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

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                                                    2010                   |       2009        |       Growth Rate
Commodity                                     June p  |           May r    |       June        |         Percent
                                   FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value % Share |  Monthly   |  Annual
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      Total Exports                4,545,059   100.00   4,240,782   100.00   3,406,913  100.00       7.18       33.41

Total Agro-Based Products            228,612     5.03     242,019     5.71     188,605    5.54      (5.54)      21.21

   Agro-Based Products               172,022     3.78     182,372     4.30     145,673    4.28      (5.67)      18.09
      Coconut Products               120,741     2.66     129,440     3.05      79,323    2.33      (6.72)      52.22
         Copra                            55     0.00          18     0.00           a      -       201.25         -
         Coconut Oil                  95,617     2.10     110,128     2.60      61,048    1.79     (13.18)      56.63
         Desiccated Coconut           14,500     0.32      11,215     0.26      10,843    0.32      29.29       33.72
         Copra Meal/Cake               9,491     0.21       6,919     0.16       6,503    0.19      37.17       45.95
         Others                        1,077     0.02       1,160     0.03         928    0.03      (7.08)      16.05
      Sugar and Products               1,062     0.02       7,371     0.17       4,660    0.14     (85.59)     (77.20)
         Centrifugal & Refined             3     0.00       7,174     0.17         700    0.02     (99.96)     (99.60)
         Molasses                        866     0.02          18     0.00       3,552    0.10   4,617.41      (75.61)
         Others                          193     0.00         178     0.00         408    0.01       8.34      (52.63)
      Fruits and Vegetables           50,219     1.10      45,561     1.07      61,691    1.81      10.22      (18.60)
         Canned Pineapple              9,664     0.21       9,460     0.22       9,379    0.28       2.16        3.04
         Pineapple Juice               3,478     0.08       2,833     0.07       3,283    0.10      22.75        5.91
         Pineapple Concentrates        2,278     0.05       2,534     0.06       1,462    0.04     (10.13)      55.82
         Bananas                      25,522     0.56      19,161     0.45      34,198    1.00      33.20      (25.37)
         Mangoes                       1,470     0.03       2,306     0.05       1,670    0.05     (36.27)     (11.98)
         Others                        7,808     0.17       9,266     0.22      11,699    0.34     (15.74)     (33.26)
   Other Agro-Based Products          56,590     1.25      59,648     1.41      42,932    1.26      (5.13)      31.81
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved
          Of Which:shrimps and prawns 28,947     0.64      29,533     0.70      21,786    0.64      (1.98)      32.87
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted          a       -            a       -            a      -          -           -
         Abaca Fibers                    612     0.01       1,015     0.02          79    0.00     (39.65)     679.97
         Tobacco Unmanufactured       11,551     0.25      10,641     0.25      10,098    0.30       8.55       14.38
         Natural Rubber                2,333     0.05       5,923     0.14       1,786    0.05     (60.61)      30.64
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted      a       -            a       -            a      -          -           -
         Seaweeds, Dried               1,654     0.04       1,963     0.05         637    0.02     (15.76)     159.42
         Rice                              1     0.00           1     0.00           1    0.00     (10.35)     (34.76)
         Others                       11,492     0.25      10,572     0.25       8,545    0.25       8.71       34.50

Forest Products                       65,313     1.44       5,158     0.12       3,855    0.11   1,166.20    1,594.29

         Logs                             12     0.00          46     0.00           a      -      (74.51)         -
         Lumber                       64,299     1.41         944     0.02       1,097    0.03   6,710.19    5,759.11
         Plywood                         973     0.02       3,900     0.09       2,645    0.08     (75.05)     (63.22)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks         29     0.00         194     0.00          99    0.00     (85.05)     (70.68)
         Others                            a        -          75     0.00          13    0.00    (100.00)    (100.00)

Mineral Products                     174,369     3.84     130,994     3.09     113,622    3.34      33.11       53.46

         Copper Concentrates          21,339     0.47      13,409     0.32       6,100    0.18      59.15      249.83
         Copper Metal                 79,043     1.74      48,579     1.15      69,294    2.03      62.71       14.07
         Gold                         10,681     0.23           a        -         255    0.01          -    4,083.39
         Iron Ore Agglomerates        12,328     0.27      14,262     0.34       7,755    0.23     (13.56)      58.98
         Chromium Ore                    367     0.01         403     0.01         362    0.01      (8.95)       1.36
         Nickel                            a       -            a       -            a      -          -           -
         Others                       50,610     1.11      54,341     1.28      29,857    0.88      (6.87)      69.51

Petroleum Products                     1,300     0.03      21,103     0.50      43,235    1.27     (93.84)     (96.99)

Manufactures                       3,997,063    87.94   3,696,794    87.17   2,930,062   86.00       8.12       36.42

         Electronic Products       2,904,386    63.90   2,554,402    60.23   1,947,715   57.17      13.70       49.12
            Components/Devices
            (Semiconductors)       2,293,363    50.46   1,878,404    44.29   1,339,595   39.32      22.09       71.20
            Electronic Data
             Processing              434,528     9.56     496,541    11.71     446,867   13.12     (12.49)      (2.76)
            Office Equipment          20,497     0.45      19,917     0.47      18,876    0.55       2.91        8.59
            Consumer Electronics      40,009     0.88      28,736     0.68      16,044    0.47      39.23      149.37
            Telecommunication          9,871     0.22       5,154     0.12       4,655    0.14      91.52      112.06
            Communication/Radar       72,396     1.59      57,510     1.36      34,193    1.00      25.89      111.73
            Control and
             Instrumentation           2,739     0.06       2,830     0.07       3,626    0.11      (3.21)     (24.48)
            Medical/Industrial
             Instrumentations          2,280     0.05       2,781     0.07       2,459    0.07     (18.04)      (7.28)
            Automotive Electronics    28,703     0.63      62,529     1.47      81,400    2.39     (54.10)     (64.74)
         Other Electronics           116,581     2.57     114,197     2.69     120,754    3.54       2.09       (3.46)
         Garments                    152,365     3.35     150,946     3.56     139,047    4.08       0.94        9.58
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics        20,278     0.45      14,258     0.34      13,562    0.40      42.22       49.52
         Footwear                        442     0.01         630     0.01       1,557    0.05     (29.79)     (71.59)
         Travel Goods and Handbags     6,134     0.13       4,998     0.12       4,325    0.13      22.74       41.85
         Wood Manufactures            75,635     1.66      79,441     1.87      72,682    2.13      (4.79)       4.06
         Furniture & Fixtures         13,005     0.29      14,609     0.34      11,878    0.35     (10.98)       9.49
         Chemicals                   113,643     2.50     124,822     2.94      85,351    2.51      (8.96)      33.15
         Non-Metallic Mineral
          Manufactures                11,862     0.26      14,675     0.35      11,073    0.33     (19.16)       7.13
         Machinery & Transport
           Equipment                 205,631     4.52     183,594     4.33     182,323    5.35      12.00       12.78
         Processed food and Beverages 83,590     1.84      80,091     1.89      78,598    2.31       4.37        6.35
         Iron & Steel                  6,008     0.13      21,523     0.51      15,424    0.45     (72.09)     (61.05)
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games
          and sporting goods          13,475     0.30      16,513     0.39      10,605    0.31     (18.40)      27.07
         Basketwork, Wickerwork &
          Other Articles of plaiting
          materials                    3,363     0.07       4,309     0.10       3,606    0.11     (21.94)      (6.74)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles,
          not elsewhere specified     28,437     0.63      28,846     0.68      23,396    0.69      (1.42)      21.55
         Others                      242,228     5.33     288,941     6.81     208,167    6.11     (16.17)      16.36

Special Transactions                  78,402     1.72     144,714     3.41     127,533    3.74     (45.82)     (38.52)

Re-Export                             50,843     1.12      69,146     1.63      67,226    1.97     (26.47)     (24.37)

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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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