Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
June and May 2012 and June 2011
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2012 | 2011 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
June p Share | May r Share | June Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 5,101.21 100.00 5,385.84 100.00 4,503.90 100.00 (5.3) 13.3
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,458.13 28.58 1,440.41 26.74 1,147.00 25.47 1.2 27.1
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 1,138.79 22.32 1,101.05 20.44 856.51 19.02 3.4 33.0
b) Electronic Data Processing 173.51 3.40 179.60 3.33 151.58 3.37 (3.4) 14.5
c) Office Equipment 3.95 0.08 3.54 0.07 5.26 0.12 11.6 (25.0)
d) Consumer Electronics 29.25 0.57 27.03 0.50 29.28 0.65 8.2 (0.1)
e) Telecommunication 61.04 1.20 84.50 1.57 66.14 1.47 (27.8) (7.7)
f) Communication/Radar 33.53 0.66 24.73 0.46 21.24 0.47 35.5 57.8
g) Control and Instrumentation 10.91 0.21 12.33 0.23 9.17 0.20 (11.5) 19.0
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 5.77 0.11 6.20 0.12 6.76 0.15 (6.8) (14.6)
i) Automotive Electronics 1.38 0.03 1.43 0.03 1.04 0.02 (3.6) 33.0
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 814.42 15.97 1,290.06 23.95 1,039.63 23.08 (36.9) (21.7)
3 Transport Equipment 639.48 12.54 367.70 6.83 213.03 4.73 73.9 200.2
4 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 293.20 5.75 268.47 4.98 225.47 5.01 9.2 30.0
5 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 132.04 2.59 175.21 3.25 166.53 3.70 (24.6) (20.7)
6 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 126.59 2.48 144.36 2.68 121.86 2.71 (12.3) 3.9
7 Iron and Steel 113.59 2.23 116.78 2.17 85.06 1.89 (2.7) 33.5
8 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 110.54 2.17 135.39 2.51 144.15 3.20 (18.4) (23.3)
9 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 105.75 2.07 104.33 1.94 89.31 1.98 1.4 18.4
10 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 72.04 1.41 83.48 1.55 71.61 1.59 (13.7) 0.6
Top 10 Imports Total 3,865.77 75.78 4,126.19 76.61 3,303.66 73.35 (6.31) 17.01
11 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 69.02 1.35 82.46 1.53 41.05 0.91 (16.3) 68.2
12 Dairy Products 65.60 1.29 66.11 1.23 77.93 1.73 (0.8) (15.8)
13 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 64.14 1.26 70.48 1.31 62.43 1.39 (9.0) 2.7
14 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 62.60 1.23 46.13 0.86 35.82 0.80 35.7 74.8
15 Non-Ferrous Metal 62.19 1.22 64.92 1.21 77.89 1.73 (4.2) (20.2)
16 Paper and Paper Products 60.82 1.19 72.71 1.35 67.05 1.49 (16.4) (9.3)
17 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 58.05 1.14 61.99 1.15 64.18 1.42 (6.4) (9.5)
18 Metal Products 57.23 1.12 54.16 1.01 51.12 1.14 5.7 12.0
19 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles
and Related Products 56.98 1.12 64.09 1.19 65.77 1.46 (11.1) (13.4)
20 Power Generating and Specialized Mach. 48.99 0.96 37.04 0.69 26.17 0.58 32.3 87.2
21 Fertilizers, Manufactured 45.86 0.90 46.05 0.86 47.72 1.06 (0.4) (3.9)
22 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 34.90 0.68 37.08 0.69 33.76 0.75 (5.9) 3.4
23 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 24.79 0.49 22.37 0.42 24.83 0.55 10.8 (0.1)
24 Rubber Manufacture 22.76 0.45 23.98 0.45 19.18 0.43 (5.1) 18.6
25 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 10.64 0.21 7.90 0.15 14.64 0.32 34.8 (27.3)
26 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 3.02 0.06 2.00 0.04 13.69 0.30 50.7 (78.0)
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.77 0.02 0.64 0.01 0.40 0.01 20.7 91.2
28 Others 487.07 9.55 499.53 9.27 476.62 10.58 (2.5) 2.2
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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: August 28, 2012
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