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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