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

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Commodity                                                                     2009    |      2008     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Jun p  |     Jan-Jun   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   17,224,941,080   25,622,580,163    (32.77)

Total Agro-Based Products                                                951,718,722    1,442,337,983    (34.02)
   Agro-Based Products                                                   723,223,442    1,157,016,229    (37.49)
      Coconut Products                                                   306,164,634      742,988,912    (58.79)
         Copra                                                                     a                a        -
         Coconut Oil                                                     201,262,271      618,526,713    (67.46)
         Desiccated Coconut                                               78,412,545       86,990,270     (9.86)
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  19,659,006       33,547,371    (41.40)
         Others                                                            6,830,812        3,924,558     74.05
      Sugar and Products                                                  48,618,867       40,466,399     20.15
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            31,635,817       35,791,429    (11.61)
         Molasses                                                         15,740,732        3,021,800    420.91
         Others                                                            1,242,318        1,653,170    (24.85)
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              368,439,941      373,560,918     (1.37)
         Canned Pineapple                                                 59,523,189       57,278,427      3.92
         Pineapple Juice                                                  20,078,778       16,755,059     19.84
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           14,241,875       13,263,643      7.38
         Bananas                                                         198,173,360      211,425,537     (6.27)
         Mangoes                                                          10,722,719       12,367,543    (13.30)
         Others                                                           65,700,020       62,470,709      5.17
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             228,495,280      285,321,754    (19.92)
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             124,482,689      142,805,212    (12.83)
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                                150           36,917    (99.59)
         Abaca Fibers                                                      2,655,404        8,495,734    (68.74)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           33,385,938       26,189,637     27.48
         Natural Rubber                                                   11,563,901       25,711,011    (55.02)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                              a                a        -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                   4,254,456       18,230,129    (76.66)
         Rice                                                                  5,511          677,883    (99.19)
         Others                                                           52,147,231       63,175,231    (17.46)
Forest Products                                                           15,432,905       19,497,500    (20.85)
         Logs                                                                      a                a        -
         Lumber                                                            4,725,523        6,873,284    (31.25)
         Plywood                                                          10,056,993       10,840,636     (7.23)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                            572,708        1,460,536    (60.79)
         Others                                                               77,681          323,044    (75.95)
Mineral Products                                                         715,741,116    1,288,968,152    (44.47)
         Copper Concentrates                                              35,700,228       60,935,119    (41.41)
         Copper Metal                                                    365,198,317      646,394,595    (43.50)
         Gold                                                             50,732,854       51,473,632     (1.44)
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            39,987,997       66,050,812    (39.46)
         Chromium Ore                                                      1,432,487        5,900,665    (75.72)
         Nickel                                                                    a                a        -
         Others                                                          222,689,233      458,213,329    (51.40)
Petroleum Products                                                       155,828,516      639,973,215    (75.65)
Manufactures                                                          14,743,332,648   21,425,748,997    (31.19)
         Electronic Products                                           9,759,341,165   15,137,808,366    (35.53)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                        6,936,920,134   11,174,120,096    (37.92)
            Electronic Data Processing                                 1,951,876,503    2,676,723,671    (27.08)
            Office Equipment                                             104,850,803      168,696,006    (37.85)
            Consumer Electronics                                         141,339,840      249,772,321    (43.41)
            Telecommunication                                             71,545,400      114,595,860    (37.57)
            Communication/Radar                                          126,623,379      144,710,587    (12.50)
            Control and Instrumentation                                   17,374,699       20,263,072    (14.25)
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            13,046,997       18,000,598    (27.52)
            Automotive Electronics                                       395,763,410      570,926,155    (30.68)
         Other Electronics                                               588,476,709      701,344,756    (16.09)
         Garments                                                        764,630,657      991,555,354    (22.89)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                            64,113,789      104,596,404    (38.70)
         Footwear                                                         14,019,388       17,336,123    (19.13)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        28,817,952       42,850,775    (32.75)
         Wood Manufactures                                               408,361,575      445,857,334     (8.41)
         Furniture & Fixtures                                             53,293,271      123,492,370    (56.84)
         Chemicals                                                       404,311,627      565,725,864    (28.53)
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                78,503,410      106,898,528    (26.56)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                                 879,042,468    1,026,100,854    (14.33)
         Processed food and Beverages                                    406,575,365      432,836,893     (6.07)
         Iron & Steel                                                     60,767,968      150,034,664    (59.50)
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                       56,021,226       66,978,567    (16.36)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    18,220,455       23,456,503    (22.32)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              129,824,815      175,576,001    (26.06)
         Others                                                        1,029,010,808    1,313,299,641    (21.65)
Special Transactions                                                     642,887,173      806,054,316    (20.24)
Re-export                                                                321,459,308      343,868,034     (6.52)

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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:  August 11, 2009
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