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

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Commodity                                                                     2011    |      2010     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Aug p  |     Jan-Aug   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                  33,238,910,263    33,020,866,197       0.66

Total Agro-Based Products                                             2,694,331,060     1,873,738,449      43.79

   Agro-Based Products                                                2,159,601,094     1,450,224,339      48.91
      Coconut Products                                                1,335,808,381       998,393,532      33.80
         Copra                                                              120,087           218,827     (45.12)
         Coconut Oil                                                  1,093,309,425       842,524,472      29.77
         Desiccated Coconut                                             192,108,931        93,917,143     104.55
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                 43,783,787        53,719,964     (18.50)
         Others                                                           6,486,151         8,013,126     (19.06)
      Sugar and Products                                                187,190,917        49,739,241     276.34
         Centrifugal & Refined                                          162,379,900        37,367,087     334.55
         Molasses                                                        20,813,686        10,640,200      95.61
         Others                                                           3,997,331         1,731,954     130.80
      Fruits and Vegetables                                             636,601,796       402,091,566      58.32
         Canned Pineapple                                               109,276,462        77,047,341      41.83
         Pineapple Juice                                                 29,090,775        23,031,439      26.31
         Pineapple Concentrates                                          25,198,624        19,872,585      26.80
         Bananas                                                        309,162,985       198,062,100      56.09
         Mangoes                                                         12,655,347        11,941,986       5.97
         Others                                                         151,217,603        72,136,115     109.63
   Other Agro-Based Products                                            534,729,966       423,514,110      26.26
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns            228,456,902       213,101,231       7.21
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                            20,230            35,087     (42.34)
         Abaca Fibers                                                     9,632,276         8,296,387      16.10
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                          69,516,350        58,024,918      19.80
         Natural Rubber                                                  52,626,837        30,555,960      72.23
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                             a                 a         -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                 37,505,369        17,591,751     113.20
         Rice                                                               492,401            25,073   1,863.87
         Others                                                         136,479,601        95,883,703      42.34

Forest Products                                                          28,461,036        19,556,637      45.53

         Logs                                                                65,699           193,688     (66.08)
         Lumber                                                          13,567,209         6,936,831      95.58
         Plywood                                                         14,714,192        10,381,706      41.73
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                           108,087         1,782,089     (93.93)
         Others                                                               5,849           262,323     (97.77)

Mineral Products                                                      1,773,308,034     1,133,806,652      56.40

         Copper Concentrates                                            218,258,167       152,567,710      43.06
         Copper Metal                                                   794,085,189       485,954,841      63.41
         Gold                                                           136,180,884        64,592,983     110.83
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                           38,530,118        71,991,744     (46.48)
         Chromium Ore                                                     4,685,333         4,277,154       9.54
         Nickel                                                                   a                 a          -
         Others                                                         581,568,343       354,422,220      64.09

Petroleum Products                                                      475,073,528       185,806,002     155.68

Manufactures                                                         27,288,578,895    28,773,562,227      (5.16)

         Electronic Products                                         16,965,453,405    20,024,456,637     (15.28)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                      12,483,363,240    15,221,202,582     (17.99)
            Electronic Data Processing                                3,111,902,926     3,544,046,871     (12.19)
            Office Equipment                                            147,680,144       168,833,660     (12.53)
            Consumer Electronics                                        148,058,809       228,739,798     (35.27)
            Telecommunication                                            58,213,819        51,039,453      14.06
            Communication/Radar                                         252,012,082       507,853,899     (50.38)
            Control and Instrumentation                                  20,147,045        29,968,144     (32.77)
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                           21,425,815        24,057,719     (10.94)
            Automotive Electronics                                      722,649,525       248,714,511     190.55
         Other Electronics                                              911,309,527       966,577,089      (5.72)
         Garments                                                     1,279,474,269     1,133,712,736      12.86
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                          119,687,972       111,385,508       7.45
         Footwear                                                         8,263,238         5,847,932      41.30
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                       18,223,137        46,510,756     (60.82)
         Wood Manufactures                                            1,071,724,642       599,668,707      78.72
         Furniture & Fixtures                                           109,842,024       102,219,186       7.46
         Chemicals                                                    1,244,407,982       959,757,028      29.66
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                              119,615,679       104,576,937      14.38
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                              1,948,681,972     1,695,795,925      14.91
         Processed food and Beverages                                   672,708,335       613,156,254       9.71
         Iron & Steel                                                   136,081,725       108,483,936      25.44
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                     118,707,707       113,014,008       5.04
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materi      32,376,496        29,786,272       8.70
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                             275,883,848       218,821,837      26.08
         Others                                                       2,256,136,937     1,939,791,479      16.31

Special Transactions                                                    979,157,710     1,034,396,230      (5.34)

Re-export                                                               461,127,552       435,150,337       5.97

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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:  October 11, 2011
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