Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to April 2010 and 2009
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2010 | 2009 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Apr | Jan-Apr | (%)
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Total Imports 17,175,311,998 12,655,782,362 35.71
Capital Goods 5,273,092,552 3,509,668,281 50.24
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 931,392,823 633,053,199 47.13
Office & EDP Machines 866,105,627 567,275,294 52.68
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 2,771,861,339 1,804,212,950 53.63
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 294,840,288 174,902,898 68.57
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 227,776,709 198,304,921 14.86
Professional Scientific & Controlling Instruments,
Photographic Equipment & Optical Goods 181,115,766 131,919,019 37.29
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 6,084,920,800 5,343,423,987 13.88
Unprocessed Raw Materials 608,529,030 703,999,945 (13.56)
Wheat 156,829,816 234,306,869 (33.07)
Corn 30,451,731 63,382,302 (51.96)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 8,021,128 2,951,959 171.72
Crude materials, inedible 363,780,919 342,577,035 6.19
Pulp & waste paper 18,798,329 14,191,458 32.46
Cotton 9,097,552 5,984,433 52.02
Syn. Fibers 29,722,329 20,196,585 47.17
Metalliferous ores 189,849,130 173,013,531 9.73
Others 116,313,579 129,191,028 (9.97)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 49,445,436 60,781,780 (18.65)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 5,476,391,770 4,639,424,042 18.04
Feeding stuffs for animals 197,826,964 169,353,724 16.81
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 58,754,349 49,231,420 19.34
Chemical 1,640,775,910 1,308,813,078 25.36
Chemical compounds 431,583,362 355,443,895 21.42
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 259,672,029 239,130,640 8.59
Urea 35,879,924 63,489,574 (43.49)
Fertilizer excl. urea 100,745,431 33,443,337 201.24
Artificial resins 338,681,261 231,998,060 45.98
Others 474,213,903 385,307,572 23.07
Manufactured goods 1,297,558,419 966,045,519 34.32
Paper & paper products 178,068,614 141,952,412 25.44
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 147,317,873 166,270,037 (11.40)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 112,286,741 80,111,854 40.16
Iron & steel 367,696,410 274,872,699 33.77
Non-ferrous metals 204,086,056 102,795,844 98.54
Metal products 192,161,576 134,829,023 42.52
Others 95,941,149 65,213,650 47.12
Embroideries 28,133,468 40,288,588 (30.17)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 2,253,342,660 2,099,787,659 7.31
Iron ore, not agglomerated - 5,904,054 (100.00)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 2,892,533,783 1,935,882,963 49.42
Coal, Coke 128,864,850 143,494,387 (10.20)
Petroleum crude 1,618,980,327 519,247,280 211.79
Others 1,144,688,606 1,273,141,296 (10.09)
Consumer Goods 2,667,547,214 1,725,455,373 54.60
Durable 864,561,650 632,912,765 36.60
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 531,885,133 315,088,036 68.81
Home appliances 90,368,330 94,937,242 (4.81)
Misc. manufactures 242,308,187 222,887,487 8.71
Non-Durable 1,802,985,564 1,092,542,608 65.03
Food & live animals chiefly for food 1,757,573,602 1,051,993,075 67.07
Dairy products 225,857,619 142,917,937 58.03
Fish & fish preparation 49,881,227 39,166,808 27.36
Rice 967,862,881 442,966,534 118.50
Fruits & vegetables 73,961,363 76,801,221 (3.70)
Others 440,010,512 350,140,575 25.67
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 15,304,419 12,551,447 21.93
Articles of apparel, access. 30,107,543 27,998,086 7.53
Special Transactions 257,217,649 141,351,758 81.97
Articles temporarily imported & exported 91,977,059 59,587,771 54.36
Others 165,240,590 81,763,987 102.09
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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: June 25, 2010
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