Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
August and July 2012 and August 2011
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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2012 | 2011 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent | Percent | Percent | (Percent)
August p Share | July r Share | August Share | Monthly Annual
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Total 5,057.24 100.00 4,963.15 100.00 5,076.38 100.00 1.9 (0.4)
1 Electronic Products 1/ 1,472.80 29.12 1,222.44 24.63 1,393.37 27.45 20.5 5.7
a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 1,162.01 22.98 902.65 18.19 1,045.10 20.59 28.7 11.2
b) Electronic Data Processing 160.49 3.17 161.57 3.26 171.41 3.38 (0.7) (6.4)
c) Office Equipment 4.47 0.09 3.42 0.07 4.88 0.10 30.6 (8.4)
d) Consumer Electronics 30.96 0.61 33.72 0.68 31.09 0.61 (8.2) (0.4)
e) Telecommunication 83.22 1.65 73.15 1.47 79.69 1.57 13.8 4.4
f) Communication/Radar 14.38 0.28 28.94 0.58 43.16 0.85 (50.3) (66.7)
g) Control and Instrumentation 7.96 0.16 12.06 0.24 10.87 0.21 (34.0) (26.8)
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 8.28 0.16 5.46 0.11 5.51 0.11 51.6 50.5
i) Automotive Electronics 1.02 0.02 1.47 0.03 1.66 0.03 (30.4) (38.3)
2 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and
Related Materials 1,002.77 19.83 1,151.80 23.21 984.90 19.40 (12.9) 1.8
3 Transport Equipment 294.17 5.82 293.61 5.92 304.46 6.00 0.2 (3.4)
4 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 250.89 4.96 297.79 6.00 268.40 5.29 (15.8) (6.5)
5 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 132.52 2.62 207.39 4.18 107.56 2.12 (36.1) 23.2
6 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 126.34 2.50 139.86 2.82 121.50 2.39 (9.7) 4.0
7 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 122.74 2.43 132.57 2.67 172.29 3.39 (7.4) (28.8)
8 Iron and Steel 115.63 2.29 99.32 2.00 121.10 2.39 16.4 (4.5)
9 Feeding Stuff For Animals
(Not Including Unmilled cereals) 97.26 1.92 53.33 1.07 59.56 1.17 82.4 63.3
10 Telecommunication Equipment and
Electrical Machinery 2/ 91.48 1.81 107.23 2.16 96.61 1.90 (14.7) (5.3)
Top 10 Imports Total 3,706.60 73.29 3,705.34 74.66 3,629.75 71.50 0.03 2.12
11 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 75.22 1.49 79.30 1.60 74.37 1.46 (5.1) 1.1
12 Dairy Products 66.03 1.31 61.35 1.24 58.90 1.16 7.6 12.1
13 Fertilizers, Manufactured 63.03 1.25 57.13 1.15 35.05 0.69 10.3 79.8
14 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 58.39 1.15 56.37 1.14 68.03 1.34 3.6 (14.2)
15 Paper and Paper Products 57.51 1.14 63.96 1.29 56.77 1.12 (10.1) 1.3
16 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 55.27 1.09 81.54 1.64 75.33 1.48 (32.2) (26.6)
17 Non-Ferrous Metal 54.86 1.08 51.88 1.05 74.92 1.48 5.8 (26.8)
18 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles
and Related Products 48.25 0.95 56.41 1.14 60.35 1.19 (14.5) (20.0)
19 Power Generating and Specialized Mach. 47.48 0.94 49.14 0.99 37.72 0.74 (3.4) 25.9
20 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 46.59 0.92 48.86 0.98 36.47 0.72 (4.6) 27.8
21 Metal Products 45.84 0.91 55.94 1.13 52.02 1.02 (18.0) (11.9)
22 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument,photographic
and optical goods,not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 39.42 0.78 46.48 0.94 36.28 0.71 (15.2) 8.7
23 Rubber Manufacture 21.97 0.43 24.85 0.50 20.26 0.40 (11.6) 8.4
24 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 20.99 0.42 23.24 0.47 25.63 0.50 (9.7) (18.1)
25 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 10.11 0.20 14.09 0.28 7.48 0.15 (28.3) 35.1
26 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 1.75 0.03 2.99 0.06 225.11 4.43 (41.3) (99.2)
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.95 0.02 0.80 0.02 1.05 0.02 18.3 (9.8)
28 Others 636.97 12.60 483.49 9.74 500.89 9.87 31.7 27.2
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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: October 25, 2012
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