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

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Commodity                                                                     2006    |      2005     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Jun p  |     Jan-Jun   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   22,736,830,220    19,471,324,551     16.77

Total Agro-Based Products                                              1,039,513,228       984,955,051      5.54
   Agro-Based Products                                                   814,540,201       769,806,631      5.81
      Coconut Products                                                   398,218,253       387,716,335      2.71
         Copra                                                                     a                 a        -
         Coconut Oil                                                     314,564,050       304,782,269      3.21
         Desiccated Coconut                                               66,235,304        62,514,286      5.95
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  13,355,128        16,004,294    (16.55)
         Others                                                            4,063,771         4,415,486     (7.97)
      Sugar and Products                                                  61,056,370        67,739,087     (9.87)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            50,056,508        60,134,143    (16.76)
         Molasses                                                          9,275,364         6,577,530     41.02
         Others                                                            1,724,498         1,027,414     67.85
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              355,265,578       314,351,209     13.02
         Canned Pineapple                                                 39,519,288        49,695,972    (20.48)
         Pineapple Juice                                                   7,988,783         7,124,269     12.13
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           16,743,742        16,590,893      0.92
         Bananas                                                         205,516,314       166,707,170     23.28
         Mangoes                                                          15,693,356        16,179,492     (3.00)
         Others                                                           69,804,095        58,053,413     20.24
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             224,973,027       215,148,420      4.57
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             117,407,894       109,715,464      7.01
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                            146,644            70,878    106.90
         Abaca Fibers                                                      6,721,658         5,470,448     22.87
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           11,533,789        16,238,510    (28.97)
         Natural Rubber                                                   23,685,599        17,704,565     33.78
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                         50,830            62,513    (18.69)
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  15,621,481        16,917,508     (7.66)
         Rice                                                                    517             3,486    (85.17)
         Others                                                           49,804,615        48,965,048      1.71
Forest Products                                                           11,517,625        16,960,762    (32.09)
         Logs                                                                  1,409             2,819    (50.02)
         Lumber                                                            6,100,073         5,103,861     19.52
         Plywood                                                           2,542,659         8,967,716    (71.65)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                          2,388,823           968,557    146.64
         Others                                                              484,661         1,917,809    (74.73)
Mineral Products                                                         821,592,054       433,478,501     89.53
         Copper Concentrates                                              28,898,763        15,692,808     84.15
         Copper Metal                                                    480,602,745       212,135,473    126.55
         Gold                                                             20,611,193        10,663,901     93.28
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            80,365,337        48,860,460     64.48
         Chromium Ore                                                      2,921,150         2,399,142     21.76
         Nickel                                                                    a             1,057         -
         Others                                                          208,192,866       143,725,660     44.85
Petroleum Products                                                       420,465,568       218,299,953     92.61
Manufactures                                                          19,784,237,241    17,390,877,711     13.76
         Electronic Products                                          14,252,474,317    12,671,765,059     12.47
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                       10,952,005,592     9,348,431,062     17.15
            Electronic Data Processing                                 2,505,261,093     2,565,769,635     (2.36)
            Office Equipment                                             122,186,189        88,665,339     37.81
            Consumer Electronics                                         245,275,681       275,461,555    (10.96)
            Telecommunication                                            112,804,358        54,729,986    106.11
            Communication/Radar                                           87,354,353       124,237,654    (29.69)
            Control and Instrumentation                                    5,503,299         8,397,742    (34.47)
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                             4,682,233         3,359,282     39.38
            Automotive Electronics                                       217,401,519       202,712,804      7.25
         Other Electronics                                               808,762,064       609,641,178     32.66
         Garments                                                      1,245,705,723     1,050,250,784     18.61
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                           115,401,553       127,734,462     (9.66)
         Footwear                                                         14,253,580        15,202,314     (6.24)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        19,374,819        11,616,315     66.79
         Wood Manufactures                                               243,939,241        75,913,062    221.34
         Furniture & Fixtures                                            144,110,606       159,229,152     (9.49)
         Chemicals                                                       367,856,453       257,681,215     42.76
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                78,894,576        89,661,303    (12.01)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                                 841,151,740       923,899,476     (8.96)
         Processed food and Beverages                                    260,109,142       257,886,663      0.86
         Iron & Steel                                                     89,280,364        42,992,800    107.66
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                       64,021,730        60,893,213      5.14
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    29,562,039        32,959,280    (10.31)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              167,613,134       133,209,166     25.83
         Others                                                        1,041,726,160       870,342,269     19.69
Special Transactions                                                     659,504,504       426,752,573     54.54
Re-export                                                                292,179,326       320,797,507     (8.92)
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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:  August 10, 2006
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