Table 1a  Total Growth Rate by Month and Year
          2009-2010
          (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
       2009   (37.3)   (34.5)   (40.6)     (0.8)    (37.3)   (34.5)   (40.6)     (0.8)
       2010 p  35.6     30.3     42.5     (10.1)     35.6     30.3     42.5     (10.1)
February
       2009   (35.3)   (31.9)   (39.0)     45.6     (36.4)   (33.3)   (39.9)     14.6
March
       2009   (33.8)   (36.2)   (30.8)    (60.7)    (35.5)   (34.3)   (36.8)    (19.0)
April
       2009   (36.4)   (37.4)   (35.2)    (54.9)    (35.7)   (35.1)   (36.4)    (26.3)
May
       2009   (25.5)   (24.3)   (26.9)     (3.9)    (33.7)   (32.9)   (34.5)    (22.4)
June
       2009   (23.7)   (22.8)   (24.8)    (11.9)    (31.9)   (31.1)   (32.8)    (20.3)
July
       2009   (28.9)   (31.6)   (25.4)    (50.5)    (31.4)   (31.2)   (31.7)    (28.4)
August
       2009   (24.9)   (28.3)   (21.0)    (77.8)    (30.6)   (30.8)   (30.3)    (33.7)
September
       2009   (21.8)   (25.0)   (18.2)    (92.3)    (29.6)   (30.2)   (28.9)    (37.7)
October
       2009   (12.7)   (16.8)    (8.0)    (76.5)    (28.1)   (29.0)   (27.0)    (41.0)
November
       2009     4.9      4.1      5.7     201.1     (25.8)   (26.8)   (24.5)    (41.9)
December
       2009    20.6     18.0     23.8      (6.7)    (23.1)   (24.2)   (21.9)    (39.1)

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Source:  Foreign Trade Statistics Section
         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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