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

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                                                    2006                   |        2005       |       Growth Rate
Commodity                                 November p  |       October r    |     November      |         Percent
                                   FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly    |  Annual
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      Total Exports                4,021,716   100.00   4,197,781   100.00   3,631,008  100.00     (4.19)      10.76

Total Agro-Based Products            165,124     4.11     163,196     3.89     173,566    4.78      1.18       (4.86)

   Agro-Based Products               123,849     3.08     119,498     2.85     137,451    3.79      3.64       (9.90)
      Coconut Products                64,369     1.60      62,238     1.48      69,656    1.92      3.42       (7.59)
         Copra                             a       -            a       -            a      -         -           -
         Coconut Oil                  48,996     1.22      47,259     1.13      56,751    1.56      3.67      (13.67)
         Desiccated Coconut           11,940     0.30      10,523     0.25       9,095    0.25     13.47       31.29
         Copra Meal/Cake               2,517     0.06       3,806     0.09       2,721    0.07    (33.86)      (7.47)
         Others                          916     0.02         650     0.02       1,090    0.03     40.94      (15.97)
      Sugar and Products                 273     0.01         489     0.01       2,009    0.06    (44.26)     (86.42)
         Centrifugal & Refined             a       -            1     0.00          72    0.00   (100.00)    (100.00)
         Molasses                          a       -            a       -        1,752    0.05        -      (100.00)
         Others                          273     0.01         489     0.01         185    0.01    (44.20)      47.18
      Fruits and Vegetables           59,207     1.47      56,771     1.35      65,786    1.81      4.29      (10.00)
         Canned Pineapple             10,580     0.26       8,507     0.20       8,646    0.24     24.37       22.37
         Pineapple Juice               2,116     0.05       1,965     0.05       1,409    0.04      7.73       50.18
         Pineapple Concentrates        2,936     0.07       3,397     0.08       2,138    0.06    (13.55)      37.33
         Bananas                      34,341     0.85      31,780     0.76      43,188    1.19      8.06      (20.48)
         Mangoes                         998     0.02       1,380     0.03       1,292    0.04    (27.71)     (22.80)
         Others                        8,235     0.20       9,743     0.23       9,113    0.25    (15.48)      (9.63)
   Other Agro-Based Products          41,275     1.03      43,698     1.04      36,114    0.99     (5.54)      14.29
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved
          Of Which:shrimps and prawns 23,932     0.60      24,774     0.59      22,296    0.61     (3.40)       7.34
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted         12     0.00           a       -            2    0.00       -        424.88
         Abaca Fibers                  1,372     0.03         888     0.02         943    0.03     54.60       45.52
         Tobacco Unmanufactured        4,467     0.11       4,552     0.11         742    0.02     (1.87)     501.90
         Natural Rubber                2,803     0.07       3,002     0.07       2,918    0.08     (6.62)      (3.92)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted      a        -           a       -           10    0.00       -       (100.00)
         Seaweeds, Dried               1,558     0.04       1,621     0.04       1,794    0.05     (3.91)     (13.16)
         Rice                              b     0.00           b     0.00           a      -     (33.94)        -
         Others                        7,131     0.18       8,861     0.21       7,410    0.20    (19.52)      (3.76)

Forest Products                        2,984     0.07       2,177     0.05       2,237    0.06     37.06       33.39

         Logs                             15     0.00           a       -            a      -         -           -
         Lumber                          736     0.02       1,088     0.03         488    0.01    (32.39)      50.74
         Plywood                       2,079     0.05         762     0.02       1,549    0.04    172.89       34.22
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks        152     0.00         311     0.01         112    0.00    (50.91)      35.69
         Others                            1     0.00          16     0.00          88    0.00    (92.76)     (98.66)

Mineral Products                     253,077     6.29     214,875     5.12      67,559    1.86     17.78      274.60

         Copper Concentrates          11,365     0.28       8,212     0.20       3,462    0.10     38.39      228.25
         Copper Metal                157,632     3.92     130,304     3.10      30,376    0.84     20.97      418.93
         Gold                          5,028     0.13       5,303     0.13       2,857    0.08     (5.19)      75.98
         Iron Ore Agglomerates        11,181     0.28       7,901     0.19       6,378    0.18     41.51       75.31
         Chromium Ore                    275     0.01         317     0.01          90    0.00    (13.37)     204.55
         Nickel                            a       -            a       -            a      -         -           -
         Others                       67,596     1.68      62,836     1.50      24,395    0.67      7.57      177.09

Petroleum Products                    50,659     1.26      59,960     1.43      52,520    1.45    (15.51)      (3.54)

Manufactures                       3,465,134    86.16   3,679,429    87.65   3,256,030   89.67     (5.82)       6.42

         Electronic Products       2,534,424    63.02   2,627,328    62.59   2,469,641   68.02     (3.54)       2.62
            Components/Devices
            (Semiconductors)       1,871,676    46.54   1,950,189    46.46   1,856,467   51.13     (4.03)       0.82
            Electronic Data
             Processing              536,994    13.35     517,392    12.33     471,472   12.98      3.79       13.90
            Office Equipment          24,522     0.61      24,529     0.58      15,348    0.42     (0.03)      59.77
            Consumer Electronics      29,101     0.72      43,648     1.04      53,171    1.46    (33.33)     (45.27)
            Telecommunication         11,162     0.28      25,084     0.60      13,627    0.38    (55.50)     (18.09)
            Communication/Radar       23,739     0.59      25,836     0.62      24,539    0.68     (8.12)      (3.26)
            Control and
             Instrumentation           2,094     0.05       2,067     0.05       1,212    0.03      1.29       72.79
            Medical/Industrial
             Instrumentations          1,596     0.04       1,136     0.03         477    0.01     40.54      234.68
            Automotive Electronics    33,540     0.83      37,447     0.89      33,328    0.92    (10.43)       0.63
         Other Electronics           112,194     2.79     125,944     3.00      81,059    2.23    (10.92)      38.41
         Garments                    200,019     4.97     231,330     5.51     165,998    4.57    (13.54)      20.49
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics        14,553     0.36      17,706     0.42      17,583    0.48    (17.80)     (17.23)
         Footwear                      1,203     0.03       1,589     0.04         706    0.02    (24.30)      70.26
         Travel Goods and Handbags       886     0.02       1,139     0.03       1,557    0.04    (22.19)     (43.09)
         Wood Manufactures            58,609     1.46      66,093     1.57       7,086    0.20    (11.32)     727.10
         Furniture & Fixtures         18,611     0.46      21,253     0.51      21,491    0.59    (12.43)     (13.40)
         Chemicals                    46,644     1.16      80,909     1.93      54,296    1.50    (42.35)     (14.09)
         Non-Metallic Mineral
          Manufactures                17,421     0.43      21,174     0.50      14,205    0.39    (17.72)      22.64
         Machinery & Transport
           Equipment                 139,569     3.47     148,918     3.55     177,972    4.90     (6.28)     (21.58)
         Processed food and Beverages 49,927     1.24      53,529     1.28      43,173    1.19     (6.73)      15.64
         Iron & Steel                 34,366     0.85      33,812     0.81      14,933    0.41      1.64      130.12
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games
          and sporting goods          13,680     0.34      13,950     0.33       9,537    0.26     (1.93)      43.45
         Basketwork, Wickerwork &
          Other Articles of plaiting
          materials                    3,994     0.10       3,579     0.09       3,924    0.11     11.61        1.78
         Misc.Manufactured Articles,
          not elsewhere specified     24,745     0.62      26,068     0.62      25,572    0.70     (5.08)      (3.24)
         Others                      194,290     4.83     205,109     4.89     147,295    4.06     (5.27)      31.91

Special Transactions                  84,739     2.11      78,144     1.86      79,096    2.18      8.44        7.13

Re-Export                             56,098     1.39      48,542     1.16      77,802    2.14     15.56      (27.90)

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Source:  Foreign Trade Statistics Section
         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

         Components may not add up to totals due to rounding

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