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

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                                                    2006                   |        2005       |       Growth Rate
Commodity                                    July p   |          June r    |        July       |         Percent
                                   FOB Value  % share | FOB Value  % share | FOB Value % share | Monthly    |  Annual
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Total  Exports                     3,955,195   100.00   4,050,090   100.00   3,503,070  100.00     (2.34)      12.91

Total Agro-Based Products            171,103     4.33     157,052     3.88     158,539    4.53      8.95        7.93

   Agro-Based Products               129,607     3.28     116,389     2.87     119,363    3.41     11.36        8.58
      Coconut Products                50,502     1.28      46,443     1.15      60,350    1.72      8.74      (16.32)
         Copra                             a       -            a       -            a      -         -           -
         Coconut Oil                  34,252     0.87      30,278     0.75      47,275    1.35     13.13      (27.55)
         Desiccated Coconut           12,750     0.32      12,588     0.31      10,921    0.31      1.29       16.75
         Copra Meal/Cake               2,232     0.06       2,743     0.07       1,736    0.05    (18.63)      28.60
         Others                        1,267     0.03         834     0.02         418    0.01     51.88      203.13
      Sugar and Products              21,105     0.53      10,354     0.26       6,022    0.17    103.83      250.43
         Centrifugal & Refined        20,347     0.51      10,187     0.25       5,354    0.15     99.74      280.02
         Molasses                        578     0.01           a       -          567    0.02        -         1.80
         Others                          181     0.00         168     0.00         101    0.00      7.76       78.68
      Fruits and Vegetables           58,001     1.47      59,592     1.47      52,991    1.51     (2.67)       9.45
         Canned Pineapple              9,508     0.24       7,340     0.18       9,732    0.28     29.53       (2.30)
         Pineapple Juice               1,996     0.05       1,567     0.04       1,476    0.04     27.41       35.28
         Pineapple Concentrates        2,426     0.06       2,748     0.07       2,566    0.07    (11.72)      (5.46)
         Bananas                      32,750     0.83      35,979     0.89      27,781    0.79     (8.98)      17.88
         Mangoes                       2,043     0.05       2,397     0.06       2,295    0.07    (14.77)     (11.00)
         Others                        9,278     0.23       9,561     0.24       9,142    0.26     (2.96)       1.49
   Other Agro-Based Products          41,496     1.05      40,663     1.00      39,175    1.12      2.05        5.92
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved
          Of Which:shrimps and prawns 23,908     0.60      21,228     0.52      21,670    0.62     12.63       10.33
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted         10     0.00          52     0.00           a      -     (80.25)        -
         Abaca Fibers                  1,161     0.03       1,424     0.04       1,272    0.04    (18.47)      (8.74)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured        2,660     0.07       2,614     0.06       3,480    0.10      1.73      (23.57)
         Natural Rubber                3,441     0.09       4,508     0.11       3,287    0.09    (23.67)       4.68
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted      a       -           20     0.00           a      -         -           -
         Seaweeds, Dried               2,125     0.05       2,766     0.07       1,876    0.05    (23.15)      13.30
         Rice                              b       -            a       -            a      -         -           -
         Others                        8,191     0.21       8,052     0.20       7,591    0.22      1.73        7.90

Forest Products                        2,111     0.05       3,532     0.09       2,330    0.07    (40.23)      (9.38)

         Logs                              a       -            a       -            a      -         -           -
         Lumber                          923     0.02       1,959     0.05         646    0.02    (52.89)      42.88
         Plywood                         859     0.02         306     0.01       1,083    0.03    180.29      (20.67)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks        139     0.00       1,097     0.03         165    0.00    (87.34)     (15.70)
         Others                          191     0.00         171     0.00         436    0.01     11.83      (56.29)

Mineral Products                     200,279     5.06     188,457     4.65      59,371    1.69      6.27      237.33

         Copper Concentrates           7,156     0.18       6,453     0.16       3,335    0.10     10.89      114.60
         Copper Metal                 95,415     2.41     120,729     2.98      25,207    0.72    (20.97)     278.52
         Gold                          3,716     0.09       4,221     0.10       2,006    0.06    (11.97)      85.18
         Iron Ore Agglomerates        14,118     0.36       9,140     0.23       7,266    0.21     54.46       94.31
         Chromium Ore                    285     0.01         919     0.02         144    0.00    (68.95)      98.46
         Nickel                            a       -            a       -            a      -         -           -
         Others                       79,588     2.01      46,994     1.16      21,413    0.61     69.36      271.68

Petroleum Products                   104,993     2.65      76,512     1.89      44,339    1.27     37.23      136.80

Manufactures                       3,389,729    85.70   3,515,104    86.79   3,176,532   90.68     (3.57)        6.71

         Electronic Products       2,365,857    59.82   2,506,905    61.90   2,333,242   66.61     (5.63)       1.40
            Components/Devices
            (Semiconductors)       1,766,607    44.67   1,758,024    43.41   1,612,822   46.04      0.49        9.54
            Electronic Data
             Processing              463,873    11.73     618,704    15.28     593,192   16.93    (25.03)      (21.80)
            Office Equipment          22,563     0.57      20,597     0.51      17,032    0.49      9.54       32.48
            Consumer Electronics      40,314     1.02      33,207     0.82      50,139    1.43     21.40      (19.60)
            Telecommunication         13,459     0.34      19,096     0.47       6,575    0.19    (29.52)     104.71
            Communication/Radar       22,715     0.57      15,641     0.39      22,972    0.66     45.22       (1.12)
            Control and
             Instrumentation             425     0.01         914     0.02       1,873    0.05    (53.47)     (77.28)
            Medical/Industrial
             Instrumentations          1,070     0.03       1,617     0.04         664    0.02    (33.82)      61.24
            Automotive Electronics    34,831     0.88      39,104     0.97      27,975    0.80    (10.93)      24.51
         Other Electronics           129,527     3.27     156,061     3.85     112,676    3.22    (17.00)      14.96
         Garments                    277,582     7.02     232,158     5.73     229,488    6.55     19.57       20.96
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics        16,161     0.41      19,117     0.47      18,886    0.54    (15.47)     (14.43)
         Footwear                      2,119     0.05       2,503     0.06       1,870    0.05    (15.35)      13.27
         Travel Goods and Handbags     2,870     0.07       2,630     0.06       1,780    0.05      9.11       61.22
         Wood Manufactures            54,758     1.38      53,634     1.32      11,126    0.32      2.10      392.19
         Furniture & Fixtures         24,969     0.63      22,944     0.57      25,466    0.73      8.82       (1.95)
         Chemicals                    58,687     1.48      62,124     1.53      46,168    1.32     (5.53)      27.12
         Non-Metallic Mineral
          Manufactures                13,488     0.34      11,004     0.27      14,626    0.42     22.58       (7.78)
         Machinery & Transport
           Equipment                 139,096     3.52     146,270     3.61     141,551    4.04     (4.90)      (1.73)
         Processed food and Beverages 52,951     1.34      47,505     1.17      44,278    1.26     11.46       19.59
         Iron & Steel                 23,703     0.60      26,900     0.66       2,981    0.09    (11.88)     695.19
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games
          and sporting goods          17,138     0.43      14,095     0.35      15,167    0.43     21.59       12.99
         Basketwork, Wickerwork &
          Other Articles of plaiting
          materials                    4,394    0.11         4,112    0.10       4,241    0.12      6.86        3.59
         Misc.Manufactured Articles,
          not elsewhere specified     26,883    0.68        26,257    0.65      23,829    0.68      2.39       12.81
         Others                      179,546    4.54       180,885    4.47     149,156    4.26     (0.74)      20.38

Special Transactions                  86,979    2.20       297,321    7.34      61,959    1.77    (70.75)      40.38

Re-Export                             66,558    1.68        50,112    1.24      38,348    1.09     32.82       73.56

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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
         *  - BASED ON 1999 PSCC

         Components may not add up to totals due to rounding

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