Table B.1a  Quarterly Growth Rate of Import Trade Indices for All Commodities: 1997 - 2006
            (1995 = 100)

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                     Import Indices      |  Quarter-on-Quarter G R |    Year-on-Year G R
Year/Quarter    Value    Price  Quantity |   Value   Price     Qty |  Value    Price     Qty
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First Quarter

        1997    126.6    108.0     117.8      14.2     5.9     7.5      1.3      2.9    (1.0)
        1998    121.1    113.0     108.0      (4.3)    4.6    (8.3)   (12.2)    (1.7)  (10.5)
        1999    110.1    106.0     105.8      (9.1)   (6.2)   (2.1)     6.6     (5.4)   14.3
        2000    118.7    102.0     116.8       7.8    (3.8)   10.4      3.4     (2.9)    6.3
        2001    128.9     91.0     142.0       8.6   (10.8)   21.6     10.2     (9.0)   20.9
        2002    112.8     96.0     117.0     (12.5)    5.5   (17.6)     5.6     11.6    (5.6)
        2003    138.0    100.0     138.0      22.4     4.2    17.9      4.6      4.2     0.0
        2004    161.5     93.0     174.0      17.0    (7.0)   26.1     12.8    (10.6)   26.1
        2005    151.1    109.0     139.0      (6.5)   17.2   (20.1)    (8.3)     1.9    (9.7)
        2006    168.4    124.0     136.0      11.5    13.8    (2.2)    (9.5)     4.2   (12.8)

Second Quarter

        1997    134.6    100.0     136.0       7.9    (4.8)   11.5      6.3     (7.4)   15.5
        1998    110.7    111.0     100.1     (17.8)   11.0   (26.4)    (8.6)    (1.8)   (7.3)
        1999    117.6    100.0     118.9       6.3    (9.9)   18.7      6.8     (5.7)   12.4
        2000    112.5     95.0     118.7      (4.4)   (5.0)   (0.2)    (5.3)    (6.9)    1.6
        2001    134.2     95.0     141.0      19.3     0.0    18.8      4.1      4.4    (0.7)
        2002    141.9     95.0     149.0       5.7     0.0     5.7     25.8     (1.0)   27.4
        2003    142.4     99.0     144.0       0.3     4.2    (3.4)     3.1     (1.0)    4.3
        2004    167.7    101.0     166.0      17.8     2.0    15.3      3.8      8.6    (4.6)
        2005    173.4    111.0     156.0       3.4     9.9    (6.0)    14.7      1.8    12.2
        2006    202.0    124.0     163.0      16.5    11.7     4.5     19.9      0.0    19.9

Third Quarter

        1997    142.5    105.0     136.2      11.1    (0.9)   11.8      5.9      5.0     0.1
        1998    112.0    106.0     106.9     (21.4)    1.0   (21.5)     1.2     (4.5)    6.8
        1999    120.6    100.0     121.2       7.7    (5.7)   13.3      2.6      0.0     1.9
        2000    125.0     96.0     130.4       3.6    (4.0)    7.6     11.1      1.1     9.8
        2001    128.4     93.0     138.0       2.7    (3.1)    5.9     (4.3)    (2.1)   (2.1)
        2002    147.3     98.0     150.0      14.7     5.4     8.7      3.8      3.2     0.7
        2003    141.5     98.0     144.0      (3.9)    0.0    (4.0)    (0.6)    (1.0)    0.0
        2004    169.8    103.0     165.0      20.0     5.1    14.6      1.2      2.0    (0.6)
        2005    187.0    126.0     148.0      10.2    22.3   (10.3)     7.9     13.5    (5.1)

Fourth Quarter

        1997    138.0    115.0     120.7      11.1    (0.9)   11.8     (3.2)     9.5   (11.4)
        1998    103.3    112.0      92.6     (25.1)   (2.6)  (23.3)    (7.8)     5.7   (13.4)
        1999    114.8    105.0     109.8      11.2    (6.3)   18.6     (4.8)     5.0    (9.4)
        2000    117.0    100.0     117.5       1.9    (4.8)    7.0     (6.4)     4.2    (9.9)
        2001    106.8     86.0     124.0      (8.7)  (14.0)    5.6    (16.8)    (7.5)  (10.1)
        2002    132.0     96.0     138.0      23.6    11.6    11.3    (10.4)    (2.0)   (8.0)
        2003    143.3    104.0     138.0       8.5     8.3     0.0      1.2      6.1    (4.2)
        2004    164.8    107.0     154.0      15.0     2.9    11.6     (3.0)     3.9    (6.7)
        2005    186.1    119.0     156.0      12.9    11.2     1.3     (0.5)    (5.6)    5.4

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Source:  Economic Indices and Indicators Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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