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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