Table 2a  Philippine Imports from all Countries
          January to January 2009 and  2008
          (F.O.B. Value in U.S. Dollars)

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                                                                           2009      |     2008    |   Growth
Commodity Group                                                           Jan-Jan    |    Jan-Jan  |     Rate
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                                     Total                           3,270,095,921    4,992,999,679    (34.51)

 1 Electronic Products  1/                                           1,308,228,184    2,308,001,495    (43.32)
 2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials                     421,933,055    1,028,989,832    (59.00)
 3 Office and EDP Machines                                                 456,635          422,855      7.99
 4 Telecommunication Equipment and Electrical Machinery  2/             50,313,160       88,536,818    (43.17)
 5 Industrial Machinery and Equipment                                  165,490,014      165,369,462      0.07
 6 Transport Equipment                                                 198,339,327      138,004,662     43.72
 7 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles and Related Products  3/     54,956,772       75,490,155    (27.20)
 8 Cereals and Cereal Preparations                                      80,715,564       57,626,154     40.07
 9 Organic and Inorganic Chemical                                       80,915,922      106,711,071    (24.17)
10 Plastics in Primary  and  Non-Primary Forms                          65,241,150       96,144,897    (32.14)
11 Iron and Steel                                                       84,332,107      106,432,093    (20.76)
12 Dairy Products                                                       36,374,608       71,845,432    (49.37)
13 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s.                              40,456,592       41,921,233     (3.49)
14 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products                                63,634,731       48,127,517     32.22
15 Non-Ferrous Metal                                                    27,450,396       42,808,919    (35.88)
16 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                                  38,164,004       40,577,483     (5.95)
17 Feeding Stuff For Animals (Not Including Unmilled Cereals)           37,745,224       29,188,570     29.32
18 Paper and Paper Products                                             38,503,134       39,905,252     (3.51)
19 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments;
              photographic and optical goods,n.e.s.,
              watches and clocks                                        25,303,257       27,864,257     (9.19)
20 Power Generating and Specialized Machinery                           25,059,768       21,558,200     16.24
21 Metal Products                                                       33,077,285       28,593,045     15.68
22 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials                               21,508,259       18,016,763     19.38
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                    22,394,744       21,325,883      5.01
24 Fertilizers, Manufactured                                            21,878,484       41,110,698    (46.78)
25 Rubber Manufacture                                                    9,396,720       13,348,117    (29.60)
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste                                          6,732,056        8,497,400    (20.78)
27 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap                                   37,895,752       48,776,444    (22.31)
28 Others                                                              273,599,017      277,804,972     (1.51)

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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
         3 Includes consigned and direct importation

Page last updated:  March 25, 2009
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