Table 3a  Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
          January to September 2010 and 2009
          (FOB in U.S. Dollars)

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                                                                  2010    |       2009     | Growth Rate
Commodity Group                                                  Jan-Sep  |      Jan-Sep   |     (%)
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Total Imports                                             39,937,873,266    31,692,475,459      26.02

Capital Goods                                             11,896,103,781     9,239,287,855      28.76

  Power Generating & Specialized Machines                  2,103,920,754     1,488,261,411      41.37
  Office & EDP Machines                                    1,965,473,285     1,630,057,435      20.58
  Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach.                    6,374,307,984     5,036,663,506      26.56
  Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
    motorized cycle                                          638,040,993       488,853,063      30.52
  Aircraft, Ships and Boats                                  378,020,958       251,033,835      50.59
  Professional Scientific & Controlling Instruments,
   Photographic Equipment & Optical Goods                    436,339,807       344,418,605      26.69

Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods                        14,892,344,539    12,695,295,514      17.31

  Unprocessed Raw Materials                                1,892,147,610     1,665,460,727      13.61
       Wheat                                                 342,933,501       586,126,481     (41.49)
       Corn                                                   60,571,145        86,011,366     (29.58)
       Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn                     16,275,663         5,297,715     207.22
       Crude materials, inedible                           1,384,955,467       848,545,078      63.22
             Pulp & waste paper                               41,258,212        35,100,555      17.54
             Cotton                                           21,382,153        15,340,406      39.38
             Syn. Fibers                                      67,815,711        50,957,828      33.08
             Metalliferous ores                              947,554,183       458,734,441     106.56
             Others                                          306,945,208       288,411,848       6.43
       Tobacco, unmanufactured                                87,411,834       139,480,087     (37.33)
  Semi-Processed Raw Materials                            13,000,196,929    11,029,834,787      17.86
       Feeding stuffs for animals                            443,256,929       436,561,600       1.53
       Animal & vegetable oils & fats                        123,511,640       113,629,321       8.70
       Chemical                                            3,805,670,228     3,179,572,153      19.69
             Chemical compounds                            1,001,566,651       874,031,338      14.59
             Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem.                582,600,611       556,786,072       4.64
             Urea                                            108,190,007       149,403,556     (27.59)
             Fertilizer excl. urea                           173,382,206       107,927,123      60.65
             Artificial resins                               852,022,488       559,078,344      52.40
             Others                                        1,087,908,265       932,345,720      16.69
       Manufactured goods                                  3,018,910,402     2,378,300,983      26.94
             Paper & paper products                          429,773,675       355,358,524      20.94
             Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles        358,330,767       363,240,142      (1.35)
             Non-metallic mineral manufactures               258,699,335       205,697,327      25.77
             Iron & steel                                    895,969,669       658,323,045      36.10
             Non-ferrous metals                              449,357,478       310,321,943      44.80
             Metal products                                  395,543,406       316,774,395      24.87
             Others                                          231,236,072       168,585,607      37.16
       Embroideries                                           67,580,162        73,968,399      (8.64)
       Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt.               5,540,419,579     4,834,542,568      14.60
       Iron ore, not agglomerated                                847,989        13,259,763     (93.60)

Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials               6,814,004,271     5,223,790,063      30.44

  Coal, Coke                                                 326,076,212       311,070,568       4.82
  Petroleum crude                                          3,649,011,229     2,154,092,593      69.40
  Others                                                   2,838,916,830     2,758,626,902       2.91

Consumer Goods                                             5,695,767,569     4,145,238,463      37.41

  Durable                                                  2,096,338,098     1,708,197,046      22.72
       Passenger cars & motorized cycle                    1,276,678,686       933,679,658      36.74
       Home appliances                                       202,881,764       207,902,269      (2.41)
       Misc. manufactures                                    616,777,648       566,615,119       8.85
  Non-Durable                                              3,599,429,471     2,437,041,417      47.70
       Food & live animals chiefly for food                3,491,546,009     2,338,265,986      49.32
             Dairy products                                  529,053,093       317,220,510      66.78
             Fish & fish preparation                          84,037,773       100,506,947     (16.39)
             Rice                                          1,493,532,407       913,192,035      63.55
             Fruits & vegetables                             160,614,019       157,178,142       2.19
             Others                                        1,224,308,717       850,168,352      44.01
       Beverages & tobacco mfture.                            34,572,613        35,925,716      (3.77)
       Articles of apparel, access.                           73,310,849        62,849,715      16.64

Special Transactions                                         639,653,106       388,863,564      64.49

  Articles temporarily imported & exported                   216,310,268       155,301,876      39.28
  Others                                                     423,342,838       233,561,688      81.26
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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:  November 26, 2010
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