Table 1a  Philippine Exports to all Countries
          January to February 2012 and 2011
          (F.O.B. Value in U.S. Dollars)

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                                                           2012     |        2011     |  Growth
Commodity Group                                         Jan-Feb p   |      Jan-Feb    |   Rate
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                          Total                     8,553,987,537     7,865,318,674       8.76

 1 Electronic Products                              4,486,443,416     4,157,434,826       7.91
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)           3,240,553,231     3,038,308,566       6.66
   b) Electronic Data Processing                      986,960,173       908,536,022       8.63
   c) Office Equipment                                 51,655,079        38,092,999      35.60
   d) Consumer Electronics                             49,392,390        24,015,740     105.67
   e) Telecommunication                                58,086,850        13,712,984     323.59
   f) Communication/Radar                              44,659,090        77,396,231     (42.30)
   g) Control and Instrumentation                       4,612,243         5,113,667      (9.81)
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation               11,853,644         4,954,101     139.27
   i) Automotive Electronics                           38,670,716        47,304,516     (18.25)
 2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories       317,418,441       315,777,688       0.52
 3 Other Products Manufactured from Materials
    Imported on consignment basis                     115,133,768        78,793,099      46.12
 4 Petroleum Products  1/                              60,080,948        74,494,437     (19.35)
 5 Ignition Wiring Set and Other Wiring Sets
    Used in Vehicles, aircrafts and ships  2/         214,686,675       199,856,617       7.42
 6 Coconut Oil  3/                                    152,438,455       283,657,303     (46.26)
 7 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
     Of Refined Copper                                148,347,127        91,242,007      62.59
 8 Woodcrafts and Furniture                           355,073,707       243,383,865      45.89
 9 Bananas (Fresh)                                     61,948,777        68,146,801      (9.10)
10 Metal Components  4/                               148,101,734       138,416,619       7.00
11 Pineapple and Pineapple Products                    61,321,998        36,262,018      69.11
12 Processed Tropical Fruits                           36,337,183        32,075,060      13.29
13 Dessicated Coconut                                  45,770,854        34,120,069      34.15
14 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen         5,973,205         7,042,037     (15.18)
15 Tuna  5/                                            62,381,491        43,978,284      41.85
16 Seaweeds and Carageenan                             30,597,450        37,453,894     (18.31)
17 Christmas Decor                                      1,942,474         1,676,222      15.88
18 Basketworks                                          8,221,661         7,507,656       9.51
19 Iron Ore Agglomerates                                9,782,902        17,821,838     (45.11)
20 Fertilizers, Manufactured                           18,148,218        17,568,899       3.30
21 Gold  6/                                            74,008,369        45,187,118      63.78
22 Footwear                                             2,182,750         2,032,716       7.38
23 Activated Carbon                                    10,813,957         6,326,768      70.92
24 Ceramic Tiles and Decor                              2,064,679         3,286,788     (37.18)
25 Copra Oil Cake or Meal                               7,990,572         8,807,454      (9.27)
26 Unmanufactured Tobacco                              15,623,044        19,655,785     (20.52)
27 Fine Jewelry                                         5,521,810         7,402,984     (25.41)
28 Copper Concentrates                                 36,113,962        35,455,314       1.86
29 Sugar                                               30,295,692        17,465,088      73.46
30 Others                                           2,029,222,218     1,832,989,420      10.71

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Source:  Foreign Trade Statistics Section
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

Notes:   1/ Includes refined petroleum products, manufactures from crude petroleum oil imported on consignment basis.
         2/ Consists only of electrical wiring harness for motor vehicles.
         3/ Includes crude and refined.
         4/ Excluding brakes and servo-brakes.
         5/ Includes fresh, frozen, prepared or preserved in airtight containers.
         6/ Extracted from copper ores and concentrates.
         p  Preliminary

         Growth rates were computed from actual values.

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