Table 2  Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
         June and May 2006 and June 2005
         (FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)

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                                                    2006                   |        2005       |       Growth Rate    
Commodity                                    June p   |           May r    |        June       |         Percent      
                                   FOB Value  % share | FOB Value  % share | FOB Value % share | Monthly    |  Annual 
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Total  Exports                     4,049,967   100.00   3,877,513   100.00   3,358,574  100.00      4.45       20.59

Total Agro-Based Products            157,016     3.88     194,787     5.02     153,077    4.56    (19.39)       2.57

   Agro-Based Products               116,344     2.87     150,647     3.89     118,384    3.52    (22.77)      (1.72)
      Coconut Products                46,443     1.15      80,355     2.07      60,069    1.79    (42.20)     (22.68)
         Copra                             a       -            a       -            a      -         -           -
         Coconut Oil                  30,278     0.75      65,313     1.68      44,256    1.32    (53.64)     (31.59)
         Desiccated Coconut           12,588     0.31      11,808     0.30      10,814    0.32      6.60       16.40
         Copra Meal/Cake               2,743     0.07       2,691     0.07       4,368    0.13      1.94      (37.19)
         Others                          834     0.02         542     0.01         631    0.02     53.82       32.19
      Sugar and Products              10,354     0.26         501     0.01       5,012    0.15  1,968.39      106.61
         Centrifugal & Refined        10,187     0.25         229     0.01       4,877    0.15  4,345.21      108.88
         Molasses                          a       -            a       -            a      -         -           -
         Others                          168     0.00         271     0.01         135    0.00    (38.28)      24.32
      Fruits and Vegetables           59,547     1.47      69,791     1.80      53,303    1.59    (14.68)      11.71
         Canned Pineapple              7,340     0.18       6,453     0.17       7,761    0.23     13.75       (5.42)
         Pineapple Juice               1,567     0.04       1,863     0.05       1,104    0.03    (15.87)      41.93
         Pineapple Concentrates        2,748     0.07       4,113     0.11       1,921    0.06    (33.19)      43.04
         Bananas                      35,934     0.89      42,734     1.10      30,806    0.92    (15.91)      16.65
         Mangoes                       2,397     0.06       3,527     0.09       2,579    0.08    (32.05)      (7.08)
         Others                        9,561     0.24      11,101     0.29       9,132    0.27    (13.87)       4.70
   Other Agro-Based Products          40,672     1.00      44,140     1.14      34,693    1.03     (7.86)      17.23
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved 
          Of Which:shrimps and prawns 21,228     0.52      23,816     0.61      17,227    0.51    (10.87)      23.22
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted         52     0.00          18     0.00          45    0.00    193.51       15.92
         Abaca Fibers                  1,424     0.04       1,041     0.03         797    0.02     36.76       78.74
         Tobacco Unmanufactured        2,614     0.06       1,766     0.05       2,982    0.09     48.01      (12.33)
         Natural Rubber                4,508     0.11       5,299     0.14       3,001    0.09    (14.93)      50.21
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted     20     0.00          22     0.00          11    0.00    (10.39)      85.65
         Seaweeds, Dried               2,766     0.07       3,407     0.09       3,159    0.09    (18.82)     (12.44)
         Rice                              a       -            a       -            a      -         -           -
         Others                        8,061     0.20       8,771     0.23       7,472    0.22     (8.10)       7.88

Forest Products                        3,532     0.09       1,171     0.03       1,789    0.05    201.67       97.43

         Logs                              a       -            a       -            a      -         -           -
         Lumber                        1,959     0.05         786     0.02         721    0.02    149.18      171.75
         Plywood                         306     0.01         120     0.00         533    0.02    154.86      (42.55)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks      1,097     0.03         130     0.00         117    0.00    744.39      834.69
         Others                          171     0.00         135     0.00         418    0.01     26.58      (59.15)

Mineral Products                     188,457     4.65     182,053     4.70      76,278    2.27      3.52      147.07

         Copper Concentrates           6,453     0.16       4,906     0.13       2,956    0.09     31.53      118.32
         Copper Metal                120,729     2.98     106,587     2.75      38,490    1.15     13.27      213.66
         Gold                          4,221     0.10       3,321     0.09       2,048    0.06     27.11      106.13
         Iron Ore Agglomerates         9,140     0.23      20,275     0.52      10,078    0.30    (54.92)      (9.31)
         Chromium Ore                    919     0.02         444     0.01         814    0.02    107.05       12.95
         Nickel                            a       -            a       -            a      -         -           -
         Others                       46,994     1.16      46,520     1.20      21,892    0.65      1.02      114.67

Petroleum Products                    76,512     1.89      53,566     1.38      50,116    1.49     42.84       52.67

Manufactures                       3,326,830    82.14   3,357,416    86.59   3,001,153   89.36     (0.91)      10.85

         Electronic Products       2,318,900    57.26   2,290,558    59.07   2,174,887   64.76      1.24        6.62
            Components/Devices 
            (Semiconductors)       1,755,577    43.35   1,723,911    44.46   1,609,740   47.93      1.84        9.06
            Electronic Data 
             Processing              433,152    10.70     425,151    10.96     428,439   12.76      1.88        1.10
            Office Equipment          20,597     0.51      22,504     0.58      16,700    0.50     (8.47)      23.33
            Consumer Electronics      33,207     0.82      40,027     1.03      39,505    1.18    (17.04)     (15.94)
            Telecommunication         19,096     0.47      24,302     0.63       6,026    0.18    (21.42)     216.87
            Communication/Radar       15,635     0.39      16,072     0.41      23,309    0.69     (2.72)     (32.92)
            Control and 
             Instrumentation             914     0.02         511     0.01       1,033    0.03     79.02      (11.47)
            Medical/Industrial 
             Instrumentations          1,617     0.04         289     0.01       1,446    0.04    460.22       11.85
            Automotive Electronics    39,104     0.97      37,791     0.97      48,688    1.45      3.47      (19.68)
         Other Electronics           156,063     3.85     157,940     4.07     103,383    3.08     (1.19)      50.96
         Garments                    232,130     5.73     238,610     6.15     187,759    5.59     (2.72)      23.63
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics        19,117     0.47      21,244     0.55      20,662    0.62    (10.01)      (7.47)
         Footwear                      2,503     0.06       3,152     0.08       2,878    0.09    (20.60)     (13.02)
         Travel Goods and Handbags     2,630     0.06       5,058     0.13       2,314    0.07    (47.99)      13.69
         Wood Manufactures            53,634     1.32      54,391     1.40      12,311    0.37     (1.39)     335.65
         Furniture & Fixtures         22,944     0.57      29,702     0.77      23,541    0.70    (22.75)      (2.53)
         Chemicals                    62,074     1.53      64,578     1.67      43,008    1.28     (3.88)      44.33
         Non-Metallic Mineral 
          Manufactures                11,004     0.27      17,741     0.46      15,540    0.46    (37.98)     (29.19)
         Machinery & Transport 
           Equipment                 146,270     3.61     140,583     3.63     167,244    4.98      4.05      (12.54)
         Processed food and Beverages 47,506     1.17      48,236     1.24      45,863    1.37     (1.51)       3.58
         Iron & Steel                 26,900     0.66      22,552     0.58       2,965    0.09     19.28      807.14
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games 
          and sporting goods          14,095     0.35      14,668     0.38      11,964    0.36     (3.91)      17.81
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & 
          Other Articles of plaiting
          materials                    4,112     0.10       4,130     0.11       4,336    0.13     (0.44)      (5.16)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, 
          not elsewhere specified     26,266     0.65      29,252     0.75      21,391    0.64    (10.21)      22.79
         Others                      180,682     4.46     215,022     5.55     161,109    4.80    (15.97)      12.15

Special Transactions                 297,620     7.35      88,521     2.28      76,161    2.27    236.22      290.78

Re-Export                             50,112     1.24      50,305     1.30      52,504    1.56     (0.38)      (4.56)

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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 % share / No growth rate
         r  - Revised
         p  - Preliminary

         Components may not add up to totals due to rounding

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