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

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Commodity                                                                     2007    |      2006     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-May p  |     Jan-May   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                  20,421,178,326    18,957,652,150      7.72

Total Agro-Based Products                                               829,267,409       875,429,834     (5.27)
   Agro-Based Products                                                  627,437,233       698,137,384    (10.13)
      Coconut Products                                                  285,609,921       351,775,389    (18.81)
         Copra                                                                    a                 a        -
         Coconut Oil                                                    203,687,630       284,286,504    (28.35)
         Desiccated Coconut                                              63,792,321        53,647,694     18.91
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                 14,166,970        10,611,682     33.50
         Others                                                           3,963,000         3,229,509     22.71
      Sugar and Products                                                 38,902,465        50,702,072    (23.27)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                           33,048,942        39,869,670    (17.11)
         Molasses                                                         4,500,502         9,275,364    (51.48)
         Others                                                           1,353,021         1,557,038    (13.10)
      Fruits and Vegetables                                             302,924,847       295,659,923      2.46
         Canned Pineapple                                                38,342,346        32,185,249     19.13
         Pineapple Juice                                                 12,206,625         6,422,151     90.07
         Pineapple Concentrates                                          16,789,342        13,995,497     19.96
         Bananas                                                        162,819,856       169,582,470     (3.99)
         Mangoes                                                         11,607,386        13,296,679    (12.70)
         Others                                                          61,159,292        60,177,877      1.63
   Other Agro-Based Products                                            201,830,176       177,292,450     13.84
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns            109,279,802        96,173,262     13.63
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                             3,040            97,482    (96.88)
         Abaca Fibers                                                     7,738,316         5,297,893     46.06
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                          11,908,523         8,999,063     32.33
         Natural Rubber                                                  15,350,174        19,177,680    (19.96)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                             a           31,250   (100.00)
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  8,530,994        12,572,001    (32.14)
         Rice                                                               508,029               517 98,164.80
         Others                                                          48,511,298        34,943,302     38.83
Forest Products                                                          15,833,498         7,958,086     98.96
         Logs                                                                12,000             1,409    751.67
         Lumber                                                           6,986,395         4,141,367     68.70
         Plywood                                                          7,183,338         2,406,251    198.53
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                         1,314,865         1,183,200     11.13
         Others                                                             336,900           225,859     49.16
Mineral Products                                                      1,048,921,532       634,486,453     65.32
         Copper Concentrates                                             48,601,115        22,445,402    116.53
         Copper Metal                                                   535,549,634       359,873,940     48.82
         Gold                                                            30,661,272        16,390,371     87.07
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                           63,320,053        71,225,093    (11.10)
         Chromium Ore                                                     4,124,089         2,001,669    106.03
         Nickel                                                                   a                 a        -
         Others                                                         366,665,369       162,549,978    125.57
Petroleum Products                                                      330,329,867       356,508,401     (7.34)
Manufactures                                                         17,626,999,050    16,384,685,276      7.58
         Electronic Products                                         12,989,160,968    12,025,282,750      8.02
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                      10,149,643,617     9,261,308,474      9.59
            Electronic Data Processing                                2,166,524,048     2,082,973,774      4.01
            Office Equipment                                            145,556,950       103,363,753     40.82
            Consumer Electronics                                        152,512,118       217,888,178    (30.00)
            Telecommunication                                            41,482,518        94,234,544    (55.98)
            Communication/Radar                                         122,463,282        75,747,194     61.67
            Control and Instrumentation                                  16,838,398         4,175,179    303.30
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                           10,194,342         3,258,244    212.88
            Automotive Electronics                                      183,945,695       182,333,410      0.88
         Other Electronics                                              435,456,450       359,048,188     21.28
         Garments                                                       934,488,733     1,032,247,219     (9.47)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                           84,168,653        96,591,958    (12.86)
         Footwear                                                        11,901,872        11,744,911      1.34
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                       23,380,764        17,516,464     33.48
         Wood Manufactures                                              317,978,095       295,083,313      7.76
         Furniture & Fixtures                                            97,816,381       121,224,306    (19.31)
         Chemicals                                                      401,126,427       307,977,405     30.25
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                               85,297,540        68,000,145     25.44
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                                707,080,655       695,978,235      1.60
         Processed food and Beverages                                   269,779,833       212,647,348     26.87
         Iron & Steel                                                   106,146,389        64,467,381     64.65
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                      52,521,918        51,286,258      2.41
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materia     25,220,224        25,322,359     (0.40)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                             129,852,887       142,868,503     (9.11)
         Others                                                         955,621,261       857,398,533     11.46
Special Transactions                                                    569,826,970       698,584,100    (18.43)
Re-export                                                               272,094,055       260,928,995      4.28

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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:  July 10, 2007
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