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

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Commodity                                                                     2010    |      2009     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Oct p  |     Jan-Oct   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                 43,047,162,029     31,396,734,253      37.11

Total Agro-Based Products                                            2,394,996,536      1,781,813,303      34.41

   Agro-Based Products                                               1,842,191,400      1,350,710,803      36.39
      Coconut Products                                               1,276,423,629        644,995,091      97.90
         Copra                                                             239,077             24,095     892.23
         Coconut Oil                                                 1,080,996,577        470,682,394     129.67
         Desiccated Coconut                                            121,941,355        126,058,567      (3.27)
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                64,722,888         37,159,561      74.18
         Others                                                          8,523,732         11,070,474     (23.00)
      Sugar and Products                                                50,591,095         95,810,201     (47.20)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                          37,510,959         74,765,081     (49.83)
         Molasses                                                       10,640,200         18,475,631     (42.41)
         Others                                                          2,439,936          2,569,489      (5.04)
      Fruits and Vegetables                                            515,176,676        609,905,511     (15.53)
         Canned Pineapple                                               99,506,952        112,618,795     (11.64)
         Pineapple Juice                                                28,616,264         34,607,451     (17.31)
         Pineapple Concentrates                                         26,722,646         25,636,726       4.24
         Bananas                                                       254,481,509        325,245,530     (21.76)
         Mangoes                                                        13,772,294         14,796,561      (6.92)
         Others                                                         92,077,011         97,000,448      (5.08)
   Other Agro-Based Products                                           552,805,136        431,102,500      28.23
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns           275,764,032        218,825,539      26.02
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                           35,087                150  23,291.33
         Abaca Fibers                                                   10,998,209          7,318,846      50.27
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                         72,298,493         79,860,542      (9.47)
         Natural Rubber                                                 37,876,812         19,628,139      92.97
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                            a                  a         -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                27,788,335          9,166,927     203.14
         Rice                                                               25,643            144,325     (82.23)
         Others                                                        128,018,525         96,158,032      33.13

Forest Products                                                         23,130,068         26,736,704     (13.49)

         Logs                                                              194,938              1,500  12,895.87
         Lumber                                                          8,341,014          7,810,666       6.79
         Plywood                                                        12,518,865         17,943,839     (30.23)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                        1,793,796            745,481     140.62
         Others                                                            281,455            235,218      19.66

Mineral Products                                                     1,439,466,495      1,222,534,509      17.74

         Copper Concentrates                                           195,586,857         96,548,269     102.58
         Copper Metal                                                  607,678,383        586,091,265       3.68
         Gold                                                           64,592,983         96,309,011     (32.93)
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                          92,041,398         74,366,777      23.77
         Chromium Ore                                                    5,050,693         10,487,565     (51.84)
         Nickel                                                                  a                  a         -
         Others                                                        474,516,181        358,731,622      32.28

Petroleum Products                                                     226,768,468        231,928,765      (2.22)

Manufactures                                                        37,683,382,216     26,984,283,607      39.65

         Electronic Products                                        26,490,154,459     18,143,873,091      46.00
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                     20,493,598,994     12,840,786,759      59.60
            Electronic Data Processing                               4,464,794,706      3,923,000,918      13.81
            Office Equipment                                           207,780,042        198,253,597       4.81
            Consumer Electronics                                       262,338,663        245,907,266       6.68
            Telecommunication                                           67,502,822        106,788,440     (36.79)
            Communication/Radar                                        615,193,486        288,275,073     113.41
            Control and Instrumentation                                 34,705,526         33,485,592       3.64
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                          29,098,005         25,293,069      15.04
            Automotive Electronics                                     315,142,215        482,082,377     (34.63)
         Other Electronics                                           1,227,062,677      1,137,840,995       7.84
         Garments                                                    1,425,390,137      1,258,591,715      13.25
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                         138,493,618        119,532,399      15.86
         Footwear                                                        6,970,012         20,097,777     (65.32)
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                      60,980,924         53,532,834      13.91
         Wood Manufactures                                             804,811,726        690,035,442      16.63
         Furniture & Fixtures                                          128,957,487        112,985,793      14.14
         Chemicals                                                   1,198,180,482        789,050,085      51.85
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                             132,256,962        127,374,958       3.83
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                             2,204,817,348      1,555,518,753      41.74
         Processed food and Beverages                                  762,456,592        700,091,113       8.91
         Iron & Steel                                                  128,191,279         99,086,029      29.37
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                    139,634,122        101,731,799      37.26
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Mater      36,590,420         31,714,917      15.37
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                            276,246,593        235,619,157      17.24
         Others                                                      2,522,187,378      1,807,606,750      39.53

Special Transactions                                                 1,279,418,246      1,149,437,365      11.31

Re-export                                                              504,538,162        555,519,225      (9.18)


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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:  December 10, 2010
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