Table 2  Philippine Imports from All Countries
         June and May 2010 and June 2009
         (F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)

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                                                          2010                  |             2009  |  Growth Rates
    Commodity                                      Percent |            Percent |           Percent |    (Percent)
                                            June p   Share |      May r   Share |     June    Share | Monthly   Annual
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              Total                       4,165.85  100.00   4,753.40    100.00   4,106.94   100.00    (12.36)    1.43

 1 Electronic Products  1/                1,444.28   34.67   1,528.76     32.16   1,384.91    33.72     (5.53)    4.29
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 1,109.83   26.64   1,152.61     24.25   1,052.23    25.62     (3.71)    5.47
   b) Electronic Data Processing            229.15    5.50     243.39      5.12     192.90     4.70     (5.85)   18.79
   c) Office Equipment                        6.18    0.15       5.81      0.12       6.50     0.16      6.37    (5.03)
   d) Consumer Electronics                   26.39    0.63      31.11      0.65      34.06     0.83    (15.16)  (22.51)
   e) Telecommunication                      46.28    1.11      65.65      1.38      69.94     1.70    (29.51)  (33.83)
   f) Communication/Radar                     7.53    0.18       7.31      0.15      16.06     0.39      3.03   (53.08)
   g) Control and Instrumentation            11.02    0.26      10.93      0.23       7.85     0.19      0.80    40.34
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation      5.74    0.14       9.23      0.19       3.76     0.09    (37.79)   52.83
   i) Automotive Electronics                  2.15    0.05       2.72      0.06       1.62     0.04    (21.11)   32.70
 2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
         Related Materials                  714.60   17.15   1,029.47     21.66     854.96    20.82    (30.59)  (16.42)
 3 Transport Equipment                      250.02    6.00     211.02      4.44     193.88     4.72     18.49    28.96
 4 Industrial Machinery and Equipment       199.71    4.79     186.28      3.92     132.45     3.23      7.21    50.78
 5 Cereals and Cereal Preparations          189.82    4.56     234.55      4.93     347.40     8.46    (19.07)  (45.36)
 6 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals          121.25    2.91     108.85      2.29      92.95     2.26     11.40    30.45
 7 Plastics in Primary  and
        Non-Primary Forms                    94.71    2.27      96.38      2.03      58.54     1.43     (1.73)   61.80
 8 Iron and Steel                            92.94    2.23     111.52      2.35      74.41     1.81    (16.66)   24.91
 9 Telecommunication Equipment and
       Electrical Machinery 2/               77.62    1.86      71.20      1.50      54.85     1.34      9.01    41.51
10 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products     62.35    1.50      67.59      1.42      60.39     1.47     (7.75)    3.25

               Top 10 Imports Total       3,247.31   77.95   3,645.63     76.70   3,254.73    79.25    (10.93)   (0.23)

11 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s.   58.44    1.40      53.41      1.12      48.75     1.19      9.42    19.87
12 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap        50.69    1.22     212.11      4.46      23.71     0.58    (76.10)  113.83
13 Dairy Products                            50.17    1.20      71.09      1.50      38.08     0.93    (29.43)   31.73
14 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
       Articles and Related products         49.37    1.19      52.21      1.10      44.30     1.08     (5.44)   11.43
15 Non-Ferrous Metal                         48.35    1.16      50.22      1.06      36.68     0.89     (3.73)   31.80
16 Paper and Paper Products                  46.74    1.12      45.12      0.95      39.30     0.96      3.59    18.94
17 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles       45.97    1.10      40.80      0.86      37.76     0.92     12.66    21.75
18 Professional, scientific and
      controlling instrument,photographic
      and optical goods,not elsewhere
      specified, watches and clocks          37.34    0.90      37.11      0.78      29.45     0.72      0.64    26.78
19 Metal Products                            37.13    0.89      39.20      0.82      39.72     0.97     (5.30)   (6.52)
20 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures         30.25    0.73      31.41      0.66      22.60     0.55     (3.68)   33.89
21 Feeding Stuff For Animals
     (Not Including Unmilled cereals)        29.55    0.71      41.30      0.87      44.19     1.08    (28.46)  (33.13)
22 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials    26.74    0.64      24.44      0.51      19.98     0.49      9.41    33.86
23 Fertilizers, Manufactured                 26.31    0.63       7.22      0.15      40.94     1.00    264.56   (35.74)
24 Power Generating and Specialized Mach.    19.85    0.48      35.93      0.76      49.39     1.20    (44.75)  (59.81)
25 Rubber Manufacture                        13.54    0.32      14.84      0.31      11.37     0.28     (8.80)   19.02
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste              10.69    0.26       9.66      0.20       8.25     0.20     10.61    29.49
27 Office and EDP Machines                    0.49    0.01       0.68      0.01       0.33     0.01    (28.56)   45.62
28 Others                                   336.95    8.09     341.02      7.17     317.41     7.73     (1.19)    6.15

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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


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