Table 2  Value of Top 10* Principal Exports to All Countries: 2005 and 2006	 
         (F.O.B.  Value in Million U.S. Dollars)

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Commodity Description                         2006  Percent       2005  Percent    Growth
                                                      Share               Share  Rate (%)
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Total                                    47,410.12    100.0  41,254.68    100.0      14.9

Total of Top Ten Exports                 38,367.00     80.9  33,721.27     81.7      13.8

Electronic products 1/                   29,683.05     62.6  27,298.73     66.2       8.7
Articles of apparel and
   clothing accessories 1/                2,646.36      5.6   2,309.16      5.6      14.6
Cathodes & sections of cathodes,
   of refined copper                      1,231.18      2.6     361.12      0.9     240.9
Woodcrafts and furniture                    926.17      2.0     441.80      1.1     109.6
Petroleum products  3/                      918.29      1.9     585.75      1.4      56.8
Other products manufactured from
   materials imported on consig             790.11      1.7     578.32      1.4      36.6
Ignition wiring set and
   other wiring sets used in vehicles,
   aircrafts and ships 1/                   787.55      1.7     717.46      1.7       9.8
Coconut oil  2/                             578.77      1.2     657.22      1.6     (11.9)
Bananas (fresh)                             405.44              362.58      0.9      11.8
Metal components                            400.08      0.8     409.13      1.0      (2.2)
Others                                    9,043.12     19.1   7,533.41     18.3      20.0

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Source:  Foreign Trade Statistics Section
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

Notes:   * Based on Jan-Dec 2006 ranking
         1/ includes on consignment and not on consignment
         2/ includes crude and refined
         3/ includes refined petroleum products, manufactured from crude petroleum oil
         Growth rates were computed from actual values. Components may not add up to total due to rounding

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