Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
December and November 2007 and December 2006
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2007 | 2006 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
December p Share | November r Share | December Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 5,000.58 100.00 5,082.98 100.00 4,178.47 100.00 (1.62) 19.67
1 Electronic Products 1/ 2,109.90 42.19 2,282.70 44.91 2,076.48 49.69 (7.57) 1.61
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 1,022.84 20.45 964.78 18.98 536.70 12.84 6.02 90.58
3 Transport Equipment 228.10 4.56 194.75 3.83 197.78 4.73 17.12 15.33
4 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 226.91 4.54 185.30 3.65 157.08 3.76 22.46 44.45
5 Iron and Steel 126.55 2.53 108.04 2.13 84.59 2.02 17.13 49.60
6 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 108.90 2.18 85.50 1.68 58.71 1.41 27.38 85.50
7 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 83.26 1.67 75.17 1.48 75.58 1.81 10.77 10.17
8 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
Articles and Related products 83.19 1.66 82.69 1.63 90.39 2.16 0.60 (7.97)
9 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 80.89 1.62 84.80 1.67 74.07 1.77 (4.61) 9.20
10 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 69.02 1.38 41.47 0.82 35.64 0.85 66.44 93.66
Top 10 Imports Total 4,139.56 82.78 4,105.19 80.76 3,387.04 81.06 0.84 22.22
11 Dairy Products 67.99 1.36 73.92 1.45 36.22 0.87 (8.02) 87.69
12 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 59.29 1.19 129.37 2.55 49.26 1.18 (54.17) 20.35
13 Non-Ferrous Metal 45.29 0.91 50.18 0.99 44.99 1.08 (9.74) 0.68
14 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 43.11 0.86 47.22 0.93 33.66 0.81 (8.71) 28.08
15 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 42.03 0.84 39.82 0.78 38.73 0.93 5.57 8.54
16 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 40.62 0.81 51.97 1.02 32.45 0.78 (21.84) 25.17
17 Paper and Paper Products 37.57 0.75 36.85 0.73 30.37 0.73 1.94 23.72
18 Metal Products 37.37 0.75 40.51 0.80 37.07 0.89 (7.73) 0.82
19 Fertilizers, Manufactured 30.71 0.61 19.09 0.38 15.94 0.38 60.82 92.63
20 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 30.53 0.61 29.34 0.58 30.73 0.74 4.08 (0.64)
21 Power Generating and Specialized Mach. 28.53 0.57 30.19 0.59 21.34 0.51 (5.49) 33.73
22 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 24.40 0.49 21.29 0.42 15.51 0.37 14.59 57.34
23 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 20.64 0.41 40.32 0.79 33.18 0.79 (48.80) (37.77)
24 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 16.03 0.32 16.12 0.32 13.66 0.33 (0.52) 17.38
25 Rubber Manufacture 9.53 0.19 11.97 0.24 8.79 0.21 (20.41) 8.41
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 8.58 0.17 9.28 0.18 7.96 0.19 (7.53) 7.82
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.45 0.01 1.10 0.02 0.52 0.01 (59.02) (13.69)
28 Others 318.33 6.37 329.25 6.48 341.07 8.16 (3.32) (6.67)
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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: February 26, 2008
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