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


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