Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
March and February 2010 and March 2009
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2010 | 2009 | Growth Rate
Commodity March p | February r | March | Percent
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly | Annual
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Total Exports 4,176,258 100.00 3,570,228 100.00 2,906,745 100.00 16.97 43.67
Total Agro-Based Products 225,834 5.41 185,587 5.20 150,875 5.19 21.69 49.68
Agro-Based Products 171,857 4.12 144,658 4.05 113,168 3.89 18.80 51.86
Coconut Products 120,702 2.89 71,278 2.00 49,181 1.69 69.34 145.42
Copra 20 0.00 11 0.00 a - 81.02 -
Coconut Oil 102,829 2.46 54,606 1.53 32,859 1.13 88.31 212.94
Desiccated Coconut 11,383 0.27 10,055 0.28 13,267 0.46 13.20 (14.20)
Copra Meal/Cake 5,141 0.12 6,009 0.17 1,333 0.05 (14.45) 285.74
Others 1,330 0.03 597 0.02 1,722 0.06 122.81 (22.78)
Sugar and Products 2,189 0.05 18,259 0.51 6,889 0.24 (88.01) (68.23)
Centrifugal & Refined 1 0.00 13,868 0.39 5,801 0.20 (100.00) (99.99)
Molasses 1,899 0.05 4,128 0.12 967 0.03 (53.99) 96.43
Others 289 0.01 264 0.01 121 0.00 9.68 138.65
Fruits and Vegetables 48,967 1.17 55,121 1.54 57,098 1.96 (11.16) (14.24)
Canned Pineapple 9,283 0.22 9,860 0.28 10,772 0.37 (5.85) (13.82)
Pineapple Juice 2,201 0.05 3,254 0.09 2,192 0.08 (32.35) 0.44
Pineapple Concentrates 2,829 0.07 2,047 0.06 2,839 0.10 38.19 (0.35)
Bananas 22,642 0.54 30,179 0.85 29,079 1.00 (24.97) (22.13)
Mangoes 1,851 0.04 1,187 0.03 1,739 0.06 55.90 6.46
Others 10,160 0.24 8,593 0.24 10,478 0.36 18.24 (3.03)
Other Agro-Based Products 53,977 1.29 40,929 1.15 37,707 1.30 31.88 43.15
Fish, Fresh or Preserved
Of Which:shrimps and prawns 27,736 0.66 22,034 0.62 20,884 0.72 25.88 32.81
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted 27 0.00 a - a - - -
Abaca Fibers 952 0.02 1,576 0.04 400 0.01 (39.59) 138.32
Tobacco Unmanufactured 7,177 0.17 4,746 0.13 4,607 0.16 51.21 55.76
Natural Rubber 2,653 0.06 1,567 0.04 1,777 0.06 69.32 49.34
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a - a - a - - -
Seaweeds, Dried 1,405 0.03 1,206 0.03 1,206 0.04 16.56 16.56
Rice 1 0.00 b 0.00 b 0.00 196.22 218.14
Others 14,025 0.34 9,800 0.27 8,833 0.30 43.12 58.78
Forest Products 1,405 0.03 2,245 0.06 2,334 0.08 (37.43) (39.81)
Logs a - a - a - - -
Lumber 811 0.02 791 0.02 936 0.03 2.58 (13.33)
Plywood 489 0.01 1,329 0.04 1,193 0.04 (63.23) (59.03)
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 97 0.00 102 0.00 188 0.01 (4.38) (48.24)
Others 7 0.00 23 0.00 16 0.00 (68.93) (56.17)
Mineral Products 196,709 4.71 106,272 2.98 126,056 4.34 85.10 56.05
Copper Concentrates 31,056 0.74 14,277 0.40 8,309 0.29 117.53 273.74
Copper Metal 111,530 2.67 40,851 1.14 52,213 1.80 173.01 113.61
Gold a - 9,446 0.26 15,170 0.52 (100.00) (100.00)
Iron Ore Agglomerates 8,729 0.21 8,706 0.24 9,487 0.33 0.26 (7.99)
Chromium Ore 74 0.00 2,093 0.06 258 0.01 (96.45) (71.21)
Nickel a - a - a - - -
Others 45,320 1.09 30,898 0.87 40,619 1.40 46.67 11.57
Petroleum Products 18,395 0.44 27,424 0.77 7,844 0.27 (32.92) 134.50
Manufactures 3,600,754 86.22 3,128,831 87.64 2,506,732 86.24 15.08 43.64
Electronic Products 2,416,064 57.85 2,071,490 58.02 1,620,103 55.74 16.63 49.13
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,748,744 41.87 1,507,633 42.23 1,173,176 40.36 15.99 49.06
Electronic Data
Processing 506,574 12.13 430,039 12.05 341,070 11.73 17.80 48.53
Office Equipment 18,880 0.45 24,076 0.67 23,086 0.79 (21.58) (18.22)
Consumer Electronics 30,414 0.73 25,854 0.72 21,753 0.75 17.63 39.81
Telecommunication 7,658 0.18 5,027 0.14 8,582 0.30 52.34 (10.76)
Communication/Radar 65,320 1.56 47,366 1.33 17,554 0.60 37.90 272.10
Control and
Instrumentation 6,282 0.15 5,473 0.15 3,347 0.12 14.77 87.68
Medical/Industrial
Instrumentations 4,059 0.10 2,747 0.08 2,532 0.09 47.76 60.33
Automotive Electronics 28,133 0.67 23,276 0.65 29,004 1.00 20.87 (3.00)
Other Electronics 122,158 2.93 142,153 3.98 94,672 3.26 (14.07) 29.03
Garments 146,065 3.50 126,570 3.55 134,630 4.63 15.40 8.49
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 13,685 0.33 13,577 0.38 12,035 0.41 0.80 13.71
Footwear 966 0.02 738 0.02 3,084 0.11 30.94 (68.66)
Travel Goods and Handbags 10,570 0.25 5,010 0.14 7,792 0.27 110.99 35.67
Wood Manufactures 81,265 1.95 66,518 1.86 76,719 2.64 22.17 5.92
Furniture & Fixtures 13,068 0.31 12,908 0.36 9,110 0.31 1.24 43.44
Chemicals 144,162 3.45 117,603 3.29 67,528 2.32 22.58 113.48
Non-Metallic Mineral
Manufactures 12,456 0.30 14,709 0.41 16,168 0.56 (15.32) (22.96)
Machinery & Transport
Equipment 268,852 6.44 226,638 6.35 162,056 5.58 18.63 65.90
Processed food and Beverages 86,143 2.06 72,801 2.04 71,564 2.46 18.33 20.37
Iron & Steel 14,334 0.34 14,084 0.39 11,061 0.38 1.78 29.59
Baby Carr., Toys, Games
and sporting goods 15,992 0.38 12,969 0.36 9,895 0.34 23.31 61.62
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of plaiting
materials 4,191 0.10 3,593 0.10 3,496 0.12 16.66 19.90
Misc.Manufactured Articles,
not elsewhere specified 29,755 0.71 24,330 0.68 23,593 0.81 22.30 26.12
Others 221,028 5.29 203,140 5.69 183,226 6.30 8.81 20.63
Special Transactions 133,161 3.19 119,869 3.36 112,904 3.88 11.09 17.94
Re-Export 51,002 1.22 55,043 1.54 56,667 1.95 (7.34) (10.00)
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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
b - Less than 1,000
- - No % share / No growth rate
r - Revised
p - Preliminary
Components may not add up to totals due to rounding
Page last updated: May 12, 2010
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