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

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Commodity                                                                     2010    |      2009     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Aug p  |     Jan-Aug   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                 32,969,970,530     24,011,000,855      37.31

Total Agro-Based Products                                            1,871,556,799      1,356,087,982      38.01

   Agro-Based Products                                               1,448,046,901      1,020,411,138      41.91
      Coconut Products                                                 998,393,532        464,952,119     114.73
         Copra                                                             218,827              3,400   6,336.09
         Coconut Oil                                                   842,734,472        328,211,143     156.77
         Desiccated Coconut                                             93,917,143        101,244,794      (7.24)
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                53,509,964         26,927,495      98.72
         Others                                                          8,013,126          8,565,287      (6.45)
      Sugar and Products                                                49,739,241         59,530,325     (16.45)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                          37,304,087         39,530,217      (5.63)
         Molasses                                                       10,640,200         17,935,631     (40.68)
         Others                                                          1,794,954          2,064,477     (13.06)
      Fruits and Vegetables                                            399,914,128        495,928,694     (19.36)
         Canned Pineapple                                               75,778,403         90,585,823     (16.35)
         Pineapple Juice                                                22,442,155         27,970,947     (19.77)
         Pineapple Concentrates                                         19,568,407         19,358,195       1.09
         Bananas                                                       198,062,100        262,257,887     (24.48)
         Mangoes                                                        11,941,986         13,011,438      (8.22)
         Others                                                         72,121,077         82,744,404     (12.84)
   Other Agro-Based Products                                           423,509,898        335,676,844      26.17
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns           213,098,509        171,612,975      24.17
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                           35,087                150  23,291.33
         Abaca Fibers                                                    8,296,387          4,864,869      70.54
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                         58,024,918         60,415,693      (3.96)
         Natural Rubber                                                 30,555,960         16,211,234      88.49
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                            a                  a         -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                17,591,751          7,210,178     143.98
         Rice                                                               25,073             64,392     (61.06)
         Others                                                         95,882,213         75,297,353      27.34

Forest Products                                                         19,556,637         22,855,010     (14.43)

         Logs                                                              193,688              1,500  12,812.53
         Lumber                                                          6,936,831          6,441,669       7.69
         Plywood                                                        10,381,706         15,491,186     (32.98)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                        1,782,089            685,437     159.99
         Others                                                            262,323            235,218      11.52

Mineral Products                                                     1,102,371,099        950,445,755      15.98

         Copper Concentrates                                           152,567,710         64,659,105     135.96
         Copper Metal                                                  464,546,281        449,580,607       3.33
         Gold                                                           64,592,983         79,293,958     (18.54)
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                          71,991,744         54,371,994      32.41
         Chromium Ore                                                    3,991,154          8,831,577     (54.81)
         Nickel                                                                  a                  a         -
         Others                                                        344,681,227        293,708,514      17.35

Petroleum Products                                                     184,442,762        184,924,294      (0.26)

Manufactures                                                        28,763,895,234     20,612,506,194      39.55

         Electronic Products                                        20,024,344,730     13,731,759,233      45.83
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                     15,221,232,264      9,787,136,074      55.52
            Electronic Data Processing                               3,543,905,609      2,847,162,660      24.47
            Office Equipment                                           168,847,091        149,630,377      12.84
            Consumer Electronics                                       228,726,040        186,533,008      22.62
            Telecommunication                                           51,039,453         87,089,031     (41.39)
            Communication/Radar                                        507,853,899        196,227,203     158.81
            Control and Instrumentation                                 29,968,144         24,328,888      23.18
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                          24,057,719         18,891,853      27.34
            Automotive Electronics                                     248,714,511        434,760,139     (42.79)
         Other Electronics                                             965,949,417        840,440,524      14.93
         Garments                                                    1,133,722,332      1,027,525,138      10.34
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                         111,385,508         93,354,228      19.31
         Footwear                                                        5,847,932         17,344,770     (66.28)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                      46,510,756         40,059,292      16.10
         Wood Manufactures                                             599,668,707        530,482,342      13.04
         Furniture & Fixtures                                          102,234,186         92,501,084      10.52
         Chemicals                                                     956,171,291        587,715,885      62.69
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                             103,876,492        104,998,763      (1.07)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                             1,696,441,595      1,204,338,848      40.86
         Processed food and Beverages                                  610,676,392        571,705,867       6.82
         Iron & Steel                                                  108,466,557         78,635,194      37.94
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                    113,014,008         81,717,846      38.30
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Mate       29,806,272         24,914,804      19.63
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                            218,816,923        185,041,856      18.25
         Others                                                      1,936,962,136      1,399,970,520      38.36

Special Transactions                                                 1,028,147,999        884,181,620      16.28

Re-export                                                              435,150,337        447,862,946      (2.84)

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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:  October 12, 2010
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