Table 2  Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
         June and May 2009 and June 2008
         (FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)

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                                                     2009                  |        2008       |       Growth Rate
Commodity                                     June p  |         May r      |        June       |         Percent
                                   FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly    |  Annual
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      Total Exports                3,409,766   100.00   3,087,863   100.00   4,527,022  100.00     10.42      (24.68)

Total Agro-Based Products            188,066     5.52     156,508     5.07     277,619    6.13     20.16      (32.26)

   Agro-Based Products               145,136     4.26     117,624     3.81     224,229    4.95     23.39      (35.27)
      Coconut Products                79,395     2.33      53,677     1.74     158,128    3.49     47.91      (49.79)
         Copra                             a       -            a       -            a      -          -           -
         Coconut Oil                  61,068     1.79      38,137     1.24     129,145    2.85     60.13      (52.71)
         Desiccated Coconut           10,895     0.32      10,840     0.35      22,734    0.50      0.50      (52.08)
         Copra Meal/Cake               6,503     0.19       3,847     0.12       5,826    0.13     69.02       11.63
         Others                          929     0.03         853     0.03         423    0.01      8.97      119.45
      Sugar and Products               4,660     0.14       8,411     0.27       7,077    0.16    (44.60)     (34.16)
         Centrifugal & Refined           700     0.02       2,407     0.08       5,647    0.12    (70.92)     (87.60)
         Molasses                      3,552     0.10       5,716     0.19       1,011    0.02    (37.87)     251.29
         Others                          408     0.01         288     0.01         418    0.01     41.53       (2.47)
      Fruits and Vegetables           61,082     1.79      55,535     1.80      59,023    1.30      9.99        3.49
         Canned Pineapple              9,379     0.28      11,639     0.38       9,986    0.22    (19.42)      (6.08)
         Pineapple Juice               3,283     0.10       4,101     0.13       2,581    0.06    (19.93)      27.22
         Pineapple Concentrates        1,462     0.04       2,393     0.08       2,015    0.04    (38.91)     (27.47)
         Bananas                      33,589     0.99      24,710     0.80      34,777    0.77     35.93       (3.42)
         Mangoes                       1,670     0.05       2,540     0.08       1,757    0.04    (34.24)      (4.95)
         Others                       11,699     0.34      10,153     0.33       7,907    0.17     15.23       47.96
   Other Agro-Based Products          42,930     1.26      38,884     1.26      53,390    1.18     10.41      (19.59)
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved
          Of Which:shrimps and prawns 21,786     0.64      22,085     0.72      28,390    0.63     (1.36)     (23.26)
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted          a       -            a       -            6    0.00        -      (100.00)
         Abaca Fibers                     79     0.00         739     0.02       1,799    0.04    (89.37)     (95.63)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured       10,098     0.30       5,564     0.18       5,392    0.12     81.49       87.28
         Natural Rubber                1,786     0.05       2,028     0.07       3,344    0.07    (11.95)     (46.60)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted      a       -            a       -            a      -          -           -
         Seaweeds, Dried                 638     0.02         688     0.02       2,502    0.06     (7.32)     (74.50)
         Rice                              1     0.00           2     0.00           b    0.00    (39.73)     746.55
         Others                        8,542     0.25       7,777     0.25      11,957    0.26      9.84      (28.56)

Forest Products                        3,855     0.11       2,837     0.09       4,850    0.11     35.87      (20.52)

         Logs                              a       -            a       -            a      -          -           -
         Lumber                        1,097     0.03         863     0.03       1,280    0.03     27.19      (14.29)
         Plywood                       2,645     0.08       1,906     0.06       3,250    0.07     38.83      (18.61)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks         99     0.00          69     0.00         173    0.00     43.84      (42.92)
         Others                           13     0.00           a       -          146    0.00        -       (91.08)

Mineral Products                     113,638     3.33     137,390     4.45     216,314    4.78    (17.29)     (47.47)

         Copper Concentrates           6,100     0.18       9,880     0.32       9,067    0.20    (38.26)     (32.72)
         Copper Metal                 69,294     2.03      85,830     2.78     122,159    2.70    (19.27)     (43.28)
         Gold                            255     0.01       8,848     0.29       7,808    0.17    (97.11)     (96.73)
         Iron Ore Agglomerates         7,755     0.23       5,185     0.17      10,432    0.23     49.58      (25.66)
         Chromium Ore                    378     0.01          35     0.00       1,287    0.03    992.20      (70.66)
         Nickel                            a       -            a       -            a      -          -           -
         Others                       29,857     0.88      27,613     0.89      65,562    1.45      8.13      (54.46)

Petroleum Products                    43,235     1.27      33,776     1.09     137,275    3.03     28.01      (68.50)

Manufactures                       2,933,385    86.03   2,637,433    85.41   3,766,861   83.21     11.22      (22.13)

         Electronic Products       1,948,325    57.14   1,811,296    58.66   2,631,534   58.13      7.57      (25.96)
            Components/Devices
            (Semiconductors)       1,339,921    39.30   1,317,973    42.68   1,889,401   41.74      1.67      (29.08)
            Electronic Data
             Processing              446,879    13.11     367,245    11.89     439,275    9.70     21.68        1.73
            Office Equipment          18,867     0.55      16,553     0.54      30,426    0.67     13.98      (37.99)
            Consumer Electronics      16,162     0.47      23,730     0.77      43,501    0.96    (31.89)     (62.85)
            Telecommunication          4,655     0.14       3,173     0.10      25,907    0.57     46.70      (82.03)
            Communication/Radar       34,193     1.00      22,464     0.73      24,260    0.54     52.21       40.95
            Control and
             Instrumentation           3,626     0.11       2,535     0.08       3,408    0.08     43.03        6.39
            Medical/Industrial
             Instrumentations          2,459     0.07       2,236     0.07       3,026    0.07      9.97      (18.74)
            Automotive Electronics    81,562     2.39      55,386     1.79     172,329    3.81     47.26      (52.67)
         Other Electronics           120,793     3.54     108,150     3.50     126,483    2.79     11.69       (4.50)
         Garments                    138,882     4.07     110,280     3.57     172,275    3.81     25.94      (19.38)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics        13,522     0.40      12,137     0.39      19,193    0.42     11.41      (29.55)
         Footwear                      1,557     0.05       2,148     0.07       3,328    0.07    (27.52)     (53.22)
         Travel Goods and Handbags     4,325     0.13       4,291     0.14       7,194    0.16      0.79      (39.88)
         Wood Manufactures            72,680     2.13      70,844     2.29      91,567    2.02      2.59      (20.63)
         Furniture & Fixtures         11,907     0.35       7,949     0.26      19,163    0.42     49.79      (37.87)
         Chemicals                    85,996     2.52      72,028     2.33      97,345    2.15     19.39      (11.66)
         Non-Metallic Mineral
          Manufactures                11,085     0.33      11,677     0.38      16,209    0.36     (5.07)     (31.61)
         Machinery & Transport
           Equipment                 187,848     5.51     121,784     3.94     178,688    3.95     54.25        5.13
         Processed food and Beverages 76,224     2.24      78,911     2.56      80,322    1.77     (3.40)      (5.10)
         Iron & Steel                 15,424     0.45       9,345     0.30      50,958    1.13     65.05      (69.73)
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games
          and sporting goods          10,599     0.31      10,485     0.34      13,835    0.31      1.08      (23.39)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork &
          Other Articles of plaiting
          materials                    3,596     0.11       3,505     0.11       2,786    0.06      2.60       29.09
         Misc.Manufactured Articles,
          not elsewhere specified     22,866     0.67      21,867     0.71      32,539    0.72      4.57      (29.73)
         Others                      207,758     6.09     180,736     5.85     223,442    4.94     14.95       (7.02)

Special Transactions                 127,586     3.74     119,920     3.88     124,102    2.74      6.39        2.81

Re-Export                             67,226     1.97      67,423     2.18      51,967    1.15     (0.29)      29.36

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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:  August 11, 2009
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