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

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                                                          2009                  |              2008 |  Growth Rates
    Commodity                                      Percent |            Percent |           Percent |    (Percent)
                                            July p   Share |     June r   Share |    July     Share | Monthly   Annual
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                     Total                4,025.94  100.00   4,106.94    100.00  5,882.36    100.00     (1.97)  (31.56)

 1  Electronic Products  1/               1,600.79   39.76   1,388.87     33.82  1,744.57     29.66     15.26    (8.24)
 2  Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
          Related Materials                 610.38   15.16     855.16     20.82  1,781.18     30.28    (28.62)  (65.73)
 3  Transport Equipment                     203.77    5.06     193.15      4.70    206.58      3.51      5.50    (1.36)
 4  Industrial Machinery and Equipment      154.84    3.85     132.52      3.23    207.25      3.52     16.84   (25.29)
 5  Organic and Inorganic Chemicals         120.07    2.98      92.99      2.26    137.05      2.33     29.11   (12.39)
 6  Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap      105.96    2.63      23.72      0.58     58.29      0.99    346.76    81.80
 7  Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products    74.37    1.85      60.42      1.47     55.01      0.94     23.09    35.21
 8  Telecommunication Equipment and
        Electrical Machinery 2/              74.27    1.84      54.88      1.34     81.33      1.38     35.34    (8.68)
 9  Plastics in Primary  and
         Non-Primary Forms                   69.02    1.71      58.57      1.43    102.40      1.74     17.85   (32.60)
10  Iron and Steel                           63.04    1.57      74.44      1.81    201.33      3.42    (15.31)  (68.69)

             Top 10 Imports Total         3,076.53   76.42   2,934.72     71.46  4,574.98     77.77      4.83   (32.75)

11  Feeding Stuff For Animals
      (Not Including Unmilled cereals)       60.51    1.50      44.21      1.08     26.89      0.46     36.88   125.01
12  Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles      56.04    1.39      37.78      0.92     46.24      0.79     48.33    21.20
13  Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s.  54.33    1.35      48.78      1.19     49.26      0.84     11.37    10.28
14  Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
         Articles and Related products       48.57    1.21      44.33      1.08     65.91      1.12      9.58   (26.31)
15  Paper and Paper Products                 48.34    1.20      39.32      0.96     47.27      0.80     22.95     2.26
16  Cereals and Cereal Preparations          47.55    1.18     347.58      8.46    407.80      6.93    (86.32)  (88.34)
17  Non-Ferrous Metal                        44.22    1.10      36.70      0.89     64.69      1.10     20.48   (31.65)
18  Metal Products                           38.94    0.97      39.74      0.97     41.25      0.70     (2.00)   (5.60)
19  Professional, scientific and
       controlling instrument,photographic
       and optical goods,not elsewhere
       specified, watches and clocks         36.12    0.90      29.47      0.72     32.80      0.56     22.55    10.09
20  Dairy Products                           35.69    0.89      38.10      0.93     43.89      0.75     (6.34)  (18.68)
21  Fertilizers, Manufactured                33.27    0.83      36.83      0.90     54.43      0.93     (9.68)  (38.88)
22  Power Generating and Specialized Mach.   33.17    0.82      49.31      1.20     25.11      0.43    (32.73)   32.11
23  Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures        26.96    0.67      22.61      0.55     23.16      0.39     19.24    16.40
24  Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials   21.17    0.53      19.99      0.49     19.02      0.32      5.93    11.29
25  Rubber Manufacture                       18.75    0.47      11.38      0.28     12.88      0.22     64.80    45.60
26  Textiles Fiber & Their Waste              9.90    0.25       8.26      0.20      6.69      0.11     19.89    47.85
27  Office and EDP Machines                   0.62    0.02       0.33      0.01      0.29      0.00     85.22   112.87
28  Others                                  335.26    8.33     317.51      7.73    339.77      5.78      5.59    (1.33)

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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
         p Preliminary
         r Revised


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