Quantity of domestic trade declines, value increases
The total quantity of domestic trade transactions in the first quarter of 2008 decreased by 12.6 percent, resulting to 4.14 million tons from 4.74 million tons reported during the same period of last year. The commodities were traded mostly through water comprising 99.9 percent and 99.8 percent in the first quarters of 2007 and 2008, respectively.