Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
February and January 2012 and February 2011
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2012 | 2011 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
February p Share | January r Share | February Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 4,992.62 100.00 5,133.54 100.00 4,760.69 100.00 (2.75) 4.87
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,432.80 28.70 1,343.66 26.17 1,510.40 31.73 6.63 (5.14)
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 1,065.32 21.34 1,007.12 19.62 1,267.14 26.62 5.78 (15.93)
b) Electronic Data Processing 189.36 3.79 150.54 2.93 108.83 2.29 25.79 74.00
c) Office Equipment 5.66 0.11 4.75 0.09 7.43 0.16 19.10 (23.81)
d) Consumer Electronics 28.70 0.57 32.03 0.62 22.98 0.48 (10.40) 24.88
e) Telecommunication 92.01 1.84 88.49 1.72 60.91 1.28 3.99 51.07
f) Communication/Radar 31.59 0.63 43.61 0.85 22.10 0.46 (27.55) 42.98
g) Control and Instrumentation 13.18 0.26 9.83 0.19 12.03 0.25 34.09 9.52
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentatio 6.00 0.12 5.62 0.11 7.47 0.16 6.65 (19.68)
i) Automotive Electronics 0.97 0.02 1.67 0.03 1.51 0.03 (41.68) (35.50)
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 1,005.74 20.14 1,320.86 25.73 1,034.15 21.72 (23.86) (2.75)
3 Transport Equipment 451.91 9.05 296.99 5.79 293.65 6.17 52.17 53.90
4 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 252.13 5.05 237.74 4.63 204.18 4.29 6.05 23.49
5 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 142.66 2.86 144.67 2.82 123.96 2.60 (1.39) 15.09
6 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 130.60 2.62 151.50 2.95 145.36 3.05 (13.80) (10.16)
7 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 116.37 2.33 57.75 1.12 64.23 1.35 101.51 81.17
8 Iron and Steel 107.44 2.15 132.74 2.59 94.46 1.98 (19.06) 13.75
9 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 103.92 2.08 97.72 1.90 107.28 2.25 6.34 (3.14)
10 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product 73.70 1.48 64.94 1.27 67.87 1.43 13.48 8.58
Top 10 Imports Total 3,817.28 76.46 3,848.57 74.97 3,645.53 76.58 (0.81) 4.71
11 Dairy Products 71.68 1.44 66.01 1.29 67.28 1.41 8.60 6.54
12 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 65.78 1.32 66.59 1.30 82.20 1.73 (1.22) (19.98)
13 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e 62.77 1.26 66.76 1.30 60.80 1.28 (5.99) 3.24
14 Non-Ferrous Metal 62.25 1.25 58.89 1.15 82.67 1.74 5.71 (24.70)
15 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 59.97 1.20 57.38 1.12 43.68 0.92 4.52 37.31
16 Metal Products 57.79 1.16 55.39 1.08 60.33 1.27 4.34 (4.21)
17 Paper and Paper Products 55.39 1.11 68.44 1.33 66.60 1.40 (19.07) (16.83)
18 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles
and Related Products 46.84 0.94 62.57 1.22 48.51 1.02 (25.15) (3.44)
19 Power Generating and Specialized Mac 44.86 0.90 31.53 0.61 40.69 0.85 42.27 10.26
20 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 40.87 0.82 31.61 0.62 29.97 0.63 29.28 36.37
21 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 35.84 0.72 35.23 0.69 30.06 0.63 1.72 19.24
22 Fertilizers, Manufactured 31.10 0.62 49.57 0.97 43.58 0.92 (37.26) (28.63)
23 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 26.43 0.53 135.99 2.65 13.46 0.28 (80.56) 96.46
24 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materia 21.84 0.44 28.57 0.56 29.16 0.61 (23.56) (25.10)
25 Rubber Manufacture 20.53 0.41 21.94 0.43 21.13 0.44 (6.42) (2.85)
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 11.48 0.23 7.17 0.14 12.87 0.27 60.16 (10.78)
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.37 0.01 0.44 0.01 1.25 0.03 (15.87) (70.51)
28 Others 459.55 9.20 440.88 8.59 380.95 8.00 4.23 20.63
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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: April 27, 2012
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