Table 1 Philippine Exports to All Countries
February and January 2008 and February 2007
(F.O.B Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity Percent| Percent| Percent| (Percent)
February p Share| January r Share| February Share| Monthly Annual
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Total 4,118.22 100.00 4,230.56 100.00 3,721.35 100.00 (2.66) 10.66
1 Electronic Products 2,455.93 59.64 2,608.81 61.67 2,345.62 63.03 (5.86) 4.70
a) Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,733.41 42.09 1,950.52 46.11 1,787.27 48.03 (11.13) (3.01)
b) Electronic Data Processing 461.08 11.20 461.16 10.90 428.60 11.52 (0.02) 7.58
c) Office Equipment 25.90 0.63 29.29 0.69 30.47 0.82 (11.59) (15.01)
d) Consumer Electronics 38.51 0.94 39.29 0.93 27.65 0.74 (1.98) 39.30
e) Telecommunication 27.47 0.67 5.45 0.13 10.37 0.28 404.29 164.83
f) Communication/Radar 23.74 0.58 20.28 0.48 23.03 0.62 17.03 3.06
g) Control and Instrumentation 3.93 0.10 3.65 0.09 2.78 0.07 7.73 41.43
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 2.95 0.07 1.95 0.05 1.82 0.05 51.58 61.83
i) Automotive Electronics 138.95 3.37 97.22 2.30 33.62 0.90 42.92 313.28
2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing
Accessories 177.40 4.31 171.48 4.05 201.26 5.41 3.45 (11.86)
3 Petroleum Products 1/ 123.78 3.01 106.42 2.52 33.61 0.90 16.31 268.24
4 Woodcrafts and Furniture 95.29 2.31 73.46 1.74 66.23 1.78 29.71 43.89
5 Ignition Wiring Set and Other
Wiring Sets used in vehicles
aircrafts and ships 2/ 89.91 2.18 70.35 1.66 72.03 1.94 27.80 24.83
6 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
Of Refined copper 85.43 2.07 89.28 2.11 97.94 2.63 (4.31) (12.77)
7 Other Products Manufactured from
Materials on consignment basis 76.13 1.85 41.78 0.99 63.09 1.70 82.22 20.67
8 Coconut Oil 3/ 65.99 1.60 130.16 3.08 28.62 0.77 (49.30) 130.57
9 Metal Components 4/ 46.54 1.13 43.89 1.04 33.64 0.90 6.05 38.36
10 Gold 5/ 37.23 0.90 42.28 1.00 7.81 0.21 (11.93) 376.53
Top Ten Exports Total 3,253.64 79.01 3,377.91 79.85 2,949.85 79.27 (3.68) 10.30
11 Bananas (Fresh) 32.65 0.79 27.75 0.66 32.03 0.86 17.64 1.93
12 Pineapple and Pineapple Products 22.06 0.54 18.76 0.44 15.41 0.41 17.59 43.16
13 Tuna 6/ 19.92 0.48 13.28 0.31 11.34 0.30 50.03 75.60
14 Sugar 12.30 0.30 0.40 0.01 8.35 0.22 2,981.18 47.35
15 Dessicated Coconut 12.23 0.30 10.42 0.25 11.03 0.30 17.44 10.92
16 Processed Tropical Fruits 12.14 0.29 9.49 0.22 8.29 0.22 27.94 46.50
17 Iron Ore Agglomerates 11.89 0.29 6.06 0.14 11.52 0.31 96.22 3.27
18 Seaweeds and Carageenan 8.49 0.21 10.49 0.25 6.68 0.18 (19.04) 27.17
19 Copper Concentrates 7.24 0.18 8.05 0.19 8.53 0.23 (10.05) (15.12)
20 Copra Oil Cake or Meal 6.93 0.17 4.17 0.10 1.50 0.04 66.30 363.36
21 Unmanufactured Tobacco 6.06 0.15 2.78 0.07 1.84 0.05 117.49 229.85
22 Basketworks 4.69 0.11 4.19 0.10 4.73 0.13 12.13 (0.84)
23 Fertilizers, Manufactured 4.11 0.10 8.45 0.20 7.46 0.20 (51.44) (44.98)
24 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh,
Chilled or Frozen 4.08 0.10 3.44 0.08 4.85 0.13 18.53 (16.00)
25 Footwear 3.97 0.10 2.53 0.06 2.90 0.08 56.90 36.92
26 Activated Carbon 3.90 0.09 3.35 0.08 2.57 0.07 16.36 51.53
27 Fine Jewelry 2.50 0.06 1.42 0.03 1.67 0.04 76.88 49.58
28 Ceramic Tiles and Decor 2.21 0.05 1.95 0.05 3.24 0.09 13.47 (31.66)
29 Christmas Decor 1.32 0.03 1.34 0.03 1.37 0.04 (1.74) (3.78)
30 Others 685.88 16.65 714.34 16.89 626.19 16.83 (3.98) 9.53
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Source: Foreign Trade Statistics Section
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Notes: 1/ includes refined petroleum products, manufactures from crude petroleum oil imported on consignment basis.
2/ consists only of electrical wiring harness for motor vehicles.
3/ includes crude and refined.
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: April 10, 2008
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