Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
March and February 2011 and March 2010
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2011 | 2010 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
March p Share | February r Share | March Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 5,523.06 100.00 4,760.69 100.00 4,555.82 100.00 16.01 21.23
1 Electronic Products 1/ 2,054.05 37.19 1,510.40 31.73 1,505.57 33.05 35.99 36.43
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 1,755.13 31.78 1,267.14 26.62 1,142.43 25.08 38.51 53.63
b) Electronic Data Processing 129.17 2.34 108.83 2.29 208.13 4.57 18.70 (37.94)
c) Office Equipment 6.01 0.11 7.43 0.16 5.92 0.13 (19.08) 1.59
d) Consumer Electronics 28.88 0.52 22.98 0.48 27.89 0.61 25.68 3.56
e) Telecommunication 80.41 1.46 60.91 1.28 80.87 1.78 32.02 (0.57)
f) Communication/Radar 35.05 0.63 22.10 0.46 18.37 0.40 58.62 90.83
g) Control and Instrumentation 9.36 0.17 12.03 0.25 12.95 0.28 (22.22) (27.76)
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 8.78 0.16 7.47 0.16 6.92 0.15 17.64 26.89
i) Automotive Electronics 1.25 0.02 1.51 0.03 2.09 0.05 (17.63) (40.43)
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 858.18 15.54 1,034.15 21.72 775.53 17.02 (17.02) 10.66
3 Transport Equipment 258.75 4.68 293.65 6.17 237.54 5.21 (11.88) 8.93
4 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 243.87 4.42 204.18 4.29 202.30 4.44 19.44 20.55
5 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 164.01 2.97 145.36 3.05 104.59 2.30 12.83 56.80
6 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 142.72 2.58 123.96 2.60 83.89 1.84 15.14 70.14
7 Iron and Steel 124.39 2.25 94.46 1.98 88.88 1.95 31.69 39.96
8 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 115.06 2.08 64.23 1.35 429.09 9.42 79.13 (73.19)
9 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 111.05 2.01 13.46 0.28 60.58 1.33 725.33 83.31
10 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 100.98 1.83 107.28 2.25 72.55 1.59 (5.87) 39.18
Top 10 Imports Total 4,173.06 75.56 3,591.11 75.43 3,560.52 78.15 16.21 17.20
11 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 96.95 1.76 67.87 1.43 68.53 1.50 42.84 41.47
12 Non-Ferrous Metal 91.99 1.67 82.67 1.74 54.89 1.20 11.27 67.60
13 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 84.41 1.53 60.80 1.28 68.71 1.51 38.85 22.85
14 Paper and Paper Products 75.43 1.37 66.60 1.40 41.21 0.90 13.26 83.05
15 Metal Products 68.84 1.25 60.33 1.27 38.88 0.85 14.11 77.06
16 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
Articles and Related products 66.55 1.20 48.51 1.02 49.50 1.09 37.19 34.45
17 Dairy Products 65.28 1.18 67.28 1.41 67.82 1.49 (2.98) (3.75)
18 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 52.81 0.96 43.68 0.92 41.42 0.91 20.92 27.51
19 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 49.38 0.89 82.20 1.73 41.83 0.92 (39.93) 18.03
20 Power Generating and Specialized Mach. 42.75 0.77 40.69 0.85 36.41 0.80 5.06 17.39
21 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 37.90 0.69 29.97 0.63 44.62 0.98 26.47 (15.06)
22 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 37.57 0.68 30.06 0.63 28.04 0.62 25.01 34.03
23 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 28.61 0.52 29.16 0.61 26.96 0.59 (1.89) 6.12
24 Fertilizers, Manufactured 28.09 0.51 43.58 0.92 32.16 0.71 (35.53) (12.64)
25 Rubber Manufacture 22.67 0.41 21.13 0.44 14.95 0.33 7.26 51.57
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 16.22 0.29 12.87 0.27 7.84 0.17 26.04 106.87
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.39 0.01 1.25 0.03 0.59 0.01 (68.39) (33.29)
28 Others 484.16 8.77 380.95 8.00 330.95 7.26 27.09 46.29
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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: May 25, 2011
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