Table 1A  Total Growth Rate by Month and Year
          2005-2006
          (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
   2005 r       7.3      0.6     15.6      67.2       7.3      0.6     15.6      67.2
   2006 p       2.2      5.1     (0.9)   (100.2)      2.2      5.1     (0.9)   (100.2)
February
   2005 r      (1.7)    (3.1)    (0.2)     31.7       2.8     (1.2)     7.5      55.6
March
   2005 r      (2.5)    (2.3)    (2.8)     (0.7)      0.9     (1.6)     3.8      34.5
April
   2005 r       9.1      9.2      8.8     (10.8)      2.9      1.2      5.0      19.0
May
   2005 r       3.7      6.0      1.1     (55.8)      3.1      2.2      4.2       9.9
June
   2005 r       6.7     11.4      1.2     (85.1)      3.7      3.8      3.7      (4.4)
July
   2005 r       6.8      1.9     12.7      49.4       4.2      3.5      4.9       5.1
August
   2005 r       8.9     14.9      2.4    (182.0)      4.8      4.9      4.6      (7.1)
September
   2005 r       7.4     13.6      0.9    (277.5)      5.1      5.9      4.1     (18.5)
October
   2005 r       0.4      3.8     (3.2)   (106.1)      4.6      5.7      3.3     (23.6)
November
   2005 r       3.6      8.7     (1.5)(1,336,.8)      4.5      6.0      2.8     (32.2)
December
   2005 r      22.8     28.9     16.8  (3,059.9)      5.9      7.7      4.0     (41.4)

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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 total due to rounding.
         p  Preliminary
         r  Revised

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