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

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                                                                           2011      |     2010    |   Growth
Commodity Group                                                           Jan-Dec    |    Jan-Dec  |     Rate
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                             Total                                 60,138,755,791    54,932,916,987      9.48

 1 Electronic Products  1/                                         17,827,819,077    18,550,003,913     (3.89)
   a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                          14,104,513,355    14,490,889,591     (2.67)
   b) Electronic Data Processing                                    1,749,808,712     2,385,983,648    (26.66)
   c) Office Equipment                                                 73,563,354        63,181,181     16.43
   d) Consumer Electronics                                            375,190,586       375,381,077     (0.05)
   e) Telecommunication                                               912,925,435       807,026,581     13.12
   f) Communication/Radar                                             370,495,124       192,485,081     92.48
   g) Control and Instrumentation                                     139,609,846       130,162,719      7.26
   h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                               84,088,188        81,702,033      2.92
   i) Automotive Electronics                                           17,624,477        23,192,002    (24.01)
 2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials                 12,463,405,676     9,588,616,217     29.98
 3 Office and EDP Machines                                              6,630,213         6,431,775      3.09
 4 Telecommunication Equipment and Electrical Machinery  2/         1,205,288,231     1,007,287,731     19.66
 5 Industrial Machinery and Equipment                               2,955,124,382     2,510,520,192     17.71
 6 Transport Equipment                                              3,283,248,381     3,475,243,414     (5.52)
 7 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles and Related Products 3/    794,329,729       588,077,226     35.07
 8 Cereals and Cereal Preparations                                  1,476,305,896     2,224,683,045    (33.64)
 9 Organic and Inorganic Chemical                                   1,669,774,677     1,377,096,028     21.25
10 Plastics in Primary  and  Non-Primary Forms                      1,619,532,549     1,177,869,957     37.50
11 Iron and Steel                                                   1,344,963,437     1,227,348,317      9.58
12 Dairy Products                                                     842,777,837       715,021,958     17.87
13 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s.                            793,715,791       706,469,266     12.35
14 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products                              912,561,742       782,464,560     16.63
15 Non-Ferrous Metal                                                  904,822,984       625,848,911     44.58
16 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                                748,442,339       578,812,844     29.31
17 Feeding Stuff For Animals (Not Including Unmilled Cereals)         809,805,557       619,418,500     30.74
18 Paper and Paper Products                                           740,793,339       601,362,726     23.19
19 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments;
        photographic and optical goods,n.e.s.,
        watches and clocks                                            418,371,128       467,586,461    (10.53)
20 Power Generating and Specialized Machinery                         466,021,687       429,689,812      8.46
21 Metal Products                                                     712,469,622       577,578,711     23.35
22 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials                             331,539,434       302,004,576      9.78
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                                  434,787,877       363,329,631     19.67
24 Fertilizers, Manufactured                                          487,973,297       400,566,053     21.82
25 Rubber Manufacture                                                 260,388,487       203,002,563     28.27
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste                                       149,668,432       127,799,963     17.11
27 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap                                 713,748,149     1,238,613,703    (42.38)
28 Others                                                           5,764,445,841     4,460,168,934     29.24

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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:  February 28, 2012
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