Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
October and September 2010 and October 2009
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2010 | 2009 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
October p Share |September r Share | October Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 4,888.40 100.00 4,573.42 100.00 3,808.29 100.00 6.89 28.36
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,541.40 31.53 1,632.20 35.69 1,379.74 36.23 (5.56) 11.72
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 1,219.72 24.95 1,314.46 28.74 1,014.63 26.64 (7.21) 20.21
b) Electronic Data Processing 165.21 3.38 193.94 4.24 221.76 5.82 (14.81) (25.50)
c) Office Equipment 4.75 0.10 5.23 0.11 6.37 0.17 (9.23) (25.52)
d) Consumer Electronics 31.11 0.64 31.25 0.68 38.20 1.00 (0.47) (18.58)
e) Telecommunication 73.16 1.50 51.98 1.14 74.91 1.97 40.75 (2.33)
f) Communication/Radar 25.07 0.51 15.16 0.33 9.02 0.24 65.32 177.92
g) Control and Instrumentation 12.21 0.25 10.62 0.23 9.24 0.24 14.90 32.14
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 8.17 0.17 7.60 0.17 3.58 0.09 7.47 128.50
i) Automotive Electronics 2.00 0.04 1.94 0.04 2.04 0.05 3.08 (1.55)
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 901.52 18.44 734.67 16.06 612.11 16.07 22.71 47.28
3 Transport Equipment 370.49 7.58 294.66 6.44 193.74 5.09 25.73 91.24
4 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 235.15 4.81 209.88 4.59 191.06 5.02 12.04 23.08
5 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 189.27 3.87 159.41 3.49 72.96 1.92 18.73 159.43
6 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 140.34 2.87 110.78 2.42 101.53 2.67 26.68 38.22
7 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 120.58 2.47 103.80 2.27 76.11 2.00 16.16 58.41
8 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 102.25 2.09 78.56 1.72 80.64 2.12 30.15 26.79
9 Iron and Steel 95.98 1.96 86.04 1.88 106.01 2.78 11.56 (9.46)
10 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 71.70 1.47 63.18 1.38 52.53 1.38 13.49 36.49
Top 10 Imports Total 3,768.68 77.09 3,473.19 75.94 2,866.44 75.27 8.51 31.48
11 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 67.33 1.38 55.78 1.22 49.78 1.31 20.70 35.25
12 Non-Ferrous Metal 66.07 1.35 41.99 0.92 54.22 1.42 57.34 21.84
13 Dairy Products 61.60 1.26 57.15 1.25 45.23 1.19 7.78 36.18
14 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 58.08 1.19 47.53 1.04 39.19 1.03 22.21 48.23
15 Paper and Paper Products 57.79 1.18 53.17 1.16 50.17 1.32 8.69 15.18
16 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
Articles and Related products 54.74 1.12 51.77 1.13 43.41 1.14 5.75 26.10
17 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 50.49 1.03 74.89 1.64 76.88 2.02 (32.58) (34.32)
18 Metal Products 48.95 1.00 41.30 0.90 45.53 1.20 18.53 7.53
19 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 44.05 0.90 59.05 1.29 52.47 1.38 (25.39) (16.04)
20 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 40.87 0.84 50.96 1.11 24.92 0.65 (19.81) 63.96
21 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 35.22 0.72 26.34 0.58 22.94 0.60 33.69 53.50
22 Power Generating and Specialized Mach. 29.90 0.61 32.42 0.71 27.71 0.73 (7.77) 7.89
23 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 29.45 0.60 29.17 0.64 23.74 0.62 0.97 24.05
24 Rubber Manufacture 21.01 0.43 15.17 0.33 13.23 0.35 38.51 58.76
25 Fertilizers, Manufactured 12.44 0.25 31.38 0.69 33.05 0.87 (60.34) (62.35)
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 9.94 0.20 10.65 0.23 8.74 0.23 (6.61) 13.77
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.46 0.01 0.47 0.01 0.34 0.01 (2.55) 33.60
28 Others 431.33 8.82 421.06 9.21 330.27 8.67 2.44 30.60
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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: December 23, 2010
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