Table 2a Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
January to April 2008 and 2007
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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Commodity 2008 | 2007 | Growth
Jan-Apr p | Jan-Apr | Rate
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Total Exports 16,860,842,839 16,324,576,274 3.29
Total Agro-Based Products 937,662,400 619,699,871 51.31
Agro-Based Products 757,848,559 465,038,063 62.96
Coconut Products 499,318,373 200,629,389 148.88
Copra a a -
Coconut Oil 425,817,950 139,174,395 205.96
Desiccated Coconut 48,320,917 49,331,559 (2.05)
Copra Meal/Cake 22,532,209 8,957,342 151.55
Others 2,647,297 3,166,093 (16.39)
Sugar and Products 19,851,197 27,041,791 (26.59)
Centrifugal & Refined 17,537,830 22,072,259 (20.54)
Molasses 1,314,800 3,990,400 (67.05)
Others 998,567 979,132 1.98
Fruits and Vegetables 238,678,989 237,366,883 0.55
Canned Pineapple 38,753,754 30,502,423 27.05
Pineapple Juice 11,482,770 9,708,434 18.28
Pineapple Concentrates 9,858,535 12,721,896 (22.51)
Bananas 129,583,986 128,965,713 0.48
Mangoes 7,663,202 8,078,366 (5.14)
Others 41,336,742 47,390,051 (12.77)
Other Agro-Based Products 179,813,841 154,661,808 16.26
Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns 85,746,280 80,386,087 6.67
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted 31,248 3,040 927.89
Abaca Fibers 5,233,373 6,492,124 (19.39)
Tobacco Unmanufactured 15,175,546 8,307,691 82.67
Natural Rubber 18,809,957 13,745,232 36.85
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a a -
Seaweeds, Dried 13,272,142 6,641,396 99.84
Rice 669,529 507,390 31.96
Others 40,875,766 38,578,848 5.95
Forest Products 9,962,819 13,836,971 (28.00)
Logs a 12,000 (100.00)
Lumber 4,549,559 6,255,341 (27.27)
Plywood 4,177,655 6,169,435 (32.28)
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 1,082,200 1,063,295 1.78
Others 153,405 336,900 (54.47)
Mineral Products 799,576,949 776,107,903 3.02
Copper Concentrates 42,546,144 33,425,252 27.29
Copper Metal 369,099,279 402,033,994 (8.19)
Gold 36,026,762 23,739,393 51.76
Iron Ore Agglomerates 45,123,361 55,885,703 (19.26)
Chromium Ore 4,130,490 3,150,878 31.09
Nickel a a -
Others 302,650,913 257,872,683 17.36
Petroleum Products 413,812,764 244,357,556 69.35
Manufactures 14,149,820,233 14,200,481,592 (0.36)
Electronic Products 10,032,539,990 10,435,506,909 (3.86)
Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 7,412,055,999 8,133,098,098 (8.87)
Electronic Data Processing 1,820,839,647 1,770,587,533 2.84
Office Equipment 109,450,318 117,657,991 (6.98)
Consumer Electronics 163,064,542 121,436,944 34.28
Telecommunication 64,802,421 36,710,963 76.52
Communication/Radar 93,827,054 89,035,725 5.38
Control and Instrumentation 13,652,683 13,523,834 0.95
Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 11,130,893 8,225,371 35.32
Automotive Electronics 343,716,433 145,230,450 136.67
Other Electronics 467,288,272 366,109,166 27.64
Garments 669,259,719 752,165,887 (11.02)
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 69,407,641 68,351,711 1.54
Footwear 12,191,522 9,793,794 24.48
Travel Goods and Handbags 28,714,163 13,159,949 118.19
Wood Manufactures 282,039,154 247,879,636 13.78
Furniture & Fixtures 82,966,944 76,479,025 8.48
Chemicals 390,788,815 341,604,545 14.40
Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 72,387,695 70,712,527 2.37
Machinery & Transport Equipment 658,199,533 569,640,898 15.55
Processed food and Beverages 261,628,696 209,698,153 24.76
Iron & Steel 81,242,979 79,085,013 2.73
Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods 41,854,634 40,495,119 3.36
Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials 17,886,381 20,603,544 (13.19)
Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s. 114,289,339 103,638,961 10.28
Others 867,134,756 795,556,755 9.00
Special Transactions 550,007,674 470,092,381 17.00
Re-export 237,856,648 230,787,583 3.06
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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: June 10, 2008
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