Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
September and August 2010 and September 2009
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2010 | 2009 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
September p Share | August r Share |September Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 4,573.58 100.00 4,451.96 100.00 3,669.91 100.00 2.73 24.62
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,631.91 35.68 1,644.87 36.95 1,318.38 35.92 (0.79) 23.78
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 1,314.20 28.73 1,340.34 30.11 969.33 26.41 (1.95) 35.58
b) Electronic Data Processing 193.91 4.24 188.27 4.23 215.84 5.88 2.99 (10.16)
c) Office Equipment 5.23 0.11 3.59 0.08 7.97 0.22 45.78 (34.36)
d) Consumer Electronics 31.25 0.68 32.78 0.74 26.73 0.73 (4.67) 16.92
e) Telecommunication 51.98 1.14 48.30 1.08 71.98 1.96 7.63 (27.78)
f) Communication/Radar 15.16 0.33 13.28 0.30 11.82 0.32 14.16 28.34
g) Control and Instrumentation 10.62 0.23 10.91 0.24 8.99 0.25 (2.60) 18.12
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 7.60 0.17 5.13 0.12 4.13 0.11 48.16 83.91
i) Automotive Electronics 1.94 0.04 2.27 0.05 1.58 0.04 (14.33) 22.85
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 734.66 16.06 635.61 14.28 687.50 18.73 15.58 6.86
3 Transport Equipment 294.66 6.44 217.51 4.89 221.21 6.03 35.47 33.21
4 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 209.90 4.59 189.43 4.26 127.22 3.47 10.80 64.99
5 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 159.41 3.49 134.94 3.03 32.31 0.88 18.13 393.31
6 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 110.78 2.42 123.58 2.78 88.02 2.40 (10.36) 25.86
7 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 103.80 2.27 107.18 2.41 69.50 1.89 (3.15) 49.36
8 Iron and Steel 86.07 1.88 131.68 2.96 80.43 2.19 (34.64) 7.01
9 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 78.56 1.72 71.28 1.60 89.38 2.44 10.22 (12.10)
10 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 74.89 1.64 159.29 3.58 69.58 1.90 (52.98) 7.63
Top 10 Imports Total 3,484.64 76.19 3,415.37 76.72 2,783.52 75.85 2.03 25.19
11 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 63.18 1.38 64.35 1.45 61.35 1.67 (1.82) 2.99
12 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 59.05 1.29 39.50 0.89 59.18 1.61 49.47 (0.23)
13 Dairy Products 57.15 1.25 67.37 1.51 24.16 0.66 (15.17) 136.56
14 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 55.65 1.22 53.15 1.19 48.75 1.33 4.69 14.14
15 Paper and Paper Products 53.17 1.16 51.03 1.15 45.73 1.25 4.19 16.26
16 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
Articles and Related products 51.77 1.13 44.28 0.99 46.53 1.27 16.91 11.26
17 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 51.18 1.12 34.80 0.78 36.13 0.98 47.06 41.64
18 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 47.54 1.04 58.02 1.30 41.33 1.13 (18.07) 15.02
19 Non-Ferrous Metal 41.99 0.92 50.22 1.13 48.18 1.31 (16.39) (12.84)
20 Metal Products 41.30 0.90 42.08 0.95 35.33 0.96 (1.86) 16.91
21 Power Generating and Specialized Mach. 32.42 0.71 31.95 0.72 37.27 1.02 1.46 (13.02)
22 Fertilizers, Manufactured 31.38 0.69 39.52 0.89 31.29 0.85 (20.61) 0.26
23 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 29.30 0.64 22.98 0.52 21.29 0.58 27.50 37.60
24 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 26.34 0.58 29.48 0.66 25.78 0.70 (10.63) 2.19
25 Rubber Manufacture 15.17 0.33 19.04 0.43 13.88 0.38 (20.34) 9.22
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 10.65 0.23 10.06 0.23 7.79 0.21 5.87 36.75
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.47 0.01 0.24 0.01 0.37 0.01 99.17 27.94
28 Others 421.25 9.21 378.51 8.50 302.05 8.23 11.29 39.46
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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: November 26, 2010
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