Table 2a  Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
          January to March 2007 and 2006
          (FOB in U.S. Dollars)

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Commodity                                                                     2007    |      2006     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Mar p  |     Jan-Mar   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   12,270,036,524   10,846,722,474     13.12

Total Agro-Based Products                                                416,717,133      465,571,900    (10.49)
   Agro-Based Products                                                   303,308,695      367,639,242    (17.50)
      Coconut Products                                                   116,389,065      167,634,960    (30.57)
         Copra                                                                     a                a        -
         Coconut Oil                                                      72,626,771      126,823,423    (42.73)
         Desiccated Coconut                                               34,644,573       33,332,677      3.94
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                   6,627,882        5,470,632     21.15
         Others                                                            2,489,839        2,008,228     23.98
      Sugar and Products                                                  20,095,962       29,186,072    (31.15)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            16,597,692       19,962,903    (16.86)
         Molasses                                                          2,703,600        5,929,522    (54.40)
         Others                                                              794,670        3,293,647    (75.87)
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              166,823,668      170,818,210     (2.34)
         Canned Pineapple                                                 21,871,955       22,659,066     (3.47)
         Pineapple Juice                                                   6,748,938        7,631,612    (11.57)
         Pineapple Concentrates                                            9,387,927        6,170,324     52.15
         Bananas                                                          90,669,802       92,576,554     (2.06)
         Mangoes                                                           4,875,392        5,590,470    (12.79)
         Others                                                           33,269,654       36,190,184     (8.07)
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             113,408,438       97,932,658     15.80
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns              59,108,836       52,559,862     12.46
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                              3,040           39,040    (92.21)
         Abaca Fibers                                                      5,050,948        3,451,531     46.34
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                            7,193,009        5,353,244     34.37
         Natural Rubber                                                    9,440,997        9,848,983     (4.14)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                            -              9,400   (100.00)
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                   4,829,297        5,410,950    (10.75)
         Rice                                                                 10,787              120  8,889.17
         Others                                                           27,771,524       21,259,528     30.63
Forest Products                                                           10,719,392        4,625,914    131.72
         Logs                                                                      a                a        -
         Lumber                                                            4,562,474        2,522,332     80.88
         Plywood                                                           5,147,312        1,546,278    232.88
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                            672,706          554,120     21.40
         Others                                                              336,900            3,184 10,481.03
Mineral Products                                                         525,360,910      288,623,393     82.02
         Copper Concentrates                                              26,109,044       12,664,383    106.16
         Copper Metal                                                    300,192,321      153,008,158     96.19
         Gold                                                             17,714,009        9,688,317     82.84
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            42,366,135       39,416,930      7.48
         Chromium Ore                                                      2,202,269        1,495,757     47.23
         Nickel                                                                    a                a        -
         Others                                                          136,777,132       72,349,848     89.05
Petroleum Products                                                       153,299,123      221,317,816    (30.73)
Manufactures                                                          10,788,257,111    9,438,728,164     14.30
         Electronic Products                                           7,955,298,088    6,994,818,986     13.73
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                        6,177,959,191    5,452,208,707     13.31
            Electronic Data Processing                                 1,372,029,295    1,144,067,409     19.93
            Office Equipment                                              90,139,800       53,997,410     66.93
            Consumer Electronics                                          87,708,074      140,248,785    (37.46)
            Telecommunication                                             33,492,501       44,889,596    (25.39)
            Communication/Radar                                           68,021,323       34,622,591     96.47
            Control and Instrumentation                                   10,172,996       13,063,937    (22.13)
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                             5,137,751        3,995,353     28.59
            Automotive Electronics                                       110,637,157      107,725,198      2.70
         Other Electronics                                               277,713,787      216,307,540     28.39
         Garments                                                        589,036,659      619,796,318     (4.96)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                            50,792,529       50,925,571     (0.26)
         Footwear                                                          8,700,910        7,210,074     20.68
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                         3,662,763        8,670,000    (57.75)
         Wood Manufactures                                               181,059,021       94,886,787     90.82
         Furniture & Fixtures                                             57,957,767       66,693,774    (13.10)
         Chemicals                                                       242,163,454      171,041,838     41.58
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                54,305,805       40,613,972     33.71
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                                 427,229,217      392,352,929      8.89
         Processed food and Beverages                                    152,919,016      120,350,700     27.06
         Iron & Steel                                                     65,877,011       32,369,456    103.52
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                       30,311,698       26,945,553     12.49
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    14,917,229       14,706,621      1.43
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                               79,329,764       89,943,281    (11.80)
         Others                                                          596,982,393      491,094,764     21.56
Special Transactions                                                     375,682,855      427,855,287    (12.19)
Re-export                                                                183,539,259      192,583,637     (4.70)

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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

         Components may not add up to totals due to rounding

Page last updated:  May 10, 2007
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