TABLE 5. ANNUAL PER CAPITA FOOD/SUBSISTENCE 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           7,710      9,183     8,304      9,947     7,172     8,448

    NCR               8,934     10,802     8,934     10,802        -         -
    CAR               8,558      9,827     8,602     10,047     8,540     9,707
    REGION I          8,171      9,873     8,584     10,349     7,978     9,645
    REGION II         6,985      8,381     7,996      9,755     6,712     8,004
    REGION III        8,126      9,469     8,755     10,484     7,332     8,248
    REGION IV         8,301      9,946     8,664     10,422     7,902     9,306
    REGION V          7,466      9,060     7,763      9,923     7,355     8,759
    REGION VI         7,313      8,739     7,329      8,730     7,303     8,744
    REGION VII        6,299      7,780     6,607      7,883     6,056     7,694
    REGION VIII       6,584      7,915     7,270      8,617     6,326     7,632
    REGION IX         6,527      7,665     7,230      8,514     6,223     7,278
    REGION X          7,243      8,332     7,639      8,657     6,968     8,102
    REGION XI         7,401      8,407     7,956      9,116     7,059     7,909
    REGION XII        7,581      8,418     8,438      9,572     7,234     7,876
    ARMM              7,805      9,439     8,700     10,605     7,548     9,113

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Source: National Statistics Office, 2000 FIES Final Results
Source of Poverty Statistics: TWG on Income Statistics