Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
September and August 2011 and September 2010
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2011 | 2010 | Growth Rate
Commodity September p | August r | September | Percent
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly | Annual
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Total Exports 3,876,497 100.00 4,122,548 100.00 5,340,847 100.00 (5.97) (27.42)
Total Agro-Based Products 319,701 8.25 339,390 8.23 241,619 4.52 (5.80) 32.32
Agro-Based Products 236,230 6.09 269,142 6.53 180,121 3.37 (12.23) 31.15
Coconut Products 106,920 2.76 135,017 3.28 116,197 2.18 (20.81) (7.98)
Copra a - a - 20 0.00 - (100.00)
Coconut Oil 77,543 2.00 95,320 2.31 97,777 1.83 (18.65) (20.69)
Desiccated Coconut 24,859 0.64 32,125 0.78 12,241 0.23 (22.62) 103.08
Copra Meal/Cake 2,637 0.07 6,820 0.17 5,899 0.11 (61.33) (55.29)
Others 1,880 0.05 752 0.02 259 0.00 150.13 626.24
Sugar and Products 41,095 1.06 48,436 1.17 520 0.01 (15.16) 7,800.63
Centrifugal & Refined 40,015 1.03 42,519 1.03 135 0.00 (5.89) 29,511.58
Molasses 695 0.02 5,270 0.13 a - (86.81) -
Others 385 0.01 647 0.02 385 0.01 (40.44) 0.01
Fruits and Vegetables 88,215 2.28 85,689 2.08 63,404 1.19 2.95 39.13
Canned Pineapple 19,253 0.50 22,804 0.55 13,248 0.25 (15.57) 45.32
Pineapple Juice 3,754 0.10 6,136 0.15 3,494 0.07 (38.81) 7.45
Pineapple Concentrates 3,454 0.09 3,118 0.08 3,910 0.07 10.75 (11.67)
Bananas 42,583 1.10 35,273 0.86 31,232 0.58 20.72 36.34
Mangoes 1,238 0.03 1,152 0.03 796 0.01 7.43 55.60
Others 17,933 0.46 17,206 0.42 10,724 0.20 4.23 67.22
Other Agro-Based Products 83,472 2.15 70,249 1.70 61,498 1.15 18.82 35.73
Fish, Fresh or Preserved
Of Which:shrimps and prawns 32,732 0.84 31,609 0.77 30,691 0.57 3.55 6.65
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted 3 0.00 7 0.00 a - (60.40) -
Abaca Fibers 1,258 0.03 1,253 0.03 1,348 0.03 0.38 (6.72)
Tobacco Unmanufactured 19,635 0.51 12,510 0.30 5,993 0.11 56.96 227.65
Natural Rubber 6,460 0.17 6,440 0.16 3,797 0.07 0.30 70.15
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a - a - a - - -
Seaweeds, Dried 6,260 0.16 2,812 0.07 5,230 0.10 122.65 19.69
Rice b 0.00 2 0.00 1 0.00 (94.91) (83.16)
Others 17,125 0.44 15,617 0.38 14,439 0.27 9.65 18.60
Forest Products 3,969 0.10 6,763 0.16 1,970 0.04 (41.31) 101.47
Logs 19 0.00 a - a - - -
Lumber 2,727 0.07 3,196 0.08 567 0.01 (14.66) 381.30
Plywood 1,207 0.03 3,567 0.09 1,391 0.03 (66.18) (13.27)
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks a - a - a - - -
Others 16 0.00 a - 12 0.00 - 28.87
Mineral Products 222,203 5.73 225,604 5.47 224,372 4.20 (1.51) (0.97)
Copper Concentrates 13,696 0.35 25,295 0.61 39,119 0.73 (45.85) (64.99)
Copper Metal 128,089 3.30 112,245 2.72 80,784 1.51 14.11 58.56
Gold a - 15,440 0.37 a - (100.00) -
Iron Ore Agglomerates 2,651 0.07 2,661 0.06 8,792 0.16 (0.37) (69.85)
Chromium Ore 1,524 0.04 212 0.01 56 0.00 618.75 2,608.67
Nickel a - a - a - - -
Others 76,243 1.97 69,752 1.69 95,620 1.79 9.31 (20.27)
Petroleum Products 58,308 1.50 24,480 0.59 22,038 0.41 138.19 164.59
Manufactures 3,168,537 81.74 3,426,009 83.10 4,715,980 88.30 (7.52) (32.81)
Electronic Products 1,812,775 46.76 2,073,881 50.31 3,478,245 65.13 (12.59) (47.88)
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,451,438 37.44 1,575,536 38.22 2,903,607 54.37 (7.88) (50.01)
Electronic Data
Processing 266,746 6.88 376,843 9.14 441,073 8.26 (29.22) (39.52)
Office Equipment 19,336 0.50 25,121 0.61 18,947 0.35 (23.03) 2.05
Consumer Electronics 17,889 0.46 26,902 0.65 15,694 0.29 (33.50) 13.98
Telecommunication 10,090 0.26 8,853 0.21 5,303 0.10 13.97 90.26
Communication/Radar 23,359 0.60 33,321 0.81 58,999 1.10 (29.90) (60.41)
Control and
Instrumentation 1,917 0.05 2,397 0.06 2,156 0.04 (20.01) (11.06)
Medical/Industrial
Instrumentations 3,890 0.10 3,757 0.09 1,872 0.04 3.54 107.86
Automotive Electronics 18,110 0.47 21,151 0.51 30,594 0.57 (14.38) (40.81)
Other Electronics 119,681 3.09 130,004 3.15 126,949 2.38 (7.94) (5.73)
Garments 163,302 4.21 173,440 4.21 146,536 2.74 (5.85) 11.44
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 15,526 0.40 18,044 0.44 12,933 0.24 (13.96) 20.05
Footwear 786 0.02 1,242 0.03 535 0.01 (36.68) 47.06
Travel Goods and Handbags 6,067 0.16 5,838 0.14 6,125 0.11 3.92 (0.95)
Wood Manufactures 138,304 3.57 150,638 3.65 100,036 1.87 (8.19) 38.25
Furniture & Fixtures 14,715 0.38 15,309 0.37 13,610 0.25 (3.88) 8.12
Chemicals 154,310 3.98 126,253 3.06 128,275 2.40 22.22 20.30
Non-Metallic Mineral
Manufactures 9,983 0.26 14,896 0.36 13,873 0.26 (32.98) (28.04)
Machinery & Transport
Equipment 306,325 7.90 252,320 6.12 238,649 4.47 21.40 28.36
Processed food and Beverages 80,927 2.09 84,546 2.05 72,653 1.36 (4.28) 11.39
Iron & Steel 16,473 0.42 13,927 0.34 8,894 0.17 18.28 85.21
Baby Carr., Toys, Games
and sporting goods 18,905 0.49 20,622 0.50 14,203 0.27 (8.33) 33.11
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of plaiting
materials 3,311 0.09 4,281 0.10 3,484 0.07 (22.66) (4.97)
Misc.Manufactured Articles,
not elsewhere specified 40,144 1.04 39,374 0.96 27,429 0.51 1.96 46.35
Others 267,005 6.89 301,395 7.31 323,551 6.06 (11.41) (17.48)
Special Transactions 103,778 2.68 100,300 2.43 134,869 2.53 3.47 (23.05)
Re-Export 54,066 1.39 47,140 1.14 31,202 0.58 14.69 73.28
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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: November 10, 2011
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