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

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Commodity                                                                     2006    |      2005     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Mar p  |     Jan-Mar   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   10,880,318,884    9,562,060,072     13.79

Total Agro-Based Products                                                467,750,563      430,273,704      8.71
   Agro-Based Products                                                   364,831,277      322,541,729     13.11
      Coconut Products                                                   175,651,455      144,220,382     21.79
         Copra                                                                     a                a         -
         Coconut Oil                                                     135,041,014      107,743,581     25.34
         Desiccated Coconut                                               33,401,557       28,928,435     15.46
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                   5,203,132        5,051,466      3.00
         Others                                                            2,005,752        2,496,900    (19.67)
      Sugar and Products                                                  26,621,216       31,873,740    (16.48)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            19,963,254       26,491,378    (24.64)
         Molasses                                                          5,929,522        4,766,250     24.41
         Others                                                              728,440          616,112     18.23
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              162,558,606      146,447,607     11.00
         Canned Pineapple                                                 19,205,291       26,661,988    (27.97)
         Pineapple Juice                                                   3,251,911        3,661,716    (11.19)
         Pineapple Concentrates                                            6,796,540        8,804,276    (22.80)
         Bananas                                                          92,576,418       74,699,819     23.93
         Mangoes                                                           5,494,701        4,978,643     10.37
         Others                                                           35,233,745       27,641,165     27.47
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             102,919,286      107,731,975     (4.47)
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns              52,251,393       54,583,761     (4.27)
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                             39,040                a         -
         Abaca Fibers                                                      3,451,531        2,384,887     44.73
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                            5,826,481        8,928,498    (34.74)
         Natural Rubber                                                   10,067,092        9,897,340      1.72
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                          9,400           42,376    (77.82)
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                   6,684,826        8,791,257    (23.96)
         Rice                                                                    517            3,365    (84.64)
         Others                                                           24,589,006       23,100,491      6.44
Forest Products                                                            5,506,124        9,021,566    (38.97)
         Logs                                                                      a            2,819         -
         Lumber                                                            2,612,718        2,206,392     18.42
         Plywood                                                           1,900,754        5,192,498    (63.39)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                            875,172          658,851     32.83
         Others                                                              117,480          961,006    (87.78)
Mineral Products                                                         284,615,352      200,294,873     42.10
         Copper Concentrates                                              12,664,383        6,015,366    110.53
         Copper Metal                                                    152,764,558       98,961,103     54.37
         Gold                                                              9,688,317        4,301,085    125.25
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            39,416,930       14,210,231    177.38
         Chromium Ore                                                      1,495,757        1,299,797     15.08
         Nickel                                                                    a            1,057         -
         Others                                                           68,585,407       75,506,234     (9.17)
Petroleum Products                                                       215,733,354       82,391,714    161.84
Manufactures                                                           9,702,828,197    8,637,811,558     12.33
         Electronic Products                                           7,099,041,518    6,316,304,024     12.39
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                        5,437,401,051    4,635,414,844     17.30
            Electronic Data Processing                                 1,267,968,532    1,307,268,607     (3.01)
            Office Equipment                                              58,135,284       43,738,904     32.91
            Consumer Electronics                                         132,541,960      141,407,810     (6.27)
            Telecommunication                                             51,397,990       35,512,373     44.73
            Communication/Radar                                           40,519,652       54,991,913    (26.32)
            Control and Instrumentation                                    3,391,504        3,813,575    (11.07)
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                             2,216,235        1,006,308    120.23
            Automotive Electronics                                       105,469,310       93,149,690     13.23
         Other Electronics                                               349,365,691      298,294,574     17.12
         Garments                                                        621,580,736      541,071,937     14.88
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                            56,277,755       60,105,113     (6.37)
         Footwear                                                          6,579,905        7,464,544    (11.85)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                         8,726,543        4,907,800     77.81
         Wood Manufactures                                                93,530,371       41,303,898    126.44
         Furniture & Fixtures                                             67,842,258       83,965,526    (19.20)
         Chemicals                                                       170,859,324      125,136,374     36.54
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                40,044,968       47,056,331    (14.90)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                                 428,418,747      436,888,302     (1.94)
         Processed food and Beverages                                    126,042,503      124,188,731      1.49
         Iron & Steel                                                     32,161,001       15,607,779    106.06
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                       25,525,501       26,643,454     (4.20)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    16,563,958       18,082,612     (8.40)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                               84,609,871       65,653,812     28.87
         Others                                                          475,657,547      425,136,747     11.88
Special Transactions                                                     203,885,294      202,266,657      0.80
Re-export                                                                143,667,482      149,969,366     (4.20)

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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 growth rate
         p  - Preliminary

         Components may not add up to totals due to rounding

Page last updated:  May 10, 2006
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