Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
December and November 2007 and December 2006
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2007 | 2006 | Growth Rate
Commodity December p | November r | December | Percent
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly | Annual
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Total Exports 4,478,270 100.00 3,947,501 100.00 3,690,465 100.00 13.45 21.35
Total Agro-Based Products 232,866 5.20 206,525 5.23 172,152 4.66 12.75 35.27
Agro-Based Products 189,526 4.23 157,861 4.00 137,418 3.72 20.06 37.92
Coconut Products 125,340 2.80 85,367 2.16 65,449 1.77 46.82 91.51
Copra a - a - a - - -
Coconut Oil 107,426 2.40 66,722 1.69 50,738 1.37 61.00 111.73
Desiccated Coconut 11,386 0.25 13,704 0.35 10,485 0.28 (16.91) 8.60
Copra Meal/Cake 5,763 0.13 4,101 0.10 3,577 0.10 40.52 61.08
Others 765 0.02 839 0.02 648 0.02 (8.87) 17.99
Sugar and Products 825 0.02 656 0.02 788 0.02 25.84 4.72
Centrifugal & Refined 470 0.01 129 0.00 a - 264.38 -
Molasses a - 330 0.01 600 0.02 (100.00) (100.00)
Others 355 0.01 197 0.00 188 0.01 80.46 88.84
Fruits and Vegetables 63,360 1.41 71,838 1.82 71,181 1.93 (11.80) (10.99)
Canned Pineapple 13,469 0.30 13,548 0.34 14,031 0.38 (0.58) (4.00)
Pineapple Juice 2,581 0.06 2,924 0.07 2,835 0.08 (11.72) (8.98)
Pineapple Concentrates 2,735 0.06 2,142 0.05 5,379 0.15 27.69 (49.15)
Bananas 32,976 0.74 38,918 0.99 38,374 1.04 (15.27) (14.07)
Mangoes 1,107 0.02 1,407 0.04 1,256 0.03 (21.28) (11.85)
Others 10,492 0.23 12,899 0.33 9,306 0.25 (18.66) 12.75
Other Agro-Based Products 43,340 0.97 48,664 1.23 34,734 0.94 (10.94) 24.78
Fish, Fresh or Preserved
Of Which:shrimps and prawns 22,747 0.51 29,251 0.74 20,711 0.56 (22.24) 9.83
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted a - a - a - - -
Abaca Fibers 515 0.01 1,000 0.03 689 0.02 (48.49) (25.28)
Tobacco Unmanufactured 5,488 0.12 2,753 0.07 2,800 0.08 99.37 96.03
Natural Rubber 2,691 0.06 4,183 0.11 2,756 0.07 (35.66) (2.34)
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a - a - a - - -
Seaweeds, Dried 2,153 0.05 1,542 0.04 965 0.03 39.59 123.01
Rice a - b 0.00 5 0.00 (100.00) (100.00)
Others 9,746 0.22 9,935 0.25 6,808 0.18 (1.90) 43.14
Forest Products 1,307 0.03 1,473 0.04 3,772 0.10 (11.24) (65.34)
Logs a - a - a - - -
Lumber 786 0.02 1,006 0.03 1,888 0.05 (21.84) (58.34)
Plywood 233 0.01 311 0.01 1,806 0.05 (25.03) (87.10)
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 255 0.01 156 0.00 78 0.00 63.83 226.14
Others 32 0.00 a - a - - -
Mineral Products 289,404 6.46 211,228 5.35 176,776 4.79 37.01 63.71
Copper Concentrates 15,316 0.34 18,749 0.47 10,428 0.28 (18.31) 46.87
Copper Metal 182,283 4.07 97,582 2.47 109,129 2.96 86.80 67.03
Gold 13,875 0.31 12,491 0.32 5,331 0.14 11.07 160.25
Iron Ore Agglomerates 14,623 0.33 10,634 0.27 11,205 0.30 37.52 30.50
Chromium Ore 456 0.01 445 0.01 543 0.01 2.36 (16.12)
Nickel a - a - a - - -
Others 62,853 1.40 71,326 1.81 40,139 1.09 (11.88) 56.59
Petroleum Products 170,678 3.81 89,945 2.28 37,738 1.02 89.76 352.27
Manufactures 3,557,321 79.44 3,326,522 84.27 3,159,071 85.60 6.94 12.61
Electronic Products 2,541,007 56.74 2,421,428 61.34 2,263,057 61.32 4.94 12.28
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,904,268 42.52 1,771,085 44.87 1,703,030 46.15 7.52 11.82
Electronic Data
Processing 459,497 10.26 461,412 11.69 455,694 12.35 (0.42) 0.83
Office Equipment 27,228 0.61 23,722 0.60 24,045 0.65 14.78 13.24
Consumer Electronics 59,005 1.32 105,520 2.67 19,496 0.53 (44.08) 202.65
Telecommunication 5,490 0.12 4,329 0.11 11,712 0.32 26.80 (53.13)
Communication/Radar 21,789 0.49 20,648 0.52 23,025 0.62 5.53 (5.37)
Control and
Instrumentation 2,813 0.06 4,272 0.11 1,845 0.05 (34.14) 52.49
Medical/Industrial
Instrumentations 4,022 0.09 3,717 0.09 2,277 0.06 8.21 76.67
Automotive Electronics 56,895 1.27 26,722 0.68 21,934 0.59 112.92 159.39
Other Electronics 118,142 2.64 93,606 2.37 91,116 2.47 26.21 29.66
Garments 180,681 4.03 158,281 4.01 196,023 5.31 14.15 (7.83)
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 17,407 0.39 13,392 0.34 22,405 0.61 29.98 (22.31)
Footwear 2,872 0.06 2,850 0.07 1,697 0.05 0.80 69.23
Travel Goods and Handbags 4,871 0.11 14,314 0.36 2,786 0.08 (65.97) 74.81
Wood Manufactures 56,355 1.26 68,263 1.73 42,896 1.16 (17.44) 31.38
Furniture & Fixtures 20,929 0.47 18,680 0.47 19,100 0.52 12.04 9.58
Chemicals 99,992 2.23 72,368 1.83 73,539 1.99 38.17 35.97
Non-Metallic Mineral
Manufactures 27,636 0.62 18,068 0.46 18,675 0.51 52.96 47.98
Machinery & Transport
Equipment 165,332 3.69 160,970 4.08 156,671 4.25 2.71 5.53
Processed food and Beverages 69,554 1.55 66,465 1.68 55,514 1.50 4.65 25.29
Iron & Steel 34,275 0.77 12,487 0.32 8,028 0.22 174.49 326.93
Baby Carr., Toys,
Games and sporting goods 12,151 0.27 11,807 0.30 11,318 0.31 2.92 7.36
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of plaiting
materials 5,157 0.12 4,327 0.11 4,021 0.11 19.19 28.26
Misc.Manufactured Articles,
not elsewhere specified 28,922 0.65 26,249 0.66 23,890 0.65 10.18 21.06
Others 172,038 3.84 162,969 4.13 168,334 4.56 5.56 2.20
Special Transactions 226,693 5.06 111,809 2.83 140,955 3.82 102.75 60.83
Re-Export 149,655 3.34 49,794 1.26 88,544 2.40 200.55 69.02
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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 % share / No growth rate
b - Less than 1,000
r - Revised
p - Preliminary
Components may not add up to totals due to rounding
Page last updated: February 12, 2008
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