TABLE 1. ANNUAL PER CAPITA POVERTY THRESHOLD BY REGION, URBAN-RURAL: 1997 & 2000
         (In Pesos)

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                      TOTAL        |        URBAN        |        RURAL
  REGION         1997       2000   |   1997       2000   |   1997       2000
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PHILIPPINES     11,319     13,913     12,577     15,667     10,178     12,227

NCR             14,299     18,001     14,299     18,001         -          -
CAR             12,836     15,706     13,521     17,453     12,554     14,757
REGION I        11,975     14,800     12,768     15,358     11,603     14,534
REGION II        9,880     12,488     11,654     15,801      9,402     11,579
REGION III      11,839     14,653     12,926     16,456     10,467     12,485
REGION IV       12,452     15,307     13,127     16,458     11,710     13,764
REGION V        10,378     13,010     11,072     15,430     10,120     12,167
REGION VI       10,560     12,646     10,588     12,749     10,543     12,583
REGION VII       8,718     11,089      9,345     11,480      8,222     10,759
REGION VIII      8,727     10,812      9,991     12,150      8,250     10,272
REGION IX        9,732     11,046     11,299     12,727      9,055     10,280
REGION X        10,440     12,131     11,259     12,907      9,869     11,580
REGION XI       10,503     12,546     11,704     13,886      9,762     11,606
REGION XII      11,119     12,247     12,468     14,396     10,573     11,238
ARMM            11,134     14,017     12,603     15,630     10,711     13,567

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Source of Basic Data: National Statistics Office., 2000 FIES Preliminary Results
Source of Poverty Statistics: TWG on Income Statistics