Table 2  Philippine Imports from All Countries
         June and May 2008 and June 2007
         (F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)

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                                                         2008                   |       2007        |  Growth Rates
    Commodity                                      Percent |            Percent |           Percent |    (Percent)
                                            June p   Share |      May r   Share |     June    Share | Monthly   Annual
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              Total                       5,304.73  100.00     4,764.66  100.00   4,706.54   100.00     11.34   12.71

 1 Electronic Products  1/                1,743.29   32.86     1,486.51   31.20   2,187.29    46.47     17.27  (20.30)
 2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
        Related Materials                 1,215.80   22.92     1,178.99   24.74     691.98    14.70      3.12   75.70
 3 Cereals and Cereal Preparations          367.43    6.93       294.79    6.19     139.88     2.97     24.64  162.67
 4 Iron and Steel                           228.44    4.31       179.75    3.77     169.40     3.60     27.09   34.86
 5 Transport Equipment                      195.80    3.69       203.40    4.27     145.11     3.08     (3.74)  34.93
 6 Industrial Machinery and Equipment       194.23    3.66       185.52    3.89     190.39     4.05      4.69    2.02
 7 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals          112.74    2.13       107.06    2.25      82.91     1.76      5.31   35.97
 8 Plastics in Primary  and
        Non-Primary Forms                   108.97    2.05        92.45    1.94      81.16     1.72     17.88   34.27
 9 Fertilizers, Manufactured                101.90    1.92        50.79    1.07      25.92     0.55    100.61  293.09
10 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
       Articles and Related products         76.85    1.45        69.57    1.46     108.91     2.31     10.46  (29.44)

             Top 10 Imports Total         4,345.47   81.92     3,848.83   80.78   3,822.96    81.23     12.90   13.67

11 Telecommunication Equipment and
       Electrical Machinery 2/               71.48    1.35        71.84    1.51      85.71     1.82     (0.49) (16.60)
12 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles       56.02    1.06        47.24    0.99      43.11     0.92     18.57   29.95
13 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products     55.42    1.04        58.94    1.24      47.68     1.01     (5.98)  16.22
14 Paper and Paper Products                  51.16    0.96        50.51    1.06      37.10     0.79      1.27   37.87
15 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s.   50.89    0.96        46.04    0.97      41.42     0.88     10.55   22.87
16 Feeding Stuff For Animals
     (Not Including Unmilled cereals)        50.76    0.96        44.30    0.93      24.25     0.52     14.58  109.33
17 Dairy Products                            50.59    0.95        59.74    1.25      61.89     1.31    (15.32) (18.26)
18 Non-Ferrous Metal                         47.63    0.90        47.80    1.00      58.00     1.23     (0.37) (17.88)
19 Metal Products                            37.67    0.71        32.31    0.68      39.03     0.83     16.61   (3.49)
20 Professional, scientific and
      controlling instrument,photographic
      and optical goods,not elsewhere
      specified, watches and clocks          31.96    0.60        35.33    0.74      26.17     0.56     (9.53)  22.12
21 Power Generating and Specialized Mach.    28.58    0.54        23.10    0.48      24.39     0.52     23.75   17.17
22 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap        27.55    0.52        21.08    0.44      16.88     0.36     30.69   63.21
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures         22.50    0.42        22.37    0.47      20.06     0.43      0.56   12.15
24 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials    21.97    0.41        18.39    0.39      19.26     0.41     19.52   14.09
25 Rubber Manufacture                        10.27    0.19        11.57    0.24      11.79     0.25    (11.29) (12.96)
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste               8.64    0.16         7.45    0.16       9.07     0.19     15.89   (4.79)
27 Office and EDP Machines                    0.73    0.01         0.76    0.02       0.83     0.02     (4.75) (12.82)
28 Others                                   335.45    6.32       317.05    6.65     316.92     6.73      5.81    5.85

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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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