Table 1.  Total Trade by Month and Year
          2003 - 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
   2003  r     5,650    2,918    2,733    (185)     5,650    2,918    2,733    (185)
   2004  r     6,023    3,179    2,844    (336)     6,023    3,179    2,844    (336)
   2005  p     6,394    3,112    3,282     170      6,394    3,112    3,282     170

February
   2003        5,604    2,816    2,788     (28)    11,254    5,734    5,521    (213)
   2004        5,993    2,994    2,999       5     12,016    6,173    5,843    (330)
   2005

March
   2003        6,557    3,428    3,129    (299)    17,812    9,162    8,650    (512)
   2004        6,929    3,579    3,350    (228)    18,945    9,752    9,193    (559)
   2005

April
   2003        5,912    3,185    2,726    (459)    23,723   12,347   11,376    (972)
   2004        6,422    3,454    2,969    (485)    25,368   13,206   12,162  (1,044)
   2005

May
   2003        6,160    3,332    2,828    (504)    29,883   15,679   14,204  (1,476)
   2004        6,537    3,277    3,259     (18)    31,904   16,483   15,421  (1,062)
   2005

June
   2003        5,989    2,929    3,060     132     35,872   18,608   17,264  (1,344)
   2004        6,768    3,455    3,313    (142)    38,672   19,938   18,734  (1,204)
   2005

July
   2003        6,245    3,236    3,009    (226)    42,117   21,844   20,273  (1,570)
   2004        6,521    3,416    3,106    (310)    45,194   23,354   21,840  (1,515)
   2005

August
   2003        6,107    3,104    3,003    (101)    48,224   24,948   23,277  (1,671)
   2004        6,794    3,379    3,415      36     51,988   26,734   25,255  (1,479)
   2005

September
   2003        6,399    3,045    3,354     309     54,623   27,993   26,631  (1,362)
   2004        7,134    3,497    3,637     140     59,123   30,231   28,892  (1,339)
   2005

October
   2003        6,494    3,154    3,340     186     61,117   31,147   29,971  (1,176)
   2004        7,420    3,669    3,751      82     66,543   33,900   32,643  (1,257)
   2005

November
   2003        6,364    3,278    3,085    (193)    67,481   34,425   33,056  (1,369)
   2004        7,043    3,355    3,688     333     73,586   37,255   36,331    (924)
   2005

December
   2003        6,247    3,072    3,175     103     73,728   37,497   36,231  (1,265)
   2004        6,313    3,045    3,268     223     79,898   40,300   39,598    (702)
   2005
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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

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