Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to September 2009 and 2008
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Sep | Jan-Sep | (%)
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Total Imports 31,677,150,696 45,382,678,567 (30.20)
Capital Goods 9,236,891,572 12,296,438,331 (24.88)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 1,488,583,197 2,000,740,415 (25.60)
Office & EDP Machines 1,631,713,837 2,248,502,767 (27.43)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 5,039,042,430 6,578,574,407 (23.40)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 488,953,172 511,102,138 (4.33)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 244,110,377 574,132,769 (57.48)
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt.& Optical Goods 344,488,559 383,385,835 (10.15)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 12,708,989,109 16,860,076,052 (24.62)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,660,932,195 1,399,694,035 18.66
Wheat 584,302,430 468,213,348 24.79
Corn 86,050,757 18,622,768 362.07
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 5,300,433 9,294,756 (42.97)
Crude materials, inedible 846,138,654 752,183,166 12.49
Pulp & waste paper 35,128,009 46,484,726 (24.43)
Cotton 15,352,999 14,518,449 5.75
Syn. Fibers 50,994,367 53,637,741 (4.93)
Metalliferous ores 459,097,167 283,756,374 61.79
Others 285,566,112 353,785,876 (19.28)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 139,139,921 151,379,997 (8.09)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 11,048,056,914 15,460,382,017 (28.54)
Feeding stuffs for animals 436,737,684 472,193,070 (7.51)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 113,712,607 183,409,986 (38.00)
Chemical 3,160,830,641 3,777,018,627 (16.31)
Chemical compounds 872,450,389 991,262,782 (11.99)
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 557,171,251 510,548,715 9.13
Urea 138,056,440 168,118,621 (17.88)
Fertilizer excl. urea 103,465,628 305,480,322 (66.13)
Artificial resins 558,056,108 878,343,622 (36.46)
Others 931,630,825 923,264,565 0.91
Manufactured goods 2,378,998,423 3,451,307,029 (31.07)
Paper & paper products 355,613,328 408,845,967 (13.02)
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 363,404,635 515,187,768 (29.46)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 205,263,200 202,329,048 1.45
Iron & steel 658,788,031 1,336,831,469 (50.72)
Non-ferrous metals 310,579,463 461,267,097 (32.67)
Metal products 316,826,941 329,968,785 (3.98)
Others 168,522,825 196,876,895 (14.40)
Embroideries 74,012,851 111,937,526 (33.88)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 4,870,500,934 7,412,212,461 (34.29)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 13,263,774 52,303,318 (74.64)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 5,206,538,453 10,286,096,493 (49.38)
Coal, Coke 299,750,134 216,133,854 38.69
Petroleum crude 2,154,094,013 6,329,666,705 (65.97)
Others 2,752,694,306 3,740,295,934 (26.40)
Consumer Goods 4,135,353,141 5,347,101,533 (22.66)
Durable 1,708,703,744 1,814,166,922 (5.81)
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 934,461,534 993,578,014 (5.95)
Home appliances 208,027,986 207,762,159 0.13
Misc. manufactures 566,214,224 612,826,749 (7.61)
Non-Durable 2,426,649,397 3,532,934,611 (31.31)
Food & live animals chiefly for food 2,328,062,613 3,413,088,061 (31.79)
Dairy products 317,365,402 536,354,237 (40.83)
Fish & fish preparation 99,976,911 78,741,809 26.97
Rice 904,752,971 1,725,281,471 (47.56)
Fruits & vegetables 157,113,487 158,403,145 (0.81)
Others 848,853,842 914,307,399 (7.16)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 35,725,719 47,961,925 (25.51)
Articles of apparel, access. 62,861,065 71,884,625 (12.55)
Special Transactions 389,378,421 592,966,158 (34.33)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 155,131,933 198,920,194 (22.01)
Others 234,246,488 394,045,964 (40.55)
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Source: Foreign Trade Statistics Section
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Note: Components may not add up to total due to rounding.
Page last updated: November 25, 2009
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