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

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                                                    2006                   |        2005       |       Growth Rate    
Commodity                                February p   |      January r     |     February r    |         Percent      
                                   FOB Value  % share | FOB Value  % share | FOB Value % share | Monthly    |  Annual 
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Total  Exports                     3,295,495   100.00   3,266,136   100.00   3,000,165  100.00      0.90       9.84

Total Agro-Based Products            125,463     3.81     148,655     4.55     141,219    4.71    (15.60)    (11.16)

   Agro-Based Products                93,772     2.85     115,654     3.54     109,322    3.64    (18.92)    (14.22)
      Coconut Products                39,538     1.20      54,324     1.66      51,054    1.70    (27.22)    (22.56)
         Copra                             a       -            a       -            a      -         -          -
         Coconut Oil                  24,368     0.74      43,752     1.34      37,728    1.26    (44.31)    (35.41)
         Desiccated Coconut           12,942     0.39       8,029     0.25      10,063    0.34     61.20      28.61
         Copra Meal/Cake               1,665     0.05       1,830     0.06       2,244    0.07     (9.02)    (25.79)
         Others                          564     0.02         713     0.02       1,020    0.03    (20.96)    (44.76)
      Sugar and Products               5,005     0.15       7,693     0.24      15,837    0.53    (34.94)    (68.40)
         Centrifugal & Refined         3,780     0.11       2,986     0.09      14,976    0.50     26.59     (74.76)
         Molasses                      1,009     0.03       4,449     0.14         654    0.02    (77.31)     54.39
         Others                          215     0.01         258     0.01         208    0.01    (16.35)      3.85
      Fruits and Vegetables           49,229     1.49      53,637     1.64      42,430    1.41     (8.22)     16.02
         Canned Pineapple              5,808     0.18       7,643     0.23       8,705    0.29    (24.01)    (33.28)
         Pineapple Juice               1,006     0.03         914     0.03       1,451    0.05     10.08     (30.66)
         Pineapple Concentrates        1,876     0.06       2,706     0.08       2,673    0.09    (30.66)    (29.82)
         Bananas                      28,019     0.85      30,458     0.93      20,869    0.70     (8.01)     34.26
         Mangoes                       1,459     0.04       1,180     0.04       1,519    0.05     23.63      (3.93)
         Others                       11,060     0.34      10,736     0.33       7,214    0.24      3.03      53.33
   Other Agro-Based Products          31,691     0.96      33,001     1.01      31,897    1.06     (3.97)     (0.65)
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved 
          Of Which:shrimps and prawns 14,979     0.45      16,726     0.51      16,607    0.55    (10.44)     (9.80)
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted          a        -           a        -           a      -         -          -
         Abaca Fibers                  1,337     0.04         697     0.02         737    0.02     91.91      81.36
         Tobacco Unmanufactured        1,951     0.06       1,851     0.06         768    0.03      5.41     154.15
         Natural Rubber                3,268     0.10       2,986     0.09       3,540    0.12      9.43      (7.69)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted      a       -            9     0.00          29    0.00       -          -
         Seaweeds, Dried               2,075     0.06       2,560     0.08       2,930    0.10    (18.96)    (29.20)
         Rice                              b       -            a       -            3    0.00       -          -
         Others                        8,081     0.25       8,171     0.25       7,284    0.24     (1.10)     10.95

Forest Products                        1,716     0.05         973     0.03       4,465    0.15     76.34     (61.58)

         Logs                              a       -            a       -            2    0.00       -          -
         Lumber                          310     0.01         225     0.01         669    0.02     37.99     (53.71)
         Plywood                       1,113     0.03         287     0.01       2,992    0.10    287.35     (62.81)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks        197     0.01         461     0.01         104    0.00    (57.26)     88.70
         Others                           96     0.00           a        -         697    0.02       -       (86.23)

Mineral Products                     110,463     3.35      82,713     2.53      64,005    2.13     33.55      72.59

         Copper Concentrates           4,276     0.13       4,403     0.13           a      -      (2.87)       -
         Copper Metal                 69,979     2.12      38,363     1.17      32,112    1.07     82.41     117.92
         Gold                          2,990     0.09       3,115     0.10           a      -      (4.03)       -
         Iron Ore Agglomerates        10,969     0.33      14,846     0.45       4,328    0.14    (26.12)    153.43
         Chromium Ore                  1,022     0.03          63     0.00         469    0.02  1,520.55     117.96
         Nickel                            a       -            a       -            a      -         -          -
         Others                       21,227     0.64      21,922     0.67      27,096    0.90     (3.17)    (21.66)

Petroleum Products                    45,044     1.37      80,408     2.46      28,211    0.94    (43.98)     59.67

Manufactures                       2,949,801    89.51   2,883,144    88.27   2,702,449   90.08      2.31       9.15

         Electronic Products       2,170,632    65.87   2,130,497    65.23   1,967,482   65.58      1.88      10.33
            Components/Devices 
            (Semiconductors)       1,695,341    51.44   1,589,311    48.66   1,431,585   47.72      6.67      18.42
            Electronic Data 
             Processing              383,009    11.62     418,962    12.83     419,382   13.98     (8.58)     (8.67)
            Office Equipment          16,109     0.49      18,700     0.57      12,783    0.43    (13.85)     26.02
            Consumer Electronics      41,019     1.24      40,732     1.25      43,417    1.45      0.70      (5.52)
            Telecommunication         15,095     0.46      13,035     0.40       5,903    0.20     15.80     155.73
            Communication/Radar        6,986     0.21       9,951     0.30      16,799    0.56    (29.80)    (58.41)
            Control and 
             Instrumentation             835     0.03       1,421     0.04         968    0.03    (41.23)    (13.71)
            Medical/Industrial 
             Instrumentations            778     0.02         434     0.01         251    0.01     79.26     210.27
            Automotive Electronics    11,460     0.35      37,951     1.16      36,395    1.21    (69.80)    (68.51)
         Other Electronics            90,568     2.75      87,395     2.68     102,806    3.43      3.63     (11.90)
         Garments                    188,710     5.73     211,779     6.48     172,689    5.76    (10.89)      9.28
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics        16,749     0.51      19,760     0.60      21,260    0.71    (15.24)    (21.22)
         Footwear                      2,058     0.06       1,809     0.06       1,561    0.05     13.77      31.80
         Travel Goods and Handbags     1,194     0.04       1,181     0.04       1,794    0.06      1.08     (33.45)
         Wood Manufactures             5,184     0.16       6,083     0.19      12,332    0.41    (14.77)    (57.96)
         Furniture & Fixtures         22,951     0.70      20,568     0.63      26,502    0.88     11.59     (13.40)
         Chemicals                    52,036     1.58      50,307     1.54      44,841    1.49      3.44      16.05
         Non-Metallic Mineral 
          Manufactures                13,495     0.41      10,969     0.34      15,152    0.51     23.03     (10.94)
         Machinery & Transport 
           Equipment                 144,633     4.39     130,497     4.00     119,562    3.99     10.83      20.97
         Processed food and Beverages 43,807     1.33      38,163     1.17      41,923    1.40     14.79       4.49
         Iron & Steel                 12,000     0.36       5,325     0.16       7,416    0.25    125.35      61.80
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games 
          and sporting goods           7,658     0.23       7,238     0.22       8,585    0.29      5.80     (10.80)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & 
          Other Articles of plaiting
          materials                    5,329     0.16       5,140     0.16       5,327    0.18      3.67       0.03
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, 
          not elsewhere specified     25,586     0.78      26,623     0.82      21,345    0.71     (3.90)     19.87
         Others                      147,212     4.47     129,810     3.97     131,870    4.40     13.41      11.63

Special Transactions                  63,009     1.91      70,244     2.15      59,816    1.99    (10.30)      5.34

Re-Export                             43,390     1.32      49,560     1.52      43,610    1.45    (12.45)     (0.51)

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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
         -  - No % share / No growth rate
         r  - Revised
         p  - Preliminary

         Components may not add up to totals due to rounding

Page last updated:  April 11, 2006
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