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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