Table 1. Quantity and Value of Domestic Trade by Commodity Section and by Mode of Transport:
         3rd Quarter 2003, 2nd Quarter 2003, and 3rd Quarter 2002
         (Quantity in tons, Value in thousand pesos)

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Commodity Section                    Third Quarter 2003 |   Second Quarter 2003 |    Third Quarter 2002
   and Mode of Transport           Quantity       Value |  Quantity       Value |   Quantity       Value 
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All Commodities                   7,224,389  78,381,632   4,656,231  85,355,042   10,369,983 114,792,452

Food and live animals             1,444,988  22,234,969   1,214,877  23,763,468    2,100,863  32,135,419
Beverages and tobacco                91,919   3,550,216     199,241   5,355,710      561,706   7,183,018
Crude materials, inedible,
   except fuels                     296,570   4,812,190     409,120   4,254,239    1,325,251   4,787,323
Mineral fuels, lubricants
   and related materials          3,934,149  16,317,394   1,409,943  14,432,055    2,405,291  22,369,075
Animal and vegetable oils,
   fats and waxes                    42,896     777,015      26,114     427,677       38,328     777,427
Chemical and related products,
   not elsewhere specified           99,032   3,261,697     172,539   4,594,612      956,926   9,084,679
Manufactured goods classified
   chiefly by material              987,250   9,427,264     775,909  10,075,880    2,472,919  14,059,403
Machinery and transport 
   equipment                        173,005  12,866,390     225,349  16,528,112      237,598  14,914,554
Miscellaneous manufactured
   articles                          82,776   2,946,974     116,391   3,130,868      123,534   4,855,430
Commodities and transactions
   not elsewhere classified   
   in the Philippine Standard
   Commodity Classification          71,804   2,187,524     106,749   2,792,421      147,565   4,626,123

Water                             7,213,483  77,910,781   4,645,579  84,982,180   10,352,042 114,229,253

Food and live animals             1,438,821  22,057,723   1,208,861  23,629,377    2,088,067  31,892,124
Beverages and tobacco                91,912   3,549,608     199,213   5,354,607      561,699   7,182,606
Crude materials, inedible,
   except fuels                     296,459   4,808,227     408,957   4,248,943    1,325,125   4,781,997
Mineral fuels, lubricants
   and related materials          3,934,148  16,317,305   1,409,941  14,431,973    2,405,290  22,369,018
Animal and vegetable oils,
   fats and waxes                    42,896     777,014      26,114     427,669       38,328     777,426
Chemical and related products,
   not elsewhere specified           98,707   3,249,366     172,264   4,583,688      956,600   9,067,673
Manufactured goods classified
   chiefly by material              987,027   9,411,995     775,717  10,064,738    2,472,615  14,041,833
Machinery and transport 
   equipment                        171,986  12,795,807     224,233  16,455,418      236,021  14,804,058
Miscellaneous manufactured
   articles                          81,021   2,839,282     114,632   3,050,327      121,194   4,755,738
Commodities and transactions
   not elsewhere classified   
   in the Philippine Standard
   Commodity Classification          70,507   2,104,455     105,647   2,735,440      147,102   4,556,780

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Table 1.  (concluded)

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Commodity Section                    Third Quarter 2003 |   Second Quarter 2003 |    Third Quarter 2002
   and Mode of Transport           Quantity       Value |  Quantity       Value |   Quantity       Value 
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Air                                  10,603     460,231      10,199     358,429       17,405     547,571

Food and live animals                 6,124     176,261       5,866     131,299       12,570     238,992
Beverages and Tobacco                     7         592          28       1,098            7         406
Crude materials, inedible,
   except fuels                          94       3,482         140       4,858           98       4,703
Mineral fuels, lubricants
   and related materials                  1          87           1          67            *           2
Animal and vegetable oils,
   fats and waxes                         -           -           *           8            *           *
Chemical and related products,
   not elsewhere specified              282      11,435         249      10,039          284      16,140
Manufactured goods classified
   chiefly by material                  149      12,807         128       9,293          226      15,263
Machinery and transport
   equipment                            997      68,974       1,083      69,514        1,545     107,952
Miscellaneous manufactured
   articles                           1,687     105,294       1,669      77,627        2,271      96,793
Commodities and transactions
   not elsewhere classified   
   in the Philippine Standard
   Commodity Classification           1,261      81,301       1,036      54,626          403      67,318

Rail                                    303      10,620         453      14,433          536      15,629

Food and live animals                    43         985         150       2,792          226       4,303
Beverages and tobacco                     1          16           *           6            *           6
Crude materials, inedible,
   except fuels                          17         481          22         438           27         623
Mineral fuels, lubricants
   and related materials                  1           2           1          15            1          55
Animal and vegetable oils,
   fats and waxes                         *           1           -           -            *           1
Chemical and Related Products,
   not elsewhere specified               42         896          26         885           42         866
Manufactured goods classified
   chiefly by material                   74       2,462          63       1,849           78       2,307
Machinery and transport
   equipment                             22       1,609          33       3,180           32       2,543
Miscellaneous manufactured
   articles                              67       2,398          90       2,914           69       2,899
Commodities and transactions
   not elsewhere classified
   in the Philippine Standard
   Commodity Classification              36       1,768          67       2,356           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

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