Table 1 Philippine Exports to All Countries
November and October 2008 and November 2007
(F.O.B Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity Percent| Percent| Percent| (Percent)
November p Share| October r Share| November Share| Monthly Annual
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Total 3,494.12 100.00 3,971.04 100.00 3,964.81 100.00 (12.01) (11.87)
1 Electronic Products 2,016.70 57.72 2,335.49 58.81 2,428.62 61.25 (13.65) (16.96)
a) Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,531.69 43.84 1,710.38 43.07 1,771.08 44.67 (10.45) (13.52)
b) Electronic Data Processing 358.47 10.26 462.25 11.64 461.43 11.64 (22.45) (22.31)
c) Office Equipment 17.86 0.51 24.95 0.63 23.72 0.60 (28.38) (24.69)
d) Consumer Electronics 42.04 1.20 42.42 1.07 105.52 2.66 (0.89) (60.16)
e) Telecommunication 21.08 0.60 24.92 0.63 11.51 0.29 (15.40) 83.17
f) Communication/Radar 19.65 0.56 27.12 0.68 20.65 0.52 (27.55) (4.85)
g) Control and Instrumentation 4.59 0.13 4.78 0.12 4.27 0.11 (3.92) 7.55
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 2.14 0.06 2.10 0.05 3.72 0.09 1.90 (42.40)
i) Automotive Electronics 19.17 0.55 36.58 0.92 26.72 0.67 (47.58) (28.25)
2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing
Accessories 133.26 3.81 140.26 3.53 158.28 3.99 (4.99) (15.81)
3 Ignition Wiring Set and Other
Wiring Sets used in vehicles
aircrafts and ships 1/ 108.05 3.09 66.98 1.69 72.79 1.84 61.33 48.44
4 Woodcrafts and Furniture 99.21 2.84 90.58 2.28 87.00 2.19 9.52 14.04
5 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
Of Refined copper 78.35 2.24 111.62 2.81 97.58 2.46 (29.81) (19.71)
6 Other Products Manufactured from
Materials on consignment basis 56.89 1.63 63.49 1.60 46.27 1.17 (10.39) 22.96
7 Coconut Oil 2/ 48.26 1.38 86.63 2.18 66.72 1.68 (44.29) (27.67)
8 Metal Components 3/ 44.68 1.28 52.66 1.33 41.14 1.04 (15.16) 8.59
9 Tuna 4/ 40.23 1.15 37.19 0.94 24.64 0.62 8.19 63.30
10 Bananas (Fresh) 32.74 0.94 22.59 0.57 38.92 0.98 44.91 (15.88)
Top Ten Exports Total 2,658.37 76.08 3,007.48 75.74 3,061.97 77.23 (11.61) (13.18)
11 Petroleum Products 5/ 29.35 0.84 64.92 1.63 89.94 2.27 (54.79) (67.37)
12 Gold 6/ 27.45 0.79 36.93 0.93 48.00 1.21 (25.68) (42.81)
13 Dessicated Coconut 25.34 0.73 24.65 0.62 13.70 0.35 2.83 84.92
14 Pineapple and Pineapple Products 17.68 0.51 21.90 0.55 23.20 0.59 (19.29) (23.81)
15 Seaweeds and Carageenan 11.88 0.34 11.55 0.29 9.13 0.23 2.79 30.14
16 Processed Tropical Fruits 10.45 0.30 9.97 0.25 14.12 0.36 4.80 (25.97)
17 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh,
Chilled or Frozen 5.51 0.16 7.06 0.18 7.80 0.20 (22.01) (29.44)
18 Copper Concentrates 4.06 0.12 11.07 0.28 18.75 0.47 (63.28) (78.32)
19 Iron Ore Agglomerates 3.82 0.11 8.53 0.21 10.63 0.27 (55.19) (64.05)
20 Basketworks 3.54 0.10 2.98 0.08 4.99 0.13 18.65 (29.15)
21 Unmanufactured Tobacco 3.37 0.10 10.50 0.26 2.75 0.07 (67.90) 22.39
22 Fine Jewelry 2.61 0.07 4.32 0.11 2.53 0.06 (39.58) 3.22
23 Footwear 2.11 0.06 1.79 0.05 2.85 0.07 17.89 (25.90)
24 Sugar 2.05 0.06 6.02 0.15 0.13 0.00 (65.99) 1,486.96
25 Christmas Decor 1.91 0.05 2.27 0.06 2.18 0.05 (15.94) (12.28)
26 Activated Carbon 1.77 0.05 1.93 0.05 3.62 0.09 (8.30) (51.09)
27 Copra Oil Cake or Meal 1.56 0.04 3.55 0.09 4.10 0.10 (56.22) (62.06)
28 Ceramic Tiles and Decor 1.27 0.04 2.10 0.05 2.16 0.05 (39.60) (41.36)
29 Fertilizers, Manufactured 0.63 0.02 2.63 0.07 2.73 0.07 (75.91) (76.77)
30 Others 679.39 19.44 728.87 18.35 639.51 16.13 (6.79) 6.24
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Source: Foreign Trade Statistics Section
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Notes: 1/ consists only of electrical wiring harness for motor vehicles.
2/ includes crude and refined.
3/ excluding brakes & servo-brakes.
4/ includes fresh, frozen, prepared or preserved in airtight containers.
5/ includes refined petroleum products, manufactures from crude petroleum oil imported on consignment basis.
6/ extracted from copper ores and concentrates.
p preliminary
r revised
Growth rates were computed from actual values.
Page last updated: January 13, 2009
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