Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
March and February 2006 and March 2005
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2006 | 2005 | Growth Rate
Commodity March p | February r | March | Percent
FOB Value % share | FOB Value % share | FOB Value % share | Monthly | Annual
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Total Exports 4,109,707 100.00 3,447,135 100.00 3,267,572 100.00 19.22 25.77
Total Agro-Based Products 193,620 4.71 125,476 3.64 150,743 4.61 54.31 28.44
Agro-Based Products 155,411 3.78 93,767 2.72 110,810 3.39 65.74 40.25
Coconut Products 81,829 1.99 39,498 1.15 45,626 1.40 107.17 79.35
Copra a - a - a - - -
Coconut Oil 66,921 1.63 24,368 0.71 33,763 1.03 174.63 98.21
Desiccated Coconut 12,431 0.30 12,942 0.38 9,792 0.30 (3.95) 26.95
Copra Meal/Cake 1,748 0.04 1,625 0.05 1,402 0.04 7.58 24.68
Others 729 0.02 564 0.02 669 0.02 29.39 9.03
Sugar and Products 13,922 0.34 5,006 0.15 10,098 0.31 178.11 37.87
Centrifugal & Refined 13,197 0.32 3,780 0.11 8,006 0.25 249.10 64.84
Molasses 471 0.01 1,009 0.03 1,984 0.06 (53.33) (76.26)
Others 254 0.01 217 0.01 108 0.00 17.44 134.71
Fruits and Vegetables 59,659 1.45 49,262 1.43 55,086 1.69 21.11 8.30
Canned Pineapple 5,722 0.14 5,840 0.17 8,603 0.26 (2.01) (33.48)
Pineapple Juice 1,332 0.03 1,006 0.03 822 0.03 32.43 62.13
Pineapple Concentrates 2,215 0.05 1,876 0.05 3,338 0.10 18.04 (33.66)
Bananas 34,099 0.83 28,019 0.81 28,187 0.86 21.70 20.98
Mangoes 2,856 0.07 1,459 0.04 2,341 0.07 95.71 21.95
Others 13,435 0.33 11,063 0.32 11,795 0.36 21.45 13.90
Other Agro-Based Products 38,210 0.93 31,709 0.92 39,933 1.22 20.50 (4.32)
Fish, Fresh or Preserved
Of Which:shrimps and prawns 20,528 0.50 14,997 0.44 18,314 0.56 36.88 12.09
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted 39 0.00 a - a - - -
Abaca Fibers 1,418 0.03 1,337 0.04 709 0.02 6.01 99.99
Tobacco Unmanufactured 2,024 0.05 1,951 0.06 7,649 0.23 3.72 (73.54)
Natural Rubber 3,814 0.09 3,268 0.09 3,176 0.10 16.71 20.06
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a - a - 14 0.00 - -
Seaweeds, Dried 2,050 0.05 2,075 0.06 2,012 0.06 (1.18) 1.91
Rice 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 361.96 911.90
Others 8,337 0.20 8,081 0.23 8,060 0.25 3.16 3.43
Forest Products 2,860 0.07 1,673 0.05 1,888 0.06 70.99 51.52
Logs a - a - a - - -
Lumber 2,078 0.05 310 0.01 882 0.03 570.79 135.70
Plywood 544 0.01 1,070 0.03 797 0.02 (49.20) (31.83)
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 217 0.01 197 0.01 130 0.00 10.08 67.18
Others 22 0.00 96 0.00 79 0.00 (77.59) (72.73)
Mineral Products 91,107 2.22 110,796 3.21 70,211 2.15 (17.77) 29.76
Copper Concentrates 3,985 0.10 4,276 0.12 3,143 0.10 (6.81) 26.80
Copper Metal 44,423 1.08 69,979 2.03 35,922 1.10 (36.52) 23.66
Gold 3,584 0.09 2,990 0.09 2,156 0.07 19.87 66.24
Iron Ore Agglomerates 13,602 0.33 10,969 0.32 4,040 0.12 24.00 236.63
Chromium Ore 411 0.01 1,022 0.03 128 0.00 (59.81) 221.12
Nickel a - a - 1 0.00 - -
Others 25,103 0.61 21,560 0.63 24,820 0.76 16.43 1.14
Petroleum Products 90,281 2.20 45,044 1.31 34,318 1.05 100.43 163.08
Manufactures 3,661,318 89.09 3,101,026 89.96 2,927,099 89.58 18.07 25.08
Electronic Products 2,705,933 65.84 2,205,271 63.97 2,170,645 66.43 22.70 24.66
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 2,087,994 50.81 1,703,661 49.42 1,615,039 49.43 22.56 29.28
Electronic Data
Processing 452,507 11.01 396,180 11.49 431,410 13.20 14.22 4.89
Office Equipment 22,451 0.55 16,985 0.49 14,657 0.45 32.18 53.17
Consumer Electronics 46,211 1.12 45,013 1.31 53,211 1.63 2.66 (13.15)
Telecommunication 21,825 0.53 16,538 0.48 7,694 0.24 31.97 183.65
Communication/Radar 18,002 0.44 12,566 0.36 19,350 0.59 43.26 (6.97)
Control and
Instrumentation 639 0.02 1,332 0.04 1,143 0.03 (52.04) (44.15)
Medical/Industrial
Instrumentations 740 0.02 1,043 0.03 420 0.01 (29.07) 76.14
Automotive Electronics 55,564 1.35 11,954 0.35 27,719 0.85 364.80 100.46
Other Electronics 169,824 4.13 92,147 2.67 90,488 2.77 84.30 87.68
Garments 194,289 4.73 215,512 6.25 149,875 4.59 (9.85) 29.63
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 19,554 0.48 16,964 0.49 18,357 0.56 15.27 6.52
Footwear 2,713 0.07 2,058 0.06 2,627 0.08 31.80 3.29
Travel Goods and Handbags 4,963 0.12 2,583 0.07 1,454 0.04 92.17 241.41
Wood Manufactures 21,678 0.53 65,769 1.91 16,907 0.52 (67.04) 28.22
Furniture & Fixtures 24,306 0.59 22,968 0.67 25,308 0.77 5.83 (3.96)
Chemicals 67,215 1.64 53,338 1.55 45,280 1.39 26.02 48.44
Non-Metallic Mineral
Manufactures 15,506 0.38 13,570 0.39 16,736 0.51 14.26 (7.35)
Machinery & Transport
Equipment 148,513 3.61 149,409 4.33 179,021 5.48 (0.60) (17.04)
Processed food and Beverages 44,743 1.09 43,136 1.25 41,099 1.26 3.73 8.87
Iron & Steel 13,170 0.32 13,666 0.40 3,447 0.11 (3.63) 282.03
Baby Carr., Toys, Games
and sporting goods 9,443 0.23 8,844 0.26 7,725 0.24 6.77 22.25
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of plaiting
materials 5,939 0.14 5,485 0.16 5,792 0.18 8.26 2.52
Misc.Manufactured Articles,
not elsewhere specified 30,760 0.75 27,227 0.79 21,581 0.66 12.98 42.53
Others 182,769 4.45 163,078 4.73 130,759 4.00 12.07 39.78
Special Transactions 70,520 1.72 63,121 1.83 83,314 2.55 11.72 (15.36)
Re-Export 50,718 1.23 43,390 1.26 52,392 1.60 16.89 (3.20)
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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: May 10, 2006
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