Table 2a  Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
          January to January 2009 and 2008
          (FOB in U.S. Dollars)

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

Total Agro-Based Products                                                 147,152,363     239,273,350    (38.50)
   Agro-Based Products                                                    112,074,369     199,123,234    (43.72)
      Coconut Products                                                     34,967,917     145,165,095    (75.91)
         Copra                                                                      a               a        -
         Coconut Oil                                                       18,411,573     130,161,852    (85.85)
         Desiccated Coconut                                                15,915,774      10,417,759     52.78
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                            a      4,169,939         -
         Others                                                               640,570         415,545     54.15
      Sugar and Products                                                   17,623,731         699,553  2,419.28
         Centrifugal & Refined                                             16,972,104         399,153  4,152.03
         Molasses                                                             574,400          12,300  4,569.92
         Others                                                                77,227         288,100    (73.19)
      Fruits and Vegetables                                                59,482,721      53,258,586     11.69
         Canned Pineapple                                                   9,644,374       9,326,355      3.41
         Pineapple Juice                                                    3,815,355       2,588,300     47.41
         Pineapple Concentrates                                             1,649,155       2,652,567    (37.83)
         Bananas                                                           34,498,912      27,753,184     24.31
         Mangoes                                                              905,764       1,168,571    (22.49)
         Others                                                             8,969,161       9,769,609     (8.19)
   Other Agro-Based Products                                               35,077,994      40,150,116    (12.63)
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns               18,761,964      18,982,513     (1.16)
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                                   a               a        -
         Abaca Fibers                                                         578,112       1,572,744    (63.24)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                             5,414,408       2,784,929     94.42
         Natural Rubber                                                     1,266,771       3,541,141    (64.23)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                               a               a        -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                      196,828       4,171,181    (95.28)
         Rice                                                                       a               a        -
         Others                                                             8,859,911       9,097,608     (2.61)
Forest Products                                                             1,332,905       3,093,607    (56.91)
         Logs                                                                       a               a        -
         Lumber                                                               573,183         509,865     12.42
         Plywood                                                              627,337       2,078,241    (69.81)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                              97,437         446,122    (78.16)
         Others                                                                34,948          59,379    (41.14)
Mineral Products                                                          103,813,947     184,859,083    (43.84)
         Copper Concentrates                                                3,101,521       8,049,043    (61.47)
         Copper Metal                                                      41,120,629      89,280,000    (53.94)
         Gold                                                               9,802,771       6,659,141     47.21
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                              1,844,040       6,061,662    (69.58)
         Chromium Ore                                                          15,200         455,571    (96.66)
         Nickel                                                                     a               a        -
         Others                                                            47,929,786      74,353,666    (35.54)
Petroleum Products                                                         13,517,607     106,417,749    (87.30)
Manufactures                                                            2,115,999,672   3,521,258,444    (39.91)
         Electronic Products                                            1,345,346,275   2,608,809,619    (48.43)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                           922,946,516   1,950,521,103    (52.68)
            Electronic Data Processing                                    219,445,435     461,164,608    (52.41)
            Office Equipment                                               16,202,873      29,291,888    (44.68)
            Consumer Electronics                                           26,406,427      39,287,587    (32.79)
            Telecommunication                                              27,622,016       5,447,109    407.09
            Communication/Radar                                            12,318,383      20,282,104    (39.26)
            Control and Instrumentation                                     2,926,166       3,646,571    (19.76)
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                              1,805,053       1,946,874     (7.28)
            Automotive Electronics                                        115,673,406      97,221,775     18.98
         Other Electronics                                                 79,077,392      99,569,204    (20.58)
         Garments                                                         134,498,671     171,477,492    (21.56)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                              8,355,922      15,421,652    (45.82)
         Footwear                                                           3,140,580       2,528,375     24.21
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                          4,217,085       3,142,714     34.19
         Wood Manufactures                                                 71,671,120      56,281,876     27.34
         Furniture & Fixtures                                               7,276,805      17,170,407    (57.62)
         Chemicals                                                         44,195,419      85,384,823    (48.24)
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                 15,973,791      15,554,542      2.70
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                                  155,909,537     154,553,274      0.88
         Processed food and Beverages                                      48,823,577      50,436,286     (3.20)
         Iron & Steel                                                       9,751,102      14,604,078    (33.23)
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                         9,428,110       9,913,976     (4.90)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials      2,690,541       3,774,942    (28.73)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                                20,124,785      22,220,645     (9.43)
         Others                                                           155,518,960     190,414,539    (18.33)
Special Transactions                                                      112,355,205     175,656,952    (36.04)
Re-export                                                                  37,914,545      73,537,899    (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 growth rate
         p  - Preliminary

         Components may not add up to totals due to rounding

Page last updated:  March 10, 2009
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