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

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Commodity                                                                     2012    |      2011     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Aug p  |   Jan-Aug     |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                  35,282,600,372    33,479,126,365       5.39

Total Agro-Based Products                                             2,327,076,883     2,699,407,280     (13.79)

   Agro-Based Products                                                1,791,729,258     2,163,843,706     (17.20)
      Coconut Products                                                  917,942,775     1,335,743,006     (31.28)
         Copra                                                              544,115           120,087     353.10
         Coconut Oil                                                    698,866,841     1,093,312,844     (36.08)
         Desiccated Coconut                                             143,484,021       192,108,931     (25.31)
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                 57,437,594        43,783,787      31.18
         Others                                                          17,610,204         6,417,357     174.42
      Sugar and Products                                                121,404,068       187,190,917     (35.14)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                          108,825,960       162,379,900     (32.98)
         Molasses                                                         8,992,172        20,813,686     (56.80)
         Others                                                           3,585,936         3,997,331     (10.29)
      Fruits and Vegetables                                             752,382,415       640,909,783      17.39
         Canned Pineapple                                               153,231,531       111,194,361      37.81
         Pineapple Juice                                                 33,647,127        30,793,811       9.27
         Pineapple Concentrates                                          22,702,335        25,810,297     (12.04)
         Bananas                                                        371,488,814       309,163,085      20.16
         Mangoes                                                         12,352,166        12,662,968      (2.45)
         Others                                                         158,960,442       151,285,261       5.07
   Other Agro-Based Products                                            535,347,625       535,563,574      (0.04)
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns            291,762,745       228,591,068      27.64
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                           126,204            20,230     523.85
         Abaca Fibers                                                     4,023,029         9,632,276     (58.23)
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                          45,898,589        69,475,513     (33.94)
         Natural Rubber                                                  38,262,049        52,626,837     (27.30)
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                        36,248                 a          -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                 22,510,669        37,515,817     (40.00)
         Rice                                                               151,000           492,401     (69.33)
         Others                                                         132,577,092       137,209,432      (3.38)

Forest Products                                                          31,834,684        28,422,223      12.01

         Logs                                                               431,380            65,699     556.60
         Lumber                                                          16,489,030        13,528,396      21.88
         Plywood                                                          7,579,605        14,714,192     (48.49)
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                           334,884           108,087     209.83
         Others                                                           6,999,785             5,849 119,574.90

Mineral Products                                                      1,401,989,338     1,950,508,123     (28.12)

         Copper Concentrates                                            172,549,095       218,284,581     (20.95)
         Copper Metal                                                   173,096,926       881,398,263     (80.36)
         Gold                                                            95,799,596       136,180,884     (29.65)
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                           63,759,786        42,788,040      49.01
         Chromium Ore                                                     5,602,683         5,191,152       7.93
         Nickel                                                               1,485                 a         -
         Others                                                         891,179,767       666,665,203      33.68

Petroleum Products                                                      212,172,772       475,281,136     (55.36)

Manufactures                                                         30,185,525,618    27,345,096,053      10.39

         Electronic Products                                         15,586,332,124    16,965,078,215      (8.13)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                      11,814,876,024    12,483,302,791      (5.35)
            Electronic Data Processing                                2,434,857,907     3,111,782,400     (21.75)
            Office Equipment                                            320,878,128       147,680,144     117.28
            Consumer Electronics                                        165,824,078       148,058,809      12.00
            Telecommunication                                           399,641,011        58,157,739     587.17
            Communication/Radar                                         172,192,828       251,876,817     (31.64)
            Control and Instrumentation                                 176,989,751        20,144,175     778.62
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                           37,256,039        21,425,815      73.88
            Automotive Electronics                                       63,816,358       722,649,525     (91.17)
         Other Electronics                                            1,540,977,761       911,269,347      69.10
         Garments                                                     1,150,880,595     1,279,536,492     (10.05)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                          116,370,837       119,700,666      (2.78)
         Footwear                                                         8,611,982         8,263,238       4.22
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                       35,928,543        18,223,137      97.16
         Wood Manufactures                                            1,241,438,480     1,071,724,642      15.84
         Furniture & Fixtures                                           117,737,572       109,845,224       7.18
         Chemicals                                                    1,353,829,871     1,278,808,943       5.87
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                              102,460,726       119,765,456     (14.45)
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                              4,054,222,913     1,970,083,625     105.79
         Processed food and Beverages                                   683,400,043       674,368,447       1.34
         Iron & Steel                                                   168,655,370       135,972,787      24.04
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                     138,456,081       118,803,950      16.54
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materia     28,838,079        32,367,962     (10.91)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                             793,168,010       275,296,842     188.11
         Others                                                       3,064,216,631     2,255,987,080      35.83

Special Transactions                                                  1,124,001,077       980,411,550      14.65

Re-export                                                               295,475,074       461,132,253     (35.92)

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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:  October 10, 2012
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