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
Page last updated: January 10, 2007
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