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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