Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
September and August 2011 and September 2010
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2011 | 2010 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
September p Share | August r Share |September Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 5,134.49 100.00 4,925.13 100.00 4,597.22 100.00 4.25 11.69
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,442.74 28.10 1,394.13 28.31 1,632.14 35.50 3.49 (11.60)
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 1,092.03 21.27 1,045.59 21.23 1,314.32 28.59 4.44 (16.91)
b) Electronic Data Processing 184.80 3.60 171.55 3.48 193.90 4.22 7.72 (4.70)
c) Office Equipment 5.10 0.10 4.88 0.10 5.23 0.11 4.42 (2.47)
d) Consumer Electronics 33.30 0.65 31.11 0.63 31.25 0.68 7.04 6.57
e) Telecommunication 92.68 1.81 79.75 1.62 51.97 1.13 16.21 78.34
f) Communication/Radar 14.29 0.28 43.19 0.88 15.30 0.33 (66.92) (6.64)
g) Control and Instrumentation 11.98 0.23 10.88 0.22 10.62 0.23 10.05 12.75
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 6.62 0.13 5.51 0.11 7.60 0.17 20.20 (12.88)
i) Automotive Electronics 1.95 0.04 1.66 0.03 1.94 0.04 17.20 0.10
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 941.17 18.33 985.21 20.00 740.83 16.11 (4.47) 27.04
3 Transport Equipment 399.81 7.79 304.69 6.19 296.49 6.45 31.22 34.85
4 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 255.47 4.98 268.61 5.45 216.56 4.71 (4.89) 17.97
5 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 160.27 3.12 73.03 1.48 159.38 3.47 119.45 0.56
6 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 150.45 2.93 121.60 2.47 110.85 2.41 23.72 35.72
7 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 140.41 2.73 170.98 3.47 103.90 2.26 (17.88) 35.14
8 Iron and Steel 121.07 2.36 121.20 2.46 86.02 1.87 (0.10) 40.75
9 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 120.60 2.35 107.65 2.19 78.18 1.70 12.03 54.26
10 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 104.50 2.04 96.68 1.96 78.55 1.71 8.09 33.04
Top 10 Imports Total 3,836.49 74.72 3,643.78 73.98 3,502.89 76.20 5.29 9.52
11 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 83.71 1.63 59.60 1.21 59.03 1.28 40.44 41.80
12 Non-Ferrous Metal 79.37 1.55 74.98 1.52 42.04 0.91 5.86 88.80
13 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles
and Related Products 74.34 1.45 60.18 1.22 51.82 1.13 23.54 43.47
14 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 72.95 1.42 74.43 1.51 63.17 1.37 (1.98) 15.48
15 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 65.53 1.28 75.38 1.53 55.93 1.22 (13.07) 17.17
16 Dairy Products 63.42 1.24 58.94 1.20 57.14 1.24 7.60 11.00
17 Paper and Paper Products 61.13 1.19 56.81 1.15 53.16 1.16 7.60 14.99
18 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 61.08 1.19 68.04 1.38 47.53 1.03 (10.22) 28.53
19 Metal Products 52.96 1.03 52.05 1.06 41.32 0.90 1.75 28.19
20 Power Generating and Specialized Mach. 42.85 0.83 37.75 0.77 32.44 0.71 13.51 32.09
21 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 36.55 0.71 36.31 0.74 50.95 1.11 0.66 (28.27)
22 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 32.76 0.64 36.47 0.74 26.34 0.57 (10.19) 24.38
23 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 30.73 0.60 25.65 0.52 29.17 0.63 19.82 5.37
24 Rubber Manufacture 21.89 0.43 20.28 0.41 15.16 0.33 7.94 44.37
25 Fertilizers, Manufactured 15.04 0.29 35.06 0.71 33.01 0.72 (57.09) (54.43)
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 10.33 0.20 7.49 0.15 10.65 0.23 37.97 (2.95)
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.31 0.01 1.05 0.02 0.47 0.01 (70.62) (34.50)
28 Others 493.04 9.60 500.87 10.17 425.01 9.25 (1.56) 16.01
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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: November 25, 2011
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