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

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Commodity                                                                     2008    |      2007     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Jun p  |     Jan-Jun   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                 25,578,033,599    24,599,861,532       3.98

Total Agro-Based Products                                            1,422,659,391     1,020,577,893      39.40
   Agro-Based Products                                               1,137,303,731       780,540,276      45.71
      Coconut Products                                                 730,774,962       361,459,756     102.17
         Copra                                                                   a                 a         -
         Coconut Oil                                                   606,353,938       260,689,071     132.60
         Desiccated Coconut                                             86,936,803        77,777,353      11.78
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                33,547,371        18,451,060      81.82
         Others                                                          3,936,850         4,542,272     (13.33)
      Sugar and Products                                                40,466,399        48,441,040     (16.46)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                          35,791,429        42,263,842     (15.31)
         Molasses                                                        3,021,800         4,500,502     (32.86)
         Others                                                          1,653,170         1,676,696      (1.40)
      Fruits and Vegetables                                            366,062,370       370,639,480      (1.23)
         Canned Pineapple                                               57,267,726        50,181,941      14.12
         Pineapple Juice                                                16,755,059        14,633,311      14.50
         Pineapple Concentrates                                         13,263,643        20,089,681     (33.98)
         Bananas                                                       205,795,785       201,385,223       2.19
         Mangoes                                                        12,331,312        13,848,997     (10.96)
         Others                                                         60,648,845        70,500,327     (13.97)
   Other Agro-Based Products                                           285,355,660       240,037,617      18.88
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns           142,808,209       129,459,259      10.31
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                           36,917            57,600     (35.91)
         Abaca Fibers                                                    8,495,734         8,700,098      (2.35)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                         26,331,934        14,819,376      77.69
         Natural Rubber                                                 25,625,331        19,074,276      34.34
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                            a                 a         -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                18,230,129        10,502,497      73.58
         Rice                                                              677,883           508,257      33.37
         Others                                                         63,149,523        56,916,254      10.95
Forest Products                                                         19,497,500        18,088,254       7.79
         Logs                                                                  -              12,000    (100.00)
         Lumber                                                          6,873,284         7,736,046     (11.15)
         Plywood                                                        10,840,636         7,871,855      37.71
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                        1,460,536         2,024,981     (27.87)
         Others                                                            323,044           443,372     (27.14)
Mineral Products                                                     1,279,596,470     1,257,486,954       1.76
         Copper Concentrates                                            52,064,166        57,778,624      (9.89)
         Copper Metal                                                  646,394,595       597,666,422       8.15
         Gold                                                           51,473,632        37,068,718      38.86
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                          66,050,812        84,314,791     (21.66)
         Chromium Ore                                                    5,834,665         5,308,342       9.92
         Nickel                                                                  a                 a         -
         Others                                                        457,778,600       475,350,057      (3.70)
Petroleum Products                                                     639,973,215       469,041,785      36.44
Manufactures                                                        21,411,045,044    21,147,374,505       1.25
         Electronic Products                                        15,137,798,496    15,470,723,488      (2.15)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                     11,174,120,096    11,970,838,869      (6.66)
            Electronic Data Processing                               2,676,723,671     2,621,422,680       2.11
            Office Equipment                                           168,696,006       168,283,584       0.25
            Consumer Electronics                                       249,755,543       191,281,600      30.57
            Telecommunication                                          114,595,860        53,877,678     112.70
            Communication/Radar                                        144,727,365       146,389,508      (1.14)
            Control and Instrumentation                                 20,273,059        19,181,034       5.69
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                          18,000,598        12,738,325      41.31
            Automotive Electronics                                     570,906,298       286,710,210      99.12
         Other Electronics                                             701,277,650       527,548,717      32.93
         Garments                                                      991,605,772     1,121,099,346     (11.55)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                         104,753,075        99,968,586       4.79
         Footwear                                                       17,336,123        15,719,844      10.28
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                      42,850,775        31,406,202      36.44
         Wood Manufactures                                             445,842,935       383,783,649      16.17
         Furniture & Fixtures                                          123,493,890       118,745,771       4.00
         Chemicals                                                     564,045,060       513,224,164       9.90
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                             106,936,280       101,664,142       5.19
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                             1,016,953,454       882,706,214      15.21
         Processed food and Beverages                                  431,467,359       331,132,478      30.30
         Iron & Steel                                                  150,148,924       126,143,816      19.03
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                     66,981,670        66,611,857       0.56
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials  23,453,635        29,042,653     (19.24)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                            175,646,202       156,519,986      12.22
         Others                                                      1,310,453,744     1,171,333,592      11.88
Special Transactions                                                   805,261,979       687,292,141      17.16
Re-export                                                              344,645,337       311,711,318      10.57
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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:  August 8, 2008
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