The statistic shows the results of a survey about the average amount spent on books among adult readers in the Philippines in 2017. During the period examined, the respondents spent an average amount of approximately 1,275 Philippine pesos on e-books, followed by the average amount of 963 Philippine pesos spent for printed second hand books online.
Average amount spent on books among adult readers in the Philippines in 2017 by type
(in Philippine pesos)
The survey was conducted in 2003, 2007, 2012 and 2017 among 1,200 households from the areas of National Capital Region (NCR), Balance Luzon (areas within Luzon but outside NCR), Visayas, and Mindanao. Each household had two respondents (one adult aged 18 and older and one child aged between 7 and 17 years).
Original question: In the last 12 months, how much did you spend on books for yourself to read?
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National Book Development Board (Philippines). (September 28, 2018). Average amount spent on books among adult readers in the Philippines in 2017 by type (in Philippine pesos) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1000614/philippines-expenditure-books-adult-readers-type/
National Book Development Board (Philippines). "Average amount spent on books among adult readers in the Philippines in 2017 by type (in Philippine pesos)." Chart. September 28, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1000614/philippines-expenditure-books-adult-readers-type/
National Book Development Board (Philippines). (2018). Average amount spent on books among adult readers in the Philippines in 2017 by type (in Philippine pesos). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1000614/philippines-expenditure-books-adult-readers-type/
National Book Development Board (Philippines). "Average Amount Spent on Books among Adult Readers in The Philippines in 2017 by Type (in Philippine Pesos)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1000614/philippines-expenditure-books-adult-readers-type/
National Book Development Board (Philippines), Average amount spent on books among adult readers in the Philippines in 2017 by type (in Philippine pesos) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1000614/philippines-expenditure-books-adult-readers-type/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Average amount spent on books among adult readers in the Philippines in 2017 by type (in Philippine pesos) [Graph], National Book Development Board (Philippines), September 28, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1000614/philippines-expenditure-books-adult-readers-type/
