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

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Commodity                                                                     2009    |      2008     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Dec p  |     Jan-Dec   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   38,326,713,610   49,077,540,509    (21.91)

Total Agro-Based Products                                              2,123,702,383    2,773,730,279    (23.44)

   Agro-Based Products                                                 1,594,792,871    2,161,748,413    (26.23)
      Coconut Products                                                   801,013,939    1,348,299,546    (40.59)
         Copra                                                                59,795                a        -
         Coconut Oil                                                     594,491,435    1,039,611,634    (42.82)
         Desiccated Coconut                                              145,756,839      240,355,710    (39.36)
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  47,938,261       58,273,226    (17.74)
         Others                                                           12,767,609       10,058,976     26.93
      Sugar and Products                                                 111,968,196       80,161,100     39.68
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            86,606,702       66,618,142     30.00
         Molasses                                                         22,149,631       10,866,164    103.84
         Others                                                            3,211,863        2,676,794     19.99
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              681,810,736      733,287,767     (7.02)
         Canned Pineapple                                                137,393,292      134,746,919      1.96
         Pineapple Juice                                                  41,463,733       31,422,849     31.95
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           32,434,161       27,687,489     17.14
         Bananas                                                         344,436,947      405,557,674    (15.07)
         Mangoes                                                          15,982,030       19,575,719    (18.36)
         Others                                                          110,100,573      114,297,117     (3.67)
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             528,909,512      611,981,866    (13.57)
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             268,168,036      308,195,485    (12.99)
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                                150           39,577    (99.62)
         Abaca Fibers                                                     10,238,397       22,188,330    (53.86)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           96,701,325       62,554,981     54.59
         Natural Rubber                                                   25,204,890       52,643,870    (52.12)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                              a                a        -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  12,594,053       25,304,436    (50.23)
         Rice                                                                223,840          701,730    (68.10)
         Others                                                          115,778,821      140,353,457    (17.51)

Forest Products                                                           32,969,847       33,623,376     (1.94)

         Logs                                                                  3,406           39,245    (91.32)
         Lumber                                                            9,633,265       11,753,790    (18.04)
         Plywood                                                          21,920,758       19,236,547     13.95
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                            953,286        1,818,073    (47.57)
         Others                                                              459,132          775,721    (40.81)

Mineral Products                                                       1,468,938,409    2,498,360,964    (41.20)

         Copper Concentrates                                             149,516,487      133,690,578     11.84
         Copper Metal                                                    687,978,797    1,309,186,658    (47.45)
         Gold                                                            115,849,435      116,472,137     (0.53)
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            91,691,136      113,660,036    (19.33)
         Chromium Ore                                                     10,739,565       11,860,068     (9.45)
         Nickel                                                                    a          28,610         -
         Others                                                          413,162,989      813,462,877    (49.21)

Petroleum Products                                                       290,009,582    1,240,162,236    (76.62)

Manufactures                                                          32,974,938,296   40,999,229,828    (19.57)

         Electronic Products                                          22,173,327,911   28,500,790,927    (22.20)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                       15,575,035,043   21,046,734,461    (26.00)
            Electronic Data Processing                                 4,931,865,567    5,213,656,983     (5.40)
            Office Equipment                                             250,048,193      315,154,967    (20.66)
            Consumer Electronics                                         300,698,690      478,625,113    (37.17)
            Telecommunication                                            117,440,799      260,994,175    (55.00)
            Communication/Radar                                          391,889,029      290,517,840     34.89
            Control and Instrumentation                                   41,697,023       53,573,723    (22.17)
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            32,297,227       31,883,433      1.30
            Automotive Electronics                                       532,356,340      809,650,232    (34.25)
         Other Electronics                                             1,417,174,284    1,426,220,178     (0.63)
         Garments                                                      1,520,136,289    1,948,695,527    (21.99)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                           146,544,895      194,143,939    (24.52)
         Footwear                                                         22,092,136       30,999,549    (28.73)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        65,801,612       95,295,882    (30.95)
         Wood Manufactures                                               820,485,323      918,379,677    (10.66)
         Furniture & Fixtures                                            138,344,746      220,875,084    (37.37)
         Chemicals                                                       962,851,864    1,127,950,207    (14.64)
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                               156,398,335      211,157,049    (25.93)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                               1,883,733,690    2,113,393,703    (10.87)
         Processed food and Beverages                                    850,607,087      960,448,510    (11.44)
         Iron & Steel                                                    118,724,901      261,530,754    (54.60)
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                      127,957,629      143,213,380    (10.65)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    37,902,448       41,992,828     (9.74)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              290,820,435      330,872,476    (12.10)
         Others                                                        2,242,034,711    2,473,270,158     (9.35)

Special Transactions                                                   1,436,155,093    1,532,433,826     (6.28)

Re-export                                                                688,091,720      628,312,850      9.51

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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:  February 10, 2010
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