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

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Commodity                                                                     2012    |      2011     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Jul p  |   Jan-Jul     |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   31,563,882,914   29,306,223,163       7.70

Total Agro-Based Products                                              2,122,457,944    2,360,016,954     (10.07)

   Agro-Based Products                                                 1,629,139,465    1,894,701,946     (14.02)
      Coconut Products                                                   842,403,803    1,200,726,074     (29.84)
         Copra                                                               516,515          120,087     330.12
         Coconut Oil                                                     641,832,534      997,992,436     (35.69)
         Desiccated Coconut                                              137,530,718      159,984,077     (14.03)
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  46,006,641       36,963,840      24.46
         Others                                                           16,517,395        5,665,634     191.54
      Sugar and Products                                                 105,926,542      138,755,250     (23.66)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            94,252,498      119,860,747     (21.37)
         Molasses                                                          8,235,269       15,543,700     (47.02)
         Others                                                            3,438,775        3,350,803       2.63
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              680,809,120      555,220,622      22.62
         Canned Pineapple                                                130,407,816       88,390,196      47.54
         Pineapple Juice                                                  27,085,573       24,658,144       9.84
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           20,533,137       22,691,876      (9.51)
         Bananas                                                         340,327,382      273,890,078      24.26
         Mangoes                                                          11,403,200       11,510,739      (0.93)
         Others                                                          151,052,012      134,079,589      12.66
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             493,318,479      465,315,008       6.02
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             265,174,666      196,982,473      34.62
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                            123,166           13,674     800.73
         Abaca Fibers                                                      3,678,954        8,379,426     (56.10)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           45,424,034       56,965,884     (20.26)
         Natural Rubber                                                   33,391,903       46,186,446     (27.70)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                         36,248                a         _
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  22,111,194       34,704,305     (36.29)
         Rice                                                                151,000          490,515     (69.22)
         Others                                                          123,227,314      121,592,285       1.34

Forest Products                                                           28,362,651       21,659,089      30.95

         Logs                                                                431,250           65,699     556.40
         Lumber                                                           15,004,321       10,332,714      45.21
         Plywood                                                           6,584,551       11,146,740     (40.93)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                            314,521          108,087     190.99
         Others                                                            6,028,008            5,849 102,960.49

Mineral Products                                                       1,291,289,481    1,684,989,716     (23.37)

         Copper Concentrates                                             137,527,723      192,989,948     (28.74)
         Copper Metal                                                    173,096,926      769,152,869     (77.50)
         Gold                                                             94,027,872      120,740,971     (22.12)
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                            48,208,641       40,127,251      20.14
         Chromium Ore                                                      5,436,723        4,979,056       9.19
         Nickel                                                                1,485                a         _
         Others                                                          832,990,111      556,999,621      49.55

Petroleum Products                                                       212,089,677      450,801,144     (52.95)

Manufactures                                                          26,896,549,500   23,909,369,733      12.49

         Electronic Products                                          13,820,943,328   14,891,197,526      (7.19)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                       10,405,053,594   10,907,767,283      (4.61)
            Electronic Data Processing                                 2,274,384,507    2,734,939,665     (16.84)
            Office Equipment                                             264,039,361      122,559,127     115.44
            Consumer Electronics                                         145,937,462      121,157,127      20.45
            Telecommunication                                            339,456,740       49,304,354     588.49
            Communication/Radar                                          157,042,792      218,555,795     (28.15)
            Control and Instrumentation                                  144,225,820       17,747,183     712.67
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            32,815,917       17,668,821      85.73
            Automotive Electronics                                        57,987,135      701,498,171     (91.73)
         Other Electronics                                             1,342,306,090      781,265,116      71.81
         Garments                                                      1,073,725,160    1,106,096,011      (2.93)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                           105,781,109      101,656,831       4.06
         Footwear                                                          7,832,707        7,021,178      11.56
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        33,807,717       12,385,345     172.97
         Wood Manufactures                                             1,045,505,851      921,086,509      13.51
         Furniture & Fixtures                                            107,980,215       94,536,560      14.22
         Chemicals                                                     1,368,667,836    1,142,839,316      19.76
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                95,093,102      104,869,201      (9.32)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                               3,463,291,956    1,717,763,994     101.62
         Processed food and Beverages                                    652,569,944      589,822,906      10.64
         Iron & Steel                                                    158,744,589      122,045,445      30.07
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                      121,640,858       98,181,697      23.89
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Material     27,814,305       28,087,185      (0.97)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              752,786,140      235,923,167     219.08
         Others                                                        2,718,058,593    1,954,591,746      39.06

Special Transactions                                                   1,013,133,661      879,386,527      15.21

Re-export                                                                263,591,421      413,992,362     (36.33)

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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:  September 11, 2012
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