Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
December and November 2010 and December 2009
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2010 | 2009 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
December p Share | November r Share | December Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 4,930.14 100.00 4,943.75 100.00 3,936.26 100.00 (0.28) 25.25
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,706.26 34.61 1,624.20 32.85 1,260.75 32.03 5.05 35.34
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 1,417.38 28.75 1,317.55 26.65 902.97 22.94 7.58 56.97
b) Electronic Data Processing 144.10 2.92 163.38 3.30 206.91 5.26 (11.80) (30.36)
c) Office Equipment 5.43 0.11 5.40 0.11 4.12 0.10 0.50 31.70
d) Consumer Electronics 25.76 0.52 37.02 0.75 35.30 0.90 (30.42) (27.04)
e) Telecommunication 67.58 1.37 48.12 0.97 83.21 2.11 40.43 (18.78)
f) Communication/Radar 25.07 0.51 32.04 0.65 11.61 0.29 (21.74) 115.96
g) Control and Instrumentation 10.20 0.21 10.84 0.22 8.43 0.21 (5.91) 20.95
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 9.06 0.18 8.59 0.17 6.54 0.17 5.50 38.52
i) Automotive Electronics 1.68 0.03 1.27 0.03 1.65 0.04 32.27 1.87
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 940.95 19.09 866.62 17.53 760.54 19.32 8.58 23.72
3 Transport Equipment 373.61 7.58 398.41 8.06 210.20 5.34 (6.23) 77.74
4 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 236.45 4.80 256.91 5.20 199.51 5.07 (7.96) 18.51
5 Iron and Steel 116.83 2.37 113.26 2.29 61.09 1.55 3.15 91.25
6 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 106.08 2.15 126.61 2.56 83.37 2.12 (16.21) 27.24
7 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 104.35 2.12 112.04 2.27 73.56 1.87 (6.87) 41.85
8 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 99.42 2.02 105.26 2.13 67.86 1.72 (5.54) 46.51
9 Metal Products 67.06 1.36 57.16 1.16 45.72 1.16 17.30 46.67
10 Fertilizers, Manufactured 64.28 1.30 25.47 0.52 35.72 0.91 152.38 79.97
Top 10 Imports Total 3,815.28 77.39 3,685.95 74.56 2,798.31 71.09 3.51 36.34
11 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 59.28 1.20 67.57 1.37 45.83 1.16 (12.28) 29.34
12 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 59.20 1.20 42.78 0.87 223.82 5.69 38.41 (73.55)
13 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
Articles and Related products 57.46 1.17 56.68 1.15 33.93 0.86 1.38 69.33
14 Dairy Products 57.13 1.16 67.22 1.36 57.30 1.46 (15.00) (0.30)
15 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 56.17 1.14 72.94 1.48 52.70 1.34 (22.99) 6.58
16 Paper and Paper Products 52.78 1.07 58.05 1.17 34.02 0.86 (9.08) 55.12
17 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 51.35 1.04 67.61 1.37 38.45 0.98 (24.04) 33.55
18 Non-Ferrous Metal 50.48 1.02 59.71 1.21 32.96 0.84 (15.45) 53.14
19 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 49.75 1.01 79.17 1.60 46.59 1.18 (37.15) 6.80
20 Power Generating and Specialized Mach. 41.60 0.84 32.17 0.65 33.36 0.85 29.31 24.69
21 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 40.16 0.81 45.91 0.93 38.20 0.97 (12.52) 5.13
22 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 33.85 0.69 35.76 0.72 22.25 0.57 (5.35) 52.14
23 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 32.71 0.66 93.73 1.90 88.97 2.26 (65.10) (63.24)
24 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 22.12 0.45 24.87 0.50 19.86 0.50 (11.03) 11.41
25 Rubber Manufacture 14.49 0.29 19.57 0.40 12.67 0.32 (25.96) 14.37
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 11.24 0.23 12.24 0.25 7.67 0.19 (8.19) 46.50
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.68 0.01 0.37 0.01 0.51 0.01 85.27 32.97
28 Others 424.40 8.61 421.48 8.53 348.84 8.86 0.69 21.66
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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: February 25, 2011
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