Table 1a Philippine Exports to all Countries
January to August 2009 and 2008
(F.O.B. Value in U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth
Commodity Group Jan-Aug p | Jan-Aug | Rate
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Total 24,004,369,568 34,454,311,435 (30.33)
1 Electronic Products 13,731,831,555 20,228,613,298 (32.12)
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 9,787,208,396 14,966,131,591 (34.60)
b) Electronic Data Processing 2,847,163,142 3,612,679,391 (21.19)
c) Office Equipment 149,629,895 224,314,298 (33.29)
d) Consumer Electronics 186,531,568 317,669,204 (41.28)
e) Telecommunication 87,555,715 163,908,490 (46.58)
f) Communication/Radar 195,760,519 204,169,471 (4.12)
g) Control and Instrumentation 24,328,888 30,073,220 (19.10)
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 18,891,853 23,658,683 (20.15)
i) Automotive Electronics 434,761,579 686,008,950 (36.62)
2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories 1,027,562,076 1,334,139,437 (22.98)
3 Other Products Manufactured from Materials
Imported on consignment basis 423,834,499 438,638,322 (3.37)
4 Petroleum Products 1/ 184,924,294 975,881,647 (81.05)
5 Ignition Wiring Set and Other Wiring Sets
Used in Vehicles, aircrafts and ships 2/ 402,131,523 607,893,761 (33.85)
6 Coconut Oil 3/ 328,197,035 774,448,817 (57.62)
7 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
Of Refined Copper 449,579,303 888,053,983 (49.37)
8 Woodcrafts and Furniture 623,099,127 767,026,222 (18.76)
9 Bananas (Fresh) 260,463,904 283,281,171 (8.05)
10 Metal Components 4/ 282,380,187 393,412,333 (28.22)
11 Pineapple and Pineapple Products 175,555,241 163,092,702 7.64
12 Processed Tropical Fruits 96,415,741 101,748,284 (5.24)
13 Dessicated Coconut 101,244,794 144,874,639 (30.12)
14 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen 31,000,108 40,837,549 (24.09)
15 Tuna 5/ 235,926,936 235,591,045 0.14
16 Seaweeds and Carageenan 64,540,780 76,826,531 (15.99)
17 Christmas Decor 20,139,085 30,267,991 (33.46)
18 Basketworks 26,084,143 33,357,237 (21.80)
19 Iron Ore Agglomerates 54,371,994 85,373,399 (36.31)
20 Fertilizers, Manufactured 58,805,082 47,494,717 23.81
21 Gold 6/ 199,783,302 314,080,856 (36.39)
22 Footwear 17,344,770 23,325,406 (25.64)
23 Activated Carbon 19,216,719 20,015,267 (3.99)
24 Ceramic Tiles and Decor 10,958,578 16,892,917 (35.13)
25 Copra Oil Cake or Meal 26,891,583 43,645,751 (38.39)
26 Unmanufactured Tobacco 60,415,693 40,752,136 48.25
27 Fine Jewelry 17,467,493 16,084,577 8.60
28 Copper Concentrates 64,659,105 98,111,670 (34.10)
29 Sugar 39,530,217 41,682,591 (5.16)
30 Others 4,970,014,701 6,188,867,179 (19.69)
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Source: Foreign Trade Statistics Section
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Notes: 1/ Includes refined petroleum products, manufactures from crude petroleum oil imported on consignment basis.
2/ Consists only of electrical wiring harness for motor vehicles.
3/ Includes crude and refined.
4/ Excluding brakes and servo-brakes.
5/ Includes fresh, frozen, prepared or preserved in airtight containers.
6/ Extracted from copper ores and concentrates.
p Preliminary
Growth rates were computed from actual values.
Page last updated: October 13, 2009
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