Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to June 2010 and 2009
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2010 | 2009 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Jun | Jan-Jun | (%)
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Total Imports 26,185,339,407 20,379,311,846 28.49
Capital Goods 7,852,555,653 5,681,026,648 38.22
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 1,378,485,890 959,429,243 43.68
Office & EDP Machines 1,351,746,991 977,789,155 38.25
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 4,160,602,732 3,030,904,508 37.27
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 436,112,071 279,462,337 56.05
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 247,292,480 224,020,461 10.39
Professional Scientific & Controlling Instruments,
Photographic Equipment & Optical Goods 278,315,489 209,420,944 32.90
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 9,283,217,149 8,272,956,032 12.21
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,071,848,356 1,139,884,893 (5.97)
Wheat 221,396,101 472,569,304 (53.15)
Corn 46,902,516 82,645,041 (43.25)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 14,789,765 4,288,262 244.89
Crude materials, inedible 719,610,554 481,554,840 49.43
Pulp & waste paper 27,309,581 20,686,898 32.01
Cotton 14,324,459 8,990,454 59.33
Syn. Fibers 44,304,722 32,160,773 37.76
Metalliferous ores 452,642,916 231,589,612 95.45
Others 181,028,876 188,127,103 (3.77)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 69,149,420 98,827,446 (30.03)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 8,211,368,793 7,133,071,139 15.12
Feeding stuffs for animals 268,666,339 269,308,354 (0.24)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 83,328,910 71,278,893 16.91
Chemical 2,465,345,456 2,042,782,102 20.69
Chemical compounds 663,067,559 560,726,131 18.25
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 389,600,853 361,391,807 7.81
Urea 51,206,821 96,892,062 (47.15)
Fertilizer excl. urea 119,167,600 67,047,823 77.74
Artificial resins 532,431,198 355,157,627 49.91
Others 709,871,425 601,566,652 18.00
Manufactured goods 1,966,523,667 1,504,906,542 30.67
Paper & paper products 270,026,760 219,469,461 23.04
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 233,444,741 247,939,794 (5.85)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 174,030,655 128,402,067 35.54
Iron & steel 573,571,778 421,999,042 35.92
Non-ferrous metals 302,922,246 172,314,468 75.80
Metal products 268,824,730 213,164,338 26.11
Others 143,702,757 101,617,372 41.42
Embroideries 45,554,571 55,403,865 (17.78)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 3,381,949,850 3,176,131,620 6.48
Iron ore, not agglomerated a 13,259,763 (100.00)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 4,709,566,134 3,295,998,682 42.89
Coal, Coke 193,364,075 207,715,360 (6.91)
Petroleum crude 2,586,943,495 1,182,916,468 118.69
Others 1,929,258,564 1,905,366,854 1.25
Consumer Goods 3,920,065,039 2,876,121,430 36.30
Durable 1,345,897,526 1,028,029,036 30.92
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 834,548,256 526,427,758 58.53
Home appliances 137,282,714 142,817,930 (3.88)
Misc. manufactures 374,066,556 358,783,348 4.26
Non-Durable 2,574,167,513 1,848,092,394 39.29
Food & live animals chiefly for food 2,506,037,194 1,787,235,674 40.22
Dairy products 347,132,435 214,912,843 61.52
Fish & fish preparation 61,186,272 64,722,579 (5.46)
Rice 1,279,324,969 854,652,972 49.69
Fruits & vegetables 108,254,422 109,895,386 (1.49)
Others 710,139,096 543,051,894 30.77
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 22,449,975 19,631,156 14.36
Articles of apparel, access. 45,680,344 41,225,564 10.81
Special Transactions 419,935,432 253,209,054 65.85
Articles temporarily imported & exported 145,027,188 103,836,846 39.67
Others 274,908,244 149,372,208 84.04
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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: August 25, 2010
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