Table 5  Philippine Exports by Commodity Group : August 2006
         Based on 2004 Philippine Standard Commodity Classification
         (FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)

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Commodity                                      August p  share |  July r  share | Growth Rate     
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Total  Exports                                4,260,723 100.00 3,956,078 100.00        7.70

Total Agro-Based Products                       170,844   4.01   169,470   4.28        0.81

   Agro-Based Products                          128,943   3.03   129,293   3.27       (0.27)
      Coconut Products                           62,579   1.47    50,545   1.28       23.81
         Copra                                        a      -         a      -           -
         Coconut Oil                             45,359   1.06    34,252   0.87       32.43
         Desiccated Coconut                      15,134   0.36    12,794   0.32       18.28
         Copra Meal/Cake                          1,342   0.03     2,232   0.06      (39.88)
         Others                                     744   0.02     1,267   0.03      (41.26)
      Sugar and Products                          8,276   0.19    21,031   0.53      (60.65)
         Centrifugal & Refined                    7,566   0.18    20,347   0.51      (62.82)
         Molasses                                   646   0.02       578   0.01       11.93
         Others                                      64   0.00       106   0.00      (40.10)
      Fruits and Vegetables                      58,089   1.36    57,717   1.46        0.64
         Canned Pineapple                        12,726   0.30     9,502   0.24       33.94
         Pineapple Juice                          2,527   0.06     1,846   0.05       36.93
         Pineapple Concentrates                   2,338   0.05     2,583   0.07       (9.49)
         Bananas                                 30,663   0.72    32,746   0.83       (6.36)
         Mangoes                                  1,436   0.03     2,043   0.05      (29.70)
         Others                                   8,398   0.20     8,998   0.23       (6.66)
   Other Agro-Based Products                     41,901   0.98    40,177   1.02        4.29
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: 
          Shrimps & Prawns                       24,585   0.58    23,915   0.60        2.80
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                     a     -         10   0.00         -
         Abaca Fibers                             1,183   0.03     1,161   0.03        1.93
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                   2,304   0.05     2,519   0.06       (8.54)
         Natural Rubber                           4,937   0.12     3,441   0.09       43.46
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                 a     -          a     -           -
         Seaweeds, Dried                          1,615   0.04     2,135   0.05      (24.33)
         Rice                                         a     -          b     -           -
         Others                                   7,277   0.17     6,996   0.18        4.01

Forest Products                                   2,814   0.07     2,113   0.05       33.18

         Logs                                         3   0.00         a     -           -
         Lumber                                   1,272   0.03       924   0.02       37.65
         Plywood                                    758   0.02       859   0.02      (11.78)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                   757   0.02       139   0.00      444.71
         Others                                      25   0.00       191   0.00      (87.06)

Mineral Products                                199,928   4.69   200,184   5.06       (0.13)

         Copper Concentrates                      8,554   0.20     7,156   0.18       19.53
         Copper Metal                           115,529   2.71    95,415   2.41       21.08
         Gold                                     4,830   0.11     3,716   0.09       30.00
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                   14,653   0.34    14,118   0.36        3.78
         Chromium Ore                               279   0.01       285   0.01       (2.25)
         Nickel                                       8   0.00         a     -           -
         Others                                  56,074   1.32    79,493   2.01      (29.46)

Petroleum Products                               78,036   1.83   105,053   2.66      (25.72)

Manufactures                                  3,685,112  86.49 3,336,135  84.33       10.46

         Electronic Products                  2,690,741  63.15 2,362,550  59.72       13.89
            Components/Devices (Semiconduct   2,036,120  47.79 1,767,251  44.67       15.21
            Electronic Data Processing          515,493  12.10   461,856  11.67       11.61
            Office Equipment                     23,042   0.54    23,232   0.59       (0.82)
            Consumer Electronics                 39,254   0.92    37,693   0.95        4.14
            Telecommunication                    17,992   0.42    12,765   0.32       40.95
            Communication/Radar                  22,260   0.52    23,354   0.59       (4.69)
            Control and Instrumentation           3,211   0.08       420   0.01      665.28
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentat         919   0.02     1,070   0.03      (14.10)
            Automotive Electronics               32,450   0.76    34,909   0.88       (7.05)
         Other Electronics                      106,313   2.50    77,988   1.97       36.32
         Garments                               243,682   5.72   275,390   6.96      (11.51)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                   17,709   0.42    16,149   0.41        9.66
         Footwear                                 1,184   0.03     2,862   0.07      (58.63)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                1,521   0.04     2,870   0.07      (47.00)
         Wood Manufactures                       38,302   0.90    54,753   1.38      (30.05)
         Furniture & Fixtures                    26,892   0.63    24,918   0.63        7.92
         Chemicals                               66,529   1.56    58,632   1.48       13.47
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures       17,001   0.40    13,662   0.35       24.44
         Machinery & Transport Equipment        140,904   3.31   140,943   3.56       (0.03)
         Processed food and Beverages            54,087   1.27    53,003   1.34        2.05
         Iron & Steel                            25,498   0.60    23,703   0.60        7.57
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporti      16,659   0.39    17,116   0.43       (2.67)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Art       3,995   0.09     4,402   0.11       (9.26)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.      23,984   0.56    27,917   0.71      (14.09)
         Others                                 210,113   4.93   179,276   4.53       17.20

Special Transactions                            123,989   2.91   143,122   3.62      (13.37)

Re-Export                                        47,706   1.12    66,069   1.67      (27.79)

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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
         b  - less than 1,000

         Components may not add up to totals due to rounding

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