Table A. Comparative Summary Statistics on Building Construction:  First Quarters 2006 and 2005

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Region                  Number        |  Floor Area(per square meter) |    Value(in thousand pesos)     |  Average Cost Per Square Meter
              Percent |       |       | Percent |          |          | Percent |           |           | Percent |           |
               Change |  2006 |  2005 |  Change |     2006 |     2005 |  Change |      2006 |      2005 |  Change |      2006 |      2005
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Philippines     -5.45  23,877  25,252     21.53  3,656,921  3,009,046     35.47  24,947,549  18,416,025     11.47       6,822       6,120

NCR             23.44   3,786   3,067     77.22  1,097,120    619,089     97.02   9,556,042   4,850,404     11.17       8,710       7,835
CAR             -4.66     225     236      4.89     50,679     48,317      6.06     331,775     312,825      1.11       6,547       6,474
Region 1        26.15   2,147   1,702     45.64    235,148    161,463     60.34   1,444,309     900,756     10.10       6,142       5,579
Region 2         4.22     420     403     19.92     63,957     53,333     22.40     375,952     307,159      2.07       5,878       5,759
Region 3        28.15   3,077   2,401     52.20    450,328    295,883     43.82   2,534,627   1,762,385     -5.51       5,628       5,956
Region 4A       -2.72   4,979   5,118     -7.49    581,403    628,452     10.20   4,183,652   3,796,558     19.11       7,196       6,041
Region 4B      -80.67     236   1,221    -47.91     47,622     91,430      8.57     527,735     486,080    108.44      11,082       5,316
Region 5        -2.96     525     541    -22.69     79,992    103,475    -14.66     465,726     545,750     10.39       5,822       5,274
Region 6       -33.19     908   1,359    -19.64    170,291    211,919     -4.33   1,180,378   1,233,827     19.05       6,932       5,822
Region 7       -29.63   2,579   3,665      1.72    350,563    344,646      0.63   1,827,232   1,815,823     -1.07       5,212       5,269
Region 8         5.67     596     564     10.67     64,301     58,104     18.04     409,408     346,847      6.66       6,367       5,969
Region 9       -43.30     182     321    -62.39     11,839     31,480    -72.41      45,660     165,466    -26.63       3,857       5,256
Region 10      -30.03     911   1,302     25.94    132,145    104,923    -18.78     545,794     671,968    -35.51       4,130       6,404
Region 11        6.41   2,140   2,011     31.99    211,079    159,916     24.86   1,001,822     802,350     -5.40       4,746       5,017
Region 12       14.43     563     492     45.52     60,276     41,422     57.74     296,302     187,837      8.40       4,916       4,535
CARAGA         -27.59     559     772    -11.81     47,777     54,178     -4.60     215,934     226,340      8.18       4,520       4,178
ARMM           -42.86      44      77    136.32      2,401      1,016     42.49       5,201       3,650    -39.70       2,166       3,593

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Table A.  (continued)

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Region                  Number        |  Floor Area(per square meter) |    Value(in thousand pesos)     |  Average Cost Per Square Meter
              Percent |       |       | Percent |          |          | Percent |           |           | Percent |           |
               Change |  2006 |  2005 |  Change |     2006 |     2005 |  Change |      2006 |      2005 |  Change |      2006 |      2005
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Philippines     -9.24  16,717  18,419      6.03  2,096,217  1,976,930     16.63  13,054,534  11,193,158      9.99       6,228       5,662

NCR             17.58   1,960   1,667     27.08    473,479    372,582     52.11   3,858,592   2,536,748     19.69       8,149       6,809
CAR             -5.35     177     187     -7.22     35,144     37,877    -10.26     214,469     238,996     -3.28       6,103       6,310
Region 1        16.75   1,729   1,481     36.84    179,216    130,963     65.12   1,085,537     657,431     20.66       6,057       5,020
Region 2        -5.81     324     344    -16.01     36,764     43,774    -14.58     196,864     230,456      1.71       5,355       5,265
Region 3        33.77   2,373   1,774     45.29    286,428    197,146     45.41   1,669,337   1,147,983      0.09       5,828       5,823
Region 4A       -2.76   4,020   4,134    -12.64    398,064    455,677     -4.75   2,678,174   2,811,605      9.04       6,728       6,170
Region 4B      -85.94     148   1,053    -64.09     20,285     56,489    -56.81     122,043     282,587     20.27       6,016       5,003
Region 5        -6.90     351     377    -15.93     57,624     68,545    -10.16     298,529     332,297      6.86       5,181       4,848
Region 6       -34.85     660   1,013    -20.67     95,741    120,691     -6.96     621,192     667,665     17.29       6,488       5,532
Region 7       -39.03   1,764   2,893      8.01    199,169    184,398      2.44     931,633     909,477     -5.16       4,678       4,932
Region 8        24.31     404     325     -2.34     38,199     39,116      6.16     206,552     194,565      8.71       5,407       4,974
Region 9       -39.74      94     156    -56.32      8,077     18,491    -61.05      32,314      82,973    -10.84       4,001       4,487
Region 10      -20.30     589     739     38.24    110,276     79,774     27.12     441,047     346,955     -8.04       3,999       4,349
Region 11       -1.69   1,453   1,478     -8.90     99,244    108,936     -9.79     467,352     518,095     -0.98       4,709       4,756
Region 12        7.65     366     340     27.68     29,376     23,008     26.03     114,230      90,634     -1.29       3,889       3,939
CARAGA         -34.01     293     444    -26.09     28,837     39,014    -19.04     116,058     143,352      9.53       4,025       3,674
ARMM             0.00      12      14      0.00        294        449      0.00         611       1,339      0.00       2,078           0

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Table A.  (continued)

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Region                  Number        |  Floor Area(per square meter) |    Value(in thousand pesos)     |  Average Cost Per Square Meter
              Percent |       |       | Percent |          |          | Percent |           |           | Percent |           |
               Change |  2006 |  2005 |  Change |     2006 |     2005 |  Change |      2006 |      2005 |  Change |      2006 |      2005
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Philippines     17.83   2,961   2,513     46.06  1,366,113    935,301     85.26  10,183,300   5,496,666     26.84       7,454       5,877

NCR            264.31     980     269    151.91    543,835    215,884    240.34   5,046,985   1,482,937     35.10       9,280       6,869
CAR             -2.94      33      34     39.71     14,586     10,440     53.52     103,713      67,555      9.89       7,110       6,471
Region 1        33.33     148     111     91.94     49,811     25,951     55.93     277,978     178,267    -18.76       5,581       6,869
Region 2       -11.76      45      51    202.47     26,578      8,787    142.27     174,118      71,870    -19.90       6,551       8,179
Region 3       -12.99     355     408     69.57    153,666     90,619     61.15     749,614     465,179     -4.97       4,878       5,133
Region 4A       -7.52     332     359      1.83    141,203    138,659     67.43   1,131,629     675,901     64.41       8,014       4,875
Region 4B      -49.23      66     130    -21.34     26,816     34,090    105.06     398,744     194,453    160.68      14,870       5,704
Region 5        -4.49      85      89    -34.58     21,803     33,329    -25.37     133,955     179,489     14.08       6,144       5,385
Region 6       -17.04     112     135    -17.42     72,425     87,703      3.77     499,782     481,645     25.65       6,901       5,492
Region 7       -14.39     232     271     -9.25    142,501    157,032     -2.45     807,637     827,921      7.50       5,668       5,272
Region 8       -26.14      65      88     30.64     22,873     17,508     49.13     150,909     101,195     14.15       6,598       5,780
Region 9       -76.56      15      64    -80.85      2,384     12,452    -84.88       9,439      62,421    -21.02       3,959       5,013
Region 10      -56.06      58     132    -39.34     14,553     23,990    -76.63      67,201     287,543    -61.47       4,618      11,986
Region 11       25.12     264     211     94.68     94,196     48,385     64.75     442,945     268,858    -15.37       4,702       5,557
Region 12       -1.01      98      99     17.01     19,863     16,975     22.71     101,304      82,554      4.87       5,100       4,863
CARAGA          12.90      70      62     29.03     17,415     13,497     21.32      83,564      68,878     -5.97       4,798       5,103
ARMM             0.00       3       0      0.00      1,605          0      0.00       3,783           0      0.00       2,357           0

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Table A.  (concluded)

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                                                        ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS/REPAIRS
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Region                  Number        |  Floor Area(per square meter) |    Value(in thousand pesos)     |  Average Cost Per Square Meter
              Percent |       |       | Percent |          |          | Percent |           |           | Percent |           |
               Change |  2006 |  2005 |  Change |     2006 |     2005 |  Change |      2006 |      2005 |  Change |      2006 |      2005
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Philippines     -2.80   4,199   4,320    100.99    194,591     96,815     -0.96   1,709,715   1,726,201    -50.72       8,786      17,830

NCR            -25.20     846   1,131    160.61     79,806     30,623    -21.70     650,465     830,719    -69.95       8,151      27,127
CAR              0.00      15      15      0.00        949          0    116.66      13,593       6,274      0.00      14,323           0
Region 1       145.45     270     110     34.56      6,121      4,549     24.19      80,794      65,058     -7.71      13,199      14,302
Region 2       537.50      51       8    -20.34        615        772      2.83       4,970       4,833     29.09       8,081       6,260
Region 3        59.36     349     219     26.07     10,234      8,118    -22.48     115,676     149,223    -38.51      11,303      18,382
Region 4A        0.32     627     625     23.51     42,136     34,116     20.97     373,849     309,052     -2.06       8,872       9,059
Region 4B      -42.11      22      38    -38.78        521        851    -23.14       6,948       9,040     25.54      13,336      10,623
Region 5        18.67      89      75    -64.71        565      1,601     -2.13      33,242      33,964    177.34      58,835      21,214
Region 6       -35.55     136     211    -39.72      2,125      3,525    -29.71      59,404      84,517     16.59      27,955      23,976
Region 7        16.37     583     501    176.52      8,893      3,216     12.16      87,962      78,425    -59.44       9,891      24,386
Region 8       -15.89     127     151    118.18      3,229      1,480      1.68      51,947      51,087    -53.39      16,088      34,518
Region 9       -27.72      73     101    156.61      1,378        537    -80.54       3,907      20,072    -92.41       2,835      37,378
Region 10      -38.75     264     431    531.23      7,316      1,159      0.20      37,546      37,470    -84.13       5,132      32,330
Region 11       31.37     423     322    579.73     17,639      2,595    494.43      91,525      15,397    -12.55       5,189       5,933
Region 12       86.79      99      53    666.99     11,037      1,439    451.36      80,768      14,649    -28.11       7,318      10,180
CARAGA         -26.32     196     266     -8.52      1,525      1,667     15.61      16,312      14,110     26.37      10,696       8,464
ARMM           -53.97      29      63    -11.46        502        567    -65.08         807       2,311      0.00       1,608           0

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

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