Table 1  Quantity and Value of Domestic Trade by Commodity Section and by Mode of Transport:  
         4th Quarter 2002 and 2001 and 3rd Quarter 2002
         (Quantity in tons, Value in thousand pesos.)

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Commodity Section                 4th Quarter 2002   |   4th Quarter 2001   |   3rd Quarter 2002 
   and Mode of Transport        Quantity       Value | Quantity       Value |  Quantity       Value 
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All commodities                4,552,743  85,597,430  4,864,055  87,008,918  10,358,312 114,628,778
 
Food and live animals          1,519,441  28,474,197  1,440,991  29,077,163   2,098,304  32,091,982
Beverages and tobacco            116,292   4,434,761    162,975   4,906,984     561,606   7,179,894
Crude materials, inedible,
  except fuels                   516,883   5,204,846    351,106   3,197,847   1,319,755   4,730,350
Mineral fuels, lubricants
  and related materials          931,451   9,562,707  1,366,197  10,882,914   2,405,278  22,368,657
Animal and vegetable oils, 
  fats and waxes                  60,504   1,240,776     47,581   1,421,874      38,319     777,337
Chemicals and related products,
  not elsewhere specified        135,885   3,898,637    157,739   4,443,216     956,811   9,083,046
Manufactured goods classified
  chiefly by material            771,223   9,760,235    733,880   9,926,896   2,470,667  14,044,288
Machinery and transport 
  equipment                      234,955  15,305,633    239,037  14,666,511     238,892  14,913,727
Miscellaneous manufactured
  articles                       130,357   4,591,195    192,382   4,964,800     123,472   4,854,804
Commodities and transactions
  not classified elsewhere 
  in the Philippine Standard
  Commodity Classification       135,750   3,124,441    172,167   3,520,714     145,206   4,584,688

Water                          4,541,618  85,120,469  4,850,429  86,138,670  10,340,371 114,065,527

Food and live animals          1,512,908  28,323,540  1,432,073  28,884,191   2,085,508  31,848,687
Beverages and tobacco            116,277   4,434,024    162,968   4,906,327     561,599   7,179,482
Crude materials, inedible,
  except fuels                   516,690   5,197,606    350,961   3,192,426   1,319,630   4,725,024
Mineral fuels, lubricants
  and related materials          931,451   9,562,686  1,366,197  10,882,889   2,405,277  22,368,600
Animal and vegetable oils,
  fats and waxes                  60,502   1,240,571     47,577   1,421,696      38,319     777,336
Chemicals and related products,
  not elsewhere specified        135,616   3,885,087    157,415   4,425,642     956,485   9,066,040
Manufactured goods classified
  chiefly by material            770,848   9,740,428    733,637   9,910,056   2,470,363  14,026,718
Machinery and transport 
  equipment                      233,702  15,221,874    237,737  14,530,847     237,315  14,803,232
Miscellaneous manufactured
  articles                       128,274   4,457,447    190,281   4,739,212     121,132   4,755,112
Commodities and transactions
  not classified elsewhere
  in the Philippine Standard
  Commodity Classification       135,350   3,057,206    171,583   3,245,384     144,743   4,515,295

Air                               10,559     459,675     13,197     857,242      17,405     547,621   

Food and live animals              6,307     146,459      8,740     189,241      12,570     238,992
Beverages and tobacco                 15         726          7         654           7         406
Crude materials, inedible,
  except fuels                       152       6,391        122       4,883          98       4,703
Mineral fuels, lubricants
  and related materials                *          21          *          21           *           2
Animal and vegetable oils,
  fats and waxes                       2         205          4         178           *           *
Chemicals and related products,
  not elsewhere specified            230      12,818        307      16,936         284      16,140
Manufactured goods classified
  chiefly by material                304      17,482        176      14,704         226      15,263
Machinery and transport
  equipment                        1,219      80,713      1,276     133,662       1,545     107,952
Miscellaneous manufactured
  articles                         1,986     129,684      2,033     223,306       2,271      96,793
Commodities and transactions
  not classified elsewhere
  in the Philippine Standard
  Commodity Classification           343      65,175        532     273,657         403      67,368

Rail                                 566      17,285        429      13,006         536      15,629

Food and live animals                226       4,198        178       3,731         226       4,303
Beverages and tobacco                  *          11          *           3           *           6
Crude materials, inedible, 
  except fuels                        41         848         23         538          27         623
Mineral fuels, lubricants
  and related materials                -           -          *           4           1          55
Animal and vegetable oils,
  fats and waxes                       -           -          -           -           *           1
Chemicals and related products,
  not elsewhere specified             39         732         17         638          42         866
Manufactured goods classified
  chiefly by material                 71       2,326         67       2,136          78       2,307
Machinery and transport 
  equipment                           34       3,046         24       2,002          32       2,543
Miscellaneous manufactured
  articles                            97       4,064         68       2,282          69       2,899
Commodities and transactions
  not classified elsewhere
  in the Philippine Standard
  Commodity Classification            57       2,060         52       1,673          60       2,025

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

Notes:   Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.
         *  Quantity less than 0.5 tons
         ** Value less than thousand pesos
         
Page last updated:  June 23, 2003
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