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

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                                                                           2009      |     2008    |   Growth
Commodity Group                                                           Jan-Jun    |    Jan-Jun  |     Rate
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                                     Total                         20,364,753,774    29,565,124,005    (31.12)

 1 Electronic Products  1/                                          7,114,640,483    10,888,182,502    (34.66)
 2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials                  3,285,034,299     6,504,095,916    (49.49)
 3 Office and EDP Machines                                              1,957,085         3,982,578    (50.86)
 4 Telecommunication Equipment and Electrical Machinery  2/           295,730,542       449,816,129    (34.26)
 5 Industrial Machinery and Equipment                                 776,163,802     1,091,341,669    (28.88)
 6 Transport Equipment                                              1,018,584,118     1,333,176,158    (23.60)
 7 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles and Related Products  3/   300,272,934       425,627,497    (29.45)
 8 Cereals and Cereal Preparations                                  1,459,223,623     1,304,331,268     11.88
 9 Organic and Inorganic Chemical                                     558,957,493       634,402,138    (11.89)
10 Plastics in Primary  and  Non-Primary Forms                        355,046,686       586,074,807    (39.42)
11 Iron and Steel                                                     422,135,792       885,645,989    (52.34)
12 Dairy Products                                                     214,771,564       382,349,638    (43.83)
13 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s.                            271,854,240       287,626,468     (5.48)
14 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products                              361,363,967       337,835,288      6.96
15 Non-Ferrous Metal                                                  172,353,329       262,098,197    (34.24)
16 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                                244,664,377       288,100,178    (15.08)
17 Feeding Stuff For Animals (Not Including Unmilled Cereals)         269,247,200       330,507,792    (18.54)
18 Paper and Paper Products                                           222,313,478       264,817,368    (16.05)
19 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments;
              photographic and optical goods,n.e.s.,
              watches and clocks                                      158,336,582       175,902,490     (9.99)
20 Power Generating and Specialized Machinery                         170,773,281       151,311,733     12.86
21 Metal Products                                                     212,952,383       185,680,118     14.69
22 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials                             112,078,955       116,040,536     (3.41)
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                  128,225,975       125,472,772      2.19
24 Fertilizers, Manufactured                                          153,356,490       361,356,820    (57.56)
25 Rubber Manufacture                                                  61,746,479        68,832,973    (10.30)
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste                                        45,529,694        48,399,294     (5.93)
27 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap                                 231,655,210       167,671,784     38.16
28 Others                                                           1,745,783,713     1,904,443,905     (8.33)

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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:  August 25, 2009
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