TABLE 1.  TOTAL AND AVERAGE FAMILY EXPENDITURES FOR EDUCATION: 1997 AND 2000

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                                                           Education Expenditures
              Expenditure Group                  At Current Prices   |     At 1997 Prices
                                                 Total       Average |   Total       Average
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2000
     Education                                 76,078,087     6,894    62,359,088     5,651
       Education fees                          53,429,858     5,113    43,794,966     4,191
       Allowance for family member
           studying away from home             13,990,227     5,853    11,467,399     4,798
       Books                                    3,550,077     1,392     2,909,899     1,141
       School supplies                          4,314,757       399     3,536,686       327
       Other educational supplies                 793,168       540       650,138       443

1997
     Education                                 52,836,121     5,297    52,836,121     5,297
       Education fees                          34,761,073     3,809    34,761,073     3,809
       Allowance for family member
           studying away from home             10,791,922     4,772    10,791,922     4,772
       Books                                    2,605,481     1,094     2,605,481     1,094
       School supplies                          3,822,786       395     3,822,786       395
       Other educational supplies                 854,859       499       854,859       499


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Source:  1997 and 2000 Family Income and Expenditures Survey
         Income and Employment Statistics Division
         Household Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines