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

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Commodity                                                                     2011    |      2010     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-May p  |     Jan-May   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                 20,625,265,047     19,184,503,724       7.51

Total Agro-Based Products                                            1,677,755,823      1,072,142,158      56.49

   Agro-Based Products                                               1,361,987,624        829,449,194      64.20
      Coconut Products                                                 914,859,700        566,460,165      61.50
         Copra                                                              38,991             59,550     (34.52)
         Coconut Oil                                                   780,868,487        476,635,777      63.83
         Desiccated Coconut                                            100,719,341         52,521,713      91.77
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                29,166,891         32,455,349     (10.13)
         Others                                                          4,065,990          4,787,776     (15.08)
      Sugar and Products                                                88,234,287         34,000,728     159.51
         Centrifugal & Refined                                          76,512,265         23,113,314     231.03
         Molasses                                                        9,192,550          9,724,916      (5.47)
         Others                                                          2,529,472          1,162,498     117.59
      Fruits and Vegetables                                            358,893,637        228,988,301      56.73
         Canned Pineapple                                               48,992,973         41,885,638      16.97
         Pineapple Juice                                                14,896,310         12,209,550      22.01
         Pineapple Concentrates                                         15,959,198         12,379,954      28.91
         Bananas                                                       185,196,251        113,024,664      63.85
         Mangoes                                                         8,431,257          8,462,311      (0.37)
         Others                                                         85,417,648         41,026,184     108.20
   Other Agro-Based Products                                           315,768,199        242,692,964      30.11
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns           135,865,987        123,088,463      10.38
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                            9,844             32,877     (70.06)
         Abaca Fibers                                                    5,563,211          5,010,483      11.03
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                         36,408,620         32,725,668      11.25
         Natural Rubber                                                 27,202,472         19,410,147      40.15
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                            a                  a         -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                24,386,125          6,873,299     254.80
         Rice                                                              483,975             21,969   2,102.99
         Others                                                         85,847,965         55,530,058      54.60

Forest Products                                                         12,077,838         13,368,537      (9.65)

         Logs                                                               65,699            143,088     (54.08)
         Lumber                                                          6,025,454          4,449,280      35.43
         Plywood                                                         5,874,439          7,981,231     (26.40)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                          106,397            559,988     (81.00)
         Others                                                              5,849            234,950     (97.51)

Mineral Products                                                     1,086,948,034        675,874,698      60.82

         Copper Concentrates                                           142,681,291         98,305,430      45.14
         Copper Metal                                                  509,360,063        294,688,328      72.85
         Gold                                                           59,028,565         30,650,826      92.58
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                          32,073,087         47,960,194     (33.13)
         Chromium Ore                                                    3,450,407          3,506,404      (1.60)
         Nickel                                                                  a                  a         -
         Others                                                        340,354,621        200,763,516      69.53

Petroleum Products                                                     309,135,717        126,926,613     143.55

Manufactures                                                        16,736,087,490     16,659,529,395       0.46

         Electronic Products                                        10,241,682,488     11,268,463,245      (9.11)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                      7,721,740,689      8,215,309,811      (6.01)
            Electronic Data Processing                               2,013,364,546      2,271,973,534     (11.38)
            Office Equipment                                            83,090,870        106,459,526     (21.95)
            Consumer Electronics                                        71,686,217        135,555,780     (47.12)
            Telecommunication                                           35,963,682         27,904,434      28.88
            Communication/Radar                                        166,286,901        312,182,163     (46.73)
            Control and Instrumentation                                 12,856,291         21,129,845     (39.16)
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                          12,409,821         16,119,209     (23.01)
            Automotive Electronics                                     124,283,471        161,828,943     (23.20)
         Other Electronics                                             555,725,369        591,498,165      (6.05)
         Garments                                                      756,801,390        655,107,158      15.52
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                          70,153,712         64,457,845       8.84
         Footwear                                                        5,107,084          4,012,984      27.26
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                       5,757,849         30,197,646     (80.93)
         Wood Manufactures                                             634,165,305        354,647,779      78.82
         Furniture & Fixtures                                           65,838,595         61,138,024       7.69
         Chemicals                                                     870,577,518        611,592,153      42.35
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                              76,313,531         67,244,555      13.49
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                             1,273,057,255      1,104,562,804      15.25
         Processed food and Beverages                                  400,669,702        368,855,917       8.62
         Iron & Steel                                                   93,594,676         76,285,020      22.69
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                     64,213,741         65,121,118      (1.39)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materia    19,887,934         18,277,103       8.81
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                            167,443,955        133,105,314      25.80
         Others                                                      1,435,097,386      1,184,962,565      21.11

Special Transactions                                                   803,260,145        636,662,323      26.17

Re-export                                                              274,332,901        294,097,042      (6.72)


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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:  July 12, 2011
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