Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
August and July 2010 and August 2009
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2010 | 2009 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
August p Share | July r Share | August Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 4,412.09 100.00 4,679.35 100.00 3,617.29 100.00 (5.71) 21.97
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,645.18 37.29 1,633.48 34.91 1,293.12 35.75 0.72 27.23
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 1,340.50 30.38 1,291.96 27.61 939.38 25.97 3.76 42.70
b) Electronic Data Processing 188.35 4.27 215.20 4.60 206.19 5.70 (12.48) (8.65)
c) Office Equipment 3.61 0.08 6.27 0.13 8.11 0.22 (42.54) (55.56)
d) Consumer Electronics 32.79 0.74 38.85 0.83 30.30 0.84 (15.60) 8.20
e) Telecommunication 48.33 1.10 49.88 1.07 82.65 2.28 (3.11) (41.52)
f) Communication/Radar 13.29 0.30 14.12 0.30 9.71 0.27 (5.85) 36.92
g) Control and Instrumentation 10.91 0.25 10.11 0.22 9.10 0.25 7.93 19.96
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 5.13 0.12 5.61 0.12 5.95 0.16 (8.44) (13.78)
i) Automotive Electronics 2.27 0.05 1.48 0.03 1.73 0.05 53.30 31.20
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 634.75 14.39 719.04 15.37 630.17 17.42 (11.72) 0.73
3 Transport Equipment 216.26 4.90 260.95 5.58 215.41 5.95 (17.13) 0.39
4 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 189.33 4.29 211.36 4.52 131.72 3.64 (10.43) 43.73
5 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 152.48 3.46 152.74 3.26 90.82 2.51 (0.17) 67.89
6 Iron and Steel 131.73 2.99 104.67 2.24 92.91 2.57 25.86 41.78
7 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 122.69 2.78 103.64 2.21 105.20 2.91 18.37 16.62
8 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 113.90 2.58 200.55 4.29 88.96 2.46 (43.21) 28.03
9 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 107.23 2.43 108.19 2.31 65.39 1.81 (0.88) 63.98
10 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 71.31 1.62 89.64 1.92 58.61 1.62 (20.45) 21.68
Top 10 Imports Total 3,384.86 76.72 3,584.26 76.60 2,772.32 76.64 (5.56) 22.09
11 Dairy Products 67.40 1.53 57.29 1.22 42.18 1.17 17.65 59.81
12 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 64.38 1.46 65.37 1.40 59.71 1.65 (1.51) 7.83
13 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 57.99 1.31 47.83 1.02 44.86 1.24 21.23 29.28
14 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 53.15 1.20 60.64 1.30 46.48 1.28 (12.34) 14.35
15 Paper and Paper Products 51.05 1.16 56.21 1.20 42.88 1.19 (9.17) 19.04
16 Non-Ferrous Metal 50.24 1.14 54.22 1.16 45.64 1.26 (7.33) 10.08
17 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
Articles and Related products 44.30 1.00 48.90 1.04 35.87 0.99 (9.41) 23.50
18 Metal Products 42.15 0.96 38.69 0.83 29.03 0.80 8.95 45.23
19 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 39.52 0.90 65.35 1.40 47.67 1.32 (39.53) (17.10)
20 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 34.82 0.79 40.73 0.87 31.58 0.87 (14.52) 10.24
21 Fertilizers, Manufactured 34.41 0.78 34.70 0.74 28.86 0.80 (0.85) 19.23
22 Power Generating and Specialized Mach. 31.96 0.72 41.61 0.89 23.64 0.65 (23.19) 35.22
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 29.49 0.67 28.74 0.61 24.33 0.67 2.62 21.18
24 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 22.99 0.52 25.50 0.55 23.49 0.65 (9.85) (2.13)
25 Rubber Manufacture 19.05 0.43 18.84 0.40 12.05 0.33 1.09 58.10
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 10.07 0.23 12.18 0.26 8.91 0.25 (17.37) 12.93
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.24 0.01 0.46 0.01 0.40 0.01 (48.23) (40.34)
28 Others 374.02 8.48 397.83 8.50 297.39 8.22 (5.99) 25.77
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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: October 26, 2010
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