Table 1   Total Trade by Month and Year
          2004 - 2006
          (F.O.B. Value in Million US$)
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                                        Balance  |       Cumulative         Balance
Month/Year     Total  Imports  Exports       of  |  Total                        of
               Trade                      Trade  |  Trade  Imports  Exports   Trade
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January
   2004  r     6,331    3,481    2,849     (632)    6,331    3,481    2,849    (632)
   2005  r     6,796    3,501    3,294     (207)    6,796    3,501    3,294    (207)
   2006  p     6,947    3,681    3,266     (415)    6,947    3,681    3,266    (415)
February
   2004  r     6,318    3,314    3,005     (309)   12,649    6,795    5,854    (941)
   2005  r     6,211    3,211    3,000     (211)   13,007    6,713    6,294    (418)
March
   2004  r     7,284    3,922    3,362     (560)   19,933   10,717    9,216  (1,501)
   2005  r     7,100    3,832    3,268     (564)   20,107   10,545    9,562    (983)
April
   2004  r     6,747    3,765    2,982     (782)   26,680   14,482   12,198  (2,283)
   2005  r     7,358    4,113    3,246     (867)   27,465   14,657   12,808  (1,849)
May
   2004  r     6,852    3,584    3,268     (316)   33,532   18,066   15,466  (2,600)
   2005  r     7,103    3,798    3,305     (493)   34,568   18,455   16,113  (2,342)
June
   2004  r     7,096    3,778    3,318     (460)   40,628   21,844   18,784  (3,060)
   2005  r     7,569    4,210    3,359     (852)   42,137   22,665   19,471  (3,194)
July
   2004  r     6,870    3,761    3,109     (652)   47,497   25,605   21,893  (3,712)
   2005  r     7,336    3,833    3,503     (330)   49,473   26,498   22,974  (3,524)
August
   2004  r     7,118    3,688    3,430     (258)   54,615   29,292   25,323  (3,969)
   2005  r     7,752    4,239    3,513     (726)   57,224   30,737   26,487  (4,250)
September
   2004  r     7,458    3,817    3,641     (175)   62,073   33,109   28,964  (4,145)
   2005  r     8,012    4,337    3,675     (662)   65,236   35,075   30,162  (4,913)
October
   2004  r     7,761    4,008    3,753     (254)   69,835   37,117   32,718  (4,399)
   2005  r     7,794    4,159    3,635     (525)   73,030   39,234   33,796  (5,437)
November
   2004  r     7,343    3,658    3,685       28    77,178   40,775   36,403  (4,372)
   2005  r     7,606    3,975    3,631     (344)   80,636   43,209   37,428  (5,781)
December
   2004  r     6,542    3,265    3,277       13    83,720   44,039   39,681  (4,359)
   2005  r     8,037    4,209    3,827     (382)   88,673   47,418   41,255  (6,163)

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

Note:    Components may not add up to totals due to rounding.
         p  Preliminary
         r  Revised

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