Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
September and August 2009 and September 2008
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
September p Share | August r Share |September Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 3,669.91 100.00 3,617.29 100.00 4,891.09 100.00 1.45 (24.97)
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,330.52 36.25 1,302.17 36.00 1,707.92 34.92 2.18 (22.10)
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 980.80 26.73 947.92 26.21 1,308.58 26.75 3.47 (25.05)
b) Electronic Data Processing 216.25 5.89 206.48 5.71 235.63 4.82 4.73 (8.22)
c) Office Equipment 7.98 0.22 8.12 0.22 8.41 0.17 (1.71) (5.11)
d) Consumer Electronics 26.78 0.73 30.35 0.84 36.23 0.74 (11.75) (26.07)
e) Telecommunication 72.12 1.97 82.77 2.29 72.76 1.49 (12.87) (0.89)
f) Communication/Radar 11.84 0.32 9.72 0.27 25.22 0.52 21.79 (53.06)
g) Control and Instrumentation 9.01 0.25 9.11 0.25 10.25 0.21 (1.08) (12.10)
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 4.14 0.11 5.96 0.16 7.93 0.16 (30.54) (47.74)
i) Automotive Electronics 1.59 0.04 1.73 0.05 2.90 0.06 (8.50) (45.37)
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 681.73 18.58 629.39 17.40 981.55 20.07 8.32 (30.55)
3 Transport Equipment 221.36 6.03 215.46 5.96 221.05 4.52 2.74 0.14
4 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 127.27 3.47 131.88 3.65 231.30 4.73 (3.50) (44.98)
5 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 89.53 2.44 58.49 1.62 76.29 1.56 53.06 17.35
6 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 88.17 2.40 104.58 2.89 95.93 1.96 (15.69) (8.09)
7 Iron and Steel 80.58 2.20 93.03 2.57 113.12 2.31 (13.38) (28.76)
8 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 69.70 1.90 84.14 2.33 276.99 5.66 (17.16) (74.84)
9 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 68.85 1.88 64.87 1.79 90.21 1.84 6.14 (23.68)
10 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 61.46 1.67 59.80 1.65 57.73 1.18 2.79 6.47
Top 10 Imports Total 2,819.17 76.82 2,743.79 75.85 3,852.09 78.76 2.75 (26.81)
11 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 59.30 1.62 47.74 1.32 73.67 1.51 24.21 (19.51)
12 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 48.54 1.32 46.38 1.28 50.15 1.03 4.67 (3.21)
13 Non-Ferrous Metal 48.27 1.32 45.71 1.26 69.72 1.43 5.61 (30.77)
14 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
Articles and Related products 46.61 1.27 35.87 0.99 67.49 1.38 29.94 (30.94)
15 Paper and Paper Products 45.82 1.25 42.94 1.19 46.45 0.95 6.69 (1.37)
16 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 41.24 1.12 44.76 1.24 43.74 0.89 (7.88) (5.73)
17 Power Generating and Specialized Mach. 37.33 1.02 23.67 0.65 25.90 0.53 57.72 44.13
18 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 36.19 0.99 31.61 0.87 33.41 0.68 14.50 8.35
19 Metal Products 35.34 0.96 28.98 0.80 30.86 0.63 21.96 14.50
20 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 32.38 0.88 89.09 2.46 35.24 0.72 (63.66) (8.13)
21 Fertilizers, Manufactured 26.00 0.71 28.90 0.80 30.20 0.62 (10.04) (13.91)
22 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 25.80 0.70 24.05 0.66 31.58 0.65 7.27 (18.31)
23 Dairy Products 24.18 0.66 42.23 1.17 55.38 1.13 (42.74) (56.34)
24 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 21.31 0.58 23.08 0.64 21.56 0.44 (7.64) (1.17)
25 Rubber Manufacture 13.91 0.38 12.06 0.33 12.80 0.26 15.31 8.67
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 7.80 0.21 8.93 0.25 10.94 0.22 (12.62) (28.73)
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.37 0.01 0.40 0.01 0.96 0.02 (7.13) (61.39)
28 Others 300.35 8.18 297.11 8.21 398.93 8.16 1.09 (24.71)
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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: November 25, 2009
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