Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
December and November 2011 and December 2010
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2011 | 2010 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
December p Share | November r Share | December Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 4,627.79 100.00 4,989.65 100.00 4,949.14 100.00 (7.25) (6.49)
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,264.74 27.33 1,380.97 27.68 1,706.38 34.48 (8.42) (25.88)
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 892.77 19.29 1,072.09 21.49 1,417.61 28.64 (16.73) (37.02)
b) Electronic Data Processing 131.82 2.85 143.02 2.87 143.96 2.91 (7.83) (8.43)
c) Office Equipment 4.87 0.11 5.65 0.11 5.43 0.11 (13.80) (10.22)
d) Consumer Electronics 26.06 0.56 37.96 0.76 25.77 0.52 (31.34) 1.12
e) Telecommunication 128.96 2.79 80.27 1.61 67.61 1.37 60.65 90.74
f) Communication/Radar 58.24 1.26 21.14 0.42 25.07 0.51 175.46 132.37
g) Control and Instrumentation 13.68 0.30 12.26 0.25 10.20 0.21 11.55 34.09
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 6.53 0.14 7.21 0.14 9.05 0.18 (9.43) (27.91)
i) Automotive Electronics 1.81 0.04 1.37 0.03 1.68 0.03 32.43 8.00
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 1,049.50 22.68 1,130.75 22.66 949.56 19.19 (7.19) 10.52
3 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 251.21 5.43 256.19 5.13 236.58 4.78 (1.95) 6.18
4 Transport Equipment 239.06 5.17 271.08 5.43 374.22 7.56 (11.81) (36.12)
5 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 174.72 3.78 102.98 2.06 32.70 0.66 69.66 434.35
6 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 125.88 2.72 136.36 2.73 99.43 2.01 (7.69) 26.60
7 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 117.34 2.54 146.64 2.94 106.05 2.14 (19.98) 10.64
8 Iron and Steel 112.18 2.42 104.74 2.10 116.78 2.36 7.10 (3.94)
9 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 96.10 2.08 102.25 2.05 104.33 2.11 (6.02) (7.89)
10 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 66.07 1.43 76.96 1.54 52.55 1.06 (14.16) 25.73
Top 10 Imports Total 3,496.80 75.56 3,708.93 74.33 3,778.58 76.35 (5.72) (7.46)
11 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 64.92 1.40 65.81 1.32 56.15 1.13 (1.35) 15.61
12 Metal Products 61.59 1.33 59.21 1.19 71.55 1.45 4.02 (13.92)
13 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles
and Related Products 59.56 1.29 66.73 1.34 57.48 1.16 (10.76) 3.62
14 Fertilizers, Manufactured 58.14 1.26 45.62 0.91 65.27 1.32 27.45 (10.92)
15 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 56.35 1.22 70.04 1.40 51.36 1.04 (19.54) 9.72
16 Paper and Paper Products 54.44 1.18 50.90 1.02 52.76 1.07 6.96 3.18
17 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 52.76 1.14 62.84 1.26 60.64 1.23 (16.03) (12.99)
18 Non-Ferrous Metal 47.37 1.02 55.05 1.10 50.41 1.02 (13.96) (6.04)
19 Dairy Products 45.26 0.98 74.22 1.49 57.15 1.15 (39.02) (20.80)
20 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 41.44 0.90 38.29 0.77 33.83 0.68 8.23 22.48
21 Power Generating and Specialized Mach. 40.06 0.87 47.09 0.94 41.58 0.84 (14.92) (3.66)
22 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 27.92 0.60 38.95 0.78 40.73 0.82 (28.32) (31.45)
23 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 23.02 0.50 47.43 0.95 59.18 1.20 (51.46) (61.10)
24 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 20.29 0.44 25.71 0.52 22.12 0.45 (21.08) (8.27)
25 Rubber Manufacture 18.15 0.39 20.04 0.40 14.48 0.29 (9.46) 25.28
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 11.49 0.25 10.00 0.20 11.24 0.23 14.84 2.24
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.55 0.01 0.45 0.01 0.62 0.01 24.05 (10.32)
28 Others 447.68 9.67 502.33 10.07 424.02 8.57 (10.88) 5.58
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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
p Preliminary
r Revised
Page last updated: February 28, 2012
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