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

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Commodity                                                                     2007    |      2006     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Nov p  |     Jan-Nov   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                 45,801,487,067    43,719,652,697        4.76

Total Agro-Based Products                                            2,060,395,594     1,859,519,358       10.80
   Agro-Based Products                                               1,585,004,379     1,436,153,547       10.36
      Coconut Products                                                 819,731,168       691,291,542       18.58
         Copra                                                                   a                 a          -
         Coconut Oil                                                   626,383,985       528,030,596       18.63
         Desiccated Coconut                                            146,583,488       128,062,945       14.46
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                37,633,147        26,790,582       40.47
         Others                                                          9,130,548         8,407,419        8.60
      Sugar and Products                                                86,981,366        96,956,299      (10.29)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                          77,022,819        82,679,833       (6.84)
         Molasses                                                        5,435,502        11,219,231      (51.55)
         Others                                                          4,523,045         3,057,235       47.95
      Fruits and Vegetables                                            678,291,845       647,905,706        4.69
         Canned Pineapple                                              108,945,095        93,516,625       16.50
         Pineapple Juice                                                28,644,486        19,564,658       46.41
         Pineapple Concentrates                                         32,557,037        31,540,207        3.22
         Bananas                                                       363,009,172       367,069,854       (1.11)
         Mangoes                                                        22,175,098        22,838,398       (2.90)
         Others                                                        122,960,957       113,375,964        8.45
   Other Agro-Based Products                                           475,391,215       423,365,811       12.29
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns           265,759,147       237,652,263       11.83
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                           57,600           171,747      (66.46)
         Abaca Fibers                                                   14,056,844        12,184,822       15.36
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                         37,491,006        30,183,047       24.21
         Natural Rubber                                                 36,098,508        43,788,347      (17.56)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                            a            61,405     (100.00)
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                19,257,645        23,912,952      (19.47)
         Rice                                                              533,461             9,398    5,576.32
         Others                                                        102,137,004        75,401,830       35.46
Forest Products                                                         32,530,435        23,753,499       36.95
         Logs                                                               12,000            19,685      (39.04)
         Lumber                                                         14,051,918        11,414,498       23.11
         Plywood                                                        14,577,005         7,813,665       86.56
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                        3,234,794         3,830,227      (15.55)
         Others                                                            654,718           675,424       (3.07)
Mineral Products                                                     2,257,806,620     1,926,692,566       17.19
         Copper Concentrates                                           121,762,077        73,748,809       65.10
         Copper Metal                                                1,066,173,881     1,122,051,605       (4.98)
         Gold                                                           79,108,476        45,041,736       75.63
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                         157,197,738       141,868,618       10.81
         Chromium Ore                                                    7,291,419         4,190,089       74.02
         Nickel                                                                  a            16,376        0.00
         Others                                                        826,273,029       539,775,333       53.08
Petroleum Products                                                     937,855,736       880,554,406        6.51
Manufactures                                                        39,250,963,921    37,506,688,101        4.65
         Electronic Products                                        28,482,596,743    27,419,989,721        3.88
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                     21,718,090,943    20,614,881,101        5.35
            Electronic Data Processing                               4,988,824,417     5,289,383,854       (5.68)
            Office Equipment                                           307,914,567       244,028,867       26.18
            Consumer Electronics                                       524,994,112       439,318,750       19.50
            Telecommunication                                           68,472,788       201,844,852      (66.08)
            Communication/Radar                                        254,698,909       210,879,228       20.78
            Control and Instrumentation                                 36,194,996        14,805,891      144.46
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                          29,307,918        10,822,464      170.81
            Automotive Electronics                                     554,098,093       394,024,714       40.63
         Other Electronics                                           1,032,615,796       852,637,338       21.11
         Garments                                                    2,119,515,234     2,450,334,469      (13.50)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                         186,479,854       197,244,566       (5.46)
         Footwear                                                       27,708,954        22,759,306       21.75
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                      98,933,269        27,618,658      258.21
         Wood Manufactures                                             715,279,290       607,657,214       17.71
         Furniture & Fixtures                                          220,191,770       256,744,963      (14.24)
         Chemicals                                                     905,341,562       682,568,484       32.64
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                             189,899,042       164,036,272       15.77
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                             1,698,722,704     1,558,084,029        9.03
         Processed food and Beverages                                  664,586,817       527,576,415       25.97
         Iron & Steel                                                  229,675,524       233,810,762       (1.77)
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                    140,051,308       140,243,860       (0.14)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials  51,217,210        48,551,046        5.49
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                            313,030,894       297,050,123        5.38
         Others                                                      2,175,117,950     2,019,780,875        7.69
Special Transactions                                                 1,261,934,761     1,522,444,767      (17.11)
Re-export                                                              580,050,954       566,525,209        2.39
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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

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