Table 2a  Philippine Imports from all Countries
          January to August 2010 and  2009
          (F.O.B. Value in U.S. Dollars)

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                                                                           2010      |     2009    |   Growth
Commodity Group                                                           Jan-Aug    |    Jan-Aug  |     Rate
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                                Total                              35,324,421,254    28,022,567,289     26.06

 1 Electronic Products  1/                                         12,046,733,740     9,988,337,471     20.61
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                           9,222,760,384     7,552,316,295     22.12
   b) Electronic Data Processing                                    1,719,427,197     1,351,213,478     27.25
   c) Office Equipment                                                 42,272,656        52,245,905    (19.09)
   d) Consumer Electronics                                            250,167,737       263,776,629     (5.16)
   e) Telecommunication                                               566,260,066       542,814,132      4.32
   f) Communication/Radar                                              95,019,228        92,786,343      2.41
   g) Control and Instrumentation                                      86,246,351        74,219,666     16.20
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                               48,281,333        44,656,645      8.12
   i) Automotive Electronics                                           16,298,788        14,308,378     13.91
 2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials                  6,078,484,059     4,536,285,936     34.00
 3 Office and EDP Machines                                              4,517,003         2,966,381     52.27
 4 Telecommunication Equipment and Electrical Machinery  2/           610,183,969       428,405,807     42.43
 5 Industrial Machinery and Equipment                               1,544,431,739     1,062,718,283     45.33
 6 Transport Equipment                                              1,990,072,641     1,444,556,661     37.76
 7 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles and Related Products 3/    367,244,584       384,589,540     (4.51)
 8 Cereals and Cereal Preparations                                  1,941,635,593     1,601,213,533     21.26
 9 Organic and Inorganic Chemical                                     889,594,293       785,313,873     13.28
10 Plastics in Primary  and  Non-Primary Forms                        748,062,835       489,225,348     52.91
11 Iron and Steel                                                     809,953,601       577,893,587     40.16
12 Dairy Products                                                     471,777,354       292,565,859     61.26
13 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s.                            452,555,687       372,765,351     21.40
14 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products                              519,400,065       495,289,098      4.87
15 Non-Ferrous Metal                                                  407,273,129       262,114,233     55.38
16 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                                353,536,896       345,651,704      2.28
17 Feeding Stuff For Animals (Not Including Unmilled Cereal           384,225,180       377,370,000      1.82
18 Paper and Paper Products                                           379,043,567       313,428,755     20.93
19 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments;
      photographic and optical goods,n.e.s.,
      watches and clocks                                              289,053,825       226,061,869     27.86
20 Power Generating and Specialized Machinery                         293,554,715       227,610,151     28.97
21 Metal Products                                                     354,011,878       280,787,724     26.08
22 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials                             196,351,255       156,747,652     25.27
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                  232,115,002       179,688,167     29.18
24 Fertilizers, Manufactured                                          245,079,758       226,036,308      8.42
25 Rubber Manufacture                                                 132,842,970        92,742,914     43.24
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste                                        83,740,689        64,318,584     30.20
27 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap                                 767,086,393       426,410,202     79.89
28 Others                                                           2,731,858,834     2,381,472,298     14.71

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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
         3 Includes consigned and direct importation

Page last updated:  October 26, 2010
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