Table 2a  Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
          January to May 2008 and 2007
          (FOB in U.S. Dollars)

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Commodity                                                                     2008    |      2007     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-May p  |     Jan-May   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   21,084,593,050   20,452,440,760       3.09

Total Agro-Based Products                                              1,157,022,647      830,828,660      39.26
   Agro-Based Products                                                   925,241,635      628,563,140      47.20
      Coconut Products                                                   584,806,953      285,709,623     104.69
         Copra                                                                     a                a         -
         Coconut Oil                                                     489,381,383      203,687,630     140.26
         Desiccated Coconut                                               64,202,850       63,892,023       0.49
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  27,721,629       14,166,970      95.68
         Others                                                            3,501,091        3,963,000     (11.66)
      Sugar and Products                                                  33,389,625       38,902,465     (14.17)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            30,144,036       33,048,942      (8.79)
         Molasses                                                          2,010,800        4,500,502     (55.32)
         Others                                                            1,234,789        1,353,021      (8.74)
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              307,045,057      303,951,052       1.02
         Canned Pineapple                                                 47,281,829       38,360,131      23.26
         Pineapple Juice                                                  14,174,068       12,211,521      16.07
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           11,248,280       16,789,342     (33.00)
         Bananas                                                         171,024,491      163,835,485       4.39
         Mangoes                                                          10,574,389       11,592,942      (8.79)
         Others                                                           52,742,000       61,161,631     (13.77)
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             231,781,012      202,265,520      14.59
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             114,414,491      109,283,636       4.69
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                             31,248            3,040     927.89
         Abaca Fibers                                                      6,696,973        7,766,030     (13.77)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           20,758,288       11,908,523      74.31
         Natural Rubber                                                   22,281,388       15,764,816      41.34
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                              a                a         -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  15,728,204        8,532,446      84.33
         Rice                                                                677,709          508,029      33.40
         Others                                                           51,192,711       48,499,000       5.55
Forest Products                                                           14,647,275       15,900,710      (7.88)
         Logs                                                                      a           12,000    (100.00)
         Lumber                                                            5,592,865        7,053,607     (20.71)
         Plywood                                                           7,590,262        7,183,338       5.66
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                          1,287,187        1,314,865      (2.11)
         Others                                                              176,961          336,900     (47.47)
Mineral Products                                                       1,072,153,585    1,049,053,321       2.20
         Copper Concentrates                                              51,867,941       48,601,115       6.72
         Copper Metal                                                    524,235,959      535,549,634      (2.11)
         Gold                                                             43,665,812       30,660,972      42.41
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            55,619,248       63,320,053     (12.16)
         Chromium Ore                                                      4,547,536        4,124,089      10.27
         Nickel                                                                    a                a         -
         Others                                                          392,217,089      366,797,458       6.93
Petroleum Products                                                       502,698,158      330,329,867      52.18
Manufactures                                                          17,655,958,087   17,655,971,361      (0.00)
         Electronic Products                                          12,506,295,654   12,996,927,870      (3.77)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                        9,284,719,063   10,149,457,313      (8.52)
            Electronic Data Processing                                 2,238,648,180    2,173,904,171       2.98
            Office Equipment                                             138,269,898      145,822,224      (5.18)
            Consumer Electronics                                         205,323,563      152,854,391      34.33
            Telecommunication                                             88,447,915       41,450,204     113.38
            Communication/Radar                                          120,450,810      122,463,282      (1.64)
            Control and Instrumentation                                   16,864,709       16,838,398       0.16
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            14,974,746       10,194,342      46.89
            Automotive Electronics                                       398,596,770      183,943,545     116.70
         Other Electronics                                               574,725,116      438,386,022      31.10
         Garments                                                        819,297,502      934,597,795     (12.34)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                            85,402,984       84,186,864       1.44
         Footwear                                                         14,008,411       11,901,872      17.70
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        35,656,915       23,380,764      52.51
         Wood Manufactures                                               354,294,897      318,034,103      11.40
         Furniture & Fixtures                                            104,329,203       97,829,233       6.64
         Chemicals                                                       468,147,722      402,606,185      16.28
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                90,670,298       86,904,516       4.33
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                                 847,442,804      708,706,982      19.58
         Processed food and Beverages                                    352,417,993      271,412,131      29.85
         Iron & Steel                                                     99,076,604      106,099,687      (6.62)
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                       53,143,925       52,471,797       1.28
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    20,670,602       25,158,060     (17.84)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              143,061,491      129,902,317      10.13
         Others                                                        1,087,315,966      967,465,163      12.39
Special Transactions                                                     682,113,298      570,356,841      19.59
Re-export                                                                292,822,286      272,868,157       7.31
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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:  July 10, 2008
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