Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
January 2006 and December and January 2005
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2006 | 2005 | Growth Rate
Commodity January p | December r | January r | Percent
FOB Value % share | FOB Value % share | FOB Value % share | Monthly | Annual
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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)
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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
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