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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