Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
August and July 2011 and August 2010
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2011 | 2010 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
August p Share | July r Share | August Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 4,926.09 100.00 4,999.42 100.00 4,461.16 100.00 (1.47) 10.42
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,394.53 28.31 1,166.95 23.34 1,644.86 36.87 19.50 (15.22)
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 1,046.02 21.23 846.49 16.93 1,340.26 30.04 23.57 (21.95)
b) Electronic Data Processing 171.56 3.48 153.93 3.08 188.25 4.22 11.45 (8.87)
c) Office Equipment 4.88 0.10 5.40 0.11 3.69 0.08 (9.64) 32.44
d) Consumer Electronics 31.08 0.63 32.49 0.65 32.78 0.73 (4.36) (5.19)
e) Telecommunication 79.75 1.62 75.85 1.52 48.30 1.08 5.14 65.13
f) Communication/Radar 43.19 0.88 33.77 0.68 13.28 0.30 27.92 225.21
g) Control and Instrumentation 10.88 0.22 11.78 0.24 10.90 0.24 (7.62) (0.20)
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 5.51 0.11 5.28 0.11 5.13 0.12 4.28 7.38
i) Automotive Electronics 1.66 0.03 1.94 0.04 2.27 0.05 (14.56) (26.83)
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 985.21 20.00 1,312.86 26.26 635.57 14.25 (24.96) 55.01
3 Transport Equipment 304.68 6.19 290.42 5.81 217.52 4.88 4.91 40.07
4 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 269.41 5.47 232.26 4.65 192.20 4.31 16.00 40.17
5 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 170.97 3.47 132.76 2.66 107.12 2.40 28.79 59.60
6 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 121.62 2.47 127.61 2.55 123.66 2.77 (4.70) (1.65)
7 Iron and Steel 121.21 2.46 94.81 1.90 131.78 2.95 27.85 (8.02)
8 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 107.65 2.19 171.73 3.43 164.67 3.69 (37.31) (34.63)
9 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 95.84 1.95 114.01 2.28 71.27 1.60 (15.94) 34.47
10 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 75.37 1.53 60.71 1.21 53.18 1.19 24.15 41.71
Top 10 Imports Total 3,646.49 74.02 3,704.11 74.09 3,341.84 74.91 (1.56) 9.12
11 Non-Ferrous Metal 74.97 1.52 99.16 1.98 50.33 1.13 (24.39) 48.98
12 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 74.43 1.51 77.39 1.55 64.44 1.44 (3.84) 15.50
13 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 73.03 1.48 25.84 0.52 134.91 3.02 182.59 (45.86)
14 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 68.04 1.38 62.98 1.26 58.02 1.30 8.03 17.27
15 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles
and Related Products 60.18 1.22 66.76 1.34 44.28 0.99 (9.87) 35.91
16 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 59.63 1.21 43.49 0.87 39.82 0.89 37.12 49.74
17 Dairy Products 58.94 1.20 89.41 1.79 67.37 1.51 (34.08) (12.50)
18 Paper and Paper Products 56.81 1.15 56.71 1.13 51.02 1.14 0.18 11.34
19 Metal Products 51.61 1.05 51.11 1.02 41.96 0.94 0.97 22.98
20 Power Generating and Specialized Mach. 37.75 0.77 49.46 0.99 31.98 0.72 (23.67) 18.05
21 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 36.47 0.74 37.03 0.74 29.48 0.66 (1.51) 23.71
22 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 36.31 0.74 36.14 0.72 34.80 0.78 0.46 4.33
23 Fertilizers, Manufactured 35.06 0.71 56.97 1.14 39.52 0.89 (38.46) (11.29)
24 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 25.65 0.52 27.20 0.54 22.98 0.52 (5.70) 11.62
25 Rubber Manufacture 20.28 0.41 24.86 0.50 19.04 0.43 (18.42) 6.54
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 7.49 0.15 19.07 0.38 10.06 0.23 (60.74) (25.56)
27 Office and EDP Machines 1.05 0.02 0.43 0.01 0.24 0.01 146.81 344.05
28 Others 501.91 10.19 471.28 9.43 379.09 8.50 6.50 32.40
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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: October 25, 2011
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