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.

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