Table 2a  Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
          January to March 2010 and 2009
          (FOB in U.S. Dollars)

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Commodity                                                                     2010    |      2009     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Mar p  |     Jan-Mar   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   11,325,926,713    7,926,031,018     42.90

Total Agro-Based Products                                                621,855,185      452,470,093     37.44

   Agro-Based Products                                                   485,696,720      342,203,407     41.93
      Coconut Products                                                   311,337,867      132,409,710    135.13
         Copra                                                                41,150                a        -
         Coconut Oil                                                     259,467,784       79,333,266    227.06
         Desiccated Coconut                                               30,494,963       44,371,469    (31.27)
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  18,597,246        4,786,006    288.58
         Others                                                            2,736,724        3,918,969    (30.17)
      Sugar and Products                                                  25,041,305       26,203,339     (4.43)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            15,768,666       22,772,681    (30.76)
         Molasses                                                          8,476,550        3,126,200    171.15
         Others                                                              796,089          304,458    161.48
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              149,317,548      183,590,358    (18.67)
         Canned Pineapple                                                 26,066,636       32,177,265    (18.99)
         Pineapple Juice                                                   7,077,728        8,862,215    (20.14)
         Pineapple Concentrates                                            7,865,345        7,843,462      0.28
         Bananas                                                          79,537,135      101,267,306    (21.46)
         Mangoes                                                           3,798,308        3,630,181      4.63
         Others                                                           24,972,396       29,809,929    (16.23)
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             136,158,465      110,266,686     23.48
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns              67,025,653       60,228,243     11.29
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                             26,838                a        -
         Abaca Fibers                                                      3,395,025        1,349,119    151.65
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           17,754,295       13,246,628     34.03
         Natural Rubber                                                   10,281,885        5,469,276     87.99
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                              a                a        -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                   3,101,501        1,883,136     64.70
         Rice                                                                  2,323              419    454.42
         Others                                                           34,570,945       28,089,865     23.07

Forest Products                                                            5,826,869        5,602,405      4.01

         Logs                                                                      a                a        -
         Lumber                                                            2,625,974        1,956,245     34.24
         Plywood                                                           2,905,305        3,249,448    (10.59)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                            260,255          345,308    (24.63)
         Others                                                               35,335           51,404    (31.26)

Mineral Products                                                         390,885,617      349,198,645     11.94

         Copper Concentrates                                              61,437,142       14,392,945    326.86
         Copper Metal                                                    188,355,095      147,656,851     27.56
         Gold                                                              9,735,475       33,636,644    (71.06)
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            23,558,949       22,494,193      4.73
         Chromium Ore                                                      2,800,800          473,957    490.94
         Nickel                                                                    a                a        -
         Others                                                          104,998,156      130,544,055    (19.57)

Petroleum Products                                                        75,993,218       26,156,711    190.53

Manufactures                                                           9,845,657,026    6,786,566,020     45.08

         Electronic Products                                           6,521,487,546    4,316,171,422     51.09
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                        4,723,392,933    3,040,778,296     55.33
            Electronic Data Processing                                 1,338,935,934      830,312,818     61.26
            Office Equipment                                              62,924,956       54,346,452     15.78
            Consumer Electronics                                          77,140,451       71,301,886      8.19
            Telecommunication                                             17,803,932       58,679,750    (69.66)
            Communication/Radar                                          198,680,980       45,880,297    333.04
            Control and Instrumentation                                   16,335,451        8,940,941     82.70
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            10,701,007        6,483,209     65.06
            Automotive Electronics                                        75,571,902      199,447,773    (62.11)
         Other Electronics                                               393,976,465      256,245,161     53.75
         Garments                                                        397,572,421      415,039,229     (4.21)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                            38,130,171       29,441,497     29.51
         Footwear                                                          2,703,620        7,931,472    (65.91)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        21,056,306       15,337,328     37.29
         Wood Manufactures                                               216,307,401      220,193,983     (1.77)
         Furniture & Fixtures                                             35,008,908       26,804,492     30.61
         Chemicals                                                       375,399,125      179,571,092    109.05
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                41,328,050       45,607,363     (9.38)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                                 768,761,245      470,453,611     63.41
         Processed food and Beverages                                    218,059,085      190,284,264     14.60
         Iron & Steel                                                     39,490,301       28,631,796     37.92
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                       37,980,180       28,257,460     34.41
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    10,848,521        8,940,714     21.34
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                               76,058,041       64,688,205     17.58
         Others                                                          651,489,640      482,966,931     34.89

Special Transactions                                                     385,708,798      306,037,144     26.03

Re-export                                                                183,736,331      140,780,716     30.51

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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:  May 12, 2010
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