Table 2  Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
         July and June 2008 and July 2007
         (FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)

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                                                    2008                   |        2007       |       Growth Rate
Commodity                                     July p  |          June r    |         July      |         Percent
                                   FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly    |  Annual
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      Total Exports                4,429,989   100.00   4,513,409   100.00   4,248,793  100.00     (1.85)        4.26

Total Agro-Based Products            253,640     5.73     277,618     6.15     197,733    4.65     (8.64)       28.27

   Agro-Based Products               196,230     4.43     224,229     4.97     158,367    3.73    (12.49)       23.91
      Coconut Products               134,472     3.04     158,128     3.50      81,874    1.93    (14.96)       64.24
         Copra                             a       -            a       -            a      -         -            -
         Coconut Oil                 100,522     2.27     129,145     2.86      62,251    1.47    (22.16)       61.48
         Desiccated Coconut           27,635     0.62      22,734     0.50      14,925    0.35     21.56        85.16
         Copra Meal/Cake               5,257     0.12       5,826     0.13       3,886    0.09     (9.77)       35.28
         Others                        1,058     0.02         423     0.01         811    0.02    149.86        30.40
      Sugar and Products               6,731     0.15       7,077     0.16      19,911    0.47     (4.89)      (66.20)
         Centrifugal & Refined         5,647     0.13       5,647     0.13      18,612    0.44     (0.01)      (69.66)
         Molasses                        830     0.02       1,011     0.02         600    0.01    (17.95)       38.26
         Others                          254     0.01         418     0.01         699    0.02    (39.20)      (63.59)
      Fruits and Vegetables           55,028     1.24      59,023     1.31      56,583    1.33     (6.77)       (2.75)
         Canned Pineapple             12,401     0.28       9,986     0.22      13,485    0.32     24.18        (8.04)
         Pineapple Juice               2,082     0.05       2,581     0.06       2,736    0.06    (19.35)      (23.93)
         Pineapple Concentrates        1,980     0.04       2,015     0.04       2,315    0.05     (1.76)      (14.46)
         Bananas                      28,818     0.65      34,777     0.77      26,466    0.62    (17.14)        8.89
         Mangoes                       1,608     0.04       1,757     0.04       2,070    0.05     (8.49)      (22.34)
         Others                        8,140     0.18       7,907     0.18       9,511    0.22      2.95       (14.41)
   Other Agro-Based Products          57,409     1.30      53,389     1.18      39,365    0.93      7.53        45.84
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved
          Of Which:shrimps and prawns 28,529     0.64      28,389     0.63      23,869    0.56      0.49        19.52
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted          2     0.00           6     0.00           a      -     (65.78)         -
         Abaca Fibers                  2,351     0.05       1,799     0.04         690    0.02     30.70       240.94
         Tobacco Unmanufactured        8,652     0.20       5,392     0.12       4,404    0.10     60.46        96.49
         Natural Rubber                4,183     0.09       3,344     0.07       2,562    0.06     25.08        63.24
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted      a       -            a       -            a      -         -            -
         Seaweeds, Dried                 731     0.02       2,502     0.06       1,169    0.03    (70.79)      (37.47)
         Rice                              a       -            b     0.00           b    0.00   (100.00)     (100.00)
         Others                       12,962     0.29      11,957     0.26       6,672    0.16      8.40        94.27

Forest Products                        1,980     0.04       4,850     0.11       6,041    0.14    (59.17)      (67.22)

         Logs                              a       -            a       -            a      -         -            -
         Lumber                        1,184     0.03       1,280     0.03       1,665    0.04     (7.54)      (28.91)
         Plywood                         548     0.01       3,250     0.07       4,019    0.09    (83.13)      (86.35)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks         68     0.00         173     0.00         246    0.01    (60.84)      (72.45)
         Others                          180     0.00         146     0.00         110    0.00     23.21        63.72

Mineral Products                     254,441     5.74     216,314     4.79     191,576    4.51     17.63        32.81

         Copper Concentrates          21,096     0.48       9,067     0.20       8,828    0.21    132.67       138.98
         Copper Metal                106,064     2.39     122,159     2.71      66,189    1.56    (13.18)       60.24
         Gold                         16,360     0.37       7,808     0.17       6,129    0.14    109.54       166.94
         Iron Ore Agglomerates         9,640     0.22      10,432     0.23      29,003    0.68     (7.59)      (66.76)
         Chromium Ore                  1,192     0.03       1,287     0.03         310    0.01     (7.36)      284.70
         Nickel                            a       -            a       -            a      -         -            -
         Others                      100,088     2.26      65,562     1.45      81,117    1.91     52.66        23.39

Petroleum Products                   168,100     3.79     137,275     3.04     115,418    2.72     22.45        45.64

Manufactures                       3,625,588    81.84   3,753,250    83.16   3,618,027   85.15     (3.40)        0.21

         Electronic Products       2,559,531    57.78   2,631,534    58.30   2,493,623   58.69     (2.74)        2.64
            Components/Devices
            (Semiconductors)       1,885,105    42.55   1,889,401    41.86   1,852,178   43.59     (0.23)        1.78
            Electronic Data
             Processing              445,954    10.07     439,275     9.73     447,799   10.54      1.52        (0.41)
            Office Equipment          25,638     0.58      30,426     0.67      24,911    0.59    (15.74)        2.92
            Consumer Electronics      31,629     0.71      43,501     0.96      47,961    1.13    (27.29)      (34.05)
            Telecommunication         29,121     0.66      25,907     0.57      12,223    0.29     12.41       138.26
            Communication/Radar       28,076     0.63      24,260     0.54      19,689    0.46     15.73        42.60
            Control and
             Instrumentation           4,968     0.11       3,408     0.08       2,565    0.06     45.76        93.68
            Medical/Industrial
             Instrumentations          2,519     0.06       3,026     0.07       3,151    0.07    (16.76)      (20.06)
            Automotive Electronics   106,521     2.40     172,329     3.82      83,146    1.96    (38.19)       28.11
         Other Electronics           119,485     2.70     126,483     2.80     110,862    2.61     (5.53)        7.78
         Garments                    170,160     3.84     172,275     3.82     240,843    5.67     (1.23)      (29.35)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics        17,250     0.39      19,193     0.43      17,816    0.42    (10.12)       (3.17)
         Footwear                      2,901     0.07       3,328     0.07       4,011    0.09    (12.81)      (27.66)
         Travel Goods and Handbags    10,099     0.23       7,194     0.16      13,357    0.31     40.38       (24.39)
         Wood Manufactures            78,644     1.78      91,567     2.03      68,232    1.61    (14.11)       15.26
         Furniture & Fixtures         17,182     0.39      19,163     0.42      21,471    0.51    (10.34)      (19.98)
         Chemicals                   108,320     2.45      97,345     2.16      94,558    2.23     11.27        14.55
         Non-Metallic Mineral
          Manufactures                16,342     0.37      16,209     0.36      19,534    0.46      0.82       (16.34)
         Machinery & Transport
           Equipment                 162,080     3.66     165,077     3.66     175,982    4.14     (1.82)       (7.90)
         Processed food and Beverages 90,720     2.05      80,322     1.78      71,388    1.68     12.95        27.08
         Iron & Steel                 26,354     0.59      50,958     1.13      22,225    0.52    (48.28)       18.58
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games
          and sporting goods          15,400     0.35      13,835     0.31      17,470    0.41     11.32       (11.84)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork &
          Other Articles of plaiting
          materials                    3,437     0.08       2,786     0.06       4,847    0.11     23.36       (29.10)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles,
          not elsewhere specified     27,937     0.63      32,539     0.72      32,068    0.75    (14.14)      (12.88)
         Others                      199,745     4.51     223,442     4.95     209,741    4.94    (10.61)       (4.77)

Special Transactions                 126,240     2.85     124,102     2.75     120,000    2.82      1.72         5.20

Re-Export                             42,280     0.95      51,967     1.15      56,060    1.32    (18.64)      (24.58)

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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 % share / No growth rate
         b  - Less than 1,000
         r  - Revised
         p  - Preliminary

         Components may not add up to totals due to rounding

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