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

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Commodity                                                                     2009    |      2008     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Aug p  |     Jan-Aug   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   24,004,369,568   34,454,311,435    (30.33)

Total Agro-Based Products                                              1,354,258,844    1,914,350,316    (29.26)

   Agro-Based Products                                                 1,018,452,256    1,516,532,851    (32.84)
      Coconut Products                                                   464,878,056      968,713,538    (52.01)
         Copra                                                                 3,400                a        -
         Coconut Oil                                                     328,197,035      774,448,817    (57.62)
         Desiccated Coconut                                              101,244,794      144,874,639    (30.12)
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  26,891,583       43,645,751    (38.39)
         Others                                                            8,541,244        5,744,331     48.69
      Sugar and Products                                                  59,530,325       49,319,234     20.70
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            39,530,217       41,682,591     (5.16)
         Molasses                                                         17,935,631        5,664,121    216.65
         Others                                                            2,064,477        1,972,522      4.66
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              494,043,875      498,500,079     (0.89)
         Canned Pineapple                                                 90,585,823       79,275,398     14.27
         Pineapple Juice                                                  27,970,947       21,513,150     30.02
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           19,358,195       17,520,573     10.49
         Bananas                                                         260,463,904      283,281,171     (8.05)
         Mangoes                                                          13,011,438       15,386,348    (15.44)
         Others                                                           82,653,568       81,523,439      1.39
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             335,806,588      397,817,465    (15.59)
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             171,614,317      196,573,264    (12.70)
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                                150           38,857    (99.61)
         Abaca Fibers                                                      5,301,182       13,864,765    (61.77)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           60,415,693       40,752,136     48.25
         Natural Rubber                                                   16,211,234       35,422,709    (54.23)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                              a                a        -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                   7,210,178       20,054,070    (64.05)
         Rice                                                                 64,392          700,650    (90.81)
         Others                                                           74,989,442       90,411,014    (17.06)

Forest Products                                                           22,848,669       23,350,246     (2.15)

         Logs                                                                  1,500                a        -
         Lumber                                                            6,435,328        9,001,357    (28.51)
         Plywood                                                          15,491,186       12,297,569     25.97
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                            685,437        1,528,420    (55.15)
         Others                                                              235,218          522,900    (55.02)

Mineral Products                                                         950,242,151    1,792,383,713    (46.98)

         Copper Concentrates                                              64,659,105       98,111,670    (34.10)
         Copper Metal                                                    449,580,607      888,053,983    (49.37)
         Gold                                                             79,293,958       76,000,002      4.33
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            54,371,994       85,373,399    (36.31)
         Chromium Ore                                                      8,831,577        8,521,795      3.64
         Nickel                                                                    a                a        -
         Others                                                          293,504,910      636,322,864    (53.87)

Petroleum Products                                                       184,924,294      975,881,647    (81.05)

Manufactures                                                          20,608,164,089   28,705,756,515    (28.21)

         Electronic Products                                          13,731,831,555   20,228,613,298    (32.12)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                        9,787,208,396   14,966,131,591    (34.60)
            Electronic Data Processing                                 2,847,163,142    3,612,679,391    (21.19)
            Office Equipment                                             149,629,895      224,314,298    (33.29)
            Consumer Electronics                                         186,531,568      317,669,204    (41.28)
            Telecommunication                                             87,089,031      163,871,050    (46.86)
            Communication/Radar                                          196,227,203      204,206,911     (3.91)
            Control and Instrumentation                                   24,328,888       30,073,220    (19.10)
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            18,891,853       23,658,683    (20.15)
            Automotive Electronics                                       434,761,579      686,008,950    (36.62)
         Other Electronics                                               840,422,286      932,218,276     (9.85)
         Garments                                                      1,027,562,076    1,334,139,437    (22.98)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                            93,304,081      139,096,053    (32.92)
         Footwear                                                         17,344,770       23,325,406    (25.64)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        40,059,292       61,689,649    (35.06)
         Wood Manufactures                                               530,478,643      606,758,657    (12.57)
         Furniture & Fixtures                                             92,582,516      159,850,625    (42.08)
         Chemicals                                                       584,730,591      790,851,123    (26.06)
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                               104,989,313      143,350,737    (26.76)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                               1,205,964,263    1,395,909,878    (13.61)
         Processed food and Beverages                                    569,226,831      622,741,018     (8.59)
         Iron & Steel                                                     78,635,194      200,236,643    (60.73)
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                       81,765,403       97,635,190    (16.25)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    24,925,084       30,599,907    (18.55)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              185,125,445      229,233,256    (19.24)
         Others                                                        1,399,216,746    1,709,507,362    (18.15)

Special Transactions                                                     883,931,521    1,042,588,998    (15.22)

Re-export                                                                447,862,946      431,261,325      3.85

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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:  October 13, 2009
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