Table 5 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group : October 2006
Based on 2004 Philippine Standard Commodity Classification
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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Commodity October p % Share | September r % Share | Growth Rate
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Total Exports 4,197,094 100.00 4,170,569 100.00 0.64
Total Agro-Based Products 161,172 3.84 160,699 3.85 0.29
Agro-Based Products 119,200 2.84 118,666 2.85 0.45
Coconut Products 62,238 1.48 53,671 1.29 15.96
Copra a - a - -
Coconut Oil 47,259 1.13 37,526 0.90 25.94
Desiccated Coconut 10,523 0.25 11,711 0.28 (10.15)
Copra Meal/Cake 3,806 0.09 3,675 0.09 3.55
Others 650 0.02 758 0.02 (14.29)
Sugar and Products 207 0.00 5,617 0.13 (96.32)
Centrifugal & Refined 1 0.00 4,711 0.11 (99.99)
Molasses a - 720 0.02 (100.00)
Others 206 0.00 187 0.00 10.52
Fruits and Vegetables 56,755 1.35 59,378 1.42 (4.42)
Canned Pineapple 8,482 0.20 12,675 0.30 (33.08)
Pineapple Juice 1,965 0.05 3,062 0.07 (35.84)
Pineapple Concentrates 3,292 0.08 3,587 0.09 (8.24)
Bananas 31,780 0.76 30,681 0.74 3.58
Mangoes 1,390 0.03 1,282 0.03 8.46
Others 9,847 0.23 8,089 0.19 21.73
Other Agro-Based Products 41,972 1.00 42,034 1.01 (0.15)
Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which:
Shrimps & Prawns 24,704 0.59 22,967 0.55 7.56
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted a - a - -
Abaca Fibers 888 0.02 860 0.02 3.24
Tobacco Unmanufactured 4,552 0.11 4,407 0.11 3.29
Natural Rubber 3,002 0.07 5,693 0.14 (47.26)
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a - 11 0.00 (100.00)
Seaweeds, Dried 1,621 0.04 1,661 0.04 (2.40)
Rice 0 0.00 9 0.00 (98.72)
Others 7,205 0.17 6,427 0.15 12.11
Forest Products 2,177 0.05 2,189 0.05 (0.57)
Logs a - a - -
Lumber 1,088 0.03 1,262 0.03 (13.74)
Plywood 762 0.02 644 0.02 18.31
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 311 0.01 181 0.00 71.29
Others 16 0.00 102 0.00 (84.19)
Mineral Products 202,982 4.84 191,987 4.60 5.73
Copper Concentrates 8,212 0.20 9,563 0.23 (14.12)
Copper Metal 130,304 3.10 98,750 2.37 31.95
Gold 6,037 0.14 5,553 0.13 8.71
Iron Ore Agglomerates 7,901 0.19 13,650 0.33 (42.12)
Chromium Ore 317 0.01 112 0.00 182.62
Nickel a - 8 0.00 (100.00)
Others 50,210 1.20 64,352 1.54 (21.98)
Petroleum Products 59,960 1.43 104,190 2.50 (42.45)
Manufactures 3,649,909 86.96 3,630,175 87.04 0.54
Electronic Products 2,635,927 62.80 2,660,896 63.80 (0.94)
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,961,989 46.75 1,960,511 47.01 0.08
Electronic Data Processing 516,849 12.31 555,656 13.32 (6.98)
Office Equipment 22,910 0.55 24,826 0.60 (7.72)
Consumer Electronics 43,652 1.04 39,041 0.94 11.81
Telecommunication 24,948 0.59 21,257 0.51 17.36
Communication/Radar 24,945 0.59 23,600 0.57 5.70
Control and Instrumentation 2,067 0.05 1,924 0.05 7.41
Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 1,120 0.03 1,176 0.03 (4.74)
Automotive Electronics 37,447 0.89 32,905 0.79 13.80
Other Electronics 98,613 2.35 101,369 2.43 (2.72)
Garments 231,215 5.51 232,017 5.56 (0.35)
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 17,697 0.42 15,497 0.37 14.19
Footwear 1,589 0.04 2,201 0.05 (27.80)
Travel Goods and Handbags 1,139 0.03 1,051 0.03 8.37
Wood Manufactures 66,093 1.57 45,872 1.10 44.08
Furniture & Fixtures 21,206 0.51 20,953 0.50 1.21
Chemicals 80,948 1.93 57,030 1.37 41.94
Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 21,174 0.50 14,627 0.35 44.76
Machinery & Transport Equipment 148,695 3.54 143,769 3.45 3.43
Processed food and Beverages 52,875 1.26 56,406 1.35 (6.26)
Iron & Steel 33,726 0.80 24,958 0.60 35.13
Baby Carr., Toys, Games
and sporting goods 13,940 0.33 14,300 0.34 (2.52)
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of Plaiting Materials 3,580 0.09 3,133 0.08 14.26
Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s. 26,075 0.62 24,546 0.59 6.23
Others 195,418 4.66 211,549 5.07 (7.63)
Special Transactions 120,894 2.88 81,328 1.95 48.65
Re-Export 48,427 1.15 39,766 0.95 21.78
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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: December 12, 2006
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