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

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                                                      2006                   |       2005        |    Growth Rate
Commodity                                        Percent|             Percent|            Percent|     (Percent)
                                      September p   Share|   August r    Share| September    Share|   Monthly   Annual
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Total                                  4,160.49   100.00    4,264.66   100.00   3,674.93   100.00     (2.44)    13.21

 1 Electronic Products                 2,660.81    63.95    2,700.34    63.32   2,499.30    68.01     (1.46)     6.46
   a) Components/Devices
       (Semiconductors)                1,960.49    47.12    2,042.99    47.91   1,886.31    51.33     (4.04)     3.93
   b) Electronic Data Processing         555.66    13.36      515.96    12.10     465.83    12.68      7.69     19.28
   c) Office Equipment                    24.84     0.60       23.16     0.54      16.33     0.44      7.27     52.13
   d) Consumer Electronics                38.76     0.93       38.89     0.91      47.81     1.30     (0.32)   (18.92)
   e) Telecommunication                   21.46     0.52       18.43     0.43      10.64     0.29     16.46    101.67
   f) Communication/Radar                 23.60     0.57       22.97     0.54      34.11     0.93      2.76    (30.81)
   g) Control and Instrumentation          1.92     0.05        3.22     0.08       0.92     0.02    (40.36)   109.34
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation   1.18     0.03        0.97     0.02       0.64     0.02     21.42     85.15
   i) Automotive Electronics              32.91     0.79       33.77     0.79      36.73     1.00     (2.56)   (10.41)
 2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing
    Accessories                          232.01     5.58      244.68     5.74     202.26     5.50     (5.18)    14.71
 3 Petroleum Products  1/                104.19     2.50       78.04     1.83      74.03     2.01     33.52     40.75
 4 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
    Of Refined copper                     98.75     2.37      115.53     2.71      16.28     0.44    (14.52)   506.47
 5 Other Products Manufactured from
    Materials on consignment basis        85.52     2.06       79.34     1.86      47.45     1.29      7.79     80.23
 6 Ignition Wiring Set and Other
    Wiring Sets used in vehicles
    aircrafts and ships 2/                74.30     1.79       76.29     1.79      60.45     1.64     (2.61)    22.90
 7 Woodcrafts and Furniture               66.74     1.60       65.42     1.53      36.06     0.98      2.01     85.05
 8 Metal Components  3/                   39.33     0.95       35.73     0.84      29.85     0.81     10.06     31.77
 9 Coconut Oil  4/                        37.53     0.90       45.38     1.06      46.83     1.27    (17.32)   (19.87)
10 Gold  5/                               34.17     0.82       22.42     0.53       4.44     0.12     52.38    668.74

   Top  Ten  Exports Total             3,433.34    82.52    3,463.18    81.21   3,016.97    82.10     (0.86)    13.80

11 Bananas (Fresh)                        30.67     0.74       30.67     0.72      27.81     0.76      0.02     10.30
12 Pineapple and Pineapple Products       23.84     0.57       21.70     0.51      17.13     0.47      9.84     39.16
13 Tuna  6/                               17.38     0.42       17.31     0.41       4.42     0.12      0.42    293.62
14 Iron Ore Agglomerates                  13.65     0.33       14.65     0.34      11.57     0.31     (6.84)    17.93
15 Processed Tropical Fruits              11.98     0.29       11.31     0.27       8.27     0.22      5.94     44.91
16 Dessicated Coconut                     11.83     0.28       15.14     0.35      12.11     0.33    (21.89)    (2.37)
17 Copper Concentrates                     9.56     0.23        8.55     0.20       3.51     0.10     11.79    172.56
18 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh,
    Chilled or Frozen                      7.63     0.18        5.94     0.14       6.94     0.19     28.46      9.96
19 Christmas Decor                         6.67     0.16        8.43     0.20       6.47     0.18    (20.82)     3.16
20 Seaweeds and Carageenan                 5.01     0.12        5.97     0.14       6.08     0.17    (16.03)   (17.53)
21 Sugar                                   4.71     0.11        7.57     0.18       0.07     0.00    (37.74)        a
22 Unmanufactured Tobacco                  4.41     0.11        2.63     0.06       2.90     0.08     67.85     52.03
23 Basketworks                             3.97     0.10        4.53     0.11       4.10     0.11    (12.35)    (3.18)
24 Copra Oil Cake or Meal                  3.68     0.09        1.34     0.03       1.36     0.04    173.86    170.90
25 Activated Carbon                        3.00     0.07        2.64     0.06       3.20     0.09     13.88     (6.11)
26 Footwear                                2.20     0.05        1.19     0.03       2.10     0.06     85.34      4.57
27 Fine Jewelry                            2.04     0.05        1.25     0.03       2.02     0.05     63.29      1.08
28 Ceramic Tiles and Decor                 1.95     0.05        2.19     0.05       2.06     0.06    (10.83)    (5.35)
29 Fertilizers, Manufactured               1.63     0.04        7.52     0.18       6.71     0.18    (78.36)   (75.75)
30 Others                                561.34    13.49      630.97    14.80     529.14    14.40    (11.04)     6.09

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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 petroleum products, manufactures from crude petroleum oil imported on consignment basis.
         2/ consists only of electrical wiring harness for motor vehicles.
         3/ excluding brakes & servo-brakes
         4/ includes crude and refined.
         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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