Table 1 Philippine Exports to All Countries
February and January 2009 and February 2008
(F.O.B Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rate
Commodity Percent| Percent| Percent| (Percent)
February p Share| January r Share| February Share| Monthly Annual
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Total 2,503.61 100.00 2,511.19 100.00 4,112.01 100.00 (0.30) (39.11)
1 Electronic Products 1,352.38 54.02 1,345.08 53.56 2,456.70 59.74 0.54 (44.95)
a) Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 946.02 37.79 922.95 36.75 1,733.28 42.15 2.50 (45.42)
b) Electronic Data Processing 269.80 10.78 219.45 8.74 461.62 11.23 22.95 (41.55)
c) Office Equipment 15.06 0.60 16.20 0.65 26.04 0.63 (7.07) (42.17)
d) Consumer Electronics 23.36 0.93 26.19 1.04 38.70 0.94 (10.81) (39.64)
e) Telecommunication 22.57 0.90 27.63 1.10 27.46 0.67 (18.33) (17.81)
f) Communication/Radar 15.98 0.64 12.25 0.49 23.68 0.58 30.44 (32.50)
g) Control and Instrumentation 2.67 0.11 2.93 0.12 3.93 0.10 (8.83) (32.09)
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 2.15 0.09 1.80 0.07 2.95 0.07 19.34 (27.15)
i) Automotive Electronics 54.77 2.19 115.67 4.61 139.03 3.38 (52.65) (60.61)
2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing
Accessories 146.14 5.84 134.49 5.36 177.32 4.31 8.66 (17.59)
3 Woodcrafts and Furniture 77.50 3.10 79.02 3.15 91.08 2.22 (1.93) (14.92)
4 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
Of Refined copper 54.32 2.17 41.12 1.64 85.43 2.08 32.10 (36.42)
5 Other Products Manufactured from
Materials on consignment basis 45.16 1.80 48.28 1.92 76.12 1.85 (6.48) (40.68)
6 Gold 1/ 34.65 1.38 44.70 1.78 37.23 0.91 (22.48) (6.93)
7 Tuna 2/ 31.27 1.25 22.60 0.90 19.92 0.48 38.39 57.01
8 Ignition Wiring Set and Other
Wiring Sets used in vehicles
aircrafts and ships 3/ 30.19 1.21 27.62 1.10 89.87 2.19 9.31 (66.41)
9 Metal Components 4/ 29.98 1.20 31.58 1.26 47.49 1.16 (5.09) (36.88)
10 Coconut Oil 5/ 27.86 1.11 18.62 0.74 65.99 1.60 49.64 (57.78)
Top Ten Exports Total 1,829.43 73.07 1,793.10 71.40 3,147.16 76.54 2.03 (41.87)
11 Bananas (Fresh) 25.40 1.01 46.79 1.86 32.62 0.79 (45.72) (22.15)
12 Pineapple and Pineapple Products 21.38 0.85 20.24 0.81 22.06 0.54 5.64 (3.09)
13 Dessicated Coconut 14.92 0.60 16.19 0.64 12.68 0.31 (7.84) 17.69
14 Iron Ore Agglomerates 11.16 0.45 1.84 0.07 11.89 0.29 505.35 (6.15)
15 Processed Tropical Fruits 9.02 0.36 9.98 0.40 12.15 0.30 (9.63) (25.80)
16 Seaweeds and Carageenan 7.67 0.31 7.14 0.28 8.47 0.21 7.57 (9.43)
17 Fertilizers, Manufactured 6.63 0.27 1.62 0.06 4.11 0.10 308.92 61.59
18 Petroleum Products 6/ 4.39 0.18 13.92 0.55 123.73 3.01 (68.46) (96.45)
19 Copra Oil Cake or Meal 3.45 0.14 - - 6.93 0.17 - (50.20)
20 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh,
Chilled or Frozen 3.24 0.13 3.34 0.13 4.08 0.10 (2.94) (20.51)
21 Unmanufactured Tobacco 3.23 0.13 5.41 0.22 6.06 0.15 (40.43) (46.75)
22 Activated Carbon 3.13 0.13 2.51 0.10 3.90 0.09 24.69 (19.75)
23 Copper Concentrates 2.98 0.12 3.10 0.12 7.24 0.18 (3.85) (58.81)
24 Basketworks 2.74 0.11 3.04 0.12 4.69 0.11 (9.81) (41.48)
25 Fine Jewelry 2.28 0.09 2.26 0.09 2.51 0.06 0.92 (9.04)
26 Footwear 1.71 0.07 3.14 0.13 3.97 0.10 (45.65) (56.97)
27 Ceramic Tiles and Decor 1.23 0.05 1.62 0.06 2.21 0.05 (24.15) (44.44)
28 Christmas Decor 0.61 0.02 0.79 0.03 1.32 0.03 (22.84) (54.01)
29 Sugar - - 16.97 0.68 12.30 0.30 (100.00) (100.00)
30 Others 549.00 21.93 558.18 22.23 681.93 16.58 (1.65) (19.49)
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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/ includes fresh, frozen, prepared or preserved in airtight containers.
3/ consists only of electrical wiring harness for motor vehicles.
4/ excluding brakes and servo-brakes.
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: April 16, 2009
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