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

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                                                                           2007      |     2006    |   Growth
Commodity Group                                                           Jan-Mar    |    Jan-Mar  |     Rate
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                                Total                              11,970,925,217    11,172,299,096      7.15

 1 Electronic Products  1/                                          5,768,756,087     5,107,954,741     12.94
 2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials                  1,659,863,296     1,830,845,881     (9.34)
 3 Office and EDP Machines                                              1,399,365         1,362,214      2.73
 4 Telecommunication Equipment and Electrical Machinery  2/           180,931,250       188,951,293     (4.24)
 5 Industrial Machinery and Equipment                                 452,618,993       379,524,057     19.26
 6 Transport Equipment                                                481,003,089       400,771,978     20.02
 7 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles and Related Products  3/   235,954,013       241,536,887     (2.31)
 8 Cereals and Cereal Preparations                                    138,710,349       321,124,576    (56.80)
 9 Organic and Inorganic Chemical                                     259,171,205       210,582,332     23.07
10 Plastics in Primary  and  Non-Primary Forms                        233,833,545       201,493,918     16.05
11 Iron and Steel                                                     248,569,045       202,155,012     22.96
12 Dairy Products                                                     122,971,533       115,159,411      6.78
13 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s.                            119,782,588        95,227,375     25.79
14 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products                              146,984,899       130,734,473     12.43
15 Non-Ferrous Metal                                                  126,010,292       146,938,932    (14.24)
16 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                                111,126,460        89,789,850     23.76
17 Feeding Stuff For Animals (Not Including Unmilled Cereals)         134,259,436       111,093,344     20.85
18 Paper and Paper Products                                           116,233,266       109,451,796      6.20
19 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments;
            photographic and optical goods,n.e.s.,
            watches and clocks                                         78,265,168        74,230,190      5.44
20 Power Generating and Specialized Machinery                          68,685,375        56,956,892     20.59
21 Metal Products                                                     121,725,533        74,050,354     64.38
22 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials                              48,310,603        38,962,189     23.99
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                   44,035,210        48,429,207     (9.07)
24 Fertilizers, Manufactured                                           49,999,558        44,280,979     12.91
25 Rubber Manufacture                                                  31,459,053        30,474,575      3.23
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste                                        23,138,404        26,769,171    (13.56)
27 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap                                 135,646,196        87,054,939     55.82
28 Others                                                             831,481,406       806,392,530      3.11

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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

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