Table 4  Philippine Exports to all Countries : September 2006
         Based on 2004 Philippine Standard Commodity Classification
         (F.O.B. Value in U.S. Dollars)

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Commodity Group                                      September p  % Share | August r  % Share | Growth Rate
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             Total                                      4,160.49   100.00   4,264.66   100.00        (2.44)

 1 Electronic Products                                  2,660.16    63.94   2,700.52    63.32        (1.49)
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)               1,960.26    47.12   2,043.23    47.91        (4.06)
   b) Electronic Data Processing                          555.65    13.36     515.96    12.10         7.69
   c) Office Equipment                                     24.84     0.60      23.09     0.54         7.59
   d) Consumer Electronics                                 38.84     0.93      38.83     0.91         0.02
   e) Telecommunication                                    21.46     0.52      18.17     0.43        18.10
   f) Communication/Radar                                  23.29     0.56      23.28     0.55         0.04
   g) Control and Instrumentation                           1.92     0.05       3.22     0.08       (40.25)
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                    1.18     0.03       0.97     0.02        21.42
   i) Automotive Electronics                               32.73     0.79      33.78     0.79        (3.11)
 2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories           231.83     5.57     244.68     5.74        (5.25)
 3 Petroleum Products  1/                                 104.19     2.50      78.04     1.83        33.52
 4 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes, Of Refined Copper      98.75     2.37     115.53     2.71       (14.52)
 5 Other Products Manufactured from
    Materials Imported on Consignment Basis                85.52     2.06      79.28     1.86         7.86
 6 Ignition Wiring Set and Other
    Wiring Sets Used in Vehicles, Aircrafts and Ships 2/   74.30     1.79      76.29     1.79        (2.60)
 7 Woodcrafts and Furniture                                66.73     1.60      65.33     1.53         2.13
 8 Metal Components  3/                                    38.80     0.93      35.72     0.84         8.65
 9 Coconut Oil  4/                                         37.53     0.90      45.38     1.06       (17.32)
10 Gold  5/                                                34.17     0.82      22.42     0.53        52.38

   Top  Ten  Exports Total                              3,431.97    82.49   3,463.20    81.21        (0.90)

11 Bananas (Fresh)                                         30.67     0.74      30.67     0.72         0.02
12 Pineapple and Pineapple Products                        23.84     0.57      21.70     0.51         9.84
13 Tuna  6/                                                17.38     0.42      17.31     0.41         0.42
14 Iron Ore Agglomerates                                   13.65     0.33      14.65     0.34        (6.84)
15 Processed Tropical Fruits                               11.97     0.29      11.31     0.27         5.86
16 Dessicated Coconut                                      11.83     0.28      15.14     0.35       (21.89)
17 Copper Concentrates                                      9.56     0.23       8.55     0.20        11.79
18 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen             7.63     0.18       5.95     0.14        28.26
19 Christmas Decor                                          6.67     0.16       8.43     0.20       (20.82)
20 Seaweeds and Carageenan                                  5.01     0.12       5.97     0.14       (16.03)
21 Sugar                                                    4.71     0.11       7.57     0.18       (37.74)
22 Unmanufactured Tobacco                                   4.41     0.11       2.63     0.06        67.85
23 Basketworks                                              3.97     0.10       4.53     0.11       (12.35)
24 Copra Oil Cake or Meal                                   3.68     0.09       1.34     0.03       173.86
25 Activated Carbon                                         3.00     0.07       2.64     0.06        13.88
26 Footwear                                                 2.20     0.05       1.19     0.03        85.56
27 Fine Jewelry                                             2.04     0.05       1.25     0.03        62.86
28 Ceramic Tiles and Decor                                  1.96     0.05       2.19     0.05       (10.44)
29 Fertilizers, Manufactured                                1.63     0.04       7.52     0.18       (78.36)
30 Others                                                 562.71    13.53     630.94    14.79       (10.81)

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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

         Growth rates were computed from actual values.

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