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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