Table 1a  Philippine Exports to all Countries
          January to November 2009 and 2008
          (F.O.B. Value in U.S. Dollars)

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                                                           2009     |        2008     |  Growth
Commodity Group                                         Jan-Nov p   |      Jan-Nov    |   Rate
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             Total                                 35,003,635,017     46,402,962,186    (24.57)

 1 Electronic Products                             20,291,762,360     27,165,634,488    (25.30)
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)          14,280,151,975     20,100,953,731    (28.96)
   b) Electronic Data Processing                    4,468,777,596      4,943,003,652     (9.59)
   c) Office Equipment                                224,238,465        297,819,149    (24.71)
   d) Consumer Electronics                            274,780,646        445,862,247    (38.37)
   e) Telecommunication                               113,046,886        255,803,171    (55.81)
   f) Communication/Radar                             354,271,782        278,173,486     27.36
   g) Control and Instrumentation                      37,949,066         49,188,738    (22.85)
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation               28,624,922         29,893,705     (4.24)
   i) Automotive Electronics                          509,921,022        764,936,609    (33.34)
 2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories     1,388,592,759      1,788,737,682    (22.37)
 3 Other Products Manufactured from Materials
    Imported on consignment basis                     613,402,886        609,120,145      0.70
 4 Petroleum Products  1/                             236,812,298      1,225,539,514    (80.68)
 5 Ignition Wiring Set and Other Wiring Sets
    Used in Vehicles, aircrafts and ships  2/         666,442,883        855,662,674    (22.11)
 6 Coconut Oil  3/                                    507,094,520        963,213,660    (47.35)
 7 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes, Of Refined Copper 661,084,447      1,256,068,613    (47.37)
 8 Woodcrafts and Furniture                           890,636,389      1,058,361,852    (15.85)
 9 Bananas (Fresh)                                    320,972,137        369,473,265    (13.13)
10 Metal Components  4/                               434,028,481        538,509,141    (19.40)
11 Pineapple and Pineapple Products                   237,454,184        226,230,895      4.96
12 Processed Tropical Fruits                          130,454,460        133,941,005     (2.60)
13 Dessicated Coconut                                 136,690,674        220,196,326    (37.92)
14 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen        47,727,664         61,133,009    (21.93)
15 Tuna  5/                                           302,141,827        354,026,998    (14.66)
16 Seaweeds and Carageenan                             90,772,366        110,413,638    (17.79)
17 Christmas Decor                                     26,323,750         39,022,632    (32.54)
18 Basketworks                                         36,302,610         43,872,486    (17.25)
19 Iron Ore Agglomerates                               85,251,000        108,215,593    (21.22)
20 Fertilizers, Manufactured                           89,056,357         52,413,513     69.91
21 Gold  6/                                           236,724,167        420,290,568    (43.68)
22 Footwear                                            21,296,941         28,905,985    (26.32)
23 Activated Carbon                                    27,818,377         25,416,705      9.45
24 Ceramic Tiles and Decor                             13,805,660         22,056,025    (37.41)
25 Copra Oil Cake or Meal                              42,545,732         54,957,406    (22.58)
26 Unmanufactured Tobacco                              89,704,083         59,641,971     50.40
27 Fine Jewelry                                        28,244,605         25,580,721     10.41
28 Copper Concentrates                                114,185,603        129,480,640    (11.81)
29 Sugar                                               76,712,823         60,988,625     25.78
30 Others                                           7,159,592,974      8,395,856,411    (14.72)

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Source:  Foreign Trade Statistics Section
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

Notes:   1/ Includes refined petroleum products, manufactures from crude petroleum oil imported on consignment basis.
         2/ Consists only of electrical wiring harness for motor vehicles.
         3/ Includes crude and refined.
         4/ Excluding brakes and servo-brakes.
         5/ Includes fresh, frozen, prepared or preserved in airtight containers.
         6/ Extracted from copper ores and concentrates.
         p  Preliminary

         Growth rates were computed from actual values.

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