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

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Commodity                                                                     2009    |      2008     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Jul p  |     Jan-Jul   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   20,533,221,236    30,059,814,287    (31.69)

Total Agro-Based Products                                              1,184,045,544     1,703,500,816    (30.49)

   Agro-Based Products                                                   901,226,841     1,360,958,303    (33.78)
      Coconut Products                                                   402,406,021       880,402,577    (54.29)
         Copra                                                                 3,400                 a        -
         Coconut Oil                                                     281,226,115       721,889,052    (61.04)
         Desiccated Coconut                                               89,553,650       114,726,997    (21.94)
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  24,009,909        38,803,901    (38.13)
         Others                                                            7,612,947         4,982,627     52.79
      Sugar and Products                                                  58,910,157        47,197,139     24.82
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            39,529,857        41,438,223     (4.61)
         Molasses                                                         17,935,631         3,851,371    365.69
         Others                                                            1,444,669         1,907,545    (24.27)
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              439,910,663       433,358,587      1.51
         Canned Pineapple                                                 72,726,989        69,679,028      4.37
         Pineapple Juice                                                  23,345,339        18,836,728     23.94
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           16,628,979        15,243,441      9.09
         Bananas                                                         239,735,679       244,197,945     (1.83)
         Mangoes                                                          12,077,890        13,975,323    (13.58)
         Others                                                           75,395,787        71,426,122      5.56
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             282,818,703       342,542,513    (17.44)
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             148,538,640       171,150,745    (13.21)
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                                150            38,857    (99.61)
         Abaca Fibers                                                      3,440,804        10,846,759    (68.28)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           47,616,724        34,841,909     36.67
         Natural Rubber                                                   14,381,251        29,888,690    (51.88)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                              a                 a        -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                   5,997,805        18,960,914    (68.37)
         Rice                                                                  5,511           677,883    (99.19)
         Others                                                           62,837,818        76,136,756    (17.47)

Forest Products                                                           18,349,678        21,477,755    (14.56)

         Logs                                                                      a                 a        -
         Lumber                                                            5,464,098         8,057,200    (32.18)
         Plywood                                                          12,101,631        11,389,107      6.26
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                            641,914         1,528,420    (58.00)
         Others                                                              142,035           503,028    (71.76)

Mineral Products                                                         831,770,311     1,543,447,338    (46.11)

         Copper Concentrates                                              53,919,394        82,031,551    (34.27)
         Copper Metal                                                    401,743,357       752,458,563    (46.61)
         Gold                                                             70,156,076        67,833,770      3.42
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            47,102,185        75,690,504    (37.77)
         Chromium Ore                                                      1,824,020         7,093,036    (74.28)
         Nickel                                                                    a                 a        -
         Others                                                          257,025,279       558,339,914    (53.97)

Petroleum Products                                                       178,331,751       808,073,165    (77.93)

Manufactures                                                          17,556,864,107    25,051,036,707    (29.92)

         Electronic Products                                          11,673,835,041    17,697,355,026    (34.04)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                        8,353,769,125    13,059,225,090    (36.03)
            Electronic Data Processing                                 2,347,257,184     3,122,677,644    (24.83)
            Office Equipment                                             121,817,148       194,334,111    (37.32)
            Consumer Electronics                                         167,560,894       281,434,337    (40.46)
            Telecommunication                                             79,364,908       143,721,950    (44.78)
            Communication/Radar                                          153,219,107       172,884,245    (11.37)
            Control and Instrumentation                                   20,415,800        25,231,106    (19.08)
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            16,212,074        20,519,431    (20.99)
            Automotive Electronics                                       414,218,801       677,327,112    (38.85)
         Other Electronics                                               703,783,928       820,941,078    (14.27)
         Garments                                                        889,989,458     1,161,624,465    (23.38)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                            77,074,358       121,844,754    (36.74)
         Footwear                                                         15,244,477        20,237,456    (24.67)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        34,555,239        52,949,793    (34.74)
         Wood Manufactures                                               452,556,310       524,501,178    (13.72)
         Furniture & Fixtures                                             76,260,925       140,727,179    (45.81)
         Chemicals                                                       471,080,588       674,126,316    (30.12)
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                92,888,952       123,225,215    (24.62)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                               1,061,290,759     1,186,269,143    (10.54)
         Processed food and Beverages                                    487,709,631       524,894,238     (7.08)
         Iron & Steel                                                     68,635,461       176,388,895    (61.09)
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                       66,850,413        82,255,546    (18.73)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    21,068,100        26,893,295    (21.66)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              155,053,044       203,498,757    (23.81)
         Others                                                        1,208,987,423     1,513,304,373    (20.11)

Special Transactions                                                     763,859,845       932,278,506    (18.07)

Re-export                                                                385,631,631       386,148,419     (0.13)

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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:  September 10, 2009
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