Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
July and June 2009 and July 2008
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rate
Commodity July p | June r | July | Percent
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly | Annual
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Total Exports 3,311,742 100.00 3,406,304 100.00 4,437,234 100.00 (2.78) (25.36)
Total Agro-Based Products 232,397 7.02 187,996 5.52 261,163 5.89 23.62 (11.01)
Agro-Based Products 178,076 5.38 145,064 4.26 203,942 4.60 22.76 (12.68)
Coconut Products 96,314 2.91 79,323 2.33 137,414 3.10 21.42 (29.91)
Copra 3 0.00 a - a - - -
Coconut Oil 79,984 2.42 61,048 1.79 103,362 2.33 31.02 (22.62)
Desiccated Coconut 11,193 0.34 10,843 0.32 27,737 0.63 3.22 (59.65)
Copra Meal/Cake 4,351 0.13 6,503 0.19 5,257 0.12 (33.10) (17.23)
Others 783 0.02 928 0.03 1,058 0.02 (15.66) (26.00)
Sugar and Products 10,291 0.31 4,660 0.14 6,731 0.15 120.86 52.90
Centrifugal & Refined 7,894 0.24 700 0.02 5,647 0.13 1,027.72 39.80
Molasses 2,195 0.07 3,552 0.10 830 0.02 (38.20) 164.58
Others 202 0.01 408 0.01 254 0.01 (50.40) (20.44)
Fruits and Vegetables 71,471 2.16 61,082 1.79 59,798 1.35 17.01 19.52
Canned Pineapple 13,204 0.40 9,379 0.28 12,401 0.28 40.79 6.48
Pineapple Juice 3,267 0.10 3,283 0.10 2,082 0.05 (0.51) 56.92
Pineapple Concentrates 2,387 0.07 1,462 0.04 1,980 0.04 63.31 20.57
Bananas 41,562 1.25 33,589 0.99 32,772 0.74 23.74 26.82
Mangoes 1,355 0.04 1,670 0.05 1,608 0.04 (18.85) (15.71)
Others 9,696 0.29 11,699 0.34 8,955 0.20 (17.13) 8.27
Other Agro-Based Products 54,322 1.64 42,932 1.26 57,221 1.29 26.53 (5.07)
Fish, Fresh or Preserved
Of Which:shrimps and prawns 24,056 0.73 21,786 0.64 28,346 0.64 10.42 (15.13)
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted a - a - 2 0.00 - (100.00)
Abaca Fibers 785 0.02 79 0.00 2,351 0.05 900.28 (66.59)
Tobacco Unmanufactured 14,231 0.43 10,098 0.30 8,652 0.19 40.92 64.47
Natural Rubber 2,817 0.09 1,786 0.05 4,178 0.09 57.77 (32.56)
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a - a - - - - -
Seaweeds, Dried 1,744 0.05 637 0.02 731 0.02 173.58 138.64
Rice a - 1 0.00 a - (100.00) -
Others 10,688 0.32 8,545 0.25 12,962 0.29 25.09 (17.54)
Forest Products 2,917 0.09 3,855 0.11 1,980 0.04 (24.34) 47.29
Logs a - a - - - - -
Lumber 739 0.02 1,097 0.03 1,184 0.03 (32.70) (37.62)
Plywood 2,045 0.06 2,645 0.08 548 0.01 (22.71) 272.79
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 69 0.00 99 0.00 68 0.00 (30.05) 1.95
Others 64 0.00 13 0.00 180 0.00 393.89 (64.24)
Mineral Products 116,045 3.50 113,622 3.34 254,479 5.74 2.13 (54.40)
Copper Concentrates 18,219 0.55 6,100 0.18 21,096 0.48 198.67 (13.64)
Copper Metal 36,545 1.10 69,294 2.03 106,064 2.39 (47.26) (65.54)
Gold 19,423 0.59 255 0.01 16,360 0.37 7,507.73 18.72
Iron Ore Agglomerates 7,114 0.21 7,755 0.23 9,640 0.22 (8.26) (26.20)
Chromium Ore 407 0.01 362 0.01 1,192 0.03 12.42 (65.86)
Nickel a - a - a - - -
Others 34,336 1.04 29,857 0.88 100,127 2.26 15.00 (65.71)
Petroleum Products 22,503 0.68 43,235 1.27 168,100 3.79 (47.95) (86.61)
Manufactures 2,816,854 85.06 2,930,062 86.02 3,625,288 81.70 (3.86) (22.30)
Electronic Products 1,915,104 57.83 1,947,715 57.18 2,559,547 57.68 (1.67) (25.18)
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,417,175 42.79 1,339,595 39.33 1,885,105 42.48 5.79 (24.82)
Electronic Data
Processing 395,393 11.94 446,867 13.12 445,954 10.05 (11.52) (11.34)
Office Equipment 16,958 0.51 18,876 0.55 25,638 0.58 (10.16) (33.86)
Consumer Electronics 26,339 0.80 16,044 0.47 31,662 0.71 64.16 (16.81)
Telecommunication 7,820 0.24 4,655 0.14 29,126 0.66 67.98 (73.15)
Communication/Radar 26,596 0.80 34,193 1.00 28,174 0.63 (22.22) (5.60)
Control and
Instrumentation 3,041 0.09 3,626 0.11 4,968 0.11 (16.14) (38.79)
Medical/Industrial
Instrumentations 3,165 0.10 2,459 0.07 2,519 0.06 28.72 25.66
Automotive Electronics 18,618 0.56 81,400 2.39 106,401 2.40 (77.13) (82.50)
Other Electronics 115,346 3.48 120,754 3.55 119,596 2.70 (4.48) (3.55)
Garments 125,194 3.78 139,047 4.08 170,069 3.83 (9.96) (26.39)
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 12,921 0.39 13,562 0.40 17,248 0.39 (4.73) (25.09)
Footwear 1,225 0.04 1,557 0.05 2,901 0.07 (21.30) (57.77)
Travel Goods and Handbags 5,737 0.17 4,325 0.13 10,099 0.23 32.66 (43.19)
Wood Manufactures 44,192 1.33 72,682 2.13 78,644 1.77 (39.20) (43.81)
Furniture & Fixtures 22,996 0.69 11,878 0.35 17,235 0.39 93.60 33.43
Chemicals 67,414 2.04 85,351 2.51 108,400 2.44 (21.02) (37.81)
Non-Metallic Mineral
Manufactures 14,397 0.43 11,073 0.33 16,327 0.37 30.02 (11.82)
Machinery &
Transport Equipment 187,774 5.67 182,323 5.35 160,168 3.61 2.99 17.24
Processed food and Beverages 78,760 2.38 78,598 2.31 92,057 2.07 0.21 (14.44)
Iron & Steel 7,867 0.24 15,424 0.45 26,354 0.59 (48.99) (70.15)
Baby Carr., Toys, Games
and sporting goods 10,823 0.33 10,605 0.31 15,277 0.34 2.06 (29.15)
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of plaiting
materials 2,838 0.09 3,606 0.11 3,437 0.08 (21.32) (17.43)
Misc.Manufactured Articles,
not elsewhere specified 24,698 0.75 23,396 0.69 27,923 0.63 5.57 (11.55)
Others 179,567 5.42 208,167 6.11 200,005 4.51 (13.74) (10.22)
Special Transactions 121,026 3.65 127,533 3.74 126,224 2.84 (5.10) (4.12)
Re-Export 64,172 1.94 67,226 1.97 42,280 0.95 (4.54) 51.78
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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
r - Revised
p - Preliminary
Components may not add up to totals due to rounding
Page last updated: September 10, 2009
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