Table 1 Philippine Exports to All Countries
May and April 2008 and May 2007
(F.O.B Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity Percent| Percent| Percent| (Percent)
May p Share| April r Share| May Share| Monthly Annual
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Total 4,224.17 100.00 4,324.72 100.00 4,127.86 100.00 (2.33) 2.33
1 Electronic Products 2,473.83 58.56 2,518.81 58.24 2,561.42 62.05 (1.79) (3.42)
a) Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,872.69 44.33 1,880.90 43.49 2,016.36 48.85 (0.44) (7.13)
b) Electronic Data Processing 417.83 9.89 457.89 10.59 403.32 9.77 (8.75) 3.60
c) Office Equipment 28.82 0.68 27.38 0.63 28.16 0.68 5.26 2.33
d) Consumer Electronics 42.30 1.00 47.02 1.09 31.42 0.76 (10.05) 34.62
e) Telecommunication 23.65 0.56 12.07 0.28 4.74 0.11 95.91 398.93
f) Communication/Radar 26.63 0.63 23.01 0.53 33.43 0.81 15.73 (20.33)
g) Control and Instrumentation 3.21 0.08 3.02 0.07 3.31 0.08 6.42 (3.09)
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 3.84 0.09 2.87 0.07 1.97 0.05 33.81 95.22
i) Automotive Electronics 54.87 1.30 64.65 1.49 38.71 0.94 (15.13) 41.73
2 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
Of Refined copper 155.14 3.67 99.41 2.30 133.52 3.23 56.06 16.19
3 Articles of Apparel and Clothing
Accessories 150.18 3.56 153.44 3.55 182.43 4.42 (2.13) (17.68)
4 Woodcrafts and Furniture 94.27 2.23 92.02 2.13 91.47 2.22 2.45 3.07
5 Petroleum Products 1/ 88.89 2.10 94.09 2.18 85.97 2.08 (5.53) 3.39
6 Ignition Wiring Set and Other
Wiring Sets used in vehicles
aircrafts and ships 2/ 69.65 1.65 72.93 1.69 56.94 1.38 (4.51) 22.31
7 Coconut Oil 3/ 63.55 1.50 147.98 3.42 64.51 1.56 (57.05) (1.49)
8 Other Products Manufactured from
Materials on consignment basis 49.90 1.18 59.56 1.38 53.82 1.30 (16.22) (7.29)
9 Metal Components 4/ 49.60 1.17 42.84 0.99 41.25 1.00 15.79 20.23
10 Bananas (Fresh) 41.44 0.98 41.40 0.96 34.87 0.84 0.09 18.84
Top Ten Exports Total 3,236.44 76.62 3,322.48 76.83 3,306.21 80.09 (2.59) (2.11)
11 Gold 5/ 39.88 0.94 42.87 0.99 36.10 0.87 (6.98) 10.46
12 Tuna 6/ 38.98 0.92 26.89 0.62 22.95 0.56 44.94 69.81
13 Pineapple and Pineapple Products 20.43 0.48 18.35 0.42 21.84 0.53 11.33 (6.46)
14 Dessicated Coconut 15.88 0.38 14.93 0.35 14.56 0.35 6.41 9.08
15 Processed Tropical Fruits 13.77 0.33 13.43 0.31 12.47 0.30 2.55 10.40
16 Sugar 12.61 0.30 4.20 0.10 10.98 0.27 200.24 14.85
17 Iron Ore Agglomerates 10.50 0.25 13.29 0.31 7.43 0.18 (21.03) 41.18
18 Copper Concentrates 9.32 0.22 18.00 0.42 15.18 0.37 (48.20) (38.57)
19 Seaweeds and Carageenan 7.99 0.19 11.30 0.26 7.67 0.19 (29.36) 4.17
20 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh,
Chilled or Frozen 6.07 0.14 5.47 0.13 7.05 0.17 10.94 (13.97)
21 Fertilizers, Manufactured 6.04 0.14 4.79 0.11 0.29 0.01 25.98 2,008.69
22 Unmanufactured Tobacco 5.58 0.13 3.99 0.09 3.60 0.09 40.01 55.04
23 Copra Oil Cake or Meal 5.19 0.12 4.99 0.12 5.21 0.13 4.09 (0.39)
24 Christmas Decor 4.71 0.11 2.65 0.06 3.88 0.09 77.87 21.34
25 Basketworks 3.45 0.08 4.28 0.10 4.98 0.12 (19.34) (30.69)
26 Ceramic Tiles and Decor 2.93 0.07 2.21 0.05 1.89 0.05 32.28 54.57
27 Footwear 1.82 0.04 2.65 0.06 2.11 0.05 (31.46) (13.81)
28 Activated Carbon 1.75 0.04 2.03 0.05 2.63 0.06 (13.73) (33.39)
29 Fine Jewelry 1.57 0.04 1.78 0.04 2.16 0.05 (11.56) (27.00)
30 Others 779.28 18.45 804.15 18.59 638.68 15.47 (3.09) 22.01
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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: July 10, 2008
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