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

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Commodity                                                                     2009    |      2008     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Oct p  |     Jan-Oct   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   31,300,371,884    42,889,988,706   (27.02)

Total Agro-Based Products                                              1,764,511,408     2,359,805,553   (25.23)

   Agro-Based Products                                                 1,333,132,808     1,845,268,879   (27.75)
      Coconut Products                                                   644,600,003     1,171,294,843   (44.97)
         Copra                                                                24,095                 a       -
         Coconut Oil                                                     470,668,286       914,955,651   (48.56)
         Desiccated Coconut                                              126,058,567       194,854,087   (35.31)
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  36,905,149        53,401,635   (30.89)
         Others                                                           10,943,906         8,083,470    35.39
      Sugar and Products                                                  95,813,099        68,350,507    40.18
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            74,767,235        58,941,688    26.85
         Molasses                                                         18,475,631         7,085,591   160.75
         Others                                                            2,570,233         2,323,228    10.63
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              592,719,706       605,623,529    (2.13)
         Canned Pineapple                                                112,603,813       106,962,660     5.27
         Pineapple Juice                                                  34,614,160        27,569,594    25.55
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           25,636,726        21,719,871    18.03
         Bananas                                                         309,459,187       336,734,213    (8.10)
         Mangoes                                                          14,722,131        17,272,290   (14.76)
         Others                                                           95,683,689        95,364,901     0.33
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             431,378,600       514,536,674   (16.16)
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             218,962,405       257,163,296   (14.85)
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                                150            39,577   (99.62)
         Abaca Fibers                                                      7,755,159        17,899,772   (56.67)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           79,860,542        56,273,050    41.92
         Natural Rubber                                                   19,628,139        44,489,504   (55.88)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                              a                 a       -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                   9,166,927        22,913,223   (59.99)
         Rice                                                                144,325           701,120   (79.42)
         Others                                                           95,860,953       115,057,132   (16.68)

Forest Products                                                           26,730,363        27,303,008    (2.10)

         Logs                                                                  1,500            32,669   (95.41)
         Lumber                                                            7,804,325        10,719,530   (27.20)
         Plywood                                                          17,943,839        14,259,952    25.83
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                            745,481         1,540,300   (51.60)
         Others                                                              235,218           750,557   (68.66)

Mineral Products                                                       1,221,198,981     2,271,045,812   (46.23)

         Copper Concentrates                                              96,548,269       125,416,015   (23.02)
         Copper Metal                                                    586,091,265     1,177,719,938   (50.24)
         Gold                                                             96,309,011       101,732,491    (5.33)
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            74,366,777       104,393,373   (28.76)
         Chromium Ore                                                     10,528,065        11,506,126    (8.50)
         Nickel                                                                    a           28,610        -
         Others                                                          357,355,594       750,249,259   (52.37)

Petroleum Products                                                       225,931,460     1,196,186,983   (81.11)

Manufactures                                                          26,912,913,897    35,726,687,977   (24.67)

         Electronic Products                                          18,143,895,882    25,155,737,614   (27.87)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                       12,840,810,728    18,575,848,076   (30.87)
            Electronic Data Processing                                 3,922,911,181     4,584,527,483   (14.43)
            Office Equipment                                             198,253,597       279,954,370   (29.18)
            Consumer Electronics                                         245,899,895       403,983,651   (39.13)
            Telecommunication                                            106,788,440       234,662,385   (54.49)
            Communication/Radar                                          288,275,073       258,650,097    11.45
            Control and Instrumentation                                   33,473,427        44,594,333   (24.94)
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            25,309,709        27,752,410    (8.80)
            Automotive Electronics                                       482,173,832       745,764,809   (35.35)
         Other Electronics                                             1,137,822,010     1,178,703,895    (3.47)
         Garments                                                      1,256,818,482     1,655,612,013   (24.09)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                           119,477,261       171,093,306   (30.17)
         Footwear                                                         20,097,777        26,794,521   (24.99)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        53,536,722        82,125,661   (34.81)
         Wood Manufactures                                               690,036,625       764,928,425    (9.79)
         Furniture & Fixtures                                            113,075,109       193,737,092   (41.63)
         Chemicals                                                       783,839,599       979,454,227   (19.97)
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                               127,389,947       184,353,347   (30.90)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                               1,494,189,885     1,756,508,608   (14.93)
         Processed food and Beverages                                    698,201,233       798,400,597   (12.55)
         Iron & Steel                                                     99,086,029       243,660,931   (59.33)
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                      101,728,720       121,355,699   (16.17)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    31,716,880        36,199,669   (12.38)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              235,907,709       285,597,898   (17.40)
         Others                                                        1,806,094,027     2,092,424,474   (13.68)

Special Transactions                                                   1,149,085,775     1,308,959,373   (12.21)

Re-export                                                                555,519,225       539,975,207     2.88

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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:  December 10, 2009
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