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

================================================================================================================
                                                                                      |               |
Commodity                                                                     2008    |      2007     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Dec p  |     Jan-Dec   |    Rate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

      Total Exports                                                   49,023,166,202   50,465,723,919     (2.86)

Total Agro-Based Products                                              2,758,976,034    2,302,197,468     19.84
   Agro-Based Products                                                 2,148,399,444    1,780,707,456     20.65
      Coconut Products                                                 1,348,253,583      946,234,547     42.49
         Copra                                                                     a                a        -
         Coconut Oil                                                   1,039,611,634      733,813,059     41.67
         Desiccated Coconut                                              240,309,747      159,362,427     50.79
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  58,273,226       43,158,586     35.02
         Others                                                           10,058,976        9,900,475      1.60
      Sugar and Products                                                  77,343,681       87,806,848    (11.92)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            63,800,723       77,492,812    (17.67)
         Molasses                                                         10,866,164        5,435,502     99.91
         Others                                                            2,676,794        4,878,534    (45.13)
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              722,802,180      746,666,061     (3.20)
         Canned Pineapple                                                134,736,218      122,422,736     10.06
         Pineapple Juice                                                  31,422,849       31,225,391      0.63
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           27,687,489       35,301,817    (21.57)
         Bananas                                                         397,405,690      400,848,108     (0.86)
         Mangoes                                                          19,551,416       23,284,589    (16.03)
         Others                                                          111,998,518      133,583,420    (16.16)
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             610,576,590      521,490,012     17.08
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             308,194,066      288,814,949      6.71
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                             39,577           57,600    (31.29)
         Abaca Fibers                                                     22,188,330       14,634,563     51.62
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           62,561,893       42,979,053     45.56
         Natural Rubber                                                   52,558,190       41,149,818     27.72
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                              a                a        -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  25,304,436       21,419,411     18.14
         Rice                                                                701,730          533,461     31.54
         Others                                                          139,028,368      111,901,157     24.24
Forest Products                                                           33,623,376       34,180,229     (1.63)
         Logs                                                                 39,245           12,000    227.04
         Lumber                                                           11,753,790       15,065,067    (21.98)
         Plywood                                                          19,236,547       14,925,756     28.88
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                          1,818,073        3,557,637    (48.90)
         Others                                                              775,721          619,769     25.16
Mineral Products                                                       2,481,654,825    2,604,559,353     (4.72)
         Copper Concentrates                                             127,898,970      137,077,771     (6.70)
         Copper Metal                                                  1,309,186,658    1,293,928,364      1.18
         Gold                                                            107,972,461       92,983,181     16.12
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                           113,660,036      171,820,828    (33.85)
         Chromium Ore                                                     11,794,068        7,801,478     51.18
         Nickel                                                               28,610                a      0.00
         Others                                                          811,114,022      900,947,731     (9.97)
Petroleum Products                                                     1,240,162,236    1,108,682,592     11.86
Manufactures                                                          40,976,461,529   42,926,774,286     (4.54)
         Electronic Products                                          28,500,910,005   31,085,273,092     (8.31)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                       21,046,843,223   23,624,391,828    (10.91)
            Electronic Data Processing                                 5,213,656,983    5,458,357,533     (4.48)
            Office Equipment                                             315,154,967      335,541,853     (6.08)
            Consumer Electronics                                         478,625,113      583,495,357    (17.97)
            Telecommunication                                            260,994,175      124,618,480    109.43
            Communication/Radar                                          290,517,840      276,039,152      5.25
            Control and Instrumentation                                   53,584,039       38,791,811     38.13
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            31,883,433       33,330,226     (4.34)
            Automotive Electronics                                       809,650,232      610,706,852     32.58
         Other Electronics                                             1,426,219,849    1,157,642,866     23.20
         Garments                                                      1,948,762,191    2,299,881,632    (15.27)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                           194,143,939      203,966,816     (4.82)
         Footwear                                                         30,999,549       30,581,423      1.37
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        95,295,882      103,796,959     (8.19)
         Wood Manufactures                                               918,384,082      770,361,696     19.21
         Furniture & Fixtures                                            220,874,660      241,254,206     (8.45)
         Chemicals                                                     1,123,246,115    1,023,829,166      9.71
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                               211,154,725      222,598,829     (5.14)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                               2,099,944,158    1,853,790,146     13.28
         Processed food and Beverages                                    958,429,699      739,500,939     29.60
         Iron & Steel                                                    261,530,754      263,955,281     (0.92)
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                      143,180,934      152,114,850     (5.87)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    41,991,187       56,489,159    (25.67)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              330,599,953      342,181,602     (3.38)
         Others                                                        2,470,793,847    2,379,555,624      3.83
Special Transactions                                                   1,532,288,202    1,489,329,991      2.88
Re-export                                                                629,087,296      726,243,177    (13.38)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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:  February 10, 2009
Related press release | Foreign trade statistics index