Table 2  Philippine Imports from All Countries
         June and May 2009 and June 2008
         (F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)

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                                                          2009                  |              2008 |  Growth Rates
    Commodity                                      Percent |            Percent |           Percent |    (Percent)
                                            June p   Share |      May r   Share |    June     Share | Monthly   Annual
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                     Total                4,107.71  100.00   3,616.59    100.00  5,322.25    100.00    13.58   (22.82)

 1 Electronic Products  1/                1,389.56   33.83   1,300.69     35.96  1,743.47     32.76     6.83   (20.30)
 2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
          Related Materials                 855.16   20.82     505.25     13.97  1,233.00     23.17    69.25   (30.64)
 3 Cereals and Cereal Preparations          347.58    8.46     348.37      9.63    367.04      6.90    (0.23)   (5.30)
 4 Transport Equipment                      193.16    4.70     144.29      3.99    195.80      3.68    33.87    (1.35)
 5 Industrial Machinery and Equipment       132.52    3.23     121.77      3.37    194.52      3.65     8.83   (31.87)
 6 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals           92.99    2.26     112.09      3.10    112.90      2.12   (17.04)  (17.64)
 7 Iron and Steel                            74.44    1.81      72.74      2.01    228.50      4.29     2.34   (67.42)
 8 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products     60.42    1.47      61.89      1.71     55.42      1.04    (2.38)    9.03
 9 Plastics in Primary  and
         Non-Primary Forms                   58.57    1.43      64.55      1.78    108.90      2.05    (9.27)  (46.22)
10 Telecommunication Equipment and
        Electrical Machinery 2/              54.97    1.34      52.63      1.46     71.48      1.34     4.46   (23.10)

             Top 10 Imports Total         3,259.37   79.35   2,784.27     76.99  4,311.03     81.00    17.06   (24.39)

11 Power Generating and Specialized Mach.    49.31    1.20      18.43      0.51     28.58      0.54   167.49    72.51
12 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s.   48.78    1.19      48.93      1.35     51.06      0.96    (0.31)   (4.47)
13 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
         Articles and Related products       44.33    1.08      51.06      1.41     76.86      1.44   (13.19)  (42.33)
14 Feeding Stuff For Animals
      (Not Including Unmilled cereals)       44.21    1.08      55.63      1.54     50.76      0.95   (20.54)  (12.92)
15 Metal Products                            39.76    0.97      38.50      1.06     37.74      0.71     3.29     5.37
16 Paper and Paper Products                  39.32    0.96      39.32      1.09     51.16      0.96    (0.01)  (23.15)
17 Dairy Products                            38.10    0.93      33.92      0.94     50.59      0.95    12.34   (24.68)
18 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles       37.74    0.92      56.85      1.57     56.09      1.05   (33.63)  (32.72)
19 Fertilizers, Manufactured                 36.83    0.90      26.08      0.72    101.49      1.91    41.24   (63.71)
20 Non-Ferrous Metal                         36.70    0.89      32.85      0.91     47.63      0.89    11.74   (22.95)
21 Professional, scientific and
       controlling instrument,photographic
       and optical goods,not elsewhere
       specified, watches and clocks         29.47    0.72      33.11      0.92     31.97      0.60   (11.01)   (7.82)
22 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap        23.72    0.58      34.88      0.96     27.55      0.52   (32.00)  (13.90)
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures         22.61    0.55      25.69      0.71     22.49      0.42   (12.02)    0.50
24 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials    19.99    0.49      18.49      0.51     22.05      0.41     8.12    (9.35)
25 Rubber Manufacture                        11.38    0.28      12.59      0.35     10.27      0.19    (9.59)   10.84
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste               8.26    0.20       7.99      0.22      8.64      0.16     3.36    (4.44)
27 Office and EDP Machines                    0.33    0.01       0.22      0.01      0.73      0.01    51.60   (53.87)
28 Others                                   317.51    7.73     297.77      8.23    335.56      6.30     6.63    (5.38)
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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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