Table 5  Philippine Exports to Major Trading Partners: 2006
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)

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Country/Commodity                                  Value  Percent
                                                            Share
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United States  1/                               8,689.53    100.0

  Electronic Products  2/                       4,129.65     47.5
  Articles of apparel and clothing
   accessories  2/                              2,086.25     24.0
  Ignition wiring sets and other
   wiring sets used in vehicles                   288.07      3.3
  Coconut Oil  3/                                 218.53      2.5
  Woodcraft and Furniture                         191.72      2.2

Japan  4/                                       7,917.82    100.0

  Electronic Products  2/                       4,450.88     56.2
  Woodcraft and Furniture                         624.14      7.9
  Ignition wiring sets and other
   wiring sets used in vehicles                   331.40      4.2
  Bananas (fresh)                                 169.32      2.1
  Iron Ore Agglomerates                           138.32      1.7

Netherlands                                     4,769.20    100.0

  Electronic Products  2/                       4,274.43     89.6
  Coconut Oil  3/                                 222.30      2.8
  Articles of apparel and clothing
   accessories  2/                                 39.20      0.5
  Pineapple and Pineapple Products                 12.19      0.2
  Desiccated Coconut                                8.39      0.1

China, People's Republic of                     4,627.66    100.0

  Electronic Products  2/                       3,814.15     82.4
  Cathodes and sections of cathodes,
   of refined copper                              178.71      3.9
  Petroleum Products  5/                          112.64      2.4
  Bananas (fresh)                                  28.28      0.6
  Metal Components                                 26.59      0.6

Hong Kong                                       3,706.01    100.0

  Electronic Products  2/                       3,101.39     83.7
  Gold  6/                                        164.87      4.4
  Metal Components                                 28.48      0.8
  Other products manufactured from
   materials imported on consignment
   basis  7/                                       23.19      0.6
  Petroleum Products  5/                           21.60      0.6

Singapore                                       3,505.01    100.0

  Electronic Products  2/                       2,468.87     70.4
  Petroleum Products  5/                          406.44     11.6
  Cathodes and sections of cathodes,
   of refined copper                              223.00      6.4
  Metal Components                                 12.90      0.4
  Coconut Oil  3/                                  10.86      0.3

Malaysia 8/                                     2,621.44    100.0

  Electronic Products  2/                       2,140.88     81.7
  Cathodes and sections of cathodes,
   of refined copper                              106.83      4.1
  Petroleum Products  5/                           24.51      0.9
  Coconut Oil  3/                                  19.51      0.7
  Fertilizers, Manufactured                        10.64      0.4

Taiwan                                          2,010.28    100.0

  Electronic Products  2/                       1,489.73     74.1
  Cathodes and sections of cathodes,
   of refined copper                              173.01      8.6
  Bananas (fresh)                                  33.21      1.7
  Petroleum Products  5/                           20.45      1.0
  Metal Components                                 11.57      0.6

Korea, Republic of                              1,422.83    100.0

  Electronic Products  2/                         856.05     60.2
  Cathodes and sections of cathodes,
   of refined copper                              180.72     12.7
  Bananas (Fresh)                                  48.18      3.4
  Petroleum Products  5/                           24.26      1.7
  Copra Oil Cake or Meal                           20.30      1.4

Thailand                                        1,324.72    100.0

  Electronic Products  2/                         463.94     35.0
  Cathodes and sections of cathodes,
   of refined copper                              107.67      8.1
  Metal Components                                 92.04      6.9
  Tuna  9/                                          8.99      0.7
  Petroleum Products  5/                            4.97      0.4

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

Notes:   1/ includes Alaska and Hawaii
         2/ includes on consignment and not on consignment
         3/ includes crude and refined
         4/ includes Okinawa
         5/ includes refined petroleum products, manufactured from crude petroleum oil;
         6/ extracted from copper ores and concentrates
         7/ includes diamonds, precious and synthetic gem stones, machinery and equipments;
            prefabricated steel structures manufactured on consignment basis
         8/ includes Sabah and Sarawak
         9/ includes fresh, frozen, prepared or preserved in airtight containers

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