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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