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

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                                                                           2011      |     2010    |   Growth
Commodity Group                                                           Jan-Sep    |    Jan-Sep  |     Rate
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                            Total                                  45,559,991,261    40,123,536,250     13.55

 1 Electronic Products  1/                                         13,945,017,021    13,677,568,476      1.96
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                          11,253,766,512    10,535,877,310      6.81
   b) Electronic Data Processing                                    1,313,552,096     1,913,196,343    (31.34)
   c) Office Equipment                                                 57,758,366        47,576,735     21.40
   d) Consumer Electronics                                            270,850,124       281,480,506     (3.78)
   e) Telecommunication                                               624,955,836       618,128,136      1.10
   f) Communication/Radar                                             254,482,738       110,311,965    130.69
   g) Control and Instrumentation                                      96,080,819        96,879,200     (0.82)
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                               60,378,409        55,876,742      8.06
   i) Automotive Electronics                                           13,192,121        18,241,539    (27.68)
 2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials                  9,182,225,489     6,869,384,480     33.67
 3 Office and EDP Machines                                              5,293,420         4,988,130      6.12
 4 Telecommunication Equipment and Electrical Machinery  2/           908,040,239       688,727,810     31.84
 5 Industrial Machinery and Equipment                               2,181,789,122     1,781,359,081     22.48
 6 Transport Equipment                                              2,435,612,449     2,331,367,506      4.47
 7 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles and Related Products  3/   597,496,252       419,037,270     42.59
 8 Cereals and Cereal Preparations                                  1,113,657,893     2,047,692,798    (45.61)
 9 Organic and Inorganic Chemical                                   1,283,478,573     1,001,017,088     28.22
10 Plastics in Primary  and  Non-Primary Forms                      1,233,673,451       851,999,754     44.80
11 Iron and Steel                                                     995,107,558       901,436,790     10.39
12 Dairy Products                                                     656,304,588       528,851,229     24.10
13 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s.                            606,794,056       510,315,898     18.91
14 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products                              703,578,600       582,680,934     20.75
15 Non-Ferrous Metal                                                  725,022,271       449,399,366     61.33
16 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                                544,652,822       401,450,160     35.67
17 Feeding Stuff For Animals (Not Including Unmilled Cereals)         592,605,947       443,659,380     33.57
18 Paper and Paper Products                                           573,181,163       432,210,517     32.62
19 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments;
        photographic and optical goods,n.e.s.,
        watches and clocks                                            322,044,181       340,013,409     (5.28)
20 Power Generating and Specialized Machinery                         346,715,550       326,013,089      6.35
21 Metal Products                                                     528,813,978       399,228,731     32.46
22 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials                             257,345,336       225,559,765     14.09
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                  320,833,091       258,443,675     24.14
24 Fertilizers, Manufactured                                          337,128,375       293,861,449     14.72
25 Rubber Manufacture                                                 200,299,593       147,991,375     35.35
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste                                       120,838,755        94,376,357     28.04
27 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap                                 590,799,465       947,393,746    (37.64)
28 Others                                                           4,251,642,023     3,167,507,987     34.23

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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:  November 25, 2011
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