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)
       2006         205.8    131.0     157.0      10.0     4.0     6.1      1.9      5.6    (3.7)

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
       2006         201.6    125.0     161.0       8.4     5.0     3.2     (2.0)    (4.6)    2.5

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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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