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

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Commodity                                                                     2008    |      2007     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Jul p  |     Jan-Jul   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   30,027,947,022    28,848,654,994      4.09

Total Agro-Based Products                                              1,688,319,530     1,218,310,535     38.58
   Agro-Based Products                                                 1,345,700,619       938,907,729     43.33
      Coconut Products                                                   877,407,235       443,333,655     97.91
         Copra                                                                     a                 a        -
         Coconut Oil                                                     719,048,552       322,940,479    122.66
         Desiccated Coconut                                              114,572,155        92,702,831     23.59
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  38,803,901        22,336,695     73.72
         Others                                                            4,982,627         5,353,650     (6.93)
      Sugar and Products                                                  47,197,139        68,351,823    (30.95)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            41,438,223        60,875,898    (31.93)
         Molasses                                                          3,851,371         5,100,502    (24.49)
         Others                                                            1,907,545         2,375,423    (19.70)
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              421,096,245       427,222,251     (1.43)
         Canned Pineapple                                                 69,668,327        63,666,487      9.43
         Pineapple Juice                                                  18,836,728        17,369,797      8.45
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           15,243,441        22,404,261    (31.96)
         Bananas                                                         234,619,545       227,850,793      2.97
         Mangoes                                                          13,939,092        15,919,328    (12.44)
         Others                                                           68,789,112        80,011,585    (14.03)
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             342,618,911       279,402,806     22.63
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             171,332,912       153,328,410     11.74
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                             38,857            57,600    (32.54)
         Abaca Fibers                                                     10,846,759         9,389,673     15.52
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           34,841,909        19,222,894     81.25
         Natural Rubber                                                   29,808,010        21,636,502     37.77
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                              a                 a        -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  18,960,914        11,671,178     62.46
         Rice                                                                677,883           508,501     33.31
         Others                                                           76,111,667        63,588,048     19.69
Forest Products                                                           21,477,755        24,128,893    (10.99)
         Logs                                                                      a           12,000   (100.00)
         Lumber                                                            8,057,200         9,401,490    (14.30)
         Plywood                                                          11,389,107        11,890,714     (4.22)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                          1,528,420         2,271,383    (32.71)
         Others                                                              503,028           553,306     (9.09)
Mineral Products                                                       1,542,908,007     1,449,062,645      6.48
         Copper Concentrates                                              82,031,551        66,606,465     23.16
         Copper Metal                                                    752,458,563       663,855,647     13.35
         Gold                                                             67,833,770        43,197,451     57.03
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            75,690,504       113,317,958    (33.21)
         Chromium Ore                                                      7,027,036         5,618,294     25.07
         Nickel                                                                    a                 a       -
         Others                                                          557,866,583       556,466,830      0.25
Petroleum Products                                                       808,073,165       584,459,577     38.26
Manufactures                                                          25,034,884,259    24,765,401,662      1.09
         Electronic Products                                          17,697,349,122    17,964,346,548     (1.49)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                       13,059,224,949    13,823,016,690     (5.53)
            Electronic Data Processing                                 3,122,677,644     3,069,221,926      1.74
            Office Equipment                                             194,334,111       193,194,880      0.59
            Consumer Electronics                                         281,401,101       239,242,845     17.62
            Telecommunication                                            143,717,183        66,100,210    117.42
            Communication/Radar                                          172,786,725       166,078,417      4.04
            Control and Instrumentation                                   25,241,093        21,746,153     16.07
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            20,519,431        15,889,348     29.14
            Automotive Electronics                                       677,446,885       369,856,079     83.16
         Other Electronics                                               820,829,505       638,410,300     28.57
         Garments                                                      1,161,715,346     1,361,942,673    (14.70)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                           121,846,823       117,784,662      3.45
         Footwear                                                         20,237,456        19,730,616      2.57
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        52,949,793        44,762,978     18.29
         Wood Manufactures                                               524,486,941       452,015,625     16.03
         Furniture & Fixtures                                            140,674,010       140,216,923      0.33
         Chemicals                                                       673,823,076       607,781,755     10.87
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                               123,240,621       121,197,787      1.69
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                               1,174,570,039     1,058,688,273     10.95
         Processed food and Beverages                                    523,459,993       402,520,859     30.05
         Iron & Steel                                                    176,388,895       148,368,407     18.89
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                       82,378,967        84,081,448     (2.02)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    26,893,295        33,890,099    (20.65)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              203,513,096       188,588,173      7.91
         Others                                                        1,510,527,281     1,381,074,536      9.37
Special Transactions                                                     932,284,306       807,291,682     15.48
Re-export                                                                386,925,482       367,771,800      5.21
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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:  September 10, 2008
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