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

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Commodity                                                                     2009    |      2008     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Feb p  |     Jan-Feb   |    Rate
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Total Exports                                                           5,014,795,220   8,342,570,890    (39.89)

Total Agro-Based Products                                                 301,319,391     444,682,425    (32.24)
   Agro-Based Products                                                    229,053,039     359,425,440    (36.27)
      Coconut Products                                                     83,228,392     231,192,335    (64.00)
         Copra                                                                      a               a        -
         Coconut Oil                                                       46,474,129     196,150,111    (76.31)
         Desiccated Coconut                                                31,104,143      23,093,095     34.69
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                    3,453,348      11,104,504    (68.90)
         Others                                                             2,196,772         844,625    160.09
      Sugar and Products                                                   19,314,825      13,907,162     38.88
         Centrifugal & Refined                                             16,972,104      12,697,764     33.66
         Molasses                                                           2,159,450         666,800    223.85
         Others                                                               183,271         542,598    (66.22)
      Fruits and Vegetables                                               126,509,822     114,325,943     10.66
         Canned Pineapple                                                  21,416,243      20,676,580      3.58
         Pineapple Juice                                                    6,670,439       6,431,644      3.71
         Pineapple Concentrates                                             5,004,717       5,806,630    (13.81)
         Bananas                                                           72,188,670      60,376,457     19.56
         Mangoes                                                            1,891,615       2,462,017    (23.17)
         Others                                                            19,338,138      18,572,615      4.12
   Other Agro-Based Products                                               72,266,352      85,256,985    (15.24)
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns               39,344,909      39,793,604     (1.13)
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                                   a          31,248   (100.00)
         Abaca Fibers                                                         950,369       2,702,372    (64.83)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                             8,639,677       8,841,947     (2.29)
         Natural Rubber                                                     3,697,213       9,430,192    (60.79)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                               a               a        -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                      677,546       6,329,356    (89.30)
         Rice                                                                     -               896   (100.00)
         Others                                                            18,956,638      18,127,370      4.57
Forest Products                                                             3,268,862       6,266,119    (47.83)
         Logs                                                                       a               a        -
         Lumber                                                             1,020,100       2,384,570    (57.22)
         Plywood                                                            2,056,704       3,135,605    (34.41)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                             157,110         686,565    (77.12)
         Others                                                                34,948          59,379    (41.14)
Mineral Products                                                          223,142,345     366,580,069    (39.13)
         Copper Concentrates                                                6,083,570      15,288,913    (60.21)
         Copper Metal                                                      95,444,079     174,714,376    (45.37)
         Gold                                                              18,466,836      13,971,745     32.17
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                             13,006,968      17,955,601    (27.56)
         Chromium Ore                                                         215,757         773,667    (72.11)
         Nickel                                                                     a               a        -
         Others                                                            89,925,135     143,875,767    (37.50)
Petroleum Products                                                         18,312,390     230,151,113    (92.04)
Manufactures                                                            4,275,625,650   7,006,590,957    (38.98)
         Electronic Products                                            2,697,458,517   5,065,508,222    (46.75)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                         1,868,975,328   3,683,804,488    (49.27)
            Electronic Data Processing                                    489,243,160     922,788,114    (46.98)
            Office Equipment                                               31,260,721      55,331,829    (43.50)
            Consumer Electronics                                           49,549,074      77,989,011    (36.47)
            Telecommunication                                              50,098,153      32,905,422     52.25
            Communication/Radar                                            28,342,791      43,961,708    (35.53)
            Control and Instrumentation                                     5,593,969       7,575,048    (26.15)
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                              3,951,371       4,897,981    (19.33)
            Automotive Electronics                                        170,443,950     236,254,621    (27.86)
         Other Electronics                                                161,779,993     219,645,354    (26.34)
         Garments                                                         280,622,959     348,797,110    (19.55)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                             17,407,061      33,146,299    (47.48)
         Footwear                                                           4,847,551       6,495,381    (25.37)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                          7,543,135      10,982,534    (31.32)
         Wood Manufactures                                                138,855,605     124,396,415     11.62
         Furniture & Fixtures                                              17,679,608      40,135,828    (55.95)
         Chemicals                                                        110,567,009     167,532,577    (34.00)
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                 29,441,271      33,072,349    (10.98)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                                  308,397,686     319,950,471     (3.61)
         Processed food and Beverages                                     118,708,744     110,887,903      7.05
         Iron & Steel                                                      17,570,706      39,158,236    (55.13)
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                        18,361,825      19,945,960     (7.94)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials      5,442,772       8,294,345    (34.38)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                                41,097,539      52,724,616    (22.05)
         Others                                                           299,843,669     405,917,357    (26.13)
Special Transactions                                                      193,126,582     288,300,207    (33.01)
Re-export                                                                  84,113,297     125,544,903    (33.00)
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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:  April 16, 2009
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