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

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Commodity                                                                     2006    |      2005     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-May p  |     Jan-May   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   18,686,620,934  16,112,750,868     15.97

Total Agro-Based Products                                                882,336,512     831,878,503      6.07
   Agro-Based Products                                                   697,870,032     651,423,004      7.13
      Coconut Products                                                   351,532,717     327,646,985      7.29
         Copra                                                                     a               a     -
         Coconut Oil                                                     284,043,832     260,526,004      9.03
         Desiccated Coconut                                               53,647,694      51,700,414      3.77
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  10,611,682      11,636,192     (8.80)
         Others                                                            3,229,509       3,784,375    (14.66)
      Sugar and Products                                                  50,702,072      62,727,534    (19.17)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            39,869,740      55,257,347    (27.85)
         Molasses                                                          9,275,364       6,577,530     41.02
         Others                                                            1,556,968         892,657     74.42
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              295,635,243     261,048,485     13.25
         Canned Pineapple                                                 32,178,977      41,935,302    (23.27)
         Pineapple Juice                                                   6,421,759       6,020,217      6.67
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           13,995,889      14,669,876     (4.59)
         Bananas                                                         169,583,752     135,901,473     24.78
         Mangoes                                                          13,211,849      13,600,103     (2.85)
         Others                                                           60,243,017      48,921,514     23.14
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             184,466,480     180,455,499      2.22
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns              96,181,772      92,488,400      3.99
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                             94,564          25,950    264.41
         Abaca Fibers                                                      5,297,893       4,673,877     13.35
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                            8,810,565      13,256,696    (33.54)
         Natural Rubber                                                   19,177,680      14,703,410     30.43
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                         31,250          51,966    (39.86)
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  12,855,581      13,758,526     (6.56)
         Rice                                                                    517           3,486    (85.17)
         Others                                                           42,016,658      41,493,188      1.26
Forest Products                                                            7,985,173      15,171,567    (47.37)
         Logs                                                                  1,409           2,819    (50.02)
         Lumber                                                            4,141,367       4,383,091     (5.51)
         Plywood                                                           2,236,199       8,434,279    (73.49)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                          1,292,159         851,228     51.80
         Others                                                              314,039       1,500,150    (79.07)
Mineral Products                                                         633,115,238     357,200,615     77.24
         Copper Concentrates                                              22,445,402      12,736,915     76.22
         Copper Metal                                                    359,873,940     173,645,455    107.25
         Gold                                                             16,390,371       8,616,285     90.23
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            71,225,093      38,782,022     83.65
         Chromium Ore                                                      2,001,669       1,585,083     26.28
         Nickel                                                                    a           1,057      -
         Others                                                          161,178,763     121,833,798     32.29
Petroleum Products                                                       343,953,807     168,183,833    104.51
Manufactures                                                          16,457,138,410  14,389,724,786     14.37
         Electronic Products                                          11,932,991,509  10,496,878,381     13.68
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                        9,196,631,230   7,738,690,649     18.84
            Electronic Data Processing                                 2,071,323,257   2,137,330,358     (3.09)
            Office Equipment                                             101,588,695      71,964,845     41.16
            Consumer Electronics                                         212,068,986     235,956,468    (10.12)
            Telecommunication                                             93,708,625      48,703,713     92.41
            Communication/Radar                                           71,719,480     100,929,152    (28.94)
            Control and Instrumentation                                    4,589,028       7,364,960    (37.69)
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                             3,064,995       1,913,396     60.19
            Automotive Electronics                                       178,297,213     154,024,840     15.76
         Other Electronics                                               652,699,562     506,258,622     28.93
         Garments                                                      1,013,575,843     862,492,009     17.52
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                            96,266,924     107,072,951    (10.09)
         Footwear                                                         11,750,995      12,324,781     (4.66)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        16,744,469       9,302,755     79.99
         Wood Manufactures                                               191,359,280      63,601,710    200.87
         Furniture & Fixtures                                            121,166,239     135,688,562    (10.70)
         Chemicals                                                       305,777,616     214,672,808     42.44
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                67,886,599      74,121,251     (8.41)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                                 694,843,131     756,655,713     (8.17)
         Processed food and Beverages                                    212,667,951     212,023,278      0.30
         Iron & Steel                                                     62,380,506      40,027,452     55.84
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                       49,819,606      48,929,182      1.82
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    25,450,446      28,623,566    (11.09)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              141,347,283     111,818,380     26.41
         Others                                                          860,410,451     709,233,385     21.32
Special Transactions                                                     362,091,794     350,591,564      3.28
Re-export                                                                242,067,461     268,293,321     (9.78)

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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:  July 11, 2006
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