TABLE 2C.  TOTAL FAMILY EXPENDITURES AND GROWTH RATE AT CURRENT PRICES,
           BY REGION: 1997 AND 2000

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         REGION                 EXPENDITURES (In P1,000)| GROWTH RATE
                                    1997           2000 | 1997 - 2000
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PHILIPPINES                1,412,677,414  1,791,132,882          26.8

   NCR                       433,934,597    534,560,916          23.2
   CAR                        22,516,122     30,351,281          34.8
   ILOCOS                     64,807,393     77,324,474          19.3
   CAGAYAN VALLEY             40,250,654     50,240,362          24.8
   CENTRAL LUZON             151,581,260    182,053,523          20.1
   SOUTHERN TAGALOG          201,585,986    307,177,933          52.4
   BICOL                      64,926,217     74,063,718          14.1
   WESTERN VISAYAS            98,262,916    114,755,885          16.8
   CENTRAL VISAYAS            72,780,538     92,425,706          27.0
   EASTERN VISAYAS            39,851,600     53,116,258          33.3
   WESTERN MINDANAO           37,556,427     41,930,067          11.6
   NORTHERN MINDANAO          40,516,238     45,257,365          11.7
   SOUTHERN MINDANAO          67,790,223     93,829,476          38.4
   CENTRAL MINDANAO           30,801,708     38,434,355          24.8
   ARMM                       20,491,458     26,134,556          27.5
   CARAGA                     25,024,077     29,477,008          17.8

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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