Table 2a  Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
          January to March 2011 and 2010
          (FOB in U.S. Dollars)

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Commodity                                                                     2011    |      2010     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Mar p  |     Jan-Mar   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   12,215,060,906    11,331,472,380      7.80

Total Agro-Based Products                                                944,389,983       621,872,346     51.86

   Agro-Based Products                                                   756,511,022       485,685,138     55.76
      Coconut Products                                                   536,736,350       311,321,807     72.41
         Copra                                                                     a            41,150   (100.00)
         Coconut Oil                                                     466,845,639       259,257,784     80.07
         Desiccated Coconut                                               53,448,136        30,473,903     75.39
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  14,058,883        18,807,246    (25.25)
         Others                                                            2,383,692         2,741,724    (13.06)
      Sugar and Products                                                  23,440,342        25,041,305     (6.39)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            17,657,316        15,768,827     11.98
         Molasses                                                          4,594,000         8,476,550    (45.80)
         Others                                                            1,189,026           795,928     49.39
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              196,334,330       149,322,026     31.48
         Canned Pineapple                                                 27,570,390        26,066,636      5.77
         Pineapple Juice                                                   8,065,372         7,077,728     13.95
         Pineapple Concentrates                                            9,067,908         7,865,345     15.29
         Bananas                                                         102,680,172        79,537,135     29.10
         Mangoes                                                           3,800,015         3,798,308      0.04
         Others                                                           45,150,473        24,976,874     80.77
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             187,878,961       136,187,208     37.96
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns              76,810,503        67,025,653     14.60
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                              1,007            26,838    (96.25)
         Abaca Fibers                                                      3,211,104         3,395,025     (5.42)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           24,847,903        17,723,110     40.20
         Natural Rubber                                                   16,731,455        10,281,885     62.73
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                              a                 a        -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  14,037,542         3,101,501    352.60
         Rice                                                                236,565             2,323 10,083.60
         Others                                                           52,002,882        34,630,873     50.16

Forest Products                                                            6,075,864         5,826,869      4.27

         Logs                                                                 33,998                 a        -
         Lumber                                                            2,797,859         2,625,974      6.55
         Plywood                                                           3,204,399         2,905,305     10.29
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                             33,759           260,255    (87.03)
         Others                                                                5,849            35,335    (83.45)

Mineral Products                                                         513,410,842       391,003,922     31.31

         Copper Concentrates                                              59,850,519        61,437,142     (2.58)
         Copper Metal                                                    227,090,237       188,355,095     20.56
         Gold                                                             31,177,099         9,735,475    220.24
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            23,815,891        23,677,254      0.59
         Chromium Ore                                                      2,451,172         2,800,800    (12.48)
         Nickel                                                                    a                 a        -
         Others                                                          169,025,924       104,998,156     60.98

Petroleum Products                                                       150,928,543        75,993,218     98.61

Manufactures                                                          10,224,998,107     9,851,588,828      3.79

         Electronic Products                                           6,395,790,679     6,521,502,271     (1.93)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                        4,762,293,867     4,723,315,821      0.83
            Electronic Data Processing                                 1,314,474,586     1,338,962,529     (1.83)
            Office Equipment                                              55,156,332        62,924,956    (12.35)
            Consumer Electronics                                          42,630,338        77,205,793    (44.78)
            Telecommunication                                             22,643,275        17,803,932     27.18
            Communication/Radar                                          111,006,781       198,680,880    (44.13)
            Control and Instrumentation                                    7,799,748        16,335,451    (52.25)
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                             6,863,335        10,701,007    (35.86)
            Automotive Electronics                                        72,922,417        75,571,902     (3.51)
         Other Electronics                                               386,173,871       394,055,290     (2.00)
         Garments                                                        464,589,723       397,511,226     16.87
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                            43,857,846        38,153,504     14.95
         Footwear                                                          2,966,805         2,703,620      9.73
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                         3,694,873        21,056,306    (82.45)
         Wood Manufactures                                               348,316,132       216,307,401     61.03
         Furniture & Fixtures                                             37,394,983        35,024,059      6.77
         Chemicals                                                       500,810,893       376,978,159     32.85
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                47,321,736        41,328,050     14.50
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                                 766,850,245       769,083,125     (0.29)
         Processed food and Beverages                                    230,100,520       221,283,200      3.98
         Iron & Steel                                                     39,901,320        39,507,680      1.00
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                       37,284,945        37,974,877     (1.82)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Material     12,000,872        10,843,938     10.67
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              100,054,650        76,068,001     31.53
         Others                                                          807,888,014       652,208,121     23.87

Special Transactions                                                     375,257,567       385,187,197     (2.58)

Re-export                                                                162,940,861       183,214,730    (11.07)


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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:  May 10, 2011
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