Table 2  Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
         August and July 2011 and August 2010
         (FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)

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                                                    2011                   |       2010        |       Growth Rate
Commodity                              August p       |       July r       |     August        |         Percent
                                   FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value % Share |  Monthly   |  Annual
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      Total Exports                4,052,974   100.00   4,429,430   100.00   4,774,445  100.00     (8.50)     (15.11)

Total Agro-Based Products            338,602     8.35     409,842     9.25     298,581    6.25    (17.38)      13.40

   Agro-Based Products               269,142     6.64     332,374     7.50     230,979    4.84    (19.02)      16.52
      Coconut Products               135,017     3.33     183,201     4.14     155,001    3.25    (26.30)     (12.89)
         Copra                             a       -           55     0.00          44    0.00   (100.00)    (100.00)
         Coconut Oil                  95,320     2.35     149,704     3.38     132,265    2.77    (36.33)     (27.93)
         Desiccated Coconut           32,125     0.79      29,680     0.67      14,737    0.31      8.24      117.99
         Copra Meal/Cake               6,820     0.17       2,972     0.07       6,899    0.14    129.44       (1.15)
         Others                          752     0.02         789     0.02       1,055    0.02     (4.78)     (28.77)
      Sugar and Products              48,436     1.20      48,021     1.08      14,365    0.30      0.86      237.18
         Centrifugal & Refined        42,519     1.05      43,003     0.97      14,112    0.30     (1.13)     201.30
         Molasses                      5,270     0.13       4,593     0.10          36    0.00     14.74   14,466.02
         Others                          647     0.02         425     0.01         217    0.00     52.09      197.98
      Fruits and Vegetables           85,689     2.11     101,151     2.28      61,614    1.29    (15.29)      39.07
         Canned Pineapple             22,804     0.56      26,035     0.59      12,059    0.25    (12.41)      89.10
         Pineapple Juice               6,136     0.15       4,312     0.10       3,971    0.08     42.30       54.51
         Pineapple Concentrates        3,118     0.08       2,606     0.06       3,135    0.07     19.64       (0.53)
         Bananas                      35,273     0.87      43,626     0.98      29,490    0.62    (19.15)      19.61
         Mangoes                       1,152     0.03       1,331     0.03       1,198    0.03    (13.42)      (3.85)
         Others                       17,206     0.42      23,242     0.52      11,759    0.25    (25.97)      46.31
   Other Agro-Based Products          69,460     1.71      77,468     1.75      67,601    1.42    (10.34)       2.75
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved
          Of Which:shrimps and prawns 31,636     0.78      31,464     0.71      32,174    0.67      0.55       (1.67)
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted          7     0.00           4     0.00           2    0.00     71.17      196.65
         Abaca Fibers                  1,253     0.03       1,625     0.04       1,110    0.02    (22.90)      12.84
         Tobacco Unmanufactured       12,510     0.31       8,110     0.18       6,723    0.14     54.24       86.07
         Natural Rubber                6,440     0.16      10,682     0.24       6,427    0.13    (39.71)       0.22
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted      a       -            a       -            a      -         -           -
         Seaweeds, Dried               2,810     0.07       5,285     0.12       5,477    0.11    (46.84)     (48.70)
         Rice                              2     0.00           b     0.00           1    0.00  1,696.19      143.98
         Others                       14,804     0.37      20,298     0.46      15,688    0.33    (27.07)      (5.64)

Forest Products                        6,763     0.17       4,409     0.10       2,692    0.06     53.41      151.27

         Logs                              a       -            a       -           39    0.00        -      (100.00)
         Lumber                        3,196     0.08       2,496     0.06         924    0.02     28.01      245.69
         Plywood                       3,567     0.09       1,912     0.04         535    0.01     86.58      566.80
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks          a       -            a       -        1,193    0.02        -      (100.00)
         Others                            a       -            a       -            a      -         -           -

Mineral Products                     177,659     4.38     245,555     5.54     145,874    3.06    (27.65)      21.79

         Copper Concentrates          25,295     0.62      25,297     0.57      17,514    0.37     (0.01)      44.42
         Copper Metal                 64,300     1.59      94,945     2.14      48,559    1.02    (32.28)      32.42
         Gold                         15,440     0.38      31,604     0.71      11,511    0.24    (51.15)      34.13
         Iron Ore Agglomerates         2,661     0.07           a       -        4,477    0.09        -       (40.57)
         Chromium Ore                    212     0.01         669     0.02         382    0.01    (68.30)     (44.44)
         Nickel                            a       -            a       -            a      -          -          -
         Others                       69,752     1.72      93,040     2.10      63,431    1.33    (25.03)       9.96

Petroleum Products                    24,480     0.60      35,082     0.79      29,038    0.61    (30.22)     (15.70)

Manufactures                       3,404,355    84.00   3,595,366    81.17   4,167,165   87.28     (5.31)     (18.31)

         Electronic Products       2,073,931    51.17   2,253,291    50.87   2,989,373   62.61     (7.96)     (30.62)
            Components/Devices
            (Semiconductors)       1,575,536    38.87   1,529,206    34.52   2,413,975   50.56      3.03      (34.73)
            Electronic Data
             Processing              376,843     9.30     357,389     8.07     429,705    9.00      5.44      (12.30)
            Office Equipment          25,121     0.62      20,860     0.47      21,108    0.44     20.43       19.01
            Consumer Electronics      26,902     0.66      30,269     0.68      19,207    0.40    (11.12)      40.06
            Telecommunication          8,901     0.22       8,039     0.18       6,088    0.13     10.72       46.20
            Communication/Radar       33,324     0.82      27,837     0.63      61,038    1.28     19.71      (45.40)
            Control and
             Instrumentation           2,397     0.06       2,458     0.06       3,873    0.08     (2.47)     (38.11)
            Medical/Industrial
             Instrumentations          3,757     0.09       3,015     0.07       2,623    0.05     24.60       43.21
            Automotive Electronics    21,151     0.52     274,218     6.19      31,754    0.67    (92.29)     (33.39)
         Other Electronics           130,004     3.21     134,815     3.04     132,167    2.77     (3.57)      (1.64)
         Garments                    173,440     4.28     189,031     4.27     180,915    3.79     (8.25)      (4.13)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics        18,044     0.45      17,624     0.40      13,992    0.29      2.38       28.96
         Footwear                      1,242     0.03         913     0.02         781    0.02     35.97       59.06
         Travel Goods and Handbags     5,838     0.14       5,096     0.12       4,612    0.10     14.55       26.59
         Wood Manufactures           150,638     3.72     150,581     3.40      82,434    1.73      0.04       82.74
         Furniture & Fixtures         15,305     0.38      15,527     0.35      14,755    0.31     (1.43)       3.73
         Chemicals                   104,602     2.58     162,091     3.66     116,582    2.44    (35.47)     (10.28)
         Non-Metallic Mineral
          Manufactures                14,896     0.37      14,986     0.34      12,397    0.26     (0.60)      20.16
         Machinery & Transport
           Equipment                 252,309     6.23     242,992     5.49     203,507    4.26      3.83       23.98
         Processed food and Beverages 84,502     2.08      90,061     2.03      80,092    1.68     (6.17)       5.51
         Iron & Steel                 13,927     0.34      15,683     0.35      17,834    0.37    (11.19)     (21.91)
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games
          and sporting goods          20,622     0.51      20,097     0.45      15,805    0.33      2.61       30.47
         Basketwork, Wickerwork &
          Other Articles of plaiting
          materials                    4,289     0.11       4,175     0.09       4,973    0.10      2.73      (13.74)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles,
          not elsewhere specified     39,323     0.97      38,653     0.87      30,120    0.63      1.73       30.55
         Others                      301,442     7.44     239,749     5.41     266,826    5.59     25.73       12.97

Special Transactions                 101,115     2.49     139,177     3.14     131,095    2.75    (27.35)     (22.87)

Re-Export                            461,128    11.38      84,871     1.92      39,565    0.83    443.33    1,065.50


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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
         b  - Less than 1000
         r  - Revised
         p  - Preliminary

         Components may not add up to totals due to rounding

Page last updated:  October 11, 2011
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