Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
December and November 2011 and December 2010
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2011 | 2010 | Growth Rate
Commodity December p | November r | December | Percent
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly | Annual
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Total Exports 3,332,023 100.00 3,341,823 100.00 4,201,275 100.00 (0.29) (20.69)
Total Agro-Based Products 318,705 9.56 315,357 9.44 298,158 7.10 1.06 6.89
Agro-Based Products 247,003 7.41 237,089 7.09 220,544 5.25 4.18 12.00
Coconut Products 124,021 3.72 84,318 2.52 132,103 3.14 47.09 (6.12)
Copra 33 0.00 64 0.00 a - (48.88) -
Coconut Oil 99,143 2.98 58,811 1.76 105,325 2.51 68.58 (5.87)
Desiccated Coconut 19,685 0.59 20,050 0.60 16,841 0.40 (1.82) 16.89
Copra Meal/Cake 4,077 0.12 3,874 0.12 8,037 0.19 5.23 (49.27)
Others 1,083 0.03 1,518 0.05 1,901 0.05 (28.66) (43.01)
Sugar and Products 51,993 1.56 59,482 1.78 1,019 0.02 (12.59) 5,000.86
Centrifugal & Refined 46,583 1.40 57,453 1.72 5 0.00 (18.92) 908,489.35
Molasses 4,748 0.14 1,633 0.05 534 0.01 190.69 789.06
Others 662 0.02 396 0.01 480 0.01 67.30 37.86
Fruits and Vegetables 70,989 2.13 93,289 2.79 87,422 2.08 (23.90) (18.80)
Canned Pineapple 19,001 0.57 26,136 0.78 14,751 0.35 (27.30) 28.81
Pineapple Juice 2,489 0.07 3,691 0.11 3,761 0.09 (32.56) (33.83)
Pineapple Concentrates 2,863 0.09 3,349 0.10 7,813 0.19 (14.50) (63.35)
Bananas 30,085 0.90 41,828 1.25 45,191 1.08 (28.07) (33.43)
Mangoes 798 0.02 925 0.03 732 0.02 (13.71) 9.05
Others 15,753 0.47 17,361 0.52 15,173 0.36 (9.26) 3.82
Other Agro-Based Products 71,703 2.15 78,268 2.34 77,614 1.85 (8.39) (7.62)
Fish, Fresh or Preserved
Of Which:shrimps and prawns 34,581 1.04 36,693 1.10 28,224 0.67 (5.76) 22.52
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted a - 3 0.00 a - (100.00) -
Abaca Fibers 584 0.02 1,056 0.03 1,375 0.03 (44.73) (57.54)
Tobacco Unmanufactured 8,834 0.27 15,152 0.45 18,178 0.43 (41.69) (51.40)
Natural Rubber 4,454 0.13 5,361 0.16 7,788 0.19 (16.90) (42.81)
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a - a - a - - -
Seaweeds, Dried 4,358 0.13 3,520 0.11 5,649 0.13 23.83 (22.85)
Rice 1 0.00 5 0.00 1 0.00 (86.52) 4.11
Others 18,890 0.57 16,479 0.49 16,398 0.39 14.63 15.20
Forest Products 4,493 0.13 7,663 0.23 1,932 0.05 (41.36) 132.58
Logs a - a - 2 0.00 - (100.00)
Lumber 1,937 0.06 3,134 0.09 1,017 0.02 (38.18) 90.55
Plywood 2,113 0.06 3,972 0.12 888 0.02 (46.81) 137.90
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 9 0.00 a - a - - -
Others 435 0.01 557 0.02 26 0.00 (21.99) 1,600.04
Mineral Products 195,759 5.88 191,187 5.72 261,904 6.23 2.39 (25.26)
Copper Concentrates 49,962 1.50 20,252 0.61 30,355 0.72 146.71 64.59
Copper Metal 33,789 1.01 65,068 1.95 139,784 3.33 (48.07) (75.83)
Gold 31,003 0.93 15,616 0.47 31,510 0.75 98.54 (1.61)
Iron Ore Agglomerates 7,689 0.23 4,465 0.13 11,183 0.27 72.19 (31.25)
Chromium Ore 621 0.02 617 0.02 351 0.01 0.62 76.73
Nickel a - a - a - - -
Others 72,694 2.18 85,169 2.55 48,721 1.16 (14.65) 49.20
Petroleum Products 40,136 1.20 16,568 0.50 72,392 1.72 142.25 (44.56)
Manufactures 2,667,917 80.07 2,702,513 80.87 3,429,978 81.64 (1.28) (22.22)
Electronic Products 1,518,877 45.58 1,529,509 45.77 2,255,917 53.70 (0.70) (32.67)
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,120,065 33.62 1,212,925 36.30 1,615,721 38.46 (7.66) (30.68)
Electronic Data
Processing 324,594 9.74 221,596 6.63 527,388 12.55 46.48 (38.45)
Office Equipment 25,791 0.77 15,531 0.46 17,022 0.41 66.06 51.51
Consumer Electronics 8,604 0.26 24,068 0.72 16,794 0.40 (64.25) (48.77)
Telecommunication 14,245 0.43 8,764 0.26 5,917 0.14 62.53 140.73
Communication/Radar 15,440 0.46 19,897 0.60 41,170 0.98 (22.40) (62.50)
Control and
Instrumentation 2,336 0.07 2,896 0.09 2,485 0.06 (19.34) (5.99)
Medical/Industrial
Instrumentations 2,283 0.07 6,477 0.19 3,136 0.07 (64.75) (27.20)
Automotive Electronics 5,519 0.17 17,354 0.52 26,282 0.63 (68.20) (79.00)
Other Electronics 127,152 3.82 130,655 3.91 122,923 2.93 (2.68) 3.44
Garments 148,982 4.47 130,756 3.91 137,904 3.28 13.94 8.03
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 14,535 0.44 15,702 0.47 14,781 0.35 (7.43) (1.66)
Footwear 965 0.03 1,011 0.03 937 0.02 (4.49) 3.01
Travel Goods and Handbags 1,975 0.06 6,733 0.20 4,421 0.11 (70.66) (55.31)
Wood Manufactures 118,812 3.57 162,923 4.88 100,200 2.38 (27.07) 18.57
Furniture & Fixtures 13,060 0.39 10,981 0.33 12,833 0.31 18.93 1.77
Chemicals 165,553 4.97 116,593 3.49 194,926 4.64 41.99 (15.07)
Non-Metallic Mineral
Manufactures 16,047 0.48 12,518 0.37 15,350 0.37 28.19 4.54
Machinery & Transport
Equipment 167,967 5.04 145,279 4.35 181,778 4.33 15.62 (7.60)
Processed food and Beverages 91,482 2.75 96,543 2.89 83,766 1.99 (5.24) 9.21
Iron & Steel 16,212 0.49 13,964 0.42 12,555 0.30 16.10 29.13
Baby Carr., Toys, Games
and sporting goods 15,089 0.45 13,947 0.42 16,526 0.39 8.19 (8.69)
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of plaiting
materials 2,986 0.09 3,694 0.11 3,361 0.08 (19.16) (11.13)
Misc.Manufactured Articles,
not elsewhere specified 34,420 1.03 34,290 1.03 27,997 0.67 0.38 22.95
Others 213,801 6.42 277,415 8.30 243,806 5.80 (22.93) (12.31)
Special Transactions 105,012 3.15 108,535 3.25 136,911 3.26 (3.25) (23.30)
Re-Export 43,133 1.29 53,670 1.61 51,878 1.23 (19.63) (16.86)
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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
r - Revised
p - Preliminary
Components may not add up to totals due to rounding
Page last updated: February 10, 2012
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