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

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Commodity Group                                        October p  % Share |September r  % Share |Growth Rate
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             Total                                      4,197.09   100.00    4,170.57    100.00       0.64

 1 Electronic Products                                  2,635.93    62.52    2,660.90     63.80      (1.39)
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)               1,961.99    46.46    1,960.51     47.01      (0.53)
   b) Electronic Data Processing                          516.85    12.31      555.66     13.32      (6.98)
   c) Office Equipment                                     22.91     0.55       24.83      0.60      (7.72)
   d) Consumer Electronics                                 43.65     1.04       39.04      0.94      11.81
   e) Telecommunication                                    24.95     0.59       21.26      0.51      17.36
   f) Communication/Radar                                  24.95     0.59       23.60      0.57       5.70
   g) Control and Instrumentation                           2.07     0.05        1.92      0.05       7.41
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                    1.12     0.03        1.18      0.03      (4.74)
   i) Automotive Electronics                               37.45     0.89       32.91      0.79      13.80
 2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories           231.21     5.51      232.02      5.56      (0.35)
 3 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes, Of Refined Copper     130.30     3.10       98.75      2.37      31.95
 4 Woodcrafts and Furniture                                87.30     2.08       66.76      1.60      30.78
 5 Other Products Manufactured from
    Materials Imported on Consignment Basis                78.63     1.87       85.52      2.05      (8.05)
 6 Ignition Wiring Set and Other
    Wiring Sets Used in Vehicles, Aircrafts and Ships 2/   78.36     1.87       74.12      1.78       5.73
 7 Petroleum Products  2/                                  59.96     1.43      104.19      2.50     (42.45)
 8 Coconut Oil  3/                                         47.26     1.13       37.53      0.90      25.94
 9 Metal Components  4/                                    40.38     0.96       39.51      0.95       2.20
10 Bananas (Fresh)                                         31.78     0.76       30.68      0.74       3.58

   Top  Ten  Exports Total                              3,421.12    81.51    3,429.97     82.24      (0.26)

11 Pineapple and Pineapple Products                        17.52     0.42       23.22      0.56     (24.55)
12 Tuna  5/                                                13.27     0.32       17.38      0.42     (23.64)
13 Processed Tropical Fruits                               11.06     0.26       11.98      0.29      (7.68)
14 Dessicated Coconut                                      10.52     0.25       11.71      0.28     (10.15)
15 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen             9.47     0.23        7.63      0.18      24.06
16 Copper Concentrates                                      8.21     0.20        9.56      0.23     (14.12)
17 Iron Ore Agglomerates                                    7.90     0.19       13.65      0.33     (42.12)
18 Seaweeds and Carageenan                                  5.94     0.14        5.01      0.12      18.57
19 Gold  6/                                                 5.92     0.42       34.17      0.82     (47.85)
20 Fertilizers, Manufactured                                4.75     0.11        1.63      0.04     191.78
21 Christmas Decor                                          4.74     0.11        6.67      0.16     (28.94)
22 Unmanufactured Tobacco                                   4.55     0.11        4.41      0.11       3.29
23 Basketworks                                              4.00     0.10        3.97      0.10       0.71
24 Copra Oil Cake or Meal                                   3.81     0.09        3.68      0.09       3.55
25 Activated Carbon                                         3.13     0.07        3.00      0.07       4.17
26 Ceramic Tiles and Decor                                  1.94     0.05        1.94      0.05       0.05
27 Fine Jewelry                                             1.76     0.04        2.04      0.05     (13.81)
28 Footwear                                                 1.59     0.04        2.20      0.05     (27.80)
29 Sugar                                                    0.00     0.00        4.71      0.11     (99.99)
30 Others                                                 655.89    15.63      572.05     13.72      14.66

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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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