Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
April and March 2010 and April 2009
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2010 | 2009 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
April p Share | March r Share | April Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 4,441.02 100.00 4,542.58 100.00 3,057.23 100.00 (2.24) 45.26
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,513.65 34.08 1,505.60 33.14 924.74 30.25 0.53 63.68
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 1,129.80 25.44 1,142.45 25.15 644.49 21.08 (1.11) 75.30
b) Electronic Data Processing 230.12 5.18 208.13 4.58 152.38 4.98 10.56 51.02
c) Office Equipment 5.03 0.11 5.92 0.13 6.55 0.21 (15.04) (23.25)
d) Consumer Electronics 34.56 0.78 27.89 0.61 36.06 1.18 23.89 (4.16)
e) Telecommunication 77.46 1.74 80.87 1.78 55.09 1.80 (4.21) 40.60
f) Communication/Radar 15.96 0.36 18.37 0.40 9.41 0.31 (13.10) 69.70
g) Control and Instrumentation 11.91 0.27 12.95 0.29 10.38 0.34 (8.01) 14.73
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 6.47 0.15 6.92 0.15 9.03 0.30 (6.51) (28.34)
i) Automotive Electronics 2.33 0.05 2.09 0.05 1.35 0.04 11.48 72.60
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 762.79 17.18 762.96 16.80 562.67 18.40 (0.02) 35.56
3 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 290.40 6.54 429.10 9.45 242.10 7.92 (32.32) 19.95
4 Transport Equipment 219.19 4.94 237.53 5.23 128.54 4.20 (7.72) 70.52
5 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 205.95 4.64 202.22 4.45 106.21 3.47 1.85 93.91
6 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 125.41 2.82 105.07 2.31 97.62 3.19 19.36 28.47
7 Iron and Steel 113.18 2.55 88.88 1.96 56.61 1.85 27.34 99.92
8 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 88.20 1.99 83.89 1.85 55.60 1.82 5.15 58.65
9 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 75.53 1.70 72.55 1.60 46.11 1.51 4.10 63.82
10 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 73.01 1.64 68.50 1.51 61.84 2.02 6.59 18.07
Top 10 Imports Total 3,467.31 78.07 3,556.31 78.29 2,282.04 74.64 (2.50) 51.94
11 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 63.46 1.43 41.76 0.92 37.49 1.23 51.96 69.29
12 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 59.29 1.34 68.70 1.51 45.51 1.49 (13.70) 30.29
13 Metal Products 52.26 1.18 38.87 0.86 28.75 0.94 34.46 81.82
14 Non-Ferrous Metal 50.26 1.13 54.89 1.21 28.31 0.93 (8.43) 77.56
15 Dairy Products 49.02 1.10 67.82 1.49 29.75 0.97 (27.72) 64.81
16 Paper and Paper Products 47.45 1.07 41.21 0.91 41.31 1.35 15.14 14.86
17 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
Articles and Related products 47.35 1.07 49.49 1.09 55.73 1.82 (4.32) (15.03)
18 Fertilizers, Manufactured 41.76 0.94 32.16 0.71 18.80 0.61 29.85 122.12
19 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 41.54 0.94 41.40 0.91 38.61 1.26 0.33 7.60
20 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 36.27 0.82 60.58 1.33 32.78 1.07 (40.14) 10.63
21 Power Generating and Specialized Mach. 35.56 0.80 36.41 0.80 35.26 1.15 (2.34) 0.86
22 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 31.76 0.72 44.62 0.98 22.60 0.74 (28.82) 40.53
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 30.83 0.69 28.04 0.62 22.79 0.75 9.97 35.26
24 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 28.85 0.65 26.90 0.59 19.66 0.64 7.27 46.79
25 Rubber Manufacture 17.59 0.40 14.95 0.33 9.25 0.30 17.65 90.07
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 15.14 0.34 7.84 0.17 8.71 0.28 93.05 73.84
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.89 0.02 0.59 0.01 0.38 0.01 50.15 135.93
28 Others 324.42 7.31 330.03 7.27 299.53 9.80 (1.70) 8.31
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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: June 25, 2010
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