Table 1a  Philippine Exports to all Countries
          January to November 2008 and 2007
          (F.O.B. Value in U.S. Dollars)

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                                                           2008     |        2007     |  Growth
Commodity Group                                         Jan-Nov p   |      Jan-Nov    |   Rate
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             Total                                 46,331,959,085     45,983,821,328       0.76

 1 Electronic Products                             27,172,554,747     28,538,643,942      (4.79)
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)          20,107,646,051     21,719,773,298      (7.42)
   b) Electronic Data Processing                    4,942,994,388      4,998,695,864      (1.11)
   c) Office Equipment                                297,819,149        308,293,348      (3.40)
   d) Consumer Electronics                            446,023,367        525,127,554     (15.06)
   e) Telecommunication                               255,798,977        112,822,526     126.73
   f) Communication/Radar                             278,241,985        254,412,160       9.37
   g) Control and Instrumentation                      49,198,725         36,081,752      36.35
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation               29,893,705         29,307,945       2.00
   i) Automotive Electronics                          764,938,400        554,129,495      38.04
 2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories     1,788,870,972      2,119,271,421     (15.59)
 3 Other Products Manufactured from Materials
    Imported on consignment basis                     609,128,585        641,624,795      (5.06)
 4 Petroleum Products  1/                           1,225,539,514        937,963,197      30.66
 5 Ignition Wiring Set and Other Wiring Sets
    Used in Vehicles, aircrafts and ships  2/         856,038,920        806,641,579       6.12
 6 Coconut Oil  3/                                    963,213,660        626,386,673      53.77
 7 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
     Of Refined Copper                              1,256,068,613      1,111,645,863      12.99
 8 Woodcrafts and Furniture                         1,058,253,765        936,043,758      13.06
 9 Bananas (Fresh)                                    361,321,107        367,871,936      (1.78)
10 Metal Components  4/                               538,927,321        444,444,210      21.26
11 Pineapple and Pineapple Products                   224,211,276        224,286,921      (0.03)
12 Processed Tropical Fruits                          133,816,589        135,978,967      (1.59)
13 Dessicated Coconut                                 220,142,859        147,988,669      48.76
14 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen        61,133,009         66,082,532      (7.49)
15 Tuna  5/                                           353,966,998        182,052,338      94.43
16 Seaweeds and Carageenan                            110,450,605         82,721,592      33.52
17 Christmas Decor                                     39,079,895         49,241,305     (20.64)
18 Basketworks                                         43,875,599         55,278,111     (20.63)
19 Iron Ore Agglomerates                              108,215,593        157,197,738     (31.16)
20 Fertilizers, Manufactured                           52,413,513         52,761,166      (0.66)
21 Gold  6/                                           411,790,892        222,953,500      84.70
22 Footwear                                            28,905,985         27,708,954       4.32
23 Activated Carbon                                    25,193,652         36,377,508     (30.74)
24 Ceramic Tiles and Decor                             22,056,283         26,734,376     (17.50)
25 Copra Oil Cake or Meal                              54,957,406         37,633,147      46.03
26 Unmanufactured Tobacco                              59,641,971         37,491,006      59.08
27 Fine Jewelry                                        25,580,721         24,302,090       5.26
28 Copper Concentrates                                123,689,032        121,762,077       1.58
29 Sugar                                               58,171,206         77,022,819     (24.48)
30 Others                                           8,344,748,797      7,687,709,138       8.55

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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 and servo-brakes.
         5/ Includes fresh, frozen, prepared or preserved in airtight containers.
         6/ Extracted from copper ores and concentrates.
         p  Preliminary

         Growth rates were computed from actual values.

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