Table 2. Quantity and Value of Domestic Trade by Region and by Mode
         of Transport: 1996 and 1997
         (Quantity in Tons. Value in Thousand Pesos)

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Region                                1997                             1996
                            Quantity            Value        Quantity            Value
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Philippines               26,543,516      307,755,009      25,455,335      304,056,635

 NCR                       2,854,125       73,838,242       2,848,796       80,546,547
 CAR                             110            6,731             178            6,075
   I - Ilocos                102,449          975,533         115,076        1,212,678
  II - Cagayan Valley          1,510            3,563             130            8,079
 III - Central Luzon       6,336,810       51,830,116       5,246,478       36,153,867
  IV - Southern Tagalog    1,187,159       11,228,634       2,185,953       15,012,211
   V - Bicol                 368,930        4,200,593         254,740        4,277,148
  VI - Western Visayas     1,564,982       21,820,656       2,055,219       28,574,491
 VII - Central Visayas     2,478,413       33,217,868       2,984,530       39,062,255
VIII - Eastern Visayas       785,965       11,174,081       1,532,572        7,814,474
  IX - Western Mindanao      556,428        9,672,966         572,528        8,040,926
   X - Northern Mindanao   2,784,807       31,896,578       2,618,348       31,204,598
  XI - Southern Mindanao   2,483,905       29,500,295       2,824,168       31,292,009
 XII - Central Mindanao    4,512,617       22,346,511       2,008,682       18,254,817
XIII - Caraga                302,653        3,146,071               -                -
ARMM                         222,654        2,896,571         207,938        2,596,459

Water                     26,473,841      301,459,173      25,380,076      298,690,767

 NCR                       2,823,210       71,699,384       2,812,315       77,938,358
 CAR                               -                -               -                -
   I - Ilocos                102,446          975,066         115,064        1,210,856
  II - Cagayan Valley          1,481            1,494             100              929
 III - Central Luzon       6,336,810       51,830,116       5,246,478       36,153,867
  IV - Southern Tagalog    1,185,056       11,117,305       2,183,651       14,896,205
   V - Bicol                 366,245        4,117,762         253,051        4,203,280
  VI - Western Visayas     1,560,853       21,629,630       2,051,363       28,384,682
 VII - Central Visayas     2,467,335       32,803,828       2,975,418       38,681,090
VIII - Eastern Visayas       785,690       11,154,084       1,532,047        7,787,208
  IX - Western Mindanao      554,526        9,249,817         570,926        7,495,053
   X - Northern Mindanao   2,782,421       31,818,715       2,614,891       30,710,176
  XI - Southern Mindanao   2,470,900       26,748,669       2,808,755       30,430,273
 XII - Central Mindanao    4,512,617       22,346,511       2,008,682       18,254,817
XIII - Caraga                302,199        3,111,914               -                -
ARMM                         222,053        2,854,878         207,334        2,543,971

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Table 2 -- concluded

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

 NCR                          29,667        2,093,829          35,992        2,589,779
 CAR                             110            6,731             178            6,075
   I - Ilocos                      3              467              12            1,822
  II - Cagayan Valley             29            2,069              30            7,150
 III - Central Luzon               -                -               -                -
  IV - Southern Tagalog        1,689           99,245           2,100          111,493
   V - Bicol                     737           50,315             844           57,969
  VI - Western Visayas         4,129          191,026           3,856          189,809
 VII - Central Visayas        11,078          414,040           9,111          381,165
VIII - Eastern Visayas           275           19,997             525           27,265
  IX - Western Mindanao        1,902          423,149           1,602          545,873
   X - Northern Mindanao       2,386           77,863           3,457          494,422
  XI - Southern Mindanao      13,005        2,751,626          15,413          861,736
 XII - Central Mindanao            -                -               -                -
XIII - Caraga                    454           34,157               -                -
ARMM                             601           41,693             604           52,488

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

NCR                            1,248           45,029             488           18,410
CAR                                -                -               -                -
   I - Ilocos                      -                -               -                -
  II - Cagayan Valley              -                -               -                -
 III - Central Luzon               -                -               -                -
  IV - Southern Tagalog          414           12,084             202            4,513
   V - Bicol                   1,948           32,516             846           15,899
  VI - Western Visayas             -                -               -                -
 VII - Central Visayas             -                -               -                -
VIII - Eastern Visayas             -                -               -                -
  IX - Western Mindanao            -                -               -                -
   X - Northern Mindanao           -                -               -                -
  XI - Southern Mindanao           -                -               -                -
 XII - Central Mindanao            -                -               -                -
XIII - Caraga                      -                -               -                -
ARMM                               -                -               -                -

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

Page last updated:  June 3, 2003

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