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

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                                                      2007                   |       2006        |    Growth Rate
Commodity                                        Percent|             Percent|            Percent|     (Percent)
                                          April p  Share|    March r    Share|     April    Share|   Monthly   Annual
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Total                                  4,114.36   100.00  4,477.54     100.00   3,917.88   100.00     (8.11)     5.01

 1 Electronic Products                 2,558.36    62.18  2,955.01      66.00   2,530.81    64.60    (13.42)     1.09
   a) Components/Devices
       (Semiconductors)                2,040.40    49.59  2,368.83      52.90   2,023.78    51.65    (13.86)     0.82
   b) Electronic Data Processing         392.46     9.54    432.85       9.67     377.27     9.63     (9.33)     4.03
   c) Office Equipment                    27.28     0.66     31.56       0.70      20.94     0.53    (13.57)    30.29
   d) Consumer Electronics                33.22     0.81     38.69       0.86      39.46     1.01    (14.13)   (15.81)
   e) Telecommunication                    3.20     0.08     10.58       0.24      17.97     0.46    (69.71)   (82.17)
   f) Communication/Radar                 20.75     0.50     26.10       0.58      15.13     0.39    (20.49)    37.19
   g) Control and Instrumentation          3.35     0.08      4.11       0.09       0.70     0.02    (18.50)   375.16
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation   3.09     0.08      2.19       0.05       0.52     0.01     40.88    490.89
   i) Automotive Electronics              34.60     0.84     40.10       0.90      35.04     0.89    (13.71)    (1.23)
 2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing
    Accessories                          163.16     3.97    184.21       4.11     153.57     3.92    (11.43)     6.25
 3 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
    Of Refined copper                    101.84     2.48     78.24       1.75     100.52     2.57     30.17      1.31
 4 Petroleum Products  1/                 91.06     2.21     52.26       1.17      74.65     1.91     74.24     21.97
 5 Woodcrafts and Furniture               85.91     2.09     96.67       2.16      72.25     1.84    (11.13)    18.91
 6 Ignition Wiring Set and Other
    Wiring Sets used in vehicles
    aircrafts and ships 2/                70.96     1.72     73.09       1.63      56.96     1.45     (2.90)    24.58
 7 Coconut Oil  3/                        65.61     1.59     26.67       0.60      82.45     2.10    146.01    (20.43)
 8 Other Products Manufactured from
    Materials on consignment basis        54.92     1.33     77.83       1.74      57.80     1.48    (29.43)    (4.98)
 9 Bananas (Fresh)                        37.10     0.90     30.34       0.68      34.27     0.87     22.30      8.26
10 Metal Components  4/                   34.87     0.85     44.91       1.00      23.26     0.59    (22.36)    49.94

   Top  Ten  Exports Total             3,263.80    79.33  3,619.23      80.83   3,186.55    81.33     (9.82)     2.42

11 Gold  5/                               26.68     0.65     20.14       0.45      20.54     0.52     32.47     29.85
12 Pineapple and Pineapple Products       20.62     0.50     17.78       0.40      17.27     0.44     15.99     19.45
13 Dessicated Coconut                     14.52     0.35     13.00       0.29       8.51     0.22     11.69     70.70
14 Tuna  6/                               14.15     0.34     12.48       0.28       7.28     0.19     13.42     94.52
15 Iron Ore Agglomerates                  13.52     0.33     11.75       0.26      11.53     0.29     15.09     17.22
16 Processed Tropical Fruits              11.23     0.27     12.74       0.28      10.06     0.26    (11.85)    11.64
17 Fertilizers, Manufactured               8.53     0.21      3.74       0.08      14.55     0.37    127.74    (41.42)
18 Seaweeds and Carageenan                 7.77     0.19     10.25       0.23       6.44     0.16    (24.17)    20.64
19 Copper Concentrates                     7.32     0.18      7.05       0.16       4.87     0.12      3.71     50.09
20 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh,
    Chilled or Frozen                      5.50     0.13      5.84       0.13       7.56     0.19     (5.85)   (27.27)
21 Sugar                                   5.47     0.13      8.25       0.18      19.68     0.50    (33.65)   (72.18)
22 Basketworks                             5.38     0.13      5.21       0.12       3.77     0.10      3.29     42.82
23 Activated Carbon                        3.72     0.09      3.84       0.09       4.13     0.11     (3.01)    (9.90)
24 Christmas Decor                         3.14     0.08      2.46       0.05       3.28     0.08     27.87     (4.36)
25 Copra Oil Cake or Meal                  2.33     0.06      2.95       0.07       2.72     0.07    (20.93)   (14.27)
26 Ceramic Tiles and Decor                 2.20     0.05      2.40       0.05       1.93     0.05     (8.56)    13.55
27 Fine Jewelry                            1.79     0.04      2.40       0.05       2.02     0.05    (25.63)   (11.63)
28 Unmanufactured Tobacco                  1.11     0.03      3.01       0.07       1.33     0.03    (63.00)   (15.99)
29 Footwear                                1.09     0.03      2.14       0.05       1.97     0.05    (48.95)   (44.44)
30 Others                                694.48    16.88    710.88      15.88     581.89    14.85     (2.31)    19.35

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

Notes:   1/ includes refined petroleum products, manufactures from crude petroleum oil imported on consignment basis.
         2/ consists only of electrical wiring harness for motor vehicles.
         3/ includes crude and refined.
         4/ excluding brakes & servo-brakes
         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.

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