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

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Commodity                                                                     2009    |      2008     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Apr p  |     Jan-Apr   |    Rate
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Total Exports                                                         10,727,053,487   16,870,175,932    (36.41)

Total Agro-Based Products                                                607,138,985      945,085,012    (35.76)
   Agro-Based Products                                                   460,454,052      764,525,950    (39.77)
      Coconut Products                                                   173,083,043      499,328,007    (65.34)
         Copra                                                                     a                a        -
         Coconut Oil                                                     102,057,584      425,827,584    (76.03)
         Desiccated Coconut                                               56,668,380       48,320,917     17.28
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                   9,308,367       22,532,209    (58.69)
         Others                                                            5,048,712        2,647,297     90.71
      Sugar and Products                                                  35,547,772       19,850,360     79.08
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            28,528,817       17,537,830     62.67
         Molasses                                                          6,473,025        1,314,800    392.32
         Others                                                              545,930          997,730    (45.28)
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              251,823,237      245,347,583      2.64
         Canned Pineapple                                                 38,505,137       38,764,455     (0.67)
         Pineapple Juice                                                  12,694,750       11,482,770     10.55
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           10,387,213        9,858,535      5.36
         Bananas                                                         139,874,842      134,818,564      3.75
         Mangoes                                                           6,513,282        7,698,329    (15.39)
         Others                                                           43,848,013       42,724,930      2.63
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             146,684,933      180,559,062    (18.76)
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns              80,611,895       85,964,162     (6.23)
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                                150           31,248    (99.52)
         Abaca Fibers                                                      1,837,924        5,233,373    (64.88)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           17,723,185       15,175,546     16.79
         Natural Rubber                                                    7,750,129       18,809,957    (58.80)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                              a                a        -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                   2,928,064       13,272,142    (77.94)
         Rice                                                                  1,594          669,529    (99.76)
         Others                                                           35,831,992       41,403,105    (13.46)
Forest Products                                                            8,740,900        9,962,819    (12.26)
         Logs                                                                      a                a        -
         Lumber                                                            2,765,283        4,549,559    (39.22)
         Plywood                                                           5,505,985        4,177,655     31.80
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                            404,981        1,082,200    (62.58)
         Others                                                               64,651          153,405    (57.86)
Mineral Products                                                         464,713,708      799,891,711    (41.90)
         Copper Concentrates                                              19,720,343       42,546,144    (53.65)
         Copper Metal                                                    210,075,032      369,099,279    (43.08)
         Gold                                                             41,629,503       36,026,762     15.55
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            27,048,562       45,123,361    (40.06)
         Chromium Ore                                                      1,020,297        4,130,490    (75.30)
         Nickel                                                                    a                a        -
         Others                                                          165,219,971      302,965,675    (45.47)
Petroleum Products                                                        78,818,900      413,812,764    (80.95)
Manufactures                                                           9,172,233,602   14,151,425,991    (35.19)
         Electronic Products                                           5,999,848,302   10,032,458,579    (40.20)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                        4,279,026,705    7,412,033,815    (42.27)
            Electronic Data Processing                                 1,137,741,905    1,820,821,933    (37.51)
            Office Equipment                                              69,429,934      109,450,318    (36.56)
            Consumer Electronics                                         101,447,987      163,028,375    (37.77)
            Telecommunication                                             63,717,326       64,802,421     (1.67)
            Communication/Radar                                           69,925,288       93,818,809    (25.47)
            Control and Instrumentation                                   11,213,262       13,644,020    (17.82)
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                             8,352,302       11,130,893    (24.96)
            Automotive Electronics                                       258,993,593      343,727,995    (24.65)
         Other Electronics                                               359,549,098      467,425,531    (23.08)
         Garments                                                        515,471,217      669,118,937    (22.96)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                            38,454,224       69,415,394    (44.60)
         Footwear                                                         10,314,819       12,191,522    (15.39)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        20,202,585       28,714,163    (29.64)
         Wood Manufactures                                               264,838,148      281,392,668     (5.88)
         Furniture & Fixtures                                             33,448,018       82,957,194    (59.68)
         Chemicals                                                       246,212,246      391,294,913    (37.08)
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                55,781,590       72,302,731    (22.85)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                                 570,384,479      658,195,683    (13.34)
         Processed food and Beverages                                    250,060,719      261,677,857     (4.44)
         Iron & Steel                                                     35,999,524       81,242,979    (55.69)
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                       34,979,347       41,857,332    (16.43)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    11,118,145       17,911,415    (37.93)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                               85,100,127      114,174,222    (25.46)
         Others                                                          640,471,014      869,094,871    (26.31)
Special Transactions                                                     395,407,392      549,997,635    (28.11)
Re-export                                                                186,810,588      235,153,244    (20.56)

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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:  June 10, 2009
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