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

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                                                                           2010      |     2009    |   Growth
Commodity Group                                                           Jan-Nov    |    Jan-Nov  |     Rate
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                                Total                              49,771,607,873    39,155,275,917     27.11

 1 Electronic Products  1/                                         16,845,119,711    13,906,614,089     21.13
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                          13,075,223,870    10,402,214,768     25.70
   b) Electronic Data Processing                                    2,241,868,393     1,988,178,639     12.76
   c) Office Equipment                                                 57,630,536        73,138,679    (21.20)
   d) Consumer Electronics                                            349,553,142       359,427,014     (2.75)
   e) Telecommunication                                               739,496,027       774,440,180     (4.51)
   f) Communication/Radar                                             167,284,680       128,260,971     30.43
   g) Control and Instrumentation                                     119,907,640       101,238,849     18.44
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                               72,649,336        59,266,291     22.58
   i) Automotive Electronics                                           21,506,087        20,448,698      5.17
 2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials                  8,581,016,962     6,600,464,349     30.01
 3 Office and EDP Machines                                              5,816,406         4,143,913     40.36
 4 Telecommunication Equipment and Electrical Machinery  2/           902,940,441       675,490,022     33.67
 5 Industrial Machinery and Equipment                               2,247,131,205     1,556,310,527     44.39
 6 Transport Equipment                                              3,054,897,676     2,049,349,899     49.07
 7 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles and Related Products  3/   530,411,062       515,741,600      2.84
 8 Cereals and Cereal Preparations                                  2,167,545,450     1,798,381,021     20.53
 9 Organic and Inorganic Chemical                                   1,271,065,128     1,047,279,806     21.37
10 Plastics in Primary  and  Non-Primary Forms                      1,077,692,714       700,169,894     53.92
11 Iron and Steel                                                   1,104,763,502       859,127,914     28.59
12 Dairy Products                                                     657,708,496       399,155,473     64.78
13 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s.                            643,177,914       515,728,823     24.71
14 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products                              727,194,981       669,835,152      8.56
15 Non-Ferrous Metal                                                  574,969,271       404,315,397     42.21
16 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                                526,769,062       465,059,450     13.27
17 Feeding Stuff For Animals (Not Including Unmilled Cereals)         566,473,381       555,350,538      2.00
18 Paper and Paper Products                                           547,877,160       447,947,507     22.31
19 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments;
        photographic and optical goods,n.e.s.,
        watches and clocks                                            426,760,935       316,223,861     34.96
20 Power Generating and Specialized Machinery                         388,025,296       318,818,827     21.71
21 Metal Products                                                     500,509,097       392,887,527     27.39
22 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials                             279,831,587       218,779,580     27.91
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                  329,411,067       253,424,284     29.98
24 Fertilizers, Manufactured                                          319,582,592       302,000,302      5.82
25 Rubber Manufacture                                                 188,579,509       135,644,425     39.02
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste                                       116,573,000        87,720,472     32.89
27 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap                               1,179,582,253       625,261,071     88.65
28 Others                                                           4,010,182,015     3,334,050,194     20.28

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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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