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

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Commodity                                                                     2006    |      2005     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Feb p  |    Jan-Feb r  |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                    6,561,631,833   6,294,488,246      4.24

Total Agro-Based Products                                                274,117,526     279,530,244     (1.94)
   Agro-Based Products                                                   209,425,837     211,731,292     (1.09)
      Coconut Products                                                    93,862,249      98,594,182     (4.80)
         Copra                                                                   -               -        -
         Coconut Oil                                                      68,120,176      73,980,144     (7.92)
         Desiccated Coconut                                               20,970,521      19,136,549      9.58
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                   3,495,003       3,649,387     (4.23)
         Others                                                            1,276,549       1,828,102    (30.17)
      Sugar and Products                                                  12,697,975      21,775,633    (41.69)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                             6,766,353      18,485,719    (63.40)
         Molasses                                                          5,458,522       2,782,150     96.20
         Others                                                              473,100         507,764     (6.83)
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              102,865,613      91,361,477     12.59
         Canned Pineapple                                                 13,451,586      18,059,466    (25.52)
         Pineapple Juice                                                   1,919,786       2,840,099    (32.40)
         Pineapple Concentrates                                            4,581,974       5,466,081    (16.17)
         Bananas                                                          58,477,049      46,512,994     25.72
         Mangoes                                                           2,639,200       2,637,159      0.08
         Others                                                           21,796,018      15,845,678     37.55
   Other Agro-Based Products                                              64,691,689      67,798,952     (4.58)
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns              31,705,285      36,270,082    (12.59)
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                                -               -        -
         Abaca Fibers                                                      2,033,964       1,676,085     21.35
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                            3,802,471       1,279,679    197.14
         Natural Rubber                                                    6,253,480       6,721,026     (6.96)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                          9,400          28,863    (67.43)
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                   4,634,633       6,779,395    (31.64)
         Rice                                                                     92           3,323    (97.23)
         Others                                                           16,252,364      15,040,499      8.06
Forest Products                                                            2,688,458       7,133,749    (62.31)
         Logs                                                                    -             2,819      -
         Lumber                                                              534,370       1,324,616    (59.66)
         Plywood                                                           1,399,905       4,395,092    (68.15)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                            658,208         529,069     24.41
         Others                                                               95,975         882,153    (89.12)
Mineral Products                                                         193,175,685     130,084,345     48.50
         Copper Concentrates                                               8,679,174       2,872,373    202.16
         Copper Metal                                                    108,341,850      63,039,129     71.86
         Gold                                                              6,104,634       2,145,331    184.55
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            25,815,411      10,169,760    153.84
         Chromium Ore                                                      1,084,998       1,171,884     (7.41)
         Nickel                                                                  -               -        -
         Others                                                           43,149,618      50,685,868    (14.87)
Petroleum Products                                                       125,452,138      48,074,192    160.96
Manufactures                                                           5,832,945,042   5,710,712,625      2.14
         Electronic Products                                           4,301,128,698   4,145,659,357      3.75
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                        3,284,651,811   3,020,375,346      8.75
            Electronic Data Processing                                   801,970,796     875,858,842     (8.44)
            Office Equipment                                              34,808,690      29,081,436     19.69
            Consumer Electronics                                          81,751,300      88,196,738     (7.31)
            Telecommunication                                             28,129,689      27,818,163      1.12
            Communication/Radar                                           16,937,102      35,641,473    (52.48)
            Control and Instrumentation                                    2,256,695       2,670,079    (15.48)
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                             1,212,103         586,450    106.68
            Automotive Electronics                                        49,410,512      65,430,830    (24.48)
         Other Electronics                                               177,962,752     207,807,005    (14.36)
         Garments                                                        400,489,656     391,197,437      2.38
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                            36,508,210      41,748,135    (12.55)
         Footwear                                                          3,866,521       4,838,043    (20.08)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                         2,375,084       3,454,161    (31.24)
         Wood Manufactures                                                11,267,177      24,397,094    (53.82)
         Furniture & Fixtures                                             43,519,210      58,657,652    (25.81)
         Chemicals                                                       102,342,821      79,856,413     28.16
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                24,464,109      30,320,051    (19.31)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                                 275,129,679     257,867,384      6.69
         Processed food and Beverages                                     81,970,709      83,089,554     (1.35)
         Iron & Steel                                                     17,324,848      12,160,469     42.47
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                       14,895,703      18,918,903    (21.27)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    10,468,834      12,290,298    (14.82)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                               52,208,829      44,072,689     18.46
         Others                                                          277,022,202     294,377,980     (5.90)
Special Transactions                                                     133,252,984     118,953,091     12.02
Re-export                                                                 92,949,754      97,576,870     (4.74)

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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 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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