Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to March 2010 and 2009
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2010 | 2009 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | (%)
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Total Imports 12,734,280,450 9,598,551,404 32.67
Capital Goods 3,966,059,479 2,622,406,978 51.24
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 688,524,704 487,596,477 41.21
Office & EDP Machines 629,961,920 408,074,510 54.37
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 2,068,803,869 1,312,709,968 57.60
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 223,572,068 131,792,261 69.64
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 217,522,780 183,249,358 18.70
Professional Scientific & Controlling Instruments,
Photographic Equipment & Optical Goods 137,674,138 98,984,404 39.09
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 4,443,262,826 4,281,839,735 3.77
Unprocessed Raw Materials 456,943,657 548,129,357 (16.64)
Wheat 122,581,980 199,049,440 (38.42)
Corn 11,897,142 44,041,404 (72.99)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 5,000,494 2,168,635 130.58
Crude materials, inedible 283,817,639 267,167,848 6.23
Pulp & waste paper 12,095,050 11,235,355 7.65
Cotton 4,000,227 3,434,091 16.49
Syn. Fibers 20,130,342 14,404,675 39.75
Metalliferous ores 153,572,498 140,221,092 9.52
Others 94,019,522 97,872,635 (3.94)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 33,646,402 35,702,030 (5.76)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 3,986,319,169 3,733,710,378 6.77
Feeding stuffs for animals 134,363,610 131,866,445 1.89
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 45,339,901 40,327,557 12.43
Chemical 1,182,339,313 978,105,355 20.88
Chemical compounds 306,166,518 257,747,906 18.79
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 186,662,511 177,230,002 5.32
Urea 23,780,736 52,165,852 (54.41)
Fertilizer excl. urea 71,084,061 25,966,229 173.76
Artificial resins 250,551,247 176,389,797 42.04
Others 344,094,240 288,605,569 19.23
Manufactured goods 937,187,619 728,952,585 28.57
Paper & paper products 130,911,351 100,931,362 29.70
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 105,940,310 123,174,180 (13.99)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 81,454,355 57,318,778 42.11
Iron & steel 254,658,572 218,259,260 16.68
Non-ferrous metals 153,825,923 74,489,396 106.51
Metal products 139,861,984 106,036,840 31.90
Others 70,535,124 48,742,769 44.71
Embroideries 21,123,121 27,148,968 (22.20)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 1,665,965,605 1,821,405,414 (8.53)
Iron ore, not agglomerated - 5,904,054 (100.00)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 2,129,747,231 1,373,208,396 55.09
Coal, Coke 95,037,590 106,246,703 (10.55)
Petroleum crude 1,178,375,844 283,464,496 315.70
Others 856,333,797 983,497,197 (12.93)
Consumer Goods 2,015,414,323 1,223,142,280 64.77
Durable 632,413,343 478,270,311 32.23
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 393,253,387 244,109,085 61.10
Home appliances 60,567,526 68,569,261 (11.67)
Misc. manufactures 178,592,430 165,591,965 7.85
Non-Durable 1,383,000,980 744,871,969 85.67
Food & live animals chiefly for food 1,348,306,187 713,628,902 88.94
Dairy products 176,816,253 113,071,286 56.38
Fish & fish preparation 44,691,938 27,018,169 65.41
Rice 746,934,790 255,145,252 192.75
Fruits & vegetables 59,584,145 58,867,813 1.22
Others 320,279,061 259,526,382 23.41
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 11,661,038 9,231,848 26.31
Articles of apparel, access. 23,033,755 22,011,219 4.65
Special Transactions 179,796,591 97,954,015 83.55
Articles temporarily imported & exported 68,273,570 42,924,198 59.06
Others 111,523,021 55,029,817 102.66
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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: May 26, 2010
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