Table 5 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group : September 2006
Based on 2004 Philippine Standard Commodity Classification
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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Commodity September p % Share | August r % Share | Growth Rate
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Total Exports 4,160,489 100.00 4,264,659 100.00 (2.44)
Total Agro-Based Products 161,279 3.88 171,343 4.02 (5.87)
Agro-Based Products 119,382 2.87 129,044 3.03 (7.49)
Coconut Products 53,785 1.29 62,610 1.47 (14.10)
Copra a - a - -
Coconut Oil 37,526 0.90 45,385 1.06 (17.32)
Desiccated Coconut 11,826 0.28 15,139 0.35 (21.89)
Copra Meal/Cake 3,675 0.09 1,342 0.03 173.86
Others 758 0.02 744 0.02 1.85
Sugar and Products 5,617 0.14 8,331 0.20 (32.57)
Centrifugal & Refined 4,711 0.11 7,566 0.18 (37.74)
Molasses 720 0.02 646 0.02 11.39
Others 187 0.00 119 0.00 57.16
Fruits and Vegetables 59,980 1.44 58,103 1.36 3.23
Canned Pineapple 13,300 0.32 12,726 0.30 4.51
Pineapple Juice 3,062 0.07 2,541 0.06 20.53
Pineapple Concentrates 3,587 0.09 2,338 0.05 53.43
Bananas 30,671 0.74 30,666 0.72 0.02
Mangoes 1,282 0.03 1,436 0.03 (10.72)
Others 8,077 0.19 8,396 0.20 (3.80)
Other Agro-Based Products 41,897 1.01 42,298 0.99 (0.95)
Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which:
Shrimps & Prawns 22,972 0.55 24,617 0.58 (6.69)
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted a - a - -
Abaca Fibers 860 0.02 1,183 0.03 (27.34)
Tobacco Unmanufactured 4,407 0.11 2,626 0.06 67.85
Natural Rubber 5,327 0.13 4,937 0.12 7.90
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted 11 0.00 a - -
Seaweeds, Dried 1,661 0.04 1,615 0.04 2.83
Rice 9 0.00 a - -
Others 6,651 0.16 7,320 0.17 (9.14)
Forest Products 2,189 0.05 2,759 0.06 (20.64)
Logs a - 3 0.00 (100.00)
Lumber 1,262 0.03 1,217 0.03 3.67
Plywood 644 0.02 758 0.02 (15.03)
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 181 0.00 757 0.02 (76.04)
Others 102 0.00 25 0.00 314.78
Mineral Products 191,987 4.61 199,807 4.69 (3.91)
Copper Concentrates 9,563 0.23 8,554 0.20 11.79
Copper Metal 98,750 2.37 115,529 2.71 (14.52)
Gold 5,553 0.13 4,830 0.11 14.96
Iron Ore Agglomerates 13,650 0.33 14,653 0.34 (6.84)
Chromium Ore 112 0.00 279 0.01 (59.76)
Nickel 8 0.00 8 0.00 -
Others 64,352 1.55 55,954 1.31 15.01
Petroleum Products 104,190 2.50 78,036 1.83 33.52
Manufactures 3,617,191 86.94 3,683,439 86.37 (1.80)
Electronic Products 2,660,161 63.94 2,700,525 63.32 (1.49)
Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 1,960,258 47.12 2,043,231 47.91 (4.06)
Electronic Data Processing 555,652 13.36 515,962 12.10 7.69
Office Equipment 24,838 0.60 23,086 0.54 7.59
Consumer Electronics 38,839 0.93 38,832 0.91 0.02
Telecommunication 21,458 0.52 18,169 0.43 18.10
Communication/Radar 23,288 0.56 23,279 0.55 0.04
Control and Instrumentation 1,924 0.05 3,220 0.08 (40.25)
Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 1,176 0.03 969 0.02 21.42
Automotive Electronics 32,727 0.79 33,777 0.79 (3.11)
Other Electronics 101,651 2.44 89,207 2.09 13.95
Garments 231,828 5.57 244,682 5.74 (5.25)
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 15,404 0.37 17,707 0.42 (13.00)
Footwear 2,200 0.05 1,186 0.03 85.56
Travel Goods and Handbags 1,051 0.03 1,540 0.04 (31.77)
Wood Manufactures 45,871 1.10 38,367 0.90 19.56
Furniture & Fixtures 20,924 0.50 26,966 0.63 (22.41)
Chemicals 56,787 1.36 66,619 1.56 (14.76)
Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 14,630 0.35 17,988 0.42 (18.67)
Machinery & Transport Equipment 142,979 3.44 142,556 3.34 0.30
Processed food and Beverages 56,393 1.36 54,275 1.27 3.90
Iron & Steel 13,773 0.33 25,587 0.60 (46.17)
Baby Carr.,Toys,Games and sporting goods 14,294 0.34 16,696 0.39 (14.38)
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of Plaiting Materials 3,133 0.08 4,001 0.09 (21.70)
Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s. 24,538 0.59 24,975 0.59 (1.75)
Others 211,572 5.09 210,561 4.94 0.48
Special Transactions 83,653 2.01 129,275 3.03 (35.29)
Re-Export 39,766 0.96 47,846 1.12 (16.89)
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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
Components may not add up to totals due to rounding
Page last updated: November 10, 2006
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