TABLE 2.  TOTAL AND AVERAGE FAMILY EXPENDITURES FOR FUEL, LIGHT AND WATER, BY REGION: 2000
          (Figures are in thousands except averages)

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    Region                 |         |      Charcoal      |        Firewood      |Liquefied Petroleum Gas| Petroleum Products |      Electricity      | Candle, oils, etc. |       Water         | Others, specify
                  Total    | Average |                    |                      |                       |    (Kerosene)      |                       |                    |                     |
                           |         |   Total    Average |    Total     Average |   Total     Average   |  Total    Average  |    Total      Average |  Total   Average   |  Total     Average  | Total   Average
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Philippines    112,674,859     7,380   1,688,820     490    11,804,568    1,553    20,472,847    2,504    4,066,814     452     59,915,002     5,163    744,177     113     13,840,262   1,936    142,369     654

NCR             34,183,343    15,618      77,511     195        51,425    1,178     4,961,210    2,643      525,893   1,039     22,964,620    10,548    222,425     169      5,356,053   2,504     24,206   1,363
CAR              1,765,116     6,417       6,221     264       288,203    2,003       524,368    2,784       41,526     331        657,434     3,555      7,730     134        236,754   2,578      2,880     771
Region I         5,001,106     6,193      82,235     420       790,802    1,582     1,274,444    2,394      142,375     317      2,384,085     3,545     45,238     113        271,167   1,919     10,761     889
Region II        2,948,613     5,203      14,134     393       600,324    1,624       831,059    2,364      113,849     348      1,277,637     3,079     12,037      85         95,849   1,879      3,725     416
Region III      12,852,377     8,472      70,350     244       465,268    1,270     3,184,685    2,653      339,886     548      7,417,629     5,202    122,706     138      1,239,510   2,415     12,343     723
Region IV       19,366,364     8,514     372,390     773       829,984    1,321     4,125,293    2,475      461,016     472     10,870,629     5,560     93,192     115      2,596,622   2,064     17,237     875
Region V         4,927,204     4,492     199,258     700     1,000,609    1,307       837,432    2,365      415,573     455      1,941,674     3,158     25,021      76        492,557   1,552     15,079     667
Region VI        6,897,194     5,694     295,982     699     1,944,301    2,091       852,070    2,277      326,474     337      2,873,690     3,669     37,455      70        561,006   1,744      6,217     421
Region VII       5,570,109     5,043      57,049     224     1,122,078    1,460       783,695    2,300      339,323     457      2,431,618     3,262     52,198     107        775,822   1,530      8,325     621
Region VIII      3,138,672     4,263     121,446     634       704,884    1,308       575,462    2,333      267,550     446      1,164,574     2,805     19,572      99        282,986     890      2,198     364
Region IX        2,357,141     3,904      95,602     639       451,959    1,049       395,667    2,556      172,937     360        866,946     2,674     23,561      86        346,264   1,204      4,206     288
Region X         2,965,756     5,536      19,058     263       754,163    1,900       467,940    2,398      138,194     364      1,107,266     2,917     22,930      74        450,140   1,234      6,065     518
Region XI        5,177,695     5,014     173,074     417     1,079,666    1,579       709,257    2,212      385,069     453      2,151,549     2,875     26,737      67        640,561   1,478     11,782     562
Region XII       2,301,645     4,477      45,234     534       620,738    1,583       362,760    2,392      131,095     357        917,951     2,655      9,396      62        208,112   1,080      6,358     392
ARMM             1,491,755     3,784      34,486     412       610,606    1,865       274,594    2,850      147,376     414        301,802     2,044     13,469     150         99,428   1,742      9,994     631
Caraga           1,730,771     4,234      24,789     366       489,557    1,541       312,912    2,501      118,677     353        585,898     2,167     10,513      57        187,432   1,201        992     440

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