Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
February and January 2009 and February 2008
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rate
Commodity February p | January r | February | Percent
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly | Annual
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Total Exports 2,503,608 100.00 2,511,187 100.00 4,112,012 100.00 (0.30) (39.11)
Total Agro-Based Products 139,454 5.57 161,865 6.45 205,409 5.00 (13.85) (32.11)
Agro-Based Products 102,547 4.10 126,506 5.04 160,302 3.90 (18.94) (36.03)
Coconut Products 47,700 1.91 35,528 1.41 86,027 2.09 34.26 (44.55)
Copra a - a - a - - -
Coconut Oil 27,858 1.11 18,616 0.74 65,988 1.60 49.64 (57.78)
Desiccated Coconut 14,917 0.60 16,187 0.64 12,675 0.31 (7.84) 17.69
Copra Meal/Cake 3,453 0.14 a - 6,935 0.17 - (50.20)
Others 1,471 0.06 725 0.03 429 0.01 102.86 242.93
Sugar and Products 1,691 0.07 17,624 0.70 13,208 0.32 (90.40) (87.20)
Centrifugal & Refined a - 16,972 0.68 12,299 0.30 (100.00) (100.00)
Molasses 1,585 0.06 574 0.02 655 0.02 175.95 142.18
Others 106 0.00 77 0.00 254 0.01 37.31 (58.33)
Fruits and Vegetables 53,156 2.12 73,354 2.92 61,067 1.49 (27.53) (12.96)
Canned Pineapple 11,758 0.47 9,659 0.38 11,350 0.28 21.73 3.59
Pineapple Juice 2,855 0.11 3,815 0.15 3,843 0.09 (25.17) (25.71)
Pineapple Concentrates 3,356 0.13 1,649 0.07 3,154 0.08 103.47 6.39
Bananas 25,398 1.01 46,791 1.86 32,623 0.79 (45.72) (22.15)
Mangoes 974 0.04 918 0.04 1,293 0.03 6.12 (24.70)
Others 8,816 0.35 10,522 0.42 8,803 0.21 (16.22) 0.15
Other Agro-Based Products 36,907 1.47 35,359 1.41 45,107 1.10 4.38 (18.18)
Fish, Fresh or Preserved
Of Which:shrimps and prawns 20,511 0.82 18,834 0.75 20,811 0.51 8.90 (1.44)
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted a - a - 31 0.00 - (100.00)
Abaca Fibers 372 0.01 578 0.02 1,130 0.03 (35.61) (67.05)
Tobacco Unmanufactured 3,225 0.13 5,414 0.22 6,057 0.15 (40.43) (46.75)
Natural Rubber 2,224 0.09 1,473 0.06 5,889 0.14 50.92 (62.24)
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a - a - a - - -
Seaweeds, Dried 481 0.02 197 0.01 2,158 0.05 144.23 (77.73)
Rice a - a - 1 0.00 - (100.00)
Others 10,094 0.40 8,862 0.35 9,030 0.22 13.90 11.79
Forest Products 1,907 0.08 1,362 0.05 3,173 0.08 40.07 (39.88)
Logs a - a - a - - -
Lumber 418 0.02 602 0.02 1,875 0.05 (30.52) (77.69)
Plywood 1,429 0.06 627 0.02 1,057 0.03 127.85 35.18
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 60 0.00 97 0.00 240 0.01 (38.76) (75.18)
Others a - 35 0.00 a - (100.00) -
Mineral Products 119,278 4.76 103,865 4.14 181,721 4.42 14.84 (34.36)
Copper Concentrates 2,982 0.12 3,102 0.12 7,240 0.18 (3.85) (58.81)
Copper Metal 54,323 2.17 41,121 1.64 85,434 2.08 32.11 (36.41)
Gold 8,664 0.35 9,803 0.39 7,313 0.18 (11.62) 18.48
Iron Ore Agglomerates 11,163 0.45 1,844 0.07 11,894 0.29 505.35 (6.15)
Chromium Ore 201 0.01 15 0.00 318 0.01 1,219.45 (36.95)
Nickel a - a - a - - -
Others 41,944 1.68 47,981 1.91 69,522 1.69 (12.58) (39.67)
Petroleum Products 4,391 0.18 13,922 0.55 123,733 3.01 (68.46) (96.45)
Manufactures 2,157,841 86.19 2,117,785 84.33 3,485,333 84.76 1.89 (38.09)
Electronic Products 1,352,378 54.02 1,345,080 53.56 2,456,699 59.74 0.54 (44.95)
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 946,021 37.79 922,954 36.75 1,733,283 42.15 2.50 (45.42)
Electronic Data
Processing 269,798 10.78 219,445 8.74 461,624 11.23 22.95 (41.55)
Office Equipment 15,058 0.60 16,203 0.65 26,040 0.63 (7.07) (42.17)
Consumer Electronics 23,359 0.93 26,190 1.04 38,701 0.94 (10.81) (39.64)
Telecommunication 22,528 0.90 27,570 1.10 27,458 0.67 (18.29) (17.95)
Communication/Radar 16,024 0.64 12,318 0.49 23,680 0.58 30.09 (32.33)
Control and
Instrumentation 2,668 0.11 2,926 0.12 3,928 0.10 (8.83) (32.09)
Medical/Industrial
Instrumentations 2,150 0.09 1,802 0.07 2,951 0.07 19.34 (27.15)
Automotive Electronics 54,771 2.19 115,673 4.61 139,033 3.38 (52.65) (60.61)
Other Electronics 83,021 3.32 78,759 3.14 120,076 2.92 5.41 (30.86)
Garments 146,136 5.84 134,487 5.36 177,320 4.31 8.66 (17.59)
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 9,051 0.36 8,356 0.33 17,725 0.43 8.32 (48.93)
Footwear 1,707 0.07 3,141 0.13 3,967 0.10 (45.65) (56.97)
Travel Goods and Handbags 3,326 0.13 4,217 0.17 7,840 0.19 (21.13) (57.57)
Wood Manufactures 67,118 2.68 71,738 2.86 68,115 1.66 (6.44) (1.46)
Furniture & Fixtures 10,400 0.42 7,280 0.29 22,965 0.56 42.85 (54.72)
Chemicals 65,721 2.63 44,846 1.79 82,148 2.00 46.55 (20.00)
Non-Metallic Mineral
Manufactures 13,170 0.53 16,271 0.65 17,518 0.43 (19.05) (24.82)
Machinery & Transport
Equipment 152,798 6.10 155,600 6.20 165,397 4.02 (1.80) (7.62)
Processed food and Beverages 68,643 2.74 50,066 1.99 60,452 1.47 37.11 13.55
Iron & Steel 7,820 0.31 9,751 0.39 24,554 0.60 (19.81) (68.15)
Baby Carr., Toys, Games
and sporting goods 8,930 0.36 9,432 0.38 10,032 0.24 (5.32) (10.98)
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of plaiting
materials 2,750 0.11 2,693 0.11 4,519 0.11 2.10 (39.16)
Misc.Manufactured Articles,
not elsewhere specified 21,036 0.84 20,062 0.80 30,504 0.74 4.86 (31.04)
Others 143,836 5.75 156,008 6.21 215,503 5.24 (7.80) (33.26)
Special Transactions 80,738 3.22 112,389 4.48 112,643 2.74 (28.16) (28.32)
Re-Export 46,199 1.85 37,915 1.51 52,007 1.26 21.85 (11.17)
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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: April 16, 2009
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