Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
April and March 2009 and April 2008
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rate
Commodity April p | March r | April | Percent
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly | Annual
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Total Exports 2,802,851 100.00 2,906,729 100.00 4,327,476 100.00 (3.57) (35.23)
Total Agro-Based Products 154,985 5.53 150,860 5.19 297,194 6.87 2.73 (47.85)
Agro-Based Products 118,266 4.22 113,152 3.89 242,735 5.61 4.52 (51.28)
Coconut Products 40,689 1.45 49,166 1.69 168,850 3.90 (17.24) (75.90)
Copra a - a - a - - -
Coconut Oil 22,724 0.81 32,859 1.13 147,979 3.42 (30.84) (84.64)
Desiccated Coconut 12,297 0.44 13,267 0.46 14,925 0.34 (7.31) (17.61)
Copra Meal/Cake 4,538 0.16 1,317 0.05 4,986 0.12 244.56 (8.98)
Others 1,130 0.04 1,722 0.06 960 0.02 (34.40) 17.66
Sugar and Products 9,344 0.33 6,889 0.24 5,085 0.12 35.65 83.76
Centrifugal & Refined 5,756 0.21 5,801 0.20 4,199 0.10 (0.77) 37.09
Molasses 3,347 0.12 967 0.03 648 0.01 246.19 416.49
Others 241 0.01 121 0.00 238 0.01 99.26 1.32
Fruits and Vegetables 68,233 2.43 57,098 1.96 68,800 1.59 19.50 (0.82)
Canned Pineapple 6,328 0.23 10,772 0.37 7,680 0.18 (41.26) (17.61)
Pineapple Juice 3,833 0.14 2,192 0.08 2,381 0.06 74.86 60.96
Pineapple Concentrates 2,544 0.09 2,839 0.10 1,860 0.04 (10.39) 36.73
Bananas 38,608 1.38 29,079 1.00 41,404 0.96 32.77 (6.75)
Mangoes 2,883 0.10 1,739 0.06 3,391 0.08 65.83 (14.98)
Others 14,038 0.50 10,478 0.36 12,083 0.28 33.97 16.18
Other Agro-Based Products 36,718 1.31 37,707 1.30 54,459 1.26 (2.62) (32.58)
Fish, Fresh or Preserved
Of Which:shrimps and prawns 20,384 0.73 20,884 0.72 25,762 0.60 (2.40) (20.88)
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted b 0.00 a - a - - -
Abaca Fibers 489 0.02 400 0.01 1,411 0.03 22.34 (65.37)
Tobacco Unmanufactured 4,477 0.16 4,607 0.16 3,987 0.09 (2.84) 12.27
Natural Rubber 2,281 0.08 1,777 0.06 5,720 0.13 28.37 (60.12)
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a - a - a - - -
Seaweeds, Dried 1,045 0.04 1,206 0.04 4,144 0.10 (13.33) (74.79)
Rice 1 0.00 0 0.00 668 0.02 180.43 (99.82)
Others 8,042 0.29 8,833 0.30 12,765 0.29 (8.95) (37.00)
Forest Products 3,138 0.11 2,334 0.08 1,877 0.04 34.49 67.18
Logs a - a - a - - -
Lumber 809 0.03 936 0.03 1,167 0.03 (13.58) (30.69)
Plywood 2,257 0.08 1,193 0.04 504 0.01 89.19 347.88
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 60 0.00 188 0.01 192 0.00 (68.29) (68.98)
Others 13 0.00 16 0.00 14 0.00 (19.50) (3.63)
Mineral Products 115,515 4.12 126,056 4.34 236,887 5.47 (8.36) (51.24)
Copper Concentrates 5,327 0.19 8,309 0.29 17,996 0.42 (35.89) (70.40)
Copper Metal 62,418 2.23 52,213 1.80 99,407 2.30 19.55 (37.21)
Gold 7,993 0.29 15,170 0.52 15,341 0.35 (47.31) (47.90)
Iron Ore Agglomerates 4,554 0.16 9,487 0.33 13,291 0.31 (51.99) (65.73)
Chromium Ore 546 0.02 258 0.01 1,541 0.04 111.60 (64.54)
Nickel a - a - a - - -
Others 34,676 1.24 40,619 1.40 89,311 2.06 (14.63) (61.17)
Petroleum Products 52,662 1.88 7,844 0.27 94,093 2.17 571.34 (44.03)
Manufactures 2,387,212 85.17 2,506,700 86.24 3,563,454 82.34 (4.77) (33.01)
Electronic Products 1,683,677 60.07 1,620,103 55.74 2,518,803 58.20 3.92 (33.16)
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,238,248 44.18 1,173,176 40.36 1,880,895 43.46 5.55 (34.17)
Electronic Data
Processing 307,429 10.97 341,070 11.73 457,889 10.58 (9.86) (32.86)
Office Equipment 15,083 0.54 23,086 0.79 27,379 0.63 (34.66) (44.91)
Consumer Electronics 30,146 1.08 21,753 0.75 47,023 1.09 38.58 (35.89)
Telecommunication 5,038 0.18 8,582 0.30 12,069 0.28 (41.30) (58.26)
Communication/Radar 24,045 0.86 17,554 0.60 23,013 0.53 36.97 4.49
Control and
Instrumentation 2,272 0.08 3,347 0.12 3,010 0.07 (32.11) (24.50)
Medical/Industrial
Instrumentations 1,869 0.07 2,532 0.09 2,873 0.07 (26.18) (34.94)
Automotive Electronics 59,546 2.12 29,004 1.00 64,652 1.49 105.30 (7.90)
Other Electronics 103,304 3.69 94,672 3.26 116,567 2.69 9.12 (11.38)
Garments 100,432 3.58 134,630 4.63 153,441 3.55 (25.40) (34.55)
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 9,013 0.32 12,035 0.41 20,303 0.47 (25.11) (55.61)
Footwear 2,383 0.09 3,084 0.11 2,651 0.06 (22.72) (10.09)
Travel Goods and Handbags 4,865 0.17 7,792 0.27 6,434 0.15 (37.56) (24.38)
Wood Manufactures 44,644 1.59 76,719 2.64 71,254 1.65 (41.81) (37.34)
Furniture & Fixtures 6,644 0.24 9,110 0.31 20,776 0.48 (27.08) (68.02)
Chemicals 68,117 2.43 67,528 2.32 95,706 2.21 0.87 (28.83)
Non-Metallic Mineral
Manufactures 10,174 0.36 16,168 0.56 21,629 0.50 (37.07) (52.96)
Machinery & Transport
Equipment 99,963 3.57 162,024 5.57 168,261 3.89 (38.30) (40.59)
Processed food and Beverages 59,776 2.13 71,564 2.46 76,427 1.77 (16.47) (21.79)
Iron & Steel 7,368 0.26 11,061 0.38 25,763 0.60 (33.39) (71.40)
Baby Carr., Toys, Games
and sporting goods 6,722 0.24 9,895 0.34 12,589 0.29 (32.07) (46.61)
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of plaiting
materials 2,177 0.08 3,496 0.12 4,580 0.11 (37.71) (52.46)
Misc.Manufactured Articles,
not elsewhere specified 20,412 0.73 23,593 0.81 30,982 0.72 (13.48) (34.12)
Others 157,541 5.62 183,226 6.30 217,289 5.02 (14.02) (27.50)
Special Transactions 89,338 3.19 112,936 3.89 133,970 3.10 (20.89) (33.31)
Re-Export 46,030 1.64 56,667 1.95 51,117 1.18 (18.77) (9.95)
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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: June 10, 2009
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