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

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                                                                           2010      |     2009    |   Growth
Commodity Group                                                           Jan-Oct    |    Jan-Oct  |     Rate
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                                Total                              44,826,112,362    35,500,761,855     26.27

 1 Electronic Products  1/                                         15,220,027,674    12,686,461,012     19.97
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                          11,756,776,120     9,536,278,071     23.28
   b) Electronic Data Processing                                    2,078,512,495     1,788,815,579     16.19
   c) Office Equipment                                                 52,228,793        66,586,283    (21.56)
   d) Consumer Electronics                                            312,521,102       328,710,854     (4.93)
   e) Telecommunication                                               691,371,465       689,703,007      0.24
   f) Communication/Radar                                             135,247,501       113,622,651     19.03
   g) Control and Instrumentation                                     109,069,239        92,449,664     17.98
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                               64,053,466        52,367,005     22.32
   i) Automotive Electronics                                           20,247,493        17,927,898     12.94
 2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials                  7,715,538,282     5,835,904,095     32.21
 3 Office and EDP Machines                                              5,448,253         3,679,105     48.09
 4 Telecommunication Equipment and Electrical Machinery  2/           790,963,061       598,424,710     32.17
 5 Industrial Machinery and Equipment                               1,989,565,296     1,380,990,336     44.07
 6 Transport Equipment                                              2,656,485,923     1,859,499,584     42.86
 7 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles and Related Products  3/   473,731,809       474,529,639     (0.17)
 8 Cereals and Cereal Preparations                                  2,073,820,047     1,747,672,731     18.66
 9 Organic and Inorganic Chemical                                   1,141,603,662       974,860,702     17.10
10 Plastics in Primary  and  Non-Primary Forms                        972,388,155       634,836,134     53.17
11 Iron and Steel                                                     991,916,203       764,334,848     29.78
12 Dairy Products                                                     590,491,729       361,957,587     63.14
13 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s.                            575,661,739       471,298,121     22.14
14 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products                              654,254,566       609,169,329      7.40
15 Non-Ferrous Metal                                                  515,306,154       364,514,892     41.37
16 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                                459,181,465       426,166,534      7.75
17 Feeding Stuff For Animals (Not Including Unmilled Cereals)         487,307,170       489,024,355     (0.35)
18 Paper and Paper Products                                           489,974,532       409,331,545     19.70
19 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments;
        photographic and optical goods,n.e.s.,
        watches and clocks                                            380,867,512       287,118,808     32.65
20 Power Generating and Specialized Machinery                         355,858,673       292,590,603     21.62
21 Metal Products                                                     444,199,093       361,643,630     22.83
22 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials                             254,965,721       201,784,543     26.36
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                  293,662,035       228,409,463     28.57
24 Fertilizers, Manufactured                                          294,017,199       290,382,273      1.25
25 Rubber Manufacture                                                 169,005,091       119,858,684     41.00
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste                                       104,328,906        80,848,189     29.04
27 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap                               1,136,807,190       531,681,110    113.81
28 Others                                                           3,588,735,222     3,013,789,293     19.08

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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:  December 23, 2010
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