Table 7. Percentage Distribution of Total Family ExpendituresRelated textual analysis | Family Income and Expenditure statistics index
by Major Expenditure Group: 2000 and 2003 ================================================================= | Expenditure Group 2000 | 2003 | ----------------------------------------------------------------- Philippines Total Family Expenditures 1,791,133 2,038,471 (in million pesos) (In Percent) 100.0 100.0 Food 43.6 43.1 Food consumed at home 38.6 37.7 Cereals and cereals preparations 11.9 11.1 Roots and tubers 0.6 0.6 Fruits and vegetables 4.4 4.3 Meat and meat preparations 7.0 6.7 Dairy products and eggs 3.0 3.2 Fish and marine products 5.7 5.5 Coffee, cocoa and tea 1.0 1.0 Non-alcoholic beverages 1.4 1.5 Food not elsewhere classified 3.6 3.8 Food regularly consumed outside the home 5.0 5.4 Alcoholic beverages 0.7 0.7 Tobacco 1.1 1.1 Fuel, light and water 6.3 6.5 Transportation and communication 6.8 7.3 Household operations 2.3 2.2 Personal care and effects 3.6 3.9 Clothing, footwear and other wear 2.7 2.9 Education 4.2 4.0 Recreation 0.5 0.5 Medical care 1.9 2.2 Non-durable furnishings 0.2 0.2 Durable furniture and equipment 2.5 2.6 Rent/rental value of dwelling unit 14.3 13.1 House maintenance and minor repairs 0.9 0.7 Taxes paid 2.2 2.1 Miscellaneous expenditures 3.3 3.8 Special occasions of the family 2.4 2.6 Gifts and contributions to others 0.9 1.2 Other expenditures 2.9 2.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: 2003 Family Income and Expenditure Survey Final Results, National Statistics Office. Page last updated: September 14, 2007