Table 2a  Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
          January to September 2008 and 2007
          (FOB in U.S. Dollars)

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Commodity                                                                     2008    |      2007     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Sep p  |     Jan-Sep   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   38,868,314,870   37,359,484,584       4.04

Total Agro-Based Products                                              2,116,000,949    1,620,551,520      30.57
   Agro-Based Products                                                 1,660,684,216    1,248,135,634      33.05
      Coconut Products                                                 1,054,590,511      608,813,471      73.22
         Copra                                                                     a                a         -
         Coconut Oil                                                     829,140,359      451,740,457      83.54
         Desiccated Coconut                                              170,140,332      121,758,394      39.74
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  49,037,870       27,854,085      76.05
         Others                                                            6,271,950        7,460,535     (15.93)
      Sugar and Products                                                  58,528,736       86,054,812     (31.99)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            50,106,417       76,893,834     (34.84)
         Molasses                                                          6,229,471        5,105,502      22.01
         Others                                                            2,192,848        4,055,476     (45.93)
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              547,564,969      553,267,351      (1.03)
         Canned Pineapple                                                 93,896,816       84,781,847      10.75
         Pineapple Juice                                                  24,625,124       23,114,194       6.54
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           19,361,705       26,876,516     (27.96)
         Bananas                                                         306,746,365      299,412,525       2.45
         Mangoes                                                          16,169,538       18,788,701     (13.94)
         Others                                                           86,765,421      100,293,568     (13.49)
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             455,316,733      372,415,886      22.26
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             230,640,919      205,263,273      12.36
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                             38,857           57,600     (32.54)
         Abaca Fibers                                                     15,660,813       11,799,025      32.73
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           45,778,239       28,237,002      62.12
         Natural Rubber                                                   39,927,348       30,549,007      30.70
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                              a                a         -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  22,136,252       15,690,465      41.08
         Rice                                                                700,688          532,501      31.58
         Others                                                          100,433,617       80,287,013      25.09
Forest Products                                                           25,655,428       29,576,697     (13.26)
         Logs                                                                      a           12,000    (100.00)
         Lumber                                                           10,014,738       12,372,319     (19.06)
         Plywood                                                          13,482,471       13,756,407      (1.99)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                          1,533,700        2,860,161     (46.38)
         Others                                                              624,519          575,810       8.46
Mineral Products                                                       2,060,480,662    1,830,947,766      12.54
         Copper Concentrates                                             108,555,886       94,421,635      14.97
         Copper Metal                                                  1,066,103,237      861,593,108      23.74
         Gold                                                             83,590,026       60,546,960      38.06
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            95,862,793      136,254,826     (29.64)
         Chromium Ore                                                     10,506,827        6,402,343      64.11
         Nickel                                                               28,610                a       0.00
         Others                                                          695,833,283      671,728,894       3.59
Petroleum Products                                                     1,131,268,370      744,785,852      51.89
Manufactures                                                          32,359,548,162   32,111,588,250       0.77
         Electronic Products                                          22,820,198,814   23,230,886,752      (1.77)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                       16,865,559,449   17,805,865,321      (5.28)
            Electronic Data Processing                                 4,122,185,504    4,029,386,803       2.30
            Office Equipment                                             255,009,040      251,412,747       1.43
            Consumer Electronics                                         361,576,627      325,652,563      11.03
            Telecommunication                                            209,703,875       90,382,288     132.02
            Communication/Radar                                          231,504,835      211,447,379       9.49
            Control and Instrumentation                                   39,822,531       28,203,179      41.20
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            25,651,026       23,122,488      10.94
            Automotive Electronics                                       709,185,927      465,413,984      52.38
         Other Electronics                                             1,069,706,181      838,038,844      27.64
         Garments                                                      1,515,360,055    1,773,096,606     (14.54)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                           156,819,056      153,477,184       2.18
         Footwear                                                         25,003,420       23,602,552       5.94
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        68,065,578       65,788,755       3.46
         Wood Manufactures                                               691,765,239      576,951,430      19.90
         Furniture & Fixtures                                            176,212,412      181,314,296      (2.81)
         Chemicals                                                       866,145,458      762,634,033      13.57
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                               165,497,151      153,290,439       7.96
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                               1,565,496,346    1,370,160,712      14.26
         Processed food and Beverages                                    711,229,729      529,562,968      34.31
         Iron & Steel                                                    226,336,033      193,500,120      16.97
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                      111,319,778      113,619,182      (2.02)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    33,856,705       42,652,498     (20.62)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              257,880,035      251,063,491       2.72
         Others                                                        1,898,656,172    1,851,948,388       2.52
Special Transactions                                                   1,175,361,299    1,022,034,499      15.00
Re-export                                                                481,628,004      461,755,892       4.30
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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:  November 12, 2008
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