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

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      REGION                TOTAL      |        URBAN       |      RURAL
                      1997       2000  |   1997       2000  |   1997      2000
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PHILIPPINES         11,319     13,823    12,577     15,524    10,178     12,187

NCR                 14,299     17,713    14,299     17,713        -          -
CAR                 12,836     15,528    13,521     17,207    12,554     14,616
REGION I            11,975     14,749    12,768     15,421    11,603     14,429
REGION II            9,880     12,350    11,654     15,698     9,402     11,430
REGION III          11,839     14,639    12,926     16,436    10,467     12,477
REGION IV           12,452     15,261    13,127     16,405    11,710     13,725
REGION V            10,378     12,825    11,072     14,630    10,120     12,196
REGION VI           10,560     12,600    10,588     12,696    10,543     12,543
REGION VII           8,718     11,061     9,345     11,446     8,222     10,736
REGION VIII          8,727     10,783     9,991     12,011     8,250     10,287
REGION IX            9,732     10,997    11,299     12,643     9,055     10,247
REGION X            10,440     12,160    11,259     12,906     9,869     11,632
REGION XI           10,503     12,430    11,704     13,737     9,762     11,513
REGION XII          11,119     12,331    12,468     14,589    10,573     11,271
ARMM                11,134     13,878    12,603     15,690    10,711     13,371
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Source of Basic Data: National Statistics Office., 2000 FIES Final Results
Source of Poverty Statistics: TWG on Income Statistics