TABLE 5.  GINI CONCENTRATION RATIOS, BY REGION: 1997 AND 2000

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               REGION            1997              2000
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PHILIPPINES                     0.4872            0.4822

  NCR                           0.4622            0.4451
  CAR                           0.4640            0.4439
  ILOCOS                        0.4257            0.4071
  CAGAYAN VALLEY                0.4130            0.4227
  CENTRAL LUZON                 0.3638            0.3568
  SOUTHERN TAGALOG              0.4247            0.4241
  BICOL                         0.4362            0.4455
  WESTERN VISAYAS               0.4412            0.4594
  CENTRAL VISAYAS               0.4750            0.4691
  EASTERN VISAYAS               0.4457            0.4807
  WESTERN MINDANAO              0.4684            0.4606
  NORTHERN MINDANAO             0.4944            0.4728
  SOUTHERN MINDANAO             0.4495            0.4565
  CENTRAL MINDANAO              0.4491            0.4409
  ARMM                          0.3406            0.3220
  CARAGA                        0.4387            0.4118

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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