Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to August 2010 and 2009
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2010 | 2009 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Aug | Jan-Aug | (%)
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Total Imports 35,324,421,254 28,022,567,289 26.06
Capital Goods 10,484,397,725 8,061,070,532 30.06
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 1,859,523,284 1,306,557,076 42.32
Office & EDP Machines 1,766,004,113 1,405,895,400 25.61
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 5,605,778,432 4,379,543,101 28.00
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 571,619,803 426,333,272 34.08
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 306,766,431 243,416,815 26.03
Professional Scientific & Controlling Instruments,
Photographic Equipment & Optical Goods 374,705,662 299,324,868 25.18
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 13,038,334,365 11,343,531,988 14.94
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,577,963,302 1,539,263,151 2.51
Wheat 285,802,146 547,765,832 (47.82)
Corn 52,982,139 84,564,657 (37.35)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 15,927,034 5,154,307 209.00
Crude materials, inedible 1,140,330,946 771,052,751 47.89
Pulp & waste paper 37,574,999 30,627,965 22.68
Cotton 18,909,551 12,760,935 48.18
Syn. Fibers 60,406,601 46,114,714 30.99
Metalliferous ores 767,107,766 426,419,935 79.89
Others 256,332,029 255,129,202 0.47
Tobacco, unmanufactured 82,921,037 130,725,604 (36.57)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 11,460,371,063 9,804,268,837 16.89
Feeding stuffs for animals 384,229,467 377,377,962 1.82
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 108,831,944 102,151,861 6.54
Chemical 3,360,953,835 2,826,250,894 18.92
Chemical compounds 889,815,814 785,989,251 13.21
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 519,449,242 495,439,564 4.85
Urea 96,658,092 129,324,197 (25.26)
Fertilizer excl. urea 148,421,666 96,712,111 53.47
Artificial resins 748,210,990 489,498,952 52.85
Others 958,398,031 829,286,819 15.57
Manufactured goods 2,695,487,732 2,079,141,269 29.64
Paper & paper products 376,788,330 310,009,190 21.54
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 312,762,441 322,148,660 (2.91)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 232,312,557 179,920,028 29.12
Iron & steel 809,953,601 577,893,587 40.16
Non-ferrous metals 407,390,464 262,143,524 55.41
Metal products 354,284,201 281,315,215 25.94
Others 201,996,138 145,711,065 38.63
Embroideries 60,711,568 67,877,085 (10.56)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 4,849,308,528 4,338,210,003 11.78
Iron ore, not agglomerated 847,989 13,259,763 (93.60)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 6,078,484,059 4,536,285,936 34.00
Coal, Coke 292,209,935 275,567,891 6.04
Petroleum crude 3,249,664,075 1,812,845,779 79.26
Others 2,536,610,049 2,447,872,266 3.63
Consumer Goods 5,150,385,295 3,734,765,618 37.90
Durable 1,841,082,683 1,475,646,085 24.76
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 1,117,998,270 782,103,985 42.95
Home appliances 183,620,375 188,111,943 (2.39)
Misc. manufactures 539,464,038 505,430,157 6.73
Non-Durable 3,309,302,612 2,259,119,533 46.49
Food & live animals chiefly for food 3,215,847,229 2,175,809,490 47.80
Dairy products 471,819,415 292,942,361 61.06
Fish & fish preparation 75,884,198 87,105,964 (12.88)
Rice 1,493,251,842 893,214,471 67.18
Fruits & vegetables 143,323,876 141,164,108 1.53
Others 1,031,567,898 761,382,586 35.49
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 29,874,439 28,591,927 4.49
Articles of apparel, access. 63,580,944 54,718,116 16.20
Special Transactions 572,819,810 346,913,215 65.12
Articles temporarily imported & exported 195,491,209 139,162,267 40.48
Others 377,328,601 207,750,948 81.63
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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: October 26, 2010
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