TABLE 1A.  TOTAL FAMILIES AND DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL INCOME AT CURRENT PRICES,
           BY REGION: 1997 AND 2000

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                       TOTAL FAMILIES (IN 1,000) |            INCOME  (IN P1,000)
          REGION          1997          2000     |           1997       |          2000
                                                 |     TOTAL       %    |     TOTAL       %
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PHILIPPINES             14,192         15,072     1,748,060,769  100.0   2,187,250,217  100.0

   NCR                   1,992          2,189       539,814,704   30.9     657,268,424   30.0
   CAR                     259            275        29,105,144    1.7      38,404,070    1.8
   ILOCOS                  778            808        79,814,082    4.6      97,628,234    4.5
   CAGAYAN VALLEY          587            567        50,975,066    2.9      61,444,635    2.8
   CENTRAL LUZON         1,436          1,517       191,173,438   10.9     229,758,480   10.5
   SOUTHERN TAGALOG      1,938          2,275       256,557,127   14.7     368,410,305   16.8
   BICOL                   969            899        74,731,309    4.3      85,693,168    3.9
   WESTERN VISAYAS       1,250          1,212       108,460,218    6.2     132,805,985    6.1
   CENTRAL VISAYAS       1,046          1,105        89,148,704    5.1     109,980,924    5.0
   EASTERN VISAYAS         751            737        50,921,314    2.9      67,432,425    3.1
   WESTERN MINDANAO        557            604        48,600,969    2.8      52,002,129    2.4
   NORTHERN MINDANAO       528            536        52,542,497    3.0      59,109,416    2.7
   SOUTHERN MINDANAO       890          1,033        84,059,712    4.8     115,912,462    5.3
   CENTRAL MINDANAO        450            514        36,454,544    2.1      46,696,646    2.1
   ARMM                    356            394        26,665,707    1.5      31,378,811    1.4
   CARAGA                  405            409        29,036,234    1.7      33,324,105    1.5

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