TABLE 2A.  TOTAL FAMILY INCOME AND GROWTH RATE AT CURRENT PRICES,
           BY REGION 1997 AND 2000

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         REGION              INCOME (IN P1,000)     |GROWTH RATE
                            1997           2000     | 1997-2000
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PHILIPPINES           1,748,060,769   2,187,250,217     25.1

   NCR                  539,814,704     657,268,424     21.8
   CAR                   29,105,144      38,404,070     31.9
   ILOCOS                79,814,082      97,628,234     22.3
   CAGAYAN VALLEY        50,975,066      61,444,635     20.5
   CENTRAL LUZON        191,173,438     229,758,480     20.2
   SOUTHERN TAGALOG     256,557,127     368,410,305     43.6
   BICOL                 74,731,309      85,693,168     14.7
   WESTERN VISAYAS      108,460,218     132,805,985     22.4
   CENTRAL VISAYAS       89,148,704     109,980,924     23.4
   EASTERN VISAYAS       50,921,314      67,432,425     32.4
   WESTERN MINDANAO      48,600,969      52,002,129      7.0
   NORTHERN MINDANAO     52,542,497      59,109,416     12.5
   SOUTHERN MINDANAO     84,059,712     115,912,462     37.9
   CENTRAL MINDANAO      36,454,544      46,696,646     28.1
   ARMM                  26,665,707      31,378,811     17.7
   CARAGA                29,036,234      33,324,105     14.8

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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