NSCB - Philippine Minimum National Social Data Set (MNSDS) - Monetary Value of a Basket of Food Needed for Minimum Nutritional Requirement

Area	Annual Per Capita Threshold (Pesos) ^a/
Area	1985	1988	1991	1994	1997 ^b/	2000 ^b/	2003^/r	2004 ^/p
All Areas	2,609	3,188	4,928	6,022	6,801	7,707/r	8,149	8,734
Urban	2,915	3,774	5,454	6,478	7,330	-	-	9,569
Rural	2,417	2,830	4,402	5,569	6,664	-	-	8,548

a/ The Annual per capita income required or the amount to be spent to satisfy nutritional requirements: 100% of recommended daily allowance (RDA) for energy and protein and 80% of RDA for vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. This is also referred to as the food threshold.

b/ Based on the newly approved methodology through NSCB Board Resolution No.1, Series of 2003 dated January 15, 2003.

/r - revised

/p - preliminary

Source: National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB)