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

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Commodity                                                                     2006    |      2005     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Oct p  |     Jan-Oct   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   39,325,353,378   33,796,492,610     16.36

Total Agro-Based Products                                              1,708,338,248    1,615,858,438      5.72
   Agro-Based Products                                                 1,311,474,028    1,245,612,474      5.29
      Coconut Products                                                   627,282,895      643,428,200     (2.51)
         Copra                                                                     a                a        -
         Coconut Oil                                                     478,985,574      507,165,994     (5.56)
         Desiccated Coconut                                              116,403,462      106,271,757      9.53
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  24,410,803       23,447,078      4.11
         Others                                                            7,483,056        6,543,371     14.36
      Sugar and Products                                                  96,932,816       76,781,957     26.24
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            82,679,903       65,636,493     25.97
         Molasses                                                         11,219,231        9,639,830     16.38
         Others                                                            3,033,682        1,505,634    101.49
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              587,258,317      525,402,317     11.77
         Canned Pineapple                                                 82,898,511       88,692,555     (6.53)
         Pineapple Juice                                                  17,447,694       12,850,609     35.77
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           28,604,311       29,501,916     (3.04)
         Bananas                                                         331,433,678      279,532,501     18.57
         Mangoes                                                          21,844,335       24,077,458     (9.27)
         Others                                                          105,029,788       90,747,278     15.74
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             396,864,220      370,245,964      7.19
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             213,612,032      197,500,819      8.16
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                            156,930           70,878    121.41
         Abaca Fibers                                                     10,812,694        9,871,665      9.53
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           25,637,048       27,640,553     (7.25)
         Natural Rubber                                                   40,758,110       30,276,555     34.62
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                         61,405           97,793    (37.21)
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  22,654,408       24,177,695     (6.30)
         Rice                                                                  9,326           18,036    (48.29)
         Others                                                           83,162,267       80,591,970      3.19
Forest Products                                                           20,825,685       26,761,856    (22.18)
         Logs                                                                  4,217            2,819     49.59
         Lumber                                                           10,591,612        7,764,794     36.41
         Plywood                                                           5,564,951       12,956,941    (57.05)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                          3,775,997        3,134,647     20.46
         Others                                                              888,908        2,902,655    (69.38)
Mineral Products                                                       1,616,552,276      693,601,618    133.07
         Copper Concentrates                                              62,383,745       29,141,510    114.07
         Copper Metal                                                    920,601,452      313,484,623    193.67
         Gold                                                             40,746,554       19,344,421    110.64
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                           130,687,845       91,779,452     42.39
         Chromium Ore                                                      3,915,213        3,018,861     29.69
         Nickel                                                               16,376            1,057      0.00
         Others                                                          458,201,091      236,831,694     93.47
Petroleum Products                                                       767,704,742      451,828,843     69.91
Manufactures                                                          34,445,885,793   30,303,241,372     13.67
         Electronic Products                                          24,803,689,119   22,255,292,408     11.45
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                       18,687,451,243   16,344,527,316     14.33
            Electronic Data Processing                                 4,742,082,864    4,591,688,945      3.28
            Office Equipment                                             217,724,232      163,031,170     33.55
            Consumer Electronics                                         404,448,383      467,340,196    (13.46)
            Telecommunication                                            189,946,051      107,169,658     77.24
            Communication/Radar                                          183,429,397      231,325,237    (20.70)
            Control and Instrumentation                                   13,134,448       12,779,355      2.78
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                             9,033,043        5,238,397     72.44
            Automotive Electronics                                       356,439,458      332,192,134      7.30
         Other Electronics                                             1,326,211,007    1,024,320,149     29.47
         Garments                                                      2,229,957,030    1,931,134,538     15.47
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                           182,610,788      209,913,767    (13.01)
         Footwear                                                         21,347,557       23,268,455     (8.26)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        25,973,839       17,347,161     49.73
         Wood Manufactures                                               448,954,828      124,206,030    261.46
         Furniture & Fixtures                                            238,174,093      258,994,606     (8.04)
         Chemicals                                                       631,172,862      432,600,463     45.90
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                               146,350,183      143,434,381      2.03
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                               1,417,864,718    1,495,360,411     (5.18)
         Processed food and Beverages                                    476,857,485      430,620,504     10.74
         Iron & Steel                                                    197,253,873       74,690,809    164.09
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                      126,089,084      113,525,810     11.07
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    44,694,799       49,429,497     (9.58)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              271,324,187      232,964,200     16.47
         Others                                                        1,857,360,341    1,486,138,183     24.98
Special Transactions                                                     766,046,634      705,200,483      8.63
Re-export                                                                495,080,906      509,664,812     (2.86)
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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 growth rate
         p  - Preliminary
         *  - BASED ON 1999 PSCC

         Components may not add up to totals due to rounding

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