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.

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