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

================================================================================================================
                                                                                      |               |
Commodity                                                                     2007    |      2006     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Apr p  |     Jan-Apr   |    Rate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Total Exports                                                      16,296,142,770   15,072,535,713      8.12

Total Agro-Based Products                                                 618,139,455      682,041,187     (9.37)
   Agro-Based Products                                                    463,920,003      547,490,529    (15.26)
      Coconut Products                                                    200,529,687      271,420,372    (26.12)
         Copra                                                                      a                a        -
         Coconut Oil                                                      139,174,395      218,973,188    (36.44)
         Desiccated Coconut                                                49,231,857       41,839,677     17.67
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                    8,957,342        7,920,362     13.09
         Others                                                             3,166,093        2,687,145     17.82
      Sugar and Products                                                   27,041,791       50,201,475    (46.13)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                             22,072,259       39,640,507    (44.32)
         Molasses                                                           3,990,400        9,275,364    (56.98)
         Others                                                               979,132        1,285,604    (23.84)
      Fruits and Vegetables                                               236,348,525      225,868,682      4.64
         Canned Pineapple                                                  30,502,423       25,732,266     18.54
         Pineapple Juice                                                    9,708,434        4,559,461    112.93
         Pineapple Concentrates                                            12,721,896        9,882,496     28.73
         Bananas                                                          127,950,084      126,848,336      0.87
         Mangoes                                                            8,078,366        9,769,494    (17.31)
         Others                                                            47,387,322       49,076,629     (3.44)
   Other Agro-Based Products                                              154,219,452      134,550,658     14.62
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns               80,386,087       72,357,111     11.10
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                               3,040           76,820    (96.04)
         Abaca Fibers                                                       6,464,410        4,256,818     51.86
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                             8,307,691        7,232,848     14.86
         Natural Rubber                                                    13,330,590       13,878,509     (3.95)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                               a            9,400   (100.00)
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                    6,641,396        9,164,838    (27.53)
         Rice                                                                 507,390              517 98,041.20
         Others                                                            38,578,848       27,573,797     39.91
Forest Products                                                            13,769,759        6,872,121    100.37
         Logs                                                                  12,000            1,409    751.67
         Lumber                                                             6,188,129        3,355,318     84.43
         Plywood                                                            6,169,435        2,286,005    169.88
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                           1,063,295        1,053,323      0.95
         Others                                                               336,900          176,066     91.35
Mineral Products                                                          776,107,903      452,433,769     71.54
         Copper Concentrates                                               33,425,252       17,538,949     90.58
         Copper Metal                                                     402,033,994      253,287,277     58.73
         Gold                                                              23,739,393       13,069,754     81.64
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                             55,885,703       50,950,249      9.69
         Chromium Ore                                                       3,150,878        1,557,586    102.29
         Nickel                                                                     a                a        -
         Others                                                           257,872,683      116,029,954    122.25
Petroleum Products                                                        244,357,556      295,945,526    (17.43)
Manufactures                                                           14,173,976,147   13,122,777,874      8.01
         Electronic Products                                           10,425,936,685    9,735,280,765      7.09
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                         8,130,096,715    7,537,921,433      7.86
            Electronic Data Processing                                  1,764,487,162    1,657,823,151      6.43
            Office Equipment                                              117,418,442       80,864,288     45.20
            Consumer Electronics                                          121,208,023      177,872,652    (31.86)
            Telecommunication                                              36,710,963       69,932,517    (47.51)
            Communication/Radar                                            89,035,725       59,675,115     49.20
            Control and Instrumentation                                    13,523,834        3,679,644    267.53
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                              8,225,371        2,969,564    176.99
            Automotive Electronics                                        145,230,450      144,542,401      0.48
         Other Electronics                                                363,979,086      289,459,828     25.74
         Garments                                                         752,163,405      793,637,558     (5.23)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                             68,351,711       75,401,857     (9.35)
         Footwear                                                           9,793,794        8,592,791     13.98
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                         13,159,949       12,458,764      5.63
         Wood Manufactures                                                247,811,424      240,607,175      2.99
         Furniture & Fixtures                                              76,479,025       91,521,944    (16.44)
         Chemicals                                                        340,033,970      243,399,049     39.70
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                 69,637,804       50,259,187     38.56
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                                  567,435,891      556,053,725      2.05
         Processed food and Beverages                                     209,167,201      164,439,764     27.20
         Iron & Steel                                                      79,085,013       41,915,231     88.68
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                        40,495,569       36,618,053     10.59
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials     20,603,544       21,192,478     (2.78)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                               103,638,961      113,616,606     (8.78)
         Others                                                           786,203,115      648,323,099     21.27
Special Transactions                                                      469,791,950      512,465,236     (8.33)
Re-export                                                                 230,309,789      209,753,088      9.80
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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:  June 14, 2007
Related press release | Foreign trade statistics index