Table 1a  Philippine Exports to all Countries
          January to January 2009 and 2008
          (F.O.B. Value in U.S. Dollars)

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                                                           2009     |        2008     |  Growth
Commodity Group                                         Jan-Jan p   |      Jan-Jan    |   Rate
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             Total                                 2,494,171,699       4,230,559,185     (41.04)

 1 Electronic Products                             1,345,346,275       2,608,809,619     (48.43)
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)            922,946,516       1,950,521,103     (52.68)
   b) Electronic Data Processing                     219,445,435         461,164,608     (52.41)
   c) Office Equipment                                16,202,873          29,291,888     (44.68)
   d) Consumer Electronics                            26,406,427          39,287,587     (32.79)
   e) Telecommunication                               27,687,260           5,447,109     408.29
   f) Communication/Radar                             12,253,139          20,282,104     (39.59)
   g) Control and Instrumentation                      2,926,166           3,646,571     (19.76)
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation               1,805,053           1,946,874      (7.28)
   i) Automotive Electronics                         115,673,406          97,221,775      18.98
 2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories      134,498,671         171,477,492     (21.56)
 3 Other Products Manufactured from Materials
    Imported on consignment basis                     48,282,359          41,782,105      15.56
 4 Petroleum Products  1/                             13,517,607         106,417,749     (87.30)
 5 Ignition Wiring Set and Other Wiring Sets
    Used in Vehicles, aircrafts and ships  2/         27,962,204          70,349,581     (60.25)
 6 Coconut Oil  3/                                    18,411,573         130,161,852     (85.85)
 7 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
     Of Refined Copper                                41,120,629          89,280,000     (53.94)
 8 Woodcrafts and Furniture                           78,947,925          73,463,154       7.47
 9 Bananas (Fresh)                                    34,498,912          27,753,184      24.31
10 Metal Components  4/                               31,553,599          43,887,675     (28.10)
11 Pineapple and Pineapple Products                   18,823,787          18,760,228       0.34
12 Processed Tropical Fruits                           9,617,158           9,492,257       1.32
13 Dessicated Coconut                                 15,915,774          10,417,759      52.78
14 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen        3,338,623           3,438,987      (2.92)
15 Tuna  5/                                           22,597,113          13,275,534      70.22
16 Seaweeds and Carageenan                             7,135,010          10,486,216     (31.96)
17 Christmas Decor                                       785,905           1,340,611     (41.38)
18 Basketworks                                         3,039,195           4,185,862     (27.39)
19 Iron Ore Agglomerates                               1,844,040           6,061,662     (69.58)
20 Fertilizers, Manufactured                           1,622,500           8,454,755     (80.81)
21 Gold  6/                                           44,696,792          42,275,843       5.73
22 Footwear                                            3,140,580           2,528,375      24.21
23 Activated Carbon                                    1,704,540           3,352,242     (49.15)
24 Ceramic Tiles and Decor                             1,604,482           1,951,427     (17.78)
25 Copra Oil Cake or Meal                                    -             4,169,939    (100.00)
26 Unmanufactured Tobacco                              5,414,408           2,784,929      94.42
27 Fine Jewelry                                        2,262,648           1,415,117      59.89
28 Copper Concentrates                                 3,101,521           8,049,043     (61.47)
29 Sugar                                              16,972,104             399,153   4,152.03
30 Others                                            556,415,765         714,336,835     (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/ 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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