Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
March and February 2010 and March 2009
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2010 | 2009 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
March p Share | February r Share | March Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 4,542.58 100.00 3,904.34 100.00 3,269.83 100.00 16.35 38.92
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,505.40 33.14 1,434.02 36.73 1,111.59 34.00 4.98 35.43
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 1,142.37 25.15 1,073.08 27.48 823.67 25.19 6.46 38.69
b) Electronic Data Processing 208.01 4.58 219.70 5.63 139.23 4.26 (5.32) 49.40
c) Office Equipment 5.92 0.13 4.27 0.11 5.51 0.17 38.63 7.32
d) Consumer Electronics 27.91 0.61 28.50 0.73 32.72 1.00 (2.05) (14.70)
e) Telecommunication 80.86 1.78 80.30 2.06 73.43 2.25 0.70 10.13
f) Communication/Radar 18.37 0.40 12.56 0.32 19.70 0.60 46.29 (6.74)
g) Control and Instrumentation 12.95 0.29 10.04 0.26 8.59 0.26 28.93 50.84
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 6.92 0.15 4.16 0.11 6.93 0.21 66.24 (0.09)
i) Automotive Electronics 2.09 0.05 1.41 0.04 1.82 0.06 48.51 15.01
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 762.96 16.80 538.23 13.79 466.90 14.28 41.75 63.41
3 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 429.12 9.45 304.94 7.81 254.04 7.77 40.72 68.92
4 Transport Equipment 237.53 5.23 214.36 5.49 162.07 4.96 10.81 46.57
5 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 202.30 4.45 173.55 4.45 128.50 3.93 16.56 57.43
6 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 105.07 2.31 99.46 2.55 93.92 2.87 5.64 11.88
7 Iron and Steel 89.03 1.96 82.06 2.10 75.33 2.30 8.49 18.18
8 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 83.97 1.85 80.02 2.05 57.72 1.77 4.93 45.48
9 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 72.54 1.60 73.87 1.89 47.25 1.45 (1.79) 53.52
10 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 68.70 1.51 49.66 1.27 51.73 1.58 38.35 32.81
Top 10 Imports Total 3,556.63 78.30 3,050.18 78.12 2,449.04 74.90 16.60 45.23
11 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 68.50 1.51 55.31 1.42 56.08 1.71 23.84 22.14
12 Dairy Products 67.82 1.49 59.40 1.52 37.10 1.13 14.19 82.82
13 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 60.58 1.33 3.09 0.08 37.88 1.16 1,858.44 59.94
14 Non-Ferrous Metal 54.89 1.21 49.47 1.27 27.08 0.83 10.95 102.69
15 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
Articles and Related products 49.49 1.09 32.53 0.83 58.03 1.77 52.15 (14.72)
16 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 44.62 0.98 31.31 0.80 25.02 0.77 42.52 78.35
17 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 41.76 0.92 54.08 1.39 51.65 1.58 (22.78) (19.15)
18 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 41.41 0.91 36.34 0.93 48.49 1.48 13.94 (14.60)
19 Paper and Paper Products 41.22 0.91 43.59 1.12 34.14 1.04 (5.44) 20.72
20 Metal Products 38.91 0.86 31.40 0.80 46.93 1.44 23.93 (17.09)
21 Power Generating and Specialized Mach. 36.41 0.80 55.61 1.42 20.57 0.63 (34.52) 77.06
22 Fertilizers, Manufactured 32.16 0.71 33.81 0.87 18.54 0.57 (4.87) 73.46
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 28.03 0.62 24.19 0.62 21.51 0.66 15.88 30.33
24 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 26.89 0.59 18.20 0.47 16.52 0.51 47.72 62.74
25 Rubber Manufacture 14.95 0.33 17.25 0.44 9.72 0.30 (13.35) 53.77
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 7.84 0.17 10.49 0.27 9.04 0.28 (25.26) (13.27)
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.59 0.01 0.36 0.01 0.35 0.01 63.11 68.85
28 Others 329.88 7.26 297.72 7.63 302.14 9.24 10.80 9.18
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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: May 26, 2010
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