Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
May and April 2006 and May 2005
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2006 | 2005 | Growth Rate
Commodity May p | April r | May | Percent
FOB Value % share | FOB Value % share | FOB Value % share | Monthly | Annual
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Total Exports 3,877,270 100.00 3,911,500 100.00 3,304,994 100.00 (0.88) 17.32
Total Agro-Based Products 194,626 5.02 218,511 5.59 188,260 5.70 (10.93) 3.38
Agro-Based Products 150,321 3.88 181,305 4.64 150,936 4.57 (17.09) (0.41)
Coconut Products 80,112 2.07 94,358 2.41 74,673 2.26 (15.10) 7.28
Copra a - a - a - - -
Coconut Oil 65,071 1.68 82,452 2.11 60,236 1.82 (21.08) 8.03
Desiccated Coconut 11,808 0.30 8,507 0.22 11,578 0.35 38.80 1.98
Copra Meal/Cake 2,691 0.07 2,717 0.07 2,369 0.07 (0.95) 13.59
Others 542 0.01 681 0.02 489 0.01 (20.40) 10.81
Sugar and Products 501 0.01 23,580 0.60 17,973 0.54 (97.88) (97.21)
Centrifugal & Refined 229 0.01 19,677 0.50 16,794 0.51 (98.84) (98.64)
Molasses a - 3,346 0.09 1,025 0.03 - -
Others 271 0.01 557 0.01 154 0.00 (51.28) 76.41
Fruits and Vegetables 69,708 1.80 63,367 1.62 58,289 1.76 10.01 19.59
Canned Pineapple 6,453 0.17 6,521 0.17 8,362 0.25 (1.04) (22.83)
Pineapple Juice 1,863 0.05 1,307 0.03 1,356 0.04 42.50 37.39
Pineapple Concentrates 4,113 0.11 3,086 0.08 2,960 0.09 33.26 38.96
Bananas 42,736 1.10 34,272 0.88 30,952 0.94 24.70 38.07
Mangoes 3,442 0.09 4,179 0.11 4,212 0.13 (17.63) (18.27)
Others 11,101 0.29 14,002 0.36 10,448 0.32 (20.72) 6.25
Other Agro-Based Products 44,305 1.14 37,206 0.95 37,325 1.13 19.08 18.70
Fish, Fresh or Preserved
Of Which:shrimps and prawns 23,818 0.61 20,113 0.51 19,641 0.59 18.42 21.26
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted 18 0.00 38 0.00 a - (53.03) -
Abaca Fibers 1,041 0.03 805 0.02 1,036 0.03 29.28 0.47
Tobacco Unmanufactured 1,657 0.04 1,327 0.03 1,862 0.06 24.90 (11.00)
Natural Rubber 5,299 0.14 3,811 0.10 2,662 0.08 39.03 99.05
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted 22 0.00 a - a - - -
Seaweeds, Dried 3,407 0.09 2,740 0.07 2,538 0.08 24.35 34.25
Rice a - a - b - - -
Others 9,043 0.23 8,372 0.21 9,585 0.29 8.02 (5.65)
Forest Products 1,171 0.03 1,308 0.03 2,874 0.09 (10.48) (59.26)
Logs a - 1 0.00 a - - -
Lumber 786 0.02 743 0.02 968 0.03 5.85 (18.79)
Plywood 120 0.00 215 0.01 1,292 0.04 (44.12) (90.69)
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 130 0.00 287 0.01 128 0.00 (54.76) 1.50
Others 135 0.00 62 0.00 487 0.01 118.25 (72.31)
Mineral Products 182,033 4.69 166,401 4.25 77,602 2.35 9.39 134.57
Copper Concentrates 4,906 0.13 4,875 0.12 3,396 0.10 0.65 44.47
Copper Metal 106,587 2.75 100,523 2.57 34,687 1.05 6.03 207.29
Gold 3,321 0.09 3,381 0.09 2,121 0.06 (1.80) 56.57
Iron Ore Agglomerates 20,275 0.52 11,533 0.29 12,659 0.38 75.79 60.16
Chromium Ore 444 0.01 62 0.00 101 0.00 618.24 340.99
Nickel a - a - a - - -
Others 46,500 1.20 46,027 1.18 24,639 0.75 1.03 88.73
Petroleum Products 53,566 1.38 74,655 1.91 44,141 1.34 (28.25) 21.35
Manufactures 3,357,147 86.59 3,379,968 86.41 2,909,014 88.02 (0.68) 15.40
Electronic Products 2,289,594 59.05 2,531,215 64.71 2,083,109 63.03 (9.55) 9.91
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,723,732 44.46 2,024,181 51.75 1,555,250 47.06 (14.84) 10.83
Electronic Data
Processing 424,366 10.94 377,269 9.65 402,053 12.17 12.48 5.55
Office Equipment 22,504 0.58 20,937 0.54 15,467 0.47 7.49 45.50
Consumer Electronics 40,027 1.03 39,463 1.01 47,117 1.43 1.43 (15.05)
Telecommunication 24,302 0.63 17,975 0.46 6,785 0.21 35.20 258.18
Communication/Radar 16,072 0.41 15,127 0.39 28,621 0.87 6.25 (43.85)
Control and
Instrumentation 511 0.01 705 0.02 2,048 0.06 (27.56) (75.06)
Medical/Industrial
Instrumentations 289 0.01 523 0.01 481 0.01 (44.75) (39.97)
Automotive Electronics 37,791 0.97 35,036 0.90 25,287 0.77 7.86 49.45
Other Electronics 157,940 4.07 145,210 3.71 99,362 3.01 8.77 58.95
Garments 238,610 6.15 153,385 3.92 192,743 5.83 55.56 23.80
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 21,226 0.55 18,613 0.48 23,184 0.70 14.04 (8.44)
Footwear 3,152 0.08 1,965 0.05 2,256 0.07 60.37 39.75
Travel Goods and Handbags 5,058 0.13 3,026 0.08 2,746 0.08 67.14 84.21
Wood Manufactures 55,445 1.43 42,380 1.08 12,254 0.37 30.83 352.48
Furniture & Fixtures 29,702 0.77 23,634 0.60 25,123 0.76 25.68 18.23
Chemicals 64,573 1.67 70,045 1.79 47,041 1.42 (7.81) 37.27
Non-Metallic Mineral
Manufactures 17,737 0.46 10,103 0.26 14,158 0.43 75.56 25.28
Machinery & Transport
Equipment 140,545 3.62 125,227 3.20 167,365 5.06 12.23 (16.02)
Processed food and Beverages 48,300 1.25 38,318 0.98 46,953 1.42 26.05 2.87
Iron & Steel 22,552 0.58 7,667 0.20 10,739 0.32 194.13 110.00
Baby Carr., Toys, Games
and sporting goods 14,561 0.38 9,731 0.25 12,103 0.37 49.64 20.32
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of plaiting
materials 4,130 0.11 4,756 0.12 5,360 0.16 (13.17) (22.94)
Misc.Manufactured Articles,
not elsewhere specified 29,252 0.75 25,446 0.65 23,188 0.70 14.96 26.15
Others 214,769 5.54 169,245 4.33 141,332 4.28 26.90 51.96
Special Transactions 88,728 2.29 70,657 1.81 83,102 2.51 25.58 6.77
Re-Export 50,305 1.30 48,095 1.23 71,119 2.15 4.59 (29.27)
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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: July 11, 2006
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