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

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Commodity                                                                     2012    |      2011     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Jun p  |   Jan-Jun     |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   26,753,301,402   24,845,953,293      7.68

Total Agro-Based Products                                              1,783,871,473    1,950,175,179     (8.53)

   Agro-Based Products                                                 1,356,964,196    1,562,328,415    (13.14)
      Coconut Products                                                   705,325,576    1,017,525,255    (30.68)
         Copra                                                               429,115           65,391    556.23
         Coconut Oil                                                     536,816,834      848,288,475    (36.72)
         Desiccated Coconut                                              120,063,595      130,303,773     (7.86)
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  34,262,830       33,991,445      0.80
         Others                                                           13,753,202        4,876,171    182.05
      Sugar and Products                                                  95,908,899       90,733,966      5.70
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            85,474,656       76,857,704     11.21
         Molasses                                                          7,218,269       10,950,550    (34.08)
         Others                                                            3,215,974        2,925,712      9.92
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              555,729,721      454,069,194     22.39
         Canned Pineapple                                                104,817,068       62,355,488     68.10
         Pineapple Juice                                                  23,329,259       20,346,473     14.66
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           18,056,125       20,085,475    (10.10)
         Bananas                                                         271,831,477      230,264,236     18.05
         Mangoes                                                          10,741,970       10,179,920      5.52
         Others                                                          126,953,822      110,837,602     14.54
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             426,907,277      387,846,764     10.07
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             229,397,598      165,518,535     38.59
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                             15,824            9,844     60.75
         Abaca Fibers                                                      2,869,043        6,754,541    (57.52)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           39,121,596       48,855,554    (19.92)
         Natural Rubber                                                   27,177,756       35,504,004    (23.45)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                            246                a        -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  20,782,383       29,419,225    (29.36)
         Rice                                                                136,000          490,410    (72.27)
         Others                                                          107,406,831      101,294,651      6.03

Forest Products                                                           21,939,230       17,250,558     27.18

         Logs                                                                  4,770           65,699    (92.74)
         Lumber                                                           12,079,495        7,836,234     54.15
         Plywood                                                           5,661,510        9,234,689    (38.69)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                            285,731          108,087    164.35
         Others                                                            3,907,724            5,849 66,710.12

Mineral Products                                                       1,066,272,970    1,408,689,323    (24.31)

         Copper Concentrates                                             126,192,089      167,693,107    (24.75)
         Copper Metal                                                    173,096,926      674,207,399    (74.33)
         Gold                                                             90,773,611       89,137,011      1.84
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            41,188,757       40,127,251      2.65
         Chromium Ore                                                      4,804,079        4,309,910     11.47
         Nickel                                                                1,485                a        -
         Others                                                          630,216,023      433,214,645     45.47

Petroleum Products                                                       208,818,037      415,718,749    (49.77)

Manufactures                                                          22,764,847,237   20,314,004,202     12.06

         Electronic Products                                          12,144,592,697   12,637,909,638     (3.90)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                        9,060,401,843    9,378,561,783     (3.39)
            Electronic Data Processing                                 2,137,149,118    2,377,550,273    (10.11)
            Office Equipment                                             208,876,402      101,698,835    105.39
            Consumer Electronics                                         126,727,097       90,888,623     39.43
            Telecommunication                                            283,453,884       41,264,962    586.91
            Communication/Radar                                          132,980,595      190,719,277    (30.27)
            Control and Instrumentation                                  111,199,334       15,292,288    627.16
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            28,651,625       14,653,540     95.53
            Automotive Electronics                                        55,152,799      427,280,057    (87.09)
         Other Electronics                                             1,114,539,806      646,450,281     72.41
         Garments                                                        921,122,119      917,065,011      0.44
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                            89,692,699       84,033,243      6.73
         Footwear                                                          6,383,005        6,107,718      4.51
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        31,296,252        7,288,957    329.37
         Wood Manufactures                                               883,867,015      770,505,166     14.71
         Furniture & Fixtures                                             92,852,218       79,009,185     17.52
         Chemicals                                                     1,056,262,064      980,748,658      7.70
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                77,922,476       89,882,831    (13.31)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                               2,591,244,606    1,474,772,420     75.70
         Processed food and Beverages                                    561,398,404      499,762,394     12.33
         Iron & Steel                                                    124,636,663      106,362,580     17.18
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                      100,856,995       78,084,571     29.16
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    25,384,942       23,911,863      6.16
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              707,401,517      197,270,003    258.60
         Others                                                        2,235,393,759    1,714,839,683     30.36

Special Transactions                                                     907,552,455      740,115,282     22.62

Re-export                                                                247,482,989      329,121,801    (24.81)


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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:  August 10, 2012
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