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
Page last updated: December 12, 2006
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