Table 1a  Philippine Exports to all Countries
          January to September 2009 and 2008
          (F.O.B. Value in U.S. Dollars)

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                                                           2009     |        2008     |  Growth
Commodity Group                                         Jan-Sep p   |      Jan-Sep    |   Rate
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             Total                                 27,639,125,458    38,899,930,401      (28.95)

 1 Electronic Products                             15,981,663,416    22,820,246,018      (29.97)
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)          11,395,018,906    16,865,467,853      (32.44)
   b) Electronic Data Processing                    3,354,886,037     4,122,275,905      (18.62)
   c) Office Equipment                                173,367,485       255,009,040      (32.02)
   d) Consumer Electronics                            214,759,054       361,566,934      (40.60)
   e) Telecommunication                                99,280,949       209,798,953      (52.68)
   f) Communication/Radar                             237,814,374       231,477,836        2.74
   g) Control and Instrumentation                      29,104,325        39,812,544      (26.90)
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation               21,723,583        25,651,026      (15.31)
   i) Automotive Electronics                          455,708,703       709,185,927      (35.74)
 2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories     1,141,438,705     1,515,353,414      (24.68)
 3 Other Products Manufactured from Materials
    Imported on consignment basis                     487,005,211       488,745,232       (0.36)
 4 Petroleum Products  1/                             213,087,329     1,131,268,370      (81.16)
 5 Ignition Wiring Set and Other Wiring Sets
    Used in Vehicles, aircrafts and ships  2/         482,206,841       681,010,324      (29.19)
 6 Coconut Oil  3/                                    393,380,496       828,330,359      (52.51)
 7 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
     Of Refined Copper                                473,820,363     1,066,103,237      (55.56)
 8 Woodcrafts and Furniture                           711,543,405       868,479,928      (18.07)
 9 Bananas (Fresh)                                    282,099,020       314,141,182      (10.20)
10 Metal Components  4/                               333,314,459       441,584,429      (24.52)
11 Pineapple and Pineapple Products                   200,690,956       186,653,002        7.52
12 Processed Tropical Fruits                          107,474,411       113,490,574       (5.30)
13 Dessicated Coconut                                 113,436,478       170,208,830      (33.35)
14 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen        35,257,853        48,565,767      (27.40)
15 Tuna  5/                                           257,626,476       276,543,981       (6.84)
16 Seaweeds and Carageenan                             72,581,491        87,020,848      (16.59)
17 Christmas Decor                                     23,295,097        34,895,413      (33.24)
18 Basketworks                                         29,163,031        37,357,430      (21.94)
19 Iron Ore Agglomerates                               64,216,664        95,862,793      (33.01)
20 Fertilizers, Manufactured                           62,003,113        49,150,349       26.15
21 Gold  6/                                           211,830,872       347,408,076      (39.03)
22 Footwear                                            18,435,311        25,003,420      (26.27)
23 Activated Carbon                                    21,647,582        21,710,655       (0.29)
24 Ceramic Tiles and Decor                             11,626,992        18,695,305      (37.81)
25 Copra Oil Cake or Meal                              31,155,523        49,847,870      (37.50)
26 Unmanufactured Tobacco                              71,160,016        45,777,671       55.45
27 Fine Jewelry                                        21,565,477        18,646,232       15.66
28 Copper Concentrates                                 77,636,305       108,555,886      (28.48)
29 Sugar                                               52,699,693        50,106,417        5.18
30 Others                                           5,656,062,872     6,959,167,389      (18.73)

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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.

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