Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
September and August 2008 and September 2007
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity September p | August r | September | Percent
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly | Annual
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Total Exports 4,440,161 100.00 4,392,962 100.00 4,389,379 100.00 1.07 1.16
Total Agro-Based Products 210,844 4.75 209,314 4.76 200,748 4.57 0.73 5.03
Agro-Based Products 151,933 3.42 155,339 3.54 151,660 3.46 (2.19) 0.18
Coconut Products 85,930 1.94 88,311 2.01 82,487 1.88 (2.70) 4.17
Copra a - a - a - - -
Coconut Oil 54,691.54 1.23 52,560 1.20 62,766 1.43 4.06 (12.86)
Desiccated Coconut 25,319.16 0.57 30,148 0.69 15,293 0.35 (16.02) 65.56
Copra Meal/Cake 5,392.12 0.12 4,842 0.11 3,087 0.07 11.36 74.68
Others 527.62 0.01 762 0.02 1,341 0.03 (30.73) (60.66)
Sugar and Products 9,210 0.21 2,122 0.05 3,447 0.08 333.98 167.16
Centrifugal & Refined 8,424 0.19 244 0.01 2,630 0.06 3,347.19 220.30
Molasses 565 0.01 1,813 0.04 a - (68.81) -
Others 220 0.00 65 0.00 817 0.02 239.08 (73.04)
Fruits and Vegetables 56,793 1.28 64,906 1.48 65,725 1.50 (12.50) (13.59)
Canned Pineapple 14,632 0.33 9,596 0.22 11,822 0.27 52.48 23.77
Pineapple Juice 3,112 0.07 2,676 0.06 2,751 0.06 16.27 13.11
Pineapple Concentrates 1,841 0.04 2,277 0.05 1,550 0.04 (19.15) 18.80
Bananas 29,323 0.66 38,849 0.88 35,855 0.82 (24.52) (18.22)
Mangoes 819 0.02 1,411 0.03 1,406 0.03 (41.93) (41.73)
Others 7,065 0.16 10,096 0.23 12,340 0.28 (30.02) (42.75)
Other Agro-Based Products 58,911 1.33 53,975 1.23 49,088 1.12 9.15 20.01
Fish, Fresh or Preserved
Of Which:shrimps and prawns 34,069 0.77 25,423 0.58 26,136 0.60 34.01 30.35
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted a - a - a - - -
Abaca Fibers 1,796 0.04 3,018 0.07 999 0.02 (40.49) 79.87
Tobacco Unmanufactured 5,026 0.11 5,910 0.13 5,028 0.11 (14.96) (0.03)
Natural Rubber 4,590 0.10 5,534 0.13 4,223 0.10 (17.05) 8.69
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a - a - a - - -
Seaweeds, Dried 2,082 0.05 1,093 0.02 2,527 0.06 90.47 (17.59)
Rice b 0.00 23 0.00 24 0.00 (99.83) (99.84)
Others 11,348 0.26 12,974 0.30 10,152 0.23 (12.54) 11.78
Forest Products 2,305 0.05 1,872 0.04 2,198 0.05 23.11 4.88
Logs a - a - a - - -
Lumber 1,013 0.02 944 0.02 934 0.02 7.33 8.52
Plywood 1,185 0.03 908 0.02 892 0.02 30.43 32.86
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 5 0.00 a - 350 0.01 - (98.49)
Others 102 0.00 20 0.00 22 0.00 411.37 352.75
Mineral Products 68,598 6.05 248,936 5.67 227,740 5.19 7.90 17.94
Copper Concentrates 10,444 0.24 16,080 0.37 18,395 0.42 (35.05) (43.22)
Copper Metal 178,049 4.01 135,595 3.09 126,788 2.89 31.31 40.43
Gold 7,590 0.17 8,166 0.19 11,450 0.26 (7.06) (33.71)
Iron Ore Agglomerates 10,489 0.24 9,683 0.22 14,950 0.34 8.33 (29.84)
Chromium Ore 2,051 0.05 1,429 0.03 326 0.01 43.55 529.85
Nickel 29 0.00 a - a - - -
Others 59,945 1.35 77,983 1.78 55,831 1.27 (23.13) 7.37
Petroleum Products 155,387 3.50 167,808 3.82 76,697 1.75 (7.40) 102.60
Manufactures 3,670,244 82.66 3,654,720 83.19 3,766,547 85.81 0.42 (2.56)
Electronic Products 2,591,576 58.37 2,531,258 57.62 2,663,349 60.68 2.38 (2.69)
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,899,428 42.78 1,906,907 43.41 2,035,918 46.38 (0.39) (6.70)
Electronic Data
Processing 509,506 11.47 490,002 11.15 468,525 10.67 3.98 8.75
Office Equipment 30,695 0.69 29,980 0.68 29,537 0.67 2.38 3.92
Consumer Electronics 43,907 0.99 36,235 0.82 47,576 1.08 21.17 (7.71)
Telecommunication 45,833 1.03 20,149 0.46 11,324 0.26 127.47 304.75
Communication/Radar 27,298 0.61 31,323 0.71 21,852 0.50 (12.85) 24.92
Control and
Instrumentation 9,739 0.22 4,842 0.11 2,563 0.06 101.14 280.03
Medical/Industrial
Instrumentations 1,992 0.04 3,139 0.07 3,916 0.09 (36.53) (49.12)
Automotive Electronics 23,177 0.52 8,682 0.20 42,138 0.96 166.96 (45.00)
Other Electronics 137,488 3.10 111,277 2.53 109,994 2.51 23.55 25.00
Garments 181,221 4.08 172,515 3.93 192,666 4.39 5.05 (5.94)
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 17,723 0.40 17,251 0.39 20,103 0.46 2.73 (11.84)
Footwear 1,678 0.04 3,088 0.07 1,369 0.03 (45.66) 22.54
Travel Goods and Handbags 6,376 0.14 8,740 0.20 12,288 0.28 (27.05) (48.11)
Wood Manufactures 85,021 1.91 82,257 1.87 68,461 1.56 3.36 24.19
Furniture & Fixtures 16,362 0.37 19,123 0.44 20,147 0.46 (14.44) (18.79)
Chemicals 75,517 1.70 116,725 2.66 79,770 1.82 (35.30) (5.33)
Non-Metallic Mineral
Manufactures 22,146 0.50 20,126 0.46 17,993 0.41 10.04 23.09
Machinery & Transport
Equipment 183,197 4.13 209,641 4.77 160,389 3.65 (12.61) 14.22
Processed food and Beverages 88,586 2.00 97,847 2.23 66,929 1.52 (9.46) 32.36
Iron & Steel 26,099 0.59 23,848 0.54 28,010 0.64 9.44 (6.82)
Baby Carr., Toys, Games
and sporting goods 13,685 0.31 15,380 0.35 14,183 0.32 (11.02) (3.51)
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of plaiting
materials 3,257 0.07 3,707 0.08 4,083 0.09 (12.14) (20.24)
Misc.Manufactured Articles,
not elsewhere specified 28,647 0.65 25,734 0.59 33,898 0.77 11.32 (15.49)
Others 191,666 4.32 196,203 4.47 272,916 6.22 (2.31) (29.77)
Special Transactions 132,783 2.99 110,310 2.51 115,449 2.63 20.37 15.01
Re-Export 50,367 1.13 45,113 1.03 55,575 1.27 11.65 (9.37)
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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 % share / No growth rate
b - Less than 1,000
r - Revised
p - Preliminary
Components may not add up to totals due to rounding
Page last updated: November 12, 2008
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