TABLE 4.  Total Value of Domestic Trade Balances in the Philippines by Region and by Mode of Transport:
          1st Quarter 2005, 4th Quarter 2005, and 1st Quarter 2006
          (VALUE in thousand pesos. Details may not add up to total due to rounding.)

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Region and Mode                      First Quarter 2005       |         Fourth Quarter 2005       |         First Quarter 2006
   of Transport               Outflow      Inflow     Balance |   Outflow      Inflow     Balance |   Outflow      Inflow     Balance
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    Philippines            82,123,729  82,123,729           0  92,913,916  92,913,916           0  97,569,650  97,569,650           0

N C R                      14,688,717  22,939,485  (8,250,768) 20,803,297  25,996,116  (5,192,819) 18,177,413  28,733,111 (10,555,698)
C A R                               0           1          (1)          0           4          (4)          0          22         (22)
I - Ilocos                    252,836     806,073    (553,237)          0     718,496    (718,496)          0     813,674    (813,674)
II - Cagayan Valley                91      84,328     (84,237)         45     181,484    (181,439)        323      42,318     (41,995)
III - Central Luzon        12,665,539     319,437  12,346,102  14,828,588     314,113  14,514,475  19,499,357   2,749,481  16,749,876
IVa - CALABARZON            4,908,395   7,359,265  (2,450,870)  9,652,861   4,998,348   4,654,513   3,662,087   4,871,717  (1,209,630)
IVb - MIMAROPA              7,443,972   6,975,749     468,223   5,687,446  10,870,081  (5,182,635)  4,256,570   5,304,738  (1,048,168)
V - Bicol                   1,296,832     822,884     473,948   1,317,485   1,161,549     155,936   1,491,603   1,514,540     (22,937)
VI - Western Visayas        5,264,473   6,157,427    (892,954) 10,607,217   7,523,767   3,083,450  12,642,210   7,902,804   4,739,406
VII - Central Visayas       1,860,112  13,058,607 (11,198,495)  1,706,105  14,244,218 (12,538,113)  4,803,388  14,901,723 (10,098,335)
VIII - Eastern Visayas      6,557,332   4,370,657   2,186,675   6,156,030   3,984,904   2,171,126   6,702,600   3,971,718   2,730,882
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula    1,282,224   2,721,550  (1,439,326)  1,785,302   3,490,414  (1,705,112)  2,080,574   3,226,721  (1,146,147)
X - Northern Mindanao      13,491,583   5,592,314   7,899,269   5,984,512   6,938,539    (954,027) 12,348,834   7,873,483   4,475,351
XI - Davao Region           3,926,355   2,870,265   1,056,090   6,121,954   4,303,009   1,818,945   2,802,952   4,913,204  (2,110,252)
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN          4,101,197   1,056,350   3,044,847   3,735,659   1,494,149   2,241,510   4,616,650   2,610,362   2,006,288
Caraga                      4,106,683   6,362,566  (2,255,883)  4,103,760   6,092,767  (1,989,007)  3,382,000   7,162,802  (3,780,802)
A R M M                       277,388     626,773    (349,385)    423,656     601,958    (178,302)  1,103,089     977,234     125,855

    W a t e r              81,679,068  81,679,068           0  92,546,802  92,546,802           0  97,219,405  97,219,405           0

N C R                      14,430,499  22,760,539  (8,330,040) 20,590,257  25,852,874  (5,262,617) 17,943,183  28,625,039 (10,681,856)
C A R                               0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
I - Ilocos                    252,836     751,330    (498,494)          0     717,656    (717,656)          0     812,682    (812,682)
II - Cagayan Valley                 0      82,827     (82,827)          0     179,410    (179,410)          0      39,379     (39,379)
III - Central Luzon        12,665,539     319,437  12,346,102  14,828,588     314,113  14,514,475  19,499,357   2,749,481  16,749,876
IVa - CALABARZON            4,908,395   7,359,265  (2,450,870)  9,650,664   4,996,382   4,654,282   3,660,670   4,870,250  (1,209,580)
IVb - MIMAROPA              7,438,359   6,963,789     474,570   5,676,309  10,856,289  (5,179,980)  4,250,849   5,286,126  (1,035,277)
V - Bicol                   1,295,643     816,662     478,981   1,312,747   1,119,924     192,823   1,487,126   1,502,648     (15,522)
VI - Western Visayas        5,232,193   6,118,747    (886,554) 10,570,779   7,488,783   3,081,996  12,612,410   7,866,339   4,746,071
VII - Central Visayas       1,816,642  12,999,218 (11,182,576)  1,663,442  14,193,739 (12,530,297)  4,775,695  14,826,257 (10,050,562)
VIII - Eastern Visayas      6,553,297   4,363,442   2,189,855   6,150,737   3,977,843   2,172,894   6,695,138   3,964,400   2,730,738
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula    1,271,872   2,708,058  (1,436,186)  1,774,484   3,478,708  (1,704,224)  2,068,353   3,212,067  (1,143,714)
X - Northern Mindanao      13,486,915   5,576,733   7,910,182   5,979,583   6,924,333    (944,750) 12,346,718   7,858,255   4,488,463
XI - Davao Region           3,906,549   2,835,256   1,071,293   6,105,837   4,277,247   1,828,590   2,791,931   4,879,677  (2,087,746)
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN          4,050,173   1,039,486   3,010,687   3,725,902   1,479,598   2,246,304   4,608,675   2,591,617   2,017,058
Caraga                      4,092,768   6,357,506  (2,264,738)  4,093,817   6,087,945  (1,994,128)  3,376,210   7,157,954  (3,781,744)
A R M M                       277,388     626,773    (349,385)    423,656     601,958    (178,302)  1,103,089     977,234     125,855

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Table 4.  (concluded)

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Region and Mode                      First Quarter 2005       |         Fourth Quarter 2005       |         First Quarter 2006
   of Transport               Outflow      Inflow     Balance |   Outflow      Inflow     Balance |   Outflow      Inflow     Balance
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    A i r                     444,661     444,661           0     357,290     357,290           0     342,333     342,333           0

N C R                         258,218     178,946      79,272     208,160     141,639      66,521     229,728     106,821     122,907
C A R                               0           1          (1)          0           4          (4)          0          22         (22)
I - Ilocos                          0      54,743     (54,743)          0         840        (840)          0         992        (992)
II - Cagayan Valley                91       1,501      (1,410)         45       2,074      (2,029)        323       2,939      (2,616)
III - Central Luzon                 0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
IVa - CALABARZON                    0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
IVb - MIMAROPA                  5,613      11,960      (6,347)     11,137      13,792      (2,655)      5,721      18,612     (12,891)
V - Bicol                       1,189       6,222      (5,033)      1,991      35,370     (33,379)      2,483       6,698      (4,215)
VI - Western Visayas           32,280      38,680      (6,400)     36,438      34,984       1,454      29,800      36,465      (6,665)
VII - Central Visayas          43,470      59,389     (15,919)     42,663      50,479      (7,816)     27,693      75,466     (47,773)
VIII - Eastern Visayas          4,035       7,215      (3,180)      5,293       7,061      (1,768)      7,462       7,318         144
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       10,352      13,492      (3,140)     10,818      11,706        (888)     12,221      14,654      (2,433)
X - Northern Mindanao           4,668      15,581     (10,913)      4,929      14,206      (9,277)      2,116      15,228     (13,112)
XI - Davao Region              19,806      35,009     (15,203)     16,117      25,762      (9,645)     11,021      33,527     (22,506)
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN             51,024      16,864      34,160       9,757      14,551      (4,794)      7,975      18,745     (10,770)
Caraga                         13,915       5,060       8,855       9,943       4,822       5,121       5,790       4,848         942
A R M M                             0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0

    R a i l                       0**         0**           0       9,824       9,824           0       7,912       7,912           0

N C R                               0           0           0       4,880       1,603       3,277       4,502       1,251       3,251
C A R                               0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
I - Ilocos                          0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
II - Cagayan Valley                 0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
III - Central Luzon                 0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
IVa - CALABARZON                    0           0           0       2,197       1,966         231       1,417       1,467         (50)
IVb - MIMAROPA                      0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
V - Bicol                           0           0           0       2,747       6,255      (3,508)      1,994       5,194      (3,200)
VI - Western Visayas                0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
VII - Central Visayas               0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
VIII - Eastern Visayas              0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula            0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
X - Northern Mindanao               0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
XI - Davao Region                   0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN                  0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
Caraga                              0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
A R M M                             0           0           0           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:   ** -  No Rail Transaction in First Quarter 2006

Page last updated:  January 17, 2007
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