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
Page last updated: October 13, 2006
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