Table 2  Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
         April and March 2011 and April 2010
         (FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)

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                                                    2011                   |       2010        |       Growth Rate
Commodity                               April p       |      March r       |       April       |         Percent
                                   FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value % Share |  Monthly   |  Annual
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      Total Exports                4,300,493   100.00   4,353,341   100.00   3,611,609  100.00      (1.21)      19.07

Total Agro-Based Products            394,021     9.16     338,028     7.76     208,250    5.77      16.56       89.21

   Agro-Based Products               336,280     7.82     281,778     6.47     161,392    4.47      19.34      108.36
      Coconut Products               224,544     5.22     208,935     4.80     125,699    3.48       7.47       78.64
         Copra                             5     0.00           a       -            a      -          -           -
         Coconut Oil                 194,035     4.51     183,188     4.21     107,250    2.97       5.92       80.92
         Desiccated Coconut           20,147     0.47      19,328     0.44      10,833    0.30       4.24       85.98
         Copra Meal/Cake               9,101     0.21       5,251     0.12       6,729    0.19      73.31       35.26
         Others                        1,256     0.03       1,167     0.03         886    0.02       7.65       41.70
      Sugar and Products              29,048     0.68       4,018     0.09       1,589    0.04     622.97    1,728.47
         Centrifugal & Refined        28,298     0.66         192     0.00         170    0.00  14,621.21   16,500.06
         Molasses                          a       -        3,378     0.08       1,230    0.03    (100.00)    (100.00)
         Others                          749     0.02         448     0.01         188    0.01      67.42      298.28
      Fruits and Vegetables           82,688     1.92      68,826     1.58      34,105    0.94      20.14      142.45
         Canned Pineapple              8,538     0.20       8,835     0.20       6,359    0.18      (3.36)      34.26
         Pineapple Juice               3,113     0.07       3,140     0.07       2,299    0.06      (0.85)      35.44
         Pineapple Concentrates        3,222     0.07       3,676     0.08       1,980    0.05     (12.34)      62.73
         Bananas                      45,803     1.07      34,533     0.79      14,326    0.40      32.63      219.71
         Mangoes                       1,995     0.05       1,933     0.04       2,358    0.07       3.20      (15.39)
         Others                       20,017     0.47      16,709     0.38       6,783    0.19      19.80      195.10
   Other Agro-Based Products          57,742     1.34      56,249     1.29      46,858    1.30       2.65       23.23
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved
          Of Which:shrimps and prawns 26,185     0.61      23,486     0.54      26,529    0.73      11.49       (1.30)
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted          4     0.00           a       -            6    0.00        -        (39.11)
         Abaca Fibers                  1,024     0.02       1,065     0.02         601    0.02      (3.89)      70.41
         Tobacco Unmanufactured        6,262     0.15       5,192     0.12       4,361    0.12      20.60       43.57
         Natural Rubber                4,923     0.11       4,633     0.11       3,206    0.09       6.26       53.57
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted      a       -            a       -            a      -          -           -
         Seaweeds, Dried               4,653     0.11       4,990     0.11       1,809    0.05      (6.75)     157.23
         Rice                            247     0.01         236     0.01          19    0.00       4.99    1,232.02
         Others                       14,444     0.34      16,648     0.38      10,327    0.29     (13.24)      39.86

Forest Products                        3,133     0.07       1,791     0.04       2,383    0.07      74.93       31.46

         Logs                             27     0.00           a       -           98    0.00        -        (72.54)
         Lumber                        1,195     0.03         702     0.02         879    0.02      70.16       35.91
         Plywood                       1,912     0.04       1,089     0.03       1,176    0.03      75.55       62.55
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks          a       -            a       -          106    0.00        -       (100.00)
         Others                            a       -            a       -          125    0.00        -       (100.00)

Mineral Products                     336,114     7.82     259,254     5.96     153,877    4.26      29.65      118.43

         Copper Concentrates          41,001     0.95      24,395     0.56      23,460    0.65      68.07       74.77
         Copper Metal                175,576     4.08     135,848     3.12      57,754    1.60      29.24      204.00
         Gold                         14,039     0.33      15,351     0.35      20,915    0.58      (8.55)     (32.88)
         Iron Ore Agglomerates         8,257     0.19       5,994     0.14      10,020    0.28      37.76      (17.60)
         Chromium Ore                    495     0.01       2,087     0.05         303    0.01     (76.28)      63.62
         Nickel                            a       -            a       -            a      -          -           -
         Others                       96,746     2.25      75,579     1.74      41,424    1.15      28.01      133.55

Petroleum Products                    43,953     1.02      76,434     1.76      29,830    0.83     (42.50)      47.35

Manufactures                       3,416,161    79.44   3,540,839    81.34   3,110,507   86.13      (3.52)       9.83

         Electronic Products       2,145,998    49.90   2,238,603    51.42   2,192,559   60.71      (4.14)      (2.12)
            Components/Devices
            (Semiconductors)       1,738,375    40.42   1,724,117    39.60   1,613,590   44.68       0.83        7.73
            Electronic Data
             Processing              313,899     7.30     405,954     9.33     436,470   12.09     (22.68)     (28.08)
            Office Equipment          14,940     0.35      17,063     0.39      23,618    0.65     (12.44)     (36.74)
            Consumer Electronics      15,496     0.36      18,615     0.43      29,614    0.82     (16.76)     (47.67)
            Telecommunication          6,472     0.15       8,930     0.21       4,946    0.14     (27.53)      30.84
            Communication/Radar       26,360     0.61      33,708     0.77      55,992    1.55     (21.80)     (52.92)
            Control and
             Instrumentation           2,337     0.05       2,688     0.06       1,965    0.05     (13.04)      18.96
            Medical/Industrial
             Instrumentations          2,822     0.07       1,909     0.04       2,637    0.07      47.82        7.03
            Automotive Electronics    25,297     0.59      25,618     0.59      23,728    0.66      (1.25)       6.61
         Other Electronics            79,484     1.85     123,937     2.85      83,246    2.30     (35.87)      (4.52)
         Garments                    132,263     3.08     148,824     3.42     106,650    2.95     (11.13)      24.02
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics        11,888     0.28      15,875     0.36      12,046    0.33     (25.11)      (1.31)
         Footwear                      1,006     0.02         934     0.02         679    0.02       7.65       47.98
         Travel Goods and Handbags       772     0.02       1,533     0.04       4,144    0.11     (49.61)     (81.36)
         Wood Manufactures           113,892     2.65     129,334     2.97      58,899    1.63     (11.94)      93.37
         Furniture & Fixtures         13,942     0.32      13,004     0.30      11,505    0.32       7.21       21.18
         Chemicals                   179,664     4.18     204,916     4.71     109,152    3.02     (12.32)      64.60
         Non-Metallic Mineral
          Manufactures                15,096     0.35      13,025     0.30      11,242    0.31      15.89       34.28
         Machinery & Transport
           Equipment                 238,433     5.54     190,821     4.38     151,885    4.21      24.95       56.98
         Processed food and Beverages 87,552     2.04      86,998     2.00      67,481    1.87       0.64       29.74
         Iron & Steel                 46,126     1.07      10,053     0.23      15,255    0.42     358.83      202.37
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games
          and sporting goods          11,662     0.27      12,825     0.29      10,633    0.29      (9.07)       9.67
         Basketwork, Wickerwork &
          Other Articles of plaiting
          materials                    3,554     0.08       4,330     0.10       3,125    0.09     (17.91)      13.75
         Misc.Manufactured Articles,
          not elsewhere specified     28,638     0.67      33,596     0.77      28,191    0.78     (14.76)       1.59
         Others                      306,191     7.12     312,232     7.17     243,814    6.75      (1.93)      25.58

Special Transactions                 107,111     2.49     136,995     3.15     106,761    2.96     (21.81)       0.33

Re-Export                             48,202     1.12      52,972     1.22      41,736    1.16      (9.00)      15.49

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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:  June 10, 2011
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