Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
May and April 2009 and May 2008
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rate
Commodity May p | April r | May | Percent
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly | Annual
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Total Exports 3,086,638 100.00 2,803,109 100.00 4,225,382 100.00 10.11 (26.95)
Total Agro-Based Products 156,549 5.07 154,990 5.53 219,634 5.20 1.01 (28.72)
Agro-Based Products 117,668 3.81 118,276 4.22 168,262 3.98 (0.51) (30.07)
Coconut Products 53,722 1.74 40,698 1.45 85,532 2.02 32.00 (37.19)
Copra a - a - a - - -
Coconut Oil 38,137 1.24 22,724 0.81 63,554 1.50 67.82 (39.99)
Desiccated Coconut 10,885 0.35 12,306 0.44 15,935 0.38 (11.55) (31.69)
Copra Meal/Cake 3,847 0.12 4,538 0.16 5,189 0.12 (15.22) (25.86)
Others 853 0.03 1,130 0.04 854 0.02 (24.51) (0.11)
Sugar and Products 8,411 0.27 9,344 0.33 13,539 0.32 (9.99) (37.88)
Centrifugal & Refined 2,407 0.08 5,756 0.21 12,606 0.30 (58.18) (80.91)
Molasses 5,716 0.19 3,347 0.12 696 0.02 70.79 721.29
Others 288 0.01 241 0.01 237 0.01 19.07 21.29
Fruits and Vegetables 55,535 1.80 68,233 2.43 69,190 1.64 (18.61) (19.74)
Canned Pineapple 11,639 0.38 6,328 0.23 8,528 0.20 83.94 36.48
Pineapple Juice 4,101 0.13 3,833 0.14 2,691 0.06 6.99 52.36
Pineapple Concentrates 2,393 0.08 2,544 0.09 1,390 0.03 (5.93) 72.18
Bananas 24,710 0.80 38,608 1.38 41,830 0.99 (36.00) (40.93)
Mangoes 2,540 0.08 2,883 0.10 2,912 0.07 (11.92) (12.80)
Others 10,153 0.33 14,038 0.50 11,839 0.28 (27.68) (14.24)
Other Agro-Based Products 38,882 1.26 36,714 1.31 51,372 1.22 5.90 (24.31)
Fish, Fresh or Preserved
Of Which:shrimps and prawns 22,082 0.72 20,384 0.73 28,451 0.67 8.33 (22.38)
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted a - b 0.00 a - (100.00) -
Abaca Fibers 739 0.02 489 0.02 1,464 0.03 51.18 (49.51)
Tobacco Unmanufactured 5,565 0.18 4,477 0.16 5,622 0.13 24.31 (1.02)
Natural Rubber 2,028 0.07 2,281 0.08 3,557 0.08 (11.08) (42.99)
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a - a - a - - -
Seaweeds, Dried 688 0.02 1,045 0.04 2,456 0.06 (34.12) (71.97)
Rice 2 0.00 1 0.00 8 0.00 108.00 (70.12)
Others 7,777 0.25 8,038 0.29 9,815 0.23 (3.25) (20.76)
Forest Products 2,837 0.09 3,138 0.11 4,684 0.11 (9.60) (39.44)
Logs a - a - a - - -
Lumber 863 0.03 809 0.03 1,043 0.02 6.65 (17.30)
Plywood 1,906 0.06 2,257 0.08 3,413 0.08 (15.56) (44.16)
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 69 0.00 60 0.00 205 0.00 15.27 (66.44)
Others a - 13 0.00 24 0.00 (100.00) (100.00)
Mineral Products 137,390 4.45 115,515 4.12 272,763 6.46 18.94 (49.63)
Copper Concentrates 9,880 0.32 5,327 0.19 9,322 0.22 85.45 5.99
Copper Metal 85,830 2.78 62,418 2.23 155,137 3.67 37.51 (44.67)
Gold 8,848 0.29 7,993 0.29 7,639 0.18 10.70 15.83
Iron Ore Agglomerates 5,185 0.17 4,554 0.16 10,496 0.25 13.84 (50.60)
Chromium Ore 35 0.00 546 0.02 483 0.01 (93.67) (92.84)
Nickel a - a - a - - -
Others 27,613 0.89 34,676 1.24 89,686 2.12 (20.37) (69.21)
Petroleum Products 33,776 1.09 52,661 1.88 88,885 2.10 (35.86) (62.00)
Manufactures 2,636,133 85.40 2,387,494 85.17 3,507,462 83.01 10.41 (24.84)
Electronic Products 1,811,339 58.68 1,683,549 60.06 2,473,816 58.55 7.59 (26.78)
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,317,973 42.70 1,238,248 44.17 1,872,685 44.32 6.44 (29.62)
Electronic Data
Processing 367,245 11.90 307,440 10.97 416,626 9.86 19.45 (11.85)
Office Equipment 16,553 0.54 15,083 0.54 28,820 0.68 9.75 (42.56)
Consumer Electronics 23,730 0.77 30,146 1.08 43,243 1.02 (21.28) (45.12)
Telecommunication 3,173 0.10 5,038 0.18 23,886 0.57 (37.01) (86.72)
Communication/Radar 22,464 0.73 24,086 0.86 26,632 0.63 (6.73) (15.65)
Control and
Instrumentation 2,535 0.08 2,272 0.08 3,211 0.08 11.57 (21.04)
Medical/Industrial
Instrumentations 2,236 0.07 1,869 0.07 3,844 0.09 19.63 (41.83)
Automotive Electronics 55,429 1.80 59,367 2.12 54,869 1.30 (6.63) 1.02
Other Electronics 107,968 3.50 103,289 3.68 107,436 2.54 4.53 0.50
Garments 110,312 3.57 100,429 3.58 150,161 3.55 9.84 (26.54)
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 12,126 0.39 9,013 0.32 15,988 0.38 34.54 (24.16)
Footwear 2,148 0.07 2,383 0.09 1,817 0.04 (9.88) 18.22
Travel Goods and Handbags 4,291 0.14 4,865 0.17 6,943 0.16 (11.81) (38.20)
Wood Manufactures 70,894 2.30 44,644 1.59 72,897 1.73 58.80 (2.75)
Furniture & Fixtures 7,949 0.26 6,632 0.24 21,372 0.51 19.86 (62.80)
Chemicals 71,858 2.33 68,193 2.43 77,086 1.82 5.37 (6.78)
Non-Metallic Mineral
Manufactures 11,684 0.38 10,134 0.36 18,387 0.44 15.29 (36.46)
Machinery & Transport
Equipment 125,219 4.06 98,989 3.53 189,217 4.48 26.50 (33.82)
Processed food and Beverages 74,973 2.43 61,156 2.18 90,838 2.15 22.59 (17.47)
Iron & Steel 9,345 0.30 7,368 0.26 17,834 0.42 26.83 (47.60)
Baby Carr., Toys, Games
and sporting goods 10,504 0.34 6,680 0.24 11,287 0.27 57.26 (6.93)
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of plaiting
materials 3,514 0.11 2,178 0.08 2,759 0.07 61.30 27.34
Misc.Manufactured Articles,
not elsewhere specified 22,070 0.72 20,404 0.73 28,863 0.68 8.16 (23.54)
Others 179,941 5.83 157,588 5.62 220,763 5.22 14.18 (18.49)
Special Transactions 119,954 3.89 89,311 3.19 131,954 3.12 34.31 (9.09)
Re-Export 67,424 2.18 46,030 1.64 56,748 1.34 46.48 18.81
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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: July 10, 2009
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