Table 1  Philippine Exports to All Countries
         February and January 2007 and February 2006
         (F.O.B Value in Million U.S. Dollars)

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                                                      2007                   |       2006        |    Growth Rate
Commodity                                        Percent|             Percent|            Percent|     (Percent)
                                       February p  Share|  January r    Share|  February    Share|   Monthly   Annual
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Total                                  3,689.08   100.00    3,986.94   100.00   3,447.13   100.00     (7.47)    7.02

 1 Electronic Products                 2,343.61    63.53    2,568.35    64.42   2,087.49    60.56     (8.75)   12.27
   a) Components/Devices
       (Semiconductors)                1,787.52    48.45    1,933.45    48.49   1,707.00    49.52     (7.55)    4.72
   b) Electronic Data Processing         426.77    11.57      512.10    12.84     258.02     7.48    (16.66)   65.40
   c) Office Equipment                    30.13     0.82       28.11     0.71      22.82     0.66      7.18    32.03
   d) Consumer Electronics                27.56     0.75       21.66     0.54      51.00     1.48     27.21   (45.96)
   e) Telecommunication                   10.36     0.28       12.56     0.31      14.94     0.43    (17.47)  (30.64)
   f) Communication/Radar                 23.03     0.62       19.15     0.48      10.26     0.30     20.26   124.55
   g) Control and Instrumentation          2.78     0.08        3.29     0.08      10.30     0.30    (15.33)  (73.00)
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation   1.82     0.05        1.12     0.03       0.82     0.02     62.45   123.42
   i) Automotive Electronics              33.64     0.91       36.90     0.93      12.33     0.36     (8.85)  172.70
 2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing
    Accessories                          201.43     5.46      203.53     5.10     214.00     6.21     (1.03)   (5.87)
 3 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
    Of Refined copper                     97.94     2.65      124.01     3.11      70.22     2.04    (21.02)   39.47
 4 Ignition Wiring Set and Other
    Wiring Sets used in vehicles
    aircrafts and ships 1/                72.10     1.95       62.03     1.56      60.85     1.77     16.23    18.49
 5 Woodcrafts and Furniture               66.21     1.79       75.44     1.89      88.63     2.57    (12.23)  (25.29)
 6 Other Products Manufactured from
    Materials on consignment basis        63.08     1.71       62.08     1.56      59.38     1.72      1.61     6.24
 7 Metal Components  2/                   33.67     0.91       34.15     0.86      40.04     1.16     (1.42)  (15.92)
 8 Petroleum Products  3/                 33.61     0.91       67.43     1.69      45.05     1.31    (50.15)  (25.38)
 9 Bananas (Fresh)                        32.03     0.87       28.48     0.71      28.02     0.81     12.47    14.31
10 Coconut Oil  4/                        28.62     0.78       18.27     0.46      13.84     0.40     56.59   106.82

   Top  Ten  Exports Total             2,972.31    80.57    3,243.79    81.36   2,707.52    78.54     (8.37)    9.78

11 Pineapple and Pineapple Products       15.41     0.42       18.12     0.45      16.03     0.47    (14.98)   (3.86)
12 Iron Ore Agglomerates                  11.52     0.31       19.10     0.48      10.97     0.32    (39.71)    5.00
13 Tuna  5/                               11.34     0.31       11.24     0.28       8.58     0.25      0.89    32.16
14 Dessicated Coconut                     10.65     0.29       10.68     0.27      12.94     0.38     (0.27)  (17.70)
15 Copper Concentrates                     8.53     0.23       10.52     0.26       4.28     0.12    (18.96)   99.46
16 Sugar                                   8.35     0.23         -        -         3.78     0.11       -     120.80
17 Processed Tropical Fruits               8.27     0.22        9.46     0.24       6.34     0.18    (12.64)   30.37
18 Gold  6/                                7.81     0.21        7.67     0.19       5.64     0.16      1.90    38.59
19 Fertilizers, Manufactured               7.46     0.20        2.92     0.07       7.81     0.23    155.46    (4.50)
20 Seaweeds and Carageenan                 6.68     0.18        4.45     0.11       5.20     0.15     50.15    28.41
21 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh,
    Chilled or Frozen                      4.85     0.13        4.25     0.11       3.37     0.10     14.26    43.95
22 Basketworks                             4.73     0.13        4.76     0.12       4.35     0.13     (0.62)    8.90
23 Ceramic Tiles and Decor                 3.25     0.09        2.77     0.07       3.29     0.10     17.39    (1.10)
24 Footwear                                2.90     0.08        3.67     0.09       2.64     0.08    (20.99)    9.64
25 Activated Carbon                        2.54     0.07        2.70     0.07       2.78     0.08     (5.60)   (8.41)
26 Unmanufactured Tobacco                  1.84     0.05        2.34     0.06       2.21     0.06    (21.67)  (17.08)
27 Fine Jewelry                            1.67     0.05        1.78     0.04       2.10     0.06     (6.10)  (20.35)
28 Copra Oil Cake or Meal                  1.50     0.04        2.19     0.05       1.89     0.05    (31.51)  (20.92)
29 Christmas Decor                         1.38     0.04        2.02     0.05       1.64     0.05    (31.61)  (15.84)
30 Others                                596.09    16.16      622.51    15.61     633.77    18.39     (4.24)   (5.94)


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Source:  Foreign Trade Statistics Section
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

Notes:   1/ consists only of electrical wiring harness for motor vehicles.
         2/ excluding brakes & servo-brakes
         3/ includes refined petroleum products, manufactures from crude petroleum oil imported on consignment basis.
         4/ includes crude and refined.
         5/ includes fresh, frozen, prepared or preserved in airtight containers
         6/ extracted from copper ores and concentrates
         p  preliminary
         r  revised


         Growth rates were computed from actual values.

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