Table 1 Philippine Exports to All Countries
March and February 2006 and March 2005
(F.O.B Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2006 | 2005 | Growth Rate
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
March p Share | February r Share | March r Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 4,109.71 100.00 3,447.13 100.00 3,267.57 100.00 19.22 25.77
1 Electronic Products 2,705.93 65.84 2,205.27 63.97 2,170.64 66.43 22.70 24.66
a) Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 2,087.99 50.81 1,703.66 49.42 1,615.04 49.43 22.56 29.28
b) Electronic Data Processing 452.51 11.01 396.18 11.49 431.41 13.20 14.22 4.89
c) Office Equipment 22.45 0.55 16.98 0.49 14.66 0.45 32.18 53.17
d) Consumer Electronics 46.21 1.12 45.01 1.31 53.21 1.63 2.66 (13.15)
e) Telecommunication 21.82 0.53 16.54 0.48 7.69 0.24 31.97 183.65
f) Communication/Radar 18.00 0.44 12.57 0.36 19.35 0.59 43.26 (6.97)
g) Control and Instrumentation 0.64 0.02 1.33 0.04 1.14 0.03 (52.04) (44.15)
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 0.74 0.02 1.04 0.03 0.42 0.01 (29.07) 76.14
i) Automotive Electronics 55.56 1.35 11.95 0.35 27.72 0.85 364.80 100.46
2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing
Accessories 194.29 4.73 215.51 6.25 149.87 4.59 (9.85) 29.63
3 Petroleum Products 1/ 90.28 2.20 45.04 1.31 34.32 1.05 100.43 163.08
4 Other Products Manufactured from
Materials on consignment basis 70.01 1.70 59.38 1.72 42.55 1.30 17.89 64.52
5 Coconut Oil 2/ 66.92 1.63 24.37 0.71 33.76 1.03 174.63 98.21
6 Ignition Wiring Set and Other
Wiring Sets used in vehicles
aircrafts and ships 3/ 63.51 1.55 60.84 1.76 54.14 1.66 4.38 17.30
7 Woodcrafts and Furniture 45.94 1.12 88.74 2.57 42.22 1.29 (48.22) 8.82
8 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
Of Refined copper 44.42 1.08 69.98 2.03 35.92 1.10 (36.52) 23.66
9 Bananas (Fresh) 34.10 0.83 28.02 0.81 28.19 0.86 21.70 20.98
10 Metal Components 4/ 26.38 0.64 28.48 0.83 32.02 0.98 (7.37) (17.61)
Top Ten Exports Total 3,341.78 81.31 2,825.63 81.97 2,623.63 80.29 18.27 27.37
11 Pineapple and Pineapple Products 15.12 0.37 12.97 0.38 16.70 0.51 16.56 (9.43)
12 Iron Ore Agglomerates 13.60 0.33 10.97 0.32 4.04 0.12 24.00 236.63
13 Sugar 13.20 0.32 3.78 0.11 8.01 0.25 249.10 64.84
14 Dessicated Coconut 12.43 0.30 12.94 0.38 9.79 0.30 (3.95) 26.95
15 Processed Tropical Fruits 10.07 0.25 8.80 0.26 9.20 0.28 14.46 9.52
16 Fertilizers, Manufactured 7.97 0.19 4.09 0.12 7.03 0.22 94.92 13.48
17 Tuna 5/ 7.11 0.17 8.26 0.24 6.90 0.21 (13.96) 3.08
18 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh,
Chilled or Frozen 6.40 0.16 3.17 0.09 5.81 0.18 101.76 10.09
19 Gold 6/ 6.35 0.15 5.64 0.16 5.00 0.15 12.47 26.82
20 Seaweeds and Carageenan 5.85 0.14 5.64 0.16 5.11 0.16 3.77 14.50
21 Basketworks 4.11 0.10 4.27 0.12 4.71 0.14 (3.77) (12.74)
22 Copper Concentrates 3.99 0.10 4.28 0.12 3.14 0.10 (6.81) 26.80
23 Activated Carbon 3.93 0.10 2.78 0.08 3.33 0.10 41.55 18.08
24 Footwear 2.71 0.07 2.06 0.06 2.63 0.08 31.80 3.29
25 Fine Jewelry 2.52 0.06 2.10 0.06 2.49 0.08 19.81 1.01
26 Unmanufactured Tobacco 2.02 0.05 1.95 0.06 7.65 0.23 3.72 (73.54)
27 Ceramic Tiles and Decor 2.02 0.05 3.22 0.09 3.03 0.09 (37.18) (33.27)
28 Christmas Decor 1.88 0.05 1.38 0.04 2.32 0.07 35.42 (19.22)
29 Copra Oil Cake or Meal 1.75 0.04 1.62 0.05 1.40 0.04 7.58 24.68
30 Others 644.90 15.69 521.57 15.13 535.65 16.39 23.64 20.39
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Source: Economic Indices and Indicators Division
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Notes: 1/ includes refined petroluem products, manufactures from crude petroleum oil imported on consignment basis.
2/ includes crude and refined.
3/ consists only of electrical wiring harness for motor vehicles.
4/ excluding brakes & servo-brakes.
5/ includes fresh, frozen, prepared or preserved in airtight containers.
6/ extracted from copper ores and concentrates.
p preliminary
r revised
Growth rates were computed from actual values.
Page last updated: May 10, 2006
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