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

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Commodity                                                                     2006    |      2005     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Apr p  |     Jan-Apr   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   14,749,688,583    12,807,756,592    15.16

Total Agro-Based Products                                                687,681,852       643,617,933     6.85
   Agro-Based Products                                                   547,507,793       500,487,081     9.39
      Coconut Products                                                   271,420,372       252,973,835     7.29
         Copra                                                                     a                 a        -
         Coconut Oil                                                     218,973,188       200,289,867     9.33
         Desiccated Coconut                                               41,839,677        40,122,216     4.28
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                   7,920,362         9,266,827   (14.53)
         Others                                                            2,687,145         3,294,925   (18.45)
      Sugar and Products                                                  50,201,475        44,754,170    12.17
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            39,640,577        38,463,096     3.06
         Molasses                                                          9,275,364         5,552,280    67.06
         Others                                                            1,285,534           738,794    74.00
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              225,885,946       202,759,076    11.41
         Canned Pineapple                                                 25,665,808        33,573,373   (23.55)
         Pineapple Juice                                                   4,559,069         4,664,408    (2.26)
         Pineapple Concentrates                                            9,882,888        11,710,126   (15.60)
         Bananas                                                         126,848,200       104,949,732    20.87
         Mangoes                                                           9,692,737         9,388,112     3.24
         Others                                                           49,237,244        38,473,325    27.98
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             140,174,059       143,130,852    (2.07)
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns              72,362,701        72,847,339    (0.67)
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                             76,820            25,950   196.03
         Abaca Fibers                                                      4,256,818         3,637,638    17.02
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                            7,153,350        11,394,714   (37.22)
         Natural Rubber                                                   13,878,509        12,041,133    15.26
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                          9,400            51,966   (81.91)
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                   9,442,660        11,220,678   (15.85)
         Rice                                                                    517             3,365   (84.64)
         Others                                                           32,993,284        31,908,069     3.40
Forest Products                                                            6,814,205        12,297,201   (44.59)
         Logs                                                                  1,409             2,819   (50.02)
         Lumber                                                            3,355,318         3,415,140    (1.75)
         Plywood                                                           2,115,953         7,142,627   (70.38)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                          1,162,282           723,272    60.70
         Others                                                              179,243         1,013,343   (82.31)
Mineral Products                                                         451,151,081       279,598,388    61.36
         Copper Concentrates                                              17,538,949         9,340,731    87.77
         Copper Metal                                                    253,287,277       138,958,904    82.27
         Gold                                                             13,069,754         6,495,490   101.21
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            50,950,249        26,122,721    95.04
         Chromium Ore                                                      1,557,586         1,484,381     4.93
         Nickel                                                                  -               1,057     0.00
         Others                                                          114,747,266        97,195,104    18.06
Petroleum Products                                                       290,388,136       124,042,807   134.10
Manufactures                                                          13,038,951,549    11,480,710,838    13.57
         Electronic Products                                           9,623,043,774     8,413,769,082    14.37
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                        7,454,411,652     6,183,440,962    20.55
            Electronic Data Processing                                 1,645,958,475     1,735,277,080    (5.15)
            Office Equipment                                              79,084,770        56,497,862    39.98
            Consumer Electronics                                         171,158,772       188,839,705    (9.36)
            Telecommunication                                             69,406,598        41,918,772    65.57
            Communication/Radar                                           55,647,204        72,307,757   (23.04)
            Control and Instrumentation                                    4,077,243         5,317,099   (23.32)
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                             2,793,326         1,432,492    95.00
            Automotive Electronics                                       140,505,734       128,737,353     9.14
         Other Electronics                                               494,976,877       406,896,730    21.65
         Garments                                                        775,021,547       669,749,301    15.72
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                            75,016,485        83,889,296   (10.58)
         Footwear                                                          8,803,991        10,069,236   (12.57)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        11,503,471         6,557,179    75.43
         Wood Manufactures                                               135,874,198        51,348,068   164.61
         Furniture & Fixtures                                             91,462,625       110,565,746   (17.28)
         Chemicals                                                       240,920,277       167,631,554    43.72
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                50,149,881        59,963,420   (16.37)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                                 554,232,454       589,290,455    (5.95)
         Processed food and Beverages                                    164,570,956       165,070,777    (0.30)
         Iron & Steel                                                     39,801,693        29,288,153    35.90
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                       35,258,222        36,826,525    (4.26)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    21,331,231        23,264,024    (8.31)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              112,054,758        88,629,980    26.43
         Others                                                          604,929,109       567,901,312     6.52
Special Transactions                                                     274,701,760       267,489,425     2.70
Re-export                                                                191,762,917       197,174,323    (2.74)

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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:  June 9, 2006
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