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

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                                                    2010                   |       2009        |       Growth Rate
Commodity                                September p  |        August r    |    September      |         Percent
                                   FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value % Share |  Monthly   |  Annual
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      Total Exports                5,314,172   100.00   4,758,869   100.00   3,637,638  100.00      11.67      46.09

Total Agro-Based Products            241,619     4.55     298,581     6.27     195,132    5.36     (19.08)     23.82

   Agro-Based Products               180,121     3.39     230,979     4.85     147,160    4.05     (22.02)     22.40
      Coconut Products               116,197     2.19     155,001     3.26      82,616    2.27     (25.03)     40.65
         Copra                            20     0.00          44     0.00           a      -      (53.90)        -
         Coconut Oil                  97,777     1.84     132,265     2.78      65,183    1.79     (26.08)     50.00
         Desiccated Coconut           12,241     0.23      14,737     0.31      12,192    0.34     (16.94)      0.41
         Copra Meal/Cake               5,899     0.11       6,899     0.14       4,264    0.12     (14.50)     38.35
         Others                          259     0.00       1,055     0.02         977    0.03     (75.47)    (73.50)
      Sugar and Products                 520     0.01      14,365     0.30      13,360    0.37     (96.38)    (96.11)
         Centrifugal & Refined           135     0.00      14,112     0.30      13,169    0.36     (99.04)    (98.97)
         Molasses                          a       -           36     0.00           a      -     (100.00)        -
         Others                          385     0.01         217     0.00         190    0.01      77.45     102.17
      Fruits and Vegetables           63,404     1.19      61,614     1.29      51,185    1.41       2.91      23.87
         Canned Pineapple             13,249     0.25      12,059     0.25      14,992    0.41       9.86     (11.63)
         Pineapple Juice               3,494     0.07       3,971     0.08       3,575    0.10     (12.01)     (2.28)
         Pineapple Concentrates        3,910     0.07       3,135     0.07       3,782    0.10      24.72       3.39
         Bananas                      31,232     0.59      29,490     0.62      21,635    0.59       5.91      44.36
         Mangoes                         796     0.01       1,198     0.03         858    0.02     (33.61)     (7.29)
         Others                       10,724     0.20      11,759     0.25       6,342    0.17      (8.80)     69.10
   Other Agro-Based Products          61,498     1.16      67,601     1.42      47,971    1.32      (9.03)     28.20
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved
          Of Which:shrimps and prawns 30,691     0.58      32,174     0.68      22,692    0.62      (4.61)     35.25
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted          a       -            2     0.00           a      -     (100.00)        -
         Abaca Fibers                  1,348     0.03       1,110     0.02       1,467    0.04      21.43      (8.09)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured        5,993     0.11       6,723     0.14      10,744    0.30     (10.87)    (44.23)
         Natural Rubber                3,797     0.07       6,427     0.14       1,271    0.03     (40.92)    198.81
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted      a       -            a       -            a      -          -          -
         Seaweeds, Dried               5,230     0.10       5,477     0.12         694    0.02      (4.51)    653.44
         Rice                              1     0.00           1     0.00          79    0.00     (26.26)    (99.28)
         Others                       14,439     0.27      15,688     0.33      11,025    0.30      (7.96)     30.97

Forest Products                        1,970     0.04       2,692     0.06       2,165    0.06     (26.81)     (9.02)

         Logs                              a       -           39     0.00           a      -     (100.00)        -
         Lumber                          567     0.01         924     0.02         417    0.01     (38.70)     35.96
         Plywood                       1,391     0.03         535     0.01       1,701    0.05     160.03     (18.23)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks          a       -        1,193     0.03          47    0.00    (100.00)   (100.00)
         Others                           12     0.00           a       -            a      -          -          -

Mineral Products                     208,113     3.92     130,298     2.74      90,516    2.49      59.72     129.92

         Copper Concentrates          39,119     0.74      17,514     0.37      12,977    0.36     123.35     201.45
         Copper Metal                 80,784     1.52      41,952     0.88      24,241    0.67      92.56     233.25
         Gold                              -        -      11,511     0.24       8,407    0.23    (100.00)   (100.00)
         Iron Ore Agglomerates         8,792     0.17       4,477     0.09       9,845    0.27      96.39     (10.69)
         Chromium Ore                     56     0.00         382     0.01       1,343    0.04     (85.26)    (95.81)
         Nickel                            a       -            a       -            a      -          -          -
         Others                       79,361     1.49      54,461     1.14      33,703    0.93      45.72     135.47

Petroleum Products                    21,916     0.41      29,038     0.61      28,163    0.77     (24.53)    (22.18)

Manufactures                       4,705,670    88.55   4,167,165    87.57   3,186,184   87.59      12.92      47.69

         Electronic Products       3,478,064    65.45   2,989,373    62.82   2,249,946   61.85      16.35      54.58
            Components/Devices
            (Semiconductors)       2,903,545    54.64   2,413,975    50.73   1,607,841   44.20      20.28      80.59
            Electronic Data
             Processing              441,073     8.30     429,705     9.03     507,746   13.96       2.65     (13.13)
            Office Equipment          18,947     0.36      21,108     0.44      23,732    0.65     (10.23)    (20.16)
            Consumer Electronics      15,694     0.30      19,207     0.40      28,225    0.78     (18.29)    (44.40)
            Telecommunication          5,323     0.10       6,088     0.13      11,674    0.32     (12.56)    (54.40)
            Communication/Radar       58,860     1.11      61,038     1.28      42,160    1.16      (3.57)     39.61
            Control and
             Instrumentation           2,156     0.04       3,873     0.08       4,787    0.13     (44.33)    (54.97)
            Medical/Industrial
             Instrumentations          1,872     0.04       2,623     0.06       2,832    0.08     (28.66)    (33.91)
            Automotive Electronics    30,594     0.58      31,754     0.67      20,949    0.58      (3.65)     46.04
         Other Electronics           126,932     2.39     132,167     2.78     148,067    4.07      (3.96)    (14.27)
         Garments                    146,592     2.76     180,915     3.80     114,623    3.15     (18.97)     27.89
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics        12,923     0.24      13,992     0.29      14,074    0.39      (7.64)     (8.18)
         Footwear                        534     0.01         781     0.02       1,091    0.03     (31.57)    (51.00)
         Travel Goods and Handbags     6,114     0.12       4,612     0.10       5,847    0.16      32.57       4.57
         Wood Manufactures           100,036     1.88      82,434     1.73      77,953    2.14      21.35      28.33
         Furniture & Fixtures         13,612     0.26      14,755     0.31      10,621    0.29      (7.75)     28.16
         Chemicals                   128,197     2.41     116,582     2.45      87,821    2.41       9.96      45.97
         Non-Metallic Mineral
          Manufactures                13,873     0.26      12,397     0.26      10,904    0.30      11.90      27.22
         Machinery & Transport
           Equipment                 237,912     4.48     203,507     4.28     136,538    3.75      16.91      74.25
         Processed food and Beverages 72,291     1.36      80,092     1.68      66,509    1.83      (9.74)      8.69
         Iron & Steel                  8,894     0.17      17,834     0.37      13,503    0.37     (50.13)    (34.13)
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games
          and sporting goods          14,204     0.27      15,805     0.33      11,141    0.31     (10.13)     27.49
         Basketwork, Wickerwork &
          Other Articles of plaiting
          materials                    3,484     0.07       4,973     0.10       3,239    0.09     (29.93)      7.58
         Misc.Manufactured Articles,
          not elsewhere specified     27,440     0.52      30,120     0.63      23,579    0.65      (8.90)     16.37
         Others                      314,567     5.92     266,826     5.61     210,727    5.79      17.89      49.28

Special Transactions                 134,884     2.54     131,095     2.75     135,478    3.72       2.89      (0.44)

Re-Export                             31,202     0.59      39,565     0.83      62,419    1.72     (21.14)    (50.01)

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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:  November 10, 2010
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