Results of the 2000 Family Income and Expenditure Survey

Total Income & Expenditure ........

The Income of families living in Metro Manila increased by more than 52.20% from 431 M in 1997 to 657 M in year 2000.  The growth rate for the total income of  NCR is pegged at 15.03% or an annual rate of 5%. 

In Quezon City, the inflation adjusted estimates (based on 1994 prices) of the total family income, which represents 27%, an increase by 36% from the 1997 figure of 130 M to 176 M in yr. 2000.  The total income grew at the rate of 10.81% or at the average of 3.60% annually since 1997. 

Table 1.TOTAL FAMILIES AND DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL INCOME AND TOTAL EXPENDITURE AT 1994 PRICES,  and QUEZON CITY: 1994, 1997 AND 2000 

Table 1a.Growth Rate and percent increase: NCR and Quezon City year 2000   

                On the other hand, families in NCR in the year 2000 registered a total expenditure of 534 M compared to 1997 estimates of 347 M.  This reflects an increased of 53.99% over the three-year period, which shows an almost equal growth rate of 15% or an average annual rate of 5.16% with that of the total family income of 5.01%. 

In Quezon City, family expenditure increases at a higher growth rate of 17% from the estimates of 97 M in 1997 to 159 M by yr. 2000 reflecting an increase of 62 M or 63.68%. An average of 5.95% increase per annum compared to the total income growth rate of 3.60%.   

The growth rate for the total income of QC is slower than the regional rate but the expenditure of QC is grown at a faster rate than that of NCR. The increase in Expenditures of QC residents also reflects a higher percentage than the rest of families in NCR.   

 Average Income...

             Quezon City, although exhibiting a higher average income of Php 393,082 than NCR's 300,304 pesos for the year 2000 has a slower growth rate of 5.87 percent compared to that of 's 11.47 percent.  This could be seen in the percentage increase of 38.52 percent in the average income of NCR is higher by 19.84 percentage points than that of Quezon City's 18.68 percent increase over the three-year period.               

                  Average expenditure in both NCR and Quezon City has shown increases since 1997.  Comparatively, Quezon City exhibited a higher growth rate of 12.60 percent resulting in a 42.77 percent increase from 1997 figure.  The increase in expenditure of QC is growing at a much faster rate than the growth of income of NCR i.e. families residing in Quezon City are spending more than other families in NCR, which has maintained an almost identical (11%) growth rates in both average income and expenditure.   

Family Income and Expenditure Survey - Goals and Objectives

Source: Income and Employment Division, NSO

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02/18/04