Table 1a Philippine Exports to all Countries
January to August 2008 and 2007
(F.O.B. Value in U.S. Dollars)
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2008 | 2007 | Growth
Commodity Group Jan-Aug p | Jan-Aug | Rate
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Total 34,422,799,731 32,970,105,828 4.41
1 Electronic Products 20,228,263,076 20,567,538,249 (1.65)
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 14,965,782,801 15,769,946,863 (5.10)
b) Electronic Data Processing 3,612,740,915 3,560,861,761 1.46
c) Office Equipment 224,328,015 221,875,385 1.11
d) Consumer Electronics 317,590,179 278,077,054 14.21
e) Telecommunication 163,900,615 79,058,556 107.32
f) Communication/Radar 204,169,471 189,595,510 7.69
g) Control and Instrumentation 30,083,207 25,640,389 17.33
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 23,658,923 19,206,638 23.18
i) Automotive Electronics 686,008,950 423,276,093 62.07
2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories 1,334,140,872 1,580,430,470 (15.58)
3 Other Products Manufactured from Materials
Imported on consignment basis 438,355,617 474,708,066 (7.66)
4 Petroleum Products 1/ 975,771,327 668,089,164 46.05
5 Ignition Wiring Set and Other Wiring Sets
Used in Vehicles, aircrafts and ships 2/ 607,707,329 565,125,426 7.53
6 Coconut Oil 3/ 774,448,817 388,974,483 99.10
7 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes, Of Refined Copper 888,053,983 734,805,510 20.86
8 Woodcrafts and Furniture 766,997,985 669,627,182 14.54
9 Bananas (Fresh) 277,423,239 263,557,330 5.26
10 Metal Components 4/ 392,746,863 317,177,865 23.83
11 Pineapple and Pineapple Products 161,459,655 159,555,633 1.19
12 Processed Tropical Fruits 101,646,777 93,468,381 8.75
13 Dessicated Coconut 144,822,832 106,465,344 36.03
14 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen 40,837,549 43,445,295 (6.00)
15 Tuna 5/ 235,591,045 116,097,094 102.93
16 Seaweeds and Carageenan 76,829,546 52,936,734 45.13
17 Christmas Decor 30,267,248 36,099,924 (16.16)
18 Basketworks 33,358,437 40,684,802 (18.01)
19 Iron Ore Agglomerates 85,373,399 121,304,774 (29.62)
20 Fertilizers, Manufactured 47,494,717 45,289,564 4.87
21 Gold 6/ 314,080,856 133,259,745 135.69
22 Footwear 23,325,406 22,233,181 4.91
23 Activated Carbon 19,792,214 25,442,806 (22.21)
24 Ceramic Tiles and Decor 16,892,917 20,490,499 (17.56)
25 Copra Oil Cake or Meal 43,645,751 24,767,156 76.22
26 Unmanufactured Tobacco 40,855,816 23,209,324 76.03
27 Fine Jewelry 16,084,577 15,864,957 1.38
28 Copper Concentrates 98,111,670 76,026,259 29.05
29 Sugar 41,682,591 74,263,876 (43.87)
30 Others 6,166,737,620 5,509,166,735 11.94
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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/ Includes crude and refined.
4/ Excluding brakes and servo-brakes.
5/ Includes fresh, frozen, prepared or preserved in airtight containers.
6/ Extracted from copper ores and concentrates.
p Preliminary
Growth rates were computed from actual values.
Page last updated: October 10, 2008
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