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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