Table 1a.  Average  Income, Expenditure and  Savings of Families By Region  at Current Prices: 2003 and 2006

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   Region                                 |    2006 (In thousand pesos)    |    2003 (In thousand pesos)
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                                          | Income | Expenditure | Savings | Income | Expenditure | Savings
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Philippines                                    173           147        26      148           124        24

National Capital Region                        311           258        53      266           218        48
Cordillera Administrative Region               192           151        42      152           126        26
I - Ilocos                                     142           124        19      124           102        22
II - Cagayan Valley                            143           118        25      126            99        27
III - Central Luzon                            198           170        27      160           138        22
IVA - CALABARZON                               210           186        23      184           158        26
IVB - MIMAROPA                                 109            93        16      103            84        19
V - Bicol                                      125           110        15      109            94        15
VI - Western Visayas                           130           116        14      111            98        14
VII - Central Visayas                          144           124        21      121           102        19
VIII - Eastern Visayas                         126           104        22      103            84        19
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula                       125            99        27       93            75        18
X - Northern Mindanao                          142           117        25      109            91        18
XI - Davao                                     135           115        19      117           100        18
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN                             114            96        18      113            85        28
XIII - Caraga                                  118           100        18       90            78        12
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao            89            75        14       83            67        16

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Note:    Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.

Source:  2003 and 2006 Family Income and Expenditure Survey
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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