Table 1. Quantity and Value of Domestic Trade by Commodity Section and by Mode
         of Transport: 1996 and 1997
         (Quantity in Tons. Value in Thousand Pesos)

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Commodity Section                                       1997                      1996
                                              Quantity         Value     Quantity         Value
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All Commodities                             26,543,516   307,755,009   25,455,335   304,056,635

 0   Food and live animals                   5,019,554    79,726,583    5,347,580    86,047,150
 1   Beverages and tobacco                     563,816    11,580,980      520,550    10,649,929
 2   Crude materials, inedible,
       except fuels                          1,884,520    15,405,816    3,261,891    15,382,282
 3   Mineral fuels, lubricants
       and related materials                 8,094,163    67,831,144    7,861,836    54,502,149
 4   Animal and vegetable oils,
       fats and waxes                          212,446     3,934,069      165,961     2,808,097
 5   Chemical and related products, 
       not elsewhere specified               1,194,010    13,480,355    1,223,843    16,617,281
 6   Manufactured goods classified
       chiefly by material                   7,579,979    54,736,713    5,125,796    55,953,271
 7   Machinery and transport equipment         907,225    33,676,194      765,966    33,826,632
 8   Miscellaneous manufactured
       articles                                393,687     7,931,399      425,264     8,438,544
 9   Commodities and transactions not
       classified elsewhere in the
       Philippine Standard Commodity
       Classification                          694,116    19,451,755      756,645    19,831,298
 
Water                                       26,473,841   301,459,173   25,380,076   298,690,767
 
 0   Food and live animals                   4,987,174    78,808,629    5,313,392    85,047,539
 1   Beverages and tobacco                     563,747    11,576,122      520,474    10,645,832
 2   Crude materials, inedible,
       except fuels                          1,883,380    15,371,063    3,260,767    15,346,760
 3   Mineral fuels, lubricants
       and related materials                 8,094,155    67,830,543    7,861,830    54,501,251
 4   Animal and vegetable oils,
       fats and waxes                          212,444     3,933,827      165,956     2,807,705
 5   Chemical and related products, 
       not elsewhere specified               1,191,569    13,167,373    1,220,635    16,349,812
 6   Manufactured goods classified
       chiefly by material                   7,577,661    54,595,415    5,124,099    55,795,577
 7   Machinery and transport equipment         897,318    32,915,647      757,078    32,873,234
 8   Miscellaneous manufactured
       articles                                377,590     7,336,582      406,019     7,740,151
 9   Commodities and transactions not
       classified elsewhere in the 
       Philippine Standard Commodity 
       Classification                          688,803    15,923,973      749,825    17,582,905

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Table 1  -- concluded

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Commodity Section                                       1997                       1996
                                              Quantity         Value     Quantity         Value
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Air                                             66,065     6,206,207       73,724     5,327,046

 0   Food and live animals                      30,478       886,867       33,339       983,852
 1   Beverages and tobacco                          67         4,667           75         4,039
 2   Crude materials, inedible,
       except fuels                              1,020        33,178        1,061        34,867
 3   Mineral fuels, lubricants 
       and related materials                         8           587            6           887
 4   Animal and vegetable oils,
       fats and waxes                                2           241            4           386
 5   Chemical and related products, 
       not elsewhere specified                   2,259       306,503        3,145       265,727
 6   Manufactured goods classified
       chiefly by material                       1,697       125,360        1,473       152,090
 7   Machinery and transport equipment           9,709       745,838        8,809       946,746
 8   Miscellaneous manufactured
       articles                                 15,739       583,440       19,092       693,225
 9   Commodities and transactions not
       classified elsewhere in the 
       Philippine Standard Commodity
       Classification                            5,086     3,519,525        6,717     2,245,227

Rail                                             3,610        89,629        1,535        38,822

 0   Food and live animals                       1,902        31,087          849        15,759
 1   Beverages and tobacco                           2           191            1            58
 2   Crude materials, inedible,
       except fuels                                120         1,575           63           655
 3   Mineral fuels, lubricants
       and related materials                         *            14            0            11
 4   Animal and vegetable oils,
       fats and waxes                                *             1            1             6
 5   Chemical and related products,
       not elsewhere specified                     182         6,479           63         1,742
 6   Manufactured goods classified
       chiefly by material                         621        15,938          224         5,604
 7   Machinery and transport equipment             198        14,709           79         6,652
 8   Miscellaneous manufactured
       articles                                    358        11,377          153         5,168
 9   Commodities and transactions not
       classified elsewhere in the 
       Philippine Standard Commodity 
       Classification                              227         8,257          103         3,166

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Source:  Business and Services Statistics Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

Note:  Details may not add up to total due to rounding.
       * - Quantity less than 0.5 tons

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