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

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                                                    2010                   |       2009        |       Growth Rate
Commodity                                      May p  |         April r    |        May        |         Percent
                                   FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value % Share |  Monthly   |  Annual
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      Total Exports                 4,239,084  100.00   3,594,578   100.00   3,088,030  100.00      17.93      37.27

Total Agro-Based Products             242,066    5.71     208,250     5.79     156,508    5.07      16.24      54.67

   Agro-Based Products                182,410    4.30     161,392     4.49     117,624    3.81      13.02      55.08
      Coconut Products                129,500    3.05     125,699     3.50      53,677    1.74       3.02     141.26
         Copra                             18    0.00           a       -            a      -          -          -
         Coconut Oil                  110,128    2.60     107,250     2.98      38,137    1.23       2.68     188.77
         Desiccated Coconut            11,275    0.27      10,833     0.30      10,840    0.35       4.08       4.01
         Copra Meal/Cake                6,919    0.16       6,729     0.19       3,847    0.12       2.83      79.84
         Others                         1,160    0.03         886     0.02         853    0.03      30.80      35.97
      Sugar and Products                7,371    0.17       1,589     0.04       8,411    0.27     363.97     (12.37)
         Centrifugal & Refined          7,174    0.17         170     0.00       2,407    0.08   4,108.35     198.05
         Molasses                          18    0.00       1,230     0.03       5,716    0.19     (98.51)    (99.68)
         Others                           178    0.00         188     0.01         288    0.01      (5.18)    (38.12)
      Fruits and Vegetables            45,539    1.07      34,105     0.95      55,535    1.80      33.53     (18.00)
         Canned Pineapple               9,460    0.22       6,359     0.18      11,639    0.38      48.75     (18.73)
         Pineapple Juice                2,833    0.07       2,299     0.06       4,101    0.13      23.25     (30.91)
         Pineapple Concentrates         2,534    0.06       1,980     0.06       2,393    0.08      27.99       5.91
         Bananas                       19,139    0.45      14,326     0.40      24,710    0.80      33.60     (22.54)
         Mangoes                        2,292    0.05       2,358     0.07       2,540    0.08      (2.77)     (9.73)
         Others                         9,280    0.22       6,783     0.19      10,153    0.33      36.82      (8.59)
   Other Agro-Based Products           59,656    1.41      46,858     1.30      38,884    1.26      27.31      53.42
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved
          Of Which:shrimps and prawns  29,540    0.70      26,529     0.74      22,085    0.72      11.35      33.76
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted           a      -            6     0.00           a      -     (100.00)       -
         Abaca Fibers                   1,015    0.02         601     0.02         739    0.02      68.90      37.31
         Tobacco Unmanufactured        10,641    0.25       4,361     0.12       5,564    0.18     143.98      91.24
         Natural Rubber                 5,924    0.14       3,206     0.09       2,028    0.07      84.81     192.12
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted       a      -            a       -            a      -          -          -
         Seaweeds, Dried                1,963    0.05       1,809     0.05         688    0.02       8.51     185.14
         Rice                               1    0.00          19     0.00           2    0.00     (94.23)    (56.14)
         Others                        10,572    0.25      10,327     0.29       7,777    0.25       2.36      35.94

Forest Products                         5,158    0.12       2,383     0.07       2,837    0.09     116.41      81.81

         Logs                              46    0.00          98     0.00           a      -      (53.38)       -
         Lumber                           944    0.02         879     0.02         863    0.03       7.40       9.43
         Plywood                        3,900    0.09       1,176     0.03       1,906    0.06     231.59     104.66
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks         194    0.00         106     0.00          69    0.00      83.41     182.00
         Others                            75    0.00         125     0.00           a      -      (40.17)       -

Mineral Products                      130,994    3.09     138,018     3.84     137,556    4.45      (5.09)     (4.77)

         Copper Concentrates           13,409    0.32      23,460     0.65       9,880    0.32     (42.84)     35.72
         Copper Metal                  48,579    1.15      42,952     1.19      85,830    2.78      13.10     (43.40)
         Gold                               a      -       20,915     0.58       8,848    0.29    (100.00)   (100.00)
         Iron Ore Agglomerates         14,262    0.34      10,020     0.28       5,185    0.17      42.33     175.10
         Chromium Ore                     403    0.01          17     0.00          35    0.00   2,343.05   1,065.92
         Nickel                             a      -            a       -            a      -          -          -
         Others                        54,341    1.28      40,653     1.13      27,779    0.90      33.67      95.62

Petroleum Products                     21,103    0.50      29,830     0.83      33,776    1.09     (29.25)    (37.52)

Manufactures                        3,695,048   87.17   3,109,335    86.50   2,637,433   85.41      18.84      40.10

         Electronic Products        2,554,338   60.26   2,192,559    61.00   1,811,296   58.66      16.50      41.02
            Components/Devices
            (Semiconductors)        1,878,256   44.31   1,613,590    44.89   1,317,973   42.68      16.40      42.51
            Electronic Data
             Processing               496,625   11.72     436,470    12.14     367,245   11.89      13.78      35.23
            Office Equipment           19,783    0.47      23,618     0.66      16,553    0.54     (16.23)     19.51
            Consumer Electronics       28,736    0.68      29,614     0.82      23,730    0.77      (2.96)     21.10
            Telecommunication           5,154    0.12       4,946     0.14       3,173    0.10       4.20      62.43
            Communication/Radar        57,510    1.36      55,992     1.56      22,464    0.73       2.71     156.01
            Control and
             Instrumentation            2,963    0.07       1,965     0.05       2,535    0.08      50.79      16.86
            Medical/Industrial
             Instrumentations           2,781    0.07       2,637     0.07       2,236    0.07       5.48      24.39
            Automotive Electronics     62,529    1.48      23,728     0.66      55,386    1.79     163.53      12.90
         Other Electronics            114,054    2.69      83,246     2.32     108,150    3.50      37.01       5.46
         Garments                     150,973    3.56     106,650     2.97     110,280    3.57      41.56      36.90
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics         14,258    0.34      12,046     0.34      12,137    0.39      18.36      17.48
         Footwear                         630    0.01         679     0.02       2,148    0.07      (7.30)    (70.67)
         Travel Goods and Handbags      4,998    0.12       4,144     0.12       4,291    0.14      20.61      16.48
         Wood Manufactures             79,441    1.87      58,899     1.64      70,844    2.29      34.88      12.14
         Furniture & Fixtures          14,547    0.34      11,505     0.32       7,949    0.26      26.44      83.00
         Chemicals                    124,556    2.94     107,985     3.00      72,028    2.33      15.35      72.93
         Non-Metallic Mineral
          Manufactures                 14,675    0.35      11,242     0.31      11,677    0.38      30.53      25.67
         Machinery & Transport
           Equipment                  183,767    4.34     151,880     4.23     121,784    3.94      20.99      50.90
         Processed food and Beverages  79,085    1.87      67,481     1.88      78,911    2.56      17.19       0.22
         Iron & Steel                  21,523    0.51      15,255     0.42       9,345    0.30      41.09     130.32
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games
          and sporting goods           16,513    0.39      10,633     0.30      10,485    0.34      55.29      57.48
         Basketwork, Wickerwork &
          Other Articles of plaiting
          materials                     4,309    0.10       3,125     0.09       3,505    0.11      37.89      22.92
         Misc.Manufactured Articles,
          not elsewhere specified      28,814    0.68      28,191     0.78      21,867    0.71       2.21      31.77
         Others                       288,568    6.81     243,814     6.78     180,736    5.85      18.36      59.66

Special Transactions                  144,715    3.41     106,761     2.97     119,920    3.88      35.55      20.68

Re-Export                              69,146    1.63      41,736     1.16      67,423    2.18      65.68       2.56

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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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