Table 1 Philippine Exports to All Countries
April and March 2009 and April 2008
(F.O.B Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rate
Commodity Percent| Percent| Percent| (Percent)
April p Share| March r Share| April Share| Monthly Annual
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Total 2,802.85 100.00 2,906.73 100.00 4,327.48 100.00 (3.57) (35.23)
1 Electronic Products 1,683.68 60.07 1,620.10 55.74 2,518.80 58.20 3.92 (33.16)
a) Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,238.25 44.18 1,173.18 40.36 1,880.90 43.46 5.55 (34.17)
b) Electronic Data Processing 307.43 10.97 341.07 11.73 457.89 10.58 (9.86) (32.86)
c) Office Equipment 15.08 0.54 23.09 0.79 27.38 0.63 (34.66) (44.91)
d) Consumer Electronics 30.15 1.08 21.75 0.75 47.02 1.09 38.58 (35.89)
e) Telecommunication 5.05 0.18 8.58 0.30 12.07 0.28 (41.16) (58.16)
f) Communication/Radar 24.03 0.86 17.55 0.60 23.01 0.53 36.91 4.43
g) Control and Instrumentation 2.27 0.08 3.35 0.12 3.01 0.07 (32.11) (24.50)
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 1.87 0.07 2.53 0.09 2.87 0.07 (26.18) (34.94)
i) Automotive Electronics 59.55 2.12 29.00 1.00 64.65 1.49 105.30 (7.90)
2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing
Accessories 100.43 3.58 134.63 4.63 153.44 3.55 (25.40) (34.55)
3 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
Of Refined copper 62.42 2.23 52.21 1.80 99.41 2.30 19.55 (37.21)
4 Petroleum Products 1/ 52.66 1.88 7.84 0.27 94.09 2.17 571.34 (44.03)
5 Woodcrafts and Furniture 51.29 1.83 85.83 2.95 92.02 2.13 (40.24) (44.26)
6 Other Products Manufactured from
Materials on consignment basis 49.83 1.78 51.26 1.76 59.56 1.38 (2.79) (16.34)
7 Ignition Wiring Set and Other
Wiring Sets used in vehicles
aircrafts and ships 2/ 41.35 1.48 39.84 1.37 72.93 1.69 3.80 (43.30)
8 Bananas (Fresh) 38.61 1.38 29.08 1.00 41.40 0.96 32.77 (6.75)
9 Metal Components 3/ 31.62 1.13 30.76 1.06 42.84 0.99 2.80 (26.19)
10 Tuna 4/ 29.58 1.06 29.49 1.01 26.89 0.62 0.30 9.99
Top Ten Exports Total 2,141.47 76.40 2,081.04 71.59 3,201.38 73.98 2.90 (33.11)
11 Gold 5/ 29.11 1.04 39.33 1.35 42.87 0.99 (26.00) (32.11)
12 Coconut Oil 6/ 22.72 0.81 32.86 1.13 147.98 3.42 (30.84) (84.64)
13 Pineapple and Pineapple Products 19.54 0.70 20.25 0.70 18.35 0.42 (3.54) 6.46
14 Fertilizers, Manufactured 14.28 0.51 12.87 0.44 4.79 0.11 10.96 197.95
15 Dessicated Coconut 12.30 0.44 13.27 0.46 14.93 0.34 (7.31) (17.61)
16 Processed Tropical Fruits 10.69 0.38 9.76 0.34 13.43 0.31 9.55 (20.37)
17 Seaweeds and Carageenan 7.34 0.26 8.05 0.28 11.30 0.26 (8.79) (35.09)
18 Sugar 5.76 0.21 5.80 0.20 4.20 0.10 (0.77) 37.09
19 Copper Concentrates 5.33 0.19 8.31 0.29 18.00 0.42 (35.89) (70.40)
20 Iron Ore Agglomerates 4.55 0.16 9.49 0.33 13.29 0.31 (51.99) (65.73)
21 Copra Oil Cake or Meal 4.54 0.16 1.32 0.05 4.99 0.12 244.56 (8.98)
22 Unmanufactured Tobacco 4.48 0.16 4.61 0.16 3.99 0.09 (2.84) 12.27
23 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh,
Chilled or Frozen 3.58 0.13 3.95 0.14 5.47 0.13 (9.36) (34.44)
24 Footwear 2.38 0.09 3.08 0.11 2.65 0.06 (22.72) (10.09)
25 Basketworks 2.03 0.07 3.25 0.11 4.28 0.10 (37.56) (52.54)
26 Fine Jewelry 1.89 0.07 2.32 0.08 1.78 0.04 (18.29) 6.29
27 Activated Carbon 1.52 0.05 1.96 0.07 2.25 0.05 (22.46) (32.44)
28 Christmas Decor 1.12 0.04 0.75 0.03 2.65 0.06 49.08 (57.87)
29 Ceramic Tiles and Decor 0.97 0.03 0.82 0.03 2.21 0.05 19.31 (55.99)
30 Others 507.26 18.10 643.65 22.14 806.69 18.64 (21.19) (37.12)
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Source: Foreign Trade Statistics Section
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Notes: 1/ includes refined petroleum products, manufactures from crude petroleum oil imported on consignment basis.
2/ consists only of electrical wiring harness for motor vehicles.
3/ excluding brakes and servo-brakes.
4/ includes fresh, frozen, prepared or preserved in airtight containers.
5/ extracted from copper ores and concentrates.
6/ includes crude and refined.
p preliminary
r revised
Growth rates were computed from actual values.
Page last updated: June 10, 2009
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