Table 1  Philippine Exports to All Countries
         June and May 2008 and June 2007
         (F.O.B Value in Million U.S. Dollars)

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                                                      2008                   |       2007        |    Growth Rate
Commodity                                        Percent|             Percent|            Percent|     (Percent)
                                           June p  Share|      May r    Share|      June    Share|   Monthly   Annual
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Total                                  4,493.48   100.00   4,224.12    100.00   4,147.42   100.00      6.38     8.34

 1 Electronic Products                 2,631.51    58.56   2,473.82     58.56   2,473.80    59.65      6.37     6.38
   a) Components/Devices
        (Semiconductors)               1,889.40    42.05   1,872.69     44.33   1,821.38    43.92      0.89     3.73
   b) Electronic Data Processing         439.28     9.78     416.63      9.86     447.52    10.79      5.44    (1.84)
   c) Office Equipment                    30.43     0.68      28.82      0.68      22.46     0.54      5.57    35.46
   d) Consumer Electronics                43.48     0.97      43.24      1.02      38.43     0.93      0.56    13.16
   e) Telecommunication                   25.91     0.58      23.89      0.57      12.43     0.30      8.46   108.47
   f) Communication/Radar                 24.28     0.54      26.63      0.63      23.93     0.58     (8.84)    1.46
   g) Control and Instrumentation          3.41     0.08       3.21      0.08       2.34     0.06      6.11    45.49
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation   3.03     0.07       3.84      0.09       2.54     0.06    (21.28)   18.94
   i) Automotive Electronics             172.31     3.83      54.87      1.30     102.77     2.48    214.04    67.67
 2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing
     Accessories                         172.33     3.84     150.16      3.55     186.50     4.50     14.76    (7.60)
 3 Petroleum Products  1/                137.28     3.05      88.89      2.10     138.71     3.34     54.44    (1.04)
 4 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
     Of Refined copper                   122.16     2.72     155.14      3.67      62.12     1.50    (21.26)   96.66
 5 Coconut Oil  2/                       116.97     2.60      63.55      1.50      57.00     1.37     84.05   105.21
 6 Woodcrafts and Furniture              110.72     2.46      94.25      2.23      86.69     2.09     17.47    27.72
 7 Ignition Wiring Set and Other
     Wiring Sets used in vehicles
     aircrafts and ships 3/               78.33     1.74      69.65      1.65      70.50     1.70     12.47    11.11
 8 Metal Components  4/                   53.39     1.19      49.60      1.17      34.81     0.84      7.63    53.35
 9 Other Products Manufactured from
     Materials on consignment basis       46.18     1.03      49.90      1.18      52.09     1.26     (7.45)  (11.34)
10 Bananas (Fresh)                        34.77     0.77      41.44      0.98      37.55     0.91    (16.09)   (7.40)

   Top  Ten  Exports Total             3,503.64    77.97   3,236.39     76.62   3,199.77    77.15      8.26     9.50

11 Gold  5/                               33.61     0.75      39.88      0.94      17.28     0.42    (15.72)   94.52
12 Tuna  6/                               28.42     0.63      38.98      0.92      11.71     0.28    (27.09)  142.62
13 Dessicated Coconut                     22.73     0.51      15.88      0.38      13.89     0.33     43.14    63.73
14 Pineapple and Pineapple Products       19.07     0.42      20.43      0.48      23.09     0.56     (6.66)  (17.42)
15 Processed Tropical Fruits              12.87     0.29      13.77      0.33      12.21     0.29     (6.55)    5.43
16 Seaweeds and Carageenan                10.54     0.23       7.99      0.19       6.26     0.15     32.04    68.36
17 Iron Ore Agglomerates                  10.43     0.23      10.50      0.25      20.99     0.51     (0.61)  (50.31)
18 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh,
     Chilled or Frozen                     7.38     0.16       6.07      0.14       5.12     0.12     21.63    44.11
19 Copra Oil Cake or Meal                  5.83     0.13       5.19      0.12       4.28     0.10     12.26    35.99
20 Sugar                                   5.65     0.13      12.61      0.30       9.21     0.22    (55.20)  (38.71)
21 Unmanufactured Tobacco                  5.53     0.12       5.62      0.13       2.91     0.07     (1.56)   90.13
22 Christmas Decor                         5.42     0.12       4.71      0.11       6.93     0.17     15.19   (21.78)
23 Basketworks                             3.43     0.08       3.45      0.08       4.77     0.11     (0.71)  (28.09)
24 Footwear                                3.33     0.07       1.82      0.04       3.82     0.09     83.15   (12.84)
25 Activated Carbon                        2.83     0.06       1.75      0.04       3.50     0.08     61.90   (18.95)
26 Fertilizers, Manufactured               2.57     0.06       6.04      0.14       4.08     0.10    (57.49)  (37.04)
27 Ceramic Tiles and Decor                 2.01     0.04       2.93      0.07       2.13     0.05    (31.24)   (5.36)
28 Fine Jewelry                            1.94     0.04       1.57      0.04       1.69     0.04     23.33    14.71
29 Copper Concentrates                     0.20     0.00       9.32      0.22       9.18     0.22    (97.89)  (97.86)
30 Others                                806.05    17.94     779.25     18.45     784.60    18.92      3.44     2.73

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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/ includes crude and refined.
         3/ consists only of electrical wiring harness for motor vehicles.
         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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