Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
March and February 2012 and March 2011
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2012 | 2011 | Growth Rate
Commodity March p | February r | March | Percent
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly | Annual
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Total Exports 4,302,150 100.00 4,430,449 100.00 4,356,351 100.00 (2.90) (1.24)
Total Agro-Based Products 294,766 6.85 239,376 5.40 340,099 7.81 23.14 (13.33)
Agro-Based Products 222,108 5.16 173,626 3.92 283,849 6.52 27.92 (21.75)
Coconut Products 117,137 2.72 94,621 2.14 208,935 4.80 23.80 (43.94)
Copra 64 0.00 127 0.00 a - (49.13) -
Coconut Oil 89,992 2.09 64,333 1.45 183,188 4.21 39.88 (50.87)
Desiccated Coconut 20,558 0.48 25,711 0.58 19,328 0.44 (20.04) 6.36
Copra Meal/Cake 4,406 0.10 2,392 0.05 5,251 0.12 84.22 (16.09)
Others 2,116 0.05 2,059 0.05 1,167 0.03 2.79 81.36
Sugar and Products 12,153 0.28 2,373 0.05 4,018 0.09 412.08 202.47
Centrifugal & Refined 10,057 0.23 147 0.00 192 0.00 6,718.83 5,131.64
Molasses 1,340 0.03 1,786 0.04 3,378 0.08 (24.95) (60.33)
Others 756 0.02 440 0.01 448 0.01 71.82 68.95
Fruits and Vegetables 92,818 2.16 76,632 1.73 70,897 1.63 21.12 30.92
Canned Pineapple 13,219 0.31 17,627 0.40 9,704 0.22 (25.01) 36.22
Pineapple Juice 3,621 0.08 4,956 0.11 3,938 0.09 (26.94) (8.05)
Pineapple Concentrates 3,300 0.08 1,918 0.04 4,043 0.09 72.04 (18.37)
Bananas 51,150 1.19 32,026 0.72 34,533 0.79 59.72 48.12
Mangoes 1,705 0.04 1,179 0.03 1,933 0.04 44.64 (11.79)
Others 19,823 0.46 18,926 0.43 16,745 0.38 4.74 18.38
Other Agro-Based Products 72,659 1.69 65,750 1.48 56,249 1.29 10.51 29.17
Fish, Fresh or Preserved
Of Which:shrimps and prawns 38,481 0.89 34,190 0.77 23,486 0.54 12.55 63.84
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted b 0.00 10 0.00 a - (98.08) -
Abaca Fibers 94 0.00 703 0.02 1,065 0.02 (86.65) (91.20)
Tobacco Unmanufactured 5,652 0.13 4,547 0.10 5,192 0.12 24.29 8.85
Natural Rubber 4,060 0.09 5,140 0.12 4,633 0.11 (21.02) (12.36)
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted a - a - a - - -
Seaweeds, Dried 5,653 0.13 4,632 0.10 4,990 0.11 22.04 13.30
Rice - - - - 236 0.01 - (100.00)
Others 18,719 0.44 16,528 0.37 16,648 0.38 13.26 12.44
Forest Products 3,575 0.08 3,249 0.07 1,791 0.04 10.05 99.61
Logs a - 1 0.00 a - (100.00) -
Lumber 1,550 0.04 2,440 0.06 702 0.02 (36.48) 120.70
Plywood 1,479 0.03 441 0.01 1,089 0.02 235.51 35.85
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 25 0.00 a - a - - -
Others 522 0.01 367 0.01 a - 41.98 -
Mineral Products 133,099 3.09 184,195 4.16 259,254 5.95 (27.74) (48.66)
Copper Concentrates 30,200 0.70 31,444 0.71 24,395 0.56 (3.95) 23.80
Copper Metal 16,622 0.39 40,321 0.91 135,848 3.12 (58.78) (87.76)
Gold 1,264 0.03 30,370 0.69 15,351 0.35 (95.84) (91.77)
Iron Ore Agglomerates 6,623 0.15 5,284 0.12 5,994 0.14 25.34 10.50
Chromium Ore 1,207 0.03 635 0.01 2,087 0.05 90.12 (42.18)
Nickel a - a - a - - -
Others 77,183 1.79 76,142 1.72 75,579 1.73 1.37 2.12
Petroleum Products 63,808 1.48 12,799 0.29 76,434 1.75 398.56 (16.52)
Manufactures 3,676,816 85.46 3,844,135 86.77 3,541,777 81.30 (4.35) 3.81
Electronic Products 2,263,019 52.60 2,334,392 52.69 2,238,603 51.39 (3.06) 1.09
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,671,877 38.86 1,681,423 37.95 1,724,117 39.58 (0.57) (3.03)
Electronic Data
Processing 459,008 10.67 519,551 11.73 405,954 9.32 (11.65) 13.07
Office Equipment 35,198 0.82 27,807 0.63 17,063 0.39 26.58 106.28
Consumer Electronics 23,970 0.56 25,796 0.58 18,615 0.43 (7.08) 28.77
Telecommunication 29,426 0.68 30,888 0.70 8,930 0.20 (4.73) 229.50
Communication/Radar 26,253 0.61 21,348 0.48 33,708 0.77 22.98 (22.12)
Control and
Instrumentation 5,128 0.12 1,941 0.04 2,688 0.06 164.13 90.79
Medical/Industrial
Instrumentations 4,684 0.11 6,007 0.14 1,909 0.04 (22.03) 145.32
Automotive Electronics 7,475 0.17 19,630 0.44 25,618 0.59 (61.92) (70.82)
Other Electronics 147,371 3.43 146,162 3.30 123,937 2.84 0.83 18.91
Garments 152,282 3.54 146,168 3.30 148,824 3.42 4.18 2.32
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 16,355 0.38 14,993 0.34 15,875 0.36 9.09 3.03
Footwear 1,265 0.03 1,202 0.03 934 0.02 5.22 35.42
Travel Goods and Handbags 9,331 0.22 6,656 0.15 1,533 0.04 40.18 508.71
Wood Manufactures 136,923 3.18 152,135 3.43 129,334 2.97 (10.00) 5.87
Furniture & Fixtures 14,328 0.33 12,975 0.29 13,004 0.30 10.43 10.18
Chemicals 163,410 3.80 134,581 3.04 204,916 4.70 21.42 (20.26)
Non-Metallic Mineral
Manufactures 12,854 0.30 14,839 0.33 13,025 0.30 (13.38) (1.32)
Machinery & Transport
Equipment 294,699 6.85 433,090 9.78 190,821 4.38 (31.95) 54.44
Processed food and
Beverages 102,781 2.39 97,631 2.20 87,936 2.02 5.28 16.88
Iron & Steel 17,694 0.41 15,385 0.35 10,053 0.23 15.01 76.00
Baby Carr., Toys, Games
and sporting goods 14,458 0.34 16,172 0.37 12,825 0.29 (10.60) 12.74
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of plaiting
materials 4,824 0.11 4,617 0.10 4,330 0.10 4.47 11.41
Misc.Manufactured Articles,
not elsewhere specified 45,779 1.06 38,782 0.88 33,596 0.77 18.04 36.26
Others 279,444 6.50 274,356 6.19 312,232 7.17 1.85 (10.50)
Special Transactions 130,086 3.02 146,695 3.31 136,995 3.14 (11.32) (5.04)
Re-Export 44,908 1.04 66,665 1.50 52,972 1.22 (32.64) (15.22)
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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 1,000
r - Revised
p - Preliminary
Components may not add up to totals due to rounding
Page last updated: May 10, 2012
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