Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
February and January 2010 and February 2009
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2010 | 2009 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
February p Share | January r Share | February Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 3,903.21 100.00 4,287.36 100.00 3,058.78 100.00 (8.96) 27.61
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,434.05 36.74 1,336.74 31.18 1,071.89 35.04 7.28 33.79
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 1,072.48 27.48 980.72 22.87 855.17 27.96 9.36 25.41
b) Electronic Data Processing 220.28 5.64 185.21 4.32 114.64 3.75 18.94 92.15
c) Office Equipment 4.27 0.11 5.18 0.12 4.21 0.14 (17.54) 1.42
d) Consumer Electronics 28.49 0.73 30.09 0.70 28.33 0.93 (5.32) 0.58
e) Telecommunication 80.37 2.06 114.45 2.67 50.58 1.65 (29.78) 58.89
f) Communication/Radar 12.56 0.32 5.89 0.14 7.28 0.24 113.21 72.45
g) Control and Instrumentation 10.04 0.26 8.35 0.19 7.09 0.23 20.27 41.60
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 4.16 0.11 5.01 0.12 3.17 0.10 (16.97) 31.46
i) Automotive Electronics 1.41 0.04 1.85 0.04 1.43 0.05 (23.90) (1.74)
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 538.23 13.79 828.55 19.33 484.40 15.84 (35.04) 11.11
3 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 304.94 7.81 186.10 4.34 186.15 6.09 63.86 63.81
4 Transport Equipment 214.27 5.49 380.17 8.87 195.65 6.40 (43.64) 9.52
5 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 173.48 4.44 174.52 4.07 121.91 3.99 (0.60) 42.30
6 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 99.45 2.55 101.60 2.37 82.74 2.70 (2.12) 20.20
7 Iron and Steel 82.06 2.10 83.57 1.95 58.60 1.92 (1.80) 40.05
8 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 80.02 2.05 86.53 2.02 53.31 1.74 (7.52) 50.12
9 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 73.84 1.89 76.09 1.77 44.45 1.45 (2.95) 66.13
10 Dairy Products 59.38 1.52 49.59 1.16 39.50 1.29 19.73 50.33
Top 10 Imports Total 3,059.73 78.39 3,303.47 77.05 2,338.59 76.46 (7.38) 30.84
11 Power Generating and Specialized Mach. 55.61 1.42 36.53 0.85 22.12 0.72 52.24 151.36
12 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 55.31 1.42 62.81 1.46 57.44 1.88 (11.93) (3.70)
13 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 54.08 1.39 38.52 0.90 42.47 1.39 40.41 27.35
14 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 49.64 1.27 49.04 1.14 36.29 1.19 1.24 36.80
15 Non-Ferrous Metal 49.47 1.27 49.38 1.15 19.94 0.65 0.20 148.07
16 Paper and Paper Products 43.59 1.12 47.29 1.10 29.68 0.97 (7.82) 46.85
17 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 36.24 0.93 41.59 0.97 24.78 0.81 (12.87) 46.26
18 Fertilizers, Manufactured 33.81 0.87 28.90 0.67 37.71 1.23 16.98 (10.36)
19 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
Articles and Related products 32.50 0.83 42.72 1.00 36.11 1.18 (23.92) (9.99)
20 Metal Products 31.38 0.80 69.49 1.62 25.91 0.85 (54.84) 21.13
21 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 31.30 0.80 31.37 0.73 22.92 0.75 (0.21) 36.60
22 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 24.19 0.62 29.15 0.68 13.20 0.43 (17.02) 83.19
23 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 18.20 0.47 22.30 0.52 15.96 0.52 (18.39) 14.03
24 Rubber Manufacture 17.20 0.44 16.67 0.39 9.39 0.31 3.18 83.05
25 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 10.50 0.27 7.20 0.17 4.79 0.16 45.78 118.97
26 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 3.09 0.08 89.89 2.10 64.45 2.11 (96.56) (95.20)
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.36 0.01 0.82 0.02 0.22 0.01 (55.67) 64.93
28 Others 297.01 7.61 320.26 7.47 256.80 8.40 (7.26) 15.66
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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: April 27, 2010
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