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

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                                                                           2011      |     2010    |   Growth
Commodity Group                                                           Jan-May    |    Jan-May  |     Rate
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                            Total                                  25,997,464,716     22,152,442,531     17.36

 1 Electronic Products  1/                                          8,794,185,988      7,320,188,083     20.14
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                           7,413,169,074      5,477,587,328     35.34
   b) Electronic Data Processing                                      651,650,428      1,086,525,439    (40.02)
   c) Office Equipment                                                 37,114,843         26,194,492     41.69
   d) Consumer Electronics                                            144,661,589        152,121,823     (4.90)
   e) Telecommunication                                               310,525,616        421,277,629    (26.29)
   f) Communication/Radar                                             141,995,095         60,077,336    136.35
   g) Control and Instrumentation                                      52,267,743         54,211,234     (3.59)
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                               36,198,288         31,795,693     13.85
   i) Automotive Electronics                                            6,603,312         10,397,109    (36.49)
 2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials                  4,903,350,915      4,044,243,654     21.24
 3 Office and EDP Machines                                              3,104,135          3,335,094     (6.93)
 4 Telecommunication Equipment and Electrical Machinery  2/           503,528,732        369,272,313     36.36
 5 Industrial Machinery and Equipment                               1,199,866,921        959,633,619     25.03
 6 Transport Equipment                                              1,227,663,829      1,296,900,655     (5.34)
 7 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles and Related Products /3    330,451,959        224,420,267     47.25
 8 Cereals and Cereal Preparations                                    547,145,676      1,460,751,894    (62.54)
 9 Organic and Inorganic Chemical                                     739,720,955        541,196,015     36.68
10 Plastics in Primary  and  Non-Primary Forms                        667,950,126        437,577,856     52.65
11 Iron and Steel                                                     573,076,006        486,052,171     17.90
12 Dairy Products                                                     366,602,395        296,898,464     23.48
13 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s.                            342,926,858        281,628,389     21.77
14 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products                              406,943,480        327,208,101     24.37
15 Non-Ferrous Metal                                                  393,627,351        254,450,526     54.70
16 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                                288,371,337        201,749,938     42.94
17 Feeding Stuff For Animals (Not Including Unmilled Cereals)         364,760,934        239,169,015     52.51
18 Paper and Paper Products                                           331,473,576        224,993,487     47.33
19 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments;
        photographic and optical goods,n.e.s.,
        watches and clocks                                            180,924,427        176,151,455      2.71
20 Power Generating and Specialized Machinery                         190,490,584        200,029,095     (4.77)
21 Metal Products                                                     321,623,311        234,590,045     37.10
22 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials                             148,936,332        121,083,579     23.00
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                  178,752,842        143,640,008     24.45
24 Fertilizers, Manufactured                                          182,342,959        149,792,455     21.73
25 Rubber Manufacture                                                 114,088,747         81,320,155     40.30
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste                                        69,306,648         50,817,756     36.38
27 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap                                 317,964,428        401,884,594    (20.88)
28 Others                                                           2,308,283,265      1,623,463,848     42.18


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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:  July 26, 2011
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