Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
July and June 2012 and July 2011
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2012 | 2011 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
July p Share | June r Share | July Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 4,963.58 100.00 5,088.93 100.00 5,001.32 100.00 (2.5) (0.8)
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,222.52 24.63 1,458.25 28.66 1,166.94 23.33 (16.2) 4.8
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 902.66 18.19 1,138.89 22.38 846.49 16.93 (20.7) 6.6
b) Electronic Data Processing 161.58 3.26 173.53 3.41 153.93 3.08 (6.9) 5.0
c) Office Equipment 3.42 0.07 3.95 0.08 5.40 0.11 (13.4) (36.6)
d) Consumer Electronics 33.74 0.68 29.25 0.57 32.49 0.65 15.4 3.8
e) Telecommunication 73.18 1.47 61.04 1.20 75.85 1.52 19.9 (3.5)
f) Communication/Radar 28.94 0.58 33.53 0.66 33.77 0.68 (13.7) (14.3)
g) Control and Instrumentation 12.06 0.24 10.91 0.21 11.78 0.24 10.5 2.3
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 5.46 0.11 5.78 0.11 5.28 0.11 (5.4) 3.4
i) Automotive Electronics 1.48 0.03 1.38 0.03 1.94 0.04 6.9 (24.1)
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 1,151.80 23.20 813.43 15.98 1,312.86 26.25 41.6 (12.3)
3 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 297.64 6.00 293.24 5.76 232.25 4.64 1.5 28.2
4 Transport Equipment 293.61 5.92 639.53 12.57 290.42 5.81 (54.1) 1.1
5 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 207.37 4.18 132.05 2.59 171.73 3.43 57.0 20.8
6 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 139.86 2.82 110.54 2.17 127.61 2.55 26.5 9.6
7 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 132.57 2.67 126.59 2.49 133.28 2.66 4.7 (0.5)
8 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 107.23 2.16 105.85 2.08 114.02 2.28 1.3 (6.0)
9 Iron and Steel 99.30 2.00 113.60 2.23 94.81 1.90 (12.6) 4.7
10 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 81.54 1.64 64.16 1.26 60.71 1.21 27.1 34.3
Top 10 Imports Total 3,733.44 75.22 3,857.25 75.80 3,704.63 74.07 (3.21) 0.78
11 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 79.30 1.60 72.05 1.42 77.39 1.55 10.1 2.5
12 Paper and Paper Products 63.96 1.29 60.83 1.20 57.05 1.14 5.2 12.1
13 Dairy Products 61.35 1.24 65.60 1.29 89.41 1.79 (6.5) (31.4)
14 Fertilizers, Manufactured 57.13 1.15 45.87 0.90 57.05 1.14 24.6 0.1
15 Metal Products 56.50 1.14 57.23 1.12 51.14 1.02 (1.3) 10.5
16 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles
and Related Products 56.41 1.14 56.95 1.12 66.79 1.34 (0.9) (15.5)
17 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 56.37 1.14 58.13 1.14 62.98 1.26 (3.0) (10.5)
18 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 53.33 1.07 69.03 1.36 43.49 0.87 (22.7) 22.6
19 Non-Ferrous Metal 51.88 1.05 62.11 1.22 99.17 1.98 (16.5) (47.7)
20 Power Generating and Specialized Mach. 49.14 0.99 49.00 0.96 49.46 0.99 0.3 (0.6)
21 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 48.86 0.98 51.07 1.00 37.05 0.74 (4.3) 31.9
22 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 46.48 0.94 34.90 0.69 36.14 0.72 33.2 28.6
23 Rubber Manufacture 24.85 0.50 22.76 0.45 24.86 0.50 9.2 (0.0)
24 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 23.24 0.47 24.79 0.49 27.26 0.55 (6.3) (14.8)
25 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 14.09 0.28 10.65 0.21 19.07 0.38 32.3 (26.1)
26 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 2.99 0.06 3.02 0.06 25.84 0.52 (0.8) (88.4)
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.80 0.02 0.77 0.02 0.43 0.01 4.0 88.0
28 Others 483.46 9.74 486.93 9.57 472.11 9.44 (0.7) 2.4
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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: September 25, 2012
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