Table 1 Philippine Exports to All Countries
August and July 2012 and August 2011
(F.O.B Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2012 | 2011| Growth Rate
Commodity Percent| Percent| Percent| (Percent)
August p Share| July r Share| August Share| Monthly Annual
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Total 3,797.84 100.00 4,727.39 100.00 4,172.90 100.00 (19.66) (8.99)
1 Electronic Products 1,765.33 46.48 1,675.54 35.44 2,073.88 49.70 5.36 (14.88)
a) Components/Devices
(Semiconductors) 1,409.82 37.12 1,343.98 28.43 1,575.54 37.76 4.90 (10.52)
b) Electronic Data Processing 160.47 4.23 137.22 2.90 376.84 9.03 16.95 (57.42)
c) Office Equipment 56.84 1.50 54.98 1.16 25.12 0.60 3.38 126.26
d) Consumer Electronics 19.89 0.52 19.21 0.41 26.90 0.64 3.52 (26.08)
e) Telecommunication 60.12 1.58 56.07 1.19 8.85 0.21 7.24 579.08
f) Communication/Radar 15.16 0.40 24.06 0.51 33.32 0.80 (37.00) (54.52)
g) Control and Instrumentation 32.76 0.86 33.03 0.70 2.40 0.06 (0.79) 1,266.88
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 4.44 0.12 4.16 0.09 3.76 0.09 6.62 18.18
i) Automotive Electronics 5.83 0.15 2.83 0.06 21.15 0.51 105.66 (72.44)
2 Woodcrafts and Furniture 205.65 5.41 176.84 3.74 165.95 3.98 16.29 23.93
3 Metal Components 1/ 138.55 3.65 647.36 13.69 69.22 1.66 (78.60) 100.16
4 Ignition Wiring Set and Other
Wiring Sets used in vehicles
aircrafts and ships 2/ 103.84 2.73 136.80 2.89 104.79 2.51 (24.10) (0.91)
5 Articles of Apparel and Clothing
Accessories 77.31 2.04 152.50 3.23 173.44 4.16 (49.30) (55.42)
6 Coconut Oil 3/ 47.18 1.24 114.87 2.43 95.32 2.28 (58.93) (50.51)
7 Pineapple and Pineapple Products 35.54 0.94 47.02 0.99 37.09 0.89 (24.41) (4.18)
8 Copper Concentrates 35.02 0.92 11.34 0.24 25.29 0.61 208.95 38.45
9 Bananas (Fresh) 29.83 0.79 69.82 1.48 35.27 0.85 (57.27) (15.42)
10 Gold 4/ 28.67 0.76 7.56 0.16 20.39 0.49 279.09 40.65
Top Ten Exports Total 2,466.93 64.96 3,039.65 64.30 2,800.64 67.11 (18.84) (11.92)
11 Other Products Manufactured from
Materials on consignment basis 18.51 0.49 23.85 0.50 57.73 1.38 (22.41) (67.94)
12 Processed Tropical Fruits 14.73 0.39 22.65 0.48 21.73 0.52 (34.98) (32.22)
13 Sugar 14.57 0.38 8.78 0.19 42.52 1.02 66.03 (65.72)
14 Copra Oil Cake or Meal 11.42 0.30 11.75 0.25 6.82 0.16 (2.76) 67.52
15 Iron Ore Agglomerates 8.79 0.23 13.78 0.29 2.66 0.06 (36.22) 230.35
16 Tuna 5/ 7.64 0.20 27.68 0.59 16.18 0.39 (72.39) (52.78)
17 Seaweeds and Carageenan 7.24 0.19 11.54 0.24 13.32 0.32 (37.29) (45.67)
18 Dessicated Coconut 5.69 0.15 17.73 0.38 32.12 0.77 (67.93) (82.30)
19 Activated Carbon 4.73 0.12 39.73 0.84 3.01 0.07 (88.11) 57.04
20 Christmas Decor 3.37 0.09 5.03 0.11 7.20 0.17 (33.07) (53.22)
21 Fine Jewelry 1.65 0.04 1.41 0.03 3.14 0.08 17.21 (47.54)
22 Fertilizers, Manufactured 1.60 0.04 34.96 0.74 39.54 0.95 (95.42) (95.95)
23 Basketworks 1.10 0.03 2.74 0.06 4.69 0.11 (60.06) (76.64)
24 Footwear 0.78 0.02 1.45 0.03 1.24 0.03 (46.25) (37.26)
25 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh,
Chilled or Frozen 0.58 0.02 2.05 0.04 6.01 0.14 (71.80) (90.41)
26 Unmanufactured Tobacco 0.47 0.01 6.30 0.13 12.51 0.30 (92.47) (96.21)
27 Ceramic Tiles and Decor 0.45 0.01 1.04 0.02 1.00 0.02 (56.40) (54.42)
28 Petroleum Products 6/ 0.08 0.00 3.27 0.07 24.48 0.59 (97.46) (99.66)
29 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes,
Of Refined copper - - - - 112.25 2.69 - (100.00)
30 Others 1,227.51 32.32 1,451.98 30.71 964.10 23.10 (15.46) 27.32
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Source: Foreign Trade Statistics Section
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Notes: 1/ excluding brakes & servo-brakes.
2/ consists only of electrical wiring harness for motor vehicles.
3/ includes crude and refined.
4/ extracted from copper ores and concentrates.
5/ includes fresh, frozen, prepared or preserved in airtight containers.
6/ includes refined petroleum products, manufactures from crude petroleum oil imported on consignment basis.
p preliminary
r revised
Growth rates were computed from actual values.
Page last updated: October 10, 2012
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