Table 1. Quantity and Value of Domestic Trade by Commodity Section and by Mode of Transport:
         2nd Quarter 2003, 1st Quarter 2004, and 2nd Quarter 2004
         (Quantity in tons, Value in thousand pesos.  Details may not add to total due to rounding.)

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Commodity Section                  Second Quarter 2003 |   First Quarter 2004 |  Second Quarter 2004
   and Mode of Transport          Quantity       Value | Quantity       Value | Quantity       Value
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All Commodities                  4,656,239  85,355,106  5,309,734  79,076,240  6,156,259  89,250,511

Food and live animals            1,214,880  23,763,523  1,975,559  21,985,327  2,240,129  22,284,847
Beverages and tobacco              199,241   5,355,711    341,605   5,560,237    127,290   4,696,289
Crude materials, inedible,
   except fuels                    409,119   4,254,239    366,787   4,370,024    331,418   4,194,269
Mineral fuels, lubricants
   and related materials         1,409,943  14,432,055  1,343,571  14,695,432  1,916,022  20,743,228
Animal and vegetable oils,
   fats and waxes                   26,114     427,677     63,748   1,275,614     38,575     803,048
Chemical and related products,
   not elsewhere specified         172,539   4,594,612    137,973   3,296,383    125,637   3,619,512
Manufactured goods classified
   chiefly by material             775,908  10,075,880    684,718   9,625,716    586,748   9,360,348
Machinery and transport
   equipment                       225,349  16,528,112    203,647  12,497,403    237,628  16,915,760
Miscellaneous manufactured
   articles                        116,396   3,130,880     86,780   2,815,879     86,113   3,625,040
Commodities and transactions
   not elsewhere classified
   in the Philippine Standard
   Commodity Classification        106,750   2,792,422    105,345   2,954,226    466,699   3,008,169

Water                            4,645,587  84,982,244  5,301,680  78,753,514  6,144,878  88,860,408

Food and live animals            1,208,864  23,629,432  1,971,469  21,862,692  2,234,216  22,164,267
Beverages and tobacco              199,213   5,354,607    341,597   5,559,333    127,281   4,695,604
Crude materials, inedible,
   except fuels                    408,957   4,248,943    366,694   4,365,216    331,286   4,189,123
Mineral fuels, lubricants
   and related materials         1,409,941  14,431,973  1,343,571  14,695,399  1,916,021  20,743,149
Animal and vegetable oils,
   fats and waxes                   26,114     427,669     63,748   1,275,607     38,574     802,992
Chemical and related products,
   not elsewhere specified         172,264   4,583,688    137,753   3,287,157    125,335   3,605,753
Manufactured goods classified
   chiefly by material             775,717  10,064,738    684,455   9,611,441    586,430   9,342,302
Machinery and transport
   equipment                       224,233  16,455,418    202,505  12,434,057    236,498  16,835,741
Miscellaneous manufactured
   articles                        114,637   3,050,339     84,848   2,737,828     83,158   3,517,847
Commodities and transactions
   not elsewhere classified
   in the Philippine Standard
   Commodity Classification        105,647   2,735,440    105,039   2,924,784    466,079   2,963,629

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Table 1.  (concluded)

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Commodity Section                  Second Quarter 2003 |   First Quarter 2004 |  Second Quarter 2004
   and Mode of Transport          Quantity       Value | Quantity       Value | Quantity       Value
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Air                                 10,199     358,429      7,555     308,724     10,825     372,530

Food and live animals                5,866     131,299      3,868     119,295      5,667     116,291
Beverages and Tobacco                   28       1,098          7         888          9         676
Crude materials, inedible,
   except fuels                        140       4,858         70       4,114         92       4,263
Mineral fuels, lubricants
   and related materials                 1          67          *          33          1          73
Animal and vegetable oils,
   fats and waxes                        *           8          *           7          1          55
Chemical and related products,
   not elsewhere specified             249      10,039        190       8,484        267      12,992
Manufactured goods classified
   chiefly by material                 128       9,293        184      12,318        252      16,047
Machinery and transport
   equipment                         1,083      69,514      1,111      60,738      1,094      76,186
Miscellaneous manufactured
   articles                          1,669      77,627      1,870      75,065      2,889     104,291
Commodities and transactions
   not elsewhere classified
   in the Philippine Standard
   Commodity Classification          1,036      54,626        255      27,783        553      41,657

Rail                                   453      14,433        499      14,002        556      17,573

Food and live animals                  150       2,792        222       3,340        246       4,289
Beverages and tobacco                    *           6          1          16          *           9
Crude materials, inedible,
   except fuels                         22         438         23         694         40         883
Mineral fuels, lubricants
   and related materials                 1          15          0           0          *           6
Animal and vegetable oils,
   fats and waxes                        0           0          0           0          *           1
Chemical and Related Products,
   not elsewhere specified              26         885         30         742         35         767
Manufactured goods classified
   chiefly by material                  63       1,849         79       1,957         66       1,999
Machinery and transport
   equipment                            33       3,180         31       2,608         36       3,833
Miscellaneous manufactured
   articles                             90       2,914         62       2,986         66       2,902
Commodities and transactions
   not elsewhere classified
   in the Philippine Standard
   Commodity Classification             67       2,356         51       1,659         67       2,883

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Source:  Business and Services Statistics Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

Notes:    * - Quantity less than 0.5 tons
         ** - Value less than thousand pesos

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