Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
August and July 2010 and August 2009
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2010 | 2009 | Growth Rate
Commodity August p | July r | August | Percent
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly | Annual
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Total Exports 4,744,990 100.00 4,504,121 100.00 3,472,893 100.00 5.35 36.63
Total Agro-Based Products 298,579 6.29 272,228 6.04 170,219 4.90 9.68 75.41
Agro-Based Products 230,979 4.87 215,612 4.79 117,225 3.38 7.13 97.04
Coconut Products 155,001 3.27 156,210 3.47 62,472 1.80 (0.77) 148.11
Copra 44 0.00 60 0.00 a - (26.68) -
Coconut Oil 132,265 2.79 138,025 3.06 46,971 1.35 (4.17) 181.59
Desiccated Coconut 14,737 0.31 12,159 0.27 11,691 0.34 21.21 26.05
Copra Meal/Cake 6,899 0.15 4,874 0.11 2,882 0.08 41.55 139.42
Others 1,055 0.02 1,093 0.02 928 0.03 (3.41) 13.68
Sugar and Products 14,365 0.30 311 0.01 620 0.02 4,521.32 2,216.29
Centrifugal & Refined 14,049 0.30 139 0.00 b 0.00 9,987.98 3,902,322.78
Molasses 36 0.00 13 0.00 a - 184.79 -
Others 280 0.01 159 0.00 620 0.02 76.22 (54.83)
Fruits and Vegetables 61,614 1.30 59,091 1.31 54,132 1.56 4.27 13.82
Canned Pineapple 12,059 0.25 12,170 0.27 17,859 0.51 (0.91) (32.47)
Pineapple Juice 3,971 0.08 2,784 0.06 4,626 0.13 42.65 (14.15)
Pineapple Concentrates 3,135 0.07 1,776 0.04 2,729 0.08 76.54 14.87
Bananas 29,490 0.62 30,025 0.67 20,728 0.60 (1.78) 42.27
Mangoes 1,198 0.03 811 0.02 934 0.03 47.68 28.36
Others 11,759 0.25 11,526 0.26 7,257 0.21 2.03 62.04
Other Agro-Based Products 67,600 1.42 56,616 1.26 52,994 1.53 19.40 27.56
Fish, Fresh or Preserved
Of Which:shrimps and prawns 32,174 0.68 28,884 0.64 23,074 0.66 11.39 39.44
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted 2 0.00 a - a - - -
Abaca Fibers 1,110 0.02 1,563 0.03 1,860 0.05 (28.98) (40.32)
Tobacco Unmanufactured 6,723 0.14 7,026 0.16 12,799 0.37 (4.31) (47.47)
Natural Rubber 6,427 0.14 2,386 0.05 1,830 0.05 169.30 251.18
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a - a - a - - -
Seaweeds, Dried 5,477 0.12 3,588 0.08 1,212 0.03 52.64 351.74
Rice 1 0.00 1 0.00 59 0.00 (43.58) (98.69)
Others 15,686 0.33 13,168 0.29 12,159 0.35 19.13 29.00
Forest Products 2,692 0.06 1,685 0.04 4,499 0.13 59.76 (40.17)
Logs 39 0.00 a - 2 0.00 - 2,500.00
Lumber 924 0.02 765 0.02 971 0.03 20.87 (4.82)
Plywood 535 0.01 893 0.02 3,390 0.10 (40.06) (84.22)
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 1,193 0.03 a - 44 0.00 - 2,641.30
Others a - 27 0.00 93 0.00 (100.00) (100.00)
Mineral Products 130,298 2.75 134,514 2.99 118,474 3.41 (3.13) 9.98
Copper Concentrates 17,514 0.37 15,409 0.34 10,740 0.31 13.67 63.08
Copper Metal 41,952 0.88 63,664 1.41 47,837 1.38 (34.10) (12.30)
Gold 11,511 0.24 11,751 0.26 9,138 0.26 (2.04) 25.97
Iron Ore Agglomerates 4,477 0.09 7,226 0.16 7,270 0.21 (38.04) (38.41)
Chromium Ore 382 0.01 22 0.00 7,008 0.20 1,635.11 (94.55)
Nickel a - a - a - - -
Others 54,461 1.15 36,442 0.81 36,482 1.05 49.44 49.28
Petroleum Products 27,675 0.58 28,541 0.63 6,593 0.19 (3.03) 319.79
Manufactures 4,160,784 87.69 3,946,488 87.62 3,052,849 87.91 5.43 36.29
Electronic Products 2,989,260 63.00 2,861,888 63.54 2,057,860 59.25 4.45 45.26
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 2,413,983 50.87 2,298,155 51.02 1,433,364 41.27 5.04 68.41
Electronic Data
Processing 429,585 9.05 407,915 9.06 499,905 14.39 5.31 (14.07)
Office Equipment 21,126 0.45 20,764 0.46 27,813 0.80 1.74 (24.04)
Consumer Electronics 19,189 0.40 33,981 0.75 19,094 0.55 (43.53) 0.50
Telecommunication 6,088 0.13 7,161 0.16 7,693 0.22 (14.98) (20.86)
Communication/Radar 61,038 1.29 62,217 1.38 43,048 1.24 (1.89) 41.79
Control and
Instrumentation 3,873 0.08 2,227 0.05 3,913 0.11 73.90 (1.03)
Medical/Industrial
Instrumentations 2,623 0.06 3,035 0.07 2,680 0.08 (13.57) (2.10)
Automotive Electronics 31,754 0.67 26,433 0.59 20,349 0.59 20.13 56.05
Other Electronics 131,540 2.77 126,224 2.80 136,657 3.93 4.21 (3.74)
Garments 180,918 3.81 145,314 3.23 137,540 3.96 24.50 31.54
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 13,992 0.29 12,665 0.28 16,478 0.47 10.48 (15.09)
Footwear 781 0.02 612 0.01 2,100 0.06 27.63 (62.82)
Travel Goods and Handbags 4,612 0.10 5,567 0.12 5,504 0.16 (17.16) (16.21)
Wood Manufactures 82,434 1.74 85,058 1.89 77,926 2.24 (3.08) 5.78
Furniture & Fixtures 14,770 0.31 13,286 0.29 16,261 0.47 11.17 (9.17)
Chemicals 116,018 2.45 117,431 2.61 113,303 3.26 (1.20) 2.40
Non-Metallic Mineral
Manufactures 11,697 0.25 13,026 0.29 12,110 0.35 (10.20) (3.41)
Machinery & Transport
Equipment 204,043 4.30 182,320 4.05 145,319 4.18 11.91 40.41
Processed food and Beverages 77,988 1.64 78,413 1.74 83,127 2.39 (0.54) (6.18)
Iron & Steel 17,834 0.38 8,357 0.19 10,000 0.29 113.40 78.35
Baby Carr., Toys, Games
and sporting goods 15,805 0.33 18,612 0.41 14,867 0.43 (15.08) 6.31
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of plaiting
materials 4,993 0.11 3,154 0.07 3,847 0.11 58.30 29.80
Misc.Manufactured Articles,
not elsewhere specified 30,098 0.63 27,159 0.60 29,986 0.86 10.82 0.37
Others 264,003 5.56 247,402 5.49 189,965 5.47 6.71 38.97
Special Transactions 124,963 2.63 120,666 2.68 120,260 3.46 3.56 3.91
Re-Export 39,565 0.83 50,646 1.12 62,231 1.79 (21.88) (36.42)
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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
b - Less than 1,000
r - Revised
p - Preliminary
Components may not add up to totals due to rounding
Page last updated: October 12, 2010
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