Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
March and February 2009 and March 2008
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rate
Commodity March p | February r | March | Percent
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly | Annual
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Total Exports 2,903,907 100.00 2,506,286 100.00 4,200,129 100.00 15.86 (30.86)
Total Agro-Based Products 150,721 5.19 139,429 5.56 203,209 4.84 8.10 (25.83)
Agro-Based Products 113,002 3.89 102,530 4.09 162,365 3.87 10.21 (30.40)
Coconut Products 49,017 1.69 47,700 1.90 99,285 2.36 2.76 (50.63)
Copra a - a - a - - -
Coconut Oil 32,690 1.13 27,858 1.11 81,698 1.95 17.35 (59.99)
Desiccated Coconut 13,287 0.46 14,917 0.60 10,302 0.25 (10.93) 28.97
Copra Meal/Cake 1,317 0.05 3,453 0.14 6,442 0.15 (61.86) (79.56)
Others 1,722 0.06 1,471 0.06 842 0.02 17.05 104.42
Sugar and Products 6,889 0.24 1,691 0.07 858 0.02 307.34 702.74
Centrifugal & Refined 5,801 0.20 a - 641 0.02 - 804.49
Molasses 967 0.03 1,585 0.06 a - (39.01) -
Others 121 0.00 106 0.00 217 0.01 14.28 (44.11)
Fruits and Vegetables 57,097 1.97 53,139 2.12 62,222 1.48 7.45 (8.24)
Canned Pineapple 10,772 0.37 11,747 0.47 10,407 0.25 (8.30) 3.50
Pineapple Juice 2,160 0.07 2,855 0.11 2,670 0.06 (24.36) (19.11)
Pineapple Concentrates 2,839 0.10 3,356 0.13 2,192 0.05 (15.40) 29.53
Bananas 29,079 1.00 25,398 1.01 33,039 0.79 14.49 (11.99)
Mangoes 1,739 0.06 974 0.04 1,845 0.04 78.52 (5.79)
Others 10,509 0.36 8,809 0.35 12,069 0.29 19.29 (12.93)
Other Agro-Based Products 37,719 1.30 36,900 1.47 40,843 0.97 2.22 (7.65)
Fish, Fresh or Preserved
Of Which:shrimps and prawns 20,898 0.72 20,510 0.82 20,409 0.49 1.90 2.40
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted a - a - a - - -
Abaca Fibers 400 0.01 371 0.01 1,120 0.03 7.56 (64.31)
Tobacco Unmanufactured 4,609 0.16 3,225 0.13 2,346 0.06 42.94 96.46
Natural Rubber 1,777 0.06 2,219 0.09 3,660 0.09 (19.93) (51.45)
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a - a - a - - -
Seaweeds, Dried 1,205 0.04 481 0.02 2,798 0.07 150.75 (56.92)
Rice b 0.00 - - b 0.00 - 1.45
Others 8,830 0.30 10,094 0.40 10,510 0.25 (12.53) (15.99)
Forest Products 2,334 0.08 1,907 0.08 1,819 0.04 22.35 28.26
Logs a - a - a - - -
Lumber 936 0.03 418 0.02 998 0.02 123.86 (6.17)
Plywood 1,193 0.04 1,429 0.06 538 0.01 (16.55) 121.61
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 188 0.01 60 0.00 203 0.00 215.38 (7.42)
Others 16 0.00 a - 80 0.00 - (79.50)
Mineral Products 126,056 4.34 119,278 4.76 196,424 4.68 5.68 (35.82)
Copper Concentrates 8,309 0.29 2,982 0.12 9,261 0.22 178.65 (10.27)
Copper Metal 52,213 1.80 54,323 2.17 94,978 2.26 (3.89) (45.03)
Gold 15,170 0.52 8,664 0.35 6,714 0.16 75.09 125.94
Iron Ore Agglomerates 9,487 0.33 11,163 0.45 13,877 0.33 (15.01) (31.63)
Chromium Ore 258 0.01 201 0.01 1,816 0.04 28.74 (85.78)
Nickel a - a - a - - -
Others 40,619 1.40 41,944 1.67 69,779 1.66 (3.16) (41.79)
Petroleum Products 7,844 0.27 4,391 0.18 89,568 2.13 78.67 (91.24)
Manufactures 2,504,153 86.23 2,160,537 86.20 3,581,381 85.27 15.90 (30.08)
Electronic Products 1,619,499 55.77 1,350,988 53.90 2,448,148 58.29 19.88 (33.85)
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,172,497 40.38 944,648 37.69 1,847,334 43.98 24.12 (36.53)
Electronic Data
Processing 341,168 11.75 269,798 10.76 440,145 10.48 26.45 (22.49)
Office Equipment 23,086 0.79 15,058 0.60 26,740 0.64 53.31 (13.67)
Consumer Electronics 21,753 0.75 23,359 0.93 38,016 0.91 (6.88) (42.78)
Telecommunication 8,582 0.30 22,528 0.90 19,828 0.47 (61.91) (56.72)
Communication/Radar 17,554 0.60 16,008 0.64 26,844 0.64 9.66 (34.61)
Control and
Instrumentation 3,347 0.12 2,668 0.11 3,059 0.07 25.46 9.40
Medical/Industrial
Instrumentations 2,532 0.09 2,150 0.09 3,360 0.08 17.77 (24.65)
Automotive Electronics 28,980 1.00 54,771 2.19 42,821 1.02 (47.09) (32.32)
Other Electronics 94,870 3.27 82,815 3.30 131,213 3.12 14.56 (27.70)
Garments 134,808 4.64 145,922 5.82 166,881 3.97 (7.62) (19.22)
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 12,061 0.42 9,051 0.36 15,966 0.38 33.26 (24.46)
Footwear 3,084 0.11 1,707 0.07 3,045 0.07 80.67 1.26
Travel Goods and Handbags 7,792 0.27 3,329 0.13 11,298 0.27 134.07 (31.03)
Wood Manufactures 76,719 2.64 71,737 2.86 85,743 2.04 6.95 (10.52)
Furniture & Fixtures 9,092 0.31 10,414 0.42 22,046 0.52 (12.69) (58.76)
Chemicals 67,465 2.32 65,722 2.62 128,056 3.05 2.65 (47.32)
Non-Metallic Mineral
Manufactures 16,168 0.56 13,168 0.53 17,601 0.42 22.78 (8.14)
Machinery & Transport
Equipment 162,368 5.59 152,797 6.10 169,985 4.05 6.26 (4.48)
Processed food and Beverages 69,308 2.39 68,655 2.74 74,363 1.77 0.95 (6.80)
Iron & Steel 11,061 0.38 7,820 0.31 16,322 0.39 41.45 (32.23)
Baby Carr., Toys, Games
and sporting goods 9,892 0.34 8,931 0.36 9,322 0.22 10.77 6.12
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of plaiting
materials 3,496 0.12 2,752 0.11 5,037 0.12 27.01 (30.60)
Misc.Manufactured Articles,
not elsewhere specified 23,545 0.81 21,034 0.84 30,468 0.73 11.94 (22.72)
Others 182,924 6.30 143,696 5.73 245,889 5.85 27.30 (25.61)
Special Transactions 112,799 3.88 80,745 3.22 127,727 3.04 39.70 (11.69)
Re-Export 56,565 1.95 46,199 1.84 58,945 1.40 22.44 (4.04)
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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
b - less than $1,000
r - Revised
p - Preliminary
Components may not add up to totals due to rounding
Page last updated: May 12, 2009
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