Table 2a  Philippine Imports from all Countries
          January to February 2010 and  2009
          (F.O.B. Value in U.S. Dollars)

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                                                                           2010      |     2009    |   Growth
Commodity Group                                                           Jan-Feb    |    Jan-Feb  |     Rate
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                                      Total                           8,190,574,547   6,328,718,894     29.42

 1 Electronic Products  1/                                            2,770,792,481   2,379,746,225     16.43
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                             2,053,195,950   1,904,616,229      7.80
   b) Electronic Data Processing                                        405,482,510     252,705,008     60.46
   c) Office Equipment                                                    9,443,557       9,841,782     (4.05)
   d) Consumer Electronics                                               58,582,856      60,960,595     (3.90)
   e) Telecommunication                                                 194,822,171     106,783,898     82.45
   f) Communication/Radar                                                18,444,115      17,081,732      7.98
   g) Control and Instrumentation                                        18,390,741      17,431,313      5.50
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                                  9,176,231       6,871,134     33.55
   i) Automotive Electronics                                              3,254,350       3,454,534     (5.79)
 2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials                    1,366,784,424     906,312,481     50.81
 3 Office and EDP Machines                                                1,177,830         675,955     74.25
 4 Telecommunication Equipment and Electrical Machinery  2/             149,925,936      94,752,172     58.23
 5 Industrial Machinery and Equipment                                   347,994,920     287,223,733     21.16
 6 Transport Equipment                                                  594,448,370     394,429,543     50.71
 7 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles and Related Products  3/      75,221,311      91,061,743    (17.40)
 8 Cereals and Cereal Preparations                                      491,044,125     266,862,100     84.01
 9 Organic and Inorganic Chemical                                       201,047,726     163,646,774     22.85
10 Plastics in Primary  and  Non-Primary Forms                          166,555,163     118,543,353     40.50
11 Iron and Steel                                                       165,630,561     142,925,293     15.89
12 Dairy Products                                                       108,975,898      75,872,635     43.63
13 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s.                               98,678,919      76,742,532     28.58
14 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products                                118,119,636     121,070,771     (2.44)
15 Non-Ferrous Metal                                                     98,849,938      47,391,884    108.58
16 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                                   77,828,018      62,942,144     23.65
17 Feeding Stuff For Animals (Not Including Unmilled Cereals)            92,598,726      80,211,139     15.44
18 Paper and Paper Products                                              90,877,134      68,185,682     33.28
19 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments;
               photographic and optical goods,n.e.s.,
               watches and clocks                                        62,672,576      48,216,077     29.98
20 Power Generating and Specialized Machinery                            92,130,672      47,179,829     95.28
21 Metal Products                                                       100,868,193      58,979,391     71.02
22 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials                                40,502,078      37,463,440      8.11
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                     53,335,466      35,597,395     49.83
24 Fertilizers, Manufactured                                             62,705,605      59,591,749      5.23
25 Rubber Manufacture                                                    33,860,352      18,789,756     80.21
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste                                          17,694,082      11,524,609     53.53
27 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap                                    92,987,971     102,341,224     (9.14)
28 Others                                                               617,266,436     530,439,265     16.37

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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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