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
Page last updated: September 12, 2006
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