Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
October and September 2009 and October 2008
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rate
Commodity October p | September r | October | Percent
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly | Annual
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Total Exports 3,659,608 100.00 3,635,618 100.00 3,990,058 100.00 0.66 (8.28)
Total Agro-Based Products 215,115 5.88 195,132 5.37 232,650 5.83 10.24 (7.54)
Agro-Based Products 167,521 4.58 147,160 4.05 174,803 4.38 13.84 (4.17)
Coconut Products 97,106 2.65 82,616 2.27 116,636 2.92 17.54 (16.74)
Copra 21 0.00 a - a - - -
Coconut Oil 77,288 2.11 65,183 1.79 86,625 2.17 18.57 (10.78)
Desiccated Coconut 12,622 0.34 12,192 0.34 24,645 0.62 3.53 (48.78)
Copra Meal/Cake 5,750 0.16 4,264 0.12 3,554 0.09 34.84 61.79
Others 1,426 0.04 977 0.03 1,812 0.05 45.96 (21.29)
Sugar and Products 22,923 0.63 13,360 0.37 9,822 0.25 71.58 133.39
Centrifugal & Refined 22,068 0.60 13,169 0.36 8,835 0.22 67.57 149.77
Molasses 540 0.01 a - 856 0.02 - (36.92)
Others 315 0.01 190 0.01 130 0.00 65.57 141.84
Fruits and Vegetables 47,492 1.30 51,185 1.41 48,345 1.21 (7.21) (1.76)
Canned Pineapple 7,026 0.19 14,992 0.41 13,055 0.33 (53.14) (46.18)
Pineapple Juice 3,068 0.08 3,575 0.10 2,944 0.07 (14.20) 4.19
Pineapple Concentrates 2,497 0.07 3,782 0.10 2,358 0.06 (33.97) 5.88
Bananas 27,360 0.75 21,635 0.60 22,593 0.57 26.46 21.10
Mangoes 853 0.02 858 0.02 1,067 0.03 (0.64) (20.06)
Others 6,689 0.18 6,342 0.17 6,328 0.16 5.47 5.71
Other Agro-Based Products 47,594 1.30 47,971 1.32 57,847 1.45 (0.79) (17.72)
Fish, Fresh or Preserved
Of Which:shrimps and prawns 24,658 0.67 22,692 0.62 26,532 0.66 8.66 (7.06)
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted a - a - 1 0.00 - (100.00)
Abaca Fibers 987 0.03 1,467 0.04 2,239 0.06 (32.70) (55.91)
Tobacco Unmanufactured 8,701 0.24 10,744 0.30 10,495 0.26 (19.02) (17.10)
Natural Rubber 2,146 0.06 1,271 0.03 4,476 0.11 68.93 (52.05)
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a - a - a - - -
Seaweeds, Dried 1,263 0.03 694 0.02 778 0.02 81.89 62.39
Rice 1 0.00 79 0.00 b 0.00 (98.86) 108.33
Others 9,839 0.27 11,025 0.30 13,326 0.33 (10.76) (26.17)
Forest Products 1,716 0.05 2,165 0.06 1,648 0.04 (20.73) 4.18
Logs a - a - 33 0.00 - (100.00)
Lumber 952 0.03 417 0.01 705 0.02 128.48 35.11
Plywood 751 0.02 1,701 0.05 777 0.02 (55.83) (3.36)
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 13 0.00 47 0.00 7 0.00 (72.96) 93.64
Others a - a - 126 0.00 - (100.00)
Mineral Products 181,739 4.97 89,215 2.45 210,064 5.26 103.71 (13.48)
Copper Concentrates 18,912 0.52 12,977 0.36 16,860 0.42 45.73 12.17
Copper Metal 112,270 3.07 24,241 0.67 111,617 2.80 363.14 0.58
Gold 8,608 0.24 8,407 0.23 18,142 0.45 2.39 (52.55)
Iron Ore Agglomerates 10,150 0.28 9,845 0.27 8,531 0.21 3.10 18.99
Chromium Ore 353 0.01 1,343 0.04 933 0.02 (73.72) (62.17)
Nickel a - a - a - - -
Others 31,447 0.86 32,401 0.89 53,981 1.35 (2.95) (41.74)
Petroleum Products 12,844 0.35 28,163 0.77 64,919 1.63 (54.39) (80.22)
Manufactures 3,118,517 85.21 3,185,465 87.62 3,347,122 83.89 (2.10) (6.83)
Electronic Products 2,162,191 59.08 2,249,946 61.89 2,335,492 58.53 (3.90) (7.42)
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,445,833 39.51 1,607,841 44.22 1,710,380 42.87 (10.08) (15.47)
Electronic Data
Processing 568,003 15.52 507,746 13.97 462,252 11.59 11.87 22.88
Office Equipment 24,891 0.68 23,732 0.65 24,945 0.63 4.88 (0.22)
Consumer Electronics 31,142 0.85 28,225 0.78 42,417 1.06 10.34 (26.58)
Telecommunication 8,025 0.22 11,674 0.32 24,901 0.62 (31.26) (67.77)
Communication/Radar 49,887 1.36 42,160 1.16 27,135 0.68 18.33 83.85
Control and
Instrumentation 4,357 0.12 4,787 0.13 4,782 0.12 (8.98) (8.88)
Medical/Industrial
Instrumentations 3,586 0.10 2,832 0.08 2,101 0.05 26.64 70.66
Automotive Electronics 26,465 0.72 20,949 0.58 36,579 0.92 26.33 (27.65)
Other Electronics 149,314 4.08 148,067 4.07 108,862 2.73 0.84 37.16
Garments 115,387 3.15 113,906 3.13 140,259 3.52 1.30 (17.73)
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 12,049 0.33 14,074 0.39 14,287 0.36 (14.39) (15.66)
Footwear 1,662 0.05 1,091 0.03 1,791 0.04 52.44 (7.18)
Travel Goods and Handbags 7,631 0.21 5,847 0.16 14,061 0.35 30.51 (45.73)
Wood Manufactures 81,601 2.23 77,953 2.14 73,149 1.83 4.68 11.55
Furniture & Fixtures 9,953 0.27 10,621 0.29 17,460 0.44 (6.30) (43.00)
Chemicals 111,342 3.04 87,821 2.42 111,084 2.78 26.78 0.23
Non-Metallic Mineral
Manufactures 11,487 0.31 10,904 0.30 18,844 0.47 5.34 (39.04)
Machinery &
Transport Equipment 153,375 4.19 136,538 3.76 177,220 4.44 12.33 (13.45)
Processed food and Beverages 59,986 1.64 66,509 1.83 86,046 2.16 (9.81) (30.29)
Iron & Steel 6,948 0.19 13,503 0.37 17,381 0.44 (48.54) (60.03)
Baby Carr., Toys, Games
and sporting goods 8,869 0.24 11,141 0.31 10,026 0.25 (20.39) (11.53)
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of plaiting
materials 3,563 0.10 3,239 0.09 2,343 0.06 10.02 52.11
Misc.Manufactured Articles,
not elsewhere specified 27,287 0.75 23,579 0.65 27,575 0.69 15.72 (1.04)
Others 195,872 5.35 210,725 5.80 191,245 4.79 (7.05) 2.42
Special Transactions 129,676 3.54 135,478 3.73 133,656 3.35 (4.28) (2.98)
Re-Export 45,238 1.24 62,419 1.72 58,347 1.46 (27.53) (22.47)
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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: December 10, 2009
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