Table 1  Philippine Exports to All Countries
         October and September 2007 and October 2006
         (F.O.B Value in Million U.S. Dollars)

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                                                      2007                   |       2006        |    Growth Rate
Commodity                                        Percent|             Percent|            Percent|     (Percent)
                                        October p  Share|September r    Share|   October    Share|   Monthly   Annual
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Total                                  4,647.61   100.00    4,372.54   100.00   4,207.34   100.00      6.29     10.46

 1 Electronic Products                 2,873.47    61.83    2,656.21    60.75   2,627.33    62.45      8.18      9.37
   a) Components/Devices
        (Semiconductors)               2,142.65    46.10    2,035.92    46.56   1,950.19    46.35      5.24      9.87
   b) Electronic Data Processing         509.42    10.96      468.44    10.71     517.39    12.30      8.75     (1.54)
   c) Office Equipment                    33.16     0.71       29.52     0.68      24.53     0.58     12.33     35.17
   d) Consumer Electronics                92.35     1.99       47.55     1.09      43.65     1.04     94.21    111.58
   e) Telecommunication                    5.52     0.12        4.31     0.10      25.08     0.60     28.12    (77.99)
   f) Communication/Radar                 22.32     0.48       21.85     0.50      25.84     0.61      2.13    (13.62)
   g) Control and Instrumentation          3.69     0.08        2.56     0.06       2.07     0.05     43.92     78.46
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation   2.47     0.05        3.92     0.09       1.14     0.03    (36.97)   117.33
   i) Automotive Electronics              61.89     1.33       42.14     0.96      37.45     0.89     46.87     65.27
 2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing
     Accessories                         187.93     4.04      192.67     4.41     231.33     5.50     (2.46)   (18.76)
 3 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
     Of Refined copper                   152.47     3.28      126.79     2.90     130.30     3.10     20.26     17.01
 4 Coconut Oil  1/                       107.92     2.32       62.77     1.44      47.26     1.12     71.93    128.35
 5 Petroleum Products  2/                 99.08     2.13       76.70     1.75      69.22     1.65     29.18     43.14
 6 Woodcrafts and Furniture               91.43     1.97       88.65     2.03      87.35     2.08      3.14      4.68
 7 Ignition Wiring Set and Other
     Wiring Sets used in vehicles
     aircrafts and ships 3/               82.99     1.79       85.97     1.97      78.36     1.86     (3.47)     5.91
 8 Other Products Manufactured from
     Materials on consignment basis       57.05     1.23       57.69     1.32      78.82     1.87     (1.11)   (27.62)
 9 Metal Components  4/                   42.77     0.92       42.93     0.98      40.56     0.96     (0.38)     5.45
10 Bananas (Fresh)                        29.60     0.64       35.67     0.82      31.78     0.76    (17.01)    (6.85)

   Top  Ten  Exports Total             3,724.71    80.14    3,426.05    78.35   3,422.31    81.34      8.72      8.84

11 Gold  5/                               26.95     0.58       14.74     0.34      18.55     0.44     82.80     45.28
12 Tuna  6/                               22.09     0.48       19.22     0.44      13.27     0.32     14.94     66.45
13 Pineapple and Pineapple Products       20.98     0.45       20.57     0.47      17.65     0.42      2.01     18.85
14 Processed Tropical Fruits              13.80     0.30       14.60     0.33      11.09     0.26     (5.48)    24.39
15 Dessicated Coconut                     13.14     0.28       15.29     0.35      10.52     0.25    (14.06)    24.89
16 Seaweeds and Carageenan                11.24     0.24        9.41     0.22       5.94     0.14     19.43     89.24
17 Iron Ore Agglomerates                  10.31     0.22       14.95     0.34       7.90     0.19    (31.04)    30.48
18 Copper Concentrates                     8.59     0.18       18.40     0.42       8.21     0.20    (53.30)     4.61
19 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh,
     Chilled or Frozen                     8.25     0.18        6.62     0.15       9.54     0.23     24.57    (13.51)
20 Unmanufactured Tobacco                  6.50     0.14        5.03     0.11       4.55     0.11     29.37     42.90
21 Copra Oil Cake or Meal                  5.86     0.13        3.09     0.07       3.81     0.09     89.90     54.02
22 Basketworks                             4.89     0.11        4.71     0.11       4.00     0.10      3.82     22.32
23 Christmas Decor                         4.55     0.10        6.43     0.15       4.73     0.11    (29.14)    (3.82)
24 Activated Carbon                        3.87     0.08        3.44     0.08       3.13     0.07     12.61     23.85
25 Fine Jewelry                            3.12     0.07        2.79     0.06       1.76     0.04     12.02     77.77
26 Fertilizers, Manufactured               2.92     0.06        1.83     0.04       4.75     0.11     59.95    (38.54)
27 Ceramic Tiles and Decor                 2.34     0.05        1.77     0.04       1.94     0.05     32.16     20.47
28 Footwear                                1.26     0.03        1.37     0.03       1.59     0.04     (8.22)   (20.90)
29 Sugar                                    -        -          2.63     0.06       0.00     0.00   (100.00)  (100.00)
30 Others                                752.23    16.19      779.61    17.83     652.08    15.50     (3.51)    15.36

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Source:  Foreign Trade Statistics Section
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

Notes:   1/ includes crude and refined.
         2/ includes refined petroleum products, manufactures from crude petroleum oil imported on consignment basis.
         3/ consists only of electrical wiring harness for motor vehicles.
         4/ excluding brakes & servo-brakes
         5/ extracted from copper ores and concentrates
         6/ includes fresh, frozen, prepared or preserved in airtight containers
         p  preliminary
         r  revised


         Growth rates were computed from actual values.

Page last updated:  December 11, 2007
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