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

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Commodity                                                                     2006    |      2005     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Aug p  |     Jan-Aug   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   30,953,754,368    26,487,035,763    16.86

Total Agro-Based Products                                              1,383,081,710     1,308,555,600     5.70
   Agro-Based Products                                                 1,073,065,508     1,014,293,542     5.79
      Coconut Products                                                   511,353,535       522,588,786    (2.15)
         Copra                                                                     a                 a       -
         Coconut Oil                                                     394,185,653       412,935,743    (4.54)
         Desiccated Coconut                                               94,163,141        83,906,204    12.22
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  16,929,576        20,327,296   (16.72)
         Others                                                            6,075,165         5,419,543    12.10
      Sugar and Products                                                  90,593,518        74,817,512    21.09
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            77,968,727        65,491,301    19.05
         Molasses                                                         10,499,231         8,124,830    29.22
         Others                                                            2,125,560         1,201,381    76.93
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              471,118,455       416,887,244    13.01
         Canned Pineapple                                                 61,747,400        69,398,317   (11.02)
         Pineapple Juice                                                  12,361,430        10,166,358    21.59
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           21,665,264        22,296,063    (2.83)
         Bananas                                                         268,963,859       219,820,562    22.36
         Mangoes                                                          19,171,870        20,469,203    (6.34)
         Others                                                           87,208,632        74,736,741    16.69
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             310,016,202       294,262,058     5.35
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             165,940,985       154,160,299     7.64
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                            156,930            70,878   121.41
         Abaca Fibers                                                      9,065,506         7,835,978    15.69
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           16,661,891        23,190,066   (28.15)
         Natural Rubber                                                   32,063,374        24,165,843    32.68
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                         50,830            74,213   (31.51)
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  19,371,849        20,760,295    (6.69)
         Rice                                                                    684            18,036   (96.21)
         Others                                                           66,704,153        63,986,450     4.25
Forest Products                                                           16,389,255        22,915,816   (28.48)
         Logs                                                                  4,037             2,819    43.21
         Lumber                                                            8,241,463         6,703,543    22.94
         Plywood                                                           4,159,372        10,775,786   (61.40)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                          3,284,222         2,782,702    18.02
         Others                                                              700,161         2,650,966   (73.59)
Mineral Products                                                       1,221,583,414       564,277,667   116.49
         Copper Concentrates                                              44,609,095        22,391,716    99.22
         Copper Metal                                                    691,547,465       266,338,185   159.65
         Gold                                                             29,157,181        14,676,895    98.66
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                           109,136,487        68,090,257    60.28
         Chromium Ore                                                      3,485,642         2,877,877    21.12
         Nickel                                                                8,188             1,057     0.00
         Others                                                          343,639,356       189,901,680    80.96
Petroleum Products                                                       603,554,883       297,236,541   103.06
Manufactures                                                          27,090,507,381    23,749,064,245    14.07
         Electronic Products                                          19,497,241,273    17,354,428,284    12.35
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                       14,760,212,141    12,689,465,265    16.32
            Electronic Data Processing                                 3,667,397,936     3,640,860,944     0.73
            Office Equipment                                             168,585,499       126,865,536    32.89
            Consumer Electronics                                         321,837,872       370,759,551   (13.19)
            Telecommunication                                            143,711,464        75,730,052    89.77
            Communication/Radar                                          133,656,818       175,353,142   (23.78)
            Control and Instrumentation                                    9,035,800        11,714,249   (22.86)
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                             6,715,926         4,364,747    53.87
            Automotive Electronics                                       286,087,817       259,314,798    10.32
         Other Electronics                                             1,072,875,437       825,313,218    30.00
         Garments                                                      1,766,601,829     1,521,063,747    16.14
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                           149,260,527       169,170,642   (11.77)
         Footwear                                                         17,671,860        19,342,766    (8.64)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        23,774,917        14,791,928    60.73
         Wood Manufactures                                               337,016,014       102,404,291   229.10
         Furniture & Fixtures                                            195,982,786       210,940,509    (7.09)
         Chemicals                                                       493,486,283       343,230,242    43.78
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                               110,468,280       120,748,904    (8.51)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                               1,124,285,591     1,195,653,700    (5.97)
         Processed food and Beverages                                    368,672,362       346,672,912     6.35
         Iron & Steel                                                    138,570,623        54,871,140   152.54
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                       97,830,149        90,656,144     7.91
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    37,960,751        41,489,237    (8.50)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              219,781,016       183,246,122    19.94
         Others                                                        1,439,027,683     1,155,040,459    24.59
Special Transactions                                                     638,637,725       544,985,894    17.18
Re-export                                                                406,784,133       391,309,536     3.95

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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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