Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to October 2009 and 2008
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
==========================================================================================================
2009 | 2008 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Oct | Jan-Oct | (%)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Imports 35,485,426,916 49,960,419,695 (28.97)
Capital Goods 10,441,409,792 13,735,713,721 (23.98)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 1,680,038,673 2,218,556,308 (24.27)
Office & EDP Machines 1,862,062,484 2,487,313,406 (25.14)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 5,716,967,584 7,341,381,062 (22.13)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 550,733,083 562,977,357 (2.17)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 252,844,324 696,362,794 (63.69)
Professional Scientific & Controlling Instruments,
Photographic Equipment & Optical Goods 378,763,644 429,122,794 (11.74)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 14,225,196,983 18,564,575,194 (23.37)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,850,089,992 1,561,457,193 18.48
Wheat 642,070,202 512,781,102 25.21
Corn 89,543,863 20,939,108 327.64
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 5,757,620 10,008,835 (42.47)
Crude materials, inedible 961,240,537 849,379,503 13.17
Pulp & waste paper 40,052,731 51,679,680 (22.50)
Cotton 18,112,469 16,005,653 13.16
Syn. Fibers 56,649,507 58,124,878 (2.54)
Metalliferous ores 532,652,958 318,835,000 67.06
Others 313,772,872 404,734,292 (22.47)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 151,477,770 168,348,645 (10.02)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 12,375,106,991 17,003,118,001 (27.22)
Feeding stuffs for animals 489,479,620 530,938,606 (7.81)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 126,211,319 197,204,926 (36.00)
Chemical 3,527,789,163 4,200,289,047 (16.01)
Chemical compounds 974,091,095 1,104,243,646 (11.79)
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 610,105,898 569,551,939 7.12
Urea 144,342,324 178,840,542 (19.29)
Fertilizer excl. urea 125,643,258 336,542,375 (62.67)
Artificial resins 634,299,382 972,771,661 (34.79)
Others 1,039,307,206 1,038,338,884 0.09
Manufactured goods 2,709,842,003 3,833,379,248 (29.31)
Paper & paper products 404,362,639 459,498,737 (12.00)
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 402,220,860 571,765,150 (29.65)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 228,125,375 230,098,519 (0.86)
Iron & steel 762,665,301 1,447,731,842 (47.32)
Non-ferrous metals 362,112,138 532,200,633 (31.96)
Metal products 361,411,832 369,304,060 (2.14)
Others 188,943,858 222,780,307 (15.19)
Embroideries 78,864,406 121,533,991 (35.11)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 5,429,656,706 8,067,468,865 (32.70)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 13,263,774 52,303,318 (74.64)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 5,814,454,720 11,191,519,158 (48.05)
Coal, Coke 328,508,287 265,537,377 23.71
Petroleum crude 2,490,414,717 6,902,023,295 (63.92)
Others 2,995,531,716 4,023,958,486 (25.56)
Consumer Goods 4,549,148,493 5,821,723,433 (21.86)
Durable 1,929,412,539 2,043,766,830 (5.60)
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 1,059,694,601 1,125,096,880 (5.81)
Home appliances 229,658,975 235,347,330 (2.42)
Misc. manufactures 640,058,963 683,322,620 (6.33)
Non-Durable 2,619,735,954 3,777,956,603 (30.66)
Food & live animals chiefly for food 2,507,117,678 3,644,549,456 (31.21)
Dairy products 361,720,169 600,768,731 (39.79)
Fish & fish preparation 114,796,862 89,917,464 27.67
Rice 910,307,630 1,752,210,163 (48.05)
Fruits & vegetables 173,274,950 180,981,024 (4.26)
Others 947,018,067 1,020,672,074 (7.22)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 43,550,292 54,173,001 (19.61)
Articles of apparel, access. 69,067,984 79,234,146 (12.83)
Special Transactions 455,216,928 646,888,189 (29.63)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 197,720,555 223,387,199 (11.49)
Others 257,496,373 423,500,990 (39.20)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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: December 23, 2009
Related press release | Foreign trade statistics index