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

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Commodity                                                                     2010    |      2009     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-May p  |     Jan-May   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   19,163,920,707   13,817,832,836      38.69

Total Agro-Based Products                                              1,072,188,680      763,967,950      40.34

   Agro-Based Products                                                   829,487,116      578,102,756      43.48
      Coconut Products                                                   566,520,165      226,785,376     149.80
         Copra                                                                59,550                a         -
         Coconut Oil                                                     476,845,777      140,194,577     240.13
         Desiccated Coconut                                               52,581,713       67,517,824     (22.12)
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  32,245,349       13,171,446     144.81
         Others                                                            4,787,776        5,901,529     (18.87)
      Sugar and Products                                                  34,000,728       43,959,253     (22.65)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            23,113,314       30,935,817     (25.29)
         Molasses                                                          9,724,916       12,189,177     (20.22)
         Others                                                            1,162,498          834,259      39.34
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              228,966,223      307,358,127     (25.51)
         Canned Pineapple                                                 41,885,638       50,144,589     (16.47)
         Pineapple Juice                                                  12,209,550       16,795,315     (27.30)
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           12,379,954       12,780,141      (3.13)
         Bananas                                                         113,002,586      164,584,632     (31.34)
         Mangoes                                                           8,448,394        9,052,785      (6.68)
         Others                                                           41,040,101       54,000,665     (24.00)
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             242,701,564      185,865,194      30.58
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             123,095,263      102,697,043      19.86
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                             32,877              150  21,818.00
         Abaca Fibers                                                      5,010,483        2,576,886      94.44
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           32,725,668       23,287,462      40.53
         Natural Rubber                                                   19,411,947        9,778,162      98.52
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                              a                a         -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                   6,873,299        3,616,459      90.06
         Rice                                                                 21,969            4,038     444.06
         Others                                                           55,530,058       43,904,994      26.48

Forest Products                                                           13,368,537       11,578,019      15.46

         Logs                                                                143,088                a         -
         Lumber                                                            4,449,280        3,628,096      22.63
         Plywood                                                           7,981,231        7,411,506       7.69
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                            559,988          473,766      18.20
         Others                                                              234,950           64,651     263.41

Mineral Products                                                         660,015,789      602,269,632       9.59

         Copper Concentrates                                              98,305,430       29,600,228     232.11
         Copper Metal                                                    279,886,388      295,904,777      (5.41)
         Gold                                                             30,650,826       50,477,545     (39.28)
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            47,960,194       32,233,074      48.79
         Chromium Ore                                                      3,220,404        1,054,871     205.29
         Nickel                                                                    a                a         -
         Others                                                          199,992,547      192,999,137       3.62

Petroleum Products                                                       126,926,613      112,593,505      12.73

Manufactures                                                          16,654,873,340   11,812,185,270      41.00

         Electronic Products                                          11,268,399,226    7,811,016,585      44.26
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                        8,215,161,370    5,596,999,514      46.78
            Electronic Data Processing                                 2,272,057,956    1,504,997,529      50.97
            Office Equipment                                             106,326,296       85,983,317      23.66
            Consumer Electronics                                         135,555,780      125,177,944       8.29
            Telecommunication                                             27,904,434       66,890,443     (58.28)
            Communication/Radar                                          312,182,163       92,430,125     237.75
            Control and Instrumentation                                   21,263,075       13,748,481      54.66
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            16,119,209       10,588,206      52.24
            Automotive Electronics                                       161,828,943      314,201,026     (48.50)
         Other Electronics                                               591,354,881      467,683,812      26.44
         Garments                                                        655,141,612      625,748,917       4.70
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                            64,457,845       50,591,329      27.41
         Footwear                                                          4,012,984       12,462,663     (67.80)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        30,197,646       24,493,260      23.29
         Wood Manufactures                                               354,648,146      335,681,806       5.65
         Furniture & Fixtures                                             61,076,524       41,386,226      47.58
         Chemicals                                                       608,305,663      320,454,312      89.83
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                67,244,555       67,418,774      (0.26)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                               1,104,845,744      691,256,522      59.83
         Processed food and Beverages                                    367,849,411      330,351,260      11.35
         Iron & Steel                                                     76,267,641       45,344,309      68.20
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                       65,121,096       45,422,405      43.37
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    18,277,103       14,624,056      24.98
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              133,090,450      106,958,785      24.43
         Others                                                        1,184,582,813      821,290,249      44.23

Special Transactions                                                     636,547,748      515,238,460      23.54

Re-export                                                                294,097,042      254,233,529      15.68

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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:  July 13, 2010
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