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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