Table 1 Philippine Exports to All Countries
January 2009 and December and January 2008
(F.O.B Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2009| 2008 | Growth Rate
Commodity Percent| Percent| Percent| (Percent)
January p Share| December r Share| January Share| Monthly Annual
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Total 2,494.17 100.00 2,674.58 100.00 4,230.56 100.00 (6.75) (41.04)
1 Electronic Products 1,345.35 53.94 1,335.16 49.92 2,608.81 61.67 0.76 (48.43)
a) Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 922.95 37.00 945.78 35.36 1,950.52 46.11 (2.41) (52.68)
b) Electronic Data Processing 219.45 8.80 270.65 10.12 461.16 10.90 (18.92) (52.41)
c) Office Equipment 16.20 0.65 17.34 0.65 29.29 0.69 (6.54) (44.68)
d) Consumer Electronics 26.41 1.06 32.76 1.22 39.29 0.93 (19.40) (32.79)
e) Telecommunication 27.69 1.11 5.27 0.20 5.45 0.13 425.73 408.29
f) Communication/Radar 12.25 0.49 12.27 0.46 20.28 0.48 (0.13) (39.59)
g) Control and Instrumentation 2.93 0.12 4.38 0.16 3.65 0.09 (33.27) (19.76)
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 1.81 0.07 1.99 0.07 1.95 0.05 (9.28) (7.28)
i) Automotive Electronics 115.67 4.64 44.71 1.67 97.22 2.30 158.70 18.98
2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing
Accessories 134.50 5.39 159.96 5.98 171.48 4.05 (15.92) (21.56)
3 Woodcrafts and Furniture 78.95 3.17 81.25 3.04 73.46 1.74 (2.84) 7.47
4 Other Products Manufactured from
Materials on consignment basis 48.28 1.94 47.48 1.78 41.78 0.99 1.70 15.56
5 Gold 1/ 44.70 1.79 17.56 0.66 42.28 1.00 154.48 5.73
6 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
Of Refined copper 41.12 1.65 53.12 1.99 89.28 2.11 (22.59) (53.94)
7 Bananas (Fresh) 34.50 1.38 36.08 1.35 27.75 0.66 (4.39) 24.31
8 Metal Components 2/ 31.55 1.27 39.14 1.46 43.89 1.04 (19.39) (28.10)
9 Ignition Wiring Set and Other
Wiring Sets used in vehicles
aircrafts and ships 3/ 27.96 1.12 46.22 1.73 70.35 1.66 (39.50) (60.25)
10 Tuna 4/ 22.60 0.91 23.78 0.89 13.28 0.31 (4.98) 70.22
Top Ten Exports Total 1,809.50 72.55 1,839.76 68.79 3,182.35 75.22 (1.64) (43.14)
11 Pineapple and Pineapple Products 18.82 0.75 28.86 1.08 18.76 0.44 (34.78) 0.34
12 Coconut Oil 5/ 18.41 0.74 76.40 2.86 130.16 3.08 (75.90) (85.85)
13 Sugar 16.97 0.68 5.63 0.21 0.40 0.01 201.48 4,152.03
14 Dessicated Coconut 15.92 0.64 20.16 0.75 10.42 0.25 (21.05) 52.78
15 Petroleum Products 6/ 13.52 0.54 14.62 0.55 106.42 2.52 (7.56) (87.30)
16 Processed Tropical Fruits 9.62 0.39 12.98 0.49 9.49 0.22 (25.90) 1.32
17 Seaweeds and Carageenan 7.14 0.29 11.62 0.43 10.49 0.25 (38.58) (31.96)
18 Unmanufactured Tobacco 5.41 0.22 2.91 0.11 2.78 0.07 85.87 94.42
19 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh,
Chilled or Frozen 3.34 0.13 3.87 0.14 3.44 0.08 (13.83) (2.92)
20 Footwear 3.14 0.13 2.09 0.08 2.53 0.06 50.01 24.21
21 Copper Concentrates 3.10 0.12 4.21 0.16 8.05 0.19 (26.33) (61.47)
22 Basketworks 3.04 0.12 3.43 0.13 4.19 0.10 (11.38) (27.39)
23 Fine Jewelry 2.26 0.09 2.10 0.08 1.42 0.03 7.88 59.89
24 Iron Ore Agglomerates 1.84 0.07 5.44 0.20 6.06 0.14 (66.13) (69.58)
25 Activated Carbon 1.70 0.07 2.28 0.09 3.35 0.08 (25.10) (49.15)
26 Fertilizers, Manufactured 1.62 0.07 3.40 0.13 8.45 0.20 (52.30) (80.81)
27 Ceramic Tiles and Decor 1.60 0.06 1.63 0.06 1.95 0.05 (1.81) (17.78)
28 Christmas Decor 0.79 0.03 0.71 0.03 1.34 0.03 9.94 (41.38)
29 Copra Oil Cake or Meal - - 3.32 0.12 4.17 0.10 (100.00) (100.00)
30 Others 556.42 22.31 629.15 23.52 714.34 16.89 (11.56) (22.11)
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Source: Foreign Trade Statistics Section
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Notes: 1/ extracted from copper ores and concentrates.
2/ excluding brakes & servo-brakes.
3/ consists only of electrical wiring harness for motor vehicles.
4/ includes fresh, frozen, prepared or preserved in airtight containers.
5/ includes crude and refined.
6/ includes refined petroleum products, manufactures from crude petroleum oil imported on consignment basis.
p preliminary
r revised
Growth rates were computed from actual values.
Page last updated: March 10, 2009
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