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

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Commodity                                                                     2006    |      2005     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Jul p  |     Jan-Jul   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   26,692,148,964    22,974,394,922     16.18

Total Agro-Based Products                                              1,210,653,090     1,143,493,939      5.87
   Agro-Based Products                                                   944,192,171       889,170,100      6.19
      Coconut Products                                                   448,719,862       448,066,018      0.15
         Copra                                                                     a                 a        -
         Coconut Oil                                                     348,815,725       352,057,112     (0.92)
         Desiccated Coconut                                               78,985,774        73,435,185      7.56
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  15,587,503        17,740,233    (12.13)
         Others                                                            5,330,860         4,833,488     10.29
      Sugar and Products                                                  82,161,088        73,761,535     11.39
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            70,403,204        65,488,261      7.51
         Molasses                                                          9,852,864         7,144,830     37.90
         Others                                                            1,905,020         1,128,444     68.82
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              413,311,221       367,342,547     12.51
         Canned Pineapple                                                 49,027,439        59,427,641    (17.50)
         Pineapple Juice                                                   9,985,262         8,600,040     16.11
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           19,169,641        19,156,768      0.07
         Bananas                                                         238,311,116       194,488,356     22.53
         Mangoes                                                          17,735,976        18,474,577     (4.00)
         Others                                                           79,081,787        67,195,165     17.69
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             266,460,919       254,323,839      4.77
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             141,315,880       131,384,998      7.56
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                            156,930            70,878    121.41
         Abaca Fibers                                                      7,882,395         6,742,344     16.91
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           14,193,355        19,718,197    (28.02)
         Natural Rubber                                                   27,126,667        20,991,791     29.23
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                         50,830            62,513    (18.69)
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  17,746,976        18,793,525     (5.57)
         Rice                                                                    684             3,486    (80.38)
         Others                                                           57,987,202        56,556,107      2.53
Forest Products                                                           13,628,942        19,290,548    (29.35)
         Logs                                                                  1,409             2,819    (50.02)
         Lumber                                                            7,022,736         5,749,613     22.14
         Plywood                                                           3,401,628        10,050,514    (66.15)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                          2,527,706         1,133,297    123.04
         Others                                                              675,463         2,354,305    (71.31)
Mineral Products                                                       1,021,870,860       492,849,688    107.34
         Copper Concentrates                                              36,055,202        19,027,513     89.49
         Copper Metal                                                    576,018,054       237,342,840    142.69
         Gold                                                             24,326,877        12,670,398     92.00
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            94,483,749        56,126,243     68.34
         Chromium Ore                                                      3,206,604         2,542,973     26.10
         Nickel                                                                    a             1,057        -
         Others                                                          287,780,374       165,138,664     74.27
Petroleum Products                                                       525,459,066       262,639,299    100.07
Manufactures                                                          23,362,240,907    20,567,409,557     13.59
         Electronic Products                                          16,806,336,073    15,005,007,349     12.00
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                       12,721,059,084    10,961,252,563     16.05
            Electronic Data Processing                                 3,154,685,792     3,158,961,511     (0.14)
            Office Equipment                                             144,749,148       105,697,054     36.95
            Consumer Electronics                                         285,590,153       325,600,677    (12.29)
            Telecommunication                                            126,263,171        61,304,534    105.96
            Communication/Radar                                          110,075,167       147,210,006    (25.23)
            Control and Instrumentation                                    5,928,748        10,270,295    (42.27)
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                             5,752,570         4,023,090     42.99
            Automotive Electronics                                       252,232,240       230,687,619      9.34
         Other Electronics                                               938,287,981       722,317,156     29.90
         Garments                                                      1,523,315,994     1,279,738,906     19.03
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                           131,562,293       146,620,628    (10.27)
         Footwear                                                         16,372,101        17,072,716     (4.10)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        22,244,839        13,396,545     66.05
         Wood Manufactures                                               298,697,633        87,038,623    243.18
         Furniture & Fixtures                                            169,079,140       184,695,102     (8.45)
         Chemicals                                                       426,593,293       303,848,756     40.40
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                92,382,937       104,287,517    (11.42)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                                 980,247,947     1,065,450,840     (8.00)
         Processed food and Beverages                                    313,058,926       302,164,298      3.61
         Iron & Steel                                                    112,983,821        45,973,640    145.76
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                       81,159,626        76,060,329      6.70
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    33,955,855        37,200,731     (8.72)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              194,486,763       157,038,311     23.85
         Others                                                        1,221,475,685     1,019,498,110     19.81
Special Transactions                                                     558,296,099       488,711,891     14.24
Re-export                                                                358,737,341       359,145,324     (0.11)

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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
         *  - BASED ON 1999 PSCC

         Components may not add up to totals due to rounding

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