TABLE C. SUMMARY OF NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
         STATISTICS, FIRST QUARTER: 1996 and 1997

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                                 Number                               No. of Floor Area
 Type of Non-Residential                                  Percent                                  Percent
      Building                   1996          1997       Change      1996            1997         Change
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  Total                          2,497         2,742        10       2,284,733      2,502,155       10

  Commercial                     1,243         1,413        14       1,389,064      1,570,917       13

  Industrial                       439           449         2         397,975        606,074       52

  Institutional                    335           368        10         297,833        226,351      (24)

  Agricultural                     184           155       (16)        199,861         98,813      (51)

  Others                           296           357        21              -               -        -

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TABLE C. SUMMARY OF NON-RESIDENTIAL...1996 and 1997 (Continued)
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                             Value (In  P1,000)                       Average cost Per Square Meter
 Type of Non-Residential                                  Percent                             Percent
     Building                 1996          1997          Change       1996        1997      Change
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  Total                     18,807,824    26,723,615        42         8,232      10,680        30

  Commercial                12,243,110    14,445,964        18         8,814       9,196         4

  Industrial                 1,213,498     2,275,347        88         3,049       3,754        23

  Institutional              4,968,187     1,461,768       (71)       16,681       6,458       (61)

  Agricultural                 221,332       215,536        (3)        1,107       2,181        97

  Others                       161,696     8,324,999        59            -           -         -

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