Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
September and August 2007 and September 2006
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2007 | 2006 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
September p Share | August r Share |September Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 4,742.19 100.00 4,985.62 100.00 4,355.48 100.00 (4.88) 8.88
1 Electronic Products 1/ 2,347.84 49.51 2,299.61 46.12 2,271.03 52.14 2.10 3.38
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 636.87 13.43 971.03 19.48 454.34 10.43 (34.41) 40.18
3 Transport Equipment 203.83 4.30 166.19 3.33 222.67 5.11 22.65 (8.46)
4 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 175.52 3.70 177.09 3.55 178.91 4.11 (0.89) (1.90)
5 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 104.11 2.20 115.81 2.32 85.06 1.95 (10.11) 22.40
6 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 88.42 1.86 88.80 1.78 84.89 1.95 (0.43) 4.16
7 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
Articles and Related products 80.58 1.70 79.34 1.59 105.17 2.41 1.57 (23.38)
8 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 79.71 1.68 76.98 1.54 80.49 1.85 3.55 (0.97)
9 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 67.56 1.42 103.18 2.07 83.83 1.92 (34.52) (19.40)
10 Iron and Steel 66.20 1.40 78.62 1.58 91.96 2.11 (15.80) (28.01)
Top 10 Imports Total 3,850.64 81.20 4,156.65 83.37 3,658.35 83.99 (7.36) 5.26
11 Non-Ferrous Metal 65.40 1.38 61.93 1.24 56.86 1.31 5.61 15.04
12 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 60.13 1.27 40.21 0.81 21.35 0.49 49.52 181.65
13 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 54.52 1.15 41.21 0.83 45.47 1.04 32.30 19.89
14 Dairy Products 50.26 1.06 51.33 1.03 29.61 0.68 (2.08) 69.76
15 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e. 43.77 0.92 43.45 0.87 35.77 0.82 0.73 22.37
16 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 40.25 0.85 37.13 0.74 43.31 0.99 8.40 (7.06)
17 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 38.94 0.82 37.19 0.75 14.12 0.32 4.72 175.87
18 Paper and Paper Products 37.95 0.80 41.04 0.82 39.18 0.90 (7.54) (3.13)
19 Power Generating and Specialized Mach 35.41 0.75 27.94 0.56 20.08 0.46 26.72 76.37
20 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 34.17 0.72 24.74 0.50 24.42 0.56 38.16 39.93
21 Metal Products 32.57 0.69 35.14 0.70 36.45 0.84 (7.30) (10.64)
22 Fertilizers, Manufactured 23.39 0.49 21.38 0.43 20.10 0.46 9.38 16.34
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 21.70 0.46 20.32 0.41 14.87 0.34 6.81 45.98
24 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Material 18.59 0.39 20.29 0.41 15.24 0.35 (8.39) 21.98
25 Rubber Manufacture 12.63 0.27 11.79 0.24 9.21 0.21 7.17 37.16
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 7.63 0.16 11.18 0.22 9.25 0.21 (31.81) (17.59)
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.45 0.01 0.80 0.02 0.47 0.01 (43.53) (5.15)
28 Others 313.80 6.62 301.91 6.06 261.39 6.00 3.94 20.05
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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: November 27, 2007
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