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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