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
Page last updated: September 10, 2008
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