Table 2  Philippine Imports from All Countries
         June and May 2011 and June 2010
         (F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)

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                                                          2011                  |             2010  |  Growth Rates
    Commodity                                      Percent |            Percent |           Percent |    (Percent)
                                            June p   Share |      May r   Share |     June    Share | Monthly   Annual
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              Total                       4,503.43  100.00   4,888.37    100.00   4,224.95   100.00     (7.87)    6.59

 1 Electronic Products  1/                1,147.32   25.48   1,700.43     34.79   1,446.82    34.24    (32.53)  (20.70)
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)   856.51   19.02   1,422.37     29.10   1,111.76    26.31    (39.78)  (22.96)
   b) Electronic Data Processing            151.56    3.37     144.70      2.96     229.33     5.43      4.74   (33.91)
   c) Office Equipment                        5.61    0.12      13.13      0.27       6.20     0.15    (57.26)   (9.42)
   d) Consumer Electronics                   29.26    0.65      34.37      0.70      26.39     0.62    (14.86)   10.89
   e) Telecommunication                      66.14    1.47      44.91      0.92      46.70     1.11     47.30    41.64
   f) Communication/Radar                    21.24    0.47      18.73      0.38       7.53     0.18     13.39   181.96
   g) Control and Instrumentation             9.17    0.20      14.57      0.30      11.03     0.26    (37.05)  (16.84)
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation      6.76    0.15       6.52      0.13       5.74     0.14      3.70    17.82
   i) Automotive Electronics                  1.06    0.02       1.13      0.02       2.15     0.05     (6.05)  (50.65)
 2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
        Related Materials                 1,039.64   23.09     685.95     14.03     729.72    17.27     51.56    42.47
 3 Industrial Machinery and Equipment       225.23    5.00     247.02      5.05     201.47     4.77     (8.82)   11.79
 4 Transport Equipment                      213.22    4.73     217.47      4.45     259.50     6.14     (1.95)  (17.83)
 5 Cereals and Cereal Preparations          166.54    3.70     190.38      3.89     191.35     4.53    (12.52)  (12.97)
 6 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals          144.10    3.20     141.82      2.90     121.67     2.88      1.61    18.44
 7 Plastics in Primary  and
       Non-Primary Forms                    121.56    2.70     121.90      2.49      95.03     2.25     (0.28)   27.91
 8 Telecommunication Equipment and
       Electrical Machinery 2/               89.31    1.98      88.70      1.81      80.00     1.89      0.70    11.65
 9 Iron and Steel                            85.15    1.89     103.23      2.11      92.92     2.20    (17.52)   (8.37)
10 Dairy Products                            77.93    1.73      84.85      1.74      50.16     1.19     (8.16)   55.36

                 Top 10 Imports Total     3,309.99   73.50   3,581.75     73.27   3,268.64    77.37     (7.59)    1.26

11 Non-Ferrous Metal                         77.89    1.73      72.98      1.49      48.37     1.14      6.74    61.04
12 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products     71.60    1.59      80.51      1.65      62.44     1.48    (11.06)   14.67
13 Paper and Paper Products                  67.05    1.49      64.12      1.31      46.79     1.11      4.57    43.32
14 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
       Articles and Related products         65.77    1.46      67.25      1.38      49.61     1.17     (2.21)   32.56
15 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles       64.19    1.43      70.65      1.45      46.00     1.09     (9.15)   39.53
16 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s.   62.51    1.39      62.28      1.27      58.55     1.39      0.37     6.76
17 Metal Products                            51.03    1.13      63.31      1.30      41.64     0.99    (19.39)   22.57
18 Fertilizers, Manufactured                 47.72    1.06      41.41      0.85      33.68     0.80     15.24    41.68
19 Feeding Stuff For Animals
      (Not Including Unmilled cereals)       41.05    0.91      90.67      1.85      40.24     0.95    (54.73)    2.01
20 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures         35.47    0.79      35.72      0.73      30.25     0.72     (0.69)   17.27
21 Professional, scientific and
      controlling instrument,photographic
      and optical goods,not elsewhere
      specified, watches and clocks          33.76    0.75      38.97      0.80      37.34     0.88    (13.37)   (9.59)
22 Power Generating and Specialized Mach.    26.17    0.58      37.85      0.77      19.96     0.47    (30.87)   31.11
23 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials    24.83    0.55      27.61      0.56      26.83     0.64    (10.08)   (7.46)
24 Rubber Manufacture                        19.18    0.43      24.41      0.50      13.63     0.32    (21.43)   40.69
25 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste              14.64    0.33      15.33      0.31      10.67     0.25     (4.55)   37.16
26 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap        13.69    0.30      21.12      0.43      50.68     1.20    (35.22)  (73.00)
27 Office and EDP Machines                    0.40    0.01       0.53      0.01       0.49     0.01    (24.12)  (17.28)
28 Others                                   476.51   10.58     491.90     10.06     339.14     8.03     (3.13)   40.50


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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


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