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

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                                                          2007                  |       2006        |  Growth Rates
    Commodity                                      Percent |            Percent |           Percent |    (Percent)
                                        November p   Share |  October r   Share | November    Share | Monthly  Annual
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                     Total                5,084.34  100.00   5,149.89    100.00   4,509.66   100.00    (1.27)   12.74

 1 Electronic Products  1/                2,281.12   44.87   2,338.04     45.40   2,168.40    48.08    (2.43)    5.20
 2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
        Related Materials                   964.76   18.98     952.11     18.49     752.17    16.68     1.33    28.26
 3 Transport Equipment                      194.75    3.83     230.22      4.47     208.02     4.61   (15.41)   (6.38)
 4 Industrial Machinery and Equipment       184.99    3.64     185.34      3.60     150.35     3.33    (0.19)   23.04
 5 Cereals and Cereal Preparations          129.37    2.54     129.92      2.52      32.11     0.71    (0.43)  302.87
 6 Iron and Steel                           108.09    2.13      99.23      1.93      74.64     1.66     8.93    44.81
 7 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals           86.88    1.71      91.49      1.78      66.92     1.48    (5.04)   29.83
 8 Plastics in Primary  and
        Non-Primary Forms                    84.80    1.67      85.97      1.67      75.21     1.67    (1.37)   12.75
 9 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
        Articles and Related products        82.69    1.63      83.78      1.63      81.62     1.81    (1.30)    1.31
10 Telecommunication Equipment and
        Electrical Machinery 2/              75.52    1.49      75.84      1.47      82.77     1.84    (0.42)   (8.75)

             Top 10 Imports Total         4,192.97   82.47   4,271.94     82.95   3,692.21    81.87    (1.85)   13.56

11 Dairy Products                            73.92    1.45      41.24      0.80      33.14     0.73    79.26   123.05
12 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products     51.97    1.02      44.29      0.86      44.88     1.00    17.35    15.79
13 Non-Ferrous Metal                         50.18    0.99      54.65      1.06      49.82     1.10    (8.17)    0.73
14 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s.   47.22    0.93      42.90      0.83      38.63     0.86    10.07    22.24
15 Feeding Stuff For Animals
      (Not Including Unmilled cereals)       41.49    0.82      37.45      0.73      37.47     0.83    10.78    10.72
16 Metal Products                            40.52    0.80      32.06      0.62      28.88     0.64    26.37    40.32
17 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap        40.32    0.79      46.89      0.91      44.52     0.99   (14.01)   (9.43)
18 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles       39.83    0.78      45.52      0.88      42.94     0.95   (12.50)   (7.25)
19 Paper and Paper Products                  36.85    0.72      39.83      0.77      36.16     0.80    (7.47)    1.90
20 Power Generating and Specialized Machiner 30.52    0.60      44.17      0.86      22.06     0.49   (30.90)   38.35
21 Professional, scientific and
       controlling instrument,photographic
       and optical goods,not elsewhere
       specified, watches and clocks         29.34    0.58      33.29      0.65      27.01     0.60   (11.87)    8.62
22 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures         21.29    0.42      22.03      0.43      17.03     0.38    (3.35)   25.03
23 Fertilizers, Manufactured                 19.09    0.38      19.93      0.39      24.08     0.53    (4.22)  (20.72)
24 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials    16.12    0.32      18.72      0.36      14.80     0.33   (13.87)    8.91
25 Rubber Manufacture                        12.21    0.24      10.34      0.20      12.05     0.27    18.04     1.32
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste               9.28    0.18      11.15      0.22       8.93     0.20   (16.78)    3.93
27 Office and EDP Machines                    1.14    0.02       0.32      0.01       0.61     0.01   251.29    87.68
28 Others                                   330.09    6.49     333.19      6.47     334.45     7.42    (0.93)   (1.30)

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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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