BANANA MONTHLY EXPORTS

MONTH	EMPRESA DE MANIFIESTOS' DATA			BCE'S DATA
MONTH	VOLUME MT	VOLUME BOXES	VALUE THOUSAND US$	VOLUME MT
JANUARY	427,787	21,866,505	100,910	426,567
FEBRUARY	347,269	17,752,524	82,387	386,133
MARCH	413,172	20,943,440	97,547	423,112
APRIL	410,742	20,755,289	95,681	416,727
MAY	370,444	18,949,720	87,356	377,473
JUNE	339,105	17,174,049	79,541	358,092
JULY	317,478	16,138,847	74,286	328,675
AUGUST	365,382	19,122,406	85,452	378,201
SEPTEMBER	333,695	17,048,443	78,324	333,695
OCTOBER	358,841	18,290,921	83,498	358,841
NOVEMBER	400,875	20,186,590	93,148	400,875
DECEMBER	388,839	19,676,954	79,518	388,839
TOTAL	4,473,631	227,905,684	1,037,648	4,577,231
Source: Empresa de Manifiestos, Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE), Under-secretariat of the Coastal Region, M,AG. Prepared by the SICA-IBRD/MAG Project - Ecuador (www.sica.gov.ec)