Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
January 2009 and December and January 2008
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rate
Commodity January p | December r | January | Percent
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly | Annual
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Total Exports 2,494,172 100.00 2,674,578 100.00 4,230,559 100.00 (6.75) (41.04)
Total Agro-Based Products 147,152 5.90 225,867 8.44 239,273 5.66 (34.85) (38.50)
Agro-Based Products 112,074 4.49 181,217 6.78 199,123 4.71 (38.15) (43.72)
Coconut Products 34,968 1.40 101,131 3.78 145,165 3.43 (65.42) (75.91)
Copra a - a - a - - -
Coconut Oil 18,412 0.74 76,398 2.86 130,162 3.08 (75.90) (85.85)
Desiccated Coconut 15,916 0.64 20,159 0.75 10,418 0.25 (21.05) 52.78
Copra Meal/Cake a - 3,316 0.12 4,170 0.10 (100.00) (100.00)
Others 641 0.03 1,258 0.05 416 0.01 (49.09) 54.15
Sugar and Products 17,624 0.71 7,788 0.29 700 0.02 126.29 2,419.28
Centrifugal & Refined 16,972 0.68 5,630 0.21 399 0.01 201.48 4,152.03
Molasses 574 0.02 1,959 0.07 12 0.00 (70.67) 4,569.92
Others 77 0.00 200 0.01 288 0.01 (61.40) (73.19)
Fruits and Vegetables 59,483 2.38 72,298 2.70 53,259 1.26 (17.73) 11.69
Canned Pineapple 9,644 0.39 18,409 0.69 9,326 0.22 (47.61) 3.41
Pineapple Juice 3,815 0.15 1,815 0.07 2,588 0.06 110.16 47.41
Pineapple Concentrates 1,649 0.07 3,790 0.14 2,653 0.06 (56.48) (37.83)
Bananas 34,499 1.38 36,084 1.35 27,753 0.66 (4.39) 24.31
Mangoes 906 0.04 1,261 0.05 1,169 0.03 (28.17) (22.49)
Others 8,969 0.36 10,939 0.41 9,770 0.23 (18.01) (8.19)
Other Agro-Based Products 35,078 1.41 44,650 1.67 40,150 0.95 (21.44) (12.63)
Fish, Fresh or Preserved
Of Which:shrimps and prawns 18,762 0.75 22,445 0.84 18,983 0.45 (16.41) (1.16)
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted a - a - a - - -
Abaca Fibers 578 0.02 1,958 0.07 1,573 0.04 (70.47) (63.24)
Tobacco Unmanufactured 5,414 0.22 2,913 0.11 2,785 0.07 85.87 94.42
Natural Rubber 1,267 0.05 3,744 0.14 3,541 0.08 (66.16) (64.23)
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a - a - a - - -
Seaweeds, Dried 197 0.01 1,048 0.04 4,171 0.10 (81.22) (95.28)
Rice a - 1 0.00 a - (100.00) -
Others 8,860 0.36 12,541 0.47 9,098 0.22 (29.35) (2.61)
Forest Products 1,333 0.05 2,108 0.08 3,094 0.07 (36.78) (56.91)
Logs a - 1 0.00 a - (100.00) -
Lumber 573 0.02 526 0.02 510 0.01 9.07 12.42
Plywood 627 0.03 1,383 0.05 2,078 0.05 (54.63) (69.81)
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 97 0.00 199 0.01 446 0.01 (51.10) (78.16)
Others 35 0.00 a - 59 0.00 - (41.14)
Mineral Products 103,814 4.16 98,961 3.70 184,859 4.37 4.90 (43.84)
Copper Concentrates 3,102 0.12 4,210 0.16 8,049 0.19 (26.33) (61.47)
Copper Metal 41,121 1.65 53,118 1.99 89,280 2.11 (22.59) (53.94)
Gold 9,803 0.39 7,277 0.27 6,659 0.16 34.72 47.21
Iron Ore Agglomerates 1,844 0.07 5,444 0.20 6,062 0.14 (66.13) (69.58)
Chromium Ore 15 0.00 274 0.01 456 0.01 (94.45) (96.66)
Nickel a - a - a - - -
Others 47,930 1.92 28,638 1.07 74,354 1.76 67.36 (35.54)
Petroleum Products 13,518 0.54 14,623 0.55 106,418 2.52 (7.56) (87.30)
Manufactures 2,116,000 84.84 2,220,576 83.03 3,521,258 83.23 (4.71) (39.91)
Electronic Products 1,345,346 53.94 1,335,156 49.92 2,608,810 61.67 0.76 (48.43)
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 922,947 37.00 945,781 35.36 1,950,521 46.11 (2.41) (52.68)
Electronic Data
Processing 219,445 8.80 270,653 10.12 461,165 10.90 (18.92) (52.41)
Office Equipment 16,203 0.65 17,336 0.65 29,292 0.69 (6.54) (44.68)
Consumer Electronics 26,406 1.06 32,763 1.22 39,288 0.93 (19.40) (32.79)
Telecommunication 27,622 1.11 5,266 0.20 5,447 0.13 424.50 407.09
Communication/Radar 12,318 0.49 12,269 0.46 20,282 0.48 0.40 (39.26)
Control and
Instrumentation 2,926 0.12 4,385 0.16 3,647 0.09 (33.27) (19.76)
Medical/Industrial
Instrumentations 1,805 0.07 1,990 0.07 1,947 0.05 (9.28) (7.28)
Automotive Electronics 115,673 4.64 44,714 1.67 97,222 2.30 158.70 18.98
Other Electronics 79,077 3.17 104,816 3.92 99,569 2.35 (24.56) (20.58)
Garments 134,499 5.39 159,958 5.98 171,477 4.05 (15.92) (21.56)
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 8,356 0.34 10,997 0.41 15,422 0.36 (24.02) (45.82)
Footwear 3,141 0.13 2,094 0.08 2,528 0.06 50.01 24.21
Travel Goods and Handbags 4,217 0.17 5,360 0.20 3,143 0.07 (21.32) 34.19
Wood Manufactures 71,671 2.87 68,603 2.56 56,282 1.33 4.47 27.34
Furniture & Fixtures 7,277 0.29 12,700 0.47 17,170 0.41 (42.70) (57.62)
Chemicals 44,195 1.77 72,189 2.70 85,385 2.02 (38.78) (48.24)
Non-Metallic Mineral
Manufactures 15,974 0.64 12,033 0.45 15,555 0.37 32.75 2.70
Machinery & Transport
Equipment 155,910 6.25 129,428 4.84 154,553 3.65 20.46 0.88
Processed food and Beverages 48,824 1.96 75,333 2.82 50,436 1.19 (35.19) (3.20)
Iron & Steel 9,751 0.39 9,566 0.36 14,604 0.35 1.94 (33.23)
Baby Carr., Toys, Games
and sporting goods 9,428 0.38 11,122 0.42 9,914 0.23 (15.23) (4.90)
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of plaiting
materials 2,691 0.11 2,758 0.10 3,775 0.09 (2.45) (28.73)
Misc.Manufactured Articles,
not elsewhere specified 20,125 0.81 22,803 0.85 22,221 0.53 (11.74) (9.43)
Others 155,519 6.24 185,660 6.94 190,415 4.50 (16.23) (18.33)
Special Transactions 112,355 4.50 112,443 4.20 175,657 4.15 (0.08) (36.04)
Re-Export 37,915 1.52 34,621 1.29 73,538 1.74 9.51 (48.44)
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Source: Foreign Trade Statistics Section
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Notes: a - No export data
- - No % share / No growth rate
r - Revised
p - Preliminary
Components may not add up to totals due to rounding
Page last updated: March 10, 2009
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