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

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                                                                           2009      |     2008    |   Growth
Commodity Group                                                           Jan-Dec    |    Jan-Dec  |     Rate
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                                      Total                         43,003,705,000    56,746,060,370    (24.22)

 1 Electronic Products  1/                                          15,229,022,802    20,026,081,195    (23.95)
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                           11,365,931,230    15,523,028,786    (26.78)
   b) Electronic Data Processing                                     2,197,088,869     2,717,963,371    (19.16)
   c) Office Equipment                                                  77,234,777        78,943,371     (2.16)
   d) Consumer Electronics                                             392,983,138       398,998,664     (1.51)
   e) Telecommunication                                                858,583,158       909,793,167     (5.63)
   f) Communication/Radar                                              140,013,448       179,979,685    (22.21)
   g) Control and Instrumentation                                      109,343,340       134,996,759    (19.00)
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                                65,788,363        53,702,648     22.50
   i) Automotive Electronics                                            22,056,479        28,674,744    (23.08)
 2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials                   7,334,666,930    12,394,766,190    (40.82)
 3 Office and EDP Machines                                               4,661,885         7,361,929    (36.68)
 4 Telecommunication Equipment and Electrical Machinery  2/            748,373,183       895,701,027    (16.45)
 5 Industrial Machinery and Equipment                                1,724,506,879     2,297,501,704    (24.94)
 6 Transport Equipment                                               2,251,928,531     2,717,980,548    (17.15)
 7 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles and Related Products  3/    548,075,070       795,685,723    (31.12)
 8 Cereals and Cereal Preparations                                   1,871,451,159     2,599,365,799    (28.00)
 9 Organic and Inorganic Chemical                                    1,127,804,842     1,258,827,119    (10.41)
10 Plastics in Primary  and  Non-Primary Forms                         765,258,142     1,088,880,286    (29.72)
11 Iron and Steel                                                      918,211,224     1,609,759,039    (42.96)
12 Dairy Products                                                      455,535,289       702,807,825    (35.18)
13 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s.                             559,059,561       600,951,595     (6.97)
14 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products                               722,926,749       657,317,055      9.98
15 Non-Ferrous Metal                                                   434,621,007       608,085,651    (28.53)
16 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                                 502,536,192       551,110,036     (8.81)
17 Feeding Stuff For Animals (Not Including Unmilled Cereals)          602,232,330       618,652,503     (2.65)
18 Paper and Paper Products                                            478,762,364       527,458,239     (9.23)
19 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments;
               photographic and optical goods,n.e.s.,
               watches and clocks                                      354,353,888       363,804,733     (2.60)
20 Power Generating and Specialized Machinery                          351,055,020       280,218,647     25.28
21 Metal Products                                                      437,217,668       431,481,895      1.33
22 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials                              238,075,242       232,038,998      2.60
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                   274,891,257       273,314,174      0.58
24 Fertilizers, Manufactured                                           315,956,512       556,889,169    (43.26)
25 Rubber Manufacture                                                  147,511,822       138,266,676      6.69
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste                                         95,518,685        95,853,573     (0.35)
27 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap                                  850,057,652       401,762,281    111.58
28 Others                                                            3,659,433,115     4,014,136,761     (8.84)

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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

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