Table 2  Quantity and Value of Domestic Trade by Mode of Transport and by Region:
         Fourth Quarter 2002 and 2001 and Third Quarter 2002
         (Quantity in tons, Value in thousand pesos.)

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Region and Mode           Fourth Quarter 2002  |  Fourth Quarter 2001  |   Third Quarter 2002 
   of Transport           Quantity       Value |  Quantity       Value |  Quantity        Value 
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Philippines              4,552,744  85,597,430   4,864,055  87,008,918  10,358,312  114,628,777

NCR                        792,627  26,524,989     791,672  28,255,606     723,478   24,363,901
CAR                              -           -           -           -           -            -
   I - Ilocos               10,595     202,665      10,578     106,137       4,433       66,069
  II - Cagayan Valley            *          **           2         229           7          587
 III - Central Luzon     1,385,758  12,963,559   1,590,004  12,610,191   1,406,585   13,448,770
  IV - Southern Tagalog    149,228   3,129,298     216,814   2,722,025   5,040,701   25,326,752
   V - Bicol                81,610     953,192      62,000     830,097      73,168      877,333
  VI - Western Visayas     233,830   3,626,480     488,600   8,121,643     674,912    9,713,221
 VII - Central Visayas     296,158   7,331,331     366,286   8,110,521     484,000   10,174,013
VIII - Eastern Visayas     160,243   8,368,374     162,927   6,932,103     196,650    7,307,061
  IX - Western Mindanao     84,942   1,251,339      76,026   1,792,950     116,841    2,163,928
   X - Northern Mindanao   552,134   7,338,850     399,373   5,880,171     621,333    7,792,687
  XI - Southern Mindanao   342,340   7,330,872     314,516   5,814,404     225,316    2,824,687
 XII - Central Mindanao    327,749   3,132,122     131,573   1,118,442     603,447    6,293,027
XIII - Caraga              123,044   3,173,835     224,947   4,254,348     171,785    4,024,803
ARMM                        12,487     270,524      28,738     460,054      15,657      251,937

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

NCR                        789,064  26,225,947     787,131  27,614,793     719,948   24,092,400
CAR                              -           -           -           -           -            -
   I - Ilocos               10,595     202,665      10,578     106,137       4,433       66,069
  II - Cagayan Valley            -           -           -           -           -            -
 III - Central Luzon     1,385,758  12,963,559   1,590,004  12,610,191   1,406,585   13,448,770
  IV - Southern Tagalog    148,779   3,113,630     216,220   2,703,630   5,040,038   25,302,876
   V - Bicol                81,349     945,342      61,767     821,730      72,855      868,440
  VI - Western Visayas     232,669   3,596,404     487,440   8,088,656     673,393    9,670,070
 VII - Central Visayas     294,058   7,276,668     363,602   8,024,263     479,204   10,073,973
VIII - Eastern Visayas     160,176   8,364,268     162,842   6,927,560     196,573    7,302,956
  IX - Western Mindanao     84,607   1,235,135      75,667   1,775,683     115,769    2,130,508
   X - Northern Mindanao   551,202   7,322,433     398,342   5,856,411     619,711    7,771,149
  XI - Southern Mindanao   340,722   7,314,004     311,578   5,776,774     222,275    2,801,673
 XII - Central Mindanao    327,344   3,122,318     131,573   1,118,442     602,492    6,272,506
XIII - Caraga              122,807   3,167,572     224,947   4,254,348     171,439    4,012,199
ARMM                        12,487     270,524      28,738     460,054      15,657      251,937

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Table 2.--(concluded)

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Region and Mode           Fourth Quarter 2002  |   Fourth Quarter 2001 |   Third Quarter 2002 
   of Transport           Quantity       Value |  Quantity       Value |  Quantity        Value 
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Air                         10,559     459,675      13,197     857,242      17,405      547,621

NCR                          3,299     288,981       4,395     634,435       3,312      263,414
CAR                              -           -           -           -           -            -
   I - Ilocos                    -           -           -           -           -            -
  II - Cagayan Valley            *          **           2         229           7          587
 III - Central Luzon             -           -           -           -           -            -
  IV - Southern Tagalog        362      12,873         514      16,211         589       21,401
   V - Bicol                    44       3,421          29       3,922          69        3,825
  VI - Western Visayas       1,161      30,076       1,160      32,987       1,519       43,151
 VII - Central Visayas       2,100      54,663       2,684      86,258       4,796      100,040
VIII - Eastern Visayas          67       4,106          85       4,543          77        4,105
  IX - Western Mindanao        335      16,204         359      17,267       1,072       33,420
   X - Northern Mindanao       932      16,417       1,031      23,760       1,622       21,538
  XI - Southern Mindanao     1,618      16,868       2,938      37,630       3,041       23,014
 XII - Central Mindanao        405       9,804           -           -         955       20,521
XIII - Caraga                  237       6,263           -           -         346       12,604
ARMM                             -           -           -           -           -            -

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

NCR                            263      10,061         146       6,378         218        8,087
CAR                              -           -           -           -           -            -
   I - Ilocos                    -           -           -           -           -            -
  II - Cagayan Valley            -           -           -           -           -            -
 III - Central Luzon             -           -           -           -           -            -
  IV - Southern Tagalog         86       2,796          80       2,184          74        2,474
   V - Bicol                   216       4,429         204       4,445         244        5,068
  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

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 25, 2003
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