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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