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

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                                                                           2010      |     2009    |   Growth
Commodity Group                                                           Jan-Dec    |    Jan-Dec  |     Rate
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                                Total                              54,701,859,441    43,091,535,881     26.94

 1 Electronic Products  1/                                         18,550,723,212    15,167,360,669     22.31
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                          14,491,885,866    11,305,187,328     28.19
   b) Electronic Data Processing                                    2,386,041,219     2,195,086,195      8.70
   c) Office Equipment                                                 63,059,463        77,260,955    (18.38)
   d) Consumer Electronics                                            375,291,754       394,729,804     (4.92)
   e) Telecommunication                                               807,077,137       857,651,421     (5.90)
   f) Communication/Radar                                             192,358,372       139,871,294     37.53
   g) Control and Instrumentation                                     130,105,605       109,670,723     18.63
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                               81,710,321        65,807,485     24.17
   i) Automotive Electronics                                           23,193,475        22,095,464      4.97
 2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials                  9,521,967,800     7,361,002,773     29.36
 3 Office and EDP Machines                                              6,498,496         4,656,873     39.55
 4 Telecommunication Equipment and Electrical Machinery  2/         1,007,284,846       749,052,833     34.47
 5 Industrial Machinery and Equipment                               2,483,110,809     1,755,822,628     41.42
 6 Transport Equipment                                              3,428,506,863     2,259,550,204     51.73
 7 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles and Related Products  3/   587,864,304       549,673,418      6.95
 8 Cereals and Cereal Preparations                                  2,200,254,775     1,887,355,716     16.58
 9 Organic and Inorganic Chemical                                   1,377,305,026     1,130,650,417     21.82
10 Plastics in Primary  and  Non-Primary Forms                      1,177,064,855       768,030,956     53.26
11 Iron and Steel                                                   1,221,913,664       920,213,999     32.79
12 Dairy Products                                                     714,840,401       456,459,383     56.61
13 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s.                            702,453,645       561,557,552     25.09
14 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products                              783,366,125       722,538,923      8.42
15 Non-Ferrous Metal                                                  625,495,257       437,279,055     43.04
16 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                                578,133,428       503,512,832     14.82
17 Feeding Stuff For Animals (Not Including Unmilled Cereals)         616,226,272       601,937,007      2.37
18 Paper and Paper Products                                           600,647,592       481,970,193     24.62
19 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments;
        photographic and optical goods,n.e.s.,
        watches and clocks                                            466,936,942       354,422,979     31.75
20 Power Generating and Specialized Machinery                         429,620,894       352,177,670     21.99
21 Metal Products                                                     568,354,672       438,606,458     29.58
22 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials                             301,963,633       238,637,123     26.54
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                  363,265,639       275,670,612     31.78
24 Fertilizers, Manufactured                                          383,860,911       337,717,104     13.66
25 Rubber Manufacture                                                 203,062,895       148,312,405     36.92
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste                                       127,813,745        95,393,096     33.99
27 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap                               1,238,787,110       849,083,905     45.90
28 Others                                                           4,434,535,630     3,682,889,098     20.41

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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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