Table 2  Quantity and Value of Domestic Trade by Region and by Mode of Transport:
         1st Quarter 2004, 4th Quarter 2003, and 1st Quarter 2003
         (Quantity in tons, Value in thousand pesos)

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Region and Mode                   First Quarter 2004 |   Fourth Quarter 2003 |      First Quarter 2003
   of Transport                 Quantity       Value |  Quantity       Value |   Quantity        Value
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Philippines                    5,309,734  79,076,240   6,931,695  70,153,875   4,260,443    74,592,284

N C R                            511,744  17,333,998     489,748  17,388,528     401,498    13,076,684
C A R                                  0           0           0           0           0             0
   I - Ilocos                     14,021     268,198      17,710     338,745       8,086       160,251
  II - Cagayan Valley                  0          16           0           8           0            59
 III - Central Luzon           1,603,787  15,045,801   1,754,328  16,599,312   1,485,388    14,076,491
 IVa - Calabarzon              1,269,347   5,727,096   1,944,650   2,719,545      24,889       453,391
 IVb - Mimaropa                   77,384   2,396,865      65,785   1,604,203      40,874       771,522
   V - Bicol                      39,450     739,292      45,163     861,409     108,006     1,334,338
  VI - Western Visayas           247,739   4,124,071     234,891   3,875,919     504,794     8,478,945
 VII - Central Visayas           173,358   4,260,746      43,552   1,007,487     456,749    11,199,375
VIII - Eastern Visayas           127,731   6,774,819     151,503   8,526,480     131,671     6,827,132
  IX - Zamboanga Peninsula        78,571   1,632,670      76,075   1,566,421      71,223     1,496,061
   X - Northern Mindanao         500,295   8,631,070     738,314   3,220,839     566,493     6,125,640
  XI - Davao                     176,658   2,280,912     220,746   2,537,058     148,737     1,939,535
 XII - Soccsksargen              244,404   4,982,928     919,977   6,054,508     143,205     3,787,002
XIII - Caraga                    206,335   4,139,620     216,436   3,597,161     144,023     3,263,629
A R M M                           38,908     738,136      12,818     256,251      24,807     1,602,227

Water                           5,301,680  78,753,514   6,921,711  69,749,011   4,252,158   74,269,851

N C R                             509,170  17,173,046     486,463  17,183,947     399,020   12,900,631
C A R                                   0           0           0           0           0            0
   I - Ilocos                      14,021     268,198      17,710     338,745       8,086      160,251
  II - Cagayan Valley                   0           0           0           0           0            0
 III - Central Luzon            1,603,787  15,045,801   1,754,328  16,599,312   1,485,388   14,076,491
 IVa - Calabarzon               1,269,293   5,724,537   1,944,600   2,717,172      24,797      450,583
 IVb - Mimaropa                    77,162   2,389,100      65,501   1,594,699      40,517      760,592
   V - Bicol                       39,125     732,541      44,891     854,642     107,732    1,328,510
  VI - Western Visayas            246,954   4,086,464     233,858   3,847,656     503,660    8,439,317
 VII - Central Visayas            172,076   4,229,296      40,796     942,978     455,343   11,167,722
VIII - Eastern Visayas            127,641   6,770,825     151,407   8,522,313     131,595    6,823,993
  IX - Zamboanga Peninsula         78,259   1,618,987      75,755   1,552,704      70,766    1,481,732
   X - Northern Mindanao          499,919   8,623,507     737,973   3,217,025     566,006    6,116,569
  XI - Davao                      175,301   2,256,914     220,284   2,527,123     147,713    1,924,885
 XII - Soccsksargen               243,951   4,968,221     919,187   6,010,005     142,871    3,776,529
XIII - Caraga                     206,111   4,127,940     216,141   3,584,440     143,857    3,259,817
A R M M                            38,908     738,136      12,818     256,251      24,807    1,602,227

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Table 2.  (concluded)

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Region and Mode                   First Quarter 2004 |   Fourth Quarter 2003 |      First Quarter 2003
   of Transport                 Quantity       Value |  Quantity       Value |   Quantity        Value
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Air                                7,555     308,724       9,452     388,861        7,767      307,022

N C R                              2,377     153,457       3,031     195,194        2,258      167,578
C A R                                  0           0           0           0            0            0
   I - Ilocos                          0           0           0           0            0            0
  II - Cagayan Valley                  *          16           *           8            *           59
 III - Central Luzon                   0           0           0           0            0            0
 IVa - Calabarzon                      0           0           0           0            0            0
 IVb - Mimaropa                      222       7,765         284       9,504          357       10,930
   V - Bicol                          77       2,803          44       2,524           68        1,700
  VI - Western Visayas               785      37,607       1,033      28,263        1,134       39,628
 VII - Central Visayas             1,282      31,450       2,756      64,509        1,406       31,653
VIII - Eastern Visayas                90       3,994          96       4,167           76        3,139
  IX - Zamboanga Peninsula           312      13,683         320      13,717          457       14,329
   X - Northern Mindanao             376       7,563         341       3,814          487        9,071
  XI - Davao                       1,357      23,998         462       9,935        1,024       14,650
 XII - Soccsksargen                  453      14,707         790      44,503          334       10,473
XIII - Caraga                        224      11,680         295      12,721          166        3,812
A R M M                                0           0           0           0            0            0

Rail                                 499      14,002         532      16,003          518       15,411

N C R                                197       7,495         254       9,387          220        8,475
C A R                                  0           0           0           0            0            0
   I - Ilocos                          0           0           0           0            0            0
  II - Cagayan Valley                  0           0           0           0            0            0
 III - Central Luzon                   0           0           0           0            0            0
 IVa - Calabarzon                     54       2,559          50       2,373           92        2,808
 IVb - Mimaropa                        0           0           0           0            0            0
   V - Bicol                         248       3,948         228       4,243          206        4,128
  VI - Western Visayas                 0           0           0           0            0            0
 VII - Central Visayas                 0           0           0           0            0            0
VIII - Eastern Visayas                 0           0           0           0            0            0
  IX - Zamboanga Peninsula             0           0           0           0            0            0
   X - Northern Mindanao               0           0           0           0            0            0
  XI - Davao                           0           0           0           0            0            0
 XII - Soccsksargen                    0           0           0           0            0            0
XIII - Caraga                          0           0           0           0            0            0
A R M M                                0           0           0           0            0            0

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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:  September 24, 2004
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