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

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