Table 1  Quantity and Value of Domestic Trade by Commodity Section and by Mode of Transport:  
         1st Quarter 2003, 4th Quarter 2002, and 1st Quarter 2002
         (Quantity in tons, Value in thousand pesos)

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Region and Mode                  First Quarter 2003  |   Fourth Quarter 2002 |    First Quarter 2002 
   of Transport                 Quantity       Value |  Quantity       Value |   Quantity        Value 
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All Commodities                4,260,443  74,592,294   5,059,478  98,527,928    6,832,878   82,368,190

Food and live animals          1,158,906  23,325,953   1,759,031  33,822,373    1,986,336   28,125,994
Beverages and tobacco            134,509   3,547,682     188,661   5,833,075      157,650    4,969,202
Crude materials, inedible,
   except fuels                  378,984   4,923,466     537,747   5,405,071      824,438    4,934,027
Mineral fuels, lubricants
   and related materials       1,208,709  12,411,208     933,797   9,652,992    2,012,435   12,272,151
Animal and vegetable oils,
   fats and waxes                 27,516     551,838      60,657   1,243,366       27,636      434,505
Chemical and related products,
   not elsewhere specified       142,796   3,648,159     186,228   5,212,010      137,376    3,978,617
Manufactured goods classified
   chiefly by material           871,651   8,822,483     841,532  12,161,013      832,798    9,209,626
Machinery and transport 
   equipment                     159,269  12,176,504     253,302  16,494,663      178,735   11,270,204
Miscellaneous manufactured
   articles                       78,571   2,132,454     149,165   5,157,255      528,914    3,402,290
Commodities and transactions
   not elsewhere classified   
   in the Philippine Standard
   Commodity Classification       99,532   3,052,547     149,358   3,546,110      146,560    3,771,576

Water                          4,252,158  74,269,861   5,048,086  98,036,508    6,822,820   81,485,183

Food and live animals          1,154,418  23,215,242   1,752,276  33,661,884    1,980,441   27,993,949
Beverages and tobacco            134,502   3,547,129     188,646   5,832,337      157,647    4,968,494
Crude materials, inedible,
   except fuels                  378,819   4,918,196     537,553   5,397,761      824,331    4,511,483
Mineral fuels, lubricants and
   related materials           1,208,708  12,411,194     933,797   9,652,970    2,012,434   12,272,109
Animal and vegetable oils,
   fats and waxes                 27,516     551,792      60,655   1,243,161       27,636      434,503
Chemical and related products,
   not elsewhere specified       142,547   3,636,758     185,946   5,197,945      136,998    3,943,094
Manufactured goods classified
   chiefly by material           871,450   8,810,147     841,156  12,141,126      832,574    9,189,850
Machinery and transport
   equipment                     158,095  12,114,482     252,045  16,409,960      177,481   11,181,518
Miscellaneous manufactured
   articles                       76,964   2,051,523     147,057   5,021,589      527,133    3,283,802
Commodities and transactions
   not elsewhere classified   
   in the Philippine Standard
   Commodity Classification       99,139   3,013,398     148,955   3,477,775      146,145    3,706,381

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Table 1.  (concluded)

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Region and Mode                  First Quarter 2003  |   Fourth Quarter 2002 |    First Quarter 2002 
   of Transport                 Quantity       Value |  Quantity       Value |   Quantity        Value 
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Air                                7,767     307,022      10,826     474,135        9,649      870,916

Food and live animals              4,293     107,139       6,529     156,292        5,729      128,869
Beverages and Tobacco                  7         545          15         727            3          708
Crude materials, inedible,
   except fuels                      135       4,656         153       6,461           83      422,106
Mineral fuels, lubricants and
   related materials                   *           9           *          22            1           35
Animal and vegetable oils,
   fats and waxes                      *          43           2         205            *            2
Chemical and related products,
   not elsewhere specified           210      10,369         243      13,333          355       34,796
Manufactured goods classified
   chiefly by material               120       9,969         305      17,562          155       17,747
Machinery and transport
   equipment                       1,146      59,182       1,223      81,657        1,226       86,281
Miscellaneous manufactured
   articles                        1,538      78,074       2,011     131,602        1,720      116,309
Commodities and transactions
   not elsewhere classified   
   in the Philippine Standard
   Commodity Classification          318      37,035         345      66,275          377       64,063

Rail                                 517      15,411         566      17,285          409       12,091

Food and live animals                195       3,571         226       4,198          167        3,175
Beverages and tobacco                  *           8           *          11            -            -
Crude materials, inedible,
   except fuels                       30         614          41         848           23          438
Mineral fuels, lubricants and
   related materials                   1           5           -           -            *            7
Animal and vegetable oils,
   fats and waxes                      *           3           -           -            -            -
Chemical and Related Products, 
   not elsewhere specified            39       1,031          39         732           23          727
Manufactured goods classified
   chiefly by material                81       2,366          71       2,326           69        2,029
Machinery and transport
   equipment                          28       2,840          34       3,046           29        2,404
Miscellaneous manufactured
   articles                           68       2,857          97       4,064           61        2,179
Commodities and transactions
   not elsewhere classified     
   in the Philippine Standard
   Commodity Classification           76       2,115          57       2,060           38        1,132

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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

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