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
Page last updated: August 25, 2010
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