Table 2  Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
         April and March 2010 and April 2009
         (FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)

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                                                    2010                   |       2009        |       Growth Rate
Commodity                                    April p  |         March r    |       April       |         Percent
                                   FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly    |  Annual
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      Total Exports                 3,572,528  100.00   4,180,590   100.00   2,803,772  100.00    (14.54)      27.42

Total Agro-Based Products             208,116    5.83     225,851     5.40     154,990    5.53     (7.85)      34.28

   Agro-Based Products                161,415    4.52     171,846     4.11     118,276    4.22     (6.07)      36.47
      Coconut Products                125,698    3.52     120,686     2.89      40,698    1.45      4.15      208.85
         Copra                              a      -           20     0.00           a      -         -           -
         Coconut Oil                  107,250    3.00     102,829     2.46      22,724    0.81      4.30      371.96
         Desiccated Coconut            10,832    0.30      11,362     0.27      12,306    0.44     (4.66)     (11.98)
         Copra Meal/Cake                6,729    0.19       5,141     0.12       4,538    0.16     30.89       48.28
         Others                           886    0.02       1,335     0.03       1,130    0.04    (33.60)     (21.53)
      Sugar and Products                1,589    0.04       2,189     0.05       9,344    0.33    (27.42)     (83.00)
         Centrifugal & Refined            170    0.00           1     0.00       5,756    0.21 24,570.19      (97.04)
         Molasses                       1,230    0.03       1,899     0.05       3,347    0.12    (35.23)     (63.25)
         Others                           188    0.01         289     0.01         241    0.01    (34.90)     (22.08)
      Fruits and Vegetables            34,129    0.96      48,971     1.17      68,233    2.43    (30.31)     (49.98)
         Canned Pineapple               6,359    0.18       9,283     0.22       6,328    0.23    (31.50)       0.50
         Pineapple Juice                2,299    0.06       2,201     0.05       3,833    0.14      4.42      (40.02)
         Pineapple Concentrates         1,980    0.06       2,829     0.07       2,544    0.09    (30.00)     (22.16)
         Bananas                       14,326    0.40      22,642     0.54      38,608    1.38    (36.73)     (62.89)
         Mangoes                        2,358    0.07       1,851     0.04       2,883    0.10     27.38      (18.22)
         Others                         6,807    0.19      10,165     0.24      14,038    0.50    (33.04)     (51.51)
   Other Agro-Based Products           46,700    1.31      54,006     1.29      36,714    1.31    (13.53)      27.20
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved
          Of Which:shrimps and prawns  26,529    0.74      27,736     0.66      20,384    0.73     (4.35)      30.15
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted           6    0.00          27     0.00           b    0.00    (77.50)   3,926.00
         Abaca Fibers                     601    0.02         952     0.02         489    0.02    (36.91)      22.91
         Tobacco Unmanufactured         4,361    0.12       7,146     0.17       4,477    0.16    (38.96)      (2.57)
         Natural Rubber                 3,206    0.09       2,653     0.06       2,281    0.08     20.81       40.55
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted       a      -            a       -            a      -         -           -
         Seaweeds, Dried                1,809    0.05       1,405     0.03       1,045    0.04     28.72       73.11
         Rice                              19    0.00           1     0.00           1    0.00  1,293.40    1,480.77
         Others                        10,170    0.28      14,085     0.34       8,038    0.29    (27.80)      26.52

Forest Products                         2,383    0.07       1,405     0.03       3,138    0.11     69.68      (24.06)

         Logs                              98    0.00           a       -            a      -         -           -
         Lumber                           879    0.02         811     0.02         809    0.03      8.35        8.66
         Plywood                        1,176    0.03         489     0.01       2,257    0.08    140.68      (47.88)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks         106    0.00          97     0.00          60    0.00      8.56       77.23
         Others                           125    0.00           7     0.00          13    0.00  1,631.47      842.79

Mineral Products                      134,086    3.75     196,827     4.71     115,515    4.12    (31.88)      16.08

         Copper Concentrates           19,460    0.54      31,056     0.74       5,327    0.19    (37.34)     265.27
         Copper Metal                  42,952    1.20     111,530     2.67      62,418    2.23    (61.49)     (31.19)
         Gold                          20,915    0.59           a       -        7,993    0.29       -        161.68
         Iron Ore Agglomerates         10,020    0.28       8,847     0.21       4,554    0.16     13.26      120.02
         Chromium Ore                      17    0.00          74     0.00         546    0.02    (77.81)     (96.98)
         Nickel                             a      -            a       -            a      -         -           -
         Others                        40,722    1.14      45,320     1.08      34,676    1.24    (10.15)      17.43

Petroleum Products                     29,830    0.83      18,395     0.44      52,661    1.88     62.16      (43.35)

Manufactures                        3,096,884   86.69   3,605,588    86.25   2,388,187   85.18    (14.11)      29.68

         Electronic Products        2,182,808   61.10   2,416,078    57.79   1,683,549   60.05     (9.65)      29.66
            Components/Devices
            (Semiconductors)        1,603,804   44.89   1,748,667    41.83   1,238,248   44.16     (8.28)      29.52
            Electronic Data
             Processing               436,443   12.22     506,601    12.12     307,440   10.97    (13.85)      41.96
            Office Equipment           23,608    0.66      18,880     0.45      15,083    0.54     25.04       56.52
            Consumer Electronics       29,553    0.83      30,479     0.73      30,146    1.08     (3.04)      (1.97)
            Telecommunication           5,078    0.14       7,658     0.18       5,038    0.18    (33.69)       0.80
            Communication/Radar        55,988    1.57      65,320     1.56      24,086    0.86    (14.29)     132.45
            Control and
             Instrumentation            1,969    0.06       6,282     0.15       2,272    0.08    (68.66)     (13.36)
            Medical/Industrial
             Instrumentations           2,637    0.07       4,059     0.10       1,869    0.07    (35.04)      41.08
            Automotive Electronics     23,728    0.66      28,133     0.67      59,367    2.12    (15.66)     (60.03)
         Other Electronics             83,246    2.33     122,236     2.92     103,289    3.68    (31.90)     (19.41)
         Garments                     106,628    2.98     146,011     3.49     100,429    3.58    (26.97)       6.17
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics         12,046    0.34      13,708     0.33       9,013    0.32    (12.13)      33.66
         Footwear                         679    0.02         966     0.02       2,383    0.09    (29.69)     (71.49)
         Travel Goods and Handbags      4,144    0.12      10,570     0.25       4,865    0.17    (60.80)     (14.83)
         Wood Manufactures             58,947    1.65      81,265     1.94      44,644    1.59    (27.46)      32.04
         Furniture & Fixtures          11,495    0.32      13,083     0.31       6,632    0.24    (12.14)      73.32
         Chemicals                    107,963    3.02     144,527     3.46      68,855    2.46    (25.30)      56.80
         Non-Metallic Mineral
          Manufactures                 11,242    0.31      12,456     0.30      10,134    0.36     (9.75)      10.93
         Machinery & Transport
           Equipment                  151,228    4.23     269,289     6.44      99,019    3.53    (43.84)      52.73
         Processed food and Beverages  66,050    1.85      89,367     2.14      61,156    2.18    (26.09)       8.00
         Iron & Steel                  15,298    0.43      14,334     0.34       7,368    0.26      6.73      107.64
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games
          and sporting goods           10,625    0.30      15,987     0.38       6,680    0.24    (33.54)      59.07
         Basketwork, Wickerwork &
          Other Articles of plaiting
          materials                     3,119    0.09       4,186     0.10       2,178    0.08    (25.49)      43.20
         Misc.Manufactured Articles,
          not elsewhere specified      28,195    0.79      29,782     0.71      20,404    0.73     (5.33)      38.18
         Others                       243,171    6.81     221,739     5.30     157,588    5.62      9.67       54.31

Special Transactions                  101,229    2.83     132,524     3.17      89,281    3.18    (23.61)      13.38

Re-Export                              41,736    1.17      50,481     1.21      46,030    1.64    (17.32)      (9.33)

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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:  June 10, 2010
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