Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
August and July 2009 and August 2008
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
August p Share | July r Share | August Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 3,617.29 100.00 4,025.96 100.00 5,044.11 100.00 (10.15) (28.29)
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,301.97 35.99 1,600.90 39.76 1,651.13 32.73 (18.67) (21.15)
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 947.72 26.20 1,232.70 30.62 1,275.71 25.29 (23.12) (25.71)
b) Electronic Data Processing 206.48 5.71 204.26 5.07 243.61 4.83 1.09 (15.24)
c) Office Equipment 8.12 0.22 8.83 0.22 4.10 0.08 (8.02) 98.15
d) Consumer Electronics 30.33 0.84 35.46 0.88 30.93 0.61 (14.46) (1.95)
e) Telecommunication 82.97 2.29 87.32 2.17 59.30 1.18 (4.98) 39.92
f) Communication/Radar 9.51 0.26 10.08 0.25 20.06 0.40 (5.67) (52.58)
g) Control and Instrumentation 9.11 0.25 13.84 0.34 10.21 0.20 (34.18) (10.79)
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 5.96 0.16 5.97 0.15 4.74 0.09 (0.12) 25.87
i) Automotive Electronics 1.75 0.05 2.44 0.06 2.47 0.05 (28.40) (29.08)
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 629.39 17.40 610.38 15.16 1,019.27 20.21 3.11 (38.25)
3 Transport Equipment 215.46 5.96 204.33 5.08 304.10 6.03 5.45 (29.15)
4 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 130.96 3.62 154.79 3.84 222.46 4.41 (15.39) (41.13)
5 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 104.58 2.89 120.04 2.98 123.44 2.45 (12.88) (15.28)
6 Iron and Steel 93.03 2.57 63.04 1.57 136.74 2.71 47.57 (31.96)
7 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 89.09 2.46 105.96 2.63 22.54 0.45 (15.92) 295.24
8 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 84.14 2.33 47.55 1.18 340.24 6.75 76.93 (75.27)
9 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 64.95 1.80 68.94 1.71 99.21 1.97 (5.79) (34.53)
10 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 59.79 1.65 74.40 1.85 59.97 1.19 (19.64) (0.29)
Top 10 Imports Total 2,773.35 76.67 3,050.33 75.77 3,979.08 78.89 (9.08) (30.30)
11 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 58.49 1.62 74.28 1.85 71.21 1.41 (21.26) (17.86)
12 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 47.74 1.32 60.45 1.50 41.11 0.82 (21.02) 16.11
13 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 46.38 1.28 54.34 1.35 54.61 1.08 (14.64) (15.06)
14 Non-Ferrous Metal 45.71 1.26 44.22 1.10 64.33 1.28 3.37 (28.95)
15 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 44.76 1.24 56.09 1.39 50.14 0.99 (20.20) (10.72)
16 Paper and Paper Products 42.94 1.19 48.34 1.20 52.97 1.05 (11.17) (18.93)
17 Dairy Products 42.23 1.17 35.69 0.89 54.73 1.08 18.32 (22.84)
18 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
Articles and Related products 35.87 0.99 48.57 1.21 62.15 1.23 (26.16) (42.29)
19 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 31.61 0.87 36.12 0.90 42.06 0.83 (12.47) (24.85)
20 Metal Products 28.98 0.80 38.93 0.97 71.75 1.42 (25.56) (59.61)
21 Fertilizers, Manufactured 28.90 0.80 33.27 0.83 27.61 0.55 (13.14) 4.67
22 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 24.05 0.66 26.96 0.67 21.56 0.43 (10.78) 11.55
23 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 23.91 0.66 21.18 0.53 23.63 0.47 12.90 1.17
24 Power Generating and Specialized Mach. 23.67 0.65 33.18 0.82 22.66 0.45 (28.65) 4.46
25 Rubber Manufacture 12.06 0.33 18.75 0.47 10.92 0.22 (35.66) 10.46
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 8.93 0.25 9.90 0.25 8.05 0.16 (9.84) 10.88
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.40 0.01 0.61 0.02 0.48 0.01 (35.18) (16.42)
28 Others 297.32 8.22 334.76 8.32 385.07 7.63 (11.19) (22.79)
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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
Page last updated: October 27, 2009
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