Table 2  Philippine Exports by Commodity Group *
         October and September 2006 and October 2005
         (FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)

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                                                    2006                   |        2005       |       Growth Rate
Commodity                                  October p  |     September r    |      October      |         Percent
                                   FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly    |  Annual
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      Total Exports                4,197,094   100.00   4,170,569   100.00   3,634,525  100.00      0.64        15.48

Total Agro-Based Products            163,111     3.89     162,373     3.89     159,193    4.38      0.45         2.46

   Agro-Based Products               119,484     2.85     118,898     2.85     119,729    3.29      0.49        (0.21)
      Coconut Products                62,238     1.48      53,671     1.29      60,095    1.65     15.96         3.57
         Copra                             a       -            a        -           a      -         -            -
         Coconut Oil                  47,259     1.13      37,526     0.90      47,402    1.30     25.94        (0.30)
         Desiccated Coconut           10,523     0.25      11,711     0.28      10,253    0.28    (10.15)        2.64
         Copra Meal/Cake               3,806     0.09       3,675     0.09       1,763    0.05      3.55       115.87
         Others                          650     0.02         758     0.02         678    0.02    (14.29)       (4.13)
      Sugar and Products                 489     0.01       5,850     0.14       1,740    0.05    (91.64)      (71.88)
         Centrifugal & Refined             1     0.00       4,711     0.11          73    0.00    (99.99)      (99.24)
         Molasses                          a       -          720     0.02       1,515    0.04   (100.00)     (100.00)
         Others                          489     0.01         419     0.01         152    0.00     16.54       221.28
      Fruits and Vegetables           56,756     1.35      59,378     1.42      57,894    1.59     (4.41)       (1.96)
         Canned Pineapple              8,482     0.20      12,675     0.30       9,748    0.27    (33.08)      (12.99)
         Pineapple Juice               1,965     0.05       3,062     0.07       1,384    0.04    (35.84)       41.93
         Pineapple Concentrates        3,397     0.08       3,587     0.09       3,701    0.10     (5.32)       (8.22)
         Bananas                      31,780     0.76      30,681     0.74      31,905    0.88      3.58        (0.39)
         Mangoes                       1,390     0.03       1,282     0.03       1,948    0.05      8.46       (28.62)
         Others                        9,743     0.23       8,089     0.19       9,207    0.25     20.44         5.82
   Other Agro-Based Products          43,628     1.04      43,475     1.04      39,463    1.09      0.35        10.55
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved
          Of Which:shrimps and prawns 24,704     0.59      22,967     0.55      23,645    0.65      7.56         4.48
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted          a       -            a       -            a      -         -            -
         Abaca Fibers                    888     0.02         860     0.02       1,116    0.03      3.24       (20.49)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured        4,552     0.11       4,407     0.11       1,552    0.04      3.29       193.32
         Natural Rubber                3,002     0.07       5,693     0.14       3,132    0.09    (47.26)       (4.14)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted      a       -           11     0.00           9    0.00   (100.00)     (100.00)
         Seaweeds, Dried               1,621     0.04       1,661     0.04       1,577    0.04     (2.40)        2.78
         Rice                              b     0.00           9     0.00           a      -     (98.72)         -
         Others                        8,861     0.21       7,868     0.19       8,431    0.23     12.62         5.09

Forest Products                        2,177     0.05       2,260     0.05       1,601    0.04     (3.66)       35.94

         Logs                              a       -            a       -            a      -         -            -
         Lumber                        1,088     0.03       1,262     0.03         440    0.01    (13.74)      147.53
         Plywood                         762     0.02         644     0.02         860    0.02     18.31       (11.41)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks        311     0.01         181     0.00         156    0.00     71.29        98.84
         Others                           16     0.00         173     0.00         146    0.00    (90.62)      (88.88)

Mineral Products                     202,982     4.84     191,987     4.60      71,920    1.98      5.73       182.23

         Copper Concentrates           8,212     0.20       9,563     0.23       3,241    0.09    (14.12)      153.35
         Copper Metal                130,304     3.10      98,750     2.37      30,864    0.85     31.95       322.19
         Gold                          6,037     0.14       5,553     0.13       2,515    0.07      8.71       140.07
         Iron Ore Agglomerates         7,901     0.19      13,650     0.33      12,115    0.33    (42.12)      (34.78)
         Chromium Ore                    317     0.01         112     0.00          97    0.00    182.62       226.89
         Nickel                            a       -            8     0.00           a      -    (100.00)         -
         Others                       50,210     1.20      64,352     1.54      23,088    0.64    (21.98)      117.47

Petroleum Products                    59,960     1.43     104,190     2.50      80,565    2.22    (42.45)      (25.58)

Manufactures                       3,690,651    87.93   3,656,805    87.68   3,254,565   89.55      0.93        13.40

         Electronic Products       2,639,085    62.88   2,660,896    63.80   2,401,559   66.08     (0.82)        9.89
            Components/Devices
            (Semiconductors)       1,962,064    46.75   1,960,505    47.01   1,768,753   48.67      0.08        10.93
            Electronic Data
             Processing              517,390    12.33     555,656    13.32     484,997   13.34     (6.89)        6.68
            Office Equipment          24,529     0.58      24,826     0.60      19,838    0.55     (1.20)       23.64
            Consumer Electronics      43,668     1.04      39,047     0.94      48,775    1.34     11.84       (10.47)
            Telecommunication         24,948     0.59      21,257     0.51      20,799    0.57     17.36        19.94
            Communication/Radar       25,836     0.62      23,600     0.57      21,862    0.60      9.48        18.18
            Control and
             Instrumentation           2,067     0.05       1,924     0.05         148    0.00      7.42            c
            Medical/Industrial
             Instrumentations          1,136     0.03       1,176     0.03         238    0.01     (3.43)      376.36
            Automotive Electronics    37,447     0.89      32,905     0.79      36,149    0.99     13.80         3.59
         Other Electronics           125,945     3.00     126,589     3.04      96,205    2.65     (0.51)       30.91
         Garments                    231,390     5.51     232,017     5.56     207,806    5.72     (0.27)       11.35
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics        17,706     0.42      15,600     0.37      21,856    0.60     13.50       (18.99)
         Footwear                      1,589     0.04       2,201     0.05       1,821    0.05    (27.80)      (12.76)
         Travel Goods and Handbags     1,139     0.03       1,051     0.03       1,117    0.03      8.37         1.96
         Wood Manufactures            66,093     1.57      45,802     1.10       9,042    0.25     44.30       630.93
         Furniture & Fixtures         21,223     0.51      20,953     0.50      24,758    0.68      1.29       (14.28)
         Chemicals                    80,953     1.93      57,029     1.37      50,127    1.38     41.95        61.50
         Non-Metallic Mineral
          Manufactures                21,174     0.50      14,627     0.35      12,927    0.36     44.76        63.79
         Machinery & Transport
           Equipment                 149,095     3.55     143,769     3.45     158,794    4.37      3.70        (6.11)
         Processed food and Beverages 52,970     1.26      56,411     1.35      48,150    1.32     (6.10)       10.01
         Iron & Steel                 33,726     0.80      24,958     0.60      10,194    0.28     35.13       230.85
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games
          and sporting goods          13,950     0.33      14,300     0.34      10,780    0.30     (2.45)       29.40
         Basketwork, Wickerwork &
          Other Articles of plaiting
          materials                    3,580     0.09       3,133     0.08       4,197    0.12     14.26       (14.71)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles,
          not elsewhere specified     26,072     0.62      24,548     0.59      23,526    0.65      6.21        10.82
         Others                      204,964     4.88     212,921     5.11     171,703    4.72     (3.74)       19.37

Special Transactions                  78,213     1.86      52,954     1.27      66,682    1.83     47.70        17.29

Re-Export                             48,542     1.16      39,755     0.95      40,117    1.10     22.11        21.00

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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
         r  - Revised
         p  - Preliminary
         *  - BASED ON 1999 PSCC
         b  - less than 1,000
         c  - growth rate more than a thousand

         Components may not add up to totals due to rounding

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