TABLE 1.  TOTAL AND AVERAGE FAMILY EXPENDITURES FOR FUEL, LIGHT AND WATER: 1997 AND 2000

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                                                       Fuel, Light and Water Expenditures
              Expenditure Group                  At Current Prices   |     At 1997 Prices
                                                 Total       Average |   Total       Average
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2000
     Fuel, Light and Water                    112,674,859     7,380    92,356,442     6,049
       Charcoal                                 1,688,820       490     1,384,279       402
       Firewood                                11,804,568     1,553     9,675,875     1,273
       Liquefied Petroleum Gas                 20,472,847     2,504    16,781,022     2,052
       Petroleum Products (Kerosene)            4,066,814       452     3,333,454       370
       Electricity                             59,915,002     5,163    49,110,657     4,232
       Candle, etc.                               744,177       113       609,981        93
       Water                                   13,840,262     1,936    11,344,477     1,587
       Others, specify                            142,369       654       116,696       536

1997
     Fuel, Light and Water                     74,648,066     5,260    74,648,066     5,260
       Charcoal                                 1,476,322       396     1,476,322       396
       Firewood                                10,020,520     1,256    10,020,520     1,256
       Liquefied Petroleum Gas                 10,986,159     1,778    10,986,159     1,778
       Petroleum Products (Kerosene)            3,675,255       372     3,675,255       372
       Electricity                             37,645,924     3,738    37,645,924     3,738
       Candle, etc.                               515,941        84       515,941        84
       Water                                    9,978,996     1,662     9,978,996     1,662
       Others, specify                            348,949       808       348,949       808

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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