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.

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