Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to July 2010 and 2009
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2010 | 2009 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Jul | Jan-Jul | (%)
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Total Imports 30,910,523,662 24,405,274,091 26.66
Capital Goods 9,256,137,918 6,930,963,799 33.55
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 1,635,522,050 1,150,336,956 42.18
Office & EDP Machines 1,573,844,123 1,191,246,815 32.12
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 4,911,615,197 3,738,693,606 31.37
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 506,460,788 354,834,562 42.73
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 299,984,441 237,107,961 26.52
Professional Scientific & Controlling Instruments,
Photographic Equipment & Optical Goods 328,711,319 258,743,899 27.04
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 11,167,079,966 9,972,685,475 11.98
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,356,766,507 1,342,780,703 1.04
Wheat 234,185,521 493,479,538 (52.54)
Corn 51,233,114 83,785,675 (38.85)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 15,341,432 4,812,916 218.76
Crude materials, inedible 976,528,979 646,086,326 51.15
Pulp & waste paper 32,327,101 25,277,759 27.89
Cotton 16,406,730 11,158,371 47.04
Syn. Fibers 53,716,516 39,275,489 36.77
Metalliferous ores 653,196,709 337,455,049 93.57
Others 220,881,923 232,919,658 (5.17)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 79,477,461 114,616,248 (30.66)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 9,810,313,459 8,629,904,772 13.68
Feeding stuffs for animals 344,741,219 329,702,284 4.56
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 97,546,357 90,414,248 7.89
Chemical 2,910,478,216 2,455,349,376 18.54
Chemical compounds 766,923,860 680,712,209 12.66
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 455,035,587 435,729,836 4.43
Urea 74,763,623 114,568,647 (34.74)
Fertilizer excl. urea 135,911,508 82,611,637 64.52
Artificial resins 640,906,042 424,079,860 51.13
Others 836,937,596 717,647,187 16.62
Manufactured goods 2,320,493,686 1,794,906,974 29.28
Paper & paper products 324,956,624 267,398,150 21.53
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 273,497,319 290,845,094 (5.96)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 202,769,612 155,585,750 30.33
Iron & steel 678,223,117 484,982,878 39.84
Non-ferrous metals 357,137,726 216,500,801 64.96
Metal products 312,076,194 252,105,411 23.79
Others 171,833,094 127,488,890 34.78
Embroideries 55,392,288 61,979,938 (10.63)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 4,080,813,704 3,884,292,189 5.06
Iron ore, not agglomerated 847,989 13,259,763 (93.60)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 5,443,678,779 3,906,111,416 39.36
Coal, Coke 259,470,008 236,460,801 9.73
Petroleum crude 2,967,359,701 1,499,959,258 97.83
Others 2,216,849,070 2,169,691,357 2.17
Consumer Goods 4,546,671,120 3,299,495,912 37.80
Durable 1,585,294,203 1,247,696,898 27.06
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 973,078,743 643,542,598 51.21
Home appliances 159,926,410 165,697,818 (3.48)
Misc. manufactures 452,289,050 438,456,482 3.15
Non-Durable 2,961,376,917 2,051,799,014 44.33
Food & live animals chiefly for food 2,881,768,863 1,979,882,140 45.55
Dairy products 404,404,115 250,759,925 61.27
Fish & fish preparation 68,932,885 73,799,495 (6.59)
Rice 1,405,653,783 869,710,620 61.62
Fruits & vegetables 125,289,953 126,351,992 (0.84)
Others 877,488,127 659,260,108 33.10
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 25,773,857 23,546,403 9.46
Articles of apparel, access. 53,834,197 48,370,471 11.30
Special Transactions 496,955,879 296,017,489 67.88
Articles temporarily imported & exported 170,375,302 120,662,503 41.20
Others 326,580,577 175,354,986 86.24
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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: September 28, 2010
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