Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
April and March 2006 and April 2005
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2006 | 2005 | Growth Rate
Commodity April p | March r | April | Percent
FOB Value % share | FOB Value % share | FOB Value % share | Monthly | Annual
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Total Exports 3,851,838 100.00 4,127,239 100.00 3,245,697 100.00 (6.67) 18.68
Total Agro-Based Products 218,482 5.67 195,069 4.73 213,344 6.57 12.00 2.41
Agro-Based Products 181,264 4.71 156,824 3.80 177,945 5.48 15.58 1.86
Coconut Products 94,358 2.45 83,240 2.02 108,753 3.35 13.36 (13.24)
Copra a - a - a - - -
Coconut Oil 82,452 2.14 68,401 1.66 92,546 2.85 20.54 (10.91)
Desiccated Coconut 8,507 0.22 12,362 0.30 11,194 0.34 (31.19) (24.00)
Copra Meal/Cake 2,717 0.07 1,748 0.04 4,215 0.13 55.44 (35.54)
Others 681 0.02 729 0.02 798 0.02 (6.56) (14.62)
Sugar and Products 23,580 0.61 13,922 0.34 12,880 0.40 69.37 83.07
Centrifugal & Refined 19,677 0.51 13,197 0.32 11,972 0.37 49.11 64.37
Molasses 3,346 0.09 471 0.01 786 0.02 610.37 325.66
Others 557 0.01 254 0.01 123 0.00 119.07 354.10
Fruits and Vegetables 63,325 1.64 59,661 1.45 56,311 1.73 6.14 12.46
Canned Pineapple 6,461 0.17 5,722 0.14 6,911 0.21 12.90 (6.52)
Pineapple Juice 1,307 0.03 1,332 0.03 1,003 0.03 (1.87) 30.36
Pineapple Concentrates 3,086 0.08 2,215 0.05 2,906 0.09 39.37 6.21
Bananas 34,272 0.89 34,099 0.83 30,250 0.93 0.51 13.30
Mangoes 4,179 0.11 2,875 0.07 4,409 0.14 45.38 (5.23)
Others 14,021 0.36 13,418 0.33 10,832 0.33 4.49 29.44
Other Agro-Based Products 37,219 0.97 38,245 0.93 35,399 1.09 (2.68) 5.14
Fish, Fresh or Preserved
Of Which:shrimps and prawns 20,111 0.52 20,528 0.50 18,264 0.56 (2.03) 10.12
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted 38 0.00 39 0.00 26 0.00 (3.23) 45.59
Abaca Fibers 805 0.02 1,418 0.03 1,253 0.04 (43.19) (35.72)
Tobacco Unmanufactured 1,327 0.03 2,024 0.05 2,466 0.08 (34.44) (46.20)
Natural Rubber 3,811 0.10 3,814 0.09 2,144 0.07 (0.06) 77.79
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a - a - 10 0.00 - (100.00)
Seaweeds, Dried 2,734 0.07 2,074 0.05 2,429 0.07 31.85 12.55
Rice a - b - a - - -
Others 8,392 0.22 8,349 0.20 8,808 0.27 0.51 (4.72)
Forest Products 1,308 0.03 2,860 0.07 3,276 0.10 (54.27) (60.07)
Logs 1 0.00 a - a - - -
Lumber 743 0.02 2,078 0.05 1,209 0.04 (64.27) (38.56)
Plywood 215 0.01 544 0.01 1,950 0.06 (60.41) (88.96)
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 287 0.01 217 0.01 64 0.00 32.33 345.68
Others 62 0.00 22 0.00 52 0.00 187.20 18.01
Mineral Products 166,470 4.32 91,173 2.21 79,304 2.44 82.59 109.91
Copper Concentrates 4,875 0.13 3,985 0.10 3,325 0.10 22.32 46.59
Copper Metal 100,523 2.61 44,423 1.08 39,998 1.23 126.29 151.32
Gold 3,381 0.09 3,584 0.09 2,194 0.07 (5.64) 54.09
Iron Ore Agglomerates 11,533 0.30 13,602 0.33 11,912 0.37 (15.21) (3.18)
Chromium Ore 62 0.00 411 0.01 185 0.01 (84.95) (66.50)
Nickel a - a - a - - -
Others 46,096 1.20 25,169 0.61 21,689 0.67 83.15 112.53
Petroleum Products 74,655 1.94 90,281 2.19 41,651 1.28 (17.31) 79.24
Manufactures 3,319,329 86.18 3,678,112 89.12 2,842,899 87.59 (9.75) 16.76
Electronic Products 2,510,794 65.18 2,719,141 65.88 2,097,465 64.62 (7.66) 19.71
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 2,005,484 52.07 2,099,521 50.87 1,548,026 47.69 (4.48) 29.55
Electronic Data
Processing 376,374 9.77 454,122 11.00 428,008 13.19 (17.12) (12.06)
Office Equipment 20,937 0.54 22,463 0.54 12,759 0.39 (6.80) 64.09
Consumer Electronics 38,617 1.00 46,211 1.12 47,432 1.46 (16.43) (18.58)
Telecommunication 17,975 0.47 21,859 0.53 6,406 0.20 (17.77) 180.58
Communication/Radar 15,127 0.39 18,003 0.44 17,316 0.53 (15.98) (12.64)
Control and
Instrumentation 704 0.02 620 0.02 1,504 0.05 13.44 (53.18)
Medical/Industrial
Instrumentations 540 0.01 777 0.02 426 0.01 (30.57) 26.60
Automotive Electronics 35,036 0.91 55,564 1.35 35,588 1.10 (36.94) (1.55)
Other Electronics 145,261 3.77 170,174 4.12 108,602 3.35 (14.64) 33.76
Garments 153,435 3.98 194,295 4.71 128,677 3.96 (21.03) 19.24
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 18,673 0.48 19,620 0.48 23,784 0.73 (4.82) (21.49)
Footwear 2,140 0.06 2,797 0.07 2,605 0.08 (23.52) (17.86)
Travel Goods and Handbags 2,843 0.07 4,897 0.12 1,649 0.05 (41.95) 72.35
Wood Manufactures 42,340 1.10 21,682 0.53 10,044 0.31 95.28 321.54
Furniture & Fixtures 23,632 0.61 24,294 0.59 26,600 0.82 (2.72) (11.16)
Chemicals 70,088 1.82 67,188 1.63 42,495 1.31 4.32 64.93
Non-Metallic Mineral
Manufactures 10,103 0.26 15,508 0.38 12,907 0.40 (34.85) (21.73)
Machinery & Transport
Equipment 125,142 3.25 149,185 3.61 152,402 4.70 (16.12) (17.89)
Processed food and Beverages38,522 1.00 44,750 1.08 40,882 1.26 (13.92) (5.77)
Iron & Steel 7,641 0.20 13,170 0.32 13,680 0.42 (41.98) (44.15)
Baby Carr., Toys, Games
and sporting goods 9,731 0.25 9,445 0.23 10,183 0.31 3.03 (4.44)
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of plaiting
materials 4,767 0.12 5,939 0.14 5,181 0.16 (19.72) (7.99)
Misc.Manufactured Articles,
not elsewhere specified 25,405 0.66 32,800 0.79 22,976 0.71 (22.55) 10.57
Others 128,812 3.34 183,229 4.44 142,765 4.40 (29.70) (9.77)
Special Transactions 71,594 1.86 69,743 1.69 65,223 2.01 2.66 9.77
Re-Export 48,095 1.25 50,718 1.23 47,205 1.45 (5.17) 1.89
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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
b - less than 1,000
- - No % share / No growth rate
r - Revised
p - Preliminary
Components may not add up to totals due to rounding
Page last updated: June 9, 2006
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