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

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                                                    2010                   |       2009        |       Growth Rate
Commodity                                October p    |     September r    |      October      |         Percent
                                   FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value % Share |  Monthly   |  Annual
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      Total Exports                4,738,725   100.00   5,324,588   100.00   3,748,095  100.00     (11.00)      26.43

Total Agro-Based Products            281,820     5.95     241,619     4.54     230,594    6.15      16.64       22.21

   Agro-Based Products               214,024     4.52     180,121     3.38     183,139    4.89      18.82       16.86
      Coconut Products               161,834     3.42     116,197     2.18      97,427    2.60      39.28       66.11
         Copra                             a       -           20     0.00          21    0.00    (100.00)    (100.00)
         Coconut Oil                 140,485     2.96      97,777     1.84      77,288    2.06      43.68       81.77
         Desiccated Coconut           15,783     0.33      12,241     0.23      12,622    0.34      28.93       25.04
         Copra Meal/Cake               5,314     0.11       5,899     0.11       5,968    0.16      (9.92)     (10.96)
         Others                          252     0.01         259     0.00       1,528    0.04      (2.78)     (83.53)
      Sugar and Products                 332     0.01         520     0.01      22,920    0.61     (36.23)     (98.55)
         Centrifugal & Refined             9     0.00         135     0.00      22,065    0.59     (93.53)     (99.96)
         Molasses                          a       -            a       -          540    0.01        -       (100.00)
         Others                          323     0.01         385     0.01         315    0.01     (16.11)       2.67
      Fruits and Vegetables           51,858     1.09      63,404     1.19      62,792    1.68     (18.21)     (17.41)
         Canned Pineapple             10,480     0.22      13,248     0.25       7,041    0.19     (20.90)      48.85
         Pineapple Juice               2,680     0.06       3,494     0.07       3,061    0.08     (23.30)     (12.45)
         Pineapple Concentrates        3,244     0.07       3,910     0.07       2,497    0.07     (17.03)      29.93
         Bananas                      25,187     0.53      31,232     0.59      41,353    1.10     (19.35)     (39.09)
         Mangoes                       1,035     0.02         796     0.01         927    0.02      30.08       11.63
         Others                        9,232     0.19      10,724     0.20       7,914    0.21     (13.92)      16.65
   Other Agro-Based Products          67,796     1.43      61,498     1.15      47,454    1.27      10.24       42.87
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved
          Of Which:shrimps and prawns 31,975     0.67      30,691     0.58      24,521    0.65       4.18       30.40
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted          a       -            a       -            a      -          -           -
         Abaca Fibers                  1,354     0.03       1,348     0.03         987    0.03       0.41       37.13
         Tobacco Unmanufactured        8,281     0.17       5,993     0.11       8,701    0.23      38.19       (4.82)
         Natural Rubber                3,524     0.07       3,797     0.07       2,146    0.06      (7.17)      64.20
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted      a       -            a       -            a      -          -           -
         Seaweeds, Dried               4,967     0.10       5,230     0.10       1,263    0.03      (5.03)     293.36
         Rice                              a       -            1     0.00           1    0.00    (100.00)    (100.00)
         Others                       17,696     0.37      14,439     0.27       9,836    0.26      22.56       79.91

Forest Products                        1,603     0.03       1,970     0.04       1,716    0.05     (18.61)      (6.58)

         Logs                              1     0.00           a       -            a      -          -           -
         Lumber                          838     0.02         567     0.01         952    0.03      47.80      (12.05)
         Plywood                         746     0.02       1,391     0.03         751    0.02     (46.38)      (0.72)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks         12     0.00           a       -           13    0.00        -         (8.40)
         Others                            7     0.00          12     0.00           a      -      (42.52)        -

Mineral Products                     128,982     2.72     208,113     3.91     181,572    4.84     (38.02)     (28.96)

         Copper Concentrates           3,900     0.08      39,119     0.73      18,912    0.50     (90.03)     (79.38)
         Copper Metal                 62,348     1.32      80,784     1.52     112,270    3.00     (22.82)     (44.47)
         Gold                              a       -            a       -        8,608    0.23        -       (100.00)
         Iron Ore Agglomerates        11,257     0.24       8,792     0.17      10,150    0.27      28.03       10.91
         Chromium Ore                  1,003     0.02          56     0.00         313    0.01   1,682.62      220.99
         Nickel                            a       -            a       -            a      -          -           -
         Others                       50,474     1.07      79,361     1.49      31,320    0.84     (36.40)      61.15

Petroleum Products                    18,925     0.40      22,038     0.41      18,841    0.50     (14.12)       0.44

Manufactures                       4,197,126    88.57   4,715,980    88.57   3,185,593   84.99     (11.00)      31.75

         Electronic Products       2,987,452    63.04   3,478,245    65.32   2,162,168   57.69     (14.11)      38.17
            Components/Devices
            (Semiconductors)       2,368,767    49.99   2,903,607    54.53   1,445,810   38.57     (18.42)      63.84
            Electronic Data
             Processing              479,696    10.12     441,073     8.28     568,093   15.16       8.76      (15.56)
            Office Equipment          20,004     0.42      18,947     0.36      24,891    0.66       5.58      (19.63)
            Consumer Electronics      17,900     0.38      15,694     0.29      31,150    0.83      14.05      (42.54)
            Telecommunication         11,160     0.24       5,303     0.10       8,025    0.21     110.43       39.06
            Communication/Radar       48,341     1.02      58,999     1.11      49,887    1.33     (18.07)      (3.10)
            Control and
             Instrumentation           2,582     0.05       2,156     0.04       4,369    0.12      19.75      (40.92)
            Medical/Industrial
             Instrumentations          3,169     0.07       1,872     0.04       3,569    0.10      69.31      (11.23)
            Automotive Electronics    35,834     0.76      30,594     0.57      26,374    0.70      17.13       35.87
         Other Electronics           133,536     2.82     126,949     2.38     149,333    3.98       5.19      (10.58)
         Garments                    145,135     3.06     146,536     2.75     116,443    3.11      (0.96)      24.64
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics        14,175     0.30      12,933     0.24      12,104    0.32       9.60       17.11
         Footwear                        587     0.01         535     0.01       1,662    0.04       9.82      (64.67)
         Travel Goods and Handbags     8,345     0.18       6,125     0.12       7,627    0.20      36.24        9.42
         Wood Manufactures           105,107     2.22     100,036     1.88      81,600    2.18       5.07       28.81
         Furniture & Fixtures         13,128     0.28      13,610     0.26       9,863    0.26      (3.55)      33.10
         Chemicals                   113,170     2.39     128,275     2.41     113,513    3.03     (11.78)      (0.30)
         Non-Metallic Mineral
          Manufactures                13,807     0.29      13,873     0.26      11,472    0.31      (0.47)      20.36
         Machinery & Transport
           Equipment                 270,263     5.70     238,649     4.48     214,642    5.73      13.25       25.91
         Processed food and Beverages 77,023     1.63      72,653     1.36      61,876    1.65       6.02       24.48
         Iron & Steel                 10,831     0.23       8,894     0.17       6,948    0.19      21.77       55.88
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games
          and sporting goods          12,417     0.26      14,203     0.27       8,873    0.24     (12.58)      39.95
         Basketwork, Wickerwork &
          Other Articles of plaiting
          materials                    3,320     0.07       3,484     0.07       3,561    0.10      (4.71)      (6.78)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles,
          not elsewhere specified     29,978     0.63      27,429     0.52      26,998    0.72       9.29       11.04
         Others                      258,852     5.46     323,551     6.08     196,909    5.25     (20.00)      31.46

Special Transactions                 110,269     2.33     134,869     2.53     129,778    3.46     (18.24)     (15.03)

Re-Export                             38,186     0.81      31,202     0.59      45,238    1.21      22.38      (15.59)

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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:  December 10, 2010
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