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

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                                                    2010                   |       2009        |       Growth Rate
Commodity                                     July p  |          June r    |       July        |         Percent
                                   FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value % Share |  Monthly   |  Annual
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      Total Exports                4,502,512   100.00   4,555,241   100.00   3,313,362  100.00      (1.16)      35.89

Total Agro-Based Products            272,366     6.05     228,607     5.02     233,296    7.04      19.14       16.75

   Agro-Based Products               215,686     4.79     172,006     3.78     179,411    5.41      25.39       20.22
      Coconut Products               156,275     3.47     120,722     2.65      96,372    2.91      29.45       62.16
         Copra                            60     0.00          55     0.00           3    0.00       8.10    1,662.29
         Coconut Oil                 138,025     3.07      95,598     2.10      79,998    2.41      44.38       72.54
         Desiccated Coconut           12,223     0.27      14,500     0.32      11,193    0.34     (15.70)       9.21
         Copra Meal/Cake               4,874     0.11       9,491     0.21       4,371    0.13     (48.65)      11.51
         Others                        1,093     0.02       1,077     0.02         807    0.02       1.41       35.39
      Sugar and Products                 311     0.01       1,063     0.02      10,291    0.31     (70.75)     (96.98)
         Centrifugal & Refined           139     0.00           3     0.00       7,894    0.24   4,892.15      (98.24)
         Molasses                         13     0.00         866     0.02       2,195    0.07     (98.53)     (99.42)
         Others                          159     0.00         194     0.00         202    0.01     (17.93)     (21.48)
      Fruits and Vegetables           59,100     1.31      50,221     1.10      72,747    2.20      17.68      (18.76)
         Canned Pineapple             12,170     0.27       9,664     0.21      13,204    0.40      25.94       (7.83)
         Pineapple Juice               2,784     0.06       3,478     0.08       3,267    0.10     (19.95)     (14.78)
         Pineapple Concentrates        1,776     0.04       2,278     0.05       2,387    0.07     (22.03)     (25.61)
         Bananas                      30,025     0.67      25,522     0.56      42,747    1.29      17.64      (29.76)
         Mangoes                         811     0.02       1,470     0.03       1,355    0.04     (44.80)     (40.12)
         Others                       11,534     0.26       7,810     0.17       9,787    0.30      47.69       17.85
   Other Agro-Based Products          56,681     1.26      56,601     1.24      53,885    1.63       0.14        5.19
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved
          Of Which:shrimps and prawns 28,947     0.64      28,952     0.64      24,056    0.73      (0.02)      20.33
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted          a       -            a       -            a      -           -         -
         Abaca Fibers                  1,563     0.03         612     0.01         349    0.01     155.26      347.81
         Tobacco Unmanufactured        7,026     0.16      11,551     0.25      14,231    0.43     (39.17)     (50.63)
         Natural Rubber                2,386     0.05       2,333     0.05       2,817    0.09       2.29      (15.30)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted      a       -            a       -            a      -          -           -
         Seaweeds, Dried               3,588     0.08       1,654     0.04       1,744    0.05     116.98      105.75
         Rice                              1     0.00           1     0.00          -       -       42.56         -
         Others                       13,169     0.29      11,498     0.25      10,688    0.32      14.53       23.21

Forest Products                        1,685     0.04       1,812     0.04       2,923    0.09      (7.01)     (42.36)

         Logs                              a        -          12     0.00           a       -    (100.00)        -
         Lumber                          765     0.02         798     0.02         745    0.02      (4.20)       2.67
         Plywood                         893     0.02         973     0.02       2,045    0.06      (8.25)     (56.35)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks          a       -           29     0.00          69    0.00    (100.00)    (100.00)
         Others                           27     0.00           a       -           64    0.00         -       (57.46)

Mineral Products                     134,514     2.99     177,544     3.90     116,079    3.50     (24.24)      15.88

         Copper Concentrates          15,409     0.34      21,339     0.47      18,219    0.55     (27.79)     (15.43)
         Copper Metal                 63,664     1.41      79,043     1.74      36,545    1.10     (19.46)      74.21
         Gold                         11,751     0.26      10,681     0.23      19,423    0.59      10.02      (39.50)
         Iron Ore Agglomerates         7,226     0.16      12,328     0.27       7,114    0.21     (41.39)       1.57
         Chromium Ore                     22     0.00         367     0.01         407    0.01     (94.01)     (94.60)
         Nickel                            a       -            a       -            a      -          -           -
         Others                       36,442     0.81      53,785     1.18      34,371    1.04     (32.24)       6.03

Petroleum Products                    28,541     0.63       1,300     0.03      22,503    0.68   2,094.72       26.83

Manufactures                       3,944,866    87.61   4,000,004    87.81   2,817,410   85.03      (1.38)      40.02

         Electronic Products       2,861,812    63.56   2,904,734    63.77   1,915,168   57.80      (1.48)      49.43
            Components/Devices
            (Semiconductors)       2,298,062    51.04   2,293,785    50.35   1,417,177   42.77       0.19       62.16
            Electronic Data
             Processing              407,936     9.06     434,432     9.54     395,393   11.93      (6.10)       3.17
            Office Equipment          20,839     0.46      20,497     0.45      16,958    0.51       1.67       22.88
            Consumer Electronics      33,904     0.75      40,000     0.88      26,217    0.79     (15.24)      29.32
            Telecommunication          7,161     0.16       9,886     0.22       7,850    0.24     (27.57)      (8.78)
            Communication/Radar       62,215     1.38      72,417     1.59      26,556    0.80     (14.09)     134.28
            Control and
             Instrumentation           2,227     0.05       2,739     0.06       3,041    0.09     (18.68)     (26.77)
            Medical/Industrial
             Instrumentations          3,035     0.07       2,280     0.05       3,165    0.10      33.15       (4.10)
            Automotive Electronics    26,433     0.59      28,698     0.63      18,810    0.57      (7.89)      40.53
         Other Electronics           126,175     2.80     116,688     2.56     115,346    3.48       8.13        9.39
         Garments                    145,296     3.23     152,376     3.35     125,189    3.78      (4.65)      16.06
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics        12,665     0.28      20,271     0.45      12,723    0.38     (37.52)      (0.46)
         Footwear                        612     0.01         442     0.01       1,225    0.04      38.35      (50.06)
         Travel Goods and Handbags     5,626     0.12       6,134     0.13       5,737    0.17      (8.28)      (1.93)
         Wood Manufactures            85,058     1.89      77,530     1.70      44,192    1.33       9.71       92.47
         Furniture & Fixtures         13,286     0.30      13,040     0.29      22,976    0.69       1.89      (42.17)
         Chemicals                   117,465     2.61     114,152     2.51      68,608    2.07       2.90       71.21
         Non-Metallic Mineral
          Manufactures                13,024     0.29      11,909     0.26      14,397    0.43       9.36       (9.54)
         Machinery & Transport
           Equipment                 182,044     4.04     205,405     4.51     185,441    5.60     (11.37)      (1.83)
         Processed food and Beverages 77,242     1.72      85,420     1.88      79,630    2.40      (9.57)      (3.00)
         Iron & Steel                  8,348     0.19       6,008     0.13       7,867    0.24      38.95        6.10
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games
          and sporting goods          18,657     0.41      13,475     0.30      10,823    0.33      38.45       72.37
         Basketwork, Wickerwork &
          Other Articles of plaiting
          materials                    3,169     0.07       3,383     0.07       2,838    0.09      (6.31)      11.68
         Misc.Manufactured Articles,
          not elsewhere specified     27,128     0.60      28,437     0.62      24,701    0.75      (4.60)       9.83
         Others                      247,260     5.49     240,601     5.28     180,548    5.45       2.77       36.95

Special Transactions                 120,541     2.68     145,973     3.20     121,150    3.66     (17.42)      (0.50)

Re-Export                             50,646     1.12      50,843     1.12      64,172    1.94      (0.39)     (21.08)

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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

Page last updated:  September 9, 2010
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