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

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Commodity                                                                     2010    |      2009     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Jun p  |     Jan-Jun   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                  23,710,678,084    17,224,745,568      37.65

Total Agro-Based Products                                             1,300,754,572       952,572,890      36.55

   Agro-Based Products                                                1,001,471,538       723,775,739      38.37
      Coconut Products                                                  687,201,270       306,107,954     124.50
         Copra                                                              114,980                 a         -
         Coconut Oil                                                    572,462,969       201,242,391     184.46
         Desiccated Coconut                                              67,021,590        78,360,990     (14.47)
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                 41,736,507        19,674,618     112.13
         Others                                                           5,865,224         6,829,955     (14.12)
      Sugar and Products                                                 35,063,207        48,618,832     (27.88)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                           23,116,103        31,635,817     (26.93)
         Molasses                                                        10,591,316        15,740,732     (32.71)
         Others                                                           1,355,788         1,242,283       9.14
      Fruits and Vegetables                                             279,207,061       369,048,953     (24.34)
         Canned Pineapple                                                51,549,258        59,523,189     (13.40)
         Pineapple Juice                                                 15,687,165        20,078,778     (21.87)
         Pineapple Concentrates                                          14,657,568        14,241,875       2.92
         Bananas                                                        138,547,039       198,782,370     (30.30)
         Mangoes                                                          9,932,252        10,722,721      (7.37)
         Others                                                          48,833,779        65,700,020     (25.67)
   Other Agro-Based Products                                            299,283,034       228,797,151      30.81
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns            152,035,876       124,482,689      22.13
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                            32,877               150  21,818.00
         Abaca Fibers                                                     5,622,897         2,655,404     111.75
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                          44,276,202        33,385,938      32.62
         Natural Rubber                                                  21,743,001        11,563,901      88.02
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                             a                 a          -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  8,526,914         4,253,896     100.45
         Rice                                                                22,930             5,511     316.08
         Others                                                          67,022,337        52,449,662      27.78

Forest Products                                                          78,681,451        15,432,905     409.83

         Logs                                                               154,688                 a          -
         Lumber                                                          68,748,705         4,725,523   1,354.84
         Plywood                                                          8,954,114        10,056,993     (10.97)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                           588,994           572,708       2.84
         Others                                                             234,950            77,681     202.45

Mineral Products                                                        834,384,973       715,892,015      16.55

         Copper Concentrates                                            119,644,771        35,700,228     235.14
         Copper Metal                                                   358,929,808       365,198,317      (1.72)
         Gold                                                            41,331,392        50,732,854     (18.53)
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                           60,288,659        39,987,997      50.77
         Chromium Ore                                                     3,587,430         1,416,962     153.18
         Nickel                                                                   a                 a         -
         Others                                                         250,602,913       222,855,657      12.45

Petroleum Products                                                      128,227,033       155,828,516     (17.71)

Manufactures                                                         20,653,681,618    14,742,247,642      40.10

         Electronic Products                                         14,172,849,145     9,758,731,433      45.23
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                      10,508,672,838     6,936,594,426      51.50
            Electronic Data Processing                                2,706,501,094     1,951,864,399      38.66
            Office Equipment                                            126,956,750       104,858,831      21.07
            Consumer Electronics                                        175,564,913       141,222,307      24.32
            Telecommunication                                            37,775,860        71,545,400     (47.20)
            Communication/Radar                                         384,578,481       126,623,347     203.72
            Control and Instrumentation                                  23,868,471        17,374,699      37.37
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                           18,398,916        13,046,997      41.02
            Automotive Electronics                                      190,531,822       395,601,027     (51.84)
         Other Electronics                                              708,079,324       588,438,093      20.33
         Garments                                                       807,479,136       764,795,809       5.58
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                           84,735,528        64,153,402      32.08
         Footwear                                                         4,455,218        14,019,388     (68.22)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                       36,332,042        28,817,958      26.07
         Wood Manufactures                                              430,282,770       408,364,113       5.37
         Furniture & Fixtures                                            74,143,063        53,264,478      39.20
         Chemicals                                                      722,213,892       405,805,083      77.97
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                               79,106,752        78,491,954       0.78
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                              1,310,304,241       873,579,255      49.99
         Processed food and Beverages                                   452,446,116       408,949,328      10.64
         Iron & Steel                                                    82,275,233        60,767,968      35.39
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                      78,596,209        56,027,047      40.28
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Mate        21,640,400        18,230,483      18.70
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                             161,559,518       130,354,842      23.94
         Others                                                       1,427,183,031     1,029,457,008      38.63

Special Transactions                                                    714,948,437       642,771,600      11.23

Re-export                                                               344,939,596       321,459,308       7.30

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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:  August 10, 2010
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