Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to December 2009 and 2008
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Dec | Jan-Dec | (%)
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Total Imports 43,003,705,000 56,746,060,370 (24.22)
Capital Goods 12,852,640,031 15,707,070,025 (18.17)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 2,118,847,536 2,606,664,831 (18.71)
Office & EDP Machines 2,278,364,085 2,803,502,628 (18.73)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 7,017,873,619 8,376,201,261 (16.22)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 661,950,972 663,605,131 (0.25)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 312,758,314 760,019,985 (58.85)
Professional Scientific & Controlling Instruments,
Photographic Equipment & Optical Goods 462,845,505 497,076,189 (6.89)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 16,830,889,164 21,309,131,682 (21.02)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 2,349,651,303 1,910,691,115 22.97
Wheat 710,990,089 637,288,247 11.56
Corn 95,215,235 23,328,343 308.15
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 7,040,070 11,142,584 (36.82)
Crude materials, inedible 1,352,571,547 1,040,123,215 30.04
Pulp & waste paper 48,358,560 55,867,924 (13.44)
Cotton 20,666,553 18,761,542 10.15
Syn. Fibers 67,829,670 68,469,477 (0.93)
Metalliferous ores 850,067,385 401,779,377 111.58
Others 365,649,379 495,244,895 (26.17)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 183,834,362 198,808,726 (7.53)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 14,481,237,861 19,398,440,567 (25.35)
Feeding stuffs for animals 602,241,784 618,662,830 (2.65)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 152,251,164 228,647,704 (33.41)
Chemical 4,160,527,362 4,793,301,729 (13.20)
Chemical compounds 1,128,590,361 1,259,563,583 (10.40)
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 723,093,111 657,353,030 10.00
Urea 166,712,156 200,686,463 (16.93)
Fertilizer excl. urea 149,244,356 356,202,706 (58.10)
Artificial resins 765,688,112 1,089,619,631 (29.73)
Others 1,227,199,266 1,229,876,316 (0.22)
Manufactured goods 3,241,992,706 4,369,462,215 (25.80)
Paper & paper products 474,047,543 523,279,053 (9.41)
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 466,677,677 665,261,366 (29.85)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 275,304,205 273,922,831 0.50
Iron & steel 918,211,224 1,609,759,039 (42.96)
Non-ferrous metals 434,717,362 608,535,644 (28.56)
Metal products 437,919,288 432,072,322 1.35
Others 235,115,407 256,631,960 (8.38)
Embroideries 89,337,339 138,272,999 (35.39)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 6,221,623,732 9,197,789,772 (32.36)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 13,263,774 52,303,318 (74.64)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 7,334,666,930 12,394,766,190 (40.82)
Coal, Coke 370,510,614 349,129,985 6.12
Petroleum crude 3,299,771,142 7,498,541,920 (55.99)
Others 3,664,385,174 4,547,094,285 (19.41)
Consumer Goods 5,404,703,869 6,612,179,096 (18.26)
Durable 2,330,087,013 2,389,412,192 (2.48)
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 1,288,511,288 1,312,324,070 (1.81)
Home appliances 273,629,050 278,793,157 (1.85)
Misc. manufactures 767,946,675 798,294,965 (3.80)
Non-Durable 3,074,616,856 4,222,766,904 (27.19)
Food & live animals chiefly for food 2,936,834,525 4,064,358,339 (27.74)
Dairy products 456,123,597 702,819,085 (35.10)
Fish & fish preparation 147,382,377 107,693,135 36.85
Rice 944,347,642 1,782,148,907 (47.01)
Fruits & vegetables 226,613,519 245,260,520 (7.60)
Others 1,162,367,390 1,226,436,692 (5.22)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 53,406,744 65,436,382 (18.38)
Articles of apparel, access. 84,375,587 92,972,183 (9.25)
Special Transactions 580,805,006 722,913,377 (19.66)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 264,634,119 256,538,080 3.16
Others 316,170,887 466,375,297 (32.21)
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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: February 25, 2010
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