Table 1a  Philippine Exports to all Countries
          January to May 2009 and 2008
          (F.O.B. Value in U.S. Dollars)

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                                                           2009     |        2008     |  Growth
Commodity Group                                         Jan-May p   |      Jan-May    |   Rate
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             Total                                 13,813,950,151      21,095,558,034    (34.52)

 1 Electronic Products                              7,811,059,081      12,506,274,197    (37.54)
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)           5,596,999,514       9,284,719,063    (39.72)
   b) Electronic Data Processing                    1,504,997,529       2,237,448,308    (32.74)
   c) Office Equipment                                 85,983,317         138,269,898    (37.81)
   d) Consumer Electronics                            125,177,944         206,271,473    (39.31)
   e) Telecommunication                                67,020,700          88,688,477    (24.43)
   f) Communication/Radar                              92,299,868         120,450,810    (23.37)
   g) Control and Instrumentation                      13,748,481          16,854,722    (18.43)
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation               10,588,206          14,974,746    (29.29)
   i) Automotive Electronics                          314,243,522         398,596,700    (21.16)
 2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories       625,781,076         819,280,039    (23.62)
 3 Other Products Manufactured from Materials
    Imported on consignment basis                     247,523,954         294,631,191    (15.99)
 4 Petroleum Products  1/                             112,593,505         502,698,158    (77.60)
 5 Ignition Wiring Set and Other Wiring Sets
    Used in Vehicles, aircrafts and ships  2/         195,956,397         388,871,841    (49.61)
 6 Coconut Oil  3/                                    140,194,577         489,381,383    (71.35)
 7 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
     Of Refined Copper                                295,903,473         524,235,959    (43.56)
 8 Woodcrafts and Furniture                           377,100,044         458,615,661    (17.77)
 9 Bananas (Fresh)                                    164,584,632         176,648,243     (6.83)
10 Metal Components  4/                               158,960,905         230,586,218    (31.06)
11 Pineapple and Pineapple Products                   103,725,828         100,165,344      3.55
12 Processed Tropical Fruits                           54,131,942          60,405,509    (10.39)
13 Dessicated Coconut                                  67,562,505          64,256,317      5.15
14 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen        17,837,105          22,459,579    (20.58)
15 Tuna  5/                                           143,639,949         126,532,947     13.52
16 Seaweeds and Carageenan                             36,815,188          46,711,871    (21.19)
17 Christmas Decor                                      4,935,522          11,493,438    (57.06)
18 Basketworks                                         14,969,304          21,200,471    (29.39)
19 Iron Ore Agglomerates                               32,233,074          55,619,248    (42.05)
20 Fertilizers, Manufactured                           44,546,307          26,661,525     67.08
21 Gold  6/                                           161,272,041         198,478,520    (18.75)
22 Footwear                                            12,462,663          14,008,411    (11.03)
23 Activated Carbon                                    12,235,810          12,421,790     (1.50)
24 Ceramic Tiles and Decor                              6,803,191          10,829,562    (37.18)
25 Copra Oil Cake or Meal                              13,155,834          27,721,629    (52.54)
26 Unmanufactured Tobacco                              23,287,800          20,797,492     11.97
27 Fine Jewelry                                        11,371,817           9,675,327     17.53
28 Copper Concentrates                                 29,600,228          51,867,941    (42.93)
29 Sugar                                               30,935,817          30,144,036      2.63
30 Others                                           2,862,770,582       3,792,884,187    (24.52)
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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/ Includes crude and refined.
         4/ Excluding brakes and servo-brakes.
         5/ Includes fresh, frozen, prepared or preserved in airtight containers.
         6/ Extracted from copper ores and concentrates.
         p  Preliminary

         Growth rates were computed from actual values.

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