Table 1 Philippine Exports to All Countries
March and February 2008 and March 2007
(F.O.B Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity Percent| Percent| Percent| (Percent)
March p Share| February r Share| March Share| Monthly Annual
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Total 4,180.94 100.00 4,112.01 100.00 4,487.33 100.00 1.68 (6.83)
1 Electronic Products 2,444.46 58.47 2,456.70 59.74 2,957.62 65.91 (0.50) (17.35)
a) Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,843.76 44.10 1,733.28 42.15 2,368.83 52.79 6.37 (22.17)
b) Electronic Data Processing 440.06 10.53 461.62 11.23 435.35 9.70 (4.67) 1.08
c) Office Equipment 26.81 0.64 26.04 0.63 31.65 0.71 2.96 (15.28)
d) Consumer Electronics 38.05 0.91 38.70 0.94 38.72 0.86 (1.68) (1.72)
e) Telecommunication 19.83 0.47 27.46 0.67 10.58 0.24 (27.79) 87.46
f) Communication/Radar 26.73 0.64 23.68 0.58 26.10 0.58 12.86 2.39
g) Control and Instrumentation 3.06 0.07 3.93 0.10 4.11 0.09 (22.12) (25.57)
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 3.35 0.08 2.95 0.07 2.19 0.05 13.35 52.63
i) Automotive Electronics 42.82 1.02 139.03 3.38 40.10 0.89 (69.20) 6.77
2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing
Accessories 166.77 3.99 177.32 4.31 184.21 4.11 (5.95) (9.47)
3 Woodcrafts and Furniture 108.23 2.59 91.08 2.22 96.74 2.16 18.83 11.88
4 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
Of Refined copper 94.98 2.27 85.43 2.08 78.24 1.74 11.17 21.40
5 Petroleum Products 1/ 86.23 2.06 123.73 3.01 52.26 1.16 (30.31) 65.01
6 Ignition Wiring Set and Other
Wiring Sets used in vehicles
aircrafts and ships 2/ 86.09 2.06 89.87 2.19 73.09 1.63 (4.21) 17.79
7 Coconut Oil 3/ 81.42 1.95 65.99 1.60 26.67 0.59 23.38 205.27
8 Other Products Manufactured from
Materials on consignment basis 67.27 1.61 76.12 1.85 77.83 1.73 (11.63) (13.57)
9 Metal Components 4/ 46.62 1.12 47.49 1.16 45.55 1.02 (1.83) 2.36
10 Gold 5/ 36.22 0.87 37.23 0.91 20.14 0.45 (2.72) 79.85
Top Ten Exports Total 3,218.29 76.98 3,250.98 79.06 3,612.34 80.50 (1.01) (10.91)
11 Tuna 6/ 27.42 0.66 19.92 0.48 12.48 0.28 37.68 119.73
12 Bananas (Fresh) 26.69 0.64 32.62 0.79 31.35 0.70 (18.19) (14.88)
13 Pineapple and Pineapple Products 18.90 0.45 22.06 0.54 17.78 0.40 (14.33) 6.28
14 Iron Ore Agglomerates 13.88 0.33 11.89 0.29 11.75 0.26 16.67 18.13
15 Processed Tropical Fruits 11.17 0.27 12.15 0.30 12.95 0.29 (8.06) (13.74)
16 Dessicated Coconut 10.80 0.26 12.68 0.31 13.10 0.29 (14.76) (17.53)
17 Copper Concentrates 9.26 0.22 7.24 0.18 7.05 0.16 27.92 31.28
18 Seaweeds and Carageenan 8.46 0.20 8.47 0.21 10.25 0.23 (0.20) (17.52)
19 Copra Oil Cake or Meal 6.42 0.15 6.93 0.17 2.95 0.07 (7.46) 117.82
20 Basketworks 4.63 0.11 4.69 0.11 5.21 0.12 (1.26) (11.21)
21 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh,
Chilled or Frozen 3.41 0.08 4.08 0.10 5.84 0.13 (16.34) (41.57)
22 Fertilizers, Manufactured 3.26 0.08 4.11 0.10 3.74 0.08 (20.51) (12.82)
23 Footwear 3.05 0.07 3.97 0.10 2.14 0.05 (23.23) 42.39
24 Fine Jewelry 2.40 0.06 2.51 0.06 2.40 0.05 (4.57) (0.27)
25 Unmanufactured Tobacco 2.35 0.06 6.06 0.15 3.01 0.07 (61.27) (22.12)
26 Ceramic Tiles and Decor 1.52 0.04 2.21 0.05 2.40 0.05 (31.18) (36.56)
27 Christmas Decor 1.45 0.03 1.32 0.03 2.46 0.05 9.81 (41.07)
28 Activated Carbon 0.64 0.02 3.90 0.09 3.99 0.09 (83.53) (83.88)
29 Sugar 0.64 0.02 12.30 0.30 8.25 0.18 (94.79) (92.23)
30 Others 806.31 19.29 681.93 16.58 715.88 15.95 18.24 12.63
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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: May 9, 2008
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