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    6,331    3,481    2,849     (632)    6,331    3,481    2,849    (632)
       2005    6,796    3,501    3,294     (207)    6,796    3,501    3,294    (207)
       2006    7,000    3,677    3,323     (354)    7,000    3,677    3,323    (354)
February
       2004    6,318    3,314    3,005     (309)   12,649    6,795    5,854    (941)
       2005    6,211    3,211    3,000     (211)   13,007    6,713    6,294    (418)
       2006    6,805    3,358    3,447       89    13,805    7,035    6,771    (264)
March
       2004    7,284    3,922    3,362     (560)   19,933   10,717    9,216  (1,501)
       2005    7,100    3,832    3,268     (564)   20,107   10,545    9,562    (983)
       2006    8,265    4,138    4,127      (10)   22,070   11,172   10,898    (274)
April
       2004    6,747    3,765    2,982     (782)   26,680   14,482   12,198  (2,283)
       2005    7,358    4,113    3,246     (867)   27,465   14,657   12,808  (1,849)
       2006    8,328    4,417    3,912     (505)   30,398   15,589   14,809    (780)
May
       2004    6,852    3,584    3,268     (316)   33,532   18,066   15,466  (2,600)
       2005    7,103    3,798    3,305     (493)   34,568   18,455   16,113  (2,342)
       2006    8,325    4,448    3,878     (570)   38,724   20,037   18,687  (1,350)
June
       2004    7,096    3,778    3,318     (460)   40,628   21,844   18,784  (3,060)
       2005    7,569    4,210    3,359     (852)   42,137   22,665   19,471  (3,194)
       2006    8,584    4,534    4,050     (484)   47,308   24,571   22,737  (1,834)
July
       2004    6,870    3,761    3,109     (652)   47,497   25,605   21,893  (3,712)
       2005    7,336    3,833    3,503     (330)   49,473   26,498   22,974  (3,524)
       2006 r  8,357    4,401    3,956     (445)   55,665   28,972   26,693  (2,279)
August
       2004    7,118    3,688    3,430     (258)   54,615   29,292   25,323  (3,969)
       2005    7,752    4,239    3,513     (726)   57,224   30,737   26,487  (4,250)
       2006 p  9,150    4,886    4,265     (621)   64,816   33,858   30,958  (2,900)
September
       2004    7,458    3,817    3,641     (175)   62,073   33,109   28,964  (4,145)
       2005    8,012    4,337    3,675     (662)   65,236   35,075   30,162  (4,913)
October
       2004    7,761    4,008    3,753     (254)   69,835   37,117   32,718  (4,399)
       2005    7,794    4,159    3,635     (525)   73,030   39,234   33,796  (5,437)
November
       2004    7,343    3,658    3,685       28    77,178   40,775   36,403  (4,372)
       2005    7,606    3,975    3,631     (344)   80,636   43,209   37,428  (5,781)
December
       2004    6,542    3,265    3,277       13    83,720   44,039   39,681  (4,359)
       2005    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

Page last updated:  October 27, 2006
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