Table 2a  Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
          January to March 2012 and 2011
          (FOB in U.S. Dollars)

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Commodity                                                                     2012    |      2011     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Mar p  |     Jan-Mar   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   12,856,020,741   12,286,035,974      4.64

Total Agro-Based Products                                                825,885,147      947,732,875    (12.86)

   Agro-Based Products                                                   621,795,183      759,769,620    (18.16)
      Coconut Products                                                   327,707,778      536,670,975    (38.94)
         Copra                                                               300,315                a        -
         Coconut Oil                                                     242,430,117      466,849,058    (48.07)
         Desiccated Coconut                                               66,328,716       53,448,136     24.10
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  12,396,858       14,058,883    (11.82)
         Others                                                            6,251,772        2,314,898    170.07
      Sugar and Products                                                  48,324,695       23,440,567    106.16
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            40,352,376       17,657,316    128.53
         Molasses                                                          6,486,269        4,594,000     41.19
         Others                                                            1,486,050        1,189,251     24.96
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              245,762,710      199,658,078     23.09
         Canned Pineapple                                                 53,330,811       28,940,059     84.28
         Pineapple Juice                                                  12,265,531        9,398,155     30.51
         Pineapple Concentrates                                            6,404,719        9,619,383    (33.42)
         Bananas                                                         113,088,417      102,680,172     10.14
         Mangoes                                                           4,058,221        3,807,636      6.58
         Others                                                           56,615,011       45,212,673     25.22
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             204,089,964      187,963,255      8.58
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             106,690,526       76,975,880     38.60
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                             10,154            1,007    908.34
         Abaca Fibers                                                      1,203,718        3,211,104    (62.51)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           21,274,779       24,847,903    (14.38)
         Natural Rubber                                                   11,943,155       16,731,455    (28.62)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                              a                a        -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  12,728,648       14,046,172     (9.38)
         Rice                                                                      a          236,565   (100.00)
         Others                                                           50,238,984       51,913,169     (3.22)

Forest Products                                                            9,315,960        6,037,051     54.31

         Logs                                                                    947           33,998    (97.21)
         Lumber                                                            5,730,889        2,759,046    107.71
         Plywood                                                           2,314,831        3,204,399    (27.76)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                             24,681           33,759    (26.89)
         Others                                                            1,244,612            5,849 21,179.06

Mineral Products                                                         486,984,966      554,124,490    (12.12)

         Copper Concentrates                                              66,314,109       59,876,933     10.75
         Copper Metal                                                    164,969,205      266,457,711    (38.09)
         Gold                                                             31,633,607       31,177,099      1.46
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            16,406,267       23,815,891    (31.11)
         Chromium Ore                                                      2,044,285        2,456,991    (16.80)
         Nickel                                                                    a                a        -
         Others                                                          205,617,493      170,339,865     20.71

Petroleum Products                                                       123,889,011      151,136,151    (18.03)

Manufactures                                                          11,003,849,030   10,251,040,203      7.34

         Electronic Products                                           6,750,401,069    6,395,715,869      5.55
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                        4,912,835,252    4,762,365,140      3.16
            Electronic Data Processing                                 1,445,968,541    1,314,369,906     10.01
            Office Equipment                                              86,853,198       55,156,332     57.47
            Consumer Electronics                                          73,362,485       42,630,338     72.09
            Telecommunication                                             88,046,059       22,634,807    288.99
            Communication/Radar                                           70,912,288      110,972,206    (36.10)
            Control and Instrumentation                                    9,740,230        7,801,388     24.85
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            16,537,335        6,863,335    140.95
            Automotive Electronics                                        46,145,681       72,922,417    (36.72)
         Other Electronics                                               430,453,279      386,160,509     11.47
         Garments                                                        469,676,604      464,663,989      1.08
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                            44,906,695       43,870,186      2.36
         Footwear                                                          3,447,660        2,966,805     16.21
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        21,619,785        3,694,873    485.13
         Wood Manufactures                                               468,175,526      348,316,132     34.41
         Furniture & Fixtures                                             37,731,815       37,394,983      0.90
         Chemicals                                                       411,306,089      502,319,553    (18.12)
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                40,695,037       47,352,798    (14.06)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                               1,034,142,498      788,636,578     31.13
         Processed food and Beverages                                    277,797,046      232,619,759     19.42
         Iron & Steel                                                     47,130,941       39,792,382     18.44
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                       43,401,507       37,382,659     16.10
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    13,411,691       12,000,872     11.76
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              122,022,283       99,391,307     22.77
         Others                                                          787,529,505      808,760,949     (2.63)

Special Transactions                                                     406,096,627      375,965,204      8.01

Re-export                                                                160,335,190      162,940,861     (1.60)

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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 growth rate
         p  - Preliminary

         Components may not add up to totals due to rounding

Page last updated:  May 10, 2012
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