Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
April and March 2012 and April 2011
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2012 | 2011 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
April p Share | March r Share | April Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 4,769.88 100.00 5,370.97 100.00 5,525.44 100.00 (11.2) (13.7)
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,317.12 27.61 1,259.56 23.45 1,689.94 30.58 4.6 (22.1)
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 1,020.71 21.40 928.63 17.29 1,437.36 26.01 9.9 (29.0)
b) Electronic Data Processing 158.16 3.32 168.79 3.14 119.17 2.16 (6.3) 32.7
c) Office Equipment 4.27 0.09 3.83 0.07 4.36 0.08 11.5 (2.1)
d) Consumer Electronics 33.11 0.69 30.57 0.57 26.18 0.47 8.3 26.5
e) Telecommunication 60.48 1.27 86.58 1.61 50.36 0.91 (30.1) 20.1
f) Communication/Radar 22.42 0.47 21.66 0.40 34.36 0.62 3.5 (34.7)
g) Control and Instrumentation 11.28 0.24 8.89 0.17 8.29 0.15 26.8 36.0
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 5.25 0.11 9.23 0.17 8.28 0.15 (43.1) (36.6)
i) Automotive Electronics 1.43 0.03 1.37 0.03 1.57 0.03 4.4 (8.9)
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 1,055.06 22.12 1,543.05 28.73 1,393.06 25.21 (31.6) (24.3)
3 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 256.47 5.38 252.76 4.71 234.65 4.25 1.5 9.3
4 Transport Equipment 226.08 4.74 327.88 6.10 184.46 3.34 (31.0) 22.6
5 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 135.55 2.84 140.95 2.62 133.22 2.41 (3.8) 1.8
6 Iron and Steel 119.87 2.51 117.49 2.19 130.37 2.36 2.0 (8.1)
7 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 107.74 2.26 106.37 1.98 96.45 1.75 1.3 11.7
8 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 107.56 2.25 145.54 2.71 151.45 2.74 (26.1) (29.0)
9 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 102.34 2.15 126.37 2.35 107.34 1.94 (19.0) (4.7)
10 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 79.52 1.67 68.64 1.28 79.22 1.43 15.9 0.4
Top 10 Imports Total 3,507.31 73.53 4,088.61 76.12 4,200.15 76.01 (14.2) (16.5)
11 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 78.95 1.66 84.79 1.58 80.49 1.46 (6.9) (1.9)
12 Dairy Products 71.75 1.50 63.54 1.18 73.82 1.34 12.9 (2.8)
13 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles
and Related Products 68.18 1.43 66.51 1.24 78.36 1.42 2.5 (13.0)
14 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 65.01 1.36 62.77 1.17 72.20 1.31 3.6 (10.0)
15 Non-Ferrous Metal 63.20 1.32 63.47 1.18 68.31 1.24 (0.4) (7.5)
16 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 62.27 1.31 56.37 1.05 61.50 1.11 10.5 1.3
17 Paper and Paper Products 62.16 1.30 61.95 1.15 68.84 1.25 0.3 (9.7)
18 Metal Products 60.49 1.27 52.61 0.98 65.04 1.18 15.0 (7.0)
19 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 40.53 0.85 35.93 0.67 37.91 0.69 12.8 6.9
20 Fertilizers, Manufactured 30.96 0.65 28.88 0.54 35.42 0.64 7.2 (12.6)
21 Power Generating and Specialized Mach. 30.74 0.64 36.68 0.68 34.24 0.62 (16.2) (10.2)
22 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 30.23 0.63 40.74 0.76 38.92 0.70 (25.8) (22.3)
23 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 28.67 0.60 26.55 0.49 31.66 0.57 8.0 (9.4)
24 Rubber Manufacture 25.32 0.53 24.54 0.46 22.40 0.41 3.2 13.0
25 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 7.14 0.15 8.38 0.16 13.99 0.25 (14.8) (49.0)
26 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 2.29 0.05 61.34 1.14 39.67 0.72 (96.3) (94.2)
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.45 0.01 0.54 0.01 0.38 0.01 (16.6) 16.3
28 Others 534.24 11.20 506.79 9.44 502.13 9.09 5.4 6.4
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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: June 26, 2012
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