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

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Commodity                                                                     2007    |      2006     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Jul p  |     Jan-Jul   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   28,733,447,048  27,029,076,207       6.31

Total Agro-Based Products                                              1,216,649,485   1,201,836,936       1.23
   Agro-Based Products                                                   939,566,178     944,842,807      (0.56)
      Coconut Products                                                   448,711,382     448,376,771       0.07
         Copra                                                                     a               a         -
         Coconut Oil                                                     330,260,444     348,832,330      (5.32)
         Desiccated Coconut                                               90,766,593      78,754,118      15.25
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  22,336,695      15,450,055      44.57
         Others                                                            5,347,650       5,340,268       0.14
      Sugar and Products                                                  68,351,823      82,074,482     (16.72)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            60,875,898      70,403,019     (13.53)
         Molasses                                                          5,100,502       9,852,864     (48.23)
         Others                                                            2,375,423       1,818,599      30.62
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              422,502,973     414,391,554       1.96
         Canned Pineapple                                                 63,658,002      49,020,751      29.86
         Pineapple Juice                                                  17,369,797       9,880,503      75.80
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           22,394,535      19,281,614      16.14
         Bananas                                                         223,465,197     239,630,965      (6.75)
         Mangoes                                                          15,919,328      17,742,931     (10.28)
         Others                                                           79,696,114      78,834,790       1.09
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             277,083,307     256,994,129       7.82
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             153,196,290     141,356,732       8.38
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                             57,600         159,848     (63.97)
         Abaca Fibers                                                      9,329,662       7,882,395      18.36
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           19,222,894      14,132,273      36.02
         Natural Rubber                                                   19,523,354      27,353,512     (28.63)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                              a          50,830    (100.00)
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  11,671,178      17,457,065     (33.14)
         Rice                                                                508,501             684  74,242.25
         Others                                                           63,573,828      48,600,790      30.81
Forest Products                                                           23,786,384      13,566,734      75.33
         Logs                                                                 12,000           1,409     751.67
         Lumber                                                            9,174,839       7,032,034      30.47
         Plywood                                                          11,774,856       3,571,680     229.67
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                          2,271,383       2,429,522      (6.51)
         Others                                                              553,306         532,089       3.99
Mineral Products                                                       1,397,030,217   1,066,927,034      30.94
         Copper Concentrates                                              66,606,465      36,055,202      84.73
         Copper Metal                                                    618,383,665     619,836,054      (0.23)
         Gold                                                             43,197,451      24,326,877      77.57
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                           113,317,958      94,483,749      19.93
         Chromium Ore                                                      5,618,294       3,206,604      75.21
         Nickel                                                                    a               a         -
         Others                                                          549,906,384     289,018,548      90.27
Petroleum Products                                                       581,557,849     553,733,822       5.02
Manufactures                                                          24,707,079,733  23,139,334,168       6.78
         Electronic Products                                          17,937,957,288  16,896,203,871       6.17
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                       13,821,622,021  12,788,361,678       8.08
            Electronic Data Processing                                 3,060,427,906   3,163,764,031      (3.27)
            Office Equipment                                             192,870,053     146,988,205      31.21
            Consumer Electronics                                         238,567,062     288,788,154     (17.39)
            Telecommunication                                             50,792,005     126,082,689     (59.72)
            Communication/Radar                                          166,078,417     114,425,111      45.14
            Control and Instrumentation                                   21,859,397       5,501,085     297.37
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            15,889,348       5,945,819     167.24
            Automotive Electronics                                       369,851,079     256,347,099      44.28
         Other Electronics                                               633,900,091     505,779,429      25.33
         Garments                                                      1,361,838,984   1,542,281,899     (11.70)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                           117,770,658     131,833,196     (10.67)
         Footwear                                                         19,730,616      16,370,134      20.53
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        44,762,978      23,002,093      94.60
         Wood Manufactures                                               451,453,644     398,947,673      13.16
         Furniture & Fixtures                                            140,180,652     168,957,930     (17.03)
         Chemicals                                                       604,028,766     430,204,311      40.41
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                               118,724,541      92,768,343      27.98
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                               1,058,607,257     982,436,494       7.75
         Processed food and Beverages                                    399,075,707     313,380,685      27.35
         Iron & Steel                                                    148,365,862     115,070,696      28.93
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                       84,152,148      82,430,174       2.09
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    33,769,909      33,834,108      (0.19)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              188,426,280     197,140,657      (4.42)
         Others                                                        1,364,334,352   1,208,692,475      12.88
Special Transactions                                                     807,343,380   1,053,677,513     (23.38)
Re-export                                                                368,530,731     380,818,184      (3.23)

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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:  September 11, 2007
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