Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
March and February 2012 and March 2011
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2012 | 2011 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
March p Share | February r Share | March Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 5,371.10 100.00 4,996.48 100.00 5,552.51 100.00 7.5 (3.3)
1 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 1,542.87 28.73 1,005.73 20.13 884.45 15.93 53.4 74.4
2 Electronic Products 1/ 1,259.30 23.45 1,433.26 28.69 2,054.17 37.00 (12.1) (38.7)
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 928.39 17.28 1,065.61 21.33 1,755.39 31.61 (12.9) (47.1)
b) Electronic Data Processing 168.78 3.14 189.55 3.79 129.12 2.33 (11.0) 30.7
c) Office Equipment 3.83 0.07 5.66 0.11 6.01 0.11 (32.3) (36.3)
d) Consumer Electronics 30.57 0.57 28.71 0.57 28.88 0.52 6.4 5.8
e) Telecommunication 86.58 1.61 92.01 1.84 80.37 1.45 (5.9) 7.7
f) Communication/Radar 21.66 0.40 31.59 0.63 35.02 0.63 (31.4) (38.1)
g) Control and Instrumentation 8.89 0.17 13.15 0.26 9.35 0.17 (32.4) (4.9)
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 9.23 0.17 6.00 0.12 8.78 0.16 54.0 5.2
i) Automotive Electronics 1.37 0.03 0.97 0.02 1.24 0.02 40.7 10.4
3 Transport Equipment 327.85 6.10 451.91 9.04 258.64 4.66 (27.5) 26.8
4 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 252.76 4.71 252.12 5.05 243.91 4.39 0.3 3.6
5 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 145.54 2.71 134.52 2.69 163.92 2.95 8.2 (11.2)
6 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 140.95 2.62 142.66 2.86 142.66 2.57 (1.2) (1.2)
7 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 126.37 2.35 116.37 2.33 115.00 2.07 8.6 9.9
8 Iron and Steel 117.47 2.19 107.37 2.15 124.37 2.24 9.4 (5.6)
9 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 106.37 1.98 103.99 2.08 100.91 1.82 2.3 5.4
10 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 84.79 1.58 73.69 1.47 96.90 1.75 15.1 (12.5)
Top 10 Imports Total 4,104.26 76.41 3,821.61 76.49 4,184.91 75.37 7.4 (1.9)
11 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 68.64 1.28 65.78 1.32 49.35 0.89 4.4 39.1
12 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles
and Related Products 66.51 1.24 46.83 0.94 66.55 1.20 42.0 (0.1)
13 Dairy Products 63.54 1.18 71.68 1.43 65.25 1.18 (11.4) (2.6)
14 Non-Ferrous Metal 63.47 1.18 62.25 1.25 91.65 1.65 2.0 (30.7)
15 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 62.71 1.17 62.76 1.26 84.37 1.52 (0.1) (25.7)
16 Paper and Paper Products 61.92 1.15 55.39 1.11 75.41 1.36 11.8 (17.9)
17 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 61.34 1.14 26.43 0.53 111.00 2.00 132.1 (44.7)
18 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 56.38 1.05 59.79 1.20 52.78 0.95 (5.7) 6.8
19 Metal Products 52.61 0.98 57.77 1.16 68.87 1.24 (8.9) (23.6)
20 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 40.77 0.76 40.90 0.82 37.89 0.68 (0.3) 7.6
21 Power Generating and Specialized Mach. 36.68 0.68 44.86 0.90 42.75 0.77 (18.2) (14.2)
22 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 35.93 0.67 35.84 0.72 37.56 0.68 0.2 (4.3)
23 Fertilizers, Manufactured 28.88 0.54 31.10 0.62 28.08 0.51 (7.1) 2.9
24 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 26.55 0.49 21.84 0.44 28.60 0.52 21.6 (7.2)
25 Rubber Manufacture 24.54 0.46 20.53 0.41 22.65 0.41 19.5 8.3
26 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 8.38 0.16 11.48 0.23 16.22 0.29 (27.1) (48.4)
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.54 0.01 0.37 0.01 0.39 0.01 46.0 36.2
28 Others 507.46 9.45 459.26 9.19 488.22 8.79 10.5 3.9
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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: May 25, 2012
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