Table 2 Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
April and March 2012 and April 2011
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2012 | 2011 | Growth Rate
Commodity April p | March r | April | Percent
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly | Annual
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Total Exports 4,635,655 100.00 4,322,549 100.00 4,306,444 100.00 7.24 7.64
Total Agro-Based Products 327,958 7.07 294,802 6.82 394,993 9.17 11.25 (16.97)
Agro-Based Products 252,906 5.46 222,119 5.14 337,322 7.83 13.86 (25.03)
Coconut Products 120,068 2.59 117,148 2.71 224,544 5.21 2.49 (46.53)
Copra 32 0.00 64 0.00 5 0.00 (50.00) 488.13
Coconut Oil 89,408 1.93 89,992 2.08 194,035 4.51 (0.65) (53.92)
Desiccated Coconut 21,703 0.47 20,558 0.48 20,147 0.47 5.57 7.73
Copra Meal/Cake 6,723 0.15 4,406 0.10 9,101 0.21 52.58 (26.13)
Others 2,202 0.05 2,128 0.05 1,256 0.03 3.49 75.30
Sugar and Products 27,619 0.60 12,153 0.28 29,048 0.67 127.26 (4.92)
Centrifugal & Refined 26,438 0.57 10,057 0.23 28,298 0.66 162.89 (6.57)
Molasses 732 0.02 1,340 0.03 a - (45.37) -
Others 449 0.01 756 0.02 749 0.02 (40.62) (40.08)
Fruits and Vegetables 105,219 2.27 92,818 2.15 83,730 1.94 13.36 25.66
Canned Pineapple 13,603 0.29 13,219 0.31 9,086 0.21 2.90 49.71
Pineapple Juice 5,010 0.11 3,621 0.08 3,484 0.08 38.36 43.81
Pineapple Concentrates 3,276 0.07 3,300 0.08 3,282 0.08 (0.73) (0.19)
Bananas 55,019 1.19 51,150 1.18 45,803 1.06 7.56 20.12
Mangoes 2,783 0.06 1,705 0.04 1,995 0.05 63.23 39.52
Others 25,528 0.55 19,823 0.46 20,080 0.47 28.78 27.13
Other Agro-Based Products 75,051 1.62 72,682 1.68 57,671 1.34 3.26 30.14
Fish, Fresh or Preserved
Of Which:shrimps and prawns 41,063 0.89 38,481 0.89 26,156 0.61 6.71 56.99
Coffee, Raw, not Roasted a - b 0.00 4 0.00 (100.00) (100.00)
Abaca Fibers 488 0.01 94 0.00 1,024 0.02 420.81 (52.29)
Tobacco Unmanufactured 5,003 0.11 5,652 0.13 6,221 0.14 (11.47) (19.57)
Natural Rubber 5,201 0.11 4,081 0.09 4,923 0.11 27.43 5.65
Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted b 0.00 a - a - - -
Seaweeds, Dried 3,340 0.07 5,653 0.13 4,653 0.11 (40.92) (28.22)
Rice 136 0.00 a - 247 0.01 - (45.03)
Others 19,820 0.43 18,721 0.43 14,444 0.34 5.87 37.22
Forest Products 3,577 0.08 3,575 0.08 3,133 0.07 0.04 14.15
Logs a - a - 27 0.00 - (100.00)
Lumber 2,650 0.06 1,550 0.04 1,195 0.03 70.99 121.78
Plywood 260 0.01 1,479 0.03 1,912 0.04 (82.41) (86.39)
Veneer Sheets/Corestocks 157 0.00 25 0.00 a - 536.98 -
Others 509 0.01 522 0.01 a - (2.32) -
Mineral Products 182,330 3.93 133,127 3.08 336,739 7.82 36.96 (45.85)
Copper Concentrates 18,733 0.40 30,200 0.70 41,001 0.95 (37.97) (54.31)
Copper Metal 8,128 0.18 16,622 0.38 175,576 4.08 (51.10) (95.37)
Gold 30,228 0.65 1,264 0.03 14,039 0.33 2,291.74 115.31
Iron Ore Agglomerates a - 6,623 0.15 8,257 0.19 (100.00) (100.00)
Chromium Ore 1,238 0.03 1,207 0.03 495 0.01 2.60 150.13
Nickel a - a - a - - -
Others 124,003 2.67 77,211 1.79 97,371 2.26 60.60 27.35
Petroleum Products 41,307 0.89 63,808 1.48 43,953 1.02 (35.26) (6.02)
Manufactures 3,957,273 85.37 3,699,583 85.59 3,420,599 79.43 6.97 15.69
Electronic Products 1,634,970 35.27 2,263,058 52.35 2,146,045 49.83 (27.75) (23.81)
Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,227,932 26.49 1,671,884 38.68 1,738,375 40.37 (26.55) (29.36)
Electronic Data
Processing 237,024 5.11 459,008 10.62 313,899 7.29 (48.36) (24.49)
Office Equipment 34,667 0.75 35,198 0.81 14,940 0.35 (1.51) 132.04
Consumer Electronics 15,430 0.33 23,970 0.55 15,496 0.36 (35.62) (0.42)
Telecommunication 61,942 1.34 29,426 0.68 6,472 0.15 110.50 857.14
Communication/Radar 19,485 0.42 26,253 0.61 26,407 0.61 (25.78) (26.21)
Control and
Instrumentation 33,606 0.72 5,160 0.12 2,337 0.05 551.31 1,337.78
Medical/Industrial
Instrumentations 3,515 0.08 4,684 0.11 2,822 0.07 (24.95) 24.54
Automotive Electronics 1,370 0.03 7,475 0.17 25,297 0.59 (81.67) (94.58)
Other Electronics 235,273 5.08 147,391 3.41 79,481 1.85 59.62 196.01
Garments 151,205 3.26 153,053 3.54 132,272 3.07 (1.21) 14.31
Textile Yarns/Fabrics 13,797 0.30 16,355 0.38 11,879 0.28 (15.64) 16.14
Footwear 995 0.02 1,265 0.03 1,006 0.02 (21.32) (1.02)
Travel Goods and Handbags 4,363 0.09 9,331 0.22 772 0.02 (53.24) 464.87
Wood Manufactures 121,421 2.62 136,923 3.17 114,020 2.65 (11.32) 6.49
Furniture & Fixtures 16,055 0.35 14,328 0.33 13,929 0.32 12.05 15.26
Chemicals 297,827 6.42 183,810 4.25 181,881 4.22 62.03 63.75
Non-Metallic Mineral
Manufactures 14,198 0.31 12,854 0.30 14,970 0.35 10.46 (5.16)
Machinery & Transport
Equipment 421,730 9.10 296,010 6.85 238,606 5.54 42.47 76.75
Processed food and
Beverages 96,073 2.07 102,781 2.38 89,289 2.07 (6.53) 7.60
Iron & Steel 17,961 0.39 17,698 0.41 46,126 1.07 1.48 (61.06)
Baby Carr., Toys, Games
and sporting goods 18,845 0.41 14,458 0.33 11,556 0.27 30.34 63.08
Basketwork, Wickerwork &
Other Articles of plaiting
materials 4,298 0.09 4,824 0.11 3,559 0.08 (10.90) 20.75
Misc.Manufactured Articles,
not elsewhere specified 134,567 2.90 45,780 1.06 28,883 0.67 193.95 365.90
Others 773,694 16.69 279,662 6.47 306,325 7.11 176.65 152.57
Special Transactions 123,211 2.66 127,654 2.95 107,027 2.49 (3.48) 15.12
Re-Export 36,190 0.78 44,908 1.04 48,202 1.12 (19.41) (24.92)
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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: June 14, 2012
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