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

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                                                      2007                   |       2006        |    Growth Rate
Commodity                                        Percent|             Percent|            Percent|     (Percent)
                                          March p  Share| February r    Share|     March    Share|   Monthly   Annual
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Total                                  4,565.79   100.00  3,717.31     100.00   4,127.24   100.00      22.83    10.63

 1 Electronic Products                 3,042.73    66.64  2,344.22      63.06   2,777.44    67.30      29.80     9.55
   a) Components/Devices
       (Semiconductors)                2,457.09    53.82  1,787.41      48.08   2,154.36    52.20      37.47    14.05
   b) Electronic Data Processing         432.85     9.48    427.08      11.49     469.08    11.37       1.35    (7.72)
   c) Office Equipment                    31.56     0.69     30.47       0.82      11.65     0.28       3.58   170.96
   d) Consumer Electronics                38.41     0.84     27.63       0.74      48.34     1.17      39.02   (20.53)
   e) Telecommunication                   10.56     0.23     10.37       0.28      17.13     0.41       1.83   (38.33)
   f) Communication/Radar                 25.84     0.57     23.03       0.62      15.12     0.37      12.19    70.84
   g) Control and Instrumentation          4.11     0.09      2.78       0.07       1.83     0.04      47.93   125.10
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation   2.19     0.05      1.82       0.05       2.69     0.07      20.18   (18.52)
   i) Automotive Electronics              40.11     0.88     33.62       0.90      57.24     1.39      19.30   (29.93)
 2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing
    Accessories                          184.24     4.04    201.26       5.41     193.99     4.70      (8.46)   (5.03)
 3 Woodcrafts and Furniture               97.30     2.13     66.23       1.78      46.34     1.12      46.92   109.95
 4 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
    Of Refined copper                     78.24     1.71     97.94       2.63      44.42     1.08     (20.12)   76.12
 5 Other Products Manufactured from
    Materials on consignment basis        77.72     1.70     63.09       1.70      70.25     1.70      23.19    10.64
 6 Ignition Wiring Set and Other
    Wiring Sets used in vehicles
    aircrafts and ships 1/                73.07     1.60     72.03       1.94      63.51     1.54       1.44    15.05
 7 Petroleum Products  2/                 52.26     1.14     33.61       0.90      90.31     2.19      55.46   (42.13)
 8 Metal Components  3/                   43.66     0.96     33.60       0.90      43.77     1.06      29.93    (0.25)
 9 Bananas (Fresh)                        30.16     0.66     32.03       0.86      34.10     0.83      (5.83)  (11.54)
10 Coconut Oil  4/                        25.73     0.56     28.62       0.77      69.23     1.68     (10.09)  (62.83)

   Top  Ten  Exports Total             3,705.11    81.15  2,972.63      79.97   3,433.36    83.19      24.64     7.91

11 Gold  5/                               20.14     0.44      7.81       0.21       7.28     0.18     157.76   176.72
12 Pineapple and Pineapple Products       17.75     0.39     15.41       0.41      19.27     0.47      15.17    (7.89)
13 Dessicated Coconut                     12.93     0.28     11.03       0.30      12.36     0.30      17.27     4.63
14 Processed Tropical Fruits              12.78     0.28      8.29       0.22       8.19     0.20      54.18    56.11
15 Tuna  6/                               12.48     0.27     11.34       0.31       7.16     0.17      10.03    74.35
16 Iron Ore Agglomerates                  11.75     0.26     11.52       0.31      13.60     0.33       2.00   (13.63)
17 Seaweeds and Carageenan                10.21     0.22      6.68       0.18       5.65     0.14      52.94    80.78
18 Sugar                                   8.25     0.18      8.35       0.22      13.20     0.32      (1.15)  (37.48)
19 Copper Concentrates                     7.05     0.15      8.53       0.23       3.99     0.10     (17.29)   77.02
20 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh,
    Chilled or Frozen                      5.79     0.13      4.85       0.13       6.40     0.16      19.24    (9.60)
21 Basketworks                             5.21     0.11      4.73       0.13       5.00     0.12      10.03     4.20
22 Activated Carbon                        3.82     0.08      2.57       0.07       3.85     0.09      48.28    (0.79)
23 Fertilizers, Manufactured               3.73     0.08      7.46       0.20       7.97     0.19     (49.96)  (53.16)
24 Unmanufactured Tobacco                  3.01     0.07      1.84       0.05       1.21     0.03      64.05   149.37
25 Copra Oil Cake or Meal                  2.95     0.06      1.50       0.04       1.75     0.04      96.85    68.52
26 Fine Jewelry                            2.50     0.05      1.67       0.05       2.52     0.06      49.49    (0.57)
27 Christmas Decor                         2.48     0.05      1.37       0.04       2.79     0.07      81.27   (11.02)
28 Ceramic Tiles and Decor                 2.41     0.05      3.24       0.09       2.13     0.05     (25.74)   13.07
29 Footwear                                2.14     0.05      2.90       0.08       2.77     0.07     (26.21)  (22.70)
30 Others                                713.31    15.62    623.59      16.78     566.82    13.73      14.39    25.84

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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/ includes refined petroleum products, manufactures from crude petroleum oil imported on consignment basis.
         3/ excluding brakes & servo-brakes
         4/ includes crude and refined.
         5/ extracted from copper ores and concentrates
         6/ includes fresh, frozen, prepared or preserved in airtight containers
         p  preliminary
         r  revised


         Growth rates were computed from actual values.

Page last updated:  May 10, 2007
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