Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
February and January 2007 and February 2006
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2007 | 2006 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
February p Share | January r Share | February r Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 3,689.90 100.00 3,714.58 100.00 3,357.69 100.00 (0.66) 9.89
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,711.79 46.39 1,764.45 47.50 1,613.51 48.05 (2.98) 6.09
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 543.02 14.72 486.30 13.09 524.73 15.63 11.66 3.49
3 Transport Equipment 137.35 3.72 165.92 4.47 135.21 4.03 (17.22) 1.58
4 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 131.24 3.56 142.87 3.85 136.74 4.07 (8.14) (4.02)
5 Iron and Steel 100.30 2.72 75.81 2.04 51.56 1.54 32.30 94.52
6 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 78.11 2.12 79.38 2.14 52.33 1.56 (1.59) 49.26
7 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 71.13 1.93 79.47 2.14 56.01 1.67 (10.50) 26.98
8 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
Articles and Related products 69.50 1.88 78.51 2.11 56.83 1.69 (11.48) 22.29
9 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 60.95 1.65 58.88 1.59 58.52 1.74 3.51 4.16
10 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 54.68 1.48 53.01 1.43 1.22 0.04 3.15 4,363.95
Top 10 Imports Total 2,958.08 80.17 2,984.61 80.35 2,686.67 80.02 (0.89) 10.10
11 Metal Products 44.51 1.21 37.73 1.02 20.38 0.61 17.96 118.37
12 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 43.44 1.18 47.00 1.27 39.36 1.17 (7.58) 10.35
13 Dairy Products 42.79 1.16 36.49 0.98 31.05 0.92 17.28 37.81
14 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 42.75 1.16 49.46 1.33 32.18 0.96 (13.56) 32.86
15 Non-Ferrous Metal 42.13 1.14 38.57 1.04 37.91 1.13 9.24 11.13
16 Paper and Paper Products 37.56 1.02 36.32 0.98 28.58 0.85 3.41 31.41
17 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s 36.99 1.00 39.43 1.06 29.17 0.87 (6.19) 26.82
18 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 36.21 0.98 28.38 0.76 87.63 2.61 27.59 (58.68)
19 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 31.80 0.86 34.75 0.94 29.09 0.87 (8.49) 9.33
20 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 31.58 0.86 16.33 0.44 30.30 0.90 93.39 4.23
21 Power Generating and Specialized Machi 23.02 0.62 19.64 0.53 18.59 0.55 17.26 23.85
22 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 14.97 0.41 16.24 0.44 13.32 0.40 (7.86) 12.31
23 Fertilizers, Manufactured 13.88 0.38 19.32 0.52 11.77 0.35 (28.19) 17.91
24 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 13.61 0.37 15.18 0.41 13.89 0.41 (10.32) (2.01)
25 Rubber Manufacture 9.51 0.26 10.14 0.27 10.03 0.30 (6.23) (5.22)
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 6.32 0.17 7.63 0.21 6.15 0.18 (17.24) 2.76
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.43 0.01 0.44 0.01 0.28 0.01 (2.39) 52.71
28 Others 260.33 7.06 276.93 7.46 231.34 6.89 (5.99) 12.53
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Source: Foreign Trade Statistics Section
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Notes: 1 Includes consigned and direct importation using the expanded coverage of electronic products
2 Includes telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment
p Preliminary
r Revised
Page last updated: April 25, 2007
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