Table 1 Philippine Exports to All Countries
May and April 2006 and May 2005
(F.O.B Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2006 | 2005 | Growth Rate
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
May p Share | April r Share | May Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 3,877.27 100.00 3,911.50 100.00 3,304.99 100.00 (0.88) 17.32
1 Electronic Products 2,289.59 59.05 2,531.22 64.71 2,083.11 63.03 (9.55) 9.91
a) Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,723.73 44.46 2,024.18 51.75 1,555.25 47.06 (14.84) 10.83
b) Electronic Data Processing 424.37 10.94 377.27 9.65 402.05 12.17 12.48 5.55
c) Office Equipment 22.50 0.58 20.94 0.54 15.47 0.47 7.49 45.50
d) Consumer Electronics 40.03 1.03 39.46 1.01 47.12 1.43 1.43 (15.05)
e) Telecommunication 24.30 0.63 17.97 0.46 6.78 0.21 35.20 258.18
f) Communication/Radar 16.07 0.41 15.13 0.39 28.62 0.87 6.25 (43.85)
g) Control and Instrumentation 0.51 0.01 0.70 0.02 2.05 0.06 (27.56) (75.06)
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 0.29 0.01 0.52 0.01 0.48 0.01 (44.75) (39.97)
i) Automotive Electronics 37.79 0.97 35.04 0.90 25.29 0.77 7.86 49.45
2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing
Accessories 238.61 6.15 153.39 3.92 192.74 5.83 55.56 23.80
3 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
Of Refined copper 106.59 2.75 100.52 2.57 34.69 1.05 6.03 207.29
4 Woodcrafts and Furniture 84.35 2.18 66.02 1.69 37.37 1.13 27.76 125.69
5 Coconut Oil 1/ 65.07 1.68 82.45 2.11 60.24 1.82 (21.08) 8.03
6 Other Products Manufactured from
Materials on consignment basis 58.98 1.52 57.43 1.47 45.28 1.37 2.71 30.26
7 Ignition Wiring Set and Other
Wiring Sets used in vehicles
aircrafts and ships 2/ 57.68 1.49 56.96 1.46 61.21 1.85 1.26 (5.76)
8 Petroleum Products 3/ 53.57 1.38 74.65 1.91 44.14 1.34 (28.25) 21.35
9 Bananas (Fresh) 42.74 1.10 34.27 0.88 30.95 0.94 24.70 38.07
10 Metal Components 4/ 24.89 0.64 23.26 0.59 38.43 1.16 7.01 (35.25)
Top Ten Exports Total 3,022.07 77.94 3,180.17 81.30 2,628.16 79.52 (4.97) 14.99
11 Gold 5/ 20.53 0.53 20.54 0.53 4.23 0.13 (0.07) 385.39
12 Iron Ore Agglomerates 20.27 0.52 11.53 0.29 12.66 0.38 75.79 60.16
13 Pineapple and Pineapple Products 16.97 0.44 17.27 0.44 17.05 0.52 (1.69) (0.44)
14 Processed Tropical Fruits 14.07 0.36 10.06 0.26 11.98 0.36 39.92 17.49
15 Tuna 6/ 12.00 0.31 7.28 0.19 9.61 0.29 64.85 24.76
16 Dessicated Coconut 11.81 0.30 8.51 0.22 11.58 0.35 38.80 1.98
17 Fertilizers, Manufactured 11.17 0.29 14.55 0.37 5.65 0.17 (23.22) 97.80
18 Seaweeds and Carageenan 7.97 0.21 6.44 0.16 6.85 0.21 23.68 16.34
19 Christmas Decor 6.35 0.16 3.28 0.08 6.42 0.19 93.39 (1.00)
20 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh,
Chilled or Frozen 6.05 0.16 7.56 0.19 6.30 0.19 (19.96) (4.09)
21 Copper Concentrates 4.91 0.13 4.87 0.12 3.40 0.10 0.65 44.47
22 Basketworks 4.72 0.12 3.78 0.10 5.41 0.16 24.91 (12.66)
23 Footwear 3.15 0.08 1.97 0.05 2.26 0.07 60.37 39.75
24 Activated Carbon 2.85 0.07 4.13 0.11 3.52 0.11 (30.97) (19.00)
25 Copra Oil Cake or Meal 2.69 0.07 2.72 0.07 2.37 0.07 (0.95) 13.59
26 Ceramic Tiles and Decor 2.39 0.06 1.93 0.05 3.17 0.10 23.60 (24.64)
27 Fine Jewelry 1.78 0.05 2.02 0.05 1.96 0.06 (12.12) (9.43)
28 Unmanufactured Tobacco 1.66 0.04 1.33 0.03 1.86 0.06 24.90 (11.00)
29 Sugar 0.23 0.01 19.68 0.50 16.79 0.51 (98.84) (98.64)
30 Others 703.63 18.15 581.88 14.88 543.76 16.45 20.92 29.40
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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/ consists only of electrical wiring harness for motor vehicles
3/ includes refined petroluem products, manufactures from crude petroleum oil imported on consignment basis
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: July 11, 2006
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