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

======================================================================================================================
                                                          2010                  |             2009  |  Growth Rates
    Commodity                                      Percent |            Percent |           Percent |    (Percent)
                                            July p   Share |     June r   Share |     July    Share | Monthly   Annual
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

              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

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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
Related press release | Foreign trade statistics index