Table B.1  Growth Rate of Import Trade Indices for All Commodities by Quarter: 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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  1997

     1st            126.6    108.0     117.8       1.3     2.9    (1.0)    14.2      5.9     7.5
     2nd            134.6    100.0     136.0       6.3    (7.4)   15.5      7.9     (4.8)   11.5
     3rd            142.5    105.0     136.2       5.9     5.0     0.1     11.1     (0.9)   11.8
     4th            138.0    115.0     120.7      (3.2)    9.5   (11.4)    10.4      9.5     1.4

  1998

     1st            121.1    113.0     108.0     (12.2)   (1.7)  (10.5)    (4.3)     4.6    (8.3)
     2nd            110.7    111.0     100.1      (8.6)   (1.8)   (7.3)   (17.8)    11.0   (26.4)
     3rd            112.0    106.0     106.9       1.2    (4.5)    6.8    (21.4)     1.0   (21.5)
     4th            103.3    112.0      92.6      (7.8)    5.7   (13.4)   (25.1)    (2.6)  (23.3)

  1999

     1st            110.1    106.0     105.8       6.6    (5.4)   14.3     (9.1)    (6.2)   (2.1)
     2nd            117.6    100.0     118.9       6.8    (5.7)   12.4      6.3     (9.9)   18.7
     3rd            120.6    100.0     121.2       2.6     0.0     1.9      7.7     (5.7)   13.3
     4th            114.8    105.0     109.8      (4.8)    5.0    (9.4)    11.2     (6.3)   18.6

  2000

     1st            118.7    102.0     116.8       3.4    (2.9)    6.3      7.8     (3.8)   10.4
     2nd            112.5     95.0     118.7      (5.3)   (6.9)    1.6     (4.4)    (5.0)   (0.2)
     3rd            125.0     96.0     130.4      11.1     1.1     9.8      3.6     (4.0)    7.6
     4th            117.0    100.0     117.5      (6.4)    4.2    (9.9)     1.9     (4.8)    7.0

 2001

     1st            128.9     91.0     142.0      10.2    (9.0)   20.9      8.6    (10.8)   21.6
     2nd            134.2     95.0     141.0       4.1     4.4    (0.7)    19.3      0.0    18.8
     3rd            128.4     93.0     138.0      (4.3)   (2.1)   (2.1)     2.7     (3.1)    5.9
     4th            106.8     86.0     124.0     (16.8)   (7.5)  (10.1)    (8.7)   (14.0)    5.6

 2002

     1st            112.8     96.0     117.0       5.6    11.6    (5.6)   (12.5)     5.5   (17.6)
     2nd            141.9     95.0     149.0      25.8    (1.0)   27.4      5.8      0.0     5.7
     3rd            147.3     98.0     150.0       3.8     3.2     0.7     14.7      5.4     8.7
     4th            132.0     96.0     138.0     (10.4)   (2.0)   (8.0)    23.6     11.6    11.3

  2003

     1st            138.0    100.0     138.0       4.6     4.2     0.0     22.4      4.2    17.9
     2nd            142.4     99.0     144.0       3.1    (1.0)    4.3      0.3      4.2    (3.4)
     3rd            141.5     98.0     144.0      (0.6)   (1.0)    0.0     (3.9)     0.0    (4.0)
     4th            143.3    104.0     138.0       1.2     6.1    (4.2)     8.5      8.3     0.0

  2004

     1st            161.5     93.0     174.0      12.8   (10.6)   26.1     17.0     (7.0)   26.1
     2nd            167.7    101.0     166.0       3.8     8.6    (4.6)    17.8      2.0    15.3
     3rd            169.8    103.0     165.0       1.2     2.0    (0.6)    20.0      5.1    14.6
     4th            164.8    107.0     154.0      (3.0)    3.9    (6.7)    15.0      2.9    11.6

  2005

     1st            151.1    109.0     139.0      (8.3)    1.9    (9.7)    (6.5)    17.2   (20.1)
     2nd            173.4    111.0     156.0      14.7     1.8    12.2      3.4      9.9    (6.0)
     3rd            187.0    126.0     148.0       7.9    13.5    (5.1)    10.2     22.3   (10.3)
     4th            186.1    119.0     156.0      (0.5)   (5.6)    5.4     12.9     11.2     1.3

  2006

     1st            168.4    124.0     136.0      (9.5)    4.2   (12.8)    11.5     13.8    (2.2)
     2nd            202.0    124.0     163.0      19.9     0.0    19.9     16.5     11.7     4.5
     3rd            205.8    131.0     157.0       1.9     5.6    (3.7)    10.0      4.0     6.1
     4th            201.6    125.0     161.0      (2.0)   (4.6)    2.5      8.4      5.0     3.2

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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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