Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
November and October 2011 and November 2010
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2011 | 2010 | Growth Rate
Commodity November p | October r | November | Percent
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly | Annual
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Total Exports 3,342,303 100.00 4,087,777 100.00 4,146,074 100.00 (18.24) (19.39)
Total Agro-Based Products 315,717 9.45 359,892 8.80 225,277 5.43 (12.27) 40.15
Agro-Based Products 237,166 7.10 273,107 6.68 146,200 3.53 (13.16) 62.22
Coconut Products 84,394 2.53 133,099 3.26 99,945 2.41 (36.59) (15.56)
Copra 64 0.00 64 0.00 - - - -
Coconut Oil 58,811 1.76 96,640 2.36 79,605 1.92 (39.14) (26.12)
Desiccated Coconut 20,127 0.60 30,070 0.74 13,826 0.33 (33.07) 45.58
Copra Meal/Cake 3,874 0.12 4,424 0.11 5,413 0.13 (12.44) (28.43)
Others 1,518 0.05 1,900 0.05 1,101 0.03 (20.10) 37.87
Sugar and Products 59,482 1.78 50,640 1.24 494 0.01 17.46 11,945.21
Centrifugal & Refined 57,453 1.72 47,867 1.17 1 0.00 20.03 8,046,606.16
Molasses 1,633 0.05 2,332 0.06 a - (29.96) -
Others 396 0.01 441 0.01 493 0.01 (10.18) (19.76)
Fruits and Vegetables 93,289 2.79 89,369 2.19 45,761 1.10 4.39 103.86
Canned Pineapple 26,136 0.78 19,801 0.48 10,044 0.24 31.99 160.20
Pineapple Juice 3,691 0.11 3,217 0.08 3,709 0.09 14.73 (0.48)
Pineapple Concentrates 3,349 0.10 3,203 0.08 2,314 0.06 4.57 44.74
Bananas 41,828 1.25 46,308 1.13 19,623 0.47 (9.67) 113.16
Mangoes 925 0.03 1,035 0.03 684 0.02 (10.67) 35.25
Others 17,361 0.52 15,805 0.39 9,388 0.23 9.84 84.93
Other Agro-Based Products 78,551 2.35 86,784 2.12 79,077 1.91 (9.49) (0.66)
Fish, Fresh or Preserved
Of Which:shrimps and prawns 36,694 1.10 35,153 0.86 34,013 0.82 4.38 7.88
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted 3 0.00 a - 1 0.00 - 162.36
Abaca Fibers 1,056 0.03 899 0.02 1,058 0.03 17.46 (0.23)
Tobacco Unmanufactured 15,434 0.46 17,925 0.44 15,131 0.36 (13.90) 2.00
Natural Rubber 5,361 0.16 11,018 0.27 9,857 0.24 (51.35) (45.62)
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a - a - a - - -
Seaweeds, Dried 3,520 0.11 4,364 0.11 4,766 0.11 (19.36) (26.16)
Rice 5 0.00 15 0.00 b 0.00 (68.11) 2,627.37
Others 16,479 0.49 17,409 0.43 14,249 0.34 (5.34) 15.65
Forest Products 7,796 0.23 5,838 0.14 3,007 0.07 33.53 159.24
Logs a - 60 0.00 a - (100.00) -
Lumber 3,267 0.10 3,222 0.08 1,300 0.03 1.38 151.26
Plywood 3,972 0.12 2,331 0.06 1,556 0.04 70.43 155.30
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks a - a - 110 0.00 - (100.00)
Others 557 0.02 225 0.01 41 0.00 147.26 1,256.83
Mineral Products 191,187 5.72 227,085 5.56 161,916 3.91 (15.81) 18.08
Copper Concentrates 20,252 0.61 35,274 0.86 31,039 0.75 (42.59) (34.75)
Copper Metal 65,068 1.95 59,378 1.45 35,995 0.87 9.58 80.77
Gold 15,616 0.47 31,594 0.77 31,745 0.77 (50.57) (50.81)
Iron Ore Agglomerates 4,465 0.13 5,091 0.12 6,501 0.16 (12.29) (31.32)
Chromium Ore 617 0.02 366 0.01 922 0.02 68.61 (33.04)
Nickel a - a - a - - -
Others 85,169 2.55 95,383 2.33 55,714 1.34 (10.71) 52.87
Petroleum Products 16,568 0.50 57,456 1.41 72,002 1.74 (71.16) (76.99)
Manufactures 2,702,521 80.86 3,305,575 80.86 3,552,994 85.70 (18.24) (23.94)
Electronic Products 1,529,459 45.76 1,895,842 46.38 2,333,303 56.28 (19.33) (34.45)
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,212,875 36.29 1,455,199 35.60 1,720,964 41.51 (16.65) (29.52)
Electronic Data
Processing 221,596 6.63 318,242 7.79 493,416 11.90 (30.37) (55.09)
Office Equipment 15,531 0.46 16,466 0.40 17,635 0.43 (5.68) (11.93)
Consumer Electronics 24,070 0.72 38,311 0.94 13,690 0.33 (37.17) 75.82
Telecommunication 8,763 0.26 9,140 0.22 5,039 0.12 (4.13) 73.89
Communication/Radar 19,897 0.60 27,446 0.67 38,688 0.93 (27.51) (48.57)
Control and
Instrumentation 2,896 0.09 2,809 0.07 2,154 0.05 3.12 34.44
Medical/Industrial
Instrumentations 6,477 0.19 6,255 0.15 3,077 0.07 3.55 110.51
Automotive Electronics 17,354 0.52 21,974 0.54 38,640 0.93 (21.02) (55.09)
Other Electronics 130,655 3.91 158,754 3.88 122,611 2.96 (17.70) 6.56
Garments 130,760 3.91 172,594 4.22 138,201 3.33 (24.24) (5.38)
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 15,706 0.47 18,173 0.44 16,143 0.39 (13.58) (2.70)
Footwear 1,011 0.03 1,466 0.04 424 0.01 (31.06) 138.20
Travel Goods and Handbags 6,733 0.20 7,147 0.17 5,128 0.12 (5.79) 31.29
Wood Manufactures 162,923 4.87 192,088 4.70 123,726 2.98 (15.18) 31.68
Furniture & Fixtures 11,012 0.33 16,597 0.41 10,437 0.25 (33.65) 5.51
Chemicals 116,516 3.49 163,113 3.99 154,089 3.72 (28.57) (24.38)
Non-Metallic Mineral
Manufactures 12,518 0.37 18,731 0.46 14,674 0.35 (33.17) (14.69)
Machinery & Transport
Equipment 145,280 4.35 205,518 5.03 183,537 4.43 (29.31) (20.84)
Processed food and Beverages 96,543 2.89 91,633 2.24 84,675 2.04 5.36 14.02
Iron & Steel 13,964 0.42 17,173 0.42 13,740 0.33 (18.68) 1.63
Baby Carr., Toys, Games
and sporting goods 13,975 0.42 19,996 0.49 11,893 0.29 (30.11) 17.50
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of plaiting
materials 3,696 0.11 4,071 0.10 3,287 0.08 (9.22) 12.46
Misc.Manufactured Articles,
not elsewhere specified 34,293 1.03 38,565 0.94 33,164 0.80 (11.08) 3.40
Others 277,479 8.30 284,115 6.95 303,962 7.33 (2.34) (8.71)
Special Transactions 108,515 3.25 131,932 3.23 130,877 3.16 (17.75) (17.09)
Re-Export 53,670 1.61 58,110 1.42 55,435 1.34 (7.64) (3.18)
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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: January 10, 2012
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