Creating linked tables in Pages

I'm attempting to make a quote sheet in pages. This requires a set of tables which are linked. Either linked to each other within pages, or, linked to an existing numbers document. However, I can't find this anywhere.
Below are the two tables I'd like to add. The "Build cost of project" of the second table should be the sum of the "Total Cost" column of the first table.
Note: This is a capture from Numbers, although desired behaviour should be the same in Pages.
Any suggestions?

Tables can not be linked internally in Pages.
The ability to merge data from a Numbers document is a one off event and does not update itself automatically. You can merge again but the fields are limited to those listed in Pages09_UserGuide.pdf Chapter 11 p246.
It is possible you can fudge a result into a listed field, but I doubt that will prove a long term viable strategy.
Your only hope is to use a single table with cells that reference the results of formula in other parts of the same table.
It doesn't have to be visibly all one table as the cell borders do not need to be visible, or if they are can have empty cells between that don't show.
What you are asking for is usually managed by a relational database like FileMaker. The only current DTP/Word Processing application that has a database built in is Ragtime and is rather pricey and much weaker than Pages on layout and design.
Have you considered creating your quote sheet fully in Numbers, which has a reasonable amount of DTP that could make the printed quotation letter, the first sheet in a set of tables?
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