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

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                                                          2011                  |             2010  |  Growth Rates
    Commodity                                      Percent |            Percent |           Percent |    (Percent)
                                         October p   Share |September r   Share |  October    Share | Monthly   Annual
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                   Total                  5,019.39  100.00   5,076.43    100.00   4,904.46   100.00     (1.12)    2.34

 1 Electronic Products  1/                1,235.35   24.61   1,443.10     28.43   1,541.69    31.43    (14.40)  (19.87)
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)   885.55   17.64   1,092.37     21.52   1,219.87    24.87    (18.93)  (27.41)
   b) Electronic Data Processing            161.39    3.22     184.82      3.64     165.29     3.37    (12.68)   (2.36)
   c) Office Equipment                        5.28    0.11       5.10      0.10       4.75     0.10      3.58    11.23
   d) Consumer Electronics                   40.27    0.80      33.30      0.66      31.12     0.63     20.92    29.41
   e) Telecommunication                      78.73    1.57      92.69      1.83      73.16     1.49    (15.06)    7.61
   f) Communication/Radar                    35.32    0.70      14.29      0.28      25.07     0.51    147.18    40.84
   g) Control and Instrumentation            17.59    0.35      11.98      0.24      12.25     0.25     46.88    43.59
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation      9.98    0.20       6.62      0.13       8.18     0.17     50.62    21.91
   i) Automotive Electronics                  1.25    0.02       1.95      0.04       2.01     0.04    (35.60)  (37.49)
 2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
        Related Materials                 1,159.25   23.10     882.95     17.39     902.82    18.41     31.29    28.40
 3 Transport Equipment                      337.49    6.72     399.81      7.88     371.32     7.57    (15.59)   (9.11)
 4 Industrial Machinery and Equipment       267.20    5.32     255.58      5.03     235.60     4.80      4.55    13.42
 5 Iron and Steel                           132.89    2.65     121.11      2.39      95.89     1.96      9.73    38.59
 6 Plastics in Primary  and
       Non-Primary Forms                    123.77    2.47     140.26      2.76     121.09     2.47    (11.75)    2.22
 7 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals          122.39    2.44     150.38      2.96     143.38     2.92    (18.62)  (14.64)
 8 Telecommunication Equipment and
      Electrical Machinery 2/                98.90    1.97     104.49      2.06     102.20     2.08     (5.34)   (3.22)
 9 Cereals and Cereal Preparations           84.94    1.69     120.60      2.38      50.49     1.03    (29.57)   68.21
10 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products     78.25    1.56      72.95      1.44      71.70     1.46      7.27     9.14

            Top 10 Imports Total          3,640.44   72.53   3,691.23     72.71   3,636.18    74.14     (1.38)    0.12

11 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles       77.42    1.54      61.06      1.20      58.24     1.19     26.80    32.92
12 Non-Ferrous Metal                         77.38    1.54      79.36      1.56      66.29     1.35     (2.49)   16.73
13 Feeding Stuff For Animals
      (Not Including Unmilled cereals)       74.17    1.48      83.71      1.65      44.05     0.90    (11.40)   68.36
14 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s.   71.04    1.42      65.74      1.29      67.32     1.37      8.07     5.54
15 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles
     and Related Products                    70.55    1.41      74.34      1.46      54.87     1.12     (5.11)   28.58
16 Dairy Products                            67.04    1.34      63.38      1.25      61.71     1.26      5.77     8.63
17 Metal Products                            62.92    1.25      52.89      1.04      49.41     1.01     18.95    27.34
18 Paper and Paper Products                  62.28    1.24      61.13      1.20      57.65     1.18      1.87     8.03
19 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap        52.28    1.04     160.49      3.16     189.26     3.86    (67.42)  (72.37)
20 Fertilizers, Manufactured                 47.08    0.94      15.04      0.30      15.97     0.33    212.96   194.83
21 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures         34.22    0.68      32.76      0.65      35.27     0.72      4.48    (2.95)
22 Power Generating and Specialized Mach.    32.15    0.64      42.85      0.84      29.92     0.61    (24.96)    7.46
23 Professional, scientific and
      controlling instrument,photographic
      and optical goods,not elsewhere
      specified, watches and clocks          29.48    0.59      36.53      0.72      40.93     0.83    (19.29)  (27.96)
24 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials    28.20    0.56      30.73      0.61      29.46     0.60     (8.25)   (4.29)
25 Rubber Manufacture                        21.75    0.43      22.04      0.43      20.96     0.43     (1.31)    3.77
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste               7.33    0.15      10.33      0.20       9.94     0.20    (29.08)  (26.31)
27 Office and EDP Machines                    0.34    0.01       0.31      0.01       0.46     0.01      9.81   (26.20)
28 Others                                   563.32   11.22     492.49      9.70     436.57     8.90     14.38    29.03


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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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