TABLE 3C. AVERAGE FAMILY INCOME AND GROWTH RATE AT CURRENT PRICES
          BY REGION: 1997 AND 2000

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                           AVERAGE FAMILY INCOME
       REGION            1997     2000   |GROWTH RATE
                                         |(1997-2000)
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PHILIPPINES            123,168   144,039      16.9

 NCR                   270,993   300,304      10.8
  CAR                  112,361   139,613      24.3
 ILOCOS                102,597   120,898      17.8
 CAGAYAN VALLEY         86,822   108,427      24.9
 CENTRAL LUZON         133,130   151,449      13.8
 SOUTHERN TAGALOG      132,363   161,963      22.4
 BICOL                  77,132    89,227      15.7
 WESTERN VISAYAS        86,770   109,600      26.3
 CENTRAL VISAYAS        85,215    99,531      16.8
 EASTERN VISAYAS        67,772    91,520      35.0
 WESTERN MINDANAO       87,294    86,135      -1.3
 NORTHERN MINDANAO      99,486   110,333      10.9
 SOUTHERN MINDANAO      94,408   112,254      18.9
 CENTRAL MINDANAO       81,093    90,778      11.9
 ARMM                   74,885    79,590       6.3
 CARAGA                 71,726    81,519      13.7

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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