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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