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

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Commodity                                                                     2007    |      2006     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Sep p  |     Jan-Sep   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   37,203,433,156    35,481,284,088      4.85

Total Agro-Based Products                                              1,611,720,286     1,534,419,934      5.04
   Agro-Based Products                                                 1,241,909,426     1,193,093,705      4.09
      Coconut Products                                                   607,073,569       564,658,037      7.51
         Copra                                                                     a                 a        -
         Coconut Oil                                                     451,722,433       431,743,062      4.63
         Desiccated Coconut                                              120,044,327       105,604,833     13.67
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  27,854,085        20,467,474     36.09
         Others                                                            7,452,724         6,842,668      8.92
      Sugar and Products                                                  86,054,812        96,564,932    (10.88)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            76,893,834        82,679,280     (7.00)
         Molasses                                                          5,105,502        11,219,231    (54.49)
         Others                                                            4,055,476         2,666,421     52.09
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              548,781,045       531,870,736      3.18
         Canned Pineapple                                                 84,779,428        74,422,655     13.92
         Pineapple Juice                                                  23,114,194        15,483,491     49.28
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           26,866,790        25,207,264      6.58
         Bananas                                                         294,843,735       300,935,068     (2.02)
         Mangoes                                                          18,805,136        20,460,813     (8.09)
         Others                                                          100,371,762        95,361,445      5.25
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             369,810,860       341,326,229      8.35
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             205,107,605       188,941,515      8.56
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                             57,600           159,848    (63.97)
         Abaca Fibers                                                     11,736,436         9,925,162     18.25
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           28,237,002        21,164,788     33.42
         Natural Rubber                                                   28,189,359        37,982,853    (25.78)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                              a            61,405   (100.00)
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  15,690,270        20,733,775    (24.33)
         Rice                                                                532,501             9,217  5,677.38
         Others                                                           80,260,087        62,347,666     28.73
Forest Products                                                           29,234,188        18,515,140     57.89
         Logs                                                                 12,000             4,217    184.56
         Lumber                                                           12,145,668         9,511,109     27.70
         Plywood                                                          13,640,549         4,973,271    174.28
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                          2,860,161         3,367,313    (15.06)
         Others                                                              575,810           659,230    (12.65)
Mineral Products                                                       1,777,259,114     1,458,721,727     21.84
         Copper Concentrates                                              94,421,635        54,171,613     74.30
         Copper Metal                                                    816,121,126       834,115,000     (2.16)
         Gold                                                             60,546,960        34,709,968     74.44
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                           136,254,826       122,786,880     10.97
         Chromium Ore                                                      6,402,343         3,597,913     77.95
         Nickel                                                                    a            16,376      0.00
         Others                                                          663,512,224       409,323,977     62.10
Petroleum Products                                                       744,794,677       752,402,056     (1.01)
Manufactures                                                          32,019,095,691    30,436,242,217      5.20
         Electronic Products                                          23,186,932,791    22,257,541,036      4.18
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                       17,804,247,765    16,792,526,703      6.02
            Electronic Data Processing                                 4,019,526,506     4,234,837,411     (5.08)
            Office Equipment                                             251,036,542       194,970,018     28.76
            Consumer Electronics                                         325,217,892       366,628,946    (11.30)
            Telecommunication                                             58,623,450       165,508,858    (64.58)
            Communication/Radar                                          211,447,379       161,303,849     31.09
            Control and Instrumentation                                   28,316,423        10,645,607    165.99
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            23,122,488         8,090,565    185.80
            Automotive Electronics                                       465,394,346       323,029,079     44.07
         Other Electronics                                               832,092,637       679,378,234     22.48
         Garments                                                      1,773,224,664     2,018,981,053    (12.17)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                           153,485,938       165,037,447     (7.00)
         Footwear                                                         23,602,552        19,756,532     19.47
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        65,788,755        25,593,476    157.05
         Wood Manufactures                                               576,675,316       483,186,970     19.35
         Furniture & Fixtures                                            181,250,230       216,877,824    (16.43)
         Chemicals                                                       754,680,089       553,880,188     36.25
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                               149,221,072       125,383,670     19.01
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                               1,369,172,004     1,268,767,820      7.91
         Processed food and Beverages                                    527,033,875       424,058,350     24.28
         Iron & Steel                                                    193,489,308       165,615,119     16.83
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                      113,659,850       113,425,337      0.21
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    42,553,772        40,968,763      3.87
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              250,632,947       246,738,293      1.58
         Others                                                        1,825,599,891     1,631,052,105     11.93
Special Transactions                                                   1,021,329,200     1,280,983,014    (20.27)
Re-export                                                                466,797,967       468,545,838     (0.37)
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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:  November 9, 2007
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