Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group *
December and November 2006 and December 2005
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2006 | 2005 | Growth Rate
Commodity December p | November r | December | Percent
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly | Annual
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Total Exports 3,680,790 100.00 4,021,037 100.00 3,827,183 100.00 (8.46) (3.83)
Total Agro-Based Products 175,544 4.77 165,133 4.11 214,262 5.60 6.30 (18.07)
Agro-Based Products 140,431 3.82 123,881 3.08 178,980 4.68 13.36 (21.54)
Coconut Products 64,502 1.75 64,363 1.60 107,761 2.82 0.22 (40.14)
Copra a - a - a - - -
Coconut Oil 50,622 1.38 48,996 1.22 93,300 2.44 3.32 (45.74)
Desiccated Coconut 9,744 0.26 11,935 0.30 11,770 0.31 (18.35) (17.21)
Copra Meal/Cake 3,539 0.10 2,517 0.06 1,894 0.05 40.60 86.90
Others 597 0.02 915 0.02 798 0.02 (34.79) (25.22)
Sugar and Products 998 0.03 273 0.01 2,622 0.07 265.92 (61.94)
Centrifugal & Refined a - a - 72 0.00 - (100.00)
Molasses 600 0.02 a - 2,406 0.06 - (75.06)
Others 398 0.01 273 0.01 145 0.00 45.93 174.94
Fruits and Vegetables 74,931 2.04 59,246 1.47 68,597 1.79 26.47 9.23
Canned Pineapple 14,015 0.38 10,580 0.26 12,187 0.32 32.47 15.01
Pineapple Juice 2,835 0.08 2,116 0.05 1,858 0.05 33.97 52.61
Pineapple Concentrates 5,379 0.15 2,936 0.07 3,638 0.10 83.18 47.84
Bananas 42,481 1.15 34,355 0.85 39,861 1.04 23.65 6.57
Mangoes 1,205 0.03 998 0.02 1,257 0.03 20.78 (4.17)
Others 9,015 0.24 8,260 0.21 9,796 0.26 9.15 (7.97)
Other Agro-Based Products 35,113 0.95 41,252 1.03 35,282 0.92 (14.88) (0.48)
Fish, Fresh or Preserved
Of Which:shrimps and prawns 20,633 0.56 23,937 0.60 19,847 0.52 (13.80) 3.96
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted - - 12 0.00 32 0.00 (100.00) (100.00)
Abaca Fibers 667 0.02 1,372 0.03 1,101 0.03 (51.37) (39.41)
Tobacco Unmanufactured 2,729 0.07 4,467 0.11 1,666 0.04 (38.90) 63.77
Natural Rubber 2,118 0.06 2,803 0.07 3,314 0.09 (24.44) (36.09)
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a - a - a - - -
Seaweeds, Dried 1,019 0.03 1,558 0.04 2,284 0.06 (34.57) (55.38)
Rice 5 0.00 b 0.00 a - 6,220.83 -
Others 7,943 0.22 7,103 0.18 7,036 0.18 11.82 12.88
Forest Products 3,270 0.09 2,986 0.07 3,973 0.10 9.49 (17.71)
Logs a - 15 0.00 a - (100.00) -
Lumber 1,733 0.05 738 0.02 412 0.01 134.73 321.01
Plywood 1,458 0.04 2,079 0.05 3,273 0.09 (29.86) (55.45)
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 78 0.00 152 0.00 61 0.00 (48.60) 28.26
Others a - 1 0.00 228 0.01 (100.00) (100.00)
Mineral Products 176,777 4.80 253,096 6.29 58,162 1.52 (30.15) 203.94
Copper Concentrates 10,428 0.28 11,365 0.28 4,298 0.11 (8.24) 142.64
Copper Metal 109,129 2.96 157,632 3.92 17,263 0.45 (30.77) 532.14
Gold 5,331 0.14 5,028 0.13 2,647 0.07 6.03 101.40
Iron Ore Agglomerates 11,205 0.30 11,181 0.28 11,876 0.31 0.22 (5.65)
Chromium Ore 543 0.01 275 0.01 1,632 0.04 97.64 (66.72)
Nickel a - a - a - - -
Others 40,140 1.09 67,615 1.68 20,445 0.53 (40.63) 96.33
Petroleum Products 27,999 0.76 50,659 1.26 81,399 2.13 (44.73) (65.60)
Manufactures 3,186,865 86.58 3,465,097 86.17 3,395,850 88.73 (8.03) (6.15)
Electronic Products 2,262,725 61.47 2,535,119 63.05 2,573,800 67.25 (10.74) (12.09)
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,703,049 46.27 1,872,162 46.56 2,006,311 52.42 (9.03) (15.12)
Electronic Data
Processing 455,721 12.38 537,155 13.36 441,116 11.53 (15.16) 3.31
Office Equipment 24,041 0.65 24,530 0.61 16,254 0.42 (1.99) 47.91
Consumer Electronics 19,087 0.52 29,042 0.72 46,216 1.21 (34.28) (58.70)
Telecommunication 11,712 0.32 11,252 0.28 16,103 0.42 4.09 (27.27)
Communication/Radar 23,046 0.63 23,739 0.59 13,690 0.36 (2.92) 68.34
Control and
Instrumentation 1,850 0.05 2,094 0.05 1,591 0.04 (11.64) 16.27
Medical/Industrial
Instrumentations 2,277 0.06 1,596 0.04 731 0.02 42.63 211.44
Automotive Electronics 21,943 0.60 33,549 0.83 31,787 0.83 (34.59) (30.97)
Other Electronics 116,716 3.17 112,374 2.79 94,850 2.48 3.86 23.05
Garments 195,876 5.32 200,024 4.97 212,026 5.54 (2.07) (7.62)
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 20,329 0.55 14,593 0.36 19,856 0.52 39.30 2.38
Footwear 1,699 0.05 1,199 0.03 1,700 0.04 41.65 (0.10)
Travel Goods and Handbags 2,786 0.08 886 0.02 1,075 0.03 214.41 159.29
Wood Manufactures 42,783 1.16 58,082 1.44 6,420 0.17 (26.34) 566.37
Furniture & Fixtures 19,097 0.52 18,614 0.46 23,455 0.61 2.59 (18.58)
Chemicals 72,735 1.98 46,512 1.16 59,134 1.55 56.38 23.00
Non-Metallic Mineral
Manufactures 18,399 0.50 17,479 0.43 13,201 0.34 5.27 39.38
Machinery & Transport
Equipment 160,036 4.35 140,400 3.49 161,697 4.22 13.99 (1.03)
Processed food and Beverages 54,092 1.47 49,948 1.24 45,487 1.19 8.30 18.92
Iron & Steel 8,046 0.22 34,366 0.85 4,829 0.13 (76.59) 66.63
Baby Carr., Toys, Games
and sporting goods 11,380 0.31 12,874 0.32 7,605 0.20 (11.60) 49.65
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of plaiting
materials 4,011 0.11 4,004 0.10 4,300 0.11 0.18 (6.72)
Misc.Manufactured Articles,
not elsewhere specified 24,047 0.65 24,229 0.60 24,895 0.65 (0.75) (3.41)
Others 172,109 4.68 194,394 4.83 141,519 3.70 (11.46) 21.62
Special Transactions 110,335 3.00 84,066 2.09 73,537 1.92 31.25 50.04
Re-Export 88,837 2.41 56,814 1.41 153,867 4.02 56.37 (42.26)
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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
b - less than 1,000
r - Revised
p - Preliminary
* - BASED ON 1999 PSCC
Components may not add up to totals due to rounding
Page last updated: February 9, 2007
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