |    Value
  City, and Municipality                |    (sq.m.) |  (P1,000) |        |    (sq.m.) | (P1,000) |        |    (sq.m.) | (P1,000)
                                    (1) |        (2) |       (3) |    (4) |        (5) |      (6) |    (7) |        (8) |      (9)
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Philippines                         317      314,146   1,573,335       55       45,518    552,119       27        7,140     19,212

National Capital Region              41      108,283     421,322        8        5,253     36,576        5        2,988      5,756

First District                        7          858       7,439        3          400      3,540        0            0          0
Second District                      15       29,824     133,196        2        2,130     16,933        3        2,800      5,244
Third District                        7        9,888      37,797        0            0          0        1           98        299
Fourth District                      12       67,713     242,890        3        2,723     16,103        1           90        213

Region I - Ilocos Region              7        3,447      17,210        1           47        154        0            0          0

Ilocos Norte                          2           35          95        0            0          0        0            0          0
La Union                              2        1,828      12,244        0            0          0        0            0          0
Pangasinan                            3        1,584       4,871        1           47        154        0            0          0

Region II - Cagayan Valley            2          742       1,936        0            0          0        2          742      1,936

Isabela                               2          742       1,936        0            0          0        2          742      1,936

Region III - Central Luzon           56       42,488     168,528       11        4,757     59,782        0            0          0

Bataan                                6        5,520      16,401        1          269        270        0            0          0
Bulacan                              20       21,885      56,322        2        1,185      5,505        0            0          0
Nueva Ecija                           7        3,193       9,823        0            0          0        0            0          0
Pampanga                             16        9,369      73,720        5        2,738     48,910        0            0          0
Tarlac                                6        2,447      12,012        2          491      4,847        0            0          0
Aurora                                1           74         250        1           74        250        0            0          0

Region IVA - Calabarzon              62       56,475     441,563       17       24,313    345,245        4          900      5,285

Batangas                             18       17,180      50,980        2          695      2,582        2          442      3,345
Cavite                               14       12,547      33,801        2          876      7,215        2          458      1,940
Laguna                               26       24,816     342,024       13       22,742    335,448        0            0          0
Quezon                                2        1,050      12,889        0            0          0        0            0          0
Rizal                                 2          882       1,869        0            0          0        0            0          0

Region IVB - Mimaropa                 8        2,155       6,038        0            0          0        0            0          0

Occidental Mindoro                    2          499       1,598        0            0          0        0            0          0
Oriental Mindoro                      3          846       2,268        0            0          0        0            0          0
Palawan                               3          810       2,172        0            0          0        0            0          0

Region V - bicol                      9        7,504      68,063        2        2,333     51,880        1          352      1,200

Albay                                 1        2,310      51,830        1        2,310     51,830        0            0          0
Camarines Norte                       1          352       1,200        0            0          0        1          352      1,200
Camarines Sur                         6        4,602      14,667        1           23         50        0            0          0
Catanduanes                           1          240         366        0            0          0        0            0          0

Region VI - Western Visayas          12        3,719      22,337        2          544     13,331        0            0          0

Capiz                                 4        1,022       2,914        0            0          0        0            0          0
Negros Occidental                     8        2,697      19,423        2          544     13,331        0            0          0

Region VII - Central Visayas         33       21,288      86,335        3        1,209      6,838        5          537        865

Bohol                                 2        1,033       3,104        0            0          0        1           33         83
Cebu                                 27       19,821      82,327        3        1,209      6,838        2          325        423
Negros Oriental                       4          434         904        0            0          0        2          179        359

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas         4          423       1,042        0            0          0        2           95        214

Leyte                                 2          155         464        0            0          0        1           55        174
Samar (Western Samar)                 1          228         538        0            0          0        0            0          0
Biliran                               1           40          40        0            0          0        1           40         40

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Table 5.  (continued)

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                                              TOTAL              |             FACTORY            |    REPAIR SHOP/MACHINE SHOP
Region, Province,                Number | Floor Area |    Value  | Number | Floor Area |    Value | Number | Floor Area |    Value
  City, and Municipality                |    (sq.m.) |  (P1,000) |        |    (sq.m.) | (P1,000) |        |    (sq.m.) | (P1,000)
                                    (1) |        (2) |       (3) |    (4) |        (5) |      (6) |    (7) |        (8) |      (9)
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Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       5        3,166      15,890        0            0          0        0            0          0

Zamboanga del Sur                     5        3,166      15,890        0            0          0        0            0          0

Region X - Northern Mindanao         29       43,237     238,735        4          735      3,096        1           26         61

Bukidnon                             13        3,785      16,861        3          668      2,471        0            0          0
Lanao del Norte                       1          241         858        0            0          0        0            0          0
Misamis Oriental                     15       39,211     221,016        1           67        625        1           26         61

Region XI - Davao Region             31       12,425      27,523        4        2,358      5,867        5        1,155      1,668

Davao del Norte                       5        2,376       5,143        1           40        407        3          736        763
Davao del Sur                        21        9,370      21,109        3        2,318      5,460        0            0          0
Compostela Valley                     5          679       1,271        0            0          0        2          419        905

Region XII - Soccsksargen            11        6,882      42,543        2        3,594     28,188        2          345      2,227

South Cotabato                       10        6,823      42,463        2        3,594     28,188        2          345      2,227
Saranggani                            1           59          80        0            0          0        0            0          0

Region XIII - Caraga                  7        1,912      14,270        1          375      1,162        0            0          0

Agusan del Norte                      5        1,012       3,552        1          375      1,162        0            0          0
Surigao del Norte                     2          900      10,718        0            0          0        0            0          0

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Table 5.  (continued)

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                                             REFINERY            |        PRINTING PRESS          |            OTHERS
Region, Province,                Number | Floor Area |     Value | Number | Floor Area |    Value | Number | Floor Area |    Value
  City, and Municipality                |    (sq.m.) |  (P1,000) |        |    (sq.m.) | (P1,000) |        |    (sq.m.) | (P1,000)
                                   (10) |       (11) |      (12) |   (13) |       (14) |     (15) |   (16) |       (17) |     (18)
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Philippines                           1        1,320       8,244        5        8,151     20,519      229      252,017    973,241

National Capital Region               0            0           0        1        6,900     14,500       27       93,142    364,490

First District                        0            0           0        0            0          0        4          458      3,899
Second District                       0            0           0        1        6,900     14,500        9       17,994     96,519
Third District                        0            0           0        0            0          0        6        9,790     37,498
Fourth District                       0            0           0        0            0          0        8       64,900    226,574

Region I - Ilocos region              0            0           0        0            0          0        6        3,400     17,056

Ilocos Norte                          0            0           0        0            0          0        2           35         95
La Union                              0            0           0        0            0          0        2        1,828     12,244
Pangasinan                            0            0           0        0            0          0        2        1,537      4,717

Region III - Central Luzon            0            0           0        2          898      3,777       43       36,833    104,969

Bataan                                0            0           0        0            0          0        5        5,251     16,131
Bulacan                               0            0           0        0            0          0       18       20,700     50,817
Nueva ecija                           0            0           0        0            0          0        7        3,193      9,823
Pampanga                              0            0           0        2          898      3,777        9        5,733     21,033
Tarlac                                0            0           0        0            0          0        4        1,956      7,165

Region IVA - Calabarzon               0            0           0        0            0          0       41       31,262     91,033

Batangas                              0            0           0        0            0          0       14       16,043     45,053
Cavite                                0            0           0        0            0          0       10       11,213     24,646
Laguna                                0            0           0        0            0          0       13        2,074      6,576
Quezon                                0            0           0        0            0          0        2        1,050     12,889
Rizal                                 0            0           0        0            0          0        2          882      1,869

Region IV - Mimaropa                  0            0           0        0            0          0        8        2,155      6,038

Occidental Mindoro                    0            0           0        0            0          0        2          499      1,598
Oriental Mindoro                      0            0           0        0            0          0        3          846      2,268
Palawan                               0            0           0        0            0          0        3          810      2,172

Region V - Bicol                      0            0           0        0            0          0        6        4,819     14,983

Camarines Sur                         0            0           0        0            0          0        5        4,579     14,617
Catanduanes                           0            0           0        0            0          0        1          240        366

Region VI - Western Visayas           0            0           0        0            0          0       10        3,175      9,006

Capiz                                 0            0           0        0            0          0        4        1,022      2,914
Negros Occidental                     0            0           0        0            0          0        6        2,153      6,092

Region VII - Central Visayas          0            0           0        1          294      2,162       24       19,248     76,470

Bohol                                 0            0           0        0            0          0        1        1,000      3,021
Cebu                                  0            0           0        1          294      2,162       21       17,993     72,904
Negros Oriental                       0            0           0        0            0          0        2          255        545

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas         0            0           0        0            0          0        2          328        828

Leyte                                 0            0           0        0            0          0        1          100        290
Samar (Western Samar)                 0            0           0        0            0          0        1          228        538

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       0            0           0        0            0          0        5        3,166     15,890

Zamboanga del sur                     0            0           0        0            0          0        5        3,166     15,890

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Table 5.  (concluded)

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                                             REFINERY            |        PRINTING PRESS          |            OTHERS
Region, Province,                Number | Floor Area |     Value | Number | Floor Area |    Value | Number | Floor Area |    Value
  City, and Municipality                |    (sq.m.) |  (P1,000) |        |    (sq.m.) | (P1,000) |        |    (sq.m.) | (P1,000)
                                   (10) |       (11) |      (12) |   (13) |       (14) |     (15) |   (16) |       (17) |     (18)
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Region X - Northern Mindanao          1        1,320       8,244        0            0         0        23       41,156    227,334

Bukidnon                              1        1,320       8,244        0            0         0         9        1,797      6,146
Lanao del Norte                       0            0           0        0            0         0         1          241        858
Misamis Oriental                      0            0           0        0            0         0        13       39,118    220,330

Region XI - Davao Region              0            0           0        0            0         0        22        8,912     19,988

Davao del Norte                       0            0           0        0            0         0         1        1,600      3,973
Davao del Sur                         0            0           0        0            0         0        18        7,052     15,649
Compostela Valley                     0            0           0        0            0         0         3          260        366

Region XII - Soccsksargen             0            0           0        1           59        80         6        2,884     12,048

South Cotabato                        0            0           0        0            0         0         6        2,884     12,048
Saranggani                            0            0           0        1           59        80         0            0          0

Region XIII - Caraga                  0            0           0        0            0         0         6        1,537     13,108

Agusan del Norte                      0            0           0        0            0         0         4          637      2,390
Surigao del Norte                     0            0           0        0            0         0         2          900     10,718

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

Page last updated:  January 28, 2005
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