Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to February 2010 and 2009
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2010 | 2009 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Feb | Jan-Feb | (%)
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Total Imports 8,190,574,547 6,328,718,894 29.42
Capital Goods 2,672,641,349 1,688,643,331 58.27
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 446,544,705 337,278,183 32.40
Office & EDP Machines 416,024,682 263,054,382 58.15
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 1,385,705,854 793,993,384 74.52
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 148,054,870 76,483,742 93.58
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 195,994,368 152,157,925 28.81
Professional Scientific & Controlling Instruments,
Photographic Equipment & Optical Goods 80,316,870 65,675,715 22.29
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 2,850,116,717 2,932,658,021 (2.81)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 289,640,258 342,954,055 (15.55)
Wheat 93,007,363 127,578,151 (27.10)
Corn 2,491,807 12,829,523 (80.58)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 2,849,983 1,333,056 113.79
Crude materials, inedible 172,859,494 186,404,181 (7.27)
Pulp & waste paper 9,064,189 7,560,873 19.88
Cotton 2,172,412 975,093 122.79
Syn. Fibers 14,568,180 8,898,476 63.72
Metalliferous ores 92,987,971 102,341,224 (9.14)
Others 54,066,742 66,628,515 (18.85)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 18,431,611 14,809,144 24.46
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 2,560,476,459 2,589,703,966 (1.13)
Feeding stuffs for animals 92,598,726 80,214,744 15.44
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 31,536,345 24,380,175 29.35
Chemical 762,957,999 646,683,279 17.98
Chemical compounds 201,081,288 163,723,485 22.82
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 118,168,813 121,144,539 (2.46)
Urea 21,948,146 39,638,271 (44.63)
Fertilizer excl. urea 40,757,459 19,953,478 104.26
Artificial resins 166,564,539 118,615,355 40.42
Others 214,437,754 183,608,151 16.79
Manufactured goods 620,885,706 462,421,297 34.27
Paper & paper products 89,914,566 67,171,785 33.86
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 64,492,220 76,587,566 (15.79)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 53,417,044 35,805,600 49.19
Iron & steel 165,630,561 142,925,293 15.89
Non-ferrous metals 98,929,383 47,410,258 108.67
Metal products 100,926,185 59,077,418 70.84
Others 47,575,747 33,443,377 42.26
Embroideries 12,275,265 14,997,838 (18.15)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 1,040,222,418 1,355,102,579 (23.24)
Iron ore, not agglomerated - 5,904,054 (100.00)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 1,366,784,424 906,312,481 50.81
Coal, Coke 49,749,463 64,634,312 (23.03)
Petroleum crude 708,091,610 95,554,424 641.03
Others 608,943,351 746,123,745 (18.39)
Consumer Goods 1,190,723,549 733,027,925 62.44
Durable 410,689,741 311,652,769 31.78
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 251,760,381 167,538,244 50.27
Home appliances 40,252,284 44,933,250 (10.42)
Misc. manufactures 118,677,076 99,181,275 19.66
Non-Durable 780,033,808 421,375,156 85.12
Food & live animals chiefly for food 757,034,420 400,536,770 89.00
Dairy products 108,976,864 75,973,792 43.44
Fish & fish preparation 34,093,374 16,688,396 104.29
Rice 369,326,105 109,705,566 236.65
Fruits & vegetables 37,324,021 40,518,362 (7.88)
Others 207,314,056 157,650,654 31.50
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 7,746,278 6,042,251 28.20
Articles of apparel, access. 15,253,110 14,796,135 3.09
Special Transactions 110,308,508 68,077,136 62.03
Articles temporarily imported & exported 45,578,500 29,135,623 56.44
Others 64,730,008 38,941,513 66.22
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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: April 27, 2010
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