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

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Commodity                                                                     2006    |      2005     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Nov p  |     Jan-Nov   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                    43,347,756,839   37,427,500,516    15.82

Total Agro-Based Products                                               1,873,546,596    1,789,424,149     4.70
   Agro-Based Products                                                  1,435,337,581    1,383,063,875     3.78
      Coconut Products                                                    691,652,027      713,084,164    (3.01)
         Copra                                                                      a                a       -
         Coconut Oil                                                      527,981,197      563,916,850    (6.37)
         Desiccated Coconut                                               128,343,898      115,366,454    11.25
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                   26,928,030       26,167,638     2.91
         Others                                                             8,398,902        7,633,222    10.03
      Sugar and Products                                                   97,205,554       78,791,001    23.37
         Centrifugal & Refined                                             82,679,903       65,708,717    25.83
         Molasses                                                          11,219,231       11,391,340    (1.51)
         Others                                                             3,306,420        1,690,944    95.54
      Fruits and Vegetables                                               646,480,000      591,188,710     9.35
         Canned Pineapple                                                  93,503,747       97,338,519    (3.94)
         Pineapple Juice                                                   19,564,166       14,259,923    37.20
         Pineapple Concentrates                                            31,540,599       31,640,111    (0.31)
         Bananas                                                          365,774,588      322,720,289    13.34
         Mangoes                                                           22,831,443       25,369,740   (10.01)
         Others                                                           113,265,457       99,860,128    13.42
   Other Agro-Based Products                                              438,209,015      406,360,274     7.84
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns              237,613,854      219,797,003     8.11
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                             168,829           73,145   130.81
         Abaca Fibers                                                      12,184,822       10,814,606    12.67
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                            30,103,549       28,382,618     6.06
         Natural Rubber                                                    43,561,502       33,194,298    31.23
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                          61,405          107,383   (42.82)
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                   24,212,268       25,971,634    (6.77)
         Rice                                                                   9,398           18,036   (47.89)
         Others                                                            90,293,388       88,001,551     2.60
Forest Products                                                            23,809,353       28,998,679   (17.90)
         Logs                                                                  19,685            2,819   598.30
         Lumber                                                            11,327,564        8,253,005    37.25
         Plywood                                                            7,643,613       14,505,668   (47.31)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                           3,928,411        3,246,971    20.99
         Others                                                               890,080        2,990,216   (70.23)
Mineral Products                                                        1,881,522,569      761,160,776   147.19
         Copper Concentrates                                               73,748,829       32,603,866   126.20
         Copper Metal                                                   1,078,233,605      343,860,891   213.57
         Gold                                                              45,041,736       22,201,820   102.87
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            141,868,618       98,157,137    44.53
         Chromium Ore                                                       4,190,089        3,109,118    34.77
         Nickel                                                                16,376            1,057     0.00
         Others                                                           538,423,316      261,226,887   106.11
Petroleum Products                                                        818,364,215      504,349,232    62.26
Manufactures                                                           37,899,797,187   33,559,271,242    12.93
         Electronic Products                                           27,326,356,467   24,724,933,652    10.52
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                        20,547,252,673   18,200,994,742    12.89
            Electronic Data Processing                                  5,279,078,420    5,063,160,836     4.26
            Office Equipment                                              242,246,511      178,379,237    35.80
            Consumer Electronics                                          433,529,022      520,510,714   (16.71)
            Telecommunication                                             201,244,841      120,796,859    66.60
            Communication/Radar                                           207,168,622      255,864,512   (19.03)
            Control and Instrumentation                                    15,227,978       13,990,972     8.84
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                             10,629,215        5,715,326    85.98
            Automotive Electronics                                        389,979,185      365,520,454     6.69
         Other Electronics                                              1,438,403,665    1,105,379,560    30.13
         Garments                                                       2,429,915,760    2,097,133,035    15.87
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                            197,164,236      227,496,605   (13.33)
         Footwear                                                          22,550,366       23,974,929    (5.94)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                         26,860,061       18,904,315    42.08
         Wood Manufactures                                                507,563,740      131,292,112   286.59
         Furniture & Fixtures                                             256,814,938      280,485,144    (8.44)
         Chemicals                                                        677,772,682      486,896,139    39.20
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                163,770,241      157,639,433     3.89
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                                1,557,257,746    1,673,332,450    (6.94)
         Processed food and Beverages                                     527,343,313      473,793,713    11.30
         Iron & Steel                                                     231,705,887       89,624,287   158.53
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                       139,769,004      123,062,444    13.58
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials     48,687,407       53,353,814    (8.75)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                               296,065,838      258,536,530    14.52
         Others                                                         2,051,795,836    1,633,433,080    25.61
Special Transactions                                                      850,716,919      784,296,438     8.47
Re-export                                                                 551,178,612      587,467,279    (6.18)
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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 growth rate
         p  - Preliminary
         *  - BASED ON 1999 PSCC

         Components may not add up to totals due to rounding

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