Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
January 2008 and December and January 2007
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity January p | December r | January r | Percent
FOB Value % share | FOB Value % share | FOB Value % share | Monthly | Annual
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Total Exports 4,241,252 100.00 4,472,438 100.00 3,986,935 100.00 (5.17) 6.38
Total Agro-Based Products 241,089 5.68 232,610 5.20 120,174 3.01 3.65 100.62
Agro-Based Products 201,369 4.75 189,265 4.23 86,807 2.18 6.40 131.97
Coconut Products 147,426 3.48 125,090 2.80 31,594 0.79 17.86 366.63
Copra a - a - a - - -
Coconut Oil 131,332 3.10 107,426 2.40 18,275 0.46 22.25 618.65
Desiccated Coconut 10,535 0.25 11,374 0.25 10,680 0.27 (7.37) (1.35)
Copra Meal/Cake 5,143 0.12 5,525 0.12 2,185 0.05 (6.91) 135.37
Others 416 0.01 765 0.02 454 0.01 (45.67) (8.50)
Sugar and Products 706 0.02 825 0.02 903 0.02 (14.53) (21.89)
Centrifugal & Refined 399 0.01 470 0.01 a - (15.07) -
Molasses 18 0.00 a - 570 0.01 - (96.79)
Others 288 0.01 355 0.01 333 0.01 (18.96) (13.55)
Fruits and Vegetables 53,237 1.26 63,349 1.42 54,310 1.36 (15.96) (1.98)
Canned Pineapple 9,326 0.22 13,469 0.30 8,269 0.21 (30.76) 12.78
Pineapple Juice 2,588 0.06 2,581 0.06 2,607 0.07 0.29 (0.71)
Pineapple Concentrates 2,653 0.06 2,735 0.06 3,571 0.09 (3.02) (25.71)
Bananas 27,753 0.65 32,976 0.74 28,476 0.71 (15.84) (2.54)
Mangoes 1,159 0.03 1,107 0.02 1,456 0.04 4.65 (20.40)
Others 9,758 0.23 10,480 0.23 9,931 0.25 (6.89) (1.74)
Other Agro-Based Products 39,720 0.94 43,345 0.97 33,367 0.84 (8.36) 19.04
Fish, Fresh or Preserved
Of Which:shrimps and prawns 18,951 0.45 22,738 0.51 18,794 0.47 (16.66) 0.84
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted a - a - a - - -
Abaca Fibers 1,573 0.04 515 0.01 2,037 0.05 205.31 (22.79)
Tobacco Unmanufactured 2,785 0.07 5,488 0.12 2,344 0.06 (49.25) 18.79
Natural Rubber 3,198 0.08 2,691 0.06 3,242 0.08 18.83 (1.36)
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a - a - a - - -
Seaweeds, Dried 4,172 0.10 2,162 0.05 1,015 0.03 92.93 310.97
Rice a - a - b 0.00 - (100.00)
Others 9,041 0.21 9,750 0.22 5,934 0.15 (7.27) 52.36
Forest Products 3,147 0.07 1,307 0.03 3,476 0.09 140.70 (9.46)
Logs a - a - a - - -
Lumber 563 0.01 786 0.02 1,542 0.04 (28.43) (63.49)
Plywood 2,078 0.05 233 0.01 1,473 0.04 792.36 41.06
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 446 0.01 255 0.01 146 0.00 74.62 205.04
Others 59 0.00 32 0.00 314 0.01 83.20 (81.10)
Mineral Products 184,862 4.36 289,402 6.47 188,687 4.73 (36.12) (2.03)
Copper Concentrates 8,049 0.19 15,316 0.34 10,525 0.26 (47.45) (23.52)
Copper Metal 89,280 2.11 182,283 4.08 124,012 3.11 (51.02) (28.01)
Gold 6,659 0.16 13,875 0.31 5,354 0.13 (52.01) 24.38
Iron Ore Agglomerates 6,062 0.14 14,623 0.33 19,102 0.48 (58.55) (68.27)
Chromium Ore 456 0.01 456 0.01 146 0.00 (0.02) 211.77
Nickel a - a - a - - -
Others 74,356 1.75 62,850 1.41 29,548 0.74 18.31 151.65
Petroleum Products 106,413 2.51 170,719 3.82 67,431 1.69 (37.67) 57.81
Manufactures 3,530,184 83.23 3,551,447 79.41 3,483,027 87.36 (0.60) 1.35
Electronic Products 2,609,088 61.52 2,539,971 56.79 2,568,349 64.42 2.72 1.59
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,950,291 45.98 1,904,347 42.58 1,933,455 48.49 2.41 0.87
Electronic Data
Processing 461,412 10.88 459,610 10.28 512,101 12.84 0.39 (9.90)
Office Equipment 29,278 0.69 27,241 0.61 28,110 0.71 7.48 4.15
Consumer Electronics 39,472 0.93 58,360 1.30 21,662 0.54 (32.36) 82.21
Telecommunication 5,550 0.13 5,476 0.12 12,557 0.31 1.35 (55.80)
Communication/Radar 20,275 0.48 21,627 0.48 19,152 0.48 (6.25) 5.87
Control and
Instrumentation 3,822 0.09 2,710 0.06 3,286 0.08 41.04 16.32
Medical/Industrial
Instrumentations 1,944 0.05 4,022 0.09 1,123 0.03 (51.66) 73.20
Automotive Electronics 97,044 2.29 56,577 1.27 36,903 0.93 71.52 162.97
Other Electronics 99,099 2.34 118,118 2.64 92,591 2.32 (16.10) 7.03
Garments 171,647 4.05 180,610 4.04 203,529 5.10 (4.96) (15.66)
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 15,435 0.36 17,503 0.39 17,581 0.44 (11.82) (12.21)
Footwear 2,528 0.06 2,872 0.06 3,666 0.09 (11.98) (31.03)
Travel Goods and Handbags 3,143 0.07 4,868 0.11 1,285 0.03 (35.44) 144.50
Wood Manufactures 59,431 1.40 54,687 1.22 56,839 1.43 8.67 4.56
Furniture & Fixtures 17,066 0.40 20,985 0.47 18,657 0.47 (18.67) (8.52)
Chemicals 85,226 2.01 99,971 2.24 72,013 1.81 (14.75) 18.35
Non-Metallic Mineral
Manufactures 15,611 0.37 27,647 0.62 16,274 0.41 (43.53) (4.08)
Machinery &
Transport Equipment 163,001 3.84 158,813 3.55 124,470 3.12 2.64 30.96
Processed food and Beverages 48,831 1.15 71,489 1.60 43,854 1.10 (31.69) 11.35
Iron & Steel 14,609 0.34 34,275 0.77 31,733 0.80 (57.38) (53.96)
Baby Carr., Toys, Games
and sporting goods 9,896 0.23 12,144 0.27 10,049 0.25 (18.51) (1.52)
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of plaiting
materials 3,766 0.09 5,160 0.12 4,575 0.11 (27.01) (17.68)
Misc.Manufactured Articles,
not elsewhere specified 22,284 0.53 29,000 0.65 27,176 0.68 (23.16) (18.00)
Others 189,523 4.47 173,331 3.88 190,385 4.78 9.34 (0.45)
Special Transactions 175,559 4.14 226,953 5.07 124,141 3.11 (22.65) 41.42
Re-Export 73,443 1.73 149,655 3.35 73,726 1.85 (50.92) (0.38)
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Source: Economic Indices and Indicators Division
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Notes: a - No export data
b - Less than 1,000
- - No growth rate / No % share
r - Revised
p - Preliminary
Components may not add up to totals due to rounding
Page last updated: March 11, 2008
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