TABLE 4.  Total Value of Domestic Trade Balances in the Philippines by Region and by Mode of Transport:
          3rd Quarter 2006, 2nd Quarter 2007, and 3rd Quarter 2007
          (VALUE in thousand pesos. Details may not add up to total due to rounding.)

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Region and Mode                      Third Quarter 2006       |         Second Quarter 2007       |         Third Quarter 2007
   of Transport               Outflow      Inflow     Balance |   Outflow      Inflow     Balance |   Outflow      Inflow     Balance
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    Philippines            79,949,113  79,949,113           0  65,987,441  65,987,441           0  77,392,288  77,392,288           0

N C R                      17,037,430  21,570,499  (4,533,069) 24,289,149  16,280,714   8,008,435  29,088,660  17,326,216  11,762,444
C A R                               0           0           0           0           0           0           0           4          (4)
I - Ilocos                      9,660     756,298    (746,638)          0     295,993    (295,993)    969,041     761,450     207,591
II - Cagayan Valley               103      91,152     (91,049)         14     159,225    (159,211)         94      20,635     (20,541)
III - Central Luzon        12,569,001     248,987  12,320,014   9,067,777     266,537   8,801,240  12,580,873     230,762  12,350,111
IVa - CALABARZON            7,028,883   3,053,841   3,975,042     315,911   1,461,006  (1,145,095)    266,251   2,361,059  (2,094,808)
IVb - MIMAROPA              4,265,719   9,065,896  (4,800,177)  1,876,838   2,992,556  (1,115,718)    917,923   2,055,443  (1,137,520)
V - Bicol                   1,308,975   1,377,874     (68,899)  1,846,218   1,285,552     560,666   1,338,975   1,388,577     (49,602)
VI - Western Visayas       11,572,317   7,857,381   3,714,936   4,953,233   9,049,491  (4,096,258)  7,676,650  11,465,468  (3,788,818)
VII - Central Visayas       2,316,329  12,591,467 (10,275,138)  1,245,741  10,928,242  (9,682,501)    914,426  12,624,317 (11,709,891)
VIII - Eastern Visayas      6,528,488   3,016,659   3,511,829   4,633,227   2,024,403   2,608,825   7,096,439   3,280,894   3,815,545
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula    1,171,737   2,918,157  (1,746,420)  1,528,397   2,715,172  (1,186,775)    874,949   3,560,491  (2,685,542)
X - Northern Mindanao       6,304,236   4,861,363   1,442,873   9,096,107   6,119,471   2,976,636   3,471,684   6,148,867  (2,677,183)
XI - Davao Region           4,565,165   4,038,522     526,643   2,688,750   3,877,956  (1,189,206)  4,687,131   6,593,459  (1,906,328)
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN          1,647,370   1,742,452     (95,082)  1,803,341   2,286,484    (483,143)  2,234,770   2,019,453     215,317
Caraga                      3,404,987   6,206,587  (2,801,600)  2,465,286   5,412,212  (2,946,926)  4,931,226   7,189,084  (2,257,858)
A R M M                       218,715     551,979    (333,264)    177,452     832,430    (654,978)    343,199     366,111     (22,912)

    W a t e r              79,737,823  79,737,823           0  65,889,411  65,889,411           0  76,907,442  76,907,442           0

N C R                      16,995,922  21,411,492  (4,415,570) 24,289,149  16,189,805   8,099,344  28,706,171  17,228,158  11,478,013
C A R                               0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
I - Ilocos                      9,660     756,286    (746,626)          0     295,893    (295,893)    969,041     760,692     208,349
II - Cagayan Valley                 0      90,438     (90,438)          0     159,221    (159,221)          0      19,012     (19,012)
III - Central Luzon        12,569,001     248,987  12,320,014   9,067,777     266,537   8,801,240  12,580,873     230,762  12,350,111
IVa - CALABARZON            7,026,799   3,052,003   3,974,796     315,911   1,461,006  (1,145,095)    266,251   2,361,059  (2,094,808)
IVb - MIMAROPA              4,260,488   9,063,727  (4,803,239)  1,867,815   2,992,376  (1,124,561)    917,923   2,025,092  (1,107,169)
V - Bicol                   1,303,098   1,371,336     (68,238)  1,845,015   1,285,513     559,502   1,336,172   1,380,025     (43,853)
VI - Western Visayas       11,540,652   7,848,769   3,691,883   4,927,287   9,048,251  (4,120,964)  7,655,297  11,408,916  (3,753,619)
VII - Central Visayas       2,277,051  12,578,439 (10,301,388)  1,210,302  10,926,519  (9,716,217)    874,289  12,539,584 (11,665,295)
VIII - Eastern Visayas      6,522,298   3,015,608   3,506,690   4,632,456   2,024,364   2,608,093   7,092,300   3,270,449   3,821,851
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula    1,127,444   2,913,506  (1,786,062)  1,519,590   2,714,910  (1,195,320)    870,324   3,543,421  (2,673,097)
X - Northern Mindanao       6,296,440   4,857,789   1,438,651   9,096,107   6,119,460   2,976,647   3,469,582   6,117,164  (2,647,582)
XI - Davao Region           4,554,018   4,032,873     521,145   2,686,741   3,876,633  (1,189,892)  4,676,187   6,479,772  (1,803,585)
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN          1,638,563   1,739,083    (100,520)  1,792,524   2,284,328    (491,804)  2,220,823   2,002,082     218,741
Caraga                      3,397,676   6,205,509  (2,807,833)  2,461,286   5,412,187  (2,950,901)  4,929,012   7,180,902  (2,251,890)
A R M M                       218,715     551,979    (333,264)    177,452     832,409    (654,957)    343,199     360,353     (17,154)

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Table 4.  (concluded)

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Region and Mode                      Third Quarter 2006       |         Second Quarter 2007       |         Third Quarter 2007
   of Transport               Outflow      Inflow     Balance |   Outflow      Inflow     Balance |   Outflow      Inflow     Balance
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    A i r                     202,659     202,659           0      98,030      98,030           0     484,846     484,846           0

N C R                          37,249     157,554    (120,305)          0      90,909     (90,909)    382,489      98,058     284,431
C A R                               0           0           0           0           0           0           0           4          (4)
I - Ilocos                          0          12         (12)          0         100        (100)          0         758        (758)
II - Cagayan Valley               103         714        (611)         14           4          10          94       1,623      (1,529)
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                  5,231       2,169       3,062       9,023         180       8,843           0      30,351     (30,351)
V - Bicol                       3,589       1,197       2,392       1,203          39       1,164       2,803       8,552      (5,749)
VI - Western Visayas           31,665       8,612      23,053      25,946       1,240      24,706      21,353      56,552     (35,199)
VII - Central Visayas          39,278      13,028      26,250      35,439       1,723      33,716      40,137      84,733     (44,596)
VIII - Eastern Visayas          6,190       1,051       5,139         771          39         732       4,139      10,445      (6,306)
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula       44,293       4,651      39,642       8,807         262       8,545       4,625      17,070     (12,445)
X - Northern Mindanao           7,796       3,574       4,222           0          11         (11)      2,102      31,703     (29,601)
XI - Davao Region              11,147       5,649       5,498       2,009       1,323         686      10,944     113,687    (102,743)
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN              8,807       3,369       5,438      10,817       2,156       8,661      13,947      17,371      (3,424)
Caraga                          7,311       1,078       6,233       4,000          25       3,975       2,214       8,182      (5,968)
A R M M                             0           0           0           0          21         (21)          0       5,758      (5,758)

    R a i l                     8,631       8,631           0          0*          0*           0          0*          0*           0

N C R                           4,259       1,453       2,806           0           0           0           0           0           0
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                2,084       1,838         246           0           0           0           0           0           0
IVb - MIMAROPA                      0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
V - Bicol                       2,288       5,341      (3,053)          0           0           0           0           0           0
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 Second and Third Quarters 2007

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