Table 1  Philippine Exports to All Countries *
         July and June 2006 and July 2005
         (F.O.B Value in Million U.S. Dollars)

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                                                      2006                   |       2005        |    Growth Rate 
Commodity                                       Percent |            Percent |           Percent |     (Percent)
                                           July p Share |     June r   Share |     July    Share |   Monthly   Annual
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Total                                  3,955.20  100.00   4,050.09    100.00   3,503.07   100.00     (2.34)     12.91

 1 Electronic Products                 2,365.86   59.82   2,319.02     57.26   2,333.24    66.61      2.02       1.40
   a) Components/Devices 
       (Semiconductors)                1,766.61   44.67   1,758.02     43.41   1,612.82    46.04      0.49       9.54
   b) Electronic Data Processing         463.87   11.73     430.82     10.64     593.19    16.93      7.67     (21.80)
   c) Office Equipment                    22.56    0.57      20.60      0.51      17.03     0.49      9.54      32.48
   d) Consumer Electronics                40.31    1.02      33.21      0.82      50.14     1.43     21.40     (19.60)
   e) Telecommunication                   13.46    0.34      19.10      0.47       6.57     0.19    (29.52)    104.71
   f) Communication/Radar                 22.71    0.57      15.64      0.39      22.97     0.66     45.22      (1.12)
   g) Control and Instrumentation          0.43    0.01       0.91      0.02       1.87     0.05    (53.47)    (77.28)
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation   1.07    0.03       1.62      0.04       0.66     0.02    (33.82)     61.24
   i) Automotive Electronics              34.83    0.88      39.10      0.97      27.97     0.80    (10.93)     24.51
 2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing 
    Accessories                          277.58    7.02     232.16      5.73     229.49     6.55     19.57      20.96
 3 Petroleum Products  1/                104.99    2.65      76.51      1.89      44.34     1.27     37.23     136.80
 4 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes, 
    Of Refined copper                     95.42    2.41     120.73      2.98      25.21     0.72    (20.97)    278.52
 5 Woodcrafts and Furniture               79.75    2.02      76.56      1.89      36.59     1.04      4.16     117.94
 6 Other Products Manufactured from 
    Materials on consignment basis        64.52    1.63      53.81      1.33      49.17     1.40     19.91      31.23
 7 Ignition Wiring Set and Other 
    Wiring Sets used in vehicles
    aircrafts and ships 2/                61.50    1.55      54.45      1.34      66.66     1.90     12.95      (7.74)
 8 Gold  3/                               42.97    1.09      18.01      0.44       2.28     0.07    138.56   1,786.52
 9 Metal Components  4/                   39.17    0.99      26.88      0.66      32.45     0.93     45.76      20.71
10 Coconut Oil  5/                        34.25    0.87      30.28      0.75      47.27     1.35     13.13     (27.55)

   Top  Ten  Exports Total             3,166.01   80.05   3,008.40     74.28   2,866.70    81.83      5.24      10.44

11 Bananas (Fresh)                        32.75    0.83      35.98      0.89      27.78     0.79     (8.98)     17.88
12 Sugar                                  20.35    0.51      10.19      0.25       5.35     0.15     99.74     280.02
13 Pineapple and Pineapple Products       17.98    0.45      15.80      0.39      17.87     0.51     13.84       0.62
14 Tuna  6/                               14.23    0.36      13.99      0.35      11.30     0.32      1.68      25.91
15 Iron Ore Agglomerates                  14.12    0.36       9.14      0.23       7.27     0.21     54.46      94.31
16 Dessicated Coconut                     12.75    0.32      12.59      0.31      10.92     0.31      1.29      16.75
17 Processed Tropical Fruits              11.56    0.29      13.28      0.33      10.91     0.31    (13.01)      5.89
18 Fertilizers, Manufactured              11.03    0.28       9.85      0.24       6.61     0.19     11.97      67.00
19 Christmas Decor                         9.67    0.24       7.05      0.17       8.59     0.25     37.26      12.58
20 Copper Concentrates                     7.16    0.18       6.45      0.16       3.33     0.10     10.89     114.60
21 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh, 
    Chilled or Frozen                      6.23    0.16       5.38      0.13       6.26     0.18     15.71      (0.55)
22 Seaweeds and Carageenan                 5.90    0.15       6.90      0.17       5.57     0.16    (14.59)      5.81
23 Basketworks                             5.02    0.13       4.76      0.12       4.72     0.13      5.46       6.44
24 Activated Carbon                        3.16    0.08       2.66      0.07       3.70     0.11     18.77     (14.38)
25 Unmanufactured Tobacco                  2.66    0.07       2.61      0.06       3.48     0.10      1.73     (23.57)
26 Ceramic Tiles and Decor                 2.49    0.06       1.73      0.04       2.24     0.06     44.20      11.14
27 Copra Oil Cake or Meal                  2.23    0.06       2.74      0.07       1.74     0.05    (18.63)     28.60
28 Footwear                                2.12    0.05       2.50      0.06       1.87     0.05    (15.35)     13.27
29 Fine Jewelry                            1.75    0.04       1.84      0.05       2.00     0.06     (5.23)    (12.53)
30 Others                                606.03   15.32     876.22     21.63     494.85    14.13    (30.84)     22.47

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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 refined petroluem products, manufactures from crude petroleum oil imported on consignment basis.
         2/ consists only of electrical wiring harness for motor vehicles.
         3/ extracted from copper ores and concentrates
         4/ excluding brakes & servo-brakes
         5/ includes crude and refined.
         6/ includes fresh, frozen, prepared or preserved in airtight containers
         p  preliminary
         r  revised
         *  BASED ON 1999 PSCC

         Growth rates were computed from actual values.

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