Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
May and April 2011 and May 2010
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2011 | 2010 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
May p Share | April r Share | May Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 4,888.29 100.00 5,496.86 100.00 4,811.76 100.00 (11.07) 1.59
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,700.41 34.79 1,690.21 30.75 1,528.63 31.77 0.60 11.24
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 1,422.38 29.10 1,437.57 26.15 1,152.46 23.95 (1.06) 23.42
b) Electronic Data Processing 144.66 2.96 119.22 2.17 243.44 5.06 21.34 (40.57)
c) Office Equipment 13.13 0.27 4.36 0.08 5.80 0.12 200.91 126.24
d) Consumer Electronics 34.37 0.70 26.19 0.48 31.10 0.65 31.23 10.52
e) Telecommunication 44.91 0.92 50.34 0.92 65.64 1.36 (10.79) (31.59)
f) Communication/Radar 18.73 0.38 34.38 0.63 7.31 0.15 (45.51) 156.22
g) Control and Instrumentation 14.57 0.30 8.30 0.15 10.93 0.23 75.54 33.31
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 6.52 0.13 8.28 0.15 9.23 0.19 (21.26) (29.32)
i) Automotive Electronics 1.13 0.02 1.57 0.03 2.72 0.06 (28.25) (58.56)
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 685.95 14.03 1,392.96 25.34 1,032.11 21.45 (50.76) (33.54)
3 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 246.90 5.05 234.70 4.27 202.07 4.20 5.20 22.19
4 Transport Equipment 217.47 4.45 184.54 3.36 243.82 5.07 17.84 (10.81)
5 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 190.38 3.89 107.39 1.95 234.50 4.87 77.28 (18.81)
6 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 141.82 2.90 151.46 2.76 108.82 2.26 (6.37) 30.32
7 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 121.88 2.49 132.89 2.42 96.36 2.00 (8.28) 26.48
8 Iron and Steel 103.35 2.11 130.43 2.37 114.04 2.37 (20.76) (9.38)
9 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 90.67 1.85 79.25 1.44 41.30 0.86 14.40 119.56
10 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 88.70 1.81 96.49 1.76 71.19 1.48 (8.08) 24.59
Top 10 Imports Total 3,587.53 73.39 4,200.34 76.41 3,672.84 76.33 (14.59) (2.32)
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11 Dairy Products 84.85 1.74 73.85 1.34 71.08 1.48 14.89 19.38
12 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 80.26 1.64 80.53 1.47 67.58 1.40 (0.34) 18.76
13 Non-Ferrous Metal 72.98 1.49 68.38 1.24 50.21 1.04 6.72 45.35
14 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 70.65 1.45 61.52 1.12 40.79 0.85 14.85 73.20
15 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
Articles and Related products 67.25 1.38 78.15 1.42 52.19 1.08 (13.94) 28.85
16 Paper and Paper Products 64.12 1.31 68.87 1.25 45.11 0.94 (6.90) 42.15
17 Metal Products 63.31 1.30 65.06 1.18 41.65 0.87 (2.69) 52.01
18 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 62.47 1.28 72.02 1.31 54.72 1.14 (13.25) 14.17
19 Fertilizers, Manufactured 41.41 0.85 25.59 0.47 7.21 0.15 61.81 473.99
20 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 40.61 0.83 38.93 0.71 37.10 0.77 4.31 9.47
21 Power Generating and Specialized Mach. 37.85 0.77 34.26 0.62 35.93 0.75 10.49 5.35
22 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 35.72 0.73 37.92 0.69 31.40 0.65 (5.82) 13.74
23 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 27.61 0.56 31.66 0.58 24.44 0.51 (12.78) 13.00
24 Rubber Manufacture 24.41 0.50 22.41 0.41 14.84 0.31 8.94 64.48
25 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 21.12 0.43 23.02 0.42 212.07 4.41 (8.22) (90.04)
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 15.33 0.31 13.99 0.25 9.66 0.20 9.57 58.76
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.53 0.01 0.38 0.01 0.68 0.01 38.04 (22.11)
28 Others 490.27 10.03 499.98 9.10 342.26 7.11 (1.94) 43.24
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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: July 26, 2011
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