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

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Commodity                                                                     2011    |      2010     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Sep p  |     Jan-Sep   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                  37,184,980,764    38,361,713,119     (3.07)

Total Agro-Based Products                                             3,014,820,588     2,115,356,982     42.52

   Agro-Based Products                                                2,395,830,827     1,630,345,331     46.95
      Coconut Products                                                1,442,728,261     1,114,590,102     29.44
         Copra                                                              120,087           239,077    (49.77)
         Coconut Oil                                                  1,170,852,367       940,301,591     24.52
         Desiccated Coconut                                             216,968,223       106,158,283    104.38
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                 46,421,172        59,619,120    (22.14)
         Others                                                           8,366,412         8,272,031      1.14
      Sugar and Products                                                228,285,576        50,259,385    354.21
         Centrifugal & Refined                                          202,394,616        37,502,219    439.69
         Molasses                                                        21,508,561        10,640,200    102.14
         Others                                                           4,382,399         2,116,966    107.01
      Fruits and Vegetables                                             724,816,990       465,495,844     55.71
         Canned Pineapple                                               128,529,673        90,295,797     42.34
         Pineapple Juice                                                 32,845,078        26,525,484     23.82
         Pineapple Concentrates                                          28,652,327        23,782,540     20.48
         Bananas                                                        351,745,672       229,294,225     53.40
         Mangoes                                                         13,893,182        12,737,512      9.07
         Others                                                         169,151,058        82,860,286    104.14
   Other Agro-Based Products                                            618,989,761       485,011,651     27.62
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns            261,161,521       243,792,241      7.12
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                            22,826            35,087    (34.94)
         Abaca Fibers                                                    10,889,919         9,644,562     12.91
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                          89,151,381        64,017,542     39.26
         Natural Rubber                                                  59,086,752        34,352,580     72.00
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                             a                 a        -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                 43,767,026        22,821,686     91.78
         Rice                                                               492,497            25,643  1,820.59
         Others                                                         154,417,839       110,322,310     39.97

Forest Products                                                          32,430,010        21,526,646     50.65

         Logs                                                                85,056           193,688    (56.09)
         Lumber                                                          16,294,533         7,503,488    117.16
         Plywood                                                         15,920,828        11,772,909     35.23
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                           108,087         1,782,089    (93.93)
         Others                                                              21,506           274,472    (92.16)

Mineral Products                                                      2,043,456,687     1,358,178,937     50.46

         Copper Concentrates                                            231,954,624       191,686,857     21.01
         Copper Metal                                                   970,119,363       566,739,056     71.18
         Gold                                                           136,180,884        64,592,983    110.83
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                           41,181,059        80,784,137    (49.02)
         Chromium Ore                                                     6,209,770         4,333,434     43.30
         Nickel                                                                   a                 a        -
         Others                                                         657,810,987       450,042,470     46.17

Petroleum Products                                                      533,381,723       207,843,571    156.63

Manufactures                                                         30,478,770,768    33,489,541,990     (8.99)

         Electronic Products                                         18,778,177,586    23,502,701,601    (20.10)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                      13,934,801,321    18,124,809,483    (23.12)
            Electronic Data Processing                                3,378,648,690     3,985,119,651    (15.22)
            Office Equipment                                            167,016,282       187,781,067    (11.06)
            Consumer Electronics                                        165,947,416       244,434,042    (32.11)
            Telecommunication                                            68,256,493        56,342,881     21.14
            Communication/Radar                                         275,367,711       566,852,875    (51.42)
            Control and Instrumentation                                  22,064,317        32,123,940    (31.32)
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                           25,315,988        25,929,289     (2.37)
            Automotive Electronics                                      740,759,368       279,308,373    165.21
         Other Electronics                                            1,030,990,210     1,093,526,225     (5.72)
         Garments                                                     1,442,775,960     1,280,248,387     12.70
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                          135,213,705       124,318,702      8.76
         Footwear                                                         9,049,705         6,382,716     41.78
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                       24,289,820        52,635,855    (53.85)
         Wood Manufactures                                            1,210,028,685       699,704,754     72.93
         Furniture & Fixtures                                           124,560,186       115,829,649      7.54
         Chemicals                                                    1,420,368,439     1,088,031,894     30.54
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                              129,598,654       118,449,666      9.41
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                              2,255,017,779     1,934,444,828     16.57
         Processed food and Beverages                                   753,678,867       685,808,926      9.90
         Iron & Steel                                                   152,554,781       117,378,078     29.97
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                     137,613,608       127,217,135      8.17
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials   35,678,874        33,270,433      7.24
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                             316,078,537       246,251,115     28.36
         Others                                                       2,523,095,372     2,263,342,026     11.48

Special Transactions                                                  1,082,120,988     1,169,264,993     (7.45)

Re-export                                                               515,198,300       466,352,199     10.47

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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:  November 10, 2011
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