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

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Commodity                                                                     2009    |      2008     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Mar p  |     Jan-Mar   |    Rate
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Total Exports                                                          7,921,379,503    12,542,700,347    (36.84)

Total Agro-Based Products                                                452,015,923       647,891,270    (30.23)
   Agro-Based Products                                                   342,037,179       521,790,802    (34.45)
      Coconut Products                                                   132,244,994       330,477,568    (59.98)
         Copra                                                                     a                 a        -
         Coconut Oil                                                      79,164,031       277,848,453    (71.51)
         Desiccated Coconut                                               44,391,600        33,395,489     32.93
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                   4,770,394        17,546,505    (72.81)
         Others                                                            3,918,969         1,687,121    132.29
      Sugar and Products                                                  26,203,339        14,765,287     77.47
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            22,772,681        13,339,074     70.72
         Molasses                                                          3,126,200           666,800    368.84
         Others                                                              304,458           759,413    (59.91)
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              183,588,846       176,547,947      3.99
         Canned Pineapple                                                 32,177,265        31,084,070      3.52
         Pineapple Juice                                                   8,830,138         9,101,727     (2.98)
         Pineapple Concentrates                                            7,843,462         7,998,163     (1.93)
         Bananas                                                         101,267,306        93,414,993      8.41
         Mangoes                                                           3,630,181         4,307,408    (15.72)
         Others                                                           29,840,494        30,641,586     (2.61)
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             109,978,744       126,100,468    (12.78)
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns              60,242,402        60,202,462      0.07
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                                  a            31,248   (100.00)
         Abaca Fibers                                                      1,349,119         3,821,886    (64.70)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           13,248,450        11,188,108     18.42
         Natural Rubber                                                    5,469,276        13,089,956    (58.22)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                              a                 a        -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                   1,882,927         9,127,676    (79.37)
         Rice                                                                    419             1,309    (67.99)
         Others                                                           27,786,151        28,637,823     (2.97)
Forest Products                                                            5,602,405         8,085,560    (30.71)
         Logs                                                                      a                 a        -
         Lumber                                                            1,956,245         3,382,227    (42.16)
         Plywood                                                           3,249,448         3,673,828    (11.55)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                            345,308           889,846    (61.19)
         Others                                                               51,404           139,659    (63.19)
Mineral Products                                                         349,198,645       563,004,561    (37.98)
         Copper Concentrates                                              14,392,945        24,549,849    (41.37)
         Copper Metal                                                    147,656,851       269,691,941    (45.25)
         Gold                                                             33,636,644        20,685,806     62.61
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            22,494,193        31,832,337    (29.34)
         Chromium Ore                                                        473,957         2,589,579    (81.70)
         Nickel                                                                    a                 a        -
         Others                                                          130,544,055       213,655,049    (38.90)
Petroleum Products                                                        26,156,711       319,719,555    (91.82)
Manufactures                                                           6,782,473,969    10,587,971,750    (35.94)
         Electronic Products                                           4,315,567,041     7,513,655,872    (42.56)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                        3,040,098,826     5,531,138,671    (45.04)
            Electronic Data Processing                                   830,411,461     1,362,932,812    (39.07)
            Office Equipment                                              54,346,452        82,071,551    (33.78)
            Consumer Electronics                                          71,301,886       116,005,036    (38.54)
            Telecommunication                                             58,679,750        52,733,144     11.28
            Communication/Radar                                           45,880,297        70,806,032    (35.20)
            Control and Instrumentation                                    8,940,941        10,634,431    (15.92)
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                             6,483,209         8,258,225    (21.49)
            Automotive Electronics                                       199,424,219       279,075,970    (28.54)
         Other Electronics                                               256,443,006       350,858,445    (26.91)
         Garments                                                        415,217,327       515,678,047    (19.48)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                            29,468,099        49,112,111    (40.00)
         Footwear                                                          7,931,472         9,540,831    (16.87)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        15,337,328        22,280,115    (31.16)
         Wood Manufactures                                               220,193,983       210,138,926      4.78
         Furniture & Fixtures                                             26,786,492        62,181,624    (56.92)
         Chemicals                                                       178,032,339       295,588,595    (39.77)
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                45,607,715        50,673,461    (10.00)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                                 470,765,472       489,935,122     (3.91)
         Processed food and Beverages                                    188,028,599       185,251,095      1.50
         Iron & Steel                                                     28,631,796        55,479,932    (48.39)
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                       28,254,589        29,268,274     (3.46)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials     8,940,714        13,331,054    (32.93)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                               64,640,526        83,192,195    (22.30)
         Others                                                          482,627,471       651,806,051    (25.96)
Special Transactions                                                     305,931,850       416,027,651    (26.46)
Re-export                                                                140,677,813       184,036,534    (23.56)
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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:  May 12, 2009
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