Table A.2  Percentage Increase in Average Annual Income and Average Annual Expenditure by
           Region: 1994 - 1997

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    Region        1994 - 1997 (at current prices)          1994 - 1997 (at 1994 prices)
                Average Income  Average Expenditure     Average Income  Average Expenditure
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PHILIPPINES            48.1             47.1                   18.7             17.9
     URBAN             57.5             54.7                   26.2             24.0
     RURAL             37.1             39.5                    9.8             11.8

N. C. R.               56.1             57.4                   24.8             25.8

C A R                  50.5             44.1                   24.0             18.7
     URBAN             72.4             57.5                   42.0             29.7
     RURAL             31.9             33.0                    8.7              9.5

REGION I               55.2             53.8                   25.3             24.2
     URBAN            101.4             93.5                   62.7             56.3
     RURAL             33.6             35.4                    7.9              9.4

REGION II              26.1             28.7                    1.2              3.3
     URBAN             33.6             25.1                    7.3              0.4
     RURAL             25.5             33.3                    0.8              7.0

REGION III             41.5             39.9                   13.6             12.4
     URBAN             42.8             39.7                   14.7             12.2
     RURAL             42.9             43.8                   14.8             15.5

REGION IV              51.1             46.3                   21.3             17.5
     URBAN             50.8             44.0                   21.1             15.7
     RURAL             49.4             48.6                   20.0             19.4

REGION V               42.4             44.6                   10.0             11.7
     URBAN             61.9             62.0                   25.1             25.2
     RURAL             35.2             38.7                    4.5              7.2

REGION VI              35.4             35.8                   11.8             12.2
     URBAN             43.6             41.3                   18.6             16.7
     RURAL             30.0             33.1                    7.3              9.9

REGION VII             48.0             48.4                   17.8             18.1
     URBAN             57.0             51.2                   25.0             20.4
     RURAL             35.2             45.3                    7.6             15.7

REGION VIII            35.8             41.4                    6.6             11.0
     URBAN             57.5             68.0                   23.7             31.9
     RURAL             25.3             29.0                   -1.7              1.3

REGION IX              71.9             55.1                   36.3             23.0
     URBAN             95.3             53.8                   54.8             21.9
     RURAL             60.0             61.3                   26.9             27.9

REGION X               56.7             57.3                   25.4             25.8
     URBAN             76.7             76.3                   41.4             41.0
     RURAL             40.2             42.2                   12.2             13.7

REGION XI              32.6             27.9                    7.0              3.1
     URBAN             48.8             38.7                   20.0             11.8
     RURAL             27.0             26.9                    2.4              2.3

REGION XII             32.3             35.6                    8.5             11.2
     URBAN             54.2             51.3                   26.4             24.0
     RURAL             23.8             30.5                    1.4              7.0

ARMM                   46.0             48.3                   13.0             14.8
     URBAN             42.7             47.5                   10.4             14.1
     RURAL             47.7             48.9                   14.3             15.3

CARAGA                 35.4             32.1                    8.7              6.0
     URBAN             42.2             38.9                   14.1             11.5
     RURAL             34.6             30.8                    8.0              4.9

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Note:  In 1997, Region XI includes Sultan Kudarat

Source:  Family Income and Expenditures Survey
         Income and Employment Statistics Division
         Household Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines