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

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                                                           2012     |        2011     |  Growth
Commodity Group                                         Jan-May p   |      Jan-May    |   Rate
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                                  Total            22,442,584,586     20,711,171,595      8.36

 1 Electronic Products                             10,258,362,793     10,428,056,378     (1.63)
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)           7,558,151,446      7,908,321,601     (4.43)
   b) Electronic Data Processing                    1,942,977,696      2,013,244,020     (3.49)
   c) Office Equipment                                161,913,464         83,090,870     94.86
   d) Consumer Electronics                            109,877,770         71,686,217     53.28
   e) Telecommunication                               220,566,015         35,955,214    513.45
   f) Communication/Radar                             110,540,691        166,154,636    (33.47)
   g) Control and Instrumentation                      78,209,157         12,910,528    505.78
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation               24,519,538         12,409,821     97.58
   i) Automotive Electronics                           51,607,016        124,283,471    (58.48)
 2 Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories       772,114,697        756,866,416      2.01
 3 Other Products Manufactured from Materials
    Imported on consignment basis                     218,725,996        218,059,371      0.31
 4 Petroleum Products  1/                             186,066,175        309,343,325    (39.85)
 5 Ignition Wiring Set and Other Wiring Sets
    Used in Vehicles, aircrafts and ships  2/         586,965,594        408,266,637     43.77
 6 Coconut Oil  3/                                    433,088,579        780,871,906    (44.54)
 7 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
     Of Refined Copper                                173,096,926        548,727,537    (68.45)
 8 Woodcrafts and Furniture                           818,878,353        700,009,085     16.98
 9 Bananas (Fresh)                                    225,368,194        185,196,300     21.69
10 Metal Components  4/                               492,907,581        317,016,536     55.48
11 Pineapple and Pineapple Products                   155,630,339        106,821,903     45.69
12 Processed Tropical Fruits                          101,179,122         95,636,995      5.79
13 Dessicated Coconut                                 104,932,968        100,719,341      4.18
14 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen        18,342,045         18,773,815     (2.30)
15 Tuna  5/                                           163,980,066        121,715,172     34.72
16 Seaweeds and Carageenan                             88,583,316         89,043,426     (0.52)
17 Christmas Decor                                      6,905,402          7,286,671     (5.23)
18 Basketworks                                         21,466,991         18,866,909     13.78
19 Iron Ore Agglomerates                               29,929,984         32,073,087     (6.68)
20 Fertilizers, Manufactured                           46,282,362         79,916,410    (42.09)
21 Gold  6/                                           228,409,770        154,851,166     47.50
22 Footwear                                             5,511,209          5,107,084      7.91
23 Activated Carbon                                    23,889,755         17,303,313     38.06
24 Ceramic Tiles and Decor                              5,127,195          6,782,211    (24.40)
25 Copra Oil Cake or Meal                              25,956,721         29,166,891    (11.01)
26 Unmanufactured Tobacco                              33,933,874         36,367,783     (6.69)
27 Fine Jewelry                                        12,921,125         17,422,223    (25.84)
28 Copper Concentrates                                109,461,714        142,707,705    (23.30)
29 Sugar                                               75,283,129         76,512,265     (1.61)
30 Others                                           7,019,282,611      4,901,683,734     43.20

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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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