Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
December and November 2009 and December 2008
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
December p Share | November r Share | December Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 3,891.78 100.00 3,626.49 100.00 3,300.96 100.00 7.32 17.90
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,231.02 31.63 1,219.55 33.63 1,134.31 34.36 0.94 8.53
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 877.04 22.54 865.97 23.88 899.12 27.24 1.28 (2.46)
b) Electronic Data Processing 205.73 5.29 199.10 5.49 119.59 3.62 3.33 72.03
c) Office Equipment 4.00 0.10 6.55 0.18 6.65 0.20 (39.01) (39.90)
d) Consumer Electronics 33.36 0.86 30.45 0.84 25.48 0.77 9.57 30.92
e) Telecommunication 83.10 2.14 84.72 2.34 59.65 1.81 (1.91) 39.32
f) Communication/Radar 11.61 0.30 14.64 0.40 7.46 0.23 (20.68) 55.60
g) Control and Instrumentation 8.04 0.21 8.77 0.24 10.44 0.32 (8.31) (23.00)
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 6.50 0.17 6.90 0.19 4.43 0.13 (5.77) 46.82
i) Automotive Electronics 1.65 0.04 2.47 0.07 1.50 0.05 (33.22) 10.01
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 755.96 19.42 764.25 21.07 659.55 19.98 (1.08) 14.62
3 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 223.83 5.75 93.59 2.58 48.68 1.47 139.17 359.83
4 Transport Equipment 210.12 5.40 187.59 5.17 177.02 5.36 12.01 18.70
5 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 197.88 5.08 173.67 4.79 183.86 5.57 13.94 7.63
6 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 88.98 2.29 44.37 1.22 113.51 3.44 100.54 (21.61)
7 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 82.73 2.13 71.70 1.98 72.19 2.19 15.38 14.60
8 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 72.35 1.86 77.04 2.12 51.50 1.56 (6.09) 40.47
9 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 67.60 1.74 63.71 1.76 47.68 1.44 6.11 41.80
10 Iron and Steel 61.05 1.57 94.80 2.61 76.93 2.33 (35.60) (20.64)
Top 10 Imports Total 2,991.54 76.87 2,790.27 76.94 2,565.24 77.71 7.21 16.62
11 Dairy Products 57.31 1.47 37.01 1.02 36.10 1.09 54.86 58.76
12 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 52.63 1.35 60.35 1.66 41.83 1.27 (12.78) 25.83
13 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 46.59 1.20 66.17 1.82 46.83 1.42 (29.60) (0.51)
14 Metal Products 45.64 1.17 30.87 0.85 27.10 0.82 47.84 68.42
15 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 45.33 1.16 43.21 1.19 44.46 1.35 4.89 1.95
16 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 38.17 0.98 38.23 1.05 33.99 1.03 (0.15) 12.32
17 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 38.05 0.98 28.95 0.80 22.08 0.67 31.46 72.35
18 Fertilizers, Manufactured 34.35 0.88 11.62 0.32 32.55 0.99 195.66 5.55
19 Paper and Paper Products 33.56 0.86 36.84 1.02 23.99 0.73 (8.89) 39.93
20 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
Articles and Related products 33.43 0.86 40.44 1.12 47.64 1.44 (17.33) (29.83)
21 Power Generating and Specialized Mach. 33.33 0.86 25.83 0.71 12.97 0.39 29.01 157.05
22 Non-Ferrous Metal 32.94 0.85 39.60 1.09 26.43 0.80 (16.81) 24.64
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 22.18 0.57 24.82 0.68 18.55 0.56 (10.66) 19.58
24 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 19.70 0.51 16.93 0.47 11.15 0.34 16.35 76.68
25 Rubber Manufacture 12.61 0.32 15.19 0.42 7.96 0.24 (16.94) 58.49
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 7.67 0.20 6.87 0.19 6.79 0.21 11.64 12.94
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.51 0.01 0.46 0.01 0.63 0.02 10.28 (19.14)
28 Others 346.22 8.90 312.82 8.63 294.69 8.93 10.68 17.49
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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: February 25, 2010
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