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

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Commodity                                                                     2010    |      2009     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Jul p  |     Jan-Jul   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   28,223,371,061   20,538,107,630      37.42

Total Agro-Based Products                                              1,573,115,674    1,185,868,983      32.66

   Agro-Based Products                                                 1,217,140,843      903,186,514      34.76
      Coconut Products                                                   843,457,554      402,480,041     109.57
         Copra                                                               174,898            3,400   5,044.06
         Coconut Oil                                                     710,469,089      281,240,223     152.62
         Desiccated Coconut                                               79,245,083       89,553,650     (11.51)
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  46,610,660       24,045,821      93.84
         Others                                                            6,957,824        7,636,947      (8.89)
      Sugar and Products                                                  35,374,369       58,910,157     (39.95)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            23,255,334       39,529,857     (41.17)
         Molasses                                                         10,604,020       17,935,631     (40.88)
         Others                                                            1,515,015        1,444,669       4.87
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              338,308,920      441,796,316     (23.42)
         Canned Pineapple                                                 63,719,223       72,726,989     (12.39)
         Pineapple Juice                                                  18,470,995       23,345,339     (20.88)
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           16,433,353       16,628,979      (1.18)
         Bananas                                                         168,571,680      241,529,662     (30.21)
         Mangoes                                                          10,743,665       12,077,890     (11.05)
         Others                                                           60,370,004       75,487,457     (20.03)
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             355,974,831      282,682,469      25.93
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             180,988,283      148,538,640      21.85
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                             32,877              150  21,818.00
         Abaca Fibers                                                      7,186,147        3,004,491     139.18
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           51,301,830       47,616,724       7.74
         Natural Rubber                                                   24,129,388       14,381,251      67.78
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                              a                a         -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  12,114,968        5,997,805     101.99
         Rice                                                                 24,300            5,511     340.94
         Others                                                           80,197,038       63,137,897      27.02

Forest Products                                                           16,865,108       18,356,019      (8.12)

         Logs                                                                154,688                a         -
         Lumber                                                            6,012,405        5,470,439       9.91
         Plywood                                                           9,846,698       12,101,631     (18.63)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                            588,994          641,914      (8.24)
         Others                                                              262,323          142,035      84.69

Mineral Products                                                         972,073,350      831,971,415      16.84

         Copper Concentrates                                             135,053,272       53,919,394     150.47
         Copper Metal                                                    422,594,044      401,743,357       5.19
         Gold                                                             53,081,898       70,156,076     (24.34)
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            67,514,630       47,102,185      43.34
         Chromium Ore                                                      3,609,430        1,824,020      97.88
         Nickel                                                                    a                a         -
         Others                                                          290,220,076      257,226,383      12.83

Petroleum Products                                                       156,767,667      178,331,751     (12.09)

Manufactures                                                          24,601,489,149   17,559,657,469      40.10

         Electronic Products                                          17,035,008,947   11,673,899,289      45.92
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                       12,807,156,934    8,353,771,673      53.31
            Electronic Data Processing                                 3,114,341,435    2,347,257,184      32.68
            Office Equipment                                             147,795,537      121,817,148      21.33
            Consumer Electronics                                         209,459,658      167,439,403      25.10
            Telecommunication                                             44,951,301       79,395,733     (43.38)
            Communication/Radar                                          446,814,206      153,179,485     191.69
            Control and Instrumentation                                   26,095,415       20,415,800      27.82
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            21,434,289       16,212,074      32.21
            Automotive Electronics                                       216,960,172      414,410,789     (47.65)
         Other Electronics                                               834,360,403      703,783,819      18.55
         Garments                                                        952,786,353      889,985,063       7.06
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                            97,393,584       76,876,415      26.69
         Footwear                                                          5,067,055       15,244,477     (66.76)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        41,958,412       34,555,239      21.42
         Wood Manufactures                                               517,234,963      452,556,310      14.29
         Furniture & Fixtures                                             87,463,810       76,240,340      14.72
         Chemicals                                                       840,188,177      474,412,782      77.10
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                92,177,760       92,888,952      (0.77)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                               1,492,122,192    1,059,020,085      40.90
         Processed food and Beverages                                    531,518,431      488,579,250       8.79
         Iron & Steel                                                     90,622,888       68,635,461      32.04
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                       97,252,747       66,850,413      45.48
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    24,829,036       21,068,289      17.85
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              188,687,840      155,055,979      21.69
         Others                                                        1,672,816,551    1,210,005,306      38.25

Special Transactions                                                     903,060,113      763,921,993      18.21

Re-export                                                                395,585,470      385,631,631       2.58

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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:  September 9, 2010
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