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

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                                                                           2010      |     2009    |   Growth
Commodity Group                                                           Jan-Apr    |    Jan-Apr  |     Rate
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                                      Total                         17,175,311,998    12,655,782,362     35.71

 1 Electronic Products  1/                                           5,790,004,158     4,416,078,652     31.11
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                            4,326,053,393     3,372,776,296     28.26
   b) Electronic Data Processing                                       843,158,666       544,314,528     54.90
   c) Office Equipment                                                  20,394,427        21,909,502     (6.92)
   d) Consumer Electronics                                             121,036,009       129,740,434     (6.71)
   e) Telecommunication                                                353,089,306       235,304,678     50.06
   f) Communication/Radar                                               52,772,042        46,182,322     14.27
   g) Control and Instrumentation                                       43,255,293        36,399,793     18.83
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                                22,570,736        22,829,909     (1.14)
   i) Automotive Electronics                                             7,674,286         6,621,190     15.90
 2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials                   2,892,533,783     1,935,882,963     49.42
 3 Office and EDP Machines                                               2,653,867         1,400,933     89.44
 4 Telecommunication Equipment and Electrical Machinery  2/            298,039,695       188,108,611     58.44
 5 Industrial Machinery and Equipment                                  756,243,234       521,937,505     44.89
 6 Transport Equipment                                               1,051,258,748       685,033,796     53.46
 7 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles and Related Products  3/    172,087,230       204,823,937    (15.98)
 8 Cereals and Cereal Preparations                                   1,210,551,693       763,004,197     58.66
 9 Organic and Inorganic Chemical                                      431,535,602       355,180,660     21.50
10 Plastics in Primary  and  Non-Primary Forms                         338,643,707       231,856,469     46.06
11 Iron and Steel                                                      367,696,410       274,872,699     33.77
12 Dairy Products                                                      225,838,365       142,716,309     58.24
13 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s.                             226,687,999       173,976,585     30.30
14 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products                               259,622,852       238,985,744      8.64
15 Non-Ferrous Metal                                                   203,997,235       102,777,470     98.48
16 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                                 160,876,827       150,034,230      7.23
17 Feeding Stuff For Animals (Not Including Unmilled Cereals)          197,825,106       169,350,119     16.81
18 Paper and Paper Products                                            179,533,441       143,638,639     24.99
19 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments;
               photographic and optical goods,n.e.s.,
               watches and clocks                                      139,063,646        95,836,494     45.11
20 Power Generating and Specialized Machinery                          164,105,071       103,003,681     59.32
21 Metal Products                                                      192,019,163       134,657,678     42.60
22 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials                               96,254,634        73,640,108     30.71
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                   112,205,165        79,899,935     40.43
24 Fertilizers, Manufactured                                           136,625,355        96,932,911     40.95
25 Rubber Manufacture                                                   66,460,662        37,767,430     75.97
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste                                         40,676,177        29,276,805     38.94
27 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap                                  189,840,838       173,003,798      9.73
28 Others                                                            1,272,431,335     1,132,104,004     12.40

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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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