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


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