Table 1  Quantity and Value of Domestic Trade by Commodity Section and by Mode of Transport:
         2nd Quarter 2003, 1st Quarter 2003, and 2nd Quarter 2002
         (Quantity in tons, Value in thousand pesos)

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Commodity Section                   Second Quarter 2003 |    1st Quarter 2003   |     2nd Quarter 2002
   and Mode of Transport           Quantity       Value |  Quantity       Value |   Quantity       Value 
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All Commodities                   4,656,231  85,355,042   4,260,443  74,592,294    5,370,154  98,759,764

Food and live animals             1,214,877  23,763,468   1,158,906  23,325,953    1,319,596  29,526,065
Beverages and tobacco               199,241   5,355,710     134,509   3,547,682      199,103   5,744,596
Crude materials, inedible,
   except fuels                     409,120   4,254,239     378,984   4,923,466      473,615   4,510,003
Mineral fuels, lubricants
   and related materials          1,409,943  14,432,055   1,208,709  12,411,208    1,531,229  15,711,976
Animal and vegetable oils,
   fats and waxes                    26,114     427,677      27,516     551,838       36,527     699,193
Chemical and related products,
   not elsewhere specified          172,539   4,594,612     142,796   3,648,159      174,074   4,435,873
Manufactured goods classified
   chiefly by material              775,909  10,075,880     871,651   8,822,483    1,132,399  13,026,308
Machinery and transport 
   equipment                        225,349  16,528,112     159,269  12,176,504      240,649  16,029,694
Miscellaneous manufactured
   articles                         116,391   3,130,868      78,571   2,132,454      124,771   4,486,406
Commodities and transactions
   not elsewhere classified   
   in the Philippine Standard
   Commodity Classification         106,749   2,792,421      99,532   3,052,547      138,191   4,589,650

Water                             4,645,579  84,982,180   4,252,158  74,269,861    5,358,736  97,689,867

Food and live animals             1,208,861  23,629,377   1,154,418  23,215,242    1,313,026  29,356,646
Beverages and tobacco               199,213   5,354,607     134,502   3,547,129      199,091   5,744,014
Crude materials, inedible,
   except fuels                     408,957   4,248,943     378,819   4,918,196      473,494   4,504,045
Mineral fuels, lubricants
   and related materials          1,409,941  14,431,973   1,208,708  12,411,194    1,531,229  15,711,942
Animal and vegetable oils,
   fats and waxes                    26,114     427,669      27,516     551,792       36,526     699,160
Chemical and related products,
   not elsewhere specified          172,264   4,583,688     142,547   3,636,758      173,739   4,408,894
Manufactured goods classified
   chiefly by material              775,717  10,064,738     871,450   8,810,147    1,132,167  13,010,076
Machinery and transport 
   equipment                        224,233  16,455,418     158,095  12,114,482      239,332  15,928,051
Miscellaneous manufactured
   articles                         114,632   3,050,327      76,964   2,051,523      122,430   4,174,531
Commodities and transactions
   not elsewhere classified   
   in the Philippine Standard
   Commodity Classification         105,647   2,735,440      99,139   3,013,398      137,702   4,152,508

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Table 1.  (concluded)

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Commodity Section                  Second Quarter 2003 |    1st Quarter 2003   |     2nd Quarter 2002
   and Mode of Transport          Quantity       Value |  Quantity       Value |   Quantity        Value 
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Air                                 10,199     358,429       7,767     307,022       10,794    1,051,884

Food and live animals                5,866     131,299       4,293     107,139        6,302      164,318
Beverages and Tobacco                   28       1,098           7         545           12          581
Crude materials, inedible,
   except fuels                        140       4,858         135       4,656           93        5,200
Mineral fuels, lubricants
   and related materials                 1          67           *           9            *           33
Animal and vegetable oils,
   fats and waxes                        *           8           *          43            *           25
Chemical and related products,
   not elsewhere specified             249      10,039         210      10,369          298       26,045
Manufactured goods classified
   chiefly by material                 128       9,293         120       9,969          139       13,549
Machinery and transport
   equipment                         1,083      69,514       1,146      59,182        1,279       98,372
Miscellaneous manufactured
   articles                          1,669      77,627       1,538      78,074        2,239      308,396
Commodities and transactions
   not elsewhere classified   
   in the Philippine Standard
   Commodity Classification          1,036      54,626         318      37,035          432      435,366

Rail                                   453      14,433         517      15,411          624       18,014

Food and live animals                  150       2,792         195       3,571          268        5,101
Beverages and tobacco                    *           6           *           8            *            1
Crude materials, inedible,
   except fuels                         22         438          30         614           29          758
Mineral fuels, lubricants
   and related materials                 1          15           1           5            *            1
Animal and vegetable oils,
   fats and waxes                        -           -           *           3            1            8
Chemical and Related Products, 
   not elsewhere specified              26         885          39       1,031           37          934
Manufactured goods classified
   chiefly by material                  63       1,849          81       2,366           93        2,683
Machinery and transport
   equipment                            33       3,180          28       2,840           38        3,271
Miscellaneous manufactured
   articles                             90       2,914          68       2,857          102        3,480
Commodities and transactions
   not elsewhere classified
   in the Philippine Standard
   Commodity Classification             67       2,356          76       2,115           58        1,776

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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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