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

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Commodity                                                                     2007    |      2006     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Dec p  |     Jan-Dec   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   50,276,149,776    47,410,117,340      6.05

Total Agro-Based Products                                              2,292,885,855     2,031,671,824     12.86
   Agro-Based Products                                                 1,773,994,587     1,573,571,828     12.74
      Coconut Products                                                   944,542,166       756,740,271     24.82
         Copra                                                                     a                 a        -
         Coconut Oil                                                     733,813,059       578,768,835     26.79
         Desiccated Coconut                                              157,438,810       138,547,817     13.63
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  43,395,822        30,367,996     42.90
         Others                                                            9,894,475         9,055,623      9.26
      Sugar and Products                                                  87,806,848        97,744,548    (10.17)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            77,492,812        82,679,833     (6.27)
         Molasses                                                          5,435,502        11,819,231    (54.01)
         Others                                                            4,878,534         3,245,484     50.32
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              741,645,573       719,087,009      3.14
         Canned Pineapple                                                122,414,251       107,547,439     13.82
         Pineapple Juice                                                  31,225,391        22,400,154     39.40
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           35,292,091        36,918,858     (4.41)
         Bananas                                                         396,279,318       405,444,333     (2.26)
         Mangoes                                                          23,284,589        24,094,631     (3.36)
         Others                                                          133,149,933       122,681,594      8.53
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             518,891,268       458,099,996     13.27
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             288,666,381       258,363,157     11.73
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                             57,600           171,747    (66.46)
         Abaca Fibers                                                     14,571,974        12,874,259     13.19
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           42,979,053        32,982,658     30.31
         Natural Rubber                                                   38,790,170        46,544,258    (16.66)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                              a            61,405   (100.00)
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  21,410,095        24,878,395    (13.94)
         Rice                                                                533,461            13,949  3,724.37
         Others                                                          111,882,534        82,210,168     36.09
Forest Products                                                           33,837,720        27,525,321     22.93
         Logs                                                                 12,000            19,685    (39.04)
         Lumber                                                           14,838,416        13,302,398     11.55
         Plywood                                                          14,809,898         9,619,252     53.96
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                          3,557,637         3,908,562     (8.98)
         Others                                                              619,769           675,424     (8.24)
Mineral Products                                                       2,548,325,784     2,103,468,434     21.15
         Copper Concentrates                                             137,077,771        84,176,974     62.84
         Copper Metal                                                  1,248,456,382     1,231,180,308      1.40
         Gold                                                             92,983,181        50,373,078     84.59
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                           171,820,828       153,073,801     12.25
         Chromium Ore                                                      7,747,078         4,733,341     63.67
         Nickel                                                                    a            16,376         -
         Others                                                          890,240,544       579,914,556     53.51
Petroleum Products                                                     1,108,641,418       918,292,661     20.73
Manufactures                                                          42,803,999,580    40,665,759,378      5.26
         Electronic Products                                          31,023,035,434    29,683,046,794      4.51
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                       23,622,423,353    22,317,910,824      5.85
            Electronic Data Processing                                 5,448,277,073     5,745,078,021     (5.17)
            Office Equipment                                             335,142,092       268,073,631     25.02
            Consumer Electronics                                         583,665,853       458,814,689     27.21
            Telecommunication                                             73,962,609       213,556,530    (65.37)
            Communication/Radar                                          276,201,101       233,904,446     18.08
            Control and Instrumentation                                   39,008,376        16,650,840    134.27
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            33,330,226        13,099,122    154.45
            Automotive Electronics                                       611,024,751       415,958,691     46.90
         Other Electronics                                             1,150,732,340       943,753,636     21.93
         Garments                                                      2,299,720,568     2,646,357,301    (13.10)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                           203,868,461       219,649,897     (7.18)
         Footwear                                                         30,581,423        24,456,726     25.04
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                       103,799,539        30,405,047    241.39
         Wood Manufactures                                               771,458,799       650,553,159     18.59
         Furniture & Fixtures                                            241,162,291       275,844,954    (12.57)
         Chemicals                                                     1,008,126,939       756,107,070     33.33
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                               217,386,413       182,711,597     18.98
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                               1,857,429,629     1,714,755,280      8.32
         Processed food and Beverages                                    735,025,376       583,090,226     26.06
         Iron & Steel                                                    263,954,681       241,838,922      9.14
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                      152,192,456       151,561,508      0.42
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    56,365,932        52,571,754      7.22
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              341,976,736       320,940,401      6.55
         Others                                                        2,347,182,563     2,188,115,106      7.27
Special Transactions                                                   1,488,459,419     1,663,399,722    (10.52)
Re-export                                                                729,722,657       655,069,418     11.40

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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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