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

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Commodity                                                                     2007    |      2006     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Aug p  |     Jan-Aug   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   32,796,094,334    31,302,879,181      4.77

Total Agro-Based Products                                              1,410,905,250     1,373,850,414      2.70
   Agro-Based Products                                                 1,089,861,973     1,074,557,831      1.42
      Coconut Products                                                   524,536,238       510,987,256      2.65
         Copra                                                                     a                 a        -
         Coconut Oil                                                     388,974,483       394,217,203     (1.33)
         Desiccated Coconut                                              104,681,308        93,893,352     11.49
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  24,767,156        16,792,128     47.49
         Others                                                            6,113,291         6,084,573      0.47
      Sugar and Products                                                  82,607,606        90,947,626     (9.17)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            74,263,876        77,968,657     (4.75)
         Molasses                                                          5,105,502        10,499,231    (51.37)
         Others                                                            3,238,228         2,479,738     30.59
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              482,718,129       472,622,949      2.14
         Canned Pineapple                                                 72,951,183        61,747,176     18.14
         Pineapple Juice                                                  20,362,833        12,421,242     63.94
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           25,316,956        21,619,827     17.10
         Bananas                                                         259,171,734       270,383,572     (4.15)
         Mangoes                                                          17,407,342        19,178,825     (9.24)
         Others                                                           87,508,081        87,272,307      0.27
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             321,043,277       299,292,583      7.27
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             178,994,867       165,974,102      7.85
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                             57,600           159,848    (63.97)
         Abaca Fibers                                                     10,737,930         9,065,506     18.45
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           23,208,417        16,757,819     38.49
         Natural Rubber                                                   24,218,482        32,290,219    (25.00)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                            -              50,830   (100.00)
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  13,163,727        19,072,533    (30.98)
         Rice                                                                508,501               684 74,242.25
         Others                                                           70,153,753        55,921,042     25.45
Forest Products                                                           27,036,315        16,325,716     65.61
         Logs                                                                 12,000             4,217    184.56
         Lumber                                                           11,211,883         8,249,250     35.91
         Plywood                                                          12,748,728         4,329,424    194.47
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                          2,510,339         3,186,038    (21.21)
         Others                                                              553,365           556,787     (0.61)
Mineral Products                                                       1,511,629,162     1,266,734,431     19.33
         Copper Concentrates                                              76,026,259        44,609,095     70.43
         Copper Metal                                                    651,436,076       735,365,465    (11.41)
         Gold                                                             49,096,879        29,157,181     68.39
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                           121,304,774       109,136,487     11.15
         Chromium Ore                                                      6,076,703         3,485,642     74.34
         Nickel                                                                    a             8,188         -
         Others                                                          607,688,471       344,972,373     76.16
Petroleum Products                                                       668,089,164       640,246,292      4.35
Manufactures                                                          28,268,989,531    26,824,156,186      5.39
         Electronic Products                                          20,529,657,341    19,596,645,158      4.76
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                       15,767,281,926    14,832,015,821      6.31
            Electronic Data Processing                                 3,551,084,205     3,679,181,685     (3.48)
            Office Equipment                                             221,427,735       170,143,559     30.14
            Consumer Electronics                                         277,593,995       327,588,084    (15.26)
            Telecommunication                                             54,406,314       144,251,819    (62.28)
            Communication/Radar                                          189,603,163       137,704,268     37.69
            Control and Instrumentation                                   25,753,633         8,721,450    195.29
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            19,206,638         6,914,458    177.78
            Automotive Electronics                                       423,299,732       290,124,014     45.90
         Other Electronics                                               722,334,785       596,098,003     21.18
         Garments                                                      1,580,212,596     1,786,963,833    (11.57)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                           133,373,433       149,539,963    (10.81)
         Footwear                                                         22,233,181        17,555,973     26.64
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        53,501,075        24,542,459    117.99
         Wood Manufactures                                               507,930,163       437,314,698     16.15
         Furniture & Fixtures                                            161,129,945       195,924,662    (17.76)
         Chemicals                                                       675,372,001       496,849,850     35.93
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                               132,177,082       110,756,477     19.34
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                               1,211,720,462     1,124,998,480      7.71
         Processed food and Beverages                                    458,896,246       367,652,604     24.82
         Iron & Steel                                                    165,489,643       140,657,498     17.65
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                       99,507,235        99,125,810      0.38
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Mate         38,449,250        37,835,485      1.62
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              216,818,545       222,192,361     (2.42)
         Others                                                        1,560,186,548     1,419,502,872      9.91
Special Transactions                                                     909,444,912     1,181,566,142    (23.03)
Re-export                                                                411,093,610       428,694,568     (4.11)
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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:  October 10, 2007
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