Table 1 Philippine Exports to All Countries
October and September 2009 and October 2008
(F.O.B Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rate
Commodity Percent| Percent| Percent| (Percent)
October p Share|September r Share| October Share| Monthly Annual
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Total 3,659.61 100.00 3,635.62 100.00 3,990.06 100.00 0.66 (8.28)
1 Electronic Products 2,162.19 59.08 2,249.95 61.89 2,335.49 58.53 (3.90) (7.42)
a) Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,445.83 39.51 1,607.84 44.22 1,710.38 42.87 (10.08) (15.47)
b) Electronic Data Processing 568.00 15.52 507.75 13.97 462.25 11.59 11.87 22.88
c) Office Equipment 24.89 0.68 23.73 0.65 24.95 0.63 4.88 (0.22)
d) Consumer Electronics 31.14 0.85 28.22 0.78 42.42 1.06 10.34 (26.58)
e) Telecommunication 8.03 0.22 11.73 0.32 24.92 0.62 (31.60) (67.79)
f) Communication/Radar 49.89 1.36 42.10 1.16 27.12 0.68 18.49 83.97
g) Control and Instrumentation 4.36 0.12 4.79 0.13 4.78 0.12 (8.98) (8.88)
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 3.59 0.10 2.83 0.08 2.10 0.05 26.64 70.66
i) Automotive Electronics 26.47 0.72 20.95 0.58 36.58 0.92 26.33 (27.65)
2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing
Accessories 115.39 3.15 113.91 3.13 140.26 3.52 1.30 (17.73)
3 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
Of Refined copper 112.27 3.07 24.24 0.67 111.62 2.80 363.14 0.58
4 Woodcrafts and Furniture 91.55 2.50 88.53 2.44 90.58 2.27 3.41 1.07
5 Ignition Wiring Set and Other
Wiring Sets used in vehicles
aircrafts and ships 1/ 87.25 2.38 80.08 2.20 66.98 1.68 8.96 30.28
6 Coconut Oil 2/ 77.29 2.11 65.18 1.79 86.63 2.17 18.57 (10.78)
7 Other Products Manufactured from
Materials on consignment basis 65.23 1.78 63.10 1.74 63.49 1.59 3.38 2.74
8 Metal Components 3/ 51.17 1.40 50.92 1.40 52.66 1.32 0.50 (2.83)
9 Bananas (Fresh) 27.36 0.75 21.64 0.60 22.59 0.57 26.46 21.10
10 Sugar 22.07 0.60 13.17 0.36 8.84 0.22 67.57 149.77
Top Ten Exports Total 2,811.77 76.83 2,770.70 76.21 2,979.13 74.66 1.48 (5.62)
11 Tuna 4/ 19.78 0.54 21.67 0.60 37.19 0.93 (8.75) (46.82)
12 Copper Concentrates 18.91 0.52 12.98 0.36 16.86 0.42 45.73 12.17
13 Pineapple and Pineapple Products 16.41 0.45 25.14 0.69 21.90 0.55 (34.73) (25.07)
14 Fertilizers, Manufactured 16.38 0.45 3.20 0.09 2.63 0.07 412.24 522.95
15 Petroleum Products 5/ 12.84 0.35 28.16 0.77 64.92 1.63 (54.39) (80.22)
16 Dessicated Coconut 12.62 0.34 12.19 0.34 24.65 0.62 3.53 (48.78)
17 Processed Tropical Fruits 12.10 0.33 11.06 0.30 9.97 0.25 9.38 21.29
18 Gold 6/ 11.63 0.32 12.05 0.33 45.43 1.14 (3.43) (74.39)
19 Iron Ore Agglomerates 10.15 0.28 9.84 0.27 8.53 0.21 3.10 18.99
20 Unmanufactured Tobacco 8.70 0.24 10.74 0.30 10.50 0.26 (19.02) (17.10)
21 Seaweeds and Carageenan 8.56 0.23 8.04 0.22 11.55 0.29 6.51 (25.87)
22 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh,
Chilled or Frozen 6.34 0.17 4.26 0.12 7.06 0.18 48.95 (10.18)
23 Copra Oil Cake or Meal 5.75 0.16 4.26 0.12 3.55 0.09 34.84 61.79
24 Basketworks 3.91 0.11 3.10 0.09 2.98 0.07 26.11 31.09
25 Activated Carbon 3.27 0.09 2.43 0.07 1.93 0.05 34.35 68.93
26 Fine Jewelry 3.23 0.09 4.10 0.11 4.32 0.11 (21.19) (25.29)
27 Christmas Decor 1.67 0.05 3.22 0.09 2.27 0.06 (48.21) (26.55)
28 Footwear 1.66 0.05 1.09 0.03 1.79 0.04 52.44 (7.18)
29 Ceramic Tiles and Decor 0.58 0.02 0.66 0.02 2.10 0.05 (12.16) (72.18)
30 Others 673.33 18.40 686.70 18.89 730.79 18.32 (1.95) (7.86)
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Source: Foreign Trade Statistics Section
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Notes: 1/ consists only of electrical wiring harness for motor vehicles.
2/ includes crude and refined.
3/ excluding brakes and servo-brakes.
4/ includes fresh, frozen, prepared or preserved in airtight containers.
5/ includes refined petroleum products, manufactures from crude petroleum oil imported on consignment basis.
6/ extracted from copper ores and concentrates.
p preliminary
r revised
Growth rates were computed from actual values.
Page last updated: December 10, 2009
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