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

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                                                                           2010      |     2009    |   Growth
Commodity Group                                                           Jan-Sep    |    Jan-Sep  |     Rate
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                                Total                              39,937,873,266    31,692,475,459     26.02

 1 Electronic Products  1/                                         13,678,334,294    11,306,716,407     20.98
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                          10,536,791,608     8,521,648,831     23.65
   b) Electronic Data Processing                                    1,913,264,936     1,567,053,288     22.09
   c) Office Equipment                                                 47,487,423        60,215,496    (21.14)
   d) Consumer Electronics                                            281,414,804       290,507,320     (3.13)
   e) Telecommunication                                               618,209,649       614,794,334      0.56
   f) Communication/Radar                                             110,177,240       104,601,987      5.33
   g) Control and Instrumentation                                      96,863,595        83,212,537     16.41
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                               55,882,369        48,791,007     14.53
   i) Automotive Electronics                                           18,242,670        15,891,607     14.79
 2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials                  6,814,004,271     5,223,790,063     30.44
 3 Office and EDP Machines                                              4,988,584         3,335,049     49.58
 4 Telecommunication Equipment and Electrical Machinery  2/           688,715,034       517,780,942     33.01
 5 Industrial Machinery and Equipment                               1,754,440,938     1,189,935,169     47.44
 6 Transport Equipment                                              2,285,990,656     1,665,763,056     37.23
 7 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles and Related Products  3/   418,990,727       431,117,379     (2.81)
 8 Cereals and Cereal Preparations                                  2,023,328,575     1,670,794,371     21.10
 9 Organic and Inorganic Chemical                                   1,001,265,158       873,328,924     14.65
10 Plastics in Primary  and  Non-Primary Forms                        851,812,583       558,722,537     52.46
11 Iron and Steel                                                     895,969,669       658,323,045     36.10
12 Dairy Products                                                     528,895,921       316,725,087     66.99
13 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s.                            508,204,551       421,518,209     20.57
14 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products                              582,551,434       556,635,606      4.66
15 Non-Ferrous Metal                                                  449,239,902       310,292,430     44.78
16 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                                401,107,856       386,980,661      3.65
17 Feeding Stuff For Animals (Not Including Unmilled Cereals)         443,252,642       436,552,154      1.53
18 Paper and Paper Products                                           432,187,576       359,159,755     20.33
19 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments;
       photographic and optical goods,n.e.s.,
       watches and clocks                                             340,217,662       262,195,187     29.76
20 Power Generating and Specialized Machinery                         325,954,983       264,877,042     23.06
21 Metal Products                                                     395,244,358       316,117,075     25.03
22 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials                             225,640,560       178,040,551     26.74
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                  258,444,039       205,465,466     25.78
24 Fertilizers, Manufactured                                          281,572,213       257,330,679      9.42
25 Rubber Manufacture                                                 147,999,721       106,627,854     38.80
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste                                        94,387,314        72,107,505     30.90
27 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap                                 947,532,815       458,724,708    106.56
28 Others                                                           3,157,599,230     2,683,518,548     17.67

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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

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