Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
February and January 2011 and February 2010
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2011 | 2010 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
February p Share | January r Share | February Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 4,688.19 100.00 5,302.44 100.00 3,904.34 100.00 (11.58) 20.08
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,510.09 32.21 1,838.96 34.68 1,434.02 36.73 (17.88) 5.31
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 1,266.82 27.02 1,530.65 28.87 1,073.08 27.48 (17.24) 18.06
b) Electronic Data Processing 108.84 2.32 149.81 2.83 219.70 5.63 (27.35) (50.46)
c) Office Equipment 7.43 0.16 6.18 0.12 4.27 0.11 20.36 74.08
d) Consumer Electronics 22.98 0.49 32.23 0.61 28.50 0.73 (28.70) (19.35)
e) Telecommunication 60.91 1.30 74.01 1.40 80.30 2.06 (17.69) (24.15)
f) Communication/Radar 22.10 0.47 31.77 0.60 12.56 0.32 (30.44) 76.01
g) Control and Instrumentation 12.03 0.26 8.02 0.15 10.04 0.26 50.12 19.80
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 7.47 0.16 5.15 0.10 4.16 0.11 44.99 79.31
i) Automotive Electronics 1.51 0.03 1.15 0.02 1.41 0.04 31.78 7.45
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 964.79 20.58 909.02 17.14 538.23 13.79 6.13 79.25
3 Transport Equipment 293.69 6.26 273.36 5.16 214.36 5.49 7.44 37.01
4 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 204.26 4.36 270.26 5.10 173.55 4.45 (24.42) 17.69
5 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 145.37 3.10 137.14 2.59 99.46 2.55 6.00 46.16
6 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 123.97 2.64 146.57 2.76 80.02 2.05 (15.42) 54.91
7 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 107.29 2.29 110.14 2.08 73.87 1.89 (2.59) 45.25
8 Iron and Steel 94.46 2.01 120.51 2.27 82.06 2.10 (21.61) 15.11
9 Non-Ferrous Metal 82.68 1.76 77.94 1.47 49.47 1.27 6.07 67.11
10 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 82.21 1.75 63.29 1.19 54.08 1.39 29.90 52.00
Top 10 Imports Total 3,608.80 76.98 3,947.20 74.44 2,799.13 71.69 (8.57) 28.93
11 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 67.88 1.45 81.38 1.53 55.31 1.42 (16.60) 22.72
12 Dairy Products 67.29 1.44 75.37 1.42 59.40 1.52 (10.72) 13.29
13 Paper and Paper Products 66.62 1.42 56.47 1.06 43.59 1.12 17.98 52.83
14 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 64.24 1.37 70.14 1.32 304.94 7.81 (8.42) (78.93)
15 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 60.80 1.30 63.26 1.19 49.66 1.27 (3.89) 22.44
16 Metal Products 60.34 1.29 64.06 1.21 31.40 0.80 (5.80) 92.20
17 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
Articles and Related products 48.54 1.04 70.04 1.32 32.53 0.83 (30.69) 49.23
18 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 43.66 0.93 59.74 1.13 36.34 0.93 (26.91) 20.14
19 Fertilizers, Manufactured 43.58 0.93 43.69 0.82 33.81 0.87 (0.25) 28.91
20 Power Generating and Specialized Mach. 40.69 0.87 34.97 0.66 55.61 1.42 16.37 (26.82)
21 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 30.06 0.64 37.50 0.71 24.19 0.62 (19.83) 24.26
22 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 29.97 0.64 33.52 0.63 31.31 0.80 (10.57) (4.27)
23 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 29.16 0.62 31.91 0.60 18.20 0.47 (8.61) 60.22
24 Rubber Manufacture 21.13 0.45 23.48 0.44 17.25 0.44 (10.00) 22.49
25 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 13.46 0.29 149.36 2.82 3.09 0.08 (90.99) 334.99
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 12.87 0.27 10.89 0.21 10.49 0.27 18.23 22.64
27 Office and EDP Machines 1.25 0.03 0.55 0.01 0.36 0.01 126.44 244.24
28 Others 377.84 8.06 448.93 8.47 297.72 7.63 (15.84) 26.91
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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: April 27, 2011
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