Table A. Comparative Construction Statistics by Type of Building First Quarters 2006 and 2007 
         (Value in thousand Pesos, Floor Area in Square Meter)

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  TYPE OF BUILDING                  1ST QUARTER 2007  1ST QUARTER 2006  PERCENT CHANGE

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  TOTAL

  Number                                      23,499            23,877            -1.6
  Floor Area                               5,247,153         3,656,921            43.5
  Value                                   47,720,500        24,947,549            91.3
  Average Cost per Floor Area                  9,095             6,822            33.3

  RESIDENTIAL
  Number                                      15,899            16,717            -4.9
  Floor Area                               2,141,565         2,096,217             2.2
  Value                                   14,635,191        13,054,534            12.1
  Average Cost per Floor Area                  6,834             6,228             9.7

  Single House
  Number                                      12,915            13,833            -6.6
  Floor Area                               1,588,678         1,741,540            -8.8
  Value                                   10,564,439        10,374,209             1.8
  Average Cost per Floor Area                  6,650             5,957            11.6

  Duplex
  Number                                         360               683           -47.3
  Floor Area                                  53,746            64,988           -17.3
  Value                                      362,103           391,125            -7.4
  Average Cost per Floor Area                  6,737             6,018            11.9

  Apartment / Accessoria
  Number                                       2,045             1,755            16.5
  Floor Area                                 281,052           150,382            86.9
  Value                                    1,473,841           947,762            55.5
  Average Cost per Floor Area                  5,244             6,302           -16.8

  Residential Condominium
  Number                                          14                25           -44.0
  Floor Area                                  97,130            85,363            13.8
  Value                                    1,289,250         1,006,751            28.1
  Average Cost per Floor Area                 13,273            11,794            12.5

  Others
  Number                                         565               421            34.2
  Floor Area                                 120,959            53,944           124.2
  Value                                      945,561           334,687           182.5
  Average Cost per Floor Area                  7,817             6,204            26.0

  NON-RESIDENTIAL	 
  Number                                       3,543             2,961            19.7
  Floor Area                               2,748,146         1,366,113           101.2
  Value                                   29,295,019        10,183,300           187.7
  Average Cost per Floor Area                 10,660             7,454            43.0

  Commercial
  Number                                       2,423             1,919            26.3
  Floor Area                               1,796,667           885,611           102.9
  Value                                   14,400,746         6,889,671           109.0
  Average Cost per Floor Area                  8,015             7,780             3.0

  Industrial
  Number                                         300               254            18.1
  Floor Area                                 238,311           212,486            12.2
  Value                                    1,371,297         1,128,272            21.5
  Average Cost per Floor Area                  5,754             5,310             8.4

  Institutional
  Number                                         440               441            -0.2
  Floor Area                                 671,256           216,627           209.9
  Value                                   12,873,696         1,634,371           687.7
  Average Cost per Floor Area                 19,179             7,545           154.2

  Agricultural
  Number                                          82               160           -48.8
  Floor Area                                  41,912            51,389           -18.4
  Value                                      116,566           188,130           -38.0
  Average Cost per Floor Area                  2,781             3,661           -24.0

  Others
  Number                                         298               187            59.4
  Value                                      532,714           342,856            55.4

  ADDITIONS		
  Number                                       1,364             1,394            -2.2
  Floor Area                                 357,442           194,591            83.7
  Value                                    2,450,792         1,006,498           143.5
  Average Cost per Floor Area                  6,856             5,172            32.6

  ALTERATIONS / REPAIR	   
  Number                                       2,693             2,805            -4.0
  Value                                    1,339,498           703,217            90.5

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

Page last updated: September 5, 2007
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