Table 2  Quantity and Value of Domestic Trade by Region and by Mode of Transport:
         4th Quarter 2003, 3rd Quarter 2003, and 4th Quarter 2002         
         (Quantity in tons, Value in thousand pesos)

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Region and Mode                  Fourth Quarter 2003 |   Third Quarter 2003  |   Fourth Quarter 2002
   of Transport                 Quantity       Value |  Quantity       Value |   Quantity        Value 
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Philippines                     6,931,695 70,153,875   7,165,571  77,572,164    5,050,495   98,345,060

N C R                             489,748 17,388,528     684,547  23,356,690      888,781   29,567,409
C A R                                   -          -           -           -            -            -
   I - Ilocos                      17,710    338,745       5,515     105,488       10,595      202,665
  II - Cagayan Valley                   -          8           1          75            2          114
 III - Central Luzon            1,754,328 16,599,312   3,590,418  13,436,704    1,385,758   12,963,559
 IVa - Calabarzon               1,944,650  2,719,545     233,441   3,287,073       27,868      438,823 
 IVb - Mimaropa                    65,785  1,604,203      37,294   1,248,115      121,359    2,690,476
   V - Bicol                       45,163    861,409      44,250     926,810       81,595      952,787
  VI - Western Visayas            234,891  3,875,919     196,095   3,849,159      483,463    9,682,350
 VII - Central Visayas             43,552  1,007,487      43,046     945,698      431,883   10,757,761
VIII - Eastern Visayas            151,503  8,526,480     138,595   7,557,776      160,243    8,368,374
  IX - Zamboanga Peninsula         76,075  1,566,421      83,536   1,729,737       79,633    1,168,282
   X - Northern Mindanao          738,314  3,220,839   1,129,918   7,504,817      684,538    7,832,911
  XI - Davao                      220,746  2,537,058     554,200   1,670,946      219,938    2,647,617
 XII - Soccsksargen               919,977  6,054,508     200,081   5,779,362      234,753    6,237,351
XIII - Caraga                     216,436  3,597,161     215,468   4,365,795      200,061    4,190,069
A R M M                            12,818    256,251       9,167   1,807,920       40,025      644,515

Water                           6,921,711 69,749,011   7,154,685  77,102,941    5,039,142   97,855,869

N C R                             486,463 17,183,947     681,745  23,110,897      885,219   29,268,367
C A R                                   -          -           -           -            -            -
   I - Ilocos                      17,710    338,745       5,515     105,488       10,595      202,665
  II - Cagayan Valley                   -          -           -           -            -            -
 III - Central Luzon            1,754,328 16,599,312   3,590,418  13,436,704    1,385,758   12,963,559
 IVa - Calabarzon               1,944,600  2,717,172     233,385   3,285,094       27,782      436,027
 IVb - Mimaropa                    65,501  1,594,699      37,138   1,238,407      120,997    2,677,603
   V - Bicol                       44,891    854,642      44,195     925,591       81,349      945,342
  VI - Western Visayas            233,858  3,847,656     195,095   3,823,329      482,037    9,637,929
 VII - Central Visayas             40,796    942,978      39,951     859,203      429,809   10,704,921
VIII - Eastern Visayas            151,407  8,522,313     138,532   7,554,671      160,176    8,364,268
  IX - Zamboanga Peninsula         75,755  1,552,704      83,045   1,689,967       79,298    1,152,078
   X - Northern Mindanao          737,973  3,217,025   1,128,901   7,493,957      683,606    7,816,494
  XI - Davao                      220,284  2,527,123     553,537   1,652,715      218,320    2,630,749
 XII - Soccsksargen               919,187  6,010,005     198,862   5,761,894      234,348    6,227,547
XIII - Caraga                     216,141  3,584,440     215,199   4,357,105      199,824    4,183,806
A R M M                            12,818    256,251       9,167   1,807,920       40,025      644,515

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Table 2.  (concluded)

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Region and Mode                  Fourth Quarter 2003 |   Third Quarter 2003  |   Fourth Quarter 2002
   of Transport                 Quantity       Value |  Quantity       Value |   Quantity        Value 
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Air                                9,452     388,861      10,583     458,603       10,801      472,311

N C R                              3,031     195,194       2,578     237,726        3,299      288,981
C A R                                  -           -           -           -            -            -
   I - Ilocos                          -           -           -           -            -            -
  II - Cagayan Valley                  *           8           1          75            2          114
 III - Central Luzon                   -           -           -           -            -            -
 IVa - Calabarzon                      -           -           -           -            -            -
 IVb - Mimaropa                      284       9,504         156       9,708          362       12,873
   V - Bicol                          44       2,524          32         646           44        3,421
  VI - Western Visayas             1,033      28,263       1,000      25,830        1,426       44,421
 VII - Central Visayas             2,756      64,509       3,095      86,495        2,074       52,840
VIII - Eastern Visayas                96       4,167          63       3,105           67        4,106
  IX - Zamboanga Peninsula           320      13,717         491      39,770          335       16,204
   X - Northern Mindanao             341       3,814       1,017      10,860          932       16,417
  XI - Davao                         462       9,935         663      18,231        1,618       16,868
 XII - Soccsksargen                  790      44,503       1,219      17,468          405        9,804
XIII - Caraga                        295      12,721         269       8,690          237         6263
A R M M                                -           -           -           -            -            -

Rail                                 532      16,003         303      10,620          552       16,880

N C R                                254       9,387         224       8,067          263       10,061
C A R                                  -           -           -           -            -            -
   I - Ilocos                          -           -           -           -            -            -
  II - Cagayan Valley                  -           -           -           -            -            -
 III - Central Luzon                   -           -           -           -            -            -
 IVa - Calabarzon                     50       2,373          56       1,979           86        2,796
 IVb - Mimaropa                        -           -           -           -            -            -
   V - Bicol                         228       4,243          23         573          202        4,024
  VI - Western Visayas                 -           -           -           -            -            -
 VII - Central Visayas                 -           -           -           -            -            -
VIII - Eastern Visayas                 -           -           -           -            -            -
  IX - Zamboanga Peninsula             -           -           -           -            -            -
   X - Northern Mindanao               -           -           -           -            -            -
  XI - Davao                           -           -           -           -            -            -
 XII - Soccsksargen                    -           -           -           -            -            -
XIII - Caraga                          -           -           -           -            -            -
A R M M                                -           -           -           -            -            -

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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 one thousand pesos.

Page last updated:  June 3, 2004
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