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

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                                                           2012     |        2011     |  Growth
Commodity Group                                         Jan-Apr p   |      Jan-Apr    |   Rate
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                          Total                    17,512,074,323     16,592,480,183       5.54

 1 Electronic Products                              8,385,410,187      8,541,760,392      (1.83)
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)           6,140,774,523      6,500,739,828      (5.54)
   b) Electronic Data Processing                    1,682,992,214      1,628,268,900       3.36
   c) Office Equipment                                121,519,801         70,096,295      73.36
   d) Consumer Electronics                             88,792,959         58,126,035      52.76
   e) Telecommunication                               149,987,724         29,106,346     415.31
   f) Communication/Radar                              90,396,853        137,379,092     (34.20)
   g) Control and Instrumentation                      43,377,829         10,138,726     327.84
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation               20,052,303          9,685,629     107.03
   i) Automotive Electronics                           47,515,981         98,219,541     (51.62)
 2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories       621,652,534        596,936,272       4.14
 3 Other Products Manufactured from Materials
    Imported on consignment basis                     187,377,657        154,172,098      21.54
 4 Petroleum Products  1/                             165,196,321        195,089,306     (15.32)
 5 Ignition Wiring Set and Other Wiring Sets
    Used in Vehicles, aircrafts and ships  2/         458,178,560        350,254,901      30.81
 6 Coconut Oil  3/                                    331,838,115        660,883,648     (49.79)
 7 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
     Of Refined Copper                                173,096,926        442,033,731     (60.84)
 8 Woodcrafts and Furniture                           643,521,219        513,671,258      25.28
 9 Bananas (Fresh)                                    168,107,018        148,482,854      13.22
10 Metal Components  4/                               352,537,736        263,556,750      33.76
11 Pineapple and Pineapple Products                   119,007,478         82,475,365      44.29
12 Processed Tropical Fruits                           74,828,582         70,926,955       5.50
13 Dessicated Coconut                                  88,031,694         73,594,778      19.62
14 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen        14,885,979         13,337,655      11.61
15 Tuna  5/                                           130,686,226         98,763,501      32.32
16 Seaweeds and Carageenan                             67,731,152         69,406,210      (2.41)
17 Christmas Decor                                      4,019,038          4,221,348      (4.79)
18 Basketworks                                         16,899,409         14,374,409      17.57
19 Iron Ore Agglomerates                               16,406,267         32,073,087     (48.85)
20 Fertilizers, Manufactured                           39,911,824         65,561,860     (39.12)
21 Gold  6/                                           176,300,119        118,398,336      48.90
22 Footwear                                             4,442,876          3,972,307      11.85
23 Activated Carbon                                    20,827,901         13,466,582      54.66
24 Ceramic Tiles and Decor                              4,032,810          5,227,834     (22.86)
25 Copra Oil Cake or Meal                              19,120,026         23,160,211     (17.44)
26 Unmanufactured Tobacco                              26,277,981         31,068,746     (15.42)
27 Fine Jewelry                                        10,461,615         15,010,061     (30.30)
28 Copper Concentrates                                 85,047,040        100,877,716     (15.69)
29 Sugar                                               66,790,665         45,955,610      45.34
30 Others                                           5,039,449,368      3,843,766,402      31.11

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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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