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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