Table 1a  Total Growth Rate by Month and Year
          2006-2005
          (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     7.3      0.6     15.6      67.2       7.3      0.6     15.6      67.2
       2006 r   3.0      5.0      0.9     (70.7)      3.0      5.0      0.9     (70.7)
February
       2005    (1.7)    (3.1)    (0.2)     31.7       2.8     (1.2)     7.5      55.6
       2006 r   9.6      4.6     14.9     142.4       6.1      4.8      7.6      36.8
March
       2005    (2.5)    (2.3)    (2.8)     (0.7)      0.9     (1.6)     3.8      34.5
       2006 p  16.4      8.0     26.3      97.9       9.8      6.0     14.0      71.9
April
       2005     9.1      9.2      8.8     (10.8)      2.9      1.2      5.0      19.0
May
       2005     3.7      6.0      1.1     (55.8)      3.1      2.2      4.2       9.9
June
       2005     6.7     11.4      1.2     (85.1)      3.7      3.8      3.7      (4.4)
July
       2005     6.8      1.9     12.7      49.4       4.2      3.5      4.9       5.1
August
       2005     8.9     14.9      2.4    (182.0)      4.8      4.9      4.6      (7.1)
September
       2005     7.4     13.6      0.9    (277.5)      5.1      5.9      4.1     (18.5)
October
       2005     0.4      3.8     (3.2)   (106.1)      4.6      5.7      3.3     (23.6)
November
       2005     3.6      8.7     (1.5) (1,336.8)      4.5      6.0      2.8     (32.2)
December
       2005    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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