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.

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