Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
January 2012 and December and January 2011
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2012 | 2011 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
January p Share | December r Share | January Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 5,133.54 100.00 4,633.32 100.00 5,302.44 100.00 10.80 (3.19)
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,343.70 26.17 1,267.88 27.36 1,838.96 34.68 5.98 (26.93)
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 1,007.12 19.62 895.81 19.33 1,530.65 28.87 12.43 (34.20)
b) Electronic Data Processing 150.60 2.93 131.82 2.85 149.81 2.83 14.25 0.53
c) Office Equipment 4.75 0.09 4.87 0.11 6.18 0.12 (2.42) (23.00)
d) Consumer Electronics 32.03 0.62 26.06 0.56 32.23 0.61 22.91 (0.62)
e) Telecommunication 88.47 1.72 129.03 2.78 74.01 1.40 (31.44) 19.54
f) Communication/Radar 43.61 0.85 58.24 1.26 31.77 0.60 (25.13) 37.26
g) Control and Instrumentation 9.83 0.19 13.68 0.30 8.02 0.15 (28.14) 22.60
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 5.61 0.11 6.56 0.14 5.15 0.10 (14.46) 9.02
i) Automotive Electronics 1.67 0.03 1.81 0.04 1.15 0.02 (7.80) 45.56
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 1,320.88 25.73 1,049.47 22.65 909.02 17.14 25.86 45.31
3 Transport Equipment 296.97 5.78 239.05 5.16 273.36 5.16 24.23 8.64
4 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 237.72 4.63 251.36 5.43 270.26 5.10 (5.43) (12.04)
5 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 151.45 2.95 117.34 2.53 137.14 2.59 29.07 10.43
6 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 144.67 2.82 125.99 2.72 146.57 2.76 14.83 (1.29)
7 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 135.99 2.65 23.02 0.50 149.36 2.82 490.72 (8.95)
8 Iron and Steel 132.74 2.59 112.18 2.42 120.51 2.27 18.33 10.16
9 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 97.70 1.90 96.09 2.07 110.14 2.08 1.68 (11.30)
10 Paper and Paper Products 68.44 1.33 54.57 1.18 56.47 1.06 25.41 21.19
Top 10 Imports Total 3,930.27 76.56 3,336.96 72.02 4,011.81 75.66 17.78 (2.03)
11 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 66.74 1.30 53.02 1.14 63.26 1.19 25.88 5.50
12 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 66.59 1.30 66.12 1.43 63.29 1.19 0.71 5.23
13 Dairy Products 66.01 1.29 45.40 0.98 75.37 1.42 45.40 (12.42)
14 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 64.94 1.27 65.06 1.40 81.38 1.53 (0.18) (20.20)
15 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
Articles and Related products 62.57 1.22 59.64 1.29 70.04 1.32 4.90 (10.67)
16 Non-Ferrous Metal 58.89 1.15 47.37 1.02 77.94 1.47 24.33 (24.44)
17 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 57.75 1.12 174.72 3.77 70.14 1.32 (66.95) (17.67)
18 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 57.36 1.12 56.40 1.22 59.74 1.13 1.70 (3.98)
19 Metal Products 55.38 1.08 61.60 1.33 64.06 1.21 (10.09) (13.55)
20 Fertilizers, Manufactured 49.57 0.97 58.14 1.25 43.69 0.82 (14.75) 13.46
21 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 35.23 0.69 41.47 0.90 37.50 0.71 (15.04) (6.04)
22 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 31.62 0.62 27.93 0.60 33.52 0.63 13.21 (5.66)
23 Power Generating and Specialized Mach. 31.53 0.61 40.06 0.86 34.97 0.66 (21.29) (9.82)
24 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 28.64 0.56 20.29 0.44 31.91 0.60 41.14 (10.25)
25 Rubber Manufacture 21.94 0.43 18.14 0.39 23.48 0.44 20.91 (6.57)
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 7.17 0.14 11.40 0.25 10.89 0.21 (37.10) (34.13)
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.44 0.01 0.55 0.01 0.55 0.01 (20.97) (20.63)
28 Others 440.91 8.59 449.04 9.69 448.93 8.47 (1.81) (1.79)
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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: March 27, 2012
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