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

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Commodity                                                                     2008    |      2007     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Oct p  |     Jan-Oct   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   42,834,422,625    42,019,014,753      1.94

Total Agro-Based Products                                              2,345,173,839     1,863,062,675     25.88
   Agro-Based Products                                                 1,831,967,588     1,433,582,061     27.79
      Coconut Products                                                 1,171,282,816       735,776,955     59.19
         Copra                                                                     a                 a         -
         Coconut Oil                                                     914,955,651       559,664,240     63.48
         Desiccated Coconut                                              194,842,060       134,284,205     45.10
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  53,401,635        33,532,063     59.26
         Others                                                            8,083,470         8,296,447     (2.57)
      Sugar and Products                                                  65,533,088        86,325,386    (24.09)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            56,124,269        76,893,834    (27.01)
         Molasses                                                          7,085,591         5,105,502     38.78
         Others                                                            2,323,228         4,326,050    (46.30)
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              595,151,684       611,479,720     (2.67)
         Canned Pineapple                                                106,951,959        95,405,218     12.10
         Pineapple Juice                                                  27,569,594        25,720,782      7.19
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           21,719,871        30,424,810    (28.61)
         Bananas                                                         328,582,055       328,953,874     (0.11)
         Mangoes                                                          17,236,059        20,770,465    (17.02)
         Others                                                           93,092,146       110,204,571    (15.53)
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             513,206,251       429,480,614     19.49
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             257,161,877       236,825,225      8.59
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                             39,577            57,600    (31.29)
         Abaca Fibers                                                     17,899,772        13,119,304     36.44
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           56,273,050        34,738,349     61.99
         Natural Rubber                                                   44,403,824        34,275,382     29.55
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                              a                 a         -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  22,913,223        17,714,737     29.35
         Rice                                                                701,120           533,368     31.45
         Others                                                          113,813,808        92,216,649     23.42
Forest Products                                                           27,399,517        31,400,155    (12.74)
         Logs                                                                 32,669            12,000    172.24
         Lumber                                                           10,816,039        13,272,362    (18.51)
         Plywood                                                          14,259,952        14,382,229     (0.85)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                          1,540,300         3,146,207    (51.04)
         Others                                                              750,557           587,357     27.79
Mineral Products                                                       2,254,339,673     2,102,214,631      7.24
         Copper Concentrates                                             119,624,407       103,012,677     16.13
         Copper Metal                                                  1,177,719,938     1,014,063,901     16.14
         Gold                                                             93,232,815        66,617,160     39.95
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                           104,393,373       146,564,220    (28.77)
         Chromium Ore                                                     11,440,126         6,846,251     67.10
         Nickel                                                               28,610                 a         -
         Others                                                          747,900,404       765,110,422     (2.25)
Petroleum Products                                                     1,196,186,983       848,018,636     41.06
Manufactures                                                          35,702,390,024    36,023,810,471     (0.89)
         Electronic Products                                          25,155,962,415    26,110,019,843     (3.65)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                       18,575,965,828    19,948,688,485     (6.88)
            Electronic Data Processing                                 4,584,537,813     4,537,267,243      1.04
            Office Equipment                                             279,954,370       284,571,498     (1.62)
            Consumer Electronics                                         404,070,383       419,607,062     (3.70)
            Telecommunication                                            234,662,385       101,313,301    131.62
            Communication/Radar                                          258,650,097       233,764,372     10.65
            Control and Instrumentation                                   44,604,320        31,809,684     40.22
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            27,752,410        25,590,727      8.45
            Automotive Electronics                                       745,764,809       527,407,471     41.40
         Other Electronics                                             1,179,121,633       945,082,118     24.76
         Garments                                                      1,655,782,171     1,960,990,095    (15.56)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                           171,104,925       173,071,429     (1.14)
         Footwear                                                         26,794,521        24,859,376      7.78
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        82,125,661        84,614,300     (2.94)
         Wood Manufactures                                               764,836,683       647,411,686     18.14
         Furniture & Fixtures                                            193,755,692       201,590,177     (3.89)
         Chemicals                                                       974,472,875       845,557,016     15.25
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                               184,568,448       176,234,553      4.73
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                               1,741,198,417     1,533,509,745     13.54
         Processed food and Beverages                                    796,111,361       601,546,914     32.34
         Iron & Steel                                                    243,720,935       217,193,182     12.21
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                      121,314,511       128,164,273     (5.34)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    36,221,449        47,002,065    (22.94)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              285,692,072       286,932,559     (0.43)
         Others                                                        2,089,606,255     2,040,031,140      2.43
Special Transactions                                                   1,308,932,589     1,150,508,185     13.77
Re-export                                                                540,749,653       526,880,518      2.63
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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

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