Table 2  Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
         December and November 2009 and December 2008
         (FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)

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                                                     2009                  |        2008       |       Growth Rate
Commodity                               December p    |    November r      |     December      |         Percent
                                   FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value % Share |  Monthly   |  Annual
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      Total Exports                3,304,346   100.00   3,711,678   100.00   2,674,578  100.00     (10.97)      23.55

Total Agro-Based Products            213,584     6.46     145,473     3.92     225,867    8.44      46.82       (5.44)

   Agro-Based Products               168,062     5.09      93,497     2.52     181,217    6.78      79.75       (7.26)
      Coconut Products               102,564     3.10      53,748     1.45     101,131    3.78      90.83        1.42
         Copra                            19     0.00          17     0.00           a      -       10.00          -
         Coconut Oil                  87,397     2.64      36,426     0.98      76,398    2.86     139.93       14.40
         Desiccated Coconut            9,066     0.27      10,632     0.29      20,159    0.75     (14.73)     (55.03)
         Copra Meal/Cake               5,393     0.16       5,641     0.15       3,316    0.12      (4.40)      62.63
         Others                          690     0.02       1,032     0.03       1,258    0.05     (33.16)     (45.20)
      Sugar and Products              12,449     0.38       3,706     0.10       7,788    0.29     235.89       59.85
         Centrifugal & Refined         9,894     0.30       1,946     0.05       5,630    0.21     408.53       75.75
         Molasses                      2,274     0.07       1,400     0.04       1,959    0.07      62.43       16.11
         Others                          282     0.01         361     0.01         200    0.01     (21.95)      40.73
      Fruits and Vegetables           53,049     1.61      36,043     0.97      72,298    2.70      47.18      (26.62)
         Canned Pineapple             12,027     0.36      12,763     0.34      18,409    0.69      (5.77)     (34.67)
         Pineapple Juice               3,782     0.11       3,068     0.08       1,815    0.07      23.27      108.31
         Pineapple Concentrates        3,801     0.12       2,997     0.08       3,790    0.14      26.83        0.30
         Bananas                      23,465     0.71      11,513     0.31      36,084    1.35     103.81      (34.97)
         Mangoes                         620     0.02         640     0.02       1,261    0.05      (3.06)     (50.82)
         Others                        9,355     0.28       5,063     0.14      10,939    0.41      84.77      (14.48)
   Other Agro-Based Products          45,522     1.38      51,976     1.40      44,650    1.67     (12.42)       1.95
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved
          Of Which:shrimps and prawns 23,774     0.72      25,399     0.68      22,445    0.84      (6.40)       5.92
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted          a       -            a       -            a      -           -           -
         Abaca Fibers                  1,631     0.05         852     0.02       1,958    0.07      91.38      (16.69)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured        6,997     0.21       9,844     0.27       2,913    0.11     (28.92)     140.21
         Natural Rubber                2,846     0.09       2,731     0.07       3,744    0.14       4.24      (23.98)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted      a       -            a       -            a      -           -           -
         Seaweeds, Dried               1,240     0.04       2,187     0.06       1,048    0.04     (43.30)      18.30
         Rice                              2     0.00          77     0.00           1    0.00     (97.14)     262.13
         Others                        9,031     0.27      10,887     0.29      12,541    0.47     (17.04)     (27.99)

Forest Products                        2,061     0.06       4,178     0.11       2,108    0.08     (50.67)      (2.25)

         Logs                              a       -            2     0.00           1    0.00         -           -
         Lumber                          853     0.03         976     0.03         526    0.02     (12.66)      62.25
         Plywood                       1,015     0.03       2,962     0.08       1,383    0.05     (65.74)     (26.60)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks        119     0.00          89     0.00         199    0.01      34.04      (40.27)
         Others                           75     0.00         149     0.00           a      -      (50.00)         -

Mineral Products                     104,726     3.17     143,013     3.85      98,961    3.70     (26.77)       5.83

         Copper Concentrates          35,331     1.07      17,637     0.48       4,210    0.16     100.32      739.23
         Copper Metal                 26,893     0.81      74,994     2.02      53,118    1.99     (64.14)     (49.37)
         Gold                         10,399     0.31       9,142     0.25       7,277    0.27      13.75       42.90
         Iron Ore Agglomerates         6,440     0.19      10,884     0.29       5,444    0.20     (40.83)      18.29
         Chromium Ore                    207     0.01           5     0.00         274    0.01   4,206.25      (24.51)
         Nickel                            a       -            a       -            a      -           -          -
         Others                       25,457     0.77      30,350     0.82      28,638    1.07     (16.12)     (11.11)

Petroleum Products                    32,004     0.97      26,077     0.70      14,623    0.55      22.73      118.87

Manufactures                       2,807,700    84.97   3,250,243    87.57   2,220,576   83.03     (13.62)      26.44

         Electronic Products       1,881,397    56.94   2,147,948    57.87   1,335,156   49.92     (12.41)      40.91
            Components/Devices
            (Semiconductors)       1,294,850    39.19   1,439,288    38.78     945,781   35.36     (10.04)      36.91
            Electronic Data
             Processing              463,064    14.01     545,801    14.70     270,653   10.12     (15.16)      71.09
            Office Equipment          25,810     0.78      25,985     0.70      17,336    0.65      (0.67)      48.88
            Consumer Electronics      26,114     0.79      28,677     0.77      32,763    1.22      (8.94)     (20.29)
            Telecommunication          4,813     0.15       5,840     0.16       5,266    0.20     (17.59)      (8.62)
            Communication/Radar       37,091     1.12      66,522     1.79      12,269    0.46     (44.24)     202.32
            Control and
             Instrumentation           3,547     0.11       4,664     0.13       4,385    0.16     (23.95)     (19.11)
            Medical/Industrial
             Instrumentations          3,672     0.11       3,332     0.09       1,990    0.07      10.22       84.56
            Automotive Electronics    22,435     0.68      27,839     0.75      44,714    1.67     (19.41)     (49.82)
         Other Electronics           135,363     4.10     143,925     3.88     104,816    3.92      (5.95)      29.14
         Garments                    131,544     3.98     131,804     3.55     159,958    5.98      (0.20)     (17.76)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics        13,441     0.41      13,567     0.37      10,997    0.41      (0.93)      22.23
         Footwear                        795     0.02       1,199     0.03       2,094    0.08     (33.69)     (62.02)
         Travel Goods and Handbags     4,504     0.14       7,761     0.21       5,360    0.20     (41.97)     (15.97)
         Wood Manufactures            54,990     1.66      75,459     2.03      68,603    2.56     (27.13)     (19.84)
         Furniture & Fixtures         13,165     0.40      12,110     0.33      12,700    0.47       8.71        3.66
         Chemicals                    83,170     2.52      95,644     2.58      72,189    2.70     (13.04)      15.21
         Non-Metallic Mineral
          Manufactures                14,454     0.44      14,554     0.39      12,033    0.45      (0.69)      20.12
         Machinery &
         Transport Equipment         160,687     4.86     228,827     6.17     129,428    4.84     (29.78)      24.15
         Processed food and Beverages 71,029     2.15      78,536     2.12      75,333    2.82      (9.56)      (5.71)
         Iron & Steel                  8,527     0.26      11,111     0.30       9,566    0.36     (23.26)     (10.86)
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games
          and sporting goods          14,825     0.45      11,401     0.31      11,122    0.42      30.03       33.29
         Basketwork, Wickerwork &
          Other Articles of plaiting
          materials                    3,222     0.10       2,966     0.08       2,758    0.10       8.64       16.82
         Misc.Manufactured Articles,
          not elsewhere specified     25,579     0.77      29,335     0.79      22,803    0.85     (12.81)      12.17
         Others                      191,008     5.78     244,095     6.58     185,660    6.94     (21.75)       2.88

Special Transactions                 144,269     4.37     142,693     3.84     112,443    4.20       1.10       28.30

Re-Export                             67,733     2.05      64,840     1.75      34,621    1.29       4.46       95.64

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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

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