Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
September and August 2009 and September 2008
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rate
Commodity September p | August r | September | Percent
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly | Annual
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Total Exports 3,633,980 100.00 3,472,893 100.00 4,445,619 100.00 4.64 (18.26)
Total Agro-Based Products 195,036 5.37 170,219 4.90 212,805 4.79 14.58 (8.35)
Agro-Based Products 147,158 4.05 117,225 3.38 153,933 3.46 25.54 (4.40)
Coconut Products 82,616 2.27 62,472 1.80 85,945 1.93 32.24 (3.87)
Copra a - a - a - - -
Coconut Oil 65,183 1.79 46,971 1.35 53,882 1.21 38.77 20.98
Desiccated Coconut 12,192 0.34 11,691 0.34 25,334 0.57 4.28 (51.88)
Copra Meal/Cake 4,264 0.12 2,882 0.08 6,202 0.14 47.97 (31.25)
Others 977 0.03 928 0.03 528 0.01 5.22 85.14
Sugar and Products 13,360 0.37 620 0.02 9,210 0.21 2,054.24 45.07
Centrifugal & Refined 13,169 0.36 b 0.00 8,424 0.19 3,658,087.78 56.34
Molasses a - a - 565 0.01 - (100.00)
Others 190 0.01 620 0.02 220 0.00 (69.27) (13.56)
Fruits and Vegetables 51,182 1.41 54,132 1.56 58,778 1.32 (5.45) (12.92)
Canned Pineapple 14,992 0.41 17,859 0.51 14,632 0.33 (16.05) 2.46
Pineapple Juice 3,575 0.10 4,626 0.13 3,112 0.07 (22.70) 14.89
Pineapple Concentrates 3,775 0.10 2,729 0.08 1,841 0.04 38.31 105.03
Bananas 21,635 0.60 20,728 0.60 30,860 0.69 4.38 (29.89)
Mangoes 858 0.02 934 0.03 819 0.02 (8.08) 4.72
Others 6,347 0.17 7,257 0.21 7,514 0.17 (12.54) (15.53)
Other Agro-Based Products 47,878 1.32 52,994 1.53 58,872 1.32 (9.65) (18.67)
Fish, Fresh or Preserved
Of Which:shrimps and prawns 22,598 0.62 23,074 0.66 34,058 0.77 (2.06) (33.65)
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted a - a - a - - -
Abaca Fibers 1,467 0.04 1,860 0.05 1,796 0.04 (21.15) (18.33)
Tobacco Unmanufactured 10,744 0.30 12,799 0.37 5,026 0.11 (16.05) 113.79
Natural Rubber 1,271 0.03 1,830 0.05 4,590 0.10 (30.57) (72.32)
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a - a - a - - -
Seaweeds, Dried 694 0.02 1,212 0.03 2,082 0.05 (42.75) (66.65)
Rice 79 0.00 59 0.00 b 0.00 34.22 207,881.58
Others 11,025 0.30 12,159 0.35 11,320 0.25 (9.33) (2.61)
Forest Products 2,165 0.06 4,499 0.13 2,305 0.05 (51.87) (6.07)
Logs a - 2 0.00 a - (100.00) -
Lumber 417 0.01 971 0.03 1,013 0.02 (57.09) (58.87)
Plywood 1,701 0.05 3,390 0.10 1,185 0.03 (49.81) 43.58
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 47 0.00 44 0.00 5 0.00 8.60 795.15
Others a - 93 0.00 102 0.00 (100.00) (100.00)
Mineral Products 89,215 2.46 118,474 3.41 268,598 6.04 (24.70) (66.78)
Copper Concentrates 12,977 0.36 10,740 0.31 10,444 0.23 20.83 24.25
Copper Metal 24,241 0.67 47,837 1.38 178,049 4.01 (49.33) (86.39)
Gold 8,407 0.23 9,138 0.26 7,590 0.17 (8.00) 10.77
Iron Ore Agglomerates 9,845 0.27 7,270 0.21 10,489 0.24 35.42 (6.15)
Chromium Ore 1,343 0.04 7,008 0.20 2,051 0.05 (80.83) (34.50)
Nickel a - a - 29 0.00 - (100.00)
Others 32,401 0.89 36,482 1.05 59,945 1.35 (11.19) (45.95)
Petroleum Products 28,163 0.77 6,593 0.19 155,387 3.50 327.20 (81.88)
Manufactures 3,183,937 87.62 3,052,849 87.91 3,673,809 82.64 4.29 (13.33)
Electronic Products 2,249,904 61.91 2,057,860 59.25 2,591,633 58.30 9.33 (13.19)
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,607,883 44.25 1,433,364 41.27 1,899,336 42.72 12.18 (15.35)
Electronic Data
Processing 507,723 13.97 499,905 14.39 509,597 11.46 1.56 (0.37)
Office Equipment 23,737 0.65 27,813 0.80 30,695 0.69 (14.66) (22.67)
Consumer Electronics 28,226 0.78 19,094 0.55 43,898 0.99 47.83 (35.70)
Telecommunication 11,666 0.32 7,693 0.22 45,890 1.03 51.64 (74.58)
Communication/Radar 42,113 1.16 43,048 1.24 27,308 0.61 (2.17) 54.21
Control and
Instrumentation 4,775 0.13 3,913 0.11 9,739 0.22 22.04 (50.97)
Medical/Industrial
Instrumentations 2,832 0.08 2,680 0.08 1,992 0.04 5.67 42.13
Automotive Electronics 20,949 0.58 20,349 0.59 23,177 0.52 2.94 (9.61)
Other Electronics 148,085 4.07 136,657 3.93 137,624 3.10 8.36 7.60
Garments 113,914 3.13 137,540 3.96 181,214 4.08 (17.18) (37.14)
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 14,077 0.39 16,478 0.47 17,711 0.40 (14.57) (20.52)
Footwear 1,091 0.03 2,100 0.06 1,678 0.04 (48.08) (35.01)
Travel Goods and Handbags 5,847 0.16 5,504 0.16 6,375 0.14 6.23 (8.29)
Wood Manufactures 77,953 2.15 77,926 2.24 85,021 1.91 0.03 (8.31)
Furniture & Fixtures 10,613 0.29 16,261 0.47 16,426 0.37 (34.73) (35.39)
Chemicals 87,585 2.41 113,303 3.26 77,519 1.74 (22.70) 12.98
Non-Metallic Mineral
Manufactures 10,908 0.30 12,110 0.35 22,158 0.50 (9.92) (50.77)
Machinery &
Transport Equipment 137,791 3.79 145,319 4.18 183,379 4.12 (5.18) (24.86)
Processed food and Beverages 64,656 1.78 83,127 2.39 89,614 2.02 (22.22) (27.85)
Iron & Steel 13,503 0.37 10,000 0.29 26,043 0.59 35.03 (48.15)
Baby Carr., Toys, Games
and sporting goods 11,109 0.31 14,867 0.43 13,695 0.31 (25.28) (18.88)
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of plaiting
materials 3,246 0.09 3,847 0.11 3,257 0.07 (15.60) (0.33)
Misc.Manufactured Articles,
not elsewhere specified 23,740 0.65 29,986 0.86 28,790 0.65 (20.83) (17.54)
Others 209,916 5.78 189,965 5.47 191,672 4.31 10.50 9.52
Special Transactions 135,463 3.73 120,260 3.46 132,715 2.99 12.64 2.07
Re-Export 62,419 1.72 62,231 1.79 50,367 1.13 0.30 23.93
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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
b - less than 1,000
r - Revised
p - Preliminary
Components may not add up to totals due to rounding
Page last updated: November 10, 2009
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