Table 1 Philippine Exports to All Countries
April and March 2008 and April 2007
(F.O.B Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity Percent| Percent| Percent| (Percent)
April p Share| March r Share| April Share| Monthly Annual
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Total 4,325.14 100.00 4,193.13 100.00 4,124.05 100.00 3.15 4.88
1 Electronic Products 2,518.88 58.24 2,448.15 58.38 2,563.18 62.15 2.89 (1.73)
a) Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,880.92 43.49 1,847.33 44.06 2,043.55 49.55 1.82 (7.96)
b) Electronic Data Processing 457.91 10.59 440.14 10.50 393.86 9.55 4.04 16.26
c) Office Equipment 27.38 0.63 26.74 0.64 27.39 0.66 2.39 (0.06)
d) Consumer Electronics 47.06 1.09 38.02 0.91 33.38 0.81 23.79 40.97
e) Telecommunication 12.07 0.28 19.83 0.47 3.20 0.08 (39.13) 276.68
f) Communication/Radar 23.02 0.53 26.84 0.64 20.75 0.50 (14.24) 10.93
g) Control and Instrumentation 3.02 0.07 3.06 0.07 3.35 0.08 (1.34) (9.90)
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 2.87 0.07 3.36 0.08 3.09 0.07 (14.51) (6.96)
i) Automotive Electronics 64.64 1.49 42.82 1.02 34.60 0.84 50.95 86.80
2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing
Accessories 153.58 3.55 166.88 3.98 163.16 3.96 (7.97) (5.87)
3 Coconut Oil 1/ 147.97 3.42 81.70 1.95 65.61 1.59 81.12 125.53
4 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
Of Refined copper 99.41 2.30 94.98 2.27 101.84 2.47 4.66 (2.39)
5 Petroleum Products 2/ 94.09 2.18 89.57 2.14 91.06 2.21 5.05 3.34
6 Woodcrafts and Furniture 92.67 2.14 107.79 2.57 85.91 2.08 (14.02) 7.87
7 Ignition Wiring Set and Other
Wiring Sets used in vehicles
aircrafts and ships 3/ 72.93 1.69 86.07 2.05 70.96 1.72 (15.27) 2.78
8 Other Products Manufactured from
Materials on consignment basis 59.56 1.38 67.27 1.60 54.92 1.33 (11.46) 8.44
9 Gold 4/ 42.87 0.99 36.22 0.86 26.68 0.65 18.36 60.70
10 Metal Components 5/ 42.83 0.99 46.77 1.12 35.04 0.85 (8.42) 22.24
Top Ten Exports Total 3,324.80 76.87 3,225.39 76.92 3,258.36 79.01 3.08 2.04
11 Bananas (Fresh) 41.40 0.96 27.80 0.66 37.10 0.90 48.91 11.59
12 Tuna 6/ 26.89 0.62 27.47 0.66 14.15 0.34 (2.12) 89.98
13 Pineapple and Pineapple Products 18.35 0.42 18.92 0.45 20.62 0.50 (3.00) (11.02)
14 Copper Concentrates 18.00 0.42 9.26 0.22 7.32 0.18 94.32 145.98
15 Dessicated Coconut 14.93 0.35 10.30 0.25 14.52 0.35 44.87 2.78
16 Processed Tropical Fruits 13.43 0.31 11.47 0.27 11.23 0.27 17.07 19.59
17 Iron Ore Agglomerates 13.29 0.31 13.88 0.33 13.52 0.33 (4.22) (1.69)
18 Seaweeds and Carageenan 11.31 0.26 8.46 0.20 7.77 0.19 33.64 45.44
19 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh,
Chilled or Frozen 5.47 0.13 3.41 0.08 5.50 0.13 60.33 (0.50)
20 Copra Oil Cake or Meal 4.99 0.12 6.44 0.15 2.33 0.06 (22.61) 114.03
21 Fertilizers, Manufactured 4.79 0.11 3.27 0.08 8.53 0.21 46.41 (43.80)
22 Basketworks 4.28 0.10 4.59 0.11 5.38 0.13 (6.80) (20.52)
23 Sugar 4.20 0.10 0.64 0.02 5.47 0.13 554.72 (23.30)
24 Unmanufactured Tobacco 3.99 0.09 2.35 0.06 1.11 0.03 69.96 257.72
25 Christmas Decor 2.66 0.06 1.48 0.04 3.14 0.08 79.43 (15.46)
26 Footwear 2.65 0.06 3.05 0.07 1.09 0.03 (12.96) 142.74
27 Ceramic Tiles and Decor 2.21 0.05 1.53 0.04 2.20 0.05 44.82 0.66
28 Activated Carbon 2.03 0.05 1.17 0.03 3.72 0.09 74.50 (45.38)
29 Fine Jewelry 1.73 0.04 2.40 0.06 1.79 0.04 (27.83) (3.22)
30 Others 803.75 18.58 809.86 19.31 699.18 16.95 (0.75) 14.96
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Source: Foreign Trade Statistics Section
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Notes: 1/ includes crude and refined.
2/ includes refined petroleum products, manufactures from crude petroleum oil imported on consignment basis.
3/ consists only of electrical wiring harness for motor vehicles.
4/ extracted from copper ores and concentrates.
5/ excluding brakes & servo-brakes.
6/ includes fresh, frozen, prepared or preserved in airtight containers.
p preliminary
r revised
Growth rates were computed from actual values.
Page last updated: June 10, 2008
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