Table 2a  Philippine Imports from all Countries
          January to February 2007 and  2006
          (F.O.B. Value in U.S. Dollars)

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                                                                           2007      |     2006    |   Growth
Commodity Group                                                           Jan-Feb    |    Jan-Feb  |     Rate
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                                      Total                         7,404,482,069    7,034,679,271      5.26

 1 Electronic Products  1/                                          3,476,240,982    3,229,497,648      7.64
 2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials                  1,029,323,395    1,215,804,984    (15.34)
 3 Office and EDP Machines                                                877,770          689,860     27.24
 4 Telecommunication Equipment and Electrical Machinery  2/           119,836,328      119,669,569      0.14
 5 Industrial Machinery and Equipment                                 274,110,863      222,566,996     23.16
 6 Transport Equipment                                                303,261,683      266,662,933     13.72
 7 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles and Related Products  3/   148,012,405      150,946,379     (1.94)
 8 Cereals and Cereal Preparations                                     64,585,799      153,482,182    (57.92)
 9 Organic and Inorganic Chemical                                     157,491,032      130,205,348     20.96
10 Plastics in Primary  and  Non-Primary Forms                        150,600,768      115,681,972     30.19
11 Iron and Steel                                                     176,112,238      130,460,265     34.99
12 Dairy Products                                                      79,275,021       65,758,459     20.55
13 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s.                             76,427,012       54,240,230     40.90
14 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products                               90,436,950       86,069,647      5.07
15 Non-Ferrous Metal                                                   80,694,966       82,425,962     (2.10)
16 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                                 66,555,491       60,002,654     10.92
17 Feeding Stuff For Animals (Not Including Unmilled Cereals)          92,212,959       84,922,878      8.58
18 Paper and Paper Products                                            73,884,058       65,626,558     12.58
19 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments;
            photographic and optical goods,n.e.s.,
            watches and clocks                                         47,905,804       50,188,257     (4.55)
20 Power Generating and Specialized Machinery                          42,659,313       35,022,268     21.81
21 Metal Products                                                      82,235,548       43,375,100     89.59
22 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials                              31,206,783       23,758,969     31.35
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                   28,785,857       30,799,363     (6.54)
24 Fertilizers, Manufactured                                           33,197,676       24,530,179     35.33
25 Rubber Manufacture                                                  19,650,041       20,023,822     (1.87)
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste                                        13,948,519       16,302,457    (14.44)
27 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap                                 107,692,977       54,984,139     95.86
28 Others                                                             537,259,831      500,980,193      7.24

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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
         3 Includes consigned and direct importation

Page last updated:  April 25, 2007
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