Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
October and September 2009 and October 2008
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
October p Share |September r Share | October Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 3,808.28 100.00 3,669.91 100.00 4,577.74 100.00 3.77 (16.81)
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,430.94 37.57 1,330.50 36.25 1,613.75 35.25 7.55 (11.33)
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 1,062.87 27.91 980.78 26.72 1,220.68 26.67 8.37 (12.93)
b) Electronic Data Processing 223.60 5.87 216.25 5.89 229.66 5.02 3.40 (2.64)
c) Office Equipment 6.42 0.17 7.98 0.22 8.79 0.19 (19.55) (26.95)
d) Consumer Electronics 38.49 1.01 26.78 0.73 38.73 0.85 43.72 (0.63)
e) Telecommunication 75.51 1.98 72.12 1.97 76.45 1.67 4.70 (1.24)
f) Communication/Radar 9.09 0.24 11.84 0.32 17.45 0.38 (23.24) (47.93)
g) Control and Instrumentation 9.31 0.24 9.01 0.25 11.59 0.25 3.36 (19.68)
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 3.61 0.09 4.14 0.11 7.01 0.15 (12.96) (48.53)
i) Automotive Electronics 2.04 0.05 1.59 0.04 3.38 0.07 28.81 (39.54)
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 607.92 15.96 681.73 18.58 905.42 19.78 (10.83) (32.86)
3 Transport Equipment 194.49 5.11 221.36 6.03 303.35 6.63 (12.14) (35.89)
4 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 162.79 4.27 127.26 3.47 194.36 4.25 27.92 (16.24)
5 Iron and Steel 103.88 2.73 80.58 2.20 110.90 2.42 28.91 (6.33)
6 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 101.62 2.67 88.17 2.40 112.91 2.47 15.25 (10.00)
7 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 81.03 2.13 89.54 2.44 88.25 1.93 (9.50) (8.18)
8 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 77.48 2.03 69.70 1.90 84.41 1.84 11.16 (8.20)
9 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 76.24 2.00 68.85 1.88 94.36 2.06 10.74 (19.20)
10 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 73.56 1.93 32.38 0.88 35.08 0.77 127.19 109.69
Top 10 Imports Total 2,909.95 76.41 2,790.06 76.03 3,542.80 77.39 4.30 (17.86)
11 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 52.92 1.39 61.46 1.67 58.98 1.29 (13.89) (10.27)
12 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 52.74 1.38 59.30 1.62 58.75 1.28 (11.05) (10.22)
13 Non-Ferrous Metal 51.53 1.35 48.27 1.32 70.93 1.55 6.75 (27.35)
14 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 49.12 1.29 48.53 1.32 58.85 1.29 1.23 (16.52)
15 Paper and Paper Products 48.97 1.29 45.82 1.25 51.29 1.12 6.87 (4.53)
16 Metal Products 44.57 1.17 35.34 0.96 39.32 0.86 26.14 13.37
17 Dairy Products 44.35 1.16 24.18 0.66 64.41 1.41 83.44 (31.14)
18 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
Articles and Related products 42.93 1.13 46.60 1.27 65.08 1.42 (7.89) (34.04)
19 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 39.33 1.03 41.24 1.12 47.99 1.05 (4.63) (18.05)
20 Fertilizers, Manufactured 28.46 0.75 26.00 0.71 41.78 0.91 9.49 (31.88)
21 Power Generating and Specialized Machine 26.93 0.71 37.33 1.02 20.70 0.45 (27.86) 30.12
22 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 25.05 0.66 36.19 0.99 33.92 0.74 (30.79) (26.15)
23 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 23.80 0.63 21.33 0.58 23.74 0.52 11.59 0.26
24 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 22.86 0.60 25.80 0.70 27.72 0.61 (11.40) (17.54)
25 Rubber Manufacture 13.24 0.35 13.91 0.38 13.47 0.29 (4.84) (1.71)
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 8.81 0.23 7.80 0.21 7.12 0.16 12.93 23.76
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.35 0.01 0.37 0.01 0.43 0.01 (6.08) (19.62)
28 Others 322.36 8.46 300.38 8.18 350.47 7.66 7.32 (8.02)
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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: December 23, 2009
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