Table 1 Philippine Exports to All Countries
April and March 2006 and April 2005
(F.O.B Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2006 | 2005 | Growth Rate
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
April p Share | March r Share | April r Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 3,851.84 100.00 4,127.24 100.00 3,245.70 100.00 (6.67) 18.68
1 Electronic Products 2,510.79 65.18 2,719.14 65.88 2,097.47 64.62 (7.66) 19.71
a) Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 2,005.48 52.07 2,099.52 50.87 1,548.03 47.69 (4.48) 29.55
b) Electronic Data Processing 376.37 9.77 454.12 11.00 428.01 13.19 (17.12) (12.06)
c) Office Equipment 20.94 0.54 22.46 0.54 12.76 0.39 (6.80) 64.09
d) Consumer Electronics 38.62 1.00 46.21 1.12 47.43 1.46 (16.43) (18.58)
e) Telecommunication 17.97 0.47 21.86 0.53 6.41 0.20 (17.77) 180.58
f) Communication/Radar 15.13 0.39 18.00 0.44 17.32 0.53 (15.98) (12.64)
g) Control and Instrumentation 0.70 0.02 0.62 0.02 1.50 0.05 13.44 (53.18)
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 0.54 0.01 0.78 0.02 0.43 0.01 (30.57) 26.60
i) Automotive Electronics 35.04 0.91 55.56 1.35 35.59 1.10 (36.94) (1.55)
2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing
Accessories 153.44 3.98 194.29 4.71 128.68 3.96 (21.03) 19.24
3 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
Of Refined copper 100.52 2.61 44.42 1.08 40.00 1.23 126.29 151.32
4 Coconut Oil 1/ 82.45 2.14 68.40 1.66 92.55 2.85 20.54 (10.91)
5 Petroleum Products 2/ 74.65 1.94 90.28 2.19 41.65 1.28 (17.31) 79.24
6 Woodcrafts and Furniture 65.98 1.71 45.96 1.11 36.65 1.13 43.56 80.03
7 Ignition Wiring Set and Other
Wiring Sets used in vehicles
aircrafts and ships 3/ 57.01 1.48 63.51 1.54 50.88 1.57 (10.23) 12.05
8 Bananas (Fresh) 34.27 0.89 34.10 0.83 30.25 0.93 0.51 13.30
9 Metal Components 4/ 23.08 0.60 27.05 0.66 35.14 1.08 (14.70) (34.33)
10 Gold 5/ 20.54 0.53 6.35 0.15 4.65 0.14 223.71 342.03
Top Ten Exports Total 3,122.74 81.07 3,293.50 79.80 2,557.90 78.81 (5.18) 22.08
11 Sugar 19.68 0.51 13.20 0.32 11.97 0.37 49.11 64.37
12 Pineapple and Pineapple Products 17.20 0.45 15.12 0.37 14.64 0.45 13.77 17.55
13 Other Products Manufactured from
Materials on consignment basis 17.10 0.44 70.00 1.70 46.09 1.42 (75.57) (62.89)
14 Fertilizers, Manufactured 14.55 0.38 7.97 0.19 8.13 0.25 82.54 79.05
15 Iron Ore Agglomerates 11.53 0.30 13.60 0.33 11.91 0.37 (15.21) (3.18)
16 Processed Tropical Fruits 10.04 0.26 10.08 0.24 9.78 0.30 (0.38) 2.61
17 Dessicated Coconut 8.51 0.22 12.36 0.30 11.19 0.34 (31.19) (24.00)
18 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh,
Chilled or Frozen 7.56 0.20 6.40 0.16 5.59 0.17 18.04 35.14
19 Tuna 6/ 7.28 0.19 7.11 0.17 5.28 0.16 2.35 37.94
20 Seaweeds and Carageenan 6.18 0.16 5.87 0.14 5.88 0.18 5.14 5.11
21 Copper Concentrates 4.87 0.13 3.99 0.10 3.33 0.10 22.32 46.59
22 Activated Carbon 4.13 0.11 3.93 0.10 3.09 0.10 5.12 33.64
23 Basketworks 3.79 0.10 4.11 0.10 4.56 0.14 (7.71) (16.82)
24 Christmas Decor 3.28 0.09 1.88 0.05 3.52 0.11 75.09 (6.69)
25 Copra Oil Cake or Meal 2.72 0.07 1.75 0.04 4.22 0.13 55.44 (35.54)
26 Footwear 2.14 0.06 2.80 0.07 2.60 0.08 (23.52) (17.86)
27 Fine Jewelry 2.02 0.05 2.52 0.06 1.88 0.06 (19.64) 7.73
28 Ceramic Tiles and Decor 1.93 0.05 2.02 0.05 1.42 0.04 (4.32) 36.32
29 Unmanufactured Tobacco 1.33 0.03 2.02 0.05 2.47 0.08 (34.44) (46.20)
30 Others 583.25 15.14 647.01 15.68 530.26 16.34 (9.86) 9.99
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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 crude and refined.
2/ includes refined petroluem products, manufactures from crude petroleum oil imported on consignment basis.
3/ consists only of electrical wiring harness for motor vehicles.
4/ excluding brakes & servo-brakes.
5/ extracted from copper ores and concentrates.
6/ includes fresh, frozen, prepared or preserved in airtight containers.
p preliminary
r revised
Growth rates were computed from actual values.
Page last updated: June 9, 2006
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