Table 2  Philippine Imports from All Countries
         June and May 2007 and June 2006
         (F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)

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                                                          2007                  |       2006        |  Growth Rates
    Commodity                                      Percent |            Percent |           Percent |    (Percent)
                                            June p   Share |      May r   Share |     June    Share | Monthly  Annual
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                  Total                   4,705.37  100.00   4,295.44    100.00   4,534.00   100.00      9.54    3.78

 1 Electronic Products  1/                2,188.03   46.50   1,786.46     41.59   2,017.90    44.51     22.48    8.43
 2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
       Related Materials                    697.24   14.82     795.99     18.53     785.39    17.32    (12.41) (11.22)
 3 Industrial Machinery and Equipment       186.07    3.95     154.83      3.60     170.96     3.77     20.18    8.84
 4 Iron and Steel                           170.62    3.63      81.94      1.91     127.30     2.81    108.22   34.03
 5 Transport Equipment                      146.10    3.10     200.33      4.66     198.34     4.37    (27.07) (26.34)
 6 Cereals and Cereal Preparations          140.95    3.00     116.32      2.71      93.84     2.07     21.17   50.20
 7 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
       Articles and Related products        107.96    2.29     117.87      2.74     101.34     2.24     (8.40)   6.53
 8 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals           83.08    1.77      83.83      1.95      70.77     1.56     (0.89)  17.40
 9 Telecommunication Equipment and
       Electrical Machinery 2/               82.81    1.76      61.10      1.42      64.29     1.42     35.55   28.81
10 Plastics in Primary  and
       Non-Primary Forms                     81.99    1.74      69.45      1.62      81.21     1.79     18.06    0.96

           Top 10 Imports Total           3,884.85   82.56   3,468.12     80.74   3,711.34    81.86     12.02    4.68

11 Dairy Products                            62.37    1.33      66.42      1.55      35.24     0.78     (6.08)  77.00
12 Non-Ferrous Metal                         58.39    1.24      56.39      1.31      61.12     1.35      3.53   (4.47)
13 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products     48.01    1.02      55.02      1.28      57.08     1.26    (12.75) (15.90)
14 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles       43.23    0.92      41.94      0.98      38.88     0.86      3.07   11.20
15 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s    41.46    0.88      42.82      1.00      39.07     0.86     (3.17)   6.12
16 Metal Products                            39.24    0.83      39.50      0.92      28.40     0.63     (0.66)  38.14
17 Paper and Paper Products                  37.27    0.79      37.43      0.87      40.25     0.89     (0.43)  (7.41)
18 Fertilizers, Manufactured                 26.13    0.56      27.21      0.63      26.77     0.59     (3.97)  (2.39)
19 Power Generating and Specialized Machi    24.44    0.52      23.85      0.56      18.68     0.41      2.47   30.81
20 Feeding Stuff For Animals
     (Not Including Unmilled cereals)        24.38    0.52      34.35      0.80      23.85     0.53    (29.03)   2.21
21 Professional, scientific and
      controlling instrument,photographic
      and optical goods,not elsewhere
      specified, watches and clocks          23.71    0.50      30.69      0.71      32.88     0.73    (22.74) (27.89)
22 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures         19.98    0.42      18.95      0.44      17.25     0.38      5.41   15.79
23 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials    19.02    0.40      16.41      0.38      16.03     0.35     15.92   18.63
24 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap        17.01    0.36      16.82      0.39      38.28     0.84      1.12  (55.58)
25 Rubber Manufacture                        11.64    0.25      11.96      0.28      10.56     0.23     (2.70)  10.20
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste               9.15    0.19       8.48      0.20       8.86     0.20      7.88    3.20
27 Office and EDP Machines                    0.84    0.02       0.84      0.02       0.83     0.02     (0.53)   0.97
28 Others                                   314.28    6.68     298.25      6.94     328.61     7.25      5.38   (4.36)

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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


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