Table 2a  Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
          January to February 2008 and 2007
          (FOB in U.S. Dollars)

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Commodity                                                                     2008    |      2007     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Feb p  |     Jan-Feb   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   8,348,777,724    7,713,193,982        8.24

Total Agro-Based Products                                               444,232,311      261,600,571       69.81
   Agro-Based Products                                                  359,010,775      192,083,718       86.90
      Coconut Products                                                  230,751,238       74,131,881      211.27
         Copra                                                                    a                a          -
         Coconut Oil                                                    196,150,111       46,894,368      318.28
         Desiccated Coconut                                              22,651,998       21,709,812        4.34
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                 11,104,504        3,681,864      201.60
         Others                                                             844,625        1,845,837      (54.24)
      Sugar and Products                                                 13,907,162        9,965,886       39.55
         Centrifugal & Refined                                           12,697,764        8,346,734       52.13
         Molasses                                                           666,800        1,079,600      (38.24)
         Others                                                             542,598          539,552        0.56
      Fruits and Vegetables                                             114,352,375      107,985,951        5.90
         Canned Pineapple                                                20,676,580       14,120,737       46.43
         Pineapple Juice                                                  6,431,644        4,869,014       32.09
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           5,806,630        6,906,002      (15.92)
         Bananas                                                         60,402,889       60,506,818       (0.17)
         Mangoes                                                          2,462,017        2,899,480      (15.09)
         Others                                                          18,572,615       18,683,900       (0.60)
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             85,221,536       69,516,853       22.59
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             39,766,010       38,027,114        4.57
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                            31,248            2,540    1,130.24
         Abaca Fibers                                                     2,702,372        3,671,972      (26.41)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           8,841,947        4,180,649      111.50
         Natural Rubber                                                   9,430,192        6,446,884       46.28
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                             a                a          -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  6,329,356        2,656,169      138.29
         Rice                                                                   896            1,287      (30.38)
         Others                                                          18,119,515       14,530,238       24.70
Forest Products                                                           6,266,119        7,337,930      (14.61)
         Logs                                                                     a                a          -
         Lumber                                                           2,384,570        3,270,824      (27.10)
         Plywood                                                          3,135,605        3,293,825       (4.80)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                           686,565          436,381       57.33
         Others                                                              59,379          336,900      (82.37)
Mineral Products                                                        366,578,196      360,860,173        1.58
         Copper Concentrates                                             15,288,913       19,054,563      (19.76)
         Copper Metal                                                   174,714,376      221,954,132      (21.28)
         Gold                                                            13,971,745       11,344,826       23.16
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                           17,955,601       30,618,754      (41.36)
         Chromium Ore                                                       773,667          554,772       39.46
         Nickel                                                                   a                a          -
         Others                                                         143,873,894       77,333,126       86.04
Petroleum Products                                                      230,192,987      101,043,881      127.81
Manufactures                                                          7,011,359,056    6,757,843,855        3.75
         Electronic Products                                          5,064,744,438    4,914,704,166        3.05
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                       3,683,931,270    3,720,722,614       (0.99)
            Electronic Data Processing                                  922,242,041      941,382,844       (2.03)
            Office Equipment                                             55,189,987       58,615,728       (5.84)
            Consumer Electronics                                         77,798,776       49,336,065       57.69
            Telecommunication                                            32,916,584       22,929,661       43.55
            Communication/Radar                                          44,017,738       42,182,627        4.35
            Control and Instrumentation                                   7,575,048        6,063,800       24.92
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            4,897,981        2,946,118       66.25
            Automotive Electronics                                      236,175,013       70,524,709      234.88
         Other Electronics                                              219,679,144      184,443,483       19.10
         Garments                                                       348,875,604      404,792,366      (13.81)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                           33,128,831       35,080,429       (5.56)
         Footwear                                                         6,495,381        6,562,951       (1.03)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                       10,982,377        2,446,940      348.82
         Wood Manufactures                                              128,647,994      103,862,532       23.86
         Furniture & Fixtures                                            40,094,656       37,858,525        5.91
         Chemicals                                                      166,496,243      152,404,745        9.25
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                               33,069,425       36,002,635       (8.15)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                                324,321,258      268,431,751       20.82
         Processed food and Beverages                                   109,625,266       95,377,213       14.94
         Iron & Steel                                                    39,158,236       39,444,192       (0.72)
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                      19,946,661       19,098,899        4.44
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Material     8,342,282        9,205,028       (9.37)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              52,332,320       53,476,422       (2.14)
         Others                                                         405,418,940      394,651,578        2.73
Special Transactions                                                    290,149,055      224,507,572       29.24
Re-export                                                               127,508,148      109,832,856       16.09

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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

Page last updated:  April 10, 2008
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