Table 2a  Philippine Imports from all Countries
          January to February 2011 and  2010
          (F.O.B. Value in U.S. Dollars)

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                                                                           2011      |     2010    |   Growth
Commodity Group                                                           Jan-Feb    |    Jan-Feb  |     Rate
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                                Total                              9,990,626,109      8,191,702,736      21.96

 1 Electronic Products  1/                                         3,349,050,577      2,770,761,018      20.87
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                          2,797,475,389      2,053,797,011      36.21
   b) Electronic Data Processing                                     258,643,852        404,906,483     (36.12)
   c) Office Equipment                                                13,607,339          9,445,120      44.07
   d) Consumer Electronics                                            55,216,212         58,588,361      (5.76)
   e) Telecommunication                                              134,917,702        194,754,598     (30.72)
   f) Communication/Radar                                             53,867,721         18,444,043     192.06
   g) Control and Instrumentation                                     20,047,836         18,392,895       9.00
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                              12,615,405          9,177,390      37.46
   i) Automotive Electronics                                           2,659,121          3,255,117     (18.31)
 2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials                 1,873,814,688      1,366,782,827      37.10
 3 Office and EDP Machines                                             1,795,320          1,177,827      52.43
 4 Telecommunication Equipment and Electrical Machinery  2/          217,434,691        149,953,007      45.00
 5 Industrial Machinery and Equipment                                474,520,644        348,071,093      36.33
 6 Transport Equipment                                               567,052,891        594,538,452      (4.62)
 7 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles and Related Products 3/   118,577,014         75,246,689      57.58
 8 Cereals and Cereal Preparations                                   134,379,536        491,046,305     (72.63)
 9 Organic and Inorganic Chemical                                    282,516,926        201,057,936      40.52
10 Plastics in Primary  and  Non-Primary Forms                       270,535,756        166,554,881      62.43
11 Iron and Steel                                                    214,969,239        165,630,357      29.79
12 Dairy Products                                                    142,655,450        108,991,907      30.89
13 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s.                           124,063,122         98,692,771      25.71
14 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products                             149,259,619        118,117,545      26.37
15 Non-Ferrous Metal                                                 160,616,483         98,849,515      62.49
16 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                               103,397,856         77,932,162      32.68
17 Feeding Stuff For Animals (Not Including Unmilled Cereals)        145,493,167         92,600,516      57.12
18 Paper and Paper Products                                          123,091,865         90,878,960      35.45
19 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments;
        photographic and optical goods,n.e.s.,
        watches and clocks                                            63,487,701         62,678,995       1.29
20 Power Generating and Specialized Machinery                         75,659,358         92,130,689     (17.88)
21 Metal Products                                                    124,397,897        100,883,168      23.31
22 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials                             61,071,990         40,503,143      50.78
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                  67,556,799         53,339,969      26.65
24 Fertilizers, Manufactured                                          87,264,915         62,705,397      39.17
25 Rubber Manufacture                                                 44,615,029         33,919,370      31.53
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste                                       23,754,795         17,692,989      34.26
27 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap                                162,820,362         92,987,954      75.10
28 Others                                                            826,772,419        617,977,294      33.79

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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:  April 27, 2011
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