Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
February and January 2012 and February 2011
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2012 | 2011 | Growth Rate
Commodity February p | January r | February | Percent
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly | Annual
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Total Exports 4,430,567 100.00 4,123,421 100.00 3,864,879 100.00 7.45 14.64
Total Agro-Based Products 239,388 5.40 291,743 7.08 274,230 7.10 (17.95) (12.71)
Agro-Based Products 173,638 3.92 226,061 5.48 214,394 5.55 (23.19) (19.01)
Coconut Products 94,621 2.14 115,950 2.81 150,882 3.90 (18.40) (37.29)
Copra 127 0.00 109 0.00 a - 15.81 -
Coconut Oil 64,333 1.45 88,106 2.14 123,474 3.19 (26.98) (47.90)
Desiccated Coconut 25,711 0.58 20,060 0.49 20,912 0.54 28.17 22.95
Copra Meal/Cake 2,392 0.05 5,599 0.14 5,576 0.14 (57.28) (57.11)
Others 2,059 0.05 2,077 0.05 920 0.02 (0.86) 123.69
Sugar and Products 2,373 0.05 33,799 0.82 1,925 0.05 (92.98) 23.30
Centrifugal & Refined 147 0.00 30,148 0.73 290 0.01 (99.51) (49.20)
Molasses 1,786 0.04 3,361 0.08 1,216 0.03 (46.87) 46.84
Others 440 0.01 290 0.01 418 0.01 51.98 5.19
Fruits and Vegetables 76,643 1.73 76,313 1.85 61,587 1.59 0.43 24.45
Canned Pineapple 17,628 0.40 22,484 0.55 11,427 0.30 (21.60) 54.27
Pineapple Juice 4,956 0.11 3,688 0.09 3,024 0.08 34.37 63.89
Pineapple Concentrates 1,918 0.04 1,186 0.03 2,924 0.08 61.72 (34.40)
Bananas 32,036 0.72 29,913 0.73 28,299 0.73 7.10 13.20
Mangoes 1,179 0.03 1,174 0.03 1,301 0.03 0.37 (9.41)
Others 18,926 0.43 17,867 0.43 14,611 0.38 5.92 29.53
Other Agro-Based Products 65,750 1.48 65,681 1.59 59,836 1.55 0.11 9.88
Fish, Fresh or Preserved
Of Which:shrimps and prawns 34,190 0.77 34,020 0.83 23,024 0.60 0.50 48.50
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted 10 0.00 a - a - - -
Abaca Fibers 703 0.02 407 0.01 1,379 0.04 72.57 (49.02)
Tobacco Unmanufactured 4,547 0.10 11,076 0.27 7,800 0.20 (58.94) (41.70)
Natural Rubber 5,140 0.12 2,743 0.07 5,262 0.14 87.42 (2.31)
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a - a - a - - -
Seaweeds, Dried 4,632 0.10 2,443 0.06 5,351 0.14 89.60 (13.43)
Rice a - a - a - - -
Others 16,528 0.37 14,992 0.36 17,021 0.44 10.24 (2.90)
Forest Products 3,249 0.07 2,492 0.06 1,682 0.04 30.39 93.19
Logs 1 0.00 - - 34 0.00 - (97.21)
Lumber 2,440 0.06 1,742 0.04 958 0.02 40.08 154.70
Plywood 441 0.01 394 0.01 681 0.02 11.78 (35.25)
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks a - a - 9 0.00 - (100.00)
Others 367 0.01 356 0.01 a - 3.28 -
Mineral Products 184,198 4.16 169,691 4.12 130,816 3.38 8.55 40.81
Copper Concentrates 31,444 0.71 4,670 0.11 20,148 0.52 573.26 56.06
Copper Metal 40,321 0.91 108,026 2.62 61,995 1.60 (62.68) (34.96)
Gold 30,370 0.69 a - a - - -
Iron Ore Agglomerates 5,284 0.12 4,499 0.11 10,986 0.28 17.46 (51.90)
Chromium Ore 635 0.01 203 0.00 338 0.01 212.72 87.84
Nickel a - a - a - - -
Others 76,145 1.72 52,293 1.27 37,349 0.97 45.61 103.87
Petroleum Products 12,799 0.29 47,282 1.15 33,355 0.86 (72.93) (61.63)
Manufactures 3,844,309 86.77 3,482,897 84.47 3,308,037 85.59 10.38 16.21
Electronic Products 2,333,453 52.67 2,152,990 52.21 2,015,466 52.15 8.38 15.78
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,681,019 37.94 1,559,535 37.82 1,450,512 37.53 7.79 15.89
Electronic Data
Processing 519,551 11.73 467,409 11.34 461,580 11.94 11.16 12.56
Office Equipment 27,807 0.63 23,848 0.58 21,072 0.55 16.60 31.96
Consumer Electronics 25,795 0.58 23,597 0.57 12,027 0.31 9.32 114.47
Telecommunication 30,354 0.69 27,733 0.67 8,108 0.21 9.45 274.39
Communication/Radar 21,348 0.48 23,311 0.57 33,308 0.86 (8.42) (35.91)
Control and
Instrumentation 1,941 0.04 2,671 0.06 2,732 0.07 (27.31) (28.93)
Medical/Industrial
Instrumentations 6,007 0.14 5,846 0.14 2,384 0.06 2.75 152.00
Automotive Electronics 19,630 0.44 19,040 0.46 23,744 0.61 3.10 (17.32)
Other Electronics 146,162 3.30 136,921 3.32 135,614 3.51 6.75 7.78
Garments 146,192 3.30 171,227 4.15 153,409 3.97 (14.62) (4.70)
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 14,993 0.34 13,558 0.33 13,917 0.36 10.59 7.74
Footwear 1,202 0.03 981 0.02 955 0.02 22.59 25.88
Travel Goods and Handbags 6,656 0.15 5,633 0.14 483 0.01 18.17 1,278.78
Wood Manufactures 152,529 3.44 179,118 4.34 123,942 3.21 (14.84) 23.07
Furniture & Fixtures 12,980 0.29 10,429 0.25 13,772 0.36 24.45 (5.75)
Chemicals 134,581 3.04 113,315 2.75 206,041 5.33 18.77 (34.68)
Non-Metallic Mineral
Manufactures 14,840 0.33 13,002 0.32 18,612 0.48 14.13 (20.27)
Machinery & Transport
Equipment 433,090 9.78 306,354 7.43 229,981 5.95 41.37 88.32
Processed food and Beverages 98,321 2.22 77,385 1.88 73,316 1.90 27.05 34.11
Iron & Steel 15,385 0.35 14,053 0.34 21,897 0.57 9.48 (29.74)
Baby Carr., Toys, Games
and sporting goods 16,172 0.37 12,771 0.31 14,231 0.37 26.63 13.64
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of plaiting
materials 4,617 0.10 3,971 0.10 4,057 0.10 16.27 13.82
Misc.Manufactured Articles,
not elsewhere specified 38,781 0.88 37,461 0.91 33,416 0.86 3.52 16.06
Others 274,356 6.19 233,730 5.67 248,929 6.44 17.38 10.21
Special Transactions 146,624 3.31 129,316 3.14 116,759 3.02 13.38 25.58
Re-Export 66,665 1.50 48,763 1.18 49,949 1.29 36.71 33.47
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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 % share / No growth rate
r - Revised
p - Preliminary
Components may not add up to totals due to rounding
Page last updated: April 12, 2012
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