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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