Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
July and June 2010 and July 2009
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2010 | 2009 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
July p Share | June r Share | July Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 4,677.54 100.00 4,213.50 100.00 4,025.96 100.00 11.01 16.18
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,634.21 34.94 1,446.86 34.34 1,595.46 39.63 12.95 2.43
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 1,292.77 27.64 1,111.79 26.39 1,227.58 30.49 16.28 5.31
b) Electronic Data Processing 215.16 4.60 229.34 5.44 204.07 5.07 (6.18) 5.44
c) Office Equipment 6.27 0.13 6.20 0.15 8.82 0.22 1.24 (28.90)
d) Consumer Electronics 38.82 0.83 26.39 0.63 35.44 0.88 47.11 9.55
e) Telecommunication 49.91 1.07 46.70 1.11 87.24 2.17 6.87 (42.79)
f) Communication/Radar 14.09 0.30 7.53 0.18 10.08 0.25 86.98 39.80
g) Control and Instrumentation 10.10 0.22 11.03 0.26 13.83 0.34 (8.40) (26.94)
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 5.61 0.12 5.74 0.14 5.96 0.15 (2.33) (5.98)
i) Automotive Electronics 1.48 0.03 2.15 0.05 2.44 0.06 (31.04) (39.29)
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 718.98 15.37 729.73 17.32 610.11 15.15 (1.47) 17.84
3 Transport Equipment 260.86 5.58 250.37 5.94 204.23 5.07 4.19 27.72
4 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 211.65 4.52 201.27 4.78 154.87 3.85 5.16 36.66
5 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 200.56 4.29 50.68 1.20 105.87 2.63 295.71 89.45
6 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 152.73 3.27 191.36 4.54 51.13 1.27 (20.19) 198.68
7 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 108.11 2.31 95.04 2.26 68.90 1.71 13.76 56.92
8 Iron and Steel 104.67 2.24 92.93 2.21 62.98 1.56 12.63 66.18
9 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 103.50 2.21 121.59 2.89 119.93 2.98 (14.88) (13.70)
10 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 89.63 1.92 80.00 1.90 74.24 1.84 12.04 20.73
Top 10 Imports Total 3,584.89 76.64 3,259.82 77.37 3,047.73 75.70 9.97 17.62
11 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 65.38 1.40 40.24 0.95 60.39 1.50 62.49 8.27
12 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 65.34 1.40 62.45 1.48 74.33 1.85 4.63 (12.10)
13 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 60.41 1.29 58.55 1.39 54.64 1.36 3.18 10.57
14 Dairy Products 57.28 1.22 50.16 1.19 35.68 0.89 14.19 60.54
15 Paper and Paper Products 55.30 1.18 46.79 1.11 48.30 1.20 18.20 14.49
16 Non-Ferrous Metal 54.22 1.16 48.34 1.15 44.18 1.10 12.17 22.73
17 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
Articles and Related products 48.90 1.05 49.61 1.18 48.55 1.21 (1.45) 0.72
18 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 47.81 1.02 45.98 1.09 56.17 1.40 3.98 (14.87)
19 Power Generating and Specialized Mach. 41.17 0.88 19.94 0.47 33.15 0.82 106.48 24.21
20 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 39.91 0.85 37.34 0.89 36.08 0.90 6.89 10.62
21 Metal Products 38.68 0.83 41.64 0.99 38.90 0.97 (7.09) (0.56)
22 Fertilizers, Manufactured 34.70 0.74 31.91 0.76 33.24 0.83 8.77 4.40
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 28.71 0.61 30.25 0.72 27.17 0.67 (5.08) 5.65
24 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 25.50 0.55 26.83 0.64 21.16 0.53 (4.96) 20.54
25 Rubber Manufacture 18.84 0.40 13.63 0.32 18.91 0.47 38.19 (0.35)
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 12.18 0.26 10.67 0.25 9.89 0.25 14.15 23.16
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.46 0.01 0.49 0.01 0.61 0.02 (6.02) (25.34)
28 Others 397.84 8.51 338.86 8.04 336.88 8.37 17.41 18.10
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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: September 28, 2010
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