TABLE 2D.  TOTAL FAMILY EXPENDITURES AND GROWTH RATE AT 1997 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   1,468,141,707           3.9

   NCR                   433,934,597     440,693,253           1.6
    CAR                   22,516,122      25,021,666          11.1
   ILOCOS                 64,807,393      63,328,808          -2.3
   CAGAYAN VALLEY         40,250,654      40,746,441           1.2
   CENTRAL LUZON         151,581,260     149,101,984          -1.6
   SOUTHERN TAGALOG      201,585,986     249,535,283          23.8
   BICOL                  64,926,217      59,680,675          -8.1
   WESTERN VISAYAS        98,262,916      95,550,279          -2.8
   CENTRAL VISAYAS        72,780,538      72,264,039          -0.7
   EASTERN VISAYAS        39,851,600      43,502,259           9.2
   WESTERN MINDANAO       37,556,427      34,681,610          -7.7
   NORTHERN MINDANAO      40,516,238      37,065,819          -8.5
   SOUTHERN MINDANAO      67,790,223      79,719,181          17.6
   CENTRAL MINDANAO       30,801,708      32,406,707           5.2
   ARMM                   20,491,458      20,041,837          -2.2
   CARAGA                 25,024,077      24,300,913          -2.9

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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