Table 1 Philippine Exports to All Countries
September and August 2008 and September 2007
(F.O.B Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity Percent| Percent| Percent| (Percent)
September p Share| August r Share| September Share| Monthly Annual
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Total 4,440.16 100.00 4,392.96 100.00 4,389.38 100.00 1.07 1.16
1 Electronic Products 2,591.58 58.37 2,531.26 57.62 2,663.35 60.68 2.38 (2.69)
a) Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,899.43 42.78 1,906.91 43.41 2,035.92 46.38 (0.39) (6.70)
b) Electronic Data Processing 509.51 11.47 490.00 11.15 468.53 10.67 3.98 8.75
c) Office Equipment 30.69 0.69 29.98 0.68 29.54 0.67 2.38 3.92
d) Consumer Electronics 43.91 0.99 36.23 0.82 47.58 1.08 21.17 (7.71)
e) Telecommunication 45.83 1.03 20.19 0.46 11.32 0.26 127.05 304.75
f) Communication/Radar 27.30 0.61 31.29 0.71 21.85 0.50 (12.74) 24.92
g) Control and Instrumentation 9.74 0.22 4.84 0.11 2.56 0.06 101.14 280.03
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 1.99 0.04 3.14 0.07 3.92 0.09 (36.53) (49.12)
i) Automotive Electronics 23.18 0.52 8.68 0.20 42.14 0.96 166.96 (45.00)
2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing
Accessories 181.22 4.08 172.51 3.93 192.67 4.39 5.05 (5.94)
3 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
Of Refined copper 178.05 4.01 135.60 3.09 126.79 2.89 31.31 40.43
4 Petroleum Products 1/ 155.39 3.50 167.81 3.82 76.70 1.75 (7.40) 102.60
5 Woodcrafts and Furniture 101.39 2.28 101.73 2.32 88.66 2.02 (0.33) 14.36
6 Ignition Wiring Set and Other
Wiring Sets used in vehicles
aircrafts and ships 2/ 73.11 1.65 67.65 1.54 85.97 1.96 8.07 (14.96)
7 Coconut Oil 3/ 54.69 1.23 52.56 1.20 62.77 1.43 4.06 (12.86)
8 Other Products Manufactured from
Materials on consignment basis 50.16 1.13 54.52 1.24 63.59 1.45 (7.99) (21.12)
9 Metal Components 4/ 48.05 1.08 58.43 1.33 43.17 0.98 (17.77) 11.29
10 Tuna 5/ 40.95 0.92 39.09 0.89 19.22 0.44 4.77 113.06
Top Ten Exports Total 3,474.58 78.25 3,381.16 76.97 3,422.88 77.98 2.76 1.51
11 Gold 6/ 33.33 0.75 30.24 0.69 14.74 0.34 10.22 126.05
12 Bananas (Fresh) 29.32 0.66 38.85 0.88 35.86 0.82 (24.52) (18.22)
13 Dessicated Coconut 25.32 0.57 30.15 0.69 15.29 0.35 (16.02) 65.56
14 Pineapple and Pineapple Products 23.18 0.52 21.55 0.49 20.57 0.47 7.60 12.71
15 Processed Tropical Fruits 11.74 0.26 13.48 0.31 14.60 0.33 (12.87) (19.55)
16 Iron Ore Agglomerates 10.49 0.24 9.68 0.22 14.95 0.34 8.33 (29.84)
17 Copper Concentrates 10.44 0.24 16.08 0.37 18.40 0.42 (35.05) (43.22)
18 Seaweeds and Carageenan 10.22 0.23 9.90 0.23 9.41 0.21 3.22 8.59
19 Sugar 8.42 0.19 0.24 0.01 2.63 0.06 3,347.19 220.30
20 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh,
Chilled or Frozen 7.73 0.17 6.27 0.14 6.62 0.15 23.28 16.67
21 Copra Oil Cake or Meal 5.39 0.12 4.84 0.11 3.09 0.07 11.36 74.68
22 Unmanufactured Tobacco 5.03 0.11 5.91 0.13 5.03 0.11 (14.96) (0.03)
23 Christmas Decor 4.63 0.10 6.78 0.15 6.43 0.15 (31.81) (28.01)
24 Basketworks 4.00 0.09 4.59 0.10 4.71 0.11 (12.91) (15.09)
25 Fine Jewelry 2.56 0.06 1.43 0.03 2.79 0.06 79.69 (8.05)
26 Ceramic Tiles and Decor 1.79 0.04 1.85 0.04 1.77 0.04 (3.35) 1.13
27 Activated Carbon 1.70 0.04 2.09 0.05 3.44 0.08 (18.97) (50.69)
28 Footwear 1.68 0.04 3.09 0.07 1.37 0.03 (45.66) 22.54
29 Fertilizers, Manufactured 1.66 0.04 9.46 0.22 1.83 0.04 (82.50) (9.30)
30 Others 766.95 17.27 795.32 18.10 782.98 17.84 (3.57) (2.05)
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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 & servo-brakes.
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: November 12, 2008
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