Table 2   Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
          January 2006 and December and January 2005
          (FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)

=======================================================================================================================
                                                 2006 |                   2005                 |       Growth Rate    
Commodity                                   January p |     December r     |    January r      |         Percent      
                                   FOB Value  % share | FOB Value  % share | FOB Value % share | Monthly    |  Annual 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Total Exports                  3,261,231   100.00   3,827,121   100.00   3,284,868  100.00    (14.79)      (0.72)

Total Agro-Based Products            143,188     4.39     214,262     5.60     120,857    3.68    (33.17)      18.48

   Agro-Based Products               109,961     3.37     178,980     4.68      84,955    2.59    (38.56)      29.43
      Coconut Products                48,642     1.49     107,761     2.82      30,086    0.92    (54.86)      61.68
         Copra                             a       -            a      -             a      -         -           -
         Coconut Oil                  38,112     1.17      93,300     2.44      18,798    0.57    (59.15)     102.74
         Desiccated Coconut            8,010     0.25      11,770     0.31       9,074    0.28    (31.94)     (11.72)
         Copra Meal/Cake               1,830     0.06       1,894     0.05       1,406    0.04     (3.36)      30.19
         Others                          690     0.02         798     0.02         808    0.02    (13.53)     (14.62)
      Sugar and Products               7,693     0.24       2,622     0.07       5,938    0.18    193.35       29.55
         Centrifugal & Refined         2,986     0.09          72     0.00       3,510    0.11  4,041.67      (14.92)
         Molasses                      4,449     0.14       2,406     0.06       2,128    0.06     84.95      109.04
         Others                          258     0.01         145     0.00         300    0.01     77.95      (14.20)
      Fruits and Vegetables           53,626     1.64      68,597     1.79      48,931    1.49    (21.82)       9.59
         Canned Pineapple              7,643     0.23      12,187     0.32       9,355    0.28    (37.28)     (18.29)
         Pineapple Juice                 914     0.03       1,858     0.05       1,389    0.04    (50.82)     (34.23)
         Pineapple Concentrates        2,706     0.08       3,638     0.10       2,793    0.09    (25.63)      (3.11)
         Bananas                      30,449     0.93      39,861     1.04      25,644    0.78    (23.61)      18.74
         Mangoes                       1,180     0.04       1,257     0.03       1,118    0.03     (6.13)       5.52
         Others                       10,734     0.33       9,796     0.26       8,632    0.26      9.57       24.35
   Other Agro-Based Products          33,227     1.02      35,282     0.92      35,902    1.09     (5.83)      (7.45)
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved 
          Of Which:shrimps and prawns 16,726     0.51      19,847     0.52      19,663    0.60    (15.73)     (14.94)
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted          a       -           32     0.00           a      -         -           -
         Abaca Fibers                    686     0.02       1,101     0.03         939    0.03    (37.72)     (26.94)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured        1,851     0.06       1,666     0.04         512    0.02     11.09      261.64
         Natural Rubber                2,986     0.09       3,314     0.09       3,181    0.10     (9.90)      (6.14)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted      9     0.00           a       -            a      -         -           -
         Seaweeds, Dried               2,556     0.08       2,284     0.06           a      -      11.87         -
         Rice                              a       -            a       -            1    0.00       -           -
         Others                        8,413     0.26       7,036     0.18      11,606    0.35     19.56      (27.51)

Forest Products                          973     0.03       3,973     0.10       2,654    0.08    (75.52)     (63.34)

         Logs                              a       -            a       -            b    0.00       -           -
         Lumber                          225     0.01         412     0.01         655    0.02    (45.46)     (65.74)
         Plywood                         287     0.01       3,273     0.09       1,403    0.04    (91.22)     (79.53)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks        461     0.01          61     0.00           a      -     654.98         -
         Others                            a       -          228     0.01         595    0.02       -           -

Mineral Products                      82,692     2.54      58,162     1.52      63,698    1.94     42.18       29.82

         Copper Concentrates           4,403     0.14       4,298     0.11       2,872    0.09      2.44       53.28
         Copper Metal                 38,363     1.18      17,263     0.45      30,928    0.94    122.22       24.04
         Gold                          3,115     0.10       2,647     0.07           a      -      17.68         -
         Iron Ore Agglomerates        14,846     0.46      11,876     0.31       5,842    0.18     25.01      154.15
         Chromium Ore                     56     0.00       1,632     0.04         703    0.02    (96.55)     (91.99)
         Nickel                            a       -            a       -            a      -         -           -
         Others                       21,909     0.67      20,445     0.53      23,354    0.71      7.16       (6.19)

Petroleum Products                    80,408     2.47      81,399     2.13      19,863    0.60     (1.22)     304.81

Manufactures                       2,883,128    88.41   3,395,790    88.73   3,016,279   91.82    (15.10)      (4.41)

         Electronic Products       2,130,083    65.32   2,573,800    67.25   2,178,176   66.31    (17.24)      (2.21)
            Components/Devices 
            (Semiconductors)       1,589,079    48.73   2,006,311    52.42   1,588,789   48.37    (20.80)       0.02
            Electronic Data 
             Processing              418,962    12.85     441,116    11.53     456,477   13.90     (5.02)      (8.22)
            Office Equipment          18,700     0.57      16,254     0.42      16,299    0.50     15.05       14.73
            Consumer Electronics      40,551     1.24      46,216     1.21      44,780    1.36    (12.26)      (9.44)
            Telecommunication         13,035     0.40      16,103     0.42      21,916    0.67    (19.05)     (40.52)
            Communication/Radar        9,951     0.31      13,690     0.36      18,843    0.57    (27.31)     (47.19)
            Control and 
             Instrumentation           1,420     0.04       1,591     0.04       1,702    0.05    (10.75)     (16.57)
            Medical/Industrial 
             Instrumentations            434     0.01         731     0.02         336    0.01    (40.63)      29.30
            Automotive Electronics    37,951     1.16      31,787     0.83      29,036    0.88     19.39       30.70
         Other Electronics            86,857     2.66      94,850     2.48     105,001    3.20     (8.43)     (17.28)
         Garments                    211,898     6.50     211,965     5.54     213,208    6.49     (0.03)      (0.61)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics        19,743     0.61      19,856     0.52      19,237    0.59     (0.57)       2.63
         Footwear                      1,809     0.06       1,700     0.04       3,277    0.10      6.37      (44.80)
         Travel Goods and Handbags     1,181     0.04       1,075     0.03       1,660    0.05      9.91      (28.86)
         Wood Manufactures             6,107     0.19       6,420     0.17      12,080    0.37     (4.88)     (49.44)
         Furniture & Fixtures         20,542     0.63      23,455     0.61      32,153    0.98    (12.42)     (36.11)
         Chemicals                    50,350     1.54      59,134     1.55      34,966    1.06    (14.85)      44.00
         Non-Metallic Mineral 
          Manufactures                10,969     0.34      13,201     0.34      15,168    0.46    (16.91)     (27.68)
         Machinery & Transport 
           Equipment                 130,376     4.00     161,697     4.23     138,305    4.21    (19.37)      (5.73)
         Processed food and Beverages 39,053     1.20      45,487     1.19      41,166    1.25    (14.14)      (5.13)
         Iron & Steel                  5,325     0.16       4,829     0.13       4,744    0.14     10.28       12.25
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games 
          and sporting goods           7,238     0.22       7,605     0.20      10,194    0.31     (4.83)     (29.00)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & 
          Other Articles of plaiting
          materials                    5,140     0.16       4,300     0.11       6,963    0.21     19.54      (26.18)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, 
          not elsewhere specified     26,554     0.81      24,895     0.65      22,728    0.69      6.66       16.84
         Others                      129,903     3.98     141,519     3.70     177,253    5.40     (8.21)     (26.71)

Special Transactions                  70,843     2.17      73,536     1.92      61,518    1.87     (3.66)      15.16

Re-Export                             49,560     1.52     153,867     4.02      53,967    1.64    (67.79)      (8.17)

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Source:  Economic Indices and Indicators Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines
 
Notes:   a  - No export data
         b  - Less than $1,000
         -  - No growth rate / No % share
         r  - Revised
         p  - Preliminary

         Components may not add up to totals due to rounding

Page last updated:  March 10, 2006
Related press release | Foreign trade statistics index