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

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                                                      2008                   |       2007        |    Growth Rate
Commodity                                        Percent|             Percent|            Percent|     (Percent)
                                           July p  Share|     June r    Share|      July    Share|   Monthly   Annual
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Total                                  4,429.99   100.00   4,513.41    100.00   4,248.79   100.00     (1.85)     4.26

 1 Electronic Products                 2,559.53    57.78   2,631.53     58.30   2,493.62    58.69     (2.74)     2.64
   a) Components/Devices
        (Semiconductors)               1,885.10    42.55   1,889.40     41.86   1,852.18    43.59     (0.23)     1.78
   b) Electronic Data Processing         445.95    10.07     439.28      9.73     447.80    10.54      1.52     (0.41)
   c) Office Equipment                    25.64     0.58      30.43      0.67      24.91     0.59    (15.74)     2.92
   d) Consumer Electronics                31.63     0.71      43.50      0.96      47.96     1.13    (27.29)   (34.05)
   e) Telecommunication                   29.12     0.66      25.91      0.57      12.22     0.29     12.41    138.26
   f) Communication/Radar                 28.08     0.63      24.26      0.54      19.69     0.46     15.73     42.60
   g) Control and Instrumentation          4.97     0.11       3.41      0.08       2.57     0.06     45.76     93.68
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation   2.52     0.06       3.03      0.07       3.15     0.07    (16.76)   (20.06)
   i) Automotive Electronics             106.52     2.40     172.33      3.82      83.15     1.96    (38.19)    28.11
 2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing
     Accessories                         170.16     3.84     172.28      3.82     240.84     5.67     (1.23)   (29.35)
 3 Petroleum Products  1/                168.10     3.79     137.28      3.04     115.42     2.72     22.45     45.64
 4 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
     Of Refined copper                   106.06     2.39     122.16      2.71      66.19     1.56    (13.18)    60.24
 5 Coconut Oil  2/                       100.52     2.27     129.15      2.86      62.25     1.47    (22.16)    61.48
 6 Woodcrafts and Furniture               95.91     2.16     110.72      2.45      89.70     2.11    (13.38)     6.92
 7 Ignition Wiring Set and Other
     Wiring Sets used in vehicles
     aircrafts and ships 3/               72.85     1.64      78.33      1.74      89.41     2.10     (6.99)   (18.52)
 8 Gold  4/                               51.76     1.17      33.61      0.74       9.45     0.22     53.99    447.42
 9 Metal Components  5/                   51.16     1.15      53.36      1.18      52.43     1.23     (4.13)    (2.42)
10 Other Products Manufactured from
     Materials on consignment basis       43.31     0.98      46.18      1.02      58.37     1.37     (6.22)   (25.80)

   Top  Ten  Exports Total             3,419.37    77.19   3,514.60     77.87   3,277.69    77.14     (2.71)     4.32

11 Tuna  6/                               41.55     0.94      28.42      0.63      14.86     0.35     46.21    179.61
12 Bananas (Fresh)                        28.82     0.65      34.78      0.77      26.47     0.62    (17.14)     8.89
13 Dessicated Coconut                     27.64     0.62      22.73      0.50      14.93     0.35     21.56     85.16
14 Pineapple and Pineapple Products       21.55     0.49      19.07      0.42      22.96     0.54     13.00     (6.12)
15 Copper Concentrates                    21.10     0.48       9.07      0.20       8.83     0.21    132.67    138.98
16 Processed Tropical Fruits              15.01     0.34      12.86      0.28      14.48     0.34     16.70      3.67
17 Seaweeds and Carageenan                 9.67     0.22      10.54      0.23       4.66     0.11     (8.33)   107.33
18 Iron Ore Agglomerates                   9.64     0.22      10.43      0.23      29.00     0.68     (7.59)   (66.76)
19 Fertilizers, Manufactured               8.81     0.20       2.57      0.06       2.94     0.07    243.27    200.03
20 Unmanufactured Tobacco                  8.65     0.20       5.39      0.12       4.40     0.10     60.46     96.49
21 Christmas Decor                         6.69     0.15       5.42      0.12       9.00     0.21     23.47    (25.64)
22 Sugar                                   5.65     0.13       5.65      0.13      18.61     0.44     (0.01)   (69.66)
23 Copra Oil Cake or Meal                  5.26     0.12       5.83      0.13       3.89     0.09     (9.77)    35.28
24 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh,
     Chilled or Frozen                     4.73     0.11       7.38      0.16       5.60     0.13    (35.88)   (15.48)
25 Basketworks                             4.13     0.09       3.43      0.08       5.51     0.13     20.44    (25.00)
26 Fine Jewelry                            3.04     0.07       1.94      0.04       2.75     0.06     56.73     10.73
27 Footwear                                2.90     0.07       3.33      0.07       4.01     0.09    (12.81)   (27.66)
28 Activated Carbon                        2.67     0.06       2.83      0.06       3.35     0.08     (5.92)   (20.36)
29 Ceramic Tiles and Decor                 2.22     0.05       2.01      0.04       4.09     0.10     10.14    (45.82)
30 Others                                780.91    17.63     805.13     17.84     770.78    18.14     (3.01)     1.31


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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/ extracted from copper ores and concentrates.
         5/ excluding brakes & servo-brakes.
         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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