Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to May 2010 and 2009
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2010 | 2009 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-May | Jan-May | (%)
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Total Imports 22,019,485,371 16,272,367,672 35.32
Capital Goods 6,564,511,971 4,564,567,009 43.81
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 1,154,789,552 775,187,180 48.97
Office & EDP Machines 1,115,922,534 778,079,331 43.42
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 3,477,105,813 2,413,072,627 44.09
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 352,807,071 219,339,753 60.85
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 234,150,403 206,890,282 13.18
Professional Scientific & Controlling Instruments,
Photographic Equipment & Optical Goods 229,736,598 171,997,836 33.57
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 7,814,803,856 6,780,094,893 15.26
Unprocessed Raw Materials 943,842,274 925,920,627 1.94
Wheat 200,701,020 350,249,299 (42.70)
Corn 44,228,107 82,001,295 (46.06)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 10,531,534 3,773,653 179.08
Crude materials, inedible 625,620,395 412,964,144 51.50
Pulp & waste paper 23,665,348 17,068,919 38.65
Cotton 11,680,800 7,384,919 58.17
Syn. Fibers 36,814,551 26,160,307 40.73
Metalliferous ores 401,966,116 207,883,597 93.36
Others 151,493,580 154,466,402 (1.92)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 62,761,218 76,932,236 (18.42)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 6,870,961,582 5,854,174,266 17.37
Feeding stuffs for animals 239,117,453 225,122,936 6.22
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 70,575,705 58,764,339 20.10
Chemical 2,041,718,410 1,680,349,401 21.51
Chemical compounds 541,729,518 467,553,672 15.86
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 327,273,401 301,003,599 8.73
Urea 38,376,758 79,577,648 (51.77)
Fertilizer excl. urea 105,691,360 43,427,076 143.38
Artificial resins 437,667,064 296,551,817 47.59
Others 590,980,309 492,235,589 20.06
Manufactured goods 1,645,023,698 1,236,404,205 33.05
Paper & paper products 223,853,464 180,800,567 23.81
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 192,321,583 209,766,650 (8.32)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 143,778,658 105,807,042 35.89
Iron & steel 480,661,545 347,593,681 38.28
Non-ferrous metals 254,560,336 135,631,338 87.69
Metal products 231,732,307 173,399,275 33.64
Others 118,115,805 83,405,652 41.62
Embroideries 36,009,436 48,656,447 (25.99)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 2,838,516,880 2,591,617,175 9.53
Iron ore, not agglomerated - 13,259,763 (100.00)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 3,994,964,919 2,441,042,177 63.66
Coal, Coke 151,764,980 164,993,815 (8.02)
Petroleum crude 2,236,879,690 725,965,224 208.12
Others 1,606,320,249 1,550,083,138 3.63
Consumer Goods 3,312,934,462 2,297,899,197 44.17
Durable 1,100,990,541 833,796,999 32.05
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 679,944,315 409,102,960 66.20
Home appliances 116,483,973 120,975,116 (3.71)
Misc. manufactures 304,562,253 303,718,923 0.28
Non-Durable 2,211,943,921 1,464,102,198 51.08
Food & live animals chiefly for food 2,156,405,464 1,413,150,758 52.60
Dairy products 296,964,087 176,825,001 67.94
Fish & fish preparation 55,957,793 54,577,825 2.53
Rice 1,132,822,862 640,858,143 76.77
Fruits & vegetables 91,788,275 91,560,361 0.25
Others 578,872,447 449,329,428 28.83
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 18,270,388 16,811,079 8.68
Articles of apparel, access. 37,268,069 34,140,361 9.16
Special Transactions 332,270,163 188,764,396 76.02
Articles temporarily imported & exported 116,196,845 77,443,717 50.04
Others 216,073,318 111,320,679 94.10
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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: July 27, 2010
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