Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
May and April 2010 and May 2009
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2010 | 2009 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
May p Share | April r Share | May Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 4,753.40 100.00 4,531.79 100.00 3,616.59 100.00 4.89 31.43
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,528.91 32.16 1,516.10 33.45 1,298.76 35.91 0.85 17.72
a) Components/Devices(Semiconductors) 1,152.77 24.25 1,129.65 24.93 960.35 26.55 2.05 20.04
b) Electronic Data Processing 243.38 5.12 230.12 5.08 203.74 5.63 5.76 19.46
c) Office Equipment 5.81 0.12 5.03 0.11 6.90 0.19 15.52 (15.83)
d) Consumer Electronics 31.11 0.65 34.55 0.76 34.24 0.95 (9.96) (9.15)
e) Telecommunication 65.65 1.38 80.07 1.77 67.68 1.87 (18.00) (3.00)
f) Communication/Radar 7.31 0.15 15.96 0.35 10.76 0.30 (54.18) (32.06)
g) Control and Instrumentation 10.93 0.23 11.92 0.26 7.05 0.19 (8.33) 55.11
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 9.23 0.19 6.47 0.14 6.15 0.17 42.65 50.04
i) Automotive Electronics 2.72 0.06 2.33 0.05 1.90 0.05 16.94 43.64
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 1,029.47 21.66 835.74 18.44 505.16 13.97 23.18 103.79
3 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 234.55 4.93 290.35 6.41 348.85 9.65 (19.22) (32.77)
4 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 212.12 4.46 36.26 0.80 34.87 0.96 485.00 508.33
5 Transport Equipment 211.06 4.44 219.41 4.84 146.00 4.04 (3.81) 44.56
6 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 186.18 3.92 205.91 4.54 121.74 3.37 (9.58) 52.94
7 Iron and Steel 111.55 2.35 114.60 2.53 72.72 2.01 (2.66) 53.40
8 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 108.85 2.29 126.69 2.80 112.05 3.10 (14.09) (2.86)
9 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 96.38 2.03 90.78 2.00 64.54 1.78 6.17 49.34
10 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 71.20 1.50 75.52 1.67 52.61 1.45 (5.72) 35.35
Top 10 Imports Total 3,790.28 79.74 3,511.37 77.48 2,757.30 76.24 7.94 37.46
11 Dairy Products 71.09 1.50 49.01 1.08 33.91 0.94 45.05 109.67
12 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 67.62 1.42 72.99 1.61 61.87 1.71 (7.37) 9.28
13 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 53.45 1.12 59.41 1.31 48.92 1.35 (10.03) 9.27
14 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
Articles and Related products 52.18 1.10 47.49 1.05 51.05 1.41 9.87 2.22
15 Non-Ferrous Metal 50.22 1.06 50.52 1.11 32.84 0.91 (0.59) 52.94
16 Paper and Paper Products 45.12 0.95 47.80 1.05 39.31 1.09 (5.60) 14.78
17 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 41.30 0.87 63.45 1.40 55.77 1.54 (34.90) (25.94)
18 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 40.83 0.86 41.59 0.92 56.84 1.57 (1.85) (28.17)
19 Metal Products 39.25 0.83 52.57 1.16 38.48 1.06 (25.34) 1.99
20 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 36.92 0.78 31.76 0.70 33.10 0.92 16.25 11.52
21 Power Generating and Specialized Mach. 35.93 0.76 35.56 0.78 18.43 0.51 1.04 95.00
22 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 31.41 0.66 30.86 0.68 25.69 0.71 1.79 22.28
23 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 24.40 0.51 29.18 0.64 18.48 0.51 (16.39) 32.02
24 Rubber Manufacture 14.85 0.31 17.61 0.39 12.65 0.35 (15.69) 17.38
25 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 9.66 0.20 15.63 0.34 7.99 0.22 (38.17) 20.98
26 Fertilizers, Manufactured 7.22 0.15 41.99 0.93 26.07 0.72 (82.81) (72.32)
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.68 0.01 0.89 0.02 0.22 0.01 (23.04) 208.72
28 Others 341.00 7.17 332.13 7.33 297.68 8.23 2.67 14.55
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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: July 27, 2010
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