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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