Table 2a Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
January to August 2008 and 2007
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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Commodity 2008 | 2007 | Growth
Jan-Aug p | Jan-Aug | Rate
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Total Exports 34,422,799,731 32,970,105,828 4.41
Total Agro-Based Products 1,905,282,897 1,419,803,797 34.19
Agro-Based Products 1,508,767,324 1,096,476,127 37.60
Coconut Products 968,661,731 526,326,274 84.04
Copra a a -
Coconut Oil 774,448,817 388,974,483 99.10
Desiccated Coconut 144,822,832 106,465,344 36.03
Copra Meal/Cake 43,645,751 24,767,156 76.22
Others 5,744,331 6,119,291 (6.13)
Sugar and Products 49,319,234 82,607,606 (40.30)
Centrifugal & Refined 41,682,591 74,263,876 (43.87)
Molasses 5,664,121 5,105,502 10.94
Others 1,972,522 3,238,228 (39.09)
Fruits and Vegetables 490,786,359 487,542,247 0.67
Canned Pineapple 79,264,697 72,959,668 8.64
Pineapple Juice 21,525,440 20,362,833 5.71
Pineapple Concentrates 17,520,573 25,326,682 (30.82)
Bananas 277,423,239 263,557,330 5.26
Mangoes 15,350,117 17,382,524 (11.69)
Others 79,702,293 87,953,210 (9.38)
Other Agro-Based Products 396,515,573 323,327,670 22.64
Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns 196,575,446 179,126,987 9.74
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted 38,857 57,600 (32.54)
Abaca Fibers 13,864,765 10,800,519 28.37
Tobacco Unmanufactured 40,855,816 23,209,324 76.03
Natural Rubber 35,337,029 26,325,620 34.23
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a a -
Seaweeds, Dried 20,054,070 13,163,727 52.34
Rice 700,650 508,501 37.79
Others 89,088,940 70,135,392 27.02
Forest Products 23,350,246 27,378,824 (14.71)
Logs a 12,000 (100.00)
Lumber 9,001,357 11,438,534 (21.31)
Plywood 12,297,569 12,864,586 (4.41)
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 1,528,420 2,510,339 (39.11)
Others 522,900 553,365 (5.51)
Mineral Products 1,791,951,547 1,603,207,643 11.77
Copper Concentrates 98,111,670 76,026,259 29.05
Copper Metal 888,053,983 734,805,510 20.86
Gold 76,000,002 49,096,879 54.80
Iron Ore Agglomerates 85,373,399 121,304,774 (29.62)
Chromium Ore 8,448,259 6,076,703 39.03
Nickel a a -
Others 635,964,234 615,897,518 3.26
Petroleum Products 975,771,327 668,089,164 46.05
Manufactures 28,683,808,830 28,345,040,973 1.20
Electronic Products 20,228,263,076 20,567,538,249 (1.65)
Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 14,965,782,801 15,769,946,863 (5.10)
Electronic Data Processing 3,612,740,915 3,560,861,761 1.46
Office Equipment 224,328,015 221,875,385 1.11
Consumer Electronics 317,590,179 278,077,054 14.21
Telecommunication 163,868,213 79,058,556 107.27
Communication/Radar 204,201,873 189,595,510 7.70
Control and Instrumentation 30,083,207 25,640,389 17.33
Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 23,658,923 19,206,638 23.18
Automotive Electronics 686,008,950 423,276,093 62.07
Other Electronics 931,875,880 728,045,304 28.00
Garments 1,334,140,872 1,580,430,470 (15.58)
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 139,447,611 133,374,515 4.55
Footwear 23,325,406 22,233,181 4.91
Travel Goods and Handbags 61,689,649 53,501,075 15.31
Wood Manufactures 606,744,420 508,490,442 19.32
Furniture & Fixtures 159,836,625 161,167,525 (0.83)
Chemicals 790,390,140 682,864,023 15.75
Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 143,295,201 135,297,878 5.91
Machinery & Transport Equipment 1,381,470,426 1,209,771,714 14.19
Processed food and Beverages 619,347,512 462,633,522 33.87
Iron & Steel 200,361,211 165,489,643 21.07
Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods 97,634,447 99,436,535 (1.81)
Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials 30,599,907 38,569,140 (20.66)
Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s. 229,185,461 217,165,140 5.54
Others 1,706,200,986 1,579,032,617 8.05
Special Transactions 1,042,634,884 906,585,427 15.01
Re-export 432,035,771 407,692,925 5.97
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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: October 10, 2008
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