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

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

Total Agro-Based Products                                              1,153,878,206     1,342,725,592    (14.06)

   Agro-Based Products                                                   874,713,070     1,097,091,371    (20.27)
      Coconut Products                                                   447,787,800       761,215,166    (41.17)
         Copra                                                               332,515             5,475  5,973.33
         Coconut Oil                                                     331,838,115       660,883,648    (49.79)
         Desiccated Coconut                                               88,031,694        73,594,778     19.62
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  19,120,026        23,160,211    (17.44)
         Others                                                            8,465,450         3,571,054    137.06
      Sugar and Products                                                  75,944,048        52,488,275     44.69
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            66,790,665        45,955,610     45.34
         Molasses                                                          7,218,269         4,594,000     57.12
         Others                                                            1,935,114         1,938,665     (0.18)
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              350,981,222       283,387,930     23.85
         Canned Pineapple                                                 66,933,336        38,026,096     76.02
         Pineapple Juice                                                  17,275,589        12,881,875     34.11
         Pineapple Concentrates                                            9,680,758        12,901,814    (24.97)
         Bananas                                                         168,107,018       148,482,854     13.22
         Mangoes                                                           6,841,249         5,802,362     17.90
         Others                                                           82,143,272        65,292,929     25.81
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             279,165,136       245,634,221     13.65
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             147,753,713       103,131,639     43.27
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                             10,154             4,684    116.78
         Abaca Fibers                                                      1,692,138         4,234,871    (60.04)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           26,277,981        31,068,746    (15.42)
         Natural Rubber                                                   17,165,787        21,654,441    (20.73)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                            246                 a        -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  16,068,661        18,699,095    (14.07)
         Rice                                                                136,000           483,975    (71.90)
         Others                                                           70,060,456        66,356,770      5.58

Forest Products                                                           12,892,751         9,170,439     40.59

         Logs                                                                    947            60,799    (98.44)
         Lumber                                                            8,380,812         3,953,870    111.96
         Plywood                                                           2,575,030         5,116,162    (49.67)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                            181,893            33,759    438.80
         Others                                                            1,754,069             5,849 29,889.21

Mineral Products                                                         669,343,285       890,863,460    (24.87)

         Copper Concentrates                                              85,047,040       100,877,716    (15.69)
         Copper Metal                                                    173,096,926       442,033,731    (60.84)
         Gold                                                             61,861,199        45,216,299     36.81
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            16,406,267        32,073,087    (48.85)
         Chromium Ore                                                      3,282,300         2,951,931     11.19
         Nickel                                                                    a                 a        -
         Others                                                          329,649,553       267,710,696     23.14

Petroleum Products                                                       165,196,321       195,089,306    (15.32)

Manufactures                                                          14,983,887,882    13,671,638,998      9.60

         Electronic Products                                           8,385,410,187     8,541,760,392     (1.83)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                        6,140,774,523     6,500,739,828     (5.54)
            Electronic Data Processing                                 1,682,992,214     1,628,268,900      3.36
            Office Equipment                                             121,519,801        70,096,295     73.36
            Consumer Electronics                                          88,792,959        58,126,035     52.76
            Telecommunication                                            149,987,724        29,106,346    415.31
            Communication/Radar                                           90,396,853       137,379,092    (34.20)
            Control and Instrumentation                                   43,377,829        10,138,726    327.84
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            20,052,303         9,685,629    107.03
            Automotive Electronics                                        47,515,981        98,219,541    (51.62)
         Other Electronics                                               665,747,715       465,641,949     42.97
         Garments                                                        621,652,534       596,936,272      4.14
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                            58,703,423        55,749,443      5.30
         Footwear                                                          4,442,876         3,972,307     11.85
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        25,982,843         4,467,277    481.63
         Wood Manufactures                                               589,596,640       462,336,008     27.53
         Furniture & Fixtures                                             53,786,703        51,324,014      4.80
         Chemicals                                                       729,533,315       684,200,457      6.63
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                54,892,880        62,322,543    (11.92)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                               1,457,183,338     1,027,242,594     41.85
         Processed food and Beverages                                    373,869,783       321,908,588     16.14
         Iron & Steel                                                     65,096,516        85,918,278    (24.23)
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                       62,246,877        48,938,475     27.19
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    17,709,467        15,559,992     13.81
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              256,590,762       128,274,382    100.03
         Others                                                        1,561,442,023     1,115,086,027     40.03

Special Transactions                                                     526,875,878       482,992,388      9.09

Re-export                                                                196,525,400       211,143,283     (6.92)


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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 growth rate
         p  - Preliminary

         Components may not add up to totals due to rounding

Page last updated:  June 14, 2012
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