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

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                                                      2008                   |       2007        |    Growth Rate
Commodity                                        Percent|             Percent|            Percent|     (Percent)
                                         August p  Share|     July r    Share|    August    Share|   Monthly   Annual
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Total                                  4,387.61   100.00  4,437.23     100.00   4,121.45   100.00      (1.12)    6.46

 1 Electronic Products                 2,530.90    57.68  2,559.55      57.68   2,603.19    63.16      (1.12)   (2.78)
   a) Components/Devices
        (Semiconductors)               1,906.56    43.45  1,885.10      42.48   1,946.93    47.24       1.14    (2.07)
   b) Electronic Data Processing         490.06    11.17    445.95      10.05     491.64    11.93       9.89    (0.32)
   c) Office Equipment                    29.99     0.68     25.64       0.58      28.68     0.70      16.99     4.58
   d) Consumer Electronics                36.16     0.82     31.66       0.71      38.83     0.94      14.19    (6.90)
   e) Telecommunication                   20.18     0.46     29.13       0.66      12.96     0.31     (30.72)   55.72
   f) Communication/Radar                 31.29     0.71     28.17       0.63      23.52     0.57      11.04    33.03
   g) Control and Instrumentation          4.84     0.11      4.97       0.11       3.89     0.09      (2.53)   24.34
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation   3.14     0.07      2.52       0.06       3.32     0.08      24.64    (5.36)
   i) Automotive Electronics               8.68     0.20    106.40       2.40      53.42     1.30     (91.84)  (83.75)
 2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing
     Accessories                         172.52     3.93    170.07       3.83     218.49     5.30       1.44   (21.04)
 3 Petroleum Products  1/                167.70     3.82    168.10       3.79      83.63     2.03      (0.24)  100.52
 4 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
     Of Refined copper                   135.60     3.09    106.06       2.39      70.95     1.72      27.84    91.11
 5 Woodcrafts and Furniture              101.72     2.32     95.96       2.16      77.46     1.88       6.00    31.32
 6 Ignition Wiring Set and Other
     Wiring Sets used in vehicles
     aircrafts and ships 2/               67.46     1.54     73.04       1.65      70.16     1.70      (7.63)   (3.84)
 7 Metal Components  3/                   57.77     1.32     51.03       1.15      39.84     0.97      13.20    44.99
 8 Other Products Manufactured from
     Materials on consignment basis       54.23     1.24     43.31       0.98      52.50     1.27      25.23     3.30
 9 Coconut Oil  4/                        52.56     1.20    103.36       2.33      66.03     1.60     (49.15)  (20.41)
10 Tuna  5/                               39.09     0.89     41.55       0.94      17.35     0.42      (5.92)  125.29

   Top  Ten  Exports Total             3,379.54    77.02  3,412.03      76.90   3,299.60    80.06      (0.95)    2.42

11 Bananas (Fresh)                        38.85     0.89     32.77       0.74      35.71     0.87      18.54     8.80
12 Gold  6/                               30.24     0.69     51.76       1.17       8.13     0.20     (41.58)  272.02
13 Dessicated Coconut                     30.15     0.69     27.74       0.63      13.76     0.33       8.70   119.07
14 Pineapple and Pineapple Products       21.56     0.49     22.31       0.50      19.72     0.48      (3.37)    9.30
15 Copper Concentrates                    16.08     0.37     21.10       0.48       9.42     0.23     (23.78)   70.71
16 Processed Tropical Fruits              13.47     0.31     15.00       0.34      12.38     0.30     (10.21)    8.80
17 Seaweeds and Carageenan                 9.91     0.23      9.67       0.22       5.20     0.13       2.48    90.61
18 Iron Ore Agglomerates                   9.68     0.22      9.64       0.22       7.99     0.19       0.45    21.24
19 Fertilizers, Manufactured               9.46     0.22      8.81       0.20      15.34     0.37       7.39   (38.33)
20 Christmas Decor                         6.78     0.15      6.57       0.15       7.30     0.18       3.26    (7.09)
21 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh,
     Chilled or Frozen                     6.27     0.14      4.73       0.11       5.24     0.13      32.50    19.53
22 Unmanufactured Tobacco                  6.01     0.14      8.65       0.19       3.99     0.10     (30.49)   50.86
23 Copra Oil Cake or Meal                  4.84     0.11      5.26       0.12       2.43     0.06      (7.89)   99.22
24 Basketworks                             4.59     0.10      4.13       0.09       5.33     0.13      11.16   (13.82)
25 Footwear                                3.09     0.07      2.90       0.07       2.50     0.06       6.43    23.39
26 Activated Carbon                        2.09     0.05      2.67       0.06       2.99     0.07     (21.54)  (30.01)
27 Ceramic Tiles and Decor                 1.85     0.04      2.20       0.05       1.77     0.04     (15.75)    4.41
28 Fine Jewelry                            1.43     0.03      3.04       0.07       1.62     0.04     (53.14)  (12.23)
29 Sugar                                   0.24     0.01      5.65       0.13      13.39     0.32     (95.67)  (98.17)
30 Others                                791.47    18.04    780.62      17.59     647.64    15.71       1.39    22.21

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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/ consists only of electrical wiring harness for motor vehicles.
         3/ excluding brakes & servo-brakes.
         4/ includes crude and refined.
         5/ includes fresh, frozen, prepared or preserved in airtight containers.
         6/ extracted from copper ores and concentrates.
         p  preliminary
         r  revised


         Growth rates were computed from actual values.

Page last updated:  October 10, 2008
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