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

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                                                                           2009      |     2008    |   Growth
Commodity Group                                                           Jan-Oct    |    Jan-Oct  |     Rate
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                                      Total                         35,485,426,916    49,960,419,695    (28.97)

 1 Electronic Products  1/                                          12,778,459,979    17,605,551,273    (27.42)
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                            9,622,935,725    13,652,707,552    (29.52)
   b) Electronic Data Processing                                     1,792,262,346     2,417,475,799    (25.86)
   c) Office Equipment                                                  66,685,735        64,352,863      3.63
   d) Consumer Electronics                                             329,178,379       336,845,971     (2.28)
   e) Telecommunication                                                690,767,500       791,539,037    (12.73)
   f) Communication/Radar                                              113,765,345       159,906,093    (28.85)
   g) Control and Instrumentation                                       92,531,873       112,344,353    (17.64)
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                                52,386,916        45,793,732     14.40
   i) Automotive Electronics                                            17,946,160        24,585,873    (27.01)
 2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials                   5,814,454,720    11,191,519,158    (48.05)
 3 Office and EDP Machines                                               3,684,428         6,137,991    (39.97)
 4 Telecommunication Equipment and Electrical Machinery  2/            598,978,409       766,902,835    (21.90)
 5 Industrial Machinery and Equipment                                1,352,873,095     1,946,705,873    (30.50)
 6 Transport Equipment                                               1,854,210,915     2,368,253,251    (21.71)
 7 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles and Related Products  3/    474,244,548       686,257,208    (30.89)
 8 Cereals and Cereal Preparations                                   1,738,105,448     2,413,774,645    (27.99)
 9 Organic and Inorganic Chemical                                      973,366,926     1,103,729,765    (11.81)
10 Plastics in Primary  and  Non-Primary Forms                         633,943,266       972,260,224    (34.80)
11 Iron and Steel                                                      762,665,301     1,447,731,842    (47.32)
12 Dairy Products                                                      361,224,321       600,757,471    (39.87)
13 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s.                             470,214,695       500,492,170     (6.05)
14 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products                               609,944,067       569,515,964      7.10
15 Non-Ferrous Metal                                                   362,081,156       531,776,208    (31.91)
16 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                                 426,128,409       476,208,524    (10.52)
17 Feeding Stuff For Animals (Not Including Unmilled Cereals)          489,470,166       530,928,279     (7.81)
18 Paper and Paper Products                                            408,376,591       462,794,817    (11.76)
19 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments;
               photographic and optical goods,n.e.s.,
               watches and clocks                                      287,308,719       318,094,560     (9.68)
20 Power Generating and Specialized Machinery                          291,891,957       245,683,973     18.81
21 Metal Products                                                      360,740,325       368,858,281     (2.20)
22 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials                              201,462,777       204,001,541     (1.24)
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                   227,890,539       229,490,791     (0.70)
24 Fertilizers, Manufactured                                           269,985,582       515,382,917    (47.61)
25 Rubber Manufacture                                                  119,711,015       118,905,146      0.68
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste                                         80,973,339        81,208,683     (0.29)
27 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap                                  532,643,225       318,817,904     67.07
28 Others                                                            3,000,392,998     3,378,678,401    (11.20)

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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:  December 23, 2009
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