Table 2  Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
         June and May 2012 and June 2011
         (FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)

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                                                    2012                   |       2011        |       Growth Rate
Commodity                             June p          |        May r       |       June        |         Percent
                                   FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value % Share |  Monthly   |  Annual
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      Total Exports                4,310,115   100.00   4,931,596   100.00   4,134,782  100.00     (12.60)       4.24

Total Agro-Based Products            299,672     6.95     330,311     6.70     267,914    6.48      (9.28)      11.85

   Agro-Based Products               232,640     5.40     249,585     5.06     195,958    4.74      (6.79)      18.72
      Coconut Products               129,303     3.00     128,235     2.60     102,731    2.48       0.83       25.87
         Copra                            32     0.00          64     0.00          26    0.00     (50.00)      21.97
         Coconut Oil                 103,709     2.41     101,269     2.05      67,417    1.63       2.41       53.83
         Desiccated Coconut           15,131     0.35      16,901     0.34      29,584    0.72     (10.48)     (48.86)
         Copra Meal/Cake               8,306     0.19       6,837     0.14       4,825    0.12      21.49       72.16
         Others                        2,125     0.05       3,163     0.06         879    0.02     (32.83)     141.72
      Sugar and Products              10,873     0.25       9,092     0.18       2,478    0.06      19.60      338.84
         Centrifugal & Refined        10,192     0.24       8,492     0.17         345    0.01      20.01    2,850.31
         Molasses                          a       -            a        -       1,758    0.04        -       (100.00)
         Others                          682     0.02         599     0.01         374    0.01      13.78       82.13
      Fruits and Vegetables           92,464     2.15     112,259     2.28      90,749    2.19     (17.63)       1.89
         Canned Pineapple             17,042     0.40      20,842     0.42      11,445    0.28     (18.23)      48.91
         Pineapple Juice               2,657     0.06       3,397     0.07       3,747    0.09     (21.80)     (29.11)
         Pineapple Concentrates        3,949     0.09       4,427     0.09       3,515    0.09     (10.79)      12.36
         Bananas                      46,463     1.08      57,261     1.16      45,068    1.09     (18.86)       3.10
         Mangoes                       1,824     0.04       2,076     0.04       1,741    0.04     (12.14)       4.78
         Others                       20,530     0.48      24,255     0.49      25,234    0.61     (15.36)     (18.64)
   Other Agro-Based Products          67,032     1.56      80,725     1.64      71,957    1.74     (16.96)      (6.84)
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved
          Of Which:shrimps and prawns 40,534     0.94      41,110     0.83      29,385    0.71      (1.40)      37.94
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted          a       -            6     0.00           a      -     (100.00)        -
         Abaca Fibers                    391     0.01         786     0.02       1,191    0.03     (50.32)     (67.21)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured        5,188     0.12       7,656     0.16      12,488    0.30     (32.24)     (58.46)
         Natural Rubber                4,450     0.10       5,562     0.11       8,302    0.20     (19.99)     (46.40)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted      a      -             a       -            a      -           -          -
         Seaweeds, Dried               1,335     0.03       3,379     0.07       5,024    0.12     (60.49)     (73.43)
         Rice                              a       -            a       -            6    0.00         -      (100.00)
         Others                       15,135     0.35      22,227     0.45      15,560    0.38     (31.91)      (2.73)

Forest Products                        5,753     0.13       3,293     0.07       5,212    0.13      74.69       10.39

         Logs                              b     0.00           4     0.00           a      -      (97.53)         -
         Lumber                        1,736     0.04       1,963     0.04       1,850    0.04     (11.56)      (6.15)
         Plywood                       2,864     0.07         223     0.00       3,360    0.08   1,185.51      (14.78)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks          a       -          104     0.00           2    0.00    (100.00)    (100.00)
         Others                        1,153     0.03       1,000     0.02           a      -       15.32         -

Mineral Products                     189,599     4.40     207,330     4.20     269,865    6.53      (8.55)     (29.74)

         Copper Concentrates          16,313     0.38      24,832     0.50      24,985    0.60     (34.31)     (34.71)
         Copper Metal                      a       -            a       -      125,480    3.03        -       (100.00)
         Gold                         15,034     0.35      13,879     0.28      30,108    0.73       8.32      (50.07)
         Iron Ore Agglomerates        11,259     0.26      13,524     0.27       8,054    0.19     (16.75)      39.79
         Chromium Ore                    304     0.01       1,218     0.02         854    0.02     (75.03)     (64.38)
         Nickel                            1     0.00           b     0.00           a      -      250.00         -
         Others                      146,689     3.40     153,877     3.12      80,383    1.94      (4.67)      82.49

Petroleum Products                    22,752     0.53      20,870     0.42     106,375    2.57       9.02      (78.61)

Manufactures                       3,551,921    82.41   4,229,408    85.76   3,362,507   81.32     (16.02)       5.63

         Electronic Products       1,886,219    43.76   1,872,468    37.97   2,209,853   53.45       0.73      (14.65)
            Components/Devices
            (Semiconductors)       1,502,202    34.85   1,417,425    28.74   1,470,240   35.56       5.98        2.17
            Electronic Data
             Processing              194,171     4.51     259,985     5.27     364,306    8.81     (25.31)     (46.70)
            Office Equipment          46,963     1.09      40,021     0.81      18,608    0.45      17.35      152.38
            Consumer Electronics      16,849     0.39      21,085     0.43      19,202    0.46     (20.09)     (12.25)
            Telecommunication         62,925     1.46      70,419     1.43       5,310    0.13     (10.64)   1,085.08
            Communication/Radar       22,440     0.52      20,144     0.41      24,565    0.59      11.40       (8.65)
            Control and
             Instrumentation          32,990     0.77      34,831     0.71       2,382    0.06      (5.29)   1,285.12
            Medical/Industrial
             Instrumentations          4,132     0.10       4,467     0.09       2,244    0.05      (7.50)      84.16
            Automotive Electronics     3,546     0.08       4,091     0.08     302,997    7.33     (13.33)     (98.83)
         Other Electronics           225,781     5.24     223,303     4.53      90,527    2.19       1.11      149.41
         Garments                    148,877     3.45     150,592     3.05     160,199    3.87      (1.14)      (7.07)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics        14,679     0.34      16,297     0.33      13,897    0.34      (9.93)       5.62
         Footwear                        872     0.02       1,068     0.02       1,001    0.02     (18.40)     (12.88)
         Travel Goods and Handbags     1,601     0.04       3,713     0.08       1,530    0.04     (56.89)       4.63
         Wood Manufactures           143,183     3.32     151,350     3.07     136,340    3.30      (5.40)       5.02
         Furniture & Fixtures         14,880     0.35      24,236     0.49      13,164    0.32     (38.60)      13.04
         Chemicals                   162,422     3.77     164,306     3.33     107,572    2.60      (1.15)      50.99
         Non-Metallic Mineral
          Manufactures                12,137     0.28      10,876     0.22      13,426    0.32      11.59       (9.60)
         Machinery & Transport
           Equipment                 417,256     9.68     716,568    14.53     180,583    4.37     (41.77)     131.06
         Processed food and
           Beverages                  82,011     1.90     106,079     2.15      93,831    2.27     (22.69)     (12.60)
         Iron & Steel                 27,078     0.63      32,462     0.66      12,877    0.31     (16.59)     110.28
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games
          and sporting goods          19,749     0.46      18,859     0.38      13,775    0.33       4.72       43.37
         Basketwork, Wickerwork &
          Other Articles of plaiting
          materials                    3,294     0.08       4,381     0.09       4,024    0.10     (24.80)     (18.13)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles,
          not elsewhere specified     39,851     0.92     410,962     8.33      30,427    0.74     (90.30)      30.97
         Others                      352,032     8.17     321,886     6.53     279,482    6.76       9.37       25.96

Special Transactions                 240,417     5.58     140,383     2.85     122,909    2.97      71.26       95.61

Re-Export                             23,521     0.55      27,437     0.56      54,789    1.33     (14.27)     (57.07)


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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:  August 10, 2012
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