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.

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