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

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                                                      2006                   |       2005        |    Growth Rate 
Commodity                                       Percent |            Percent |           Percent |     (Percent)
                                         August p Share |     July r   Share |   August    Share |   Monthly   Annual
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Total                                  4,260.72  100.00   3,956.08    100.00   3,512.64   100.00       7.70    21.30

 1 Electronic Products                 2,694.21   63.23   2,362.55     59.72   2,349.42    66.88      14.04    14.68
   a) Components/Devices 
       (Semiconductors)                2,038.52   47.84   1,767.24     44.67   1,728.21    49.20      15.35    17.96
   b) Electronic Data Processing         514.73   12.08     461.86     11.67     481.90    13.72      11.45     6.81
   c) Office Equipment                    23.17    0.54      23.23      0.59      21.17     0.60      (0.28)    9.44
   d) Consumer Electronics                38.86    0.91      37.70      0.95      45.16     1.29       3.08   (13.94)
   e) Telecommunication                   18.14    0.43      12.77      0.32      14.43     0.41      42.12    25.76
   f) Communication/Radar                 22.94    0.54      23.35      0.59      28.14     0.80      (1.76)  (18.48)
   g) Control and Instrumentation          3.11    0.07       0.42      0.01       1.44     0.04     641.93   115.58
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation   0.96    0.02       1.07      0.03       0.34     0.01     (10.00)  181.97
   i) Automotive Electronics              33.78    0.79      34.91      0.88      28.63     0.81      (3.24)   17.99
 2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing 
    Accessories                          244.57    5.74     276.13      6.98     241.32     6.87     (11.43)    1.35
 3 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes, 
    Of Refined copper                    115.53    2.71      95.42      2.41      29.00     0.83      21.08   298.44
 4 Other Products Manufactured from 
    Materials on consignment basis        79.28    1.86      64.56      1.63      38.64     1.10      22.81   105.21
 5 Petroleum Products  1/                 78.04    1.83     105.05      2.66      34.60     0.98     (25.72)  125.56
 6 Ignition Wiring Set and Other 
    Wiring Sets used in vehicles
    aircrafts and ships 2/                76.24    1.79      61.51      1.55      64.04     1.82      23.94    19.04
 7 Woodcrafts and Furniture               65.28    1.53      79.69      2.01      41.63     1.19     (18.09)   56.80
 8 Coconut Oil  3/                        45.37    1.06      34.25      0.87      60.88     1.73      32.46   (25.47)
 9 Metal Components  4/                   35.66    0.84      40.19      1.02      31.08     0.88     (11.29)   14.74
10 Bananas (Fresh)                        30.66    0.72      32.75      0.83      25.33     0.72      (6.38)   21.02

   Top  Ten  Exports Total             3,464.83   81.32   3,152.11     79.68   2,915.94    83.01       9.92    18.82

11 Gold  5/                               22.42    0.53      42.97      1.09       3.95     0.11     (47.82)  467.50
12 Pineapple and Pineapple Products       21.70    0.51      17.98      0.45      17.88     0.51      20.66    21.34
13 Tuna  6/                               17.31    0.41      14.21      0.36       9.97     0.28      21.78    73.68
14 Dessicated Coconut                     15.13    0.36      12.79      0.32      10.47     0.30      18.28    44.53
15 Iron Ore Agglomerates                  14.65    0.34      14.12      0.36      11.96     0.34       3.78    22.47
16 Processed Tropical Fruits              11.32    0.27      11.51      0.29       9.90     0.28      (1.70)   14.24
17 Copper Concentrates                     8.55    0.20       7.16      0.18       3.36     0.10      19.53   154.26
18 Christmas Decor                         8.43    0.20       9.66      0.24       8.67     0.25     (12.71)   (2.82)
19 Sugar                                   7.57    0.18      20.35      0.51       0.00     0.00     (62.82)     a
20 Fertilizers, Manufactured               7.51    0.18      11.03      0.28       5.97     0.17     (31.89)   25.78
21 Seaweeds and Carageenan                 5.97    0.14       5.91      0.15       5.84     0.17       1.04     2.23
22 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh, 
    Chilled or Frozen                      5.94    0.14       6.23      0.16       8.39     0.24      (4.61)  (29.17)
23 Basketworks                             4.53    0.11       5.02      0.13       4.79     0.14      (9.89)   (5.45)
24 Activated Carbon                        2.92    0.07       3.16      0.08       4.20     0.12      (7.79)  (30.45)
25 Unmanufactured Tobacco                  2.61    0.06       2.52      0.06       3.47     0.10       3.58   (24.85)
26 Ceramic Tiles and Decor                 2.19    0.05       2.43      0.06       3.01     0.09      (9.96)  (27.27)
27 Copra Oil Cake or Meal                  1.34    0.03       2.23      0.06       2.59     0.07     (39.88)  (48.12)
28 Fine Jewelry                            1.25    0.03       1.77      0.04       1.75     0.05     (29.25)  (28.34)
29 Footwear                                1.19    0.03       2.12      0.05       2.27     0.06     (43.64)  (47.39)
30 Others                                633.36   14.87     610.80     15.44     478.25    13.62       3.69    32.43

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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/ includes crude and refined.
         4/ excluding brakes & servo-brakes
         5/ extracted from copper ores and concentrates
         6/ includes fresh, frozen, prepared or preserved in airtight containers
         p  preliminary
         r  revised
         *  BASED ON 1999 PSCC
         a  growth rate more than a thousand

         Growth rates were computed from actual values.

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