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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