Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
November and October 2009 and November 2008
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rate
Commodity November p | October r | November | Percent
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly | Annual
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Total Exports 3,692,945 100.00 3,669,927 100.00 3,512,973 100.00 0.63 5.12
Total Agro-Based Products 145,427 3.94 215,249 5.87 188,057 5.35 (32.44) (22.67)
Agro-Based Products 93,497 2.53 167,622 4.57 135,262 3.85 (44.22) (30.88)
Coconut Products 53,748 1.46 97,209 2.65 75,873 2.16 (44.71) (29.16)
Copra 17 0.00 21 0.00 a - (17.85) -
Coconut Oil 36,426 0.99 77,288 2.11 48,258 1.37 (52.87) (24.52)
Desiccated Coconut 10,632 0.29 12,622 0.34 25,342 0.72 (15.77) (58.05)
Copra Meal/Cake 5,641 0.15 5,750 0.16 1,556 0.04 (1.90) 262.56
Others 1,032 0.03 1,528 0.04 717 0.02 (32.50) 43.81
Sugar and Products 3,706 0.10 22,922 0.62 4,022 0.11 (83.83) (7.86)
Centrifugal & Refined 1,946 0.05 22,068 0.60 2,047 0.06 (91.18) (4.95)
Molasses 1,400 0.04 540 0.01 1,822 0.05 159.26 (23.16)
Others 361 0.01 315 0.01 153 0.00 14.69 135.08
Fruits and Vegetables 36,043 0.98 47,491 1.29 55,366 1.58 (24.11) (34.90)
Canned Pineapple 12,763 0.35 7,026 0.19 9,376 0.27 81.66 36.13
Pineapple Juice 3,068 0.08 3,068 0.08 2,038 0.06 0.00 50.55
Pineapple Concentrates 2,997 0.08 2,497 0.07 2,178 0.06 20.01 37.59
Bananas 11,513 0.31 27,360 0.75 32,739 0.93 (57.92) (64.83)
Mangoes 640 0.02 853 0.02 1,043 0.03 (24.97) (38.64)
Others 5,063 0.14 6,688 0.18 7,993 0.23 (24.30) (36.66)
Other Agro-Based Products 51,930 1.41 47,626 1.30 52,795 1.50 9.04 (1.64)
Fish, Fresh or Preserved
Of Which:shrimps and prawns 25,399 0.69 24,690 0.67 28,587 0.81 2.87 (11.15)
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted a - a - a - - -
Abaca Fibers 852 0.02 987 0.03 2,331 0.07 (13.67) (63.43)
Tobacco Unmanufactured 9,844 0.27 8,701 0.24 3,369 0.10 13.14 192.19
Natural Rubber 2,731 0.07 2,146 0.06 4,410 0.13 27.22 (38.09)
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a - a - a - - -
Seaweeds, Dried 2,187 0.06 1,263 0.03 1,343 0.04 73.22 62.85
Rice 77 0.00 1 0.00 a - 8,489.56 -
Others 10,841 0.29 9,839 0.27 12,755 0.36 10.18 (15.01)
Forest Products 4,178 0.11 1,716 0.05 4,212 0.12 143.44 (0.80)
Logs 2 0.00 a - 5 0.00 - (65.20)
Lumber 976 0.03 952 0.03 509 0.01 2.53 91.90
Plywood 2,962 0.08 751 0.02 3,594 0.10 294.22 (17.58)
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 89 0.00 13 0.00 79 0.00 594.77 13.06
Others 149 0.00 a - 25 0.00 - 493.22
Mineral Products 143,013 3.87 181,739 4.95 128,354 3.65 (21.31) 11.42
Copper Concentrates 17,637 0.48 18,912 0.52 4,065 0.12 (6.74) 333.92
Copper Metal 74,994 2.03 112,270 3.06 78,349 2.23 (33.20) (4.28)
Gold 9,142 0.25 8,608 0.23 7,463 0.21 6.20 22.50
Iron Ore Agglomerates 10,884 0.29 10,150 0.28 3,822 0.11 7.23 184.76
Chromium Ore 5 0.00 353 0.01 80 0.00 (98.64) (94.01)
Nickel a - a - a - - -
Others 30,350 0.82 31,447 0.86 34,576 0.98 (3.49) (12.22)
Petroleum Products 4,884 0.13 18,841 0.51 29,353 0.84 (74.08) (83.36)
Manufactures 3,260,462 88.29 3,122,598 85.09 3,051,966 86.88 4.42 6.83
Electronic Products 2,147,779 58.16 2,162,279 58.92 2,009,897 57.21 (0.67) 6.86
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,439,255 38.97 1,445,920 39.40 1,525,106 43.41 (0.46) (5.63)
Electronic Data
Processing 545,777 14.78 568,093 15.48 358,476 10.20 (3.93) 52.25
Office Equipment 25,985 0.70 24,891 0.68 17,865 0.51 4.39 45.45
Consumer Electronics 28,873 0.78 31,150 0.85 41,879 1.19 (7.31) (31.05)
Telecommunication 5,733 0.16 8,025 0.22 21,065 0.60 (28.57) (72.79)
Communication/Radar 66,522 1.80 49,887 1.36 19,599 0.56 33.35 239.42
Control and
Instrumentation 4,463 0.12 4,369 0.12 4,594 0.13 2.15 (2.85)
Medical/Industrial
Instrumentations 3,332 0.09 3,569 0.10 2,141 0.06 (6.66) 55.60
Automotive Electronics 27,839 0.75 26,374 0.72 19,172 0.55 5.55 45.21
Other Electronics 143,699 3.89 149,378 4.07 142,700 4.06 (3.80) 0.70
Garments 131,804 3.57 115,357 3.14 133,126 3.79 14.26 (0.99)
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 13,564 0.37 12,108 0.33 12,054 0.34 12.03 12.53
Footwear 1,199 0.03 1,662 0.05 2,111 0.06 (27.87) (43.21)
Travel Goods and Handbags 7,761 0.21 7,631 0.21 7,810 0.22 1.71 (0.63)
Wood Manufactures 75,459 2.04 81,600 2.22 84,848 2.42 (7.53) (11.07)
Furniture & Fixtures 12,110 0.33 9,948 0.27 14,438 0.41 21.74 (16.12)
Chemicals 72,501 1.96 111,541 3.04 76,307 2.17 (35.00) (4.99)
Non-Metallic Mineral
Manufactures 14,554 0.39 11,487 0.31 14,771 0.42 26.70 (1.47)
Machinery &
Transport Equipment 282,497 7.65 153,405 4.18 227,457 6.47 84.15 24.20
Processed food and Beverages 76,738 2.08 62,826 1.71 86,714 2.47 22.14 (11.51)
Iron & Steel 11,111 0.30 6,948 0.19 8,304 0.24 59.92 33.81
Baby Carr., Toys, Games
and sporting goods 11,401 0.31 8,873 0.24 10,736 0.31 28.50 6.20
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of plaiting
materials 2,966 0.08 3,561 0.10 3,035 0.09 (16.73) (2.29)
Misc.Manufactured Articles,
not elsewhere specified 29,142 0.79 27,285 0.74 22,472 0.64 6.80 29.68
Others 226,176 6.12 196,709 5.36 195,185 5.56 14.98 15.88
Special Transactions 134,981 3.66 129,783 3.54 111,032 3.16 4.01 21.57
Re-Export 64,840 1.76 45,238 1.23 53,717 1.53 43.33 20.71
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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
r - Revised
p - Preliminary
Components may not add up to totals due to rounding
Page last updated: January 12, 2010
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