Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to November 2009 and 2008
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Nov | Jan-Nov | (%)
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Total Imports 39,111,923,657 53,445,099,072 (26.82)
Capital Goods 11,616,784,568 14,809,778,614 (21.56)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 1,880,938,082 2,408,669,398 (21.91)
Office & EDP Machines 2,068,149,057 2,676,686,840 (22.73)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 6,368,248,961 7,934,631,937 (19.74)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 589,725,663 616,658,055 (4.37)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 293,352,603 708,493,420 (58.59)
Professional Scientific & Controlling Instruments,
Photographic Equipment & Optical Goods 416,370,202 464,638,964 (10.39)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 15,467,294,408 19,937,264,141 (22.42)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 2,022,294,214 1,702,958,765 18.75
Wheat 674,829,719 545,405,833 23.73
Corn 90,928,593 22,742,585 299.82
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 6,128,536 10,755,478 (43.02)
Crude materials, inedible 1,087,084,541 940,840,982 15.54
Pulp & waste paper 43,517,514 54,223,174 (19.74)
Cotton 19,717,950 17,174,741 14.81
Syn. Fibers 61,505,596 63,694,403 (3.44)
Metalliferous ores 626,238,171 353,102,902 77.35
Others 336,105,310 452,645,762 (25.75)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 163,322,825 183,213,887 (10.86)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 13,445,000,194 18,234,305,376 (26.27)
Feeding stuffs for animals 555,577,040 571,835,080 (2.84)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 140,115,634 216,232,146 (35.20)
Chemical 3,823,971,314 4,513,690,156 (15.28)
Chemical compounds 1,045,832,439 1,187,284,938 (11.91)
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 670,562,505 615,522,982 8.94
Urea 147,641,027 182,251,398 (18.99)
Fertilizer excl. urea 133,963,236 342,091,455 (60.84)
Artificial resins 698,006,974 1,041,806,413 (33.00)
Others 1,127,965,133 1,144,732,970 (1.46)
Manufactured goods 2,995,155,354 4,141,580,043 (27.68)
Paper & paper products 440,768,419 499,888,321 (11.83)
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 437,552,453 624,860,348 (29.98)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 253,107,975 255,375,759 (0.89)
Iron & steel 857,157,186 1,532,826,272 (44.08)
Non-ferrous metals 401,710,822 582,079,925 (30.99)
Metal products 392,269,745 404,859,893 (3.11)
Others 212,588,754 241,689,525 (12.04)
Embroideries 84,563,797 130,770,556 (35.33)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 5,832,353,281 8,607,894,077 (32.24)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 13,263,774 52,303,318 (74.64)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 6,578,704,193 11,735,216,829 (43.94)
Coal, Coke 343,200,732 310,238,125 10.62
Petroleum crude 2,910,797,519 7,176,203,090 (59.44)
Others 3,324,705,942 4,248,775,614 (21.75)
Consumer Goods 4,931,520,712 6,270,992,837 (21.36)
Durable 2,121,940,814 2,239,838,069 (5.26)
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 1,169,267,833 1,233,260,632 (5.19)
Home appliances 252,391,672 260,079,695 (2.96)
Misc. manufactures 700,281,309 746,497,742 (6.19)
Non-Durable 2,809,579,898 4,031,154,768 (30.30)
Food & live animals chiefly for food 2,684,265,101 3,885,203,812 (30.91)
Dairy products 398,725,580 666,722,292 (40.20)
Fish & fish preparation 133,845,823 100,968,902 32.56
Rice 911,581,503 1,772,300,922 (48.57)
Fruits & vegetables 195,951,558 211,034,533 (7.15)
Others 1,044,160,637 1,134,177,163 (7.94)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 48,560,474 59,185,061 (17.95)
Articles of apparel, access. 76,754,323 86,765,895 (11.54)
Special Transactions 517,619,776 691,846,651 (25.18)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 240,049,456 241,632,161 (0.66)
Others 277,570,320 450,214,490 (38.35)
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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: January 26, 2010
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