Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
May and April 2011 and May 2010
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2011 | 2010 | Growth Rate
Commodity May p | April r | May | Percent
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly | Annual
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Total Exports 4,104,452 100.00 4,302,154 100.00 4,241,422 100.00 (4.60) (3.23)
Total Agro-Based Products 339,318 8.27 394,049 9.16 242,019 5.71 (13.89) 40.20
Agro-Based Products 269,139 6.56 336,338 7.82 182,372 4.30 (19.98) 47.58
Coconut Products 153,579 3.74 224,544 5.22 129,440 3.05 (31.60) 18.65
Copra 34 0.00 5 0.00 18 0.00 512.16 82.15
Coconut Oil 119,988 2.92 194,035 4.51 110,128 2.60 (38.16) 8.95
Desiccated Coconut 27,125 0.66 20,147 0.47 11,215 0.26 34.64 141.86
Copra Meal/Cake 6,007 0.15 9,101 0.21 6,919 0.16 (34.00) (13.19)
Others 426 0.01 1,256 0.03 1,160 0.03 (66.08) (63.25)
Sugar and Products 35,746 0.87 29,048 0.68 7,371 0.17 23.06 384.97
Centrifugal & Refined 30,557 0.74 28,298 0.66 7,174 0.17 7.98 325.94
Molasses 4,599 0.11 a - 18 0.00 - 24,938.39
Others 591 0.01 749 0.02 178 0.00 (21.16) 231.15
Fruits and Vegetables 79,814 1.94 82,746 1.92 45,561 1.07 (3.54) 75.18
Canned Pineapple 12,885 0.31 8,538 0.20 9,460 0.22 50.91 36.21
Pineapple Juice 3,717 0.09 3,113 0.07 2,833 0.07 19.41 31.21
Pineapple Concentrates 3,669 0.09 3,222 0.07 2,534 0.06 13.87 44.77
Bananas 36,713 0.89 45,803 1.06 19,161 0.45 (19.84) 91.60
Mangoes 2,637 0.06 1,995 0.05 2,306 0.05 32.17 14.32
Others 20,192 0.49 20,075 0.47 9,266 0.22 0.58 117.91
Other Agro-Based Products 70,179 1.71 57,712 1.34 59,648 1.41 21.60 17.66
Fish, Fresh or Preserved
Of Which:shrimps and prawns 32,896 0.80 26,156 0.61 29,533 0.70 25.77 11.38
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted 5 0.00 4 0.00 a - 40.33 -
Abaca Fibers 1,328 0.03 1,024 0.02 1,015 0.02 29.75 30.91
Tobacco Unmanufactured 5,299 0.13 6,262 0.15 10,641 0.25 (15.37) (50.20)
Natural Rubber 5,548 0.14 4,923 0.11 5,923 0.14 12.70 (6.32)
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a - a - a - - -
Seaweeds, Dried 5,696 0.14 4,653 0.11 1,963 0.05 22.41 190.16
Rice a - 247 0.01 1 0.00 (100.00) (100.00)
Others 19,407 0.47 14,444 0.34 10,572 0.25 34.37 83.58
Forest Products 2,869 0.07 3,133 0.07 5,158 0.12 (8.45) (44.39)
Logs 5 0.00 27 0.00 46 0.00 (81.72) (89.23)
Lumber 2,033 0.05 1,195 0.03 944 0.02 70.13 115.30
Plywood 758 0.02 1,912 0.04 3,900 0.09 (60.34) (80.56)
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 73 0.00 a - 194 0.00 - (62.55)
Others a - a - 75 0.00 - (100.00)
Mineral Products 237,423 5.78 336,114 7.81 130,994 3.09 (29.36) 81.25
Copper Concentrates 41,830 1.02 41,001 0.95 13,409 0.32 2.02 211.96
Copper Metal 106,694 2.60 175,576 4.08 48,579 1.15 (39.23) 119.63
Gold 13,812 0.34 14,039 0.33 a - (1.62) -
Iron Ore Agglomerates a - 8,257 0.19 14,262 0.34 (100.00) (100.00)
Chromium Ore 504 0.01 495 0.01 403 0.01 1.89 25.10
Nickel a - a - a - - -
Others 74,583 1.82 96,746 2.25 54,341 1.28 (22.91) 37.25
Petroleum Products 114,254 2.78 43,953 1.02 21,103 0.50 159.94 441.40
Manufactures 3,276,352 79.82 3,231,107 75.10 3,697,434 87.17 1.40 (11.39)
Electronic Products 1,886,370 45.96 1,959,275 45.54 2,554,402 60.23 (3.72) (26.15)
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,407,710 34.30 1,551,605 36.07 1,878,404 44.29 (9.27) (25.06)
Electronic Data
Processing 384,975 9.38 313,899 7.30 496,541 11.71 22.64 (22.47)
Office Equipment 12,995 0.32 14,940 0.35 19,917 0.47 (13.02) (34.76)
Consumer Electronics 13,560 0.33 15,496 0.36 28,736 0.68 (12.49) (52.81)
Telecommunication 6,849 0.17 6,472 0.15 5,154 0.12 5.83 32.88
Communication/Radar 28,776 0.70 26,407 0.61 57,510 1.36 8.97 (49.96)
Control and
Instrumentation 2,718 0.07 2,337 0.05 2,830 0.07 16.27 (3.96)
Medical/Industrial
Instrumentations 2,724 0.07 2,822 0.07 2,781 0.07 (3.48) (2.05)
Automotive Electronics 26,064 0.64 25,297 0.59 62,529 1.47 3.03 (58.32)
Other Electronics 90,043 2.19 79,481 1.85 114,197 2.69 13.29 (21.15)
Garments 159,927 3.90 132,272 3.07 150,946 3.56 20.91 5.95
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 14,417 0.35 11,879 0.28 14,258 0.34 21.36 1.11
Footwear 1,135 0.03 1,006 0.02 630 0.01 12.86 80.15
Travel Goods and Handbags 1,291 0.03 772 0.02 4,998 0.12 67.09 (74.18)
Wood Manufactures 171,829 4.19 114,020 2.65 79,441 1.87 50.70 116.30
Furniture & Fixtures 14,515 0.35 13,929 0.32 14,609 0.34 4.20 (0.65)
Chemicals 189,410 4.61 179,698 4.18 125,462 2.96 5.40 50.97
Non-Metallic Mineral
Manufactures 14,141 0.34 14,852 0.35 14,675 0.35 (4.79) (3.64)
Machinery & Transport
Equipment 267,193 6.51 238,683 5.55 183,594 4.33 11.94 45.53
Processed food and Beverages 80,377 1.96 88,790 2.06 80,091 1.89 (9.47) 0.36
Iron & Steel 7,567 0.18 46,126 1.07 21,523 0.51 (83.59) (64.84)
Baby Carr., Toys, Games
and sporting goods 15,371 0.37 11,556 0.27 16,513 0.39 33.01 (6.92)
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of plaiting
materials 4,328 0.11 3,559 0.08 4,309 0.10 21.60 0.45
Misc.Manufactured Articles,
not elsewhere specified 38,532 0.94 28,883 0.67 28,846 0.68 33.41 33.58
Others 319,905 7.79 306,325 7.12 288,941 6.81 4.43 10.72
Special Transactions 134,236 3.27 293,797 6.83 144,714 3.41 (54.31) (7.24)
Re-Export 63,190 1.54 48,202 1.12 69,146 1.63 31.09 (8.61)
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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: July 12, 2011
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