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

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                                                                           2011      |     2010    |   Growth
Commodity Group                                                           Jan-Oct    |    Jan-Oct  |     Rate
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                            Total                                  50,521,317,532    45,027,996,978     12.20

 1 Electronic Products  1/                                         15,180,725,802    15,219,259,894     (0.25)
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                          12,139,659,311    11,755,745,356      3.27
   b) Electronic Data Processing                                    1,474,957,471     2,078,483,208    (29.04)
   c) Office Equipment                                                 63,038,070        52,323,459     20.48
   d) Consumer Electronics                                            311,112,146       312,596,068     (0.47)
   e) Telecommunication                                               703,687,100       691,287,624      1.79
   f) Communication/Radar                                             289,797,797       135,385,971    114.05
   g) Control and Instrumentation                                     113,674,286       109,132,021      4.16
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                               70,354,029        64,059,479      9.83
   i) Automotive Electronics                                           14,445,592        20,246,708    (28.65)
 2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials                 10,283,255,512     7,772,206,535     32.31
 3 Office and EDP Machines                                              5,632,615         5,447,769      3.39
 4 Telecommunication Equipment and Electrical Machinery  2/         1,006,924,842       790,924,425     27.31
 5 Industrial Machinery and Equipment                               2,449,107,746     2,016,955,058     21.43
 6 Transport Equipment                                              2,773,105,619     2,702,683,938      2.61
 7 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles and Related Products 3/    668,041,639       473,903,030     40.97
 8 Cereals and Cereal Preparations                                  1,198,597,175     2,098,187,241    (42.87)
 9 Organic and Inorganic Chemical                                   1,405,802,457     1,144,398,601     22.84
10 Plastics in Primary  and  Non-Primary Forms                      1,357,298,063       973,090,771     39.48
11 Iron and Steel                                                   1,128,038,937       997,326,213     13.11
12 Dairy Products                                                     723,297,812       590,561,905     22.48
13 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s.                            678,038,985       577,631,430     17.38
14 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products                              781,833,124       654,380,601     19.48
15 Non-Ferrous Metal                                                  802,402,352       515,690,899     55.60
16 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                                622,046,251       459,695,144     35.32
17 Feeding Stuff For Animals (Not Including Unmilled Cereals)         666,773,002       487,711,297     36.71
18 Paper and Paper Products                                           635,460,533       489,861,816     29.72
19 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments;
        photographic and optical goods,n.e.s.,
        watches and clocks                                            351,510,073       380,939,432     (7.73)
20 Power Generating and Specialized Machinery                         378,871,318       355,935,812      6.44
21 Metal Products                                                     591,665,163       448,638,558     31.88
22 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials                             285,544,279       255,022,666     11.97
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                  355,058,032       293,709,725     20.89
24 Fertilizers, Manufactured                                          384,206,563       309,829,319     24.01
25 Rubber Manufacture                                                 222,200,919       168,951,615     31.52
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste                                       128,166,060       104,320,216     22.86
27 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap                                 643,299,980     1,136,657,251    (43.40)
28 Others                                                           4,814,412,679     3,604,075,817     33.58

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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:  December 28, 2011
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