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

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

Total Agro-Based Products                                              1,549,300,879     2,127,155,626    (27.17)

   Agro-Based Products                                                 1,165,609,729     1,670,466,318    (30.22)
      Coconut Products                                                   547,494,019     1,054,659,009    (48.09)
         Copra                                                                 3,400                 a        -
         Coconut Oil                                                     393,380,496       828,330,359    (52.51)
         Desiccated Coconut                                              113,436,478       170,208,830    (33.35)
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  31,155,523        49,847,870    (37.50)
         Others                                                            9,518,122         6,271,950     51.76
      Sugar and Products                                                  72,890,244        58,528,736     24.54
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            52,699,693        50,106,417      5.18
         Molasses                                                         17,935,631         6,229,471    187.92
         Others                                                            2,254,920         2,192,848      2.83
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              545,225,466       557,278,573     (2.16)
         Canned Pineapple                                                105,577,978        93,907,517     12.43
         Pineapple Juice                                                  31,546,421        24,625,124     28.11
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           23,133,010        19,361,705     19.48
         Bananas                                                         282,099,020       314,141,182    (10.20)
         Mangoes                                                          13,869,546        16,205,769    (14.42)
         Others                                                           88,999,491        89,037,276     (0.04)
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             383,691,150       456,689,308    (15.98)
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             194,211,384       230,631,650    (15.79)
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                                150            38,857    (99.61)
         Abaca Fibers                                                      6,768,022        15,660,813    (56.78)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           71,160,016        45,777,671     55.45
         Natural Rubber                                                   17,481,809        40,013,028    (56.31)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                              a                 a        -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                   7,904,320        22,135,695    (64.29)
         Rice                                                                143,425           700,688    (79.53)
         Others                                                           86,022,024       101,730,906    (15.44)

Forest Products                                                           25,013,965        25,655,428     (2.50)

         Logs                                                                  1,500                 a        -
         Lumber                                                            6,852,097        10,014,738    (31.58)
         Plywood                                                          17,192,449        13,482,471     27.52
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                            732,701         1,533,700    (52.23)
         Others                                                              235,218           624,519    (62.34)

Mineral Products                                                       1,039,459,593     2,060,981,391    (49.56)

         Copper Concentrates                                              77,636,305       108,555,886    (28.48)
         Copper Metal                                                    473,821,667     1,066,103,237    (55.56)
         Gold                                                             87,701,180        83,590,026      4.92
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            64,216,664        95,862,793    (33.01)
         Chromium Ore                                                     10,175,015        10,572,827     (3.76)
         Nickel                                                                    a            28,610        -
         Others                                                          325,908,762       696,268,012    (53.19)

Petroleum Products                                                       213,087,329     1,131,268,370    (81.16)

Manufactures                                                          23,792,868,648    32,379,565,884    (26.52)

         Electronic Products                                          15,981,663,416    22,820,246,018    (29.97)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                       11,395,018,906    16,865,467,853    (32.44)
            Electronic Data Processing                                 3,354,886,037     4,122,275,905    (18.62)
            Office Equipment                                             173,367,485       255,009,040    (32.02)
            Consumer Electronics                                         214,759,054       361,566,934    (40.60)
            Telecommunication                                             98,755,370       209,761,513    (52.92)
            Communication/Radar                                          238,339,953       231,515,276      2.95
            Control and Instrumentation                                   29,104,325        39,812,544    (26.90)
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            21,723,583        25,651,026    (15.31)
            Automotive Electronics                                       455,708,703       709,185,927    (35.74)
         Other Electronics                                               988,525,190     1,069,842,169     (7.60)
         Garments                                                      1,141,438,705     1,515,353,414    (24.68)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                           107,430,895       156,806,731    (31.49)
         Footwear                                                         18,435,311        25,003,420    (26.27)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        45,906,048        68,064,767    (32.56)
         Wood Manufactures                                               608,435,536       691,779,476    (12.05)
         Furniture & Fixtures                                            103,114,163       176,276,667    (41.50)
         Chemicals                                                       672,261,645       868,370,517    (22.58)
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                               115,906,802       165,509,064    (29.97)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                               1,342,067,286     1,579,289,090    (15.02)
         Processed food and Beverages                                    636,362,315       712,354,540    (10.67)
         Iron & Steel                                                     92,137,978       226,279,884    (59.28)
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                       92,826,555       111,330,181    (16.62)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    28,161,174        33,857,078    (16.82)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              208,782,258       258,023,307    (19.08)
         Others                                                        1,609,413,371     1,901,179,561    (15.35)

Special Transactions                                                   1,019,395,044     1,175,303,702    (13.27)

Re-export                                                                510,281,494       481,628,004      5.95

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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:  November 10, 2009
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