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

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Commodity                                                                     2011    |      2010     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Apr p  |     Jan-Apr   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                  16,519,152,629    14,943,081,280     10.55

Total Agro-Based Products                                             1,338,409,366       830,122,791     61.23

   Agro-Based Products                                                1,092,790,831       647,077,338     68.88
      Coconut Products                                                  761,280,541       437,020,337     74.20
         Copra                                                                5,475            41,150    (86.70)
         Coconut Oil                                                    660,880,229       366,508,103     80.32
         Desiccated Coconut                                              73,594,778        41,306,860     78.17
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                 23,160,211        25,536,009     (9.30)
         Others                                                           3,639,848         3,628,215      0.32
      Sugar and Products                                                 52,488,275        26,629,938     97.10
         Centrifugal & Refined                                           45,955,610        15,939,298    188.32
         Molasses                                                         4,594,000         9,706,550    (52.67)
         Others                                                           1,938,665           984,090     97.00
      Fruits and Vegetables                                             279,022,015       183,427,063     52.12
         Canned Pineapple                                                36,108,197        32,425,991     11.36
         Pineapple Juice                                                 11,178,839         9,376,417     19.22
         Pineapple Concentrates                                          12,290,141         9,845,508     24.83
         Bananas                                                        148,482,854        93,863,299     58.19
         Mangoes                                                          5,794,741         6,155,975     (5.87)
         Others                                                          65,167,243        31,759,873    105.19
   Other Agro-Based Products                                            245,618,535       183,045,453     34.18
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns            102,999,937        93,554,997     10.10
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                             4,684            32,877    (85.75)
         Abaca Fibers                                                     4,234,871         3,995,796      5.98
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                          31,109,583        22,084,564     40.87
         Natural Rubber                                                  21,654,441        13,487,569     60.55
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                             a                 a        -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                 18,690,465         4,910,388    280.63
         Rice                                                               483,975            20,897  2,216.00
         Others                                                          66,440,579        44,958,365     47.78

Forest Products                                                           9,209,252         8,210,355     12.17

         Logs                                                                60,799            97,588    (37.70)
         Lumber                                                           3,992,683         3,505,115     13.91
         Plywood                                                          5,116,162         4,081,413     25.35
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                            33,759           366,013    (90.78)
         Others                                                               5,849           160,226    (96.35)

Mineral Products                                                        849,524,812       544,880,710     55.91

         Copper Concentrates                                            100,851,302        84,896,737     18.79
         Copper Metal                                                   402,666,257       246,109,493     63.61
         Gold                                                            45,216,299        30,650,826     47.52
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                           32,073,087        33,697,741     (4.82)
         Chromium Ore                                                     2,946,112         3,103,300     (5.07)
         Nickel                                                                   a                 a        -
         Others                                                         265,771,755       146,422,613     81.51

Petroleum Products                                                      194,881,698       105,823,232     84.16

Manufactures                                                         13,644,789,545    12,962,095,625      5.27

         Electronic Products                                          8,542,035,362     8,714,060,847     (1.97)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                       6,500,800,277     6,336,905,478      2.59
            Electronic Data Processing                                1,628,389,426     1,775,432,495     (8.28)
            Office Equipment                                             70,096,295        86,542,799    (19.00)
            Consumer Electronics                                         58,126,035       106,819,376    (45.58)
            Telecommunication                                            29,114,814        22,750,244     27.98
            Communication/Radar                                         137,464,619       254,672,553    (46.02)
            Control and Instrumentation                                  10,138,726        18,300,302    (44.60)
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            9,685,629        13,337,886    (27.38)
            Automotive Electronics                                       98,219,541        99,299,714     (1.09)
         Other Electronics                                              465,684,869       477,301,226     (2.43)
         Garments                                                       596,865,082       504,161,388     18.39
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                           55,745,430        50,199,552     11.05
         Footwear                                                         3,972,307         3,383,091     17.42
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        4,467,277        25,199,919    (82.27)
         Wood Manufactures                                              462,208,080       275,206,787     67.95
         Furniture & Fixtures                                            51,336,770        46,529,096     10.33
         Chemicals                                                      681,132,902       486,130,430     40.11
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                               62,416,706        52,570,010     18.73
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                              1,005,613,839       920,968,496      9.19
         Processed food and Beverages                                   319,054,422       288,764,608     10.49
         Iron & Steel                                                    86,027,216        54,762,261     57.09
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                      48,948,929        48,608,279      0.70
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materia     15,555,236        13,968,537     11.36
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                             128,667,000       104,259,145     23.41
         Others                                                       1,115,058,118       896,021,953     24.45

Special Transactions                                                    482,337,956       491,948,567     (1.95)

Re-export                                                               211,143,283       224,950,586     (6.14)

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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:  June 10, 2011
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