TABLE 3  Value of Top 10* Philippine Imports from All Countries: 2006 and 2007
         (F.O.B.  Value in Million U.S. Dollars)

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                                             Percent               Percent    Growth
Commodity Description                 2007     Share        2006     Share   Rate (%)
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Total                            55,513.74     100.0   51,773.68     100.0       7.2

Total of top ten imports         45,531.69      82.0   42,533.04      82.2       7.1

Electronic products 1            24,953.94      45.0   24,456.93      47.2       2.0
Mineral fuels, lubricants
  and related materials           9,592.70      17.3    7,998.73      15.4      19.9
Transport equipment               2,424.35       4.4    2,017.54       3.9      20.2
Industrial machinery
  and equipment                   2,115.72       3.8    1,984.09       3.8       6.6
Iron and steel                    1,220.59       2.2    1,195.09       2.3       2.1
Cereals and cereal
  preparations                    1,138.74       2.1    1,048.22       2.0       8.6
Organic and inorganic chemical    1,110.61       2.0      899.48       1.7      23.5
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up
  articles and related products   1,102.55       2.0    1,146.38       2.2      (3.8)
Plastics in primary
  and nonprimary forms              982.08       1.8      943.49       1.8       4.1
Telecommunication equipment
  and electrical machinery 2        890.41       1.6      843.10       1.6       5.6
Others                            9,982.05      18.0    9,240.65      17.8       8.0

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Notes:
  * Based on January-December 2007 ranking
  1 Includes on consignment and not on consignment
  2 Includes telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus
    and equipment
  Growth rates were computed from actual values.
  Components may not add up to total due to rounding.

Source:  Foreign Trade Statistics Section
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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