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

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

Total Agro-Based Products                                              1,910,071,896     2,547,862,826    (25.03)

   Agro-Based Products                                                 1,426,730,677     1,980,531,012    (27.96)
      Coconut Products                                                   698,450,101     1,247,168,203    (44.00)
         Copra                                                                41,095                 a        -
         Coconut Oil                                                     507,094,520       963,213,660    (47.35)
         Desiccated Coconut                                              136,690,674       220,196,326    (37.92)
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  42,545,732        54,957,406    (22.58)
         Others                                                           12,078,080         8,800,811     37.24
      Sugar and Products                                                  99,518,721        72,372,967     37.51
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            76,712,823        60,988,625     25.78
         Molasses                                                         19,875,631         8,907,641    123.13
         Others                                                            2,930,267         2,476,701     18.31
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              628,761,855       660,989,842     (4.88)
         Canned Pineapple                                                125,366,628       116,338,260      7.76
         Pineapple Juice                                                  37,681,997        29,607,378     27.27
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           28,633,412        23,897,925     19.82
         Bananas                                                         320,972,137       369,473,265    (13.13)
         Mangoes                                                          15,361,858        18,314,817    (16.12)
         Others                                                          100,745,823       103,358,197     (2.53)
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             483,341,219       567,331,814    (14.80)
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             244,393,828       285,750,049    (14.47)
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                                150            39,577    (99.62)
         Abaca Fibers                                                      8,607,382        20,230,468    (57.45)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           89,704,083        59,641,971     50.40
         Natural Rubber                                                   22,358,649        48,899,943    (54.28)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                              a                 a        -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  11,353,966        24,256,160    (53.19)
         Rice                                                                221,631           701,120    (68.39)
         Others                                                          106,701,530       127,812,526    (16.52)

Forest Products                                                           30,908,766        31,514,926     (1.92)

         Logs                                                                  3,406            38,146    (91.07)
         Lumber                                                            8,780,603        11,228,268    (21.80)
         Plywood                                                          20,905,988        17,853,957     17.09
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                            834,273         1,618,834    (48.46)
         Others                                                              384,496           775,721    (50.43)

Mineral Products                                                       1,364,211,989     2,399,399,980    (43.14)

         Copper Concentrates                                             114,185,603       129,480,640    (11.81)
         Copper Metal                                                    661,085,751     1,256,068,613    (47.37)
         Gold                                                            105,450,925       109,195,520     (3.43)
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            85,251,000       108,215,593    (21.22)
         Chromium Ore                                                     10,532,865        11,586,244     (9.09)
         Nickel                                                                    a            28,610         -
         Others                                                          387,705,845       784,824,760    (50.60)

Petroleum Products                                                       236,812,298     1,225,539,514    (80.68)

Manufactures                                                          30,177,456,556    38,778,653,809    (22.18)

         Electronic Products                                          20,291,762,360    27,165,634,488    (25.30)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                       14,280,151,975    20,100,953,731    (28.96)
            Electronic Data Processing                                 4,468,777,596     4,943,003,652     (9.59)
            Office Equipment                                             224,238,465       297,819,149    (24.71)
            Consumer Electronics                                         274,780,646       445,862,247    (38.37)
            Telecommunication                                            112,521,127       255,727,784    (56.00)
            Communication/Radar                                          354,797,541       278,248,873     27.51
            Control and Instrumentation                                   37,949,066        49,188,738    (22.85)
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            28,624,922        29,893,705     (4.24)
            Automotive Electronics                                       509,921,022       764,936,609    (33.34)
         Other Electronics                                             1,281,584,677     1,321,404,281     (3.01)
         Garments                                                      1,388,592,759     1,788,737,682    (22.37)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                           133,100,506       183,147,072    (27.33)
         Footwear                                                         21,296,941        28,905,985    (26.32)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        61,297,872        89,936,075    (31.84)
         Wood Manufactures                                               765,494,909       849,776,889     (9.92)
         Furniture & Fixtures                                            125,180,050       208,175,066    (39.87)
         Chemicals                                                       856,539,517     1,055,761,340    (18.87)
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                               141,944,121       199,123,967    (28.72)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                               1,776,716,854     1,983,965,366    (10.45)
         Processed food and Beverages                                    777,779,398       885,115,021    (12.13)
         Iron & Steel                                                    110,197,518       251,964,930    (56.26)
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                      113,132,782       132,091,250    (14.35)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    34,680,582        39,234,819    (11.61)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              265,048,436       308,069,640    (13.96)
         Others                                                        2,033,107,274     2,287,609,938    (11.13)

Special Transactions                                                   1,284,173,512     1,419,991,131     (9.56)

Re-export                                                                620,358,935       593,692,174      4.49

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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:  January 12, 2010
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