Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
May and April 2007 and May 2006
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2007 | 2006 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
May p Share | April r Share | May Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 4,295.61 100.00 4,341.86 100.00 4,447.84 100.00 (1.07) (3.42)
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,786.16 41.58 1,852.23 42.66 2,005.53 45.09 (3.57) (10.94)
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 796.07 18.53 929.89 21.42 893.06 20.08 (14.39) (10.86)
3 Transport Equipment 200.34 4.66 123.51 2.84 122.23 2.75 62.20 63.91
4 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 154.75 3.60 149.17 3.44 170.52 3.83 3.74 (9.25)
5 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
Articles and Related products 117.87 2.74 112.95 2.60 102.28 2.30 4.36 15.24
6 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 116.32 2.71 75.77 1.75 88.18 1.98 53.52 31.91
7 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 83.83 1.95 81.59 1.88 66.78 1.50 2.74 25.52
8 Iron and Steel 81.97 1.91 112.86 2.60 123.01 2.77 (27.37) (33.37)
9 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 69.45 1.62 73.09 1.68 77.95 1.75 (4.97) (10.90)
10 Dairy Products 66.41 1.55 40.09 0.92 33.10 0.74 65.68 100.66
Top 10 Imports Total 3,473.18 80.85 3,551.15 81.79 3,682.65 82.80 (2.20) (5.69)
11 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 61.10 1.42 64.66 1.49 58.76 1.32 (5.50) 3.98
12 Non-Ferrous Metal 56.39 1.31 58.54 1.35 45.84 1.03 (3.66) 23.03
13 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 55.02 1.28 49.80 1.15 34.87 0.78 10.47 57.79
14 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s 42.74 0.99 40.40 0.93 38.02 0.85 5.78 12.41
15 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 41.94 0.98 40.33 0.93 39.40 0.89 3.98 6.44
16 Metal Products 39.81 0.93 39.56 0.91 38.22 0.86 0.63 4.15
17 Paper and Paper Products 37.43 0.87 41.46 0.95 35.25 0.79 (9.72) 6.19
18 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 34.35 0.80 32.10 0.74 25.78 0.58 7.00 33.24
19 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 30.69 0.71 23.03 0.53 27.11 0.61 33.28 13.21
20 Fertilizers, Manufactured 27.21 0.63 13.94 0.32 34.51 0.78 95.21 (21.14)
21 Power Generating and Specialized Machi 23.85 0.56 20.01 0.46 27.12 0.61 19.18 (12.05)
22 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 18.95 0.44 17.21 0.40 16.42 0.37 10.11 15.42
23 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 16.82 0.39 18.28 0.42 1.13 0.03 (7.99) 1,385.30
24 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 16.41 0.38 20.59 0.47 11.87 0.27 (20.32) 38.29
25 Rubber Manufacture 11.96 0.28 10.94 0.25 9.58 0.22 9.38 24.90
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 8.48 0.20 10.90 0.25 9.21 0.21 (22.23) (7.95)
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.84 0.02 0.84 0.02 0.55 0.01 0.96 53.30
28 Others 298.43 6.95 288.13 6.64 311.57 7.00 3.58 (4.22)
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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: July 25, 2007
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